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Grant Connell
Country (sports)
Canada
Residence
Vancouver, British Columbia
Born
(1965-11-17) November 17, 1965 (age 58) Regina, Saskatchewan
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Turned pro
1986
Retired
1997
Plays
Left-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$2,911,097
Singles
Career record
75–100
Career titles
0
Highest ranking
No. 67 (17 June 1991)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open
3R (1991)
French Open
1R (1990, 1992)
Wimbledon
3R (1994)
US Open
2R (1988)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games
2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record
398–237
Career titles
22
Highest ranking
No. 1 (29 November 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open
F (1990)
French Open
SF (1991, 1994)
Wimbledon
F (1993, 1994, 1996)
US Open
SF (1995)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games
2R (1996)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open
SF (1995)
French Open
2R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon
SF (1991, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997)
US Open
QF (1993)
Grant Connell (Pronounced: KAHN-nell[1]) (born November 17, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Canada, and has been a real estate agent for the past 14 years in Vancouver.[2] He specializes in West Vancouver North Vancouver and Downtown properties real estate transactions. He is considered one of the world's top doubles player from the early to late -1990s, reaching the world No. 1 doubles ranking in November 1993.
Connell won 22 doubles titles during his eleven seasons on the ATP Tour (1986 to 1997). He won his first four with fellow Canadian Glenn Michibata. Upon Michibata's retirement from the tour, Connell joined Patrick Galbraith. The Connell-Galbraith tandem won 12 titles together, including the 1995 season ending Doubles Championships tournament. Connell's next main partner became Byron Black with whom he won four more titles. He also won a title each with Todd Martin and Scott Davis. He was a three-time Wimbledon doubles finalist, twice with Galbraith and once with Black.
A left-hander, Connell best singles ranking was world No. 67, which he reached in June 1991. His best tour singles results were reaching the semifinals of the 1991 Chicago, 1991 Singapore, and 1992 Auckland Grand Prix events.
Connell's best Grand Slam singles results were reaching the third round of the 1991 Australian Open and 1994 Wimbledon.
A solid grass-court player, Connell had Andre Agassi on the ropes in their first round encounter at Wimbledon in 1991. In that match, Connell served a gutsy second serve ace to win the third set tie-breaker and go up two sets to one. Agassi however won the final two sets 7–5, 6–3, to take the match. (The following year at Wimbledon saw Agassi win his first Grand Slam event.)
As well, Connell reached five mixed semifinals at Wimbledon. The majority of those with his highly ranked partner Lindsay Davenport. Reporters have noted that neither one of them seemed too concerned about winning any title but had a lot of fun losing.
Connell played Davis Cup for Canada on numerous occasions posting a career 15–6 win–loss record in doubles and an equally impressive 8–3 record in singles. He was a member of Canada's 1991 and 1992 Davis Cup teams winning all three needed matches in each of those wins to put Canada in to the World Group for its first two times in canadian tennis history.
Awards: Winner of the “Spirit of Sport” national award for the athlete who gives back the most to charity and their sport;
Member of the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame, Canadian Open Hall of Fame, BC Sports Hall of Fame, Texas A&M University Hall of Fame, and B.C. Summer Swimming Hall of Fame.
^ATPWorldTour.com - Players - Profile
^Connell, Grant. "Grant Connell Personal Real Estate Corporation". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
GrantConnell (Pronounced: KAHN-nell) (born November 17, 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Canada, and has been a real estate agent for...
of this success came with fellow Canadian GrantConnell, including four titles. In 1990, Michibata and Connell were finalists at the Australian Open. Michibata's...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
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Win 5. Jan 1995 Adelaide, Australia Hard Patrick Rafter Byron Black GrantConnell 7–6, 6–4 Loss 4. Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Alex O'Brien Mahesh...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
Witsken GrantConnell Glenn Michibata 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 Cincinnati Singles – Doubles Guy Forget Pete Sampras 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–4 Ken Flach Robert Seguso Grant Connell...
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Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
the traditional champions' dinner that evening. The honor was eventually granted McEnroe as a repeat champion. Borg and McEnroe had their final confrontation...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
2012–13) has won the most overall titles (five), and co-holds with GrantConnell (1995–96) the record for most consecutive titles (two). In women's doubles...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
his partnership with Woodbridge. According to an interview Woodbridge granted to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Björkman wanted him to play...
Guy Forget (5) Henri Leconte Luke Jensen Scott Melville 6–4, 7–5 1994 GrantConnell Patrick Galbraith Byron Black Jonathan Stark 7–5, 6–3 1995 Tommy Ho...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...
Steve DeVries / David Macpherson 1999: Guy Forget / Henri Leconte 1994: GrantConnell / Patrick Galbraith 1995: Tommy Ho / Brett Steven 1996: Todd Woodbridge...