Neil Broad (born 20 November 1966) is a former professional

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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

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doubles titles in his career, and won the silver medal in doubles at the

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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

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doubles result at the 1990 Australian Open, reaching the semifinals while partnering Gary Muller of South Africa. Broad played on the

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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

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. He retired from the tour in 2000. Broad teamed up with

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in the men's doubles at the Australian Open in

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. However they were knocked out by David Macpherson and

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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

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tennis player Tim Hubbard in preparation for the

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. Broad is currently coaching Brad Williams, a player at

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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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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Broad, Neil 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