Grant Connell
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Grant Connell(born November 17, 1965 in Regina
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina is the capital city of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The city is the second-largest in the province and a cultural and commercial centre for southern Saskatchewan. It is governed by Regina City Council. Regina is the cathedral city of the Roman Catholic and Romanian Orthodox...

) is a former professional tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

 player from Canada. He was one of the world's top doubles player from the early through middle 1990s.

Connell won 22 career doubles titles during his eleven seasons on the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...

 tour (1986 to 1997). He won his first four with fellow Canadian Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...

. Upon Michibata's retirement from the tour, Connell joined Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996...

. The Connell-Galbraith tandem won 12 titles together including the 1995 season ending Doubles Championship tournament. Connell's next main partner became Byron Black
Byron Black
Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...

 with whom he won 4 more titles. He also won a title each with Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...

 and Scott Davis. He was a three-time Wimbledon doubles finalist, once each with Michibata, Galbraith, and Black.

A left-hander, Connell best singles ranking was World No. 67, which he reached in June 1991. His best tour singles results were reaching the semi-finals of the 1991 Chicago, 1991 Singapore, and 1992 Auckland Grand Prix events.

Connell's best grand slam singles results were reaching the third round of the 1991 Australian Open
1991 Australian Open - Men's Singles
Boris Becker defeated Ivan Lendl 1–6 6–4 6–4 6–4 in the final to win the Men's Singles title at the 1991 Australian Open.-Seeds:The seeded players are listed below. Boris Becker is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.-Key:...

 and 1994 Wimbledon
1994 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Pete Sampras was the defending champion, and successfully defending his titled by defeating Goran Ivanišević 7-6 7-6 6-0 in the final.-Seeds:# Pete Sampras # Michael Stich # Stefan Edberg ...

.

A solid grass-court player, Connell had Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...

 on the ropes in their first round encounter at Wimbledon in 1991
1992 Wimbledon Championships - Men's Singles
Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanišević 6-7 6-4 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles title at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships.-Seeds:...

. In that match, Connell served a gutsy second serve ace to win the third set tie-breaker and go up two sets to one. Agassi however won the final two sets 7-5, 6-3, to take the match. (The following year at Wimbledon saw Agassi win his first Grand Slam event.)

Connell played Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...

 for Canada
Canada Davis Cup team
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 on numerous occasions posting a career 15 and 6 win-loss record in doubles and an equally impressive 8 and 3 record in singles. He was a member of Canada's 1991 and 1992 teams, its first ever to qualify for the World Group.

As a college player

Growing up in North Vancouver, Connell was an All-American in doubles in 1984 and in singles in 1985 at Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University
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. In '85 he lost in the quarterfinals of the NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
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 individual tennis championships to fellow future touring pro Mikael Pernfors
Mikael Pernfors
Mikael Pernfors is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986.-Career:Pernfors was born in Malmö....

.

1984, 1985

While still an amateur, Connell played the Player's International twice as a wild card entry, losing in the first round of the main draw each time. In 1984 he lost to World No. 17 Joakim Nystrom
Joakim Nyström
Joakim "Jocke" Nyström is a former top ten ranked tennis player from Sweden who won thirteen singles titles during his professional career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ranking on the ATP Tour on 31 March 1986, when he was ranked World No. 7 and was also ranked as high as World No...

 4-6, 3-6, while the following summer Connell fell to World No. 47, 6-7, 3-6.

On December 30, 1985, Connell was ranked by the ATP World No. 570T in singles and No. 724T in doubles.

1986

Connell played the San Luis Potosí Challenger
San Luis Potosi Challenger
The San Luis Potosí Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. It is held annually in San Luis Potosí, Mexico, since 1984 and also in 1980 and 1981...

 in March, reaching the second round in both singles and doubles. He defeated World No. 327 Evan Ratner 6-1, 6-4, before losing to World No. 415 Karl Richter 6-3, 6-7, 3-6, while in doubles, he and partner Mark Greenan, also Canadian, lost their second round match to Mark Wooldridge and Derek Tarr in a 3rd set tie-break.

