Simon Aspelin

Simon Aspelin (; born 11 May 1974) is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998. His success mainly came in doubles, winning 12 titles and reaching World No. 7 in March 2008. In men's doubles, Aspelin won the 2007 US Open and the silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. thumb

A memorable part of Aspelin's career was when he and doubles partner Todd Perry were playing in the 2006 Wimbledon Championships men's doubles quarterfinals as the eighth-seeded doubles team against third-seeded Mark Knowles and Daniel Nestor. Knowles and Nestor won the match by winning the final set 23–21.

At the 2007 U.S. Open, seeded tenth with his partner Julian Knowle, Aspelin achieved the greatest triumph of his career by winning the U.S. Open, his first Grand Slam. In the first two rounds, they won against Kubot/Skoch and got a walkover over Calleri/Horna. They went on to upset the eighth seeds Jonathan Erlich and Andy Ram in the third round. In the quarterfinals, they shocked the top seeds Bob and Mike Bryan, having lost to them only weeks before. In the semifinal, they held off unseeded Julien Benneteau and Nicolas Mahut, before winning the final in two sets over the ninth seeds, Pavel Vízner and Lukáš Dlouhý. He had never before reached a Grand Slam semifinal. This win put them into the No. 5 position in the ATP Doubles Race, and also gave Aspelin his career-high ranking of No. 13. His Davis cup record in March 2009 is 3–5 in doubles.

Another notable performance in 2007 was the final against Knowles/Nestor in Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, which he lost with Julian Knowle.

In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he and fellow Swede Thomas Johansson defeated French pair Michaël Llodra and Arnaud Clément 7–6, 4–6, 19–17 in the semi-finals. The match that lasted 4 hours and 46 minutes. They went on to win the silver medal.

Prior to his pro career, Aspelin competed for four seasons at Pepperdine University, in Malibu, Calif. He was one of just two Waves to earn All-American status all four seasons, and was inducted into the Pepperdine Hall of Fame in the fall of 2010.

In May 2011, he was inducted into the ITA Hall of Fame.

In July 2011, Aspelin announced his retirement from professional tennis. He played his last tournament in Båstad, where he reached the final but failed to claim his thirteenth ATP title.

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 2007 U.S. Open Hard Julian Knowle Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–4

Olympics

Doubles: 1 (1 Silver)

Career finals

Doubles (12 wins, 21 losses) Legend Grand Slam (1) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP International Series Gold (3) ATP Tour (8) Titles by surface Hard (5) Clay (5) Grass (1) Carpet (1) ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Feb 2000 Marseille Hard Johan Landsberg Juan Ignacio Carrasco Jairo Velasco, Jr. 7–6(7–2), 6–4Loss 1. Jul 2001 Båstad Clay Andrew Kratzmann Karsten Braasch Jens Knippschild6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7)Loss 2. Jul 2001 Kitzbühel Clay Andrew Kratzmann Àlex Corretja Luis Lobo3–6, 6–4, 3–6Loss 3. Feb 2002 Buenos Aires Clay Andrew Kratzmann Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez6–3, 3–6, [4–10]Loss 4. Apr 2002 Estoril Clay Andrew Kratzmann Karsten Braasch Andrei Olhovskiy3–6, 3–6Win 2. May 2003 St. Pölten Clay Massimo Bertolini Sargis Sargsian Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 6–7(8–10), 6–3Win 3. Jul 2003 Båstad Clay Massimo Bertolini Lucas Arnold Mariano Hood 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 6–4Loss 5. Sep 2003 Bucharest Clay Jeff Coetzee Karsten Braasch Sargis Sargsian6–7(7–9), 2–6Loss 6. Jul 2004 Båstad Clay Todd Perry Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman 6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–7(6–8)Loss 7. Jul 2004 Stuttgart Clay Todd Perry Jiří Novák Radek Štěpánek 2–6, 4–6Loss 8. Jan 2005 Adelaide Hard Todd Perry Xavier Malisse Olivier Rochus6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss 9. Jan 2005 Auckland Hard Todd Perry Yves Allegro Michael Kohlmann 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Win 4. Jan 2005 Delray Beach Hard Todd Perry Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas 6–3, 6–3Win 5. Feb 2005 Memphis Hard (i) Todd Perry Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 6–4, 6–4Loss 10. Jun 2005 Nottingham Grass Todd Perry Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram 6–4, 3–6, 5–7Loss 11. Jul 2005 Indianapolis Hard Todd Perry Paul Hanley Graydon Oliver 2–6, 1–3 ret.Loss 12. Oct 2005 Tokyo Hard Todd Perry Satoshi Iwabuchi Takao Suzuki 4–5(3–7), 4–5(13–15)Loss 13. Jan 2006 Auckland Hard Todd Perry Andrei Pavel Rogier Wassen 2–6, 7–5, [4–10]Win 6. Oct 2006 St. Petersburg Carpet Todd Perry Julian Knowle Jürgen Melzer 6–1, 7–6(7–3)Loss 14. Jan 2007 Auckland Hard Chris Haggard Jeff Coetzee Rogier Wassen 7–6(11–9), 3–6, [2–10]Win 7. May 2007 Pörtschach Clay Julian Knowle Leoš Friedl David Škoch 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–5]Win 8. Jun 2007 Halle Grass Julian Knowle Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 6–4, 7–6(7–5)Win 9. Jul 2007 Båstad Clay Julian Knowle Martin García Sebastián Prieto 6–2, 6–4Win 10. Sep 2007 U.S. Open Hard Julian Knowle Lukáš Dlouhý Pavel Vízner 7–5, 6–4Loss 15. Nov 2007 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai Hard (i) Julian Knowle Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 2–6, 3–6Loss 16. Aug 2008 Summer Olympics, Beijing Hard Thomas Johansson Roger Federer Stanislas Wawrinka Loss 17. Apr 2009 Casablanca Clay Paul Hanley Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [6–10]Loss 18. May 2009 Madrid Clay Wesley Moodie Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 4–6Win 11. Jul 2009 Hamburg Clay Paul Hanley Marcelo Melo Filip Polášek 6–3, 6–3Loss 19. Oct 2009 Stockholm Hard (i) Paul Hanley Bruno Soares Kevin Ullyett 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss 20. Feb 2010 Rotterdam Hard (i) Paul Hanley Daniel Nestor Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 6–4, [7–10]Win 12. Feb 2010 Dubai Hard Paul Hanley Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes 6–2, 6–3Loss 21. Jul 2011 Båstad Clay Andreas Siljeström Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău 3–6, 3–6

Doubles Performance timeline