Simon Greul

Simon Greul

Country (sports)	Germany
Residence	Stuttgart, Germany
Born	(1981-04-13) 13 April 1981 Stuttgart, Germany
Height
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,213,267
Singles
Career record	44–72
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 55 (22 March 2010)
Current ranking	No. 203 (10 September 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2007, 2010, 2011)
French Open	1R (2008, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon	2R (2009)
US Open	2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	9–23
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 121 (12 April 2010)
Current ranking	No. 320 (14 November 2011)
Last updated on: 28 November 2011.

Simon Greul (born 13 April 1981) is a German male tennis player. His career high rank was No. 55, achieved on 22 March 2010.

Career

His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García 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 highlighted 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.

Singles titles

Legend Grand Slam ATP World Tour Finals ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour 500 Series ATP World Tour 250 Series ATP Challenger Tour (13)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	3 September 2001	Aschaffenburg, Germany	Clay	Martin Verkerk	7–6, 6–2
2.	27 January 2003	Dallas, United States	Hard (i)	Justin Gimelstob	6–3, 7–6
3.	4 July 2005	Oberstaufen, Germany	Clay	Albert Portas	7–5, 6–2
4.	8 May 2006	Dresden, Germany	Clay	Janko Tipsarević	7–6, 6–2
5.	29 May 2006	Ettlingen, Germany	Clay	Michael Berrer	6–4, 6–3
6.	3 July 2006	Córdoba, Spain	Hard	Kevin Kim	6–7, 6–1, 7–6
7.	18 June 2007	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Clay	Daniel Brands	6–4, 6–2
8.	25 June 2007	Almaty, Kazakhstan	Clay	Woong-Sun Jun	6–3, 6–2
9.	31 August 2008	Freudenstadt, Germany	Clay	Matthias Bachinger	6–3, 6–4
10.	7 September 2008	Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands	Clay	Iván Navarro	6–4, 6–3
11.	20 September 2009	Todi, Italy	Clay	Adrian Ungur	2–6, 6–1, 7–6(8–6)
12.	11 June 2011	Košice, Slovakia	Clay	Victor Crivoi	6–2, 6–1
13.	28 October 2012	Porto Alegre, Brazil	Clay	Gastão Elias	2–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–5

External links

• Simon Greul at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Greul Recent Match Results
• Greul World Ranking History