In July, Connell played two further challengers. At the Schenectady Challenger, he and Greenan lost in the first round in doubles. At the Berkeley Challenger the following week, Connell and Greenan again lost in the first round, while in singles Connell reached the semi-finals, defeating Charles Buzz Strode, Russell Simpson, and Paul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin
Paul Chamberlin is a former professional tour tennis player from the United States.Chamberlin won one doubles title during his career...

 all in straight sets before falling to Mike Bauer
Mike Bauer
Mike Bauer is a retired American tour professional tennis player. Bauer won three singles and nine top-tier doubles titles during his career. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 29 in November 1984....

 6-7, 2-6.

In August, Connell again played the Player's, but in doubles this time, again partnering Greenan. The pair lost however in the first round, to the pair of Ricardo Acuna
Ricardo Acuña
Ricardo Acuña is a former tennis player from Chile, who won three doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 17, 1986, when he reached 47th in the world....

 and Bob Green, 6-1, 3-6, 4-6. Connell next saw action in three European challengers in November. At the Helsinki Challenger, he lost in both singles and doubles in the first round. The following week at Bergen Challenger, he reached the second round of both, falling to Dan Goldie
Dan Goldie
Dan Goldie is a former tennis player from the United States who won two singles and two doubles titles. The right-hander and 1989 Wimbledon quarterfinalist reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals singles ranking on April 17, 1989, when he became World No. 27.In 2011, Mr...

 in three sets in singles and partnering Chamberlin in doubles. Connell finished 1986 on tour with a bang, reaching the semi-finals at the Valkenswaard Challenger in both singles and doubles, again partnerning Chamberlin.

On December 29, 1986, Connell was ranked World No. 191 in singles and No. 217 in doubles.

1987

Connell began 1987 playing in his first grand slam event, the Australian Open
1987 Australian Open
The 1987 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Stadium in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 75th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 12 through 25 January 1987.-Men's Singles:...

. He lost in singles in the first round, in straight sets, to World No. 116 Todd Nelson
Todd Nelson (tennis)
Todd Nelson , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Nelson enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he finished runner-up in 4 doubles events. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 48 in 1987.-Doubles runner-ups :-Singles...

. In doubles, he and partner American Chris Kennedy reached the second round.

Connell's next main draw action was in March, at the Cherbourg Challenger.

1988

Connell began the year at the AAMI Classic in Sydney, Australia where he lost in the 1st round to Pete Sampras 6-4,5-7,6-4.

Doubles titles (22)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (1)
ATP Masters Series (3)
ATP Championship Series (8)
ATP Tour (10)
Titles by Surface
Hard (13)
Clay (2)
Grass (1)
Carpet (6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 30 March 1987 Nancy
Lorraine Open
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, France
Carpet   Larry Scott   Ramesh Krishnan
Ramesh Krishnan
Ramesh Krishnan is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from India. As a junior player in the late-1970s, he won the boy's singles titles at both Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam quarter-finals in the 1980s, and was part of the Indian team which...

 
  Claudio Mezzadri
Claudio Mezzadri
Claudio Mezzadri is a retired professional tennis player from Switzerland. Mezzadri turned professional in 1983, and won his only ATP title four years later...

4–6, 4–6
Winner 1. 22 August 1988 Livingston
ATP Livingston
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, United States
Hard   Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...

  Marc Flur 
  Sammy Giammalva Jr.
2–6, 6–4, 7–5
Runner-up 2. 10 October 1988 Brisbane
Queensland Open
The Queensland Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia from 1987-1992. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on indoor hard courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:**...

, Australia
Hard (i)   Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata
Glenn Michibata is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team.-As a pro singles player:...

  Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen
Eric Jelen is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles and five doubles titles during his professional career....

 
  Carl-Uwe Steeb
Carl-Uwe Steeb
Carl-Uwe Steeb is a former professional tennis player from Germany.Steeb turned professional in 1986. He won his first top-level singles title in 1989 in Gstaad...

4–6, 1–6
Runner-up 3. 29 January 1990 Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

, Melbourne
Melbourne
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Hard   Glenn Michibata   Pieter Aldrich
Pieter Aldrich
Pieter Aldrich is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 2 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Aldrich reached the World No...

 
  Danie Visser
Danie Visser
Danie Visser is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. A doubles specialist, he won 3 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . Visser reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1990.Visser won the first of 17 career doubles titles in 1985 at Bristol...

