Neil Broad

Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional tennis player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven ATP tour doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in doubles at the 1996 Summer Olympics partnering Tim Henman.

Playing career overview The right-hander played primarily doubles in his career. He achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 9 on 9 April 1990. Broad achieved his best Grand Slam doubles result at the 1990 Australian Open, reaching the semifinals while partnering Gary Muller of South Africa. Broad played on the Great Britain Davis Cup team from 1992 to 2000, achieving a doubles record of 4–7. He won a silver medal for Great Britain at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, partnering Tim Henman. He retired from the tour in 2000.

Broad teamed up with Roger Federer in the doubles event at the Australian Open in 2000, they were defeated by David Macpherson and Peter Nyborg.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreSilver 1996 Atlanta Hard Tim Henman Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 4–6, 2–6

Career finals

Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) Olympic Games (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Championship Series (0) Grand Prix / ATP Tour (7) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jan 1989 Adelaide, Australia Hard Stefan Kruger Mark Kratzmann Glenn Layendecker 6–2, 7–6Loss 1. Jul 1989 Newport, U.S. Grass Stefan Kruger Patrick Galbraith Brian Garrow 6–2, 5–7, 3–6Win 2. Jul 1989 Washington, U.S. Hard Gary Muller Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe 6–7, 7–6, 6–4Loss 2. Feb 1990 Toronto Indoor, Canada Carpet (i) Kevin Curren Patrick Galbraith David Macpherson 6–2, 4–6, 3–6Loss 3. Aug 1990 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Gary Muller Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann 6–7, 2–6Loss 4. Sep 1990 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Gary Muller Stefan Kruger Christo van Rensburg 6–4, 6–7, 3–6Win 3. Oct 1990 Toulouse, France Hard Gary Muller Michael Mortensen Michiel Schapers 7–6, 6–4Win 4. Feb 1992 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) David Macpherson Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 5–7, 7–5, 6–4Loss 5. Oct 1992 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Stefan Kruger Jakob Hlasek Marc Rosset 1–6, 3–6Loss 6. Apr 1993 Seoul, South Korea Hard Gary Muller Jan Apell Peter Nyborg 7–5, 6–7, 2–6Loss 7. Jun 1993 London/Queen's Club, U.K. Grass Gary Muller Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 7–6, 3–6, 4–6Loss 8. Jun 1994 Florence, Italy Clay Greg Van Emburgh Jon Ireland Kenny Thorne 6–7, 3–6Win 5. Aug 1994 San Marino Clay Greg Van Emburgh Jordi Arrese Renzo Furlan 6–4, 7–6Loss 9. Oct 1994 Palermo, Italy Clay Greg Van Emburgh Tom Kempers Jack Waite 6–7, 4–6Loss 10. Jul 1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands Clay Wayne Arthurs Marcelo Ríos Sjeng Schalken 6–7, 2–6Loss 11. Apr 1996 Barcelona, Spain Clay Piet Norval Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 1–6, 3–6Loss 12. Jun 1996 Nottingham, U.K. Grass Piet Norval Mark Petchey Danny Sapsford 7–6, 6–7, 4–6Loss 13. Jul 1996 Atlanta Olympics, U.S. Hard Tim Henman Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 4–6, 4–6, 2–6Loss 14. Oct 1996 Lyon, France Carpet (i) Piet Norval Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 2–6, 1–6Loss 15. May 1997 Hamburg, Germany Clay Piet Norval Luis Lobo Javier Sánchez 3–6, 6–7Loss 16. Mar 1998 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Piet Norval Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–7, 3–6Win 6. Aug 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Piet Norval Jiří Novák David Rikl 6–1, 3–6, 6–3Win 7. Sep 1998 Bournemouth, U.K. Clay Kevin Ullyett Wayne Arthurs Alberto Berasategui 7–6, 6–3Loss 17. Feb 1999 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Peter Tramacchi David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager 7–6, 3–6, 4–6

After the tour Since retirement, Broad has helped coach South African Paralympic tennis player Tim Hubbard in preparation for the 2004 Paralympic Games. Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at Texas A&M University. Broad also plays tennis on the Senior tour.