Grant Douglas
Connell
Male
Canada
1965-11-17
Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Grant Connell was born in Regina, Saskatchewan and is a former professional tennis player who became the world\'s No. 1 number doubles tennis player in 1993. The left-handed player grew up in North Vancouver, British Columbia and continued on to compete for Texas A&M University. There he was an All-American in doubles in 1984 and in singles in 1985 during his college career.
Connell competed in the singles draws of the Rogers Cup in Canada, but did not have the same success as he did in doubles. He made it as far as the quarter-finals in 1989 when he was defeated by Ivan Lendl in three-sets. The following year he made it to the round of 32, but was defeated by John McEnroe in straight sets. He competed in the tournament for eight years before retiring from the Tour in 1997.
He then became a High Performance Director with Tennis BC and from February 2001 to June 2004 he also captained Canada\'s Davis Cup team. He played on the team for 10 years from 1987 to 1997 and posted a 22-9 singles record and 14-6 doubles mark in Davis Cup action. During his professional career he garnered 22 doubles titles and the No. 1 doubles ranking with Michibata on the ATP Tour in 1993. Connell?s career-high ATP singles ranking was no. 67 in the world in 1991. He was coached by renown Canadian Louis Cayer.
In doubles play, Grant Connell was paired often with fellow Canadian Glenn Michibata and the two competed together for five years from 1988-1992 and won four doubles titles together in the United States, Singapore and South Korea. The team reached a ranking of world No. 5 in 1991. They reached the semifinals of both the French Open and Wimbledon that year. A year earlier they were finalists at the Australian Open. During those five years playing doubles together on the Tour, they were the runners-up in 12 events including the ATP Masters Series in Canada (Rogers Cup) in 1991, which was held in Montreal, Quebec that year. On their way to the finals the pair faced another Canadian team, Sebastien Lareau and Sebastien LeBlanc, in the quarter-finals and defeated them in two sets. The tandem then lost in a three-set heartbreaker 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 to Americans Patrick Galbraith and Todd Witsken. The previous year, in 1990, Connell and Michibata made it to the semifinals of Rogers Cup, which was held in Toronto, after defeating John McEnroe and partner Mark Woodforde in three sets. Unfortunately they lost in the semis. Connell and Michibata were named the Doubles Team of the Year by Tennis Canada in 1987. They were considered one of the best doubles combinations on the Tour.
In 2010, Connell and Michibata were also inducted into the Rogers Cup hall of Fame during the ATP World Tour event in Toronto.
1937 - 1994
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1986 - Great Britain Satellite - Leg 3 (Open)
1986 - Belgium Satellite - Leg 1 (Open)
1986 - Belgium 2 Satellite - Leg 3 (Open)
1986 - Belgium 2 Satellite - Leg 4 (Open)
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Stefano Pescosolido
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Jaime Yzaga
6-3
1-6
6-1
7-6
Round 3
Michael Chang 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Markus Zoecke 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6(7)
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Carl Uwe Steeb 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Nicklas Kroon
6-1
6-4
6-2
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Anders Jarryd
6-1
7-5
6-2
Round 3
Mark Woodforde 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
3-6
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Andre Agassi 1 *
Grant Connell
4-6
6-1
6-7
7-5
6-3
Round 1
Gary Muller 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
4-6
6-4
6-7
6-0
Round 1
Jason Stoltenberg 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
7-6(5)
6-2
Round 1
Guy Forget 1 *
Grant Connell
2-6
6-4
6-4
6-2
Round 1
Danie Visser 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Aki Rahunen 1 *
Grant Connell
1-6
6-1
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Andre Agassi 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Joao Cunha-Silva
6-4
6-4
7-6
Round 2
Nicklas Kroon 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Guy Forget 1 *
Grant Connell
6-2
6-3
6-4
Round 1
Ramesh Krishnan 1 *
Grant Connell
6-2
6-4
5-7
1-6
7-5
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Christian Bergstrom
3-6
6-3
6-2
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Pieter Aldrich 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Todd Nelson 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Bill Cowan
7-6
7-6
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Borje Uribe
7-6
7-6
Round 3
Mark Kratzmann 1 *
Grant Connell
7-5
6-1
6-1
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Evan Ratner
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Karl Richter 1 *
Grant Connell
3-6
7-6
6-3
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Gary Betts
6-4
6-2
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Martin Dyotte
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Stephane Bonneau
6-3
6-3
Semifinals
