The basics
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American tennis player
Gender:
Male
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Birth:
15 June 1978(Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA)
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Residences
Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida, USA
Education:
University of Illinois system
The details
Biography
Introduction
Graydon Oliver (born June 15, 1978) is a retired American professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, he won four titles during his career.
Upon retiring from the tour, Oliver took a job in the energy sector (Leor Energy), working for an exploration and production company.In 2010, Oliver took a job in the financial sector for a company in Texas.
Doubles titles
Wins (8)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP International Series Gold (0) |
| ATP Tour (4) |
| Challengers (4) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | March 11, 2002 | North Miami Beach, U.S. | Hard | Eric Nunez | Ota Fukárek Jim Thomas |
3–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| 2. | September 23, 2002 | Hong Kong | Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann |
6–7, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 3. | February 3, 2003 | Joplin, U.S. | Hard (i) | Martín García | Diego Ayala Brandon Coupe |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 4. | April 5, 2004 | Calabasas, U.S. | Hard | Travis Parrott | Ivo Klec Robert Lindstedt |
7–5, 6–3 |
| 5. | September 13, 2004 | Beijing, China | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Alex Bogomolov, Jr. Taylor Dent |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
| 6. | September 27, 2004 | Bangkok, Thailand | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Yves Allegro Roger Federer |
5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | November 8, 2004 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Hard (i) | Simon Aspelin | Jonathan Erlich Noam Okun |
7–6, 6–3 |
| 8. | July 18, 2005 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Hard | Paul Hanley | Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
6–2, 3–1, ret. |
Runners-up (9)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 22, 2002 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Jan-Michael Gambill | Mardy Fish Andy Roddick |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 2. | September 30, 2002 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill | Jeff Coetzee Chris Haggard |
7–6, 6–4 |
| 3. | January 27, 2003 | Dallas, U.S. | Hard (i) | Martín García | Justin Gimelstob Scott Humphries |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 4. | April 21, 2003 | Houston, U.S. | Clay | Jan-Michael Gambill | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 5. | August 11, 2003 | Bronx, U.S. | Hard | Martín García | Julien Benneteau Nicolas Mahut |
6–3, 6–1 |
| 6. | June 1, 2004 | Fürth, Germany | Clay | Simon Aspelin | Adrián García Janko Tipsarević |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 7. | September 20, 2004 | Beijing, China | Hard | Justin Gimelstob | Ashley Fisher Tripp Phillips |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 8. | September 20, 2004 | Champaign-Urbana, U.S. | Hard (i) | Justin Gimelstob | Brian Baker Rajeev Ram |
7–6, 7–6 |
| 9. | July 4, 2005 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Travis Parrott | Jordan Kerr Jim Thomas |
7–6, 7–6 |