4–6, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6
Runner-up 4. 26 February 1990 Philadelphia
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, United States
Carpet   Glenn Michibata   Rick Leach
Rick Leach
----Rick Leach is a former professional tennis player and a coach from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 5 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 4 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Leach reached the World No...

 
  Jim Pugh
Jim Pugh
Jim Pugh is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won three Grand Slam men's doubles titles and five Grand Slam mixed doubles titles . Pugh reached the World No...

6–3, 4–6, 2–6
Winner 2. 23 April 1990 Seoul
ATP Seoul
The Seoul Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1996. It was held at the Seoul Olympic Park Tennis Center in Seoul in South Korea and played on outdoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*...

, South Korea
South Korea
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Hard   Glenn Michibata   Jason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No...

 
  Todd Woodbridge
Todd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...

7–6, 6–4
Winner 3. 23 July 1990 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...

, United States
Hard   Glenn Michibata   Jorge Lozano
Jorge Lozano
Jorge Lozano is a retired professional tennis player from Mexico. On August 22, 1988, he reached his highest doubles ranking of World Number 4. His highest singles ranking was World Number 51. During his career, he won two mixed doubles titles at the French Open: in 1990 with Arantxa Sánchez, and...

 
  Todd Witsken
Todd Witsken
Todd Witsken was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career high was #4 in doubles and #43 in singles...

6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Runner-up 5. 20 August 1990 Indianapolis, United States Hard   Glenn Michibata   Scott Davis 
  David Pate
David Pate
David Pate is a former professional tennis player from the United States who won two singles titles and eighteen doubles titles during his career. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 18 on June 8, 1987 and a career-high doubles ranking of No...

6–7, 6–7
Runner-up 6. 14 January 1991 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Glenn Michibata   Sergio Casal
Sergio Casal
Sergio Casal Martínez is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he won three Grand Slam doubles titles, as well as the men's doubles Silver Medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics....

 
  Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games...

6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 7. 4 March 1991 Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, United States
Carpet   Glenn Michibata   Scott Davis
  David Pate
4–6, 7–5, 6–7
Winner 4. 29 April 1991 Singapore
ATP Singapore
The WTA Singapore Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1994. It was held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The tournament was held on indoor hard courts in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts from 1987 to 1994.-Singles:...

Hard   Glenn Michibata   Stefan Kruger
Stefan Kruger
Stefan Kruger is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 5 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 
  Christo van Rensburg
Christo Van Rensburg
Christo van Rensburg is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.Van Rensburg turned professional in 1983...

6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Runner-up 8. 17 June 1991 London/Queen's Club
Queen's Club Championships
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for male tennis players, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit. The event is now an ATP World Tour 250 series tournament on the Association of...

, England
Grass   Glenn Michibata   Todd Woodbridge
Todd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...

 
  Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....

4–6, 6–7
Runner-up 9. 29 July 1991 Montreal
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...

, Canada
Hard   Glenn Michibata   Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996...

 
  Todd Witsken
Todd Witsken
Todd Witsken was an American tennis player. He specialized in playing doubles and began his professional career in 1985. He was a three-time all-American at the University of Southern California. His career high was #4 in doubles and #43 in singles...

4–6, 6–3, 1–6
Runner-up 10. 12 August 1991 Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

, United States
Hard   Glenn Michibata   Ken Flach
Ken Flach
Kenneth Eliot "Ken" Flach is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles , and 2 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles...

 
  Robert Seguso
Robert Seguso
Robert Arthur Seguso is a former professional tennis player from the United States. A doubles specialist, he won 4 Grand Slam men's doubles titles . He also won the men's doubles Gold Medal at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, partnering Ken Flach. Seguso reached the World No...

7–6, 4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 11. 13 January 1992 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Glenn Michibata   Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....

 
  Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...

4–6, 3–6
Runner-up 12. 6 April 1992 Singapore
ATP Singapore
The WTA Singapore Open is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1986 to 1994. It was held at the National Stadium in Singapore. The tournament was held on indoor hard courts in 1986 and on outdoor hard courts from 1987 to 1994.-Singles:...

Hard   Glenn Michibata   Todd Woodbridge
Todd Woodbridge
Todd Andrew Woodbridge is an Australian former tennis player. He was born in Sydney and turned professional in 1988. He is best known for his successful Doubles partnerships with Mark Woodforde and later Jonas Björkman...

