Wesley Moodie
Wesley Moodie is a former professional tennis player from South Africa who won the 2005 [Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles|2005 Wimbledon Men's Doubles].
Career
Early life and college career
He began to play tennis at an early age and won the South African Junior Masters tournament in February 1996.Moodie played college tennis in the United States from January 1997 until May 2000, originally for Auburn University at Montgomery, and then from September 1998 at Boise State (BSU). He turned professional in June 2000.
Professional career
Moodie first came to public notice when he reached the third round at Wimbledon in 2003, losing to Sébastien Grosjean, whom he beat in the United States later that year. Moodie won his first top-flight tour singles event in capturing the 2005 Japan Open, beating fifth seed Mario Ančić in the final 1–6, 7–6, 6–4, after saving two match points in the tie-break.Along with Stephen Huss, who formerly played college tennis for the Auburn Tigers, he became the first qualifier to win the Wimbledon men's doubles championship in 2005, beating the No. 6, 9, 3, 1 & 2 seeds in the process.
Wesley Moodie joined the Monte Carlo Tennis Academy on 9 June 2007.
Playing style
Moodie is a serve-and-volley specialist who has developed his baseline game to a high level of proficiency. His 6 ft 5 in height is combined with a powerful serve.Personal
Moodie is married to wife Marcia, a teacher. They have a daughter, Danica Jade, born 30 November 2006, two sons, Jason, born 16 February 2011 and Kristian, born 30 June 2015.ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |||||||||||||||
| Win | 1–0 | 2005 [AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships – Men's singles|] | Japan Open, Tokyo | Intl. Gold | Hard |  Doubles: 13 (6 titles, 7 runner-ups)
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