Kevin Ullyett


Kevin Ullyett is a former professional tennis player from Zimbabwe. His primary success on the tour was in men's doubles.
Ullyett won 34 doubles titles during his career, including two Grand Slams at the 2001 US Open and the 2005 Australian Open with countryman Wayne Black. He also competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics, coming in at fifth place in 2004 with Black. In mixed doubles, Ullyett won the 2002 Australian Open with Daniela Hantuchová. He reached the final of Wimbledon in 2002 with Hantuchová, and the semifinals there in 2003 and 2005 with Hantuchová and Liezel Huber, respectively. He and Huber were also the runners-up at the 2005 Australian Open.
Black, Ullyett's compatriot and long-time doubles partner, retired at the end of 2005. He then played with Paul Hanley for two seasons, then with Jonas Björkman, who retired at the end of 2008, and finally with Brazilian Bruno Soares.
His father, Robert Ullyett, represented Rhodesia in cricket and field hockey. He was part of the national team that competed at the 1964 Olympics.
He made his final tennis appearance at the South African Open in February 2010 eighteen years after he first appeared there in 1992 competing in his first ATP Tour event. He had over 500 career wins.
He lives with his wife and two children in London. Their first child, Jemima, was born in 2005. He hopes for a career in property development after tennis.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 wins)

Mixed doubles (1 win)

