Michael Yani

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Michael Yani
Michael Yani practicing at Queen's Club, 2013
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Born (1980-12-31) December 31, 1980 (age 44)
Singapore
Height1.85 m (6.1 ft)
Turned pro2003
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$403,300
Singles
Career record4–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 143 (March 1, 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2013)
French Open1R (2010)
Wimbledon1R (2009)
US Open1R (2009, 2011)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (May 25, 2009)
Last updated on: 1 July 2021.

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,[1] and was a 4-year letterman.[2] 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
(W) winner; (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); (W–L) win–loss record.

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 Australia Mark Hlawaty 6–7(2–7), 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2005 Japan F5, Munakata Futures Hard Japan Go Soeda 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2–1 Jul 2005 USA F17, Peoria Futures Clay Romania Catalin-Ionut Gard 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2005 USA F18, Joplin Futures Hard Brazil Alexandre Simoni 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Aug 2005 USA F20, Decatur Futures Hard United States Sam Warburg 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Sep 2005 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard Japan Toshihide Matsui 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 2006 USA F13, Woodland Futures Hard South Africa Kevin Anderson 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jul 2007 USA F17, Peoria Futures Clay Australia Nick Lindahl 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Aug 2007 USA F21, Milwaukee Futures Hard Australia Matthew Ebden 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 5–5 Mar 2008 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard Canada Erik Chvojka 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–5 Jun 2008 Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard United States Sam Warburg 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Jun 2008 USA F13, Sacramento Futures Hard Brazil Ricardo Hocevar 4–6, 0–6
Loss 6–7 May 2009 Carson, United States Challenger Hard United States Michael Russell 1–6, 1–6
Win 7–7 Jul 2012 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard South Africa 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 United States Trace Fielding United States Doug Bohaboy
United States Doug Root 		7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 2–0 Aug 2004 USA F22, Decatur Futures Hard United States Trevor Spracklin Australia Raphael Durek
Australia Adam Feeney 		7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jan 2005 USA F1, Tampa Futures Hard United States Goran Dragicevic United States Alex Kuznetsov
Germany Mischa Zverev 		4–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 May 2005 Japan F3, Shizuoka Futures Carpet United States David Martin South Korea Jun Woong-Sun
South Korea Kim Sun-Yong 		2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 May 2005 Thailand F3, Phuket Futures Hard Australia Domenic Marafiote United States Phillip King
United States Trevor Spracklin 		6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 May 2005 Japan F4, Munakata Futures Hard United States Phillip King Japan Katsushi Fukuda
Japan Yuichi Ito 		6–4, 6–4
Win 6–1 Sep 2005 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard United States David Martin Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-Lung
Chinese Taipei Yi Chu-Huan 		6–4, 6–4
Win 7–1 May 2006 Japan F4, Munakata Futures Hard United States Troy Hahn Poland Michal Przysiezny
Germany Mischa Zverev 		7–5, 7–5
Win 8–1 Jun 2008 Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard United States Nicholas Monroe United States Jan-Michael Gambill
United States Scott Oudsema 		6–4, 6–4
Win 9–1 Jul 2008 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard United States Todd Widom Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
New Zealand Jose Statham 		6–2, 6–2
Loss 9–2 Jul 2008 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard United States Todd Widom Israel Noam Okun
Israel Amir Weintraub 		2–6, 1–6
Loss 9–3 Mar 2009 Great Britain F4, Bath Futures Hard South Africa Fritz Wolmarans United Kingdom Colin Fleming
United Kingdom Ken Skupski 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 9–4 Jul 2011 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard United Kingdom James Ward Australia Jordan Kerr
United States David Martin 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–5 Sep 2011 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard South Africa Fritz Wolmarans Thailand Sanchai Ratiwatana
Thailand Sonchat Ratiwatana 		6–7(4–7), 3–6

References

  1. ^ Martin, John (June 23, 2009). "At 28, Yani's Dream Is Fulfilled". Straight Sets. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Michael Yani Bio". www.tennis-x.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.


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