Simon Carr
Country (sports) Ireland
ResidenceMullingar, Ireland
Born (1999-11-07) 7 November 1999
Dublin, Ireland
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$61,155
Singles
Career record1-5 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 512 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 740 (20 February 2023)
Doubles
Career record1-2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 507 (27 September 2021)
Current rankingNo. 794 (13 February 2023)
Team competitions
Davis Cup12-6
Last updated on: 20 February 2023.

Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish tennis player. He is Ireland's No.1 player.[2] Carr has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 512 achieved on 3 February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 507 achieved on 27 September 2021.

Early life and education

Simon Carr is the son of Tommy.[3] He also played Gaelic football and rugby and swam when young but his mother got him into tennis at the age of nine and his grandfather is Seán Purcell.[4] He studied in Mullingar C.B.S .[5]

Career

Carr represents Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he has a W/L record of 5–4.[6] Conor Niland gave Carr his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018.[7]

Finals

ATP Challengers and ITF Futures

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-up)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–0)
$25,000 tournaments (0–1)
$15,000 tournaments (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Level Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1–0 Apr 2019 $15,000 Tabarka, Tunisia Clay Sweden Christian Lindell 6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 1–1 May 2019 $15,000 Kampala, Uganda Clay Russia Ivan Nedelko 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 1–2 Jul 2021 $25,000 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal Hard Spain Alejandro Moro Cañas 6–7(5-7), 4–6

Doubles: 10 (3 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (0–1)
$25,000 tournaments (1–1)
$15,000 tournaments (2–5)
Titles by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L    Date    Level Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 0–1 Jul 2015 Futures Dublin, Ireland Carpet Republic of Ireland Bjorn Thomson Republic of Ireland Sam Barry
Republic of Ireland David O'Hare
3–6, 6–2, [3–10]
Runner-up 0–2 Apr 2019 $15,000 Tabarka, Tunisia Clay France Amaury Delmas Sweden Filip Bergevi
Sweden Markus Eriksson
3–6, 1–6
Runner-up 0–3 May 2019 $15,000 Kampala, Uganda Clay United Kingdom Ryan James Storrie India Anirudh Chandrasekar
India Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
3–6, 4–6
Winner 1–3 Dec 2019 $15,000 Heraklion, Greece Hard Netherlands Ryan Nijboer Spain Pablo Vivero Gonzalez
Argentina Matias Zukas
7–6(8-6), 6–3
Winner 2–3 Feb 2020 $15,000 Cancún, Mexico Hard New Zealand Ajeet Rai France Gabriel Petit
Australia Brandon Walkin
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 2–4 Mar 2020 $25,000 Potchefstroom, South Africa Hard France Corentin Denolly France Benjamin Bonzi
France Matteo Martineau
4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2–5 Mar 2021 $15,000 Monastir, Tunisia Hard United States Alexander Kotzen Japan Naoki Nakagawa
Japan Ryota Tanuma
1–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2–6 Mar 2021 $15,000 Pune, India Hard United States Alexander Kotzen Switzerland Luca Castelnuovo
India Arjun Kadhe
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 2–7 May 2021 $15,000 Cairo, India Clay Germany Kai Wehnelt Spain Carlos Sánchez Jover
Spain Jose Francisco Vidal Azorín
5–7, 3–6
Winner 3–7 Jul 2021 $25,000 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal Hard Moldova Alexander Cozbinov Brazil Gilbert Klier Junior
Brazil João Lucas Reis da Silva
6–2, 2–6, [10–5]

References

  1. "Simon Carr - Overview - ATP Tour - Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "Tennis isn't always as glamorous as it looks - just ask Ireland's top player". Irish Independent. 12 May 2020.
  3. "The Carr sporting dynasty: Former footballer Tommy and pro tennis player son Simon". Off the Ball. 28 April 2020.
  4. "Simon Carr Q&A: 'I know I can compete with all the guys here, I've beaten most of them'". Irish Examiner. 22 January 2017.
  5. "A year after abandoning school to chase his dream, teenager Simon Carr is on the road to stardom". The42.ie. 27 March 2016.
  6. Bailey, Ryan (21 December 2017). "17-year-old Simon Carr one of four debutants in Ireland's Davis Cup squad". The42.ie.
  7. "'Only 100 players make a profit out of this every year' - Ireland's Simon Carr battling to become tennis sensation". Irish Independent. 8 January 2018.


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