Michael Yani (born December 31, 1980) is a former American tennis player. He turned professional in 2003.

Michael Yani
Michael Yani practicing at Queen's Club, 2013
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceHonolulu, Hawaii, United States
Born (1980-12-31) December 31, 1980 (age 43)
Singapore
Height1.85 m (6.1 ft)
Turned pro2003
Retired2013
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$403,300
Singles
Career record4–13 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 143 (March 1, 2010)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2013)
French Open1R (2010)
Wimbledon1R (2009)
US Open1R (2009, 2011)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 158 (May 25, 2009)
Last updated on: 1 July 2021.

Yani is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and 75 kg (165 lb). He resides in Honolulu, Hawaii. After attending on a tennis scholarship, he graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he won All-America honors in 2002 and 2003,[1] and was a 4-year letterman.[2] He went to high school at Saint Andrews in Boca Raton, Florida. His high singles ranking to date is world No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010.

Yani qualified for the 2009 Wimbledon Championships and 2009 U.S. Open, but lost both times in the first round in straight sets. At the 2010 French Open, he lost a tight match in the first round against Lukáš Lacko, with the score at 6–4, 6–7(5), 6–7(4), 7–6(5), 12–10.

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q3 0 / 0 0–0  – 
French Open A A 1R A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A 1R Q1 A Q2 Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open Q2 1R Q2 1R Q1 A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 4 0–4 0%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 A Q2 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A A Q2 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Cincinnati Masters 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Shanghai Masters NH Q2 A Q1 A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 0–2 0%

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 14 (7–7)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (5–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jul 2004 USA F16, Chico Futures Hard   Mark Hlawaty 6–7(2–7), 7–6(10–8), 6–4
Win 2–0 Jun 2005 Japan F5, Munakata Futures Hard   Go Soeda 7–6(7–2), 7–6(8–6)
Loss 2–1 Jul 2005 USA F17, Peoria Futures Clay   Catalin-Ionut Gard 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Jul 2005 USA F18, Joplin Futures Hard   Alexandre Simoni 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 5–7
Win 3–2 Aug 2005 USA F20, Decatur Futures Hard   Sam Warburg 7–5, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Sep 2005 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard   Toshihide Matsui 6–7(6–8), 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 2006 USA F13, Woodland Futures Hard   Kevin Anderson 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jul 2007 USA F17, Peoria Futures Clay   Nick Lindahl 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–2
Loss 5–4 Aug 2007 USA F21, Milwaukee Futures Hard   Matthew Ebden 6–3, 1–6, 5–7
Loss 5–5 Mar 2008 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard   Erik Chvojka 4–6, 2–6
Win 6–5 Jun 2008 Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard   Sam Warburg 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Jun 2008 USA F13, Sacramento Futures Hard   Ricardo Hocevar 4–6, 0–6
Loss 6–7 May 2009 Carson, United States Challenger Hard   Michael Russell 1–6, 1–6
Win 7–7 Jul 2012 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   Fritz Wolmarans 6–4, 7–6(13–11)


Doubles: 14 (9–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (2–3)
ITF Futures (7–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (8–5)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 2001 USA F20, Decatur Futures Hard   Trace Fielding   Doug Bohaboy
  Doug Root
7–6(7–4), 6–4
Win 2–0 Aug 2004 USA F22, Decatur Futures Hard   Trevor Spracklin   Raphael Durek
  Adam Feeney
7–5, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Jan 2005 USA F1, Tampa Futures Hard   Goran Dragicevic   Alex Kuznetsov
  Mischa Zverev
4–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 May 2005 Japan F3, Shizuoka Futures Carpet   David Martin   Jun Woong-Sun
  Kim Sun-Yong
2–6, 6–1, 6–4
Win 4–1 May 2005 Thailand F3, Phuket Futures Hard   Domenic Marafiote   Phillip King
  Trevor Spracklin
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Win 5–1 May 2005 Japan F4, Munakata Futures Hard   Phillip King   Katsushi Fukuda
  Yuichi Ito
6–4, 6–4
Win 6–1 Sep 2005 Japan F9, Kashiwa Futures Hard   David Martin   Chang Kai-Lung
  Yi Chu-Huan
6–4, 6–4
Win 7–1 May 2006 Japan F4, Munakata Futures Hard   Troy Hahn   Michal Przysiezny
  Mischa Zverev
7–5, 7–5
Win 8–1 Jun 2008 Yuba City, United States Challenger Hard   Nicholas Monroe   Jan-Michael Gambill
  Scott Oudsema
6–4, 6–4
Win 9–1 Jul 2008 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard   Todd Widom   Chen Ti
  Jose Statham
6–2, 6–2
Loss 9–2 Jul 2008 Aptos, United States Challenger Hard   Todd Widom   Noam Okun
  Amir Weintraub
2–6, 1–6
Loss 9–3 Mar 2009 Great Britain F4, Bath Futures Hard   Fritz Wolmarans   Colin Fleming
  Ken Skupski
4–6, 4–6
Loss 9–4 Jul 2011 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   James Ward   Jordan Kerr
  David Martin
3–6, 4–6
Loss 9–5 Sep 2011 Shanghai, China Challenger Hard   Fritz Wolmarans   Sanchai Ratiwatana
  Sonchat Ratiwatana
6–7(4–7), 3–6

References

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  1. ^ Martin, John (June 23, 2009). "At 28, Yani's Dream Is Fulfilled". Straight Sets. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Michael Yani Bio". www.tennis-x.com. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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