# Simon Youl

Simon John Arthur Youl (born 1 July 1965) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

## Tennis career

Youl was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder from 1981 to 1984.

### Juniors

As a junior player, Youl formed a successful doubles partnership with his fellow Australian player Mark Kratzmann. In 1983, the pair won the Boys' Doubles titles at the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. In singles, he reached three slam finals, attaining a ranking as high as No. 5 in the junior world rankings in 1983.

### Pro tour

As a professional player, Youl won two top-level singles titles (at Schenectady in 1989, and Singapore in 1992), and two tour doubles titles (Casablanca in 1990, and Bucharest in 1994). His best singles performances at Grand Slam events came in reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon in 1988 (lost to Stefan Edberg) and the Australian Open in 1990 (lost to Ivan Lendl).
Youl's career-high rankings were world No. 80 in singles and world No. 63 in doubles (both in 1992).

### Retirement

He retired from the professional tour in 1994 (playing one Challenger event the following year). Since retiring as a player, he has worked as a tennis coach in Hobart, Tasmania.

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 2 (2 titles)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (2–0)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (2–0)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1989 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Scott Davis | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Apr 1992 | Singapore, Singapore | World Series | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 6–1 |

### Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series (0–0)
* ATP World Series (2–1)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (2–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (2–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Broderick Dyke | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | 4–6, 7–5, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 1990 | Casablanca, Morocco | World Series | Clay | Todd Woodbridge | Paul Haarhuis Mark Koevermans | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1994 | Bucharest, Romania | World Series | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | José Antonio Conde Jordi Arrese | 6–4, 6–4 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 7 (5–2)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (5–2)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (3–0)
* Clay (1–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Nov 1990 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Jamie Morgan | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Feb 1991 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Clay | Václav Roubíček | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1991 | Auckland, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 1992 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Clay | Claudio Pistolesi | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–2 | Apr 1992 | Singapore, Singapore | Challenger | Hard | Paul Haarhuis | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jul 1993 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Bart Wuyts | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jul 1994 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Brent Larkham | 6–1, 7–6 |

### Doubles: 12 (4–8)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–8)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–3)
* Clay (1–3)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1989 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Brett Custer | Martin Sinner Michael Stich | walkover |
| Win | 1–1 | Apr 1991 | Nagoya, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Glenn Layendecker | Nduka Odizor Sandon Stolle | 3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Nov 1991 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Bret Richardson | Michael Brown Andrew Kratzmann | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 1991 | Christchurch, New Zealand | Challenger | Carpet | Neil Borwick | Jamie Morgan Sandon Stolle | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 1993 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Neil Borwick | Patrick Rafter Jason Stoltenberg | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jan 1994 | Wellington, New Zealand | Challenger | Hard | Sandon Stolle | Martin Blackman Kenny Thorne | 7–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–5 | Feb 1994 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Wayne Arthurs | Rich Benson Adam Malik | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Apr 1994 | Puerto Vallarta, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Paul Kilderry | Pablo Albano Nicolás Pereira | 4–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–6 | Jul 1994 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Neil Broad | Joshua Eagle Tom Kempers | 6–4, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Aug 1994 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Wayne Arthurs | Hendrik Jan Davids Stephen Noteboom | 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–7 | Sep 1994 | Merano, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Emanuel Couto João Cunha-Silva | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Sep 1994 | Venice, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | Cristian Brandi Federico Mordegan | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |

## Junior Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1982 | Australian Open | Hard | Mark Kratzmann | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1983 | Australian Open | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Stefan Edberg | 2–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 3 (3 titles)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1983 | French Open | Clay | Mark Kratzmann | Carin Anderholm Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1983 | Wimbledon | Grass | Mark Kratzmann | Mihnea Nastase Olli Rahnasto | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 1983 | US Open | Hard | Mark Kratzmann | Patrick McEnroe Brad Pearce | 6–1, 7–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| French Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q3 | Q3 | A | 0 / 8 | 2–8 | 20% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 4–9 | 31% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 4–4 | 0–3 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 32 | 14–32 | 30% |
| National representation |||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | NH | QF | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 3–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 7–8 | 47% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 0 | 10–11 | 48% |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | QF | Q1 | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | 57% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 4 | 6–4 | 60% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–2 | 1–2 | 4–4 | 3–1 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 8–4 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0 / 33 | 28–33 | 46% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 100% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 9–12 | 43% |

### Mixed doubles

| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | SF | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 1–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |