# Michael Yani

Michael Yani (born December 31, 1980) is a former American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.
Yani is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and 75 kg (165 lb). He resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. After attending on a tennis scholarship, he graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he won All-America honors in 2002 and 2003, and was a 4-year letterman. He went to high school at Saint Andrews in Boca Raton, Florida. His high singles ranking to date is world No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.
Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009 U.S. Open, but lost both times in the first round in straight sets. At the 2010 French Open, he lost a tight match in the first round against Lukáš Lacko, with the score at 6–4, 6–7$^{(5)}$, 6–7$^{(4)}$, 7–6$^{(5)}$, 12–10.

## Performance timeline

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

### Singles

| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| US Open | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canada Masters | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Masters | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | Q2 | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (7–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–1)
* ITF Futures (5–6)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (6–6)
* Clay (1–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2004 | USA F16, Chico | Futures | Hard | Mark Hlawaty | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 2005 | Japan F5, Munakata | Futures | Hard | Go Soeda | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2005 | USA F17, Peoria | Futures | Clay | Catalin-Ionut Gard | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2005 | USA F18, Joplin | Futures | Hard | Alexandre Simoni | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2005 | USA F20, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Sam Warburg | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2005 | Japan F9, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2006 | USA F13, Woodland | Futures | Hard | Kevin Anderson | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jul 2007 | USA F17, Peoria | Futures | Clay | Nick Lindahl | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Aug 2007 | USA F21, Milwaukee | Futures | Hard | Matthew Ebden | 6–3, 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Mar 2008 | Canada F1, Gatineau | Futures | Hard | Erik Chvojka | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 2008 | Yuba City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sam Warburg | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jun 2008 | USA F13, Sacramento | Futures | Hard | Ricardo Hocevar | 4–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | May 2009 | Carson, United States | Challenger | Hard | Michael Russell | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 7–7 | Jul 2012 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | 6–4, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |

### Doubles: 14 (9–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (2–3)
* ITF Futures (7–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–5)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2001 | USA F20, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Trace Fielding | Doug Bohaboy Doug Root | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2004 | USA F22, Decatur | Futures | Hard | Trevor Spracklin | Raphael Durek Adam Feeney | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Jan 2005 | USA F1, Tampa | Futures | Hard | Goran Dragicevic | Alex Kuznetsov Mischa Zverev | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2005 | Japan F3, Shizuoka | Futures | Carpet | David Martin | Jun Woong-Sun Kim Sun-Yong | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2005 | Thailand F3, Phuket | Futures | Hard | Domenic Marafiote | Phillip King Trevor Spracklin | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 2005 | Japan F4, Munakata | Futures | Hard | Phillip King | Katsushi Fukuda Yuichi Ito | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–1 | Sep 2005 | Japan F9, Kashiwa | Futures | Hard | David Martin | Chang Kai-Lung Yi Chu-Huan | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 7–1 | May 2006 | Japan F4, Munakata | Futures | Hard | Troy Hahn | Michal Przysiezny Mischa Zverev | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–1 | Jun 2008 | Yuba City, United States | Challenger | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | Jan-Michael Gambill Scott Oudsema | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–1 | Jul 2008 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Todd Widom | Chen Ti Jose Statham | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 9–2 | Jul 2008 | Aptos, United States | Challenger | Hard | Todd Widom | Noam Okun Amir Weintraub | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 9–3 | Mar 2009 | Great Britain F4, Bath | Futures | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | Colin Fleming Ken Skupski | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–4 | Jul 2011 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | James Ward | Jordan Kerr David Martin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Sep 2011 | Shanghai, China | Challenger | Hard | Fritz Wolmarans | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 3–6 |