 
  Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde
Mark Woodforde is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He is best known as one half of "The Woodies", a doubles partnership with Todd Woodbridge....

7–6, 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up 13. 24 August 1992 Indianapolis, United States Hard   Glenn Michibata   Jim Grabb
  Richey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg
Richey Reneberg was an American professional male tennis player.He attended Southern Methodist University, where he was a three-time All-American and reached the 1986 National Collegiate Athletics Association finals....

6–7, 2–6
Winner 5. 18 January 1993 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith
Patrick Galbraith is a former professional tennis player from the United States.A doubles specialist, Galbraith reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1993. During his career he won 38 top-level doubles titles. He was a mixed doubles champion at the US Open in 1994 and 1996...

  Alex Antonitsch
Alex Antonitsch
Alex Antonitsch is a former tennis player from Austria, who turned professional in 1988.Antonitsch won one singles title and four doubles titles during his career...

 
  Alexander Volkov
6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 14. 8 February 1993 Dubai
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab...

, UAE
Hard   Patrick Galbraith   John Fitzgerald 
  Anders Järryd
Anders Järryd
Anders Per Järryd is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. During his career he won eight Grand Slam doubles titles , reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 5.Järryd was born in Lidköping, Västra Götaland...

2–6, 1–6
Runner-up 15. 9 May 1993 Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...

, Germany
Clay   Patrick Galbraith   Paul Haarhuis
Paul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...

 
  Mark Koevermans
Mark Koevermans
Mark Koevermans is a former tennis player from the Netherlands, who turned professional in 1987. He represented his native country as a lucky loser at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he was defeated in the third round by Brazil's Jaime Oncins. The right-hander, nicknamed Koef, won one...

4–6, 7–6, 6–7
Runner-up 16. 5 July 1993 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
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, London
Grass   Patrick Galbraith   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–7, 3–6, 6–7
Runner-up 17. 26 July 1993 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...

, United States
Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Byron Black
Byron Black
Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...

 
  Rick Leach
4–6, 5–7
Runner-up 18. 8 August 1993 Los Angeles, United States Hard   Scott Davis   Wayne Ferreira
  Michael Stich
Michael Stich
Michael Detlef Stich is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991...

6–7, 6–7
Winner 6. 18 October 1993 Tokyo Indoor
ATP Tokyo Indoor
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, Japan
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Luke Jensen
Luke Jensen
Luke Jensen is a former professional male tennis player from the United States. He attended University of Southern California from 1986–87 and earned singles All-American honors both years . He is now the head coach of the women's tennis team at Syracuse University...

 
  Murphy Jensen
Murphy Jensen
Murphy Jensen is an American professional tennis player from Ludington, Michigan, and currently the coach of the Washington Kastles of World TeamTennis. His elder brother is former professional tennis player Luke Jensen...

6–3, 6–4
Winner 7. 15 November 1993 Antwerp, Belgium Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira is a former tennis player from South Africa. He attended Parktown Boys' High School....

 
  Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a...

6–3, 7–6
Runner-up 19. 17 January 1994 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Patrick McEnroe
Patrick McEnroe
Patrick John McEnroe is a former professional tennis player and the former captain of the United States Davis Cup team.Born in Manhasset, New York, he is the younger brother of John McEnroe...

 
  Jared Palmer
Jared Palmer
Jared Eiseley Palmer is a professional tennis player who won 28 professional doubles titles and one singles title in his career on the ATP Tour. He also won four double titles on the challenger's circuit...

2–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up 20. 21 February 1994 Stuttgart Indoor
Eurocard Open
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, Germany
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   David Adams
David Adams (tennis)
David Adams is a former professional tennis player from South Africa. He turned pro in 1989. During his career he won 19 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 33 times, including at the French Open in 1992. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No...

 
  Andrei Olhovskiy
Andrei Olhovskiy
Andrei Olhovskiy is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989....

7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Winner 8. 7 March 1994 Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....

, United States
Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Byron Black
Byron Black
Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...

 
  Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark
Jonathan Stark is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During his career he won two Grand Slam doubles titles . Stark reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 1994.-Early life:Stark was born in Southern Oregon in the city of Medford on April 3, 1971...

7–5, 6–3
Runner-up 21. 4 July 1994 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

, London
Grass   Patrick Galbraith   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–7, 3–6, 1–6
Winner 9. 25 July 1994 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...

, United States
Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....

 
  Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek
Jakob Hlasek is a former professional tennis player from Switzerland.-Career:The major highlights of Hlasek's career came in 1992. He won the French Open men's doubles title that year...

6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 10. 22 August 1994 New Haven, United States Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis...

 
  Paul Haarhuis
Paul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...

6–4, 7–6
Winner 11. 17 October 1994 Tokyo Indoor
ATP Tokyo Indoor
The Tokyo Indoor was a men's tennis tournament played in Tokyo, Japan. It was one of the most prestigious in terms of prize money available. The event was played as part of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1978 to 1989 and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series, the precursors to the Masters...

, Japan
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Byron Black
  Jonathan Stark
6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 22. 9 January 1995 Adelaide, Australia Hard   Byron Black
Byron Black
Byron Black is a former touring professional tennis and Davis Cup player for Zimbabwe.- Biography :He is the brother of Cara and Wayne Black, both professional tennis players...

  Jim Courier
Jim Courier
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  Patrick Rafter
Patrick Rafter
Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of...

6–7, 4–6
Winner 12. 16 January 1995 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Luis Lobo
Luis Lobo
Luis Lobo is a professional male tennis player from Argentina, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1995 Pan American Games....

 
  Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez
Javier Sánchez Vicario is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Sánchez won the US Open junior title in 1986, and then turned professional. He won his first professional doubles titles in 1987. His first top-level singles title came in 1988 at Buenos Aires. During his career he won a...

6–4, 6–3
Winner 13. 13 February 1995 Dubai
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab...

, UAE
Hard   Patrick Galbraith   Tomás Carbonell
Tomas Carbonell
Tomás Carbonell Lladó is a former professional tennis player from Spain.Carbonell won 2 singles and 22 doubles titles on the ATP Tour in his career. He twice reached the semifinals of the French Open in doubles, in 1999 with Pablo Albano, and in 2000 with Martín García. Carbonell reached his...

 
  Francisco Roig
Francisco Roig
Francisco Roig Genís is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He was primarily a doubles player, winning 9 ATP World Tour titles and reaching 12 more finals. He retired from the tour in 2001...

6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Winner 14. 27 February 1995 Stuttgart Indoor
Eurocard Open
The Eurocard Open was an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was held annually in Stuttgart, Germany, and was played on indoor carpet from 1990 until 1995 during February maintaining Championship Series status on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour.Before...

, Germany
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Cyril Suk
Cyril Suk
Cyril Suk III is a former professional tennis player. A doubles specialist, Suk has won one Grand Slam men's doubles title and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles during his career....

 
  Daniel Vacek
Daniel Vacek
Daniel Vacek is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czechia who turned professional in 1990.Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the second round...

6–2, 6–2
Winner 15. 24 April 1995 Bermuda
ATP Bermuda
The Bermuda Open is a defunct Grand Prix affiliated tennis tournament played from 1975 to 1976. It was held in Paget in Bermuda and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...

Clay   Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...

  Brett Steven
Brett Steven
Brett Andrew Steven is a tennis player from New Zealand.Steven turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour doubles title in 1991 at Newport, Rhode Island....

 
  Jason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg
Jason Stoltenberg is a former professional tennis player from Australia.Stoltenberg began playing tennis at age ten on an antbed court where his father owned a cotton farm in the Far West of New South Wales. In 1987, he won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open and was ranked the World No...

7–6, 2–6, 7–5
Runner-up 23. 9 October 1995 Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Patrick McEnroe
  Mark Philippoussis
Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry....

5–7, 4–6
Winner 16. 6 November 1995 Paris Indoor
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

, France
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb
Jim Grabb is a 6' 4" former professional tennis player.Grabb was twice ranked the World No. 1 doubles player, in 1989 and in 1993. A right-handed serve-and-volleyer, Grabb's best singles ranking was World No. 24, a ranking he achieved in February 1990.-College:Grabb is Jewish, and was born in...

 
  Todd Martin
Todd Martin
----Todd Christopher Martin is a former professional tennis player from the United States.-Playing career:...

6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 24. 13 November 1995 Stockholm
Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm....

, Sweden
Hard (i)   Patrick Galbraith   Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis...

 
  Paul Haarhuis
6–3, 2–6, 6–7
Winner 17. 25 November 1995 Doubles Championships
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....

, Eindhoven
Carpet   Patrick Galbraith   Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Eltingh
Jacco Folkert Eltingh is a former professional male tennis player and former World No. 1 doubles player from the Netherlands.He is best remembered for his success in doubles with fellow countryman Paul Haarhuis...

 
  Paul Haarhuis
Paul Haarhuis
Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former World No. 1 doubles player. He won six Grand Slam men's doubles titles, five with Jacco Eltingh and one with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.-Personal life:...

7–6, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6
Winner 18. 19 February 1996 Dubai
Dubai Tennis Championships
The Dubai Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament owned and organized by Dubai Duty Free and held annually in Dubai, United Arab...

, UAE
Hard   Byron Black   Karel Nováček
Karel Novácek
Karel Nováček is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player. Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia . Nováček now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States....

 
  Jiří Novák
Jirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...

6–0, 6–1
Runner-up 25. 4 March 1996 Philadelphia
U.S. Pro Indoor
The U.S. Pro Indoor is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts, and indoor hard courts...

, United States
Carpet   Byron Black   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–7, 2–6
Winner 19. 20 May 1996 Rome
Rome Masters
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, Italy
Clay   Byron Black   Libor Pimek
Libor Pimek
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  Byron Talbot
Byron Talbot
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6–2, 6–3
Winner 20. 24 June 1996 Halle
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....

, Germany
Grass   Byron Black   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002...

 
  Daniel Vacek
Daniel Vacek
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6–1, 7–5
Runner-up 26. 8 July 1996 Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...

, London
Grass   Byron Black   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
6–4, 1–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 21. 22 July 1996 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
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, United States
Hard   Scott Davis   Doug Flach
Doug Flach
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  Chris Woodruff
Chris Woodruff
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7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 22. 19 August 1996 New Haven, United States Hard   Byron Black   Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
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  Nicklas Kulti
Nicklas Kulti
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6–4, 6–4

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 Career SR Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...

A A NH 2R QF QF F 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R 2R 3R 0 / 11 21–11
French Open A A A A 1R 1R 3R SF 2R 1R SF 2R 2R A 0 / 9 13–9
Wimbledon A A A 1R 3R 1R QF SF 2R F F 1R F 2R 0 / 11 26–11
U.S. Open A A A 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 1R SF 1R 3R 0 / 11 11–11
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 42 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–3 5–4 3–4 12–4 11–4 6–4 7–4 9–4 6–4 7–4 4–3 N/A 71–42
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells
Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California....

These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
2R 2R QF 2R W QF SF 2R 1 / 8 11–7
Miami
Miami Masters
The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park...

3R 2R 3R 2R 2R SF SF QF 0 / 8 7–8
Monte Carlo A A A 2R QF 2R SF A 0 / 4 4–4
Rome
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...

A A A 1R 1R 2R W 2R 1 / 5 7–4
Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...

A A A F 2R QF QF 1R 0 / 5 7–5
Canada
Canada Masters
The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour...

SF F 1R SF 2R SF QF A 0 / 7 10–7
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between...

2R F 2R SF QF QF QF A 0 / 7 9–7
Stuttgart (Stockholm)
Madrid Masters
There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters...

SF 2R SF SF 2R SF 2R A 0 / 7 9–7
Paris
Paris Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...

2R 2R 2R QF SF W SF A 1 / 7 9–6
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 6 0 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 9 1 / 9 0 / 4 3 / 58 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 6–6 7–6 7–6 12–9 9–8 13–8 16–8 3–4 N/A 73–55
Year End Ranking 758 724 217 96 32 48 10 10 27 1 7 5 3 100 N/A


A = did not participate in main draw of tournament

NH = tournament not held

After retiring as a player

Upon retiring from the tour in 1997, Connell became High Performance Director with Tennis BC and real estate agent with a Prudential Financial
Prudential Financial
The Prudential Insurance Company of America , also known as Prudential Financial, Inc., is a Fortune Global 500 and Fortune 500 company whose subsidiaries provide insurance, investment management, and other financial products and services to both retail and institutional customers throughout the...

 subsidiary. From February 2001 to June 2004 he also captained Canada's Davis Cup team, as the team in September 2003 won promotion to the World Group for only the second time. At present he is a realtor in Vancouver, BC (www.grantconnell.com).

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