ATP career finals

Doubles (34–24)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss1.Apr 1996Seoul, South KoreaHard Kent Kinnear Rick Leach
Jonathan Stark
4–6, 4–6
Win1.Feb 1997Shanghai, ChinaCarpet Max Mirnyi Tomas Nydahl
Stefano Pescosolido
7–6, 6–7, 7–5
Win2.Apr 1998Orlando, United StatesClay Grant Stafford Michael Tebbutt
Mikael Tillström
4–6, 6–4, 7–5
Win3.May 1998Coral Springs, United StatesClay Grant Stafford Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea
7–5, 6–4
Win4.Jul 1998Washington DC., United StatesHard Grant Stafford Wayne Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
6–3, 7–5
Win5.Sep 1998Bournemouth, United KingdomClay Neil Broad Wayne Arthurs
Alberto Berasategui
7–6, 6–3
Loss2.Oct 1998Basel, SwitzerlandHard Piet Norval Olivier Delaître
Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–7
Loss3.Jan 1999Doha, QatarHard Piet Norval Alex O'Brien
Jared Palmer
3–6, 4–6
Loss4.Oct 1999Vienna, AustriaHard Piet Norval David Prinosil
Sandon Stolle
3–6, 4–6
Win6.Oct 1999Lyon, FranceCarpet Piet Norval Wayne Ferreira
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win7.Nov 1999Stockholm, SwedenHard Piet Norval Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
7–5, 6–3
Win8.Aug 2000Long Island, United StatesHard Jonathan Stark Jan-Michael Gambill
Scott Humphries
6–4, 6–4
Win9.Oct 2000Hong Kong, ChinaHard Wayne Black Dominik Hrbatý
David Prinosil
6–1, 6–2
Win10.Nov 2000St. Petersburg, RussiaHard Daniel Nestor Thomas Shimada
Myles Wakefield
7–6, 7–5
Win11.Feb 2001Copenhagen, DenmarkHard Wayne Black Jiří Novák
David Rikl
6–3, 6–3
Win12.Aug 2001Long Island, United StatesHard Jonathan Stark Leoš Friedl
Radek Štěpánek
6–1, 6–4
Win13.Sep 2001US Open, New YorkHard Wayne Black Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
7–6, 2–6, 6–3
Win14.Jan 2002Adelaide, AustraliaHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–5, 6–2
Win15.Mar 2002San Jose, United StatesHard Wayne Black John-Laffnie de Jager
Robbie Koenig
6–3, 4–6,
Loss5.May 2002Rome Masters, ItalyClay Wayne Black Martin Damm
Cyril Suk
5–7, 5–7
Win16.Jun 2002Queen's Club, EnglandGrass Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Win17.Aug 2002Washington DC., United StatesHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
7–6, 4–6, 6–3
Win18.Oct 2002Lyon, FranceCarpet Wayne Black Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
Win19.Oct 2002Stockholm, SwedenHard Wayne Black Wayne Arthurs
Paul Hanley
6–4, 2–6, 7–6
Loss6.Mar 2003Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Wayne Black Leander Paes
David Rikl
3–6, 0–6
Win20.May 2003Munich, GermanyClay Wayne Black Joshua Eagle
Jared Palmer
6–3, 7–5
Loss7.Jul 2003Stuttgart, GermanyClay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss8.Oct 2003Moscow, RussiaCarpet Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
3–6, 5–7
Loss9.Oct 2003Madrid, SpainHard Wayne Black Mahesh Bhupathi
Max Mirnyi
2–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss10.Mar 2004Indian Wells, United StatesHard Wayne Black Sébastien Grosjean
Arnaud Clément
3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win21.Apr 2004Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
6–2, 7–6
Win22.May 2004Hamburg, GermanyClay Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–1, 6–2
Loss11.Jul 2004Indianapolis, United StatesHard Wayne Black Jordan Kerr
Jim Thomas
7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Loss12.Nov 2004Paris Masters, FranceCarpet Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
3–6, 4–6
Loss13.Nov 2004Tennis Masters Cup, HoustonHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 5–7, 4–6, 2–6
Win23.Jan 2005Australian Open, MelbourneHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
6–4, 6–4
Loss14.Apr 2005Key Biscayne, United StatesHard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
1–6, 2–6
Loss15.Aug 2005Washington DC., United StatesHard Wayne Black Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
4–6, 2–6
Win24.Aug 2005Montreal, CanadaHard Wayne Black Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
7–6, 6–4
Loss16.Aug 2005Cincinnati, United StatesHard Wayne Black Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Loss17.Jan 2006Adelaide, AustraliaHard Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
6–7, 6–7
Win25.Feb 2006Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard Paul Hanley Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
7–6, 7–6
Win26.Mar 2006Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
1–6, 6–2,
Win27.May 2006Hamburg, GermanyClay Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
4–6, 7–6,
Win28.Jun 2006Queen's Club, EnglandGrass Paul Hanley Jonas Björkman
Max Mirnyi
6–4, 7–6
Loss18.Aug 2006Washington DC., United StatesHard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 7–5,
Loss19.Aug 2006Toronto, CanadaHard Paul Hanley Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
5–7, 1–6
Win29.Oct 2006Stockholm, SwedenHard Paul Hanley Olivier Rochus
Kristof Vliegen
7–6, 6–4
Win30.Jan 2007Sydney, AustraliaHard Paul Hanley Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–4, 6–7,
Loss20.Aug 2007Montréal, CanadaHard Paul Hanley Mahesh Bhupati
Pavel Vízner
4–6, 4–6
Loss21.Apr 2008Estoril, PortugalClay Jamie Murray Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
2–6, 6–4,
Win31.Jun 2008Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Bruno Soares Jeff Coetzee
Jamie Murray
6–2, 7–6
Loss22.Jul 2008Wimbledon, LondonGrass Jonas Björkman Daniel Nestor
Nenad Zimonjić
6–7, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6
Loss23.Aug 2008Washington DC., United StatesHard Bruno Soares Marc Gicquel
Robert Lindstedt
6–7, 3–6
Win32.Oct 2008Stockholm, SwedenHard Jonas Björkman Johan Brunström
Michael Ryderstedt
6–1, 6–3
Win33.Nov 2008Paris Masters, FranceHard Jonas Björkman Jeff Coetzee
Wesley Moodie
6–2, 6–2
Loss24.Aug 2009New Haven, United StatesHard Bruno Soares Julian Knowle
Jürgen Melzer
4–6, 6–7
Win34.Oct 2009Stockholm, SwedenHard Bruno Soares Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley
6–4, 7–6

Doubles performance timeline