Andrew Sznajder 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Bill Cowan 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
4-6
6-3
Round 1
Jan Willem Lodder 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Freddie Sauer
6-0
3-6
6-4
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
David Engel
4-6
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Randy Vigmostad
7-6
7-6
Semifinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Andrew Castle
6-0
6-0
Final
Grant Connell 1 *
Peter Svensson
7-6
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Thomas (Tom) Fontana
6-3
6-7
7-5
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Eric Riley
7-5
4-6
7-5
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Conny Falk
6-1
6-4
Semifinals
Christian Bergstrom 1 *
Grant Connell
7-5
7-5
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Leighton Alfred
7-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Olivier Nicolas Delaitre 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Greg Neuhart
6-4
6-2
Semifinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Dirk Leppen
6-2
6-1
Final
Grant Connell 1 *
Peter Carter
7-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
James M. Turner 1 *
Grant Connell
6-7
7-6
6-2
Round 2
Stephane Bonneau 1 *
Grant Connell
6-2
6-3
Round 1
Derrick Rostagno 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Charles (Buzz) Strode
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Russell Simpson
6-4
6-2
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Paul Chamberlin
6-4
6-1
Semifinals
Mike Bauer 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-2
Round 1
James M. Turner 1 *
Grant Connell
7-5
3-6
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Eric Korita
7-6
7-5
Round 2
Andy Kohlberg 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
2-6
6-4
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
James M. Turner
6-1
6-2
Semifinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Michael T. Walker Jr.
4-6
6-1
6-1
Final
Grant Connell 1 *
Larry Scott
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Peter Lindgren 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
Quarterfinals
Grant Connell 1 *
Amit Naor
6-2
6-3
Semifinals
Grant Connell 1 *
David C. Felgate
6-3
6-4
Final
Grant Connell 1 *
Larry Scott
6-3
7-6
Round 1
Tim Wilkison 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Peter Carter
2-6
7-6
8-6
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Andres Vysand
6-2
7-6
Round 3
Thomas S. (Tom) Cain 1 *
Grant Connell
6-3
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Brendan Burke
6-1
6-4
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Shelby Cannon
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Mark Styslinger
6-3
6-4
Quarterfinals
Michael Pernfors 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-0
Round 1
Henri De Wet 1 *
Grant Connell
6-0
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Rene Gomez
6-4
6-4
Round 2
Val Wilder 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-4
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
John Sevely
6-2
7-6
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Joe Ragland
6-4
7-5
Round 3
Andy Kohlberg 1 *
Grant Connell
6-3
6-1
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Miguel Dungo III
6-7
6-3
6-3
Round 2
Todd Witsken 1 *
Grant Connell
3-6
6-2
7-6
Round 1
Joey Rive 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-2
Round 1
Steve Guy 1 *
Grant Connell
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Chris Johnstone
2-6
3-3
ret.
Round 2
Hatem McDadi 1 *
Grant Connell
6-1
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Mark Greenan
6-1
3-6
7-6
Round 2
Craig A. Miller 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
3-6
7-5
Round 1
Stephane Bonneau 1 *
Grant Connell
6-3
7-6
Round 1
Peter Doohan 1 *
Grant Connell
6-1
6-4
Round 1
Ken Diller 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-4
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Chris Prescott
6-1
1-6
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Chris Prescott
6-3
6-4
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Stuart M. Bale
6-4
7-6
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Eddie Edwards
6-3
6-2
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Neil Smith
7-6
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Kevin Foster
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
Andre Brady
6-1
6-1
Round 3
Grant Connell 1 *
Fred Kangwa
6-3
6-?
Round 1
Joakim Nystrom 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-3
Semifinals
Stephane Bonneau 1 *
Grant Connell
6-1
7-6
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Wayne Jackson
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Martin Wostenholme 1 *
Grant Connell
6-2
6-2
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Bill Jenkins
6-3
4-6
6-4
Round 2
Karl Richter 1 *
Grant Connell
7-5
6-1
Round 1
Martin Wostenholme 1 *
Grant Connell
?-?
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Alan Barg
5-7
6-0
6-0
Round 2
Karl Richter 1 *
Grant Connell
6-4
6-3
Round 1
Grant Connell 1 *
Ranjit Mani
6-0
6-2
Round 2
Martin Wostenholme 1 *
Grant Connell
7-5
7-5
Round 4
Grant Connell 1 *
Joey Rive
Round 2
Grant Connell 1 *
L. Choppin
6-4
6-2
6-8
5-7
6-3
Round 3
Robert Patterson 1 *
Grant Connell
6-3
6-1
6-4