Simon Greul
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Simon Greul is a German male tennis
player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.
and Ricardo Mello
in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan
, Dominik Hrbatý
, and Tim Henman
before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick
6–3, 3–6, 6–2.
In 2009 he reached the quarterfinal at the German Open
in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer
. At the 2009 US Open
he defeated Giovanni Lapentti
in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer
in the second round.
In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Mónaco
.
Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlited by a win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa.
It was the best season in his career earning $305,269 and a match record of 15–15 in ATP World Tour level.
In March 2010 Greul was nominated for the Davis Cup
first round match against France. Greul defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a dead rubber. That was Germany's only win in this tie.
Greul reached his career high ranking of #55 after advancing to the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
in Indian Wells after beating Richard Gasquet
and Gaël Monfils
. This was followed by a first round exit at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
in Miami. At the 2010 BMW Open
in Munich he was defeated by Marin Čilić
in the second round after leading 4:1 in the deciding set. He reached the quarterfinal at the 2010 Ordina Open in s´Hertongenbosh and at the Mercedes Cup
in Stuttgart. He could not defend the quarterfinal points in Hamburg of the season before which meant a drop in the ranking. At the BCR Romania Open he was knocked out in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela
.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.
Career
His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián GarcíaAdrián García
Adrián Alonso García Sobarzo is a Chilean tennis player.García was born in Concepción, Chile. On September 13, 2004, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 103.-Source:* ATP Tour profile for...
and Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello
Ricardo Mello is a Brazilian tennis player. His preference is for clay courts. He has had the occasional win in hard court tournaments. His best singles rank was no. 50 in 2005...
in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan
Paradorn Srichaphan is a retired professional tennis player from Thailand. He is the highest ranked men's singles player from Thailand and Asia in history, reaching a career high World No. 9. His nickname is "Ball".-Career:...
, Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
, and Tim Henman
Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the...
before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
6–3, 3–6, 6–2.
In 2009 he reached the quarterfinal at the German Open
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...
in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
. At the 2009 US Open
2009 US Open (tennis)
The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,...
he defeated Giovanni Lapentti
Giovanni Lapentti
Giovanni Lapentti Gómez is a Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professional tennis....
in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in the second round.
In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
.
Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlited by a win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa.
It was the best season in his career earning $305,269 and a match record of 15–15 in ATP World Tour level.
In March 2010 Greul was nominated for the Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
first round match against France. Greul defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in a dead rubber. That was Germany's only win in this tie.
Greul reached his career high ranking of #55 after advancing to the third round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open
2010 BNP Paribas Open
The 2010 BNP Paribas Open was a tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2010. It was the 36th edition of the event, known this year as the BNP Paribas Open, and is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2010 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on...
in Indian Wells after beating Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
and Gaël Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
. This was followed by a first round exit at the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open
2010 Sony Ericsson Open
The 2010 Sony Ericsson Open , was a tennis tournament for men and women held from March 22 to April 4, 2010. It was the 26th edition of the Miami Masters event and is played on outdoor hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park in Key Biscayne, Florida, located near Miami...
in Miami. At the 2010 BMW Open
2010 BMW Open
The 2010 BMW Open was a tennis tournament that was played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 36th edition of the BMW Open, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2010 ATP World Tour...
in Munich he was defeated by Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
in the second round after leading 4:1 in the deciding set. He reached the quarterfinal at the 2010 Ordina Open in s´Hertongenbosh and at the Mercedes Cup
Mercedes Cup
The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts...
in Stuttgart. He could not defend the quarterfinal points in Hamburg of the season before which meant a drop in the ranking. At the BCR Romania Open he was knocked out in the second round by Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela
Juan Ignacio Chela is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like most Argentine players he is comfortable on Clay courts and owns all six of his career titles on the surface...
.
Singles titles
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| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| 1. | September 3, 2001 | Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg Aschaffenburg is a city in northwest Bavaria, Germany. The town of Aschaffenburg is not considered part of the district of Aschaffenburg, but is the administrative seat.Aschaffenburg is known as the Tor zum Spessart or "gate to the Spessart"... , Germany |
Clay |  Martin VerkerkMartin Verkerk Martin Willem Verkerk is a retired Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero... |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 2. | January 27, 2003 | Dallas, United States | Hard (i) |  Justin GimelstobJustin Gimelstob Justin Jeremy Gimelstob is a retired American tennis player. Gimelstob has been a resident of Morristown, New Jersey and as of 2009 resided in Santa Monica, California.... |
6–3, 7–6 |
| 3. | July 4, 2005 | Oberstaufen Oberstaufen Cup The Oberstaufen Cup is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Oberstaufen, Germany, since 1992.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Germany |
Clay |  Albert PortasAlbert Portas Albert Portas Soy is a former professional tennis player.-Career:Portas turned professional in 1994... |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 4. | May 8, 2006 | Dresden Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup The Ostdeutscher Sparkassen Cup is a tennis tournament held in Dresden, Germany since 2005. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , Germany |
Clay |  Janko TipsarevićJanko Tipsarevic Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.... |
7–6, 6–2 |
| 5. | May 29, 2006 | Ettlingen Baden Open The Baden Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Karlsruhe, Germany, since 1998 .-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:**... , Germany |
Clay |  Michael BerrerMichael Berrer Michael Berrer is a German professional tennis player. He reached his career high in singles with No. 42 on May 2010 and his high in doubles in March 2009 with No... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 6. | July 3, 2006 | Córdoba Open Diputación The Open Diputación Ciudad de Pozoblanco is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Club Tenis Pozoblanco in Pozoblanco, Spain since... , Spain |
Hard | Kevin Kim Kevin Kim - External links :* *... |
6–7, 6–1, 7–6 |
| 7. | June 18, 2007 | Almaty Almaty Cup The Almaty Cup is a tennis tournament held in Almaty, Kazakhstan since 2007. The event is part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour and is played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :*... , Kazakhstan |
Clay | Daniel Brands Daniel Brands Daniel Brands is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.- 2008 :... |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 8. | June 25, 2007 | Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500... , Kazakhstan |
Clay |  Woong-Sun JunWoong-sun Jun Jun Woong-sun is a professional South Korean tennis player.Jun reached his highest individual ranking on the ATP Tour on May 26, 2008, when he became World number 230... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 9. | August 31, 2008 | Freudenstadt Black Forest Open The Black Forest Open is a tennis tournament held in Freudenstadt, Germany since 1999. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:... , Germany |
Clay | Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger Matthias Bachinger is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.-Professional career:... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 10. | September 7, 2008 | Alphen aan den Rijn TEAN International The TEAN International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Alphense Tennis Club in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands since 1996.-Singles:-Doubles:-External... , Netherlands |
Clay | Iván Navarro Iván Navarro (tennis) Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and... |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 11. | September 20, 2009 | Todi Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria The Internazionali di Tennis dell'Umbria is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in Todi, Italy since 2007.-Singles:... , Italy |
Clay |  Adrian UngurAdrian Ungur Adrian Ungur is a Romanian tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour and member of the Romania Davis Cup Team. On August 23, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 122... |
2–6, 6–1, 7–6(6) |
| 12. | June 11, 2011 | Košice, Slovakia | Clay | Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi Victor Crivoi is a Romanian tennis player who lives in Bucharest. In 2005, he played in the International Tennis Federation's Professional Circuit and won seven titles. As a result, he was named the ITF's "Player Of The Year" for 2005. At the end of 2005, he was ranked #269 by the ATP, up from... |
6–2, 6–1 |