Grant Connell (born November 17, 1965 in Regina) is a former professional tennis player from Canada who became the world's number doubles tennis player in November 1995. November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... Regina is the provincial capital of Saskatchewan, Canada and was incorporated as a city on June 19, 1903. ... Tennis balls This article is about the sport, tennis. ...

As a college player

Growing up in North Vancouver, Connell was an All-American in doubles in 1984 and in singles in 1985 at Texas A&M University. In '85 he lost in the quarterfinals of the NCAA individual tennis championships to fellow further pro Mikael Pernfors. Generally North Vancouver is the suburb of Vancouver on the North Side of the Burrard Inlet except the area that is in West Vancouver. ... Texas A&M University Texas A&M University, often Texas A&M, A&M or TAMU for short, is one of the premiere universities in Texas and is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. ... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... Mikael Pernfors (b. ...

As a pro doubles player

Connell won 22 career 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 Championship tournament. Connell's next main partner became Byron Black with whom he won 4 more titles. He also won a title each with Todd Martin and Scott Davis. He was a three-time Wimbledon doubles finalist, once each with Michibata, Galbraith, and Black. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is the nucleotide known in biochemistry as the molecular currency of intracellular energy transfer; that is, ATP is able to store and transport chemical energy within cells. ... Glenn Michibata (born 13 June 1962 in Toronto) is a former professional tennis player and current head coach of the Princeton University Tigers collegiate tennis team. ... Byron Black (born October 6, 1969 in Harare, Zimbabwe) is a former touring professional tennis player. ... The Three Major Professional Tournaments Professional tennis players in the years before the Open era began in 1968 played mostly on tours in head-to-head competition. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...

As a singles pro player

A left-hander, Connell best singles ranking was World No. 67, which he reached in June 1991. His best tour singles results were reaching the semi-finals of the 1991 Chicago, 1991 Singapore, and 1992 Auckland Grand Prix events. A solid grass-court player, Connell in 1991 at Wimbledon played a five-set first round match on Centre Court against Andre Agassi, where Connell went up two sets to one on a second serve ace in a third set tie-breaker. Agassi however won the final two sets to win the match. The following year at Wimbledon saw Agassi win his first Grand Slam event and Connell reach the third round to equal his best ever Grand Slam event showing. He also reached the third round of Wimbledon 1994 and the 1991 Australian Open. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29, 1970, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) is an American professional tennis player (1986-). As of 2004, he has won over $25 million in prize money and achieved a World No. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ...

As a Davis Cup player

Connell played Davis Cup for Canada on numerous occasions posting a career 15 and 6 win-loss record in doubles and an equally impressive 8 and 3 record in singles. He was a member of Canada's 1991 and 1992 teams, its first ever to qualify for the World Group. Davis Cup logo The Davis Cup is the international team event in mens tennis. ...

After retiring as a player

Upon retiring from the tour in 1997, Connell became High Performance Director with Tennis BC and real estate agent with a subsidiary Prudential Financial. From Februrary 2001 to June 2004 he also captained Canada's Davis Cup team, as the team in September 2003 won promotion to the World Group for only the second time. In the United States and parts of the Commonwealth (including Canada and Australia) as well as in many other countries, a real estate agent is a person who advises and represents others in transactions involving real estate. ... Prudential Financial, Inc. ...

External link

• ATPtennis.com player profile page for Connell (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=connell&x=12&y=7)