South African tennis player
Ellis Ferreira Full name Ellis Russell Ferreira Country (sports) South Africa Residence Atlanta , United States Born (1970-02-19 ) 19 February 1970 (age 51) Pretoria , South AfricaHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 1992 Plays Left-handed Prize money $2,378,295 Career record 4–8 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 210 (3 October 1994) Wimbledon 1R (1994 ) US Open 2R (1994 ) Career record 314–201 Career titles 18 Highest ranking No. 2 (31 January 2000) Australian Open W (2000)French Open QF (1999) Wimbledon SF (1996) US Open F (2000) Career titles 1 Australian Open W (2001)French Open 3R (1997, 1999) Wimbledon QF (2001) US Open SF (2001)
Ellis Ferreira (born 19 February 1970) is a former professional male tennis player from South Africa. He played collegiately at the University of Alabama , earning all-SEC and all-American honors. Ferreira competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Wayne Ferreira (to whom he is unrelated).[1] [2] He won 2 Grand Slam doubles titles, the Men's title at the 2000 Australian Open with Rick Leach and the mixed doubles at the Australian Open with Corina Morariu in 2001. Ferreira was named the Senior Assistant Men's and Women's Tennis Head Coach at Washington College in Chestertown, Maryland, in July 2007. Ferreira is now the co-owner of the Eagleton/ Ferreira Tennis Academy on Longboat Key in Florida (www.eftennis.com).[3]
Career finals [ ]
Doubles (18 titles, 15 runner-ups) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam (1–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–0)
ATP Masters Series (4–6)
ATP Championship Series (2–4)
ATP Tour (10–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–11)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (2–1)
Carpet (5–0)
Result
No.
Date
Tournament
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
1.
Apr 1994
Sun City , South Africa
Hard
Grant Stafford
Marius Barnard Brent Haygarth
3–6, 5–7
Loss
2.
Jul 1995
Stuttgart Outdoor , Germany
Clay
Jan Siemerink
Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win
1.
Oct 1995
Vienna , Austria
Carpet
Jan Siemerink
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–4, 7–5
Win
2.
Jan 1996
Sydney Outdoor , Australia
Hard
Jan Siemerink
Patrick McEnroe Sandon Stolle
5–7, 6–4, 6–1
Loss
3.
Apr 1996
Miami , United States
Hard
Patrick Galbraith
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
1–6, 3–6
Win
3.
Apr 1996
Monte Carlo , Monaco
Clay
Jan Siemerink
Jonas Björkman Nicklas Kulti
2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win
4.
Jan 1997
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Patrick Galbraith
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
6–4, 4–6, 7–6
Win
5.
Feb 1997
Memphis , United States
Hard (i)
Patrick Galbraith
Rick Leach Jonathan Stark
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Loss
4.
Mar 1997
Philadelphia , United States
Hard (i)
Patrick Galbraith
S��bastien Lareau Alex O'Brien
3–6, 3–6
Win
6.
Jun 1997
Nottingham , England
Grass
Patrick Galbraith
Danny Sapsford Chris Wilkinson
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win
7.
Oct 1997
Vienna , Austria
Carpet
Patrick Galbraith
Marc-Kevin Goellner David Prinosil
6–3, 6–4
Win
8.
Oct 1997
Lyon , France
Carpet
Patrick Galbraith
Olivier Delaître Fabrice Santoro
3–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss
5.
Nov 1997
Stockholm , Sweden
Hard (i)
Patrick Galbraith
Marc-Kevin Goellner Richey Reneberg
3–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss
6.
Jan 1998
Adelaide , Australia
Hard
Rick Leach
Joshua Eagle Andrew Florent
4–6, 7–6, 3–6
Loss
7.
Feb 1998
Memphis , United States
Hard (i)
David Roditi
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
3–6, 4–6
Win
9.
Mar 1998
Miami , United States
Hard
Rick Leach
Alex O'Brien Jonathan Stark
6–2, 6–4
Loss
8.
Apr 1998
Barcelona , Spain
Clay
Rick Leach
Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis
5–7, 0–6
Win
10.
May 1998
Atlanta , United States
Clay
Brent Haygarth
Alex O'Brien Richey Reneberg
6–3, 0–6, 6–2
Loss
9.
May 1998
Rome , Italy
Clay
Rick Leach
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
4–6, 6–4, 6–7
Win
11.
