Simon Carr (born 7 November 1999) is an Irish former professional tennis player.[2] He had a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 512 achieved on 3 February 2020, and best 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 represented Ireland at the Davis Cup, where he had a W/L record of 12–8.[6] He received his first call-up to play against Denmark in February 2018.[7][8] Carr announced his retirement from professional tennis in May 2024.[9]

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. ^ "Simon Carr". daviscup.com. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  7. ^ Bailey, Ryan (21 December 2017). "17-year-old Simon Carr one of four debutants in Ireland's Davis Cup squad". The42.ie.
  8. ^ "'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.
  9. ^ "Ireland's Simon Carr makes curtain call on pro tennis career at age of 24". RTE. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
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