Grant Connell

Quick Facts

Full Name	Grant Connell
Occupation	Tennis Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 17, 1965(1965-11-17)
Age	59
Birthplace	Regina
Country	Canada
Birth City	Saskatchewan
Horoscope	Scorpio

Grant Connell Biography

Grant Connell is one of the most popular and richest Tennis Player who was born on November 17, 1965 in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Grant Connell (Pronounced: KAHN-nell) (born 17 November 1965) is an ex-professional tennis athlete from Canada and was an agent in real estate for the last fourteen months in Vancouver. He is a specialist with West Vancouver North Vancouver and Downtown properties and real deals in real estate. He was regarded as one of the most skilled doubles players in the late 1990s to the early ’90s as he reached the world’s number. 1 doubles ranking in November 1993.

On the 29th of December in 1986 Connell received the title of world no. 191 in singles , and No. 217 in doubles.

Connell began 1987 playing in his first Grand Slam event, the Australian Open. He lost in singles in the first round, in straight sets, to world No. 116 Todd Nelson. In doubles, he and partner American Chris Kennedy reached the second round.

A solid grass-court player, Connell had Andre Agassi on the ropes in their first round encounter at Wimbledon in 1991. 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.) As well, Connell reached five mixed semifinals at Wimbledon. The majority of those with his highly ranked partner Lindsay Davenport. Reporters have noted that neither one of them seemed too concerned about winning any title but had a lot of fun losing.

On the 30th of December in 1985 Connell had been ranked as ATP No. 570T for singles and No. 724T in doubles.

Grant Connell Net Worth

Grant Connell is one of the richest Tennis Player from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Grant Connell 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

As an amateur, Connell participated in his way through the Player’s International twice as a wild card, but lost in the opening drawing both time. In 1984, he fell to the world’s No. 17 Joakim Nystrom with 4-6, 3-6, in the next summer Connell was defeated by the world’s No. 47, 6-7, 3-6.

Growing living in North Vancouver, Connell was an All-American in doubles in 1984, and also on singles, in the year 1985. Texas A&M University. Ranked No. 5 in singles at NCAA’s and unbeaten in the SWC for singles in 1985. The year. Prior to his professional debut and losing at the semi-finals of the NCAA individual tennis championships against fellow professional Mikael Pernfors.

Connell won 22 doubles titles during his eleven seasons on the ATP Tour (1986 to 1997). He won his first four with fellow Canadian Glenn Michibata. Upon Michibata’s retirement from the tour, Connell joined Patrick Galbraith. The Connell-Galbraith tandem won 12 titles together, including the 1995 season ending Doubles Championships tournament. Connell’s next main partner became Byron Black with whom he won four more titles. He also won a title each with Todd Martin and Scott Davis. He was a three-time Wimbledon doubles finalist, twice with Galbraith and once with Black.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Grant Connell height 6 ft 1 in Grant weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Grant Connell Dating?

According to our records, Grant Connell is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Grant Connell’s is not dating anyone.

Relationships Record : We have no records of past relationships for Grant Connell. You may help us to build the dating records for Grant Connell!

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

Facts & Trivia

Grant Ranked on the list of most popular Tennis Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Grant Connell celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

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 semifinals, defeating Charles Buzz Strode, Russell Simpson, and Paul Chamberlin all in straight sets before falling to Mike Bauer, 6–7, 2–6.