Jun 1998
Halle , Germany
Grass
Rick Leach
John-Laffnie de Jager Marc-Kevin Goellner
4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss
10.
Aug 1998
Toronto , Canada
Hard
Rick Leach
Martin Damm Jim Grabb
7–6, 2–6, 6–7
Loss
11.
Mar 1999
Indian Wells , United States
Hard
Rick Leach
Wayne Black Sandon Stolle
6–7, 3–6
Win
12.
May 1999
Rome , Italy
Clay
Rick Leach
David Adams John-Laffnie de Jager
6–7, 6–1, 6–2
Win
13.
Jan 2000
Auckland , New Zealand
Hard
Rick Leach
Olivier Delaître Jeff Tarango
7–5, 6–4
Win
14.
Jan 2000
Australian Open , Australia
Hard
Rick Leach
Wayne Black Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 18–16
Win
15.
Apr 2000
Atlanta , United States
Clay
Rick Leach
Justin Gimelstob Mark Knowles
6–3, 6–4
Loss
12.
Jun 2000
Nottingham , England
Grass
Rick Leach
Donald Johnson Piet Norval
6–1, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
13.
Aug 2000
Cincinnati , United States
Hard
Rick Leach
Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
6–7, 4–6
Loss
14.
Sep 2000
U.S. Open , New York
Hard
Rick Leach
Lleyton Hewitt Max Mirnyi
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Loss
15.
Oct 2001
Stuttgart Indoor , Germany
Hard (i)
Jeff Tarango
Max Mirnyi Sandon Stolle
6–7, 6–7
Win
16.
Oct 2001
Basel , Switzerland
Carpet
Rick Leach
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
7–6, 6–4
Win
17.
Nov 2001
Paris , France
Carpet
Rick Leach
Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win
18.
Feb 2002
ATP Doubles Challenge Cup , Bangalore
Hard
Rick Leach
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner
6–7(6–8) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–4, 6–4
Doubles performance timeline [ ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Career SR
Career Win-Loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
A
A
A
3R
1R
1R
QF
QF
SF
W
2R
QF
2R
1 / 10
23–9
French Open
A
A
A
2R
2R
1R
2R
1R
QF
1R
3R
1R
A
0 / 9
8–9
Wimbledon
A
A
A
2R
1R
SF
3R
QF
2R
QF
QF
2R
A
0 / 9
18–9
U.S. Open
A
A
A
2R
1R
2R
1R
1R
2R
F
QF
2R
A
0 / 9
12–9
Grand Slam SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
1 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 4
0 / 1
1 / 37
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
5–4
1–4
5–4
6–4
6–4
9–4
14–3
9–4
5–4
1–1
N/A
61–36
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
A
A
A
A
A
QF
2R
2R
F
QF
1R
1R
A
0 / 7
8–7
Miami
A
A
A
1R
A
F
2R
W
3R
3R
QF
2R
A
1 / 8
13–7
Monte Carlo
A
A
A
A
A
W
QF
2R
2R
QF
1R
1R
A
1 / 7
7–5
Rome
A
A
A
A
2R
SF
2R
F
W
2R
QF
A
A
1 / 7
17–6
Hamburg
A
A
A
A
1R
2R
SF
SF
SF
1R
QF
A
A
0 / 7
8–7
Canada
A
A
A
QF
A
A
2R
F
SF
QF
QF
QF
A
0 / 7
14–7
Cincinnati
A
A
A
QF
QF
SF
QF
2R
2R
F
2R
1R
A
0 / 9
15–9
Stuttgart (Stockholm)
A
A
A
A
A
2R
2R
2R
2R
QF
F
2R
A
0 / 7
6–7
Paris
A
A
A
A
A
2R
SF
2R
SF
2R
W
SF
A
1 / 7
12–6
Masters Series SR
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 0
0 / 3
0 / 3
1 / 8
0 / 9
1 / 9
1 / 9
0 / 9
1 / 9
0 / 7
0 / 0
4 / 66
N/A
Annual Win-Loss
0–0
0–0
0–0
4–3
3–3
16–7
7–9
15–7
18–8
13–9
18–8
6–7
0–0
N/A
100–61
Year-end ranking
569
407
137
64
68
13
10
10
13
5
15
52
359
N/A
References [ ]
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