Adil Shamasdin
Biography
Adil Shamasdin (born May 23, 1982 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He reached his highest doubles ranking of world No. 41 on June 26, 2017. In his senior career, he has won so far three ATP World Tour doubles titles, in 2011 at the SA Tennis Open with James Cerretani, in 2015 at the Grand Prix Hassan II with Rameez Junaid and in 2017 at the Lyon Open with Andrés Molteni. He also has won twenty ATP Challenger Tour doubles titles and seven ITF Futures doubles titles. In 2015 in the Davis Cup World Group quarterfinals, he was selected to play his first tie for Canada, losing the doubles match with Daniel Nestor. The next year in the Davis Cup World Group playoffs, he helped his country secure its place in the World Group by winning the match with Vasek Pospisil. In 2016, he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon with Jonathan Marray as wildcards, beating the fourth seeds and defending champions Jean-Julien Rojer and Horia Tecău in the opening round, and the fifteenth seeds Pablo Cuevas and Marcel Granollers in the third round. They were defeated by the twelfth seeds Treat Huey and Max Mirnyi. Also in 2016, he advanced to the ATP Masters 1000 Rogers Cup second round for the first time of his career, after six unsuccessful attempts. In the first round, he and compatriot Philip Bester defeated the pair of then world No. 1 singles player Novak Djokovic and Nenad Zimonjić, before losing to the seventh seeds Raven Klaasen and Rajeev Ram in their next match.
Shamasdin grew up in Pickering, Ontario. His parents Kamru and Rozi immigrated to Canada from Kenya. He has two brothers Jamil and Irfan. He attended Brown University in Rhode Island and graduated with a degree in psychology. Shamasdin broke the record for the most combined wins (singles and doubles) in Brown tennis history with over 220.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2011 | SA Tennis Open, South Africa | 250 Series | Hard | James Cerretani (USA) | Scott Lipsky (USA) Rajeev Ram (USA) |
6–3, 3–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jul 2011 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Johan Brunström (SWE) | Ryan Harrison (USA) Matthew Ebden (AUS) |
6–4, 3–6, [5–10] |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 2015 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | Rameez Junaid (AUS) | Rohan Bopanna (IND) Florin Mergea (ROU) |
3–6, 6–2, [10–7] |
| Loss | 2–2 | Feb 2016 | Sofia Open, Bulgaria | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Philipp Oswald (AUT) | Wesley Koolhof (NED) Matwé Middelkoop (NED) |
7–5, 6–7(9–11), [6–10] |
| Loss | 2–3 | Jul 2016 | Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Grass | Jonathan Marray (GBR) | Sam Groth (AUS) Chris Guccione (AUS) |
4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | May 2017 | Lyon Open, France | 250 Series | Clay | Andrés Molteni (ARG) | Marcus Daniell (NZL) Marcelo Demoliner (BRA) |
6–3, 3–6, [10–5] |
ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures doubles titles (28)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (21) |
| ITF Futures (7) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| 1. | Mar 2008 | Canada F3, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Chu (CAN) | Travis Rettenmaier (USA) Rylan Rizza (USA) |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, [10–7] |
| 2. | Oct 2008 | Mexico F12, Mazatlán | Futures | Hard | Fabrice Martin (FRA) | Luís Díaz-Barriga (MEX) Daniel Garza (MEX) |
Walkover |
| 3. | Oct 2008 | Mexico F13, Ciudad Obregón | Futures | Hard | Fabrice Martin (FRA) | Chris Klingemann (USA) Milan Pokrajac (CAN) |
3–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| 4. | Mar 2009 | Canada F3, Sherbrooke | Futures | Hard (i) | Daniel Chu (CAN) | Érik Chvojka (CAN) Michal Pazicky (CAN) |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7] |
| 5. | May 2009 | Mexico F4, Coatzacoalcos | Futures | Hard | Vasek Pospisil (CAN) | Kaden Hensel (AUS) Adam Hubble (AUS) |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 6. | May 2009 | Mexico F5, Puerto Vallarta | Futures | Hard | Vasek Pospisil (CAN) | Juan-Manuel Elizondo (MEX) César Ramírez (MEX) |
6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
| 7. | Jul 2009 | France F12, Saint-Gervais-les-Bains|Saint-Gervais | Futures | Clay | Fabrice Martin (FRA) | Baptiste Dupuy (FRA) Pierrick Ysern (FRA) |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 8. | Nov 2009 | Puebla, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Vasek Pospisil | Guillermo Olaso (ESP) Pere Riba (ESP) |
7–6(9–7), 6–0 |
| 9. | May 2010 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | James Cerretani (USA) | Dustin Brown (JAM) [Alessandro Motti (ITA) |
6–3, 2–6, [11–9] |
| 10. | Sep 2010 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Lovro Zovko (CRO) | Carlos Berlocq (ARG) Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (ESP) |
1–6, 7–6(11–9), [10–5] |
| 11. | Feb 2011 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | James Cerretani (USA) | Jamie Delgado (GBR) Jonathan Marray (GBR) |
6–3, 5–7, [10–5] |
| 12. | Jun 2011 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Rik de Voest (RSA) | Treat Conrad Huey (PHI) Izak Van der Merwe (RSA) |
6–3, 7–6(11–9) |
| 13. | Mar 2012 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani (USA) | Tomasz Bednarek (POL) Olivier Charroin (FRA) |
7–6(7–5), 6–1 |
| 14. | Nov 2012 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | James Cerretani (USA) | Tomasz Bednarek (POL) Andreas Siljeström (SWE) |
6–3, 2–6, [10–4] |
| 15. | Nov 2012 | Loughborough, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | James Cerretani (USA) | Purav Raja (IND) Divij Sharan (IND) |