Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional
tennis
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player who represented Great Britain for most of his playing career. He is a former UK number 1 who won seven
ATP tour
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doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in doubles at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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.
Playing career overview
The right-hander played primarily doubles in his career. He achieved his highest doubles ranking of No. 9 on 9 April 1990. Broad achieved his best
Grand Slam
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doubles result at the
1990 Australian Open
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Seniors
Men's ...
, reaching the semifinals while partnering
Gary Muller
Gary Muller (born 27 December 1964) is a former professional South African tennis player.
Muller turned pro in 1985. His 12-year career included wins over Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang and Stefan Edberg. Muller's best singles resu ...
of South Africa. Broad played on the
Great Britain Davis Cup team
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from 1992 to 2000, achieving a doubles record of 4–7. He won a silver medal for Great Britain at the
Atlanta Olympics in 1996, partnering
Tim Henman
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. He retired from the tour in 2000.
Broad teamed up with
Roger Federer
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in the men's doubles at the Australian Open in
2000
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. However they were knocked out by
David Macpherson and
Peter Nyborg
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.
Major finals
Olympic finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Career finals
Doubles (7 titles, 17 runners-up)
After the tour
Since retirement, Broad has helped coach South African
Paralympic
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tennis player
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Education
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in preparation for the
2004 Paralympic Games. Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at
Texas A&M University
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.
Broad also plays tennis on the Senior tour. He is also coaching a very promising young player, Chloe Heerden.
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1966 births
Living people
British male tennis players
British tennis coaches
Citizens of the United Kingdom through descent
Olympic tennis players of Great Britain
Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
Sportspeople from Cape Town
Alumni of Rondebosch Boys' High School
South African emigrants to the United Kingdom
South African male tennis players
South African people of British descent
Tennis people from Greater London
Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic medalists in tennis
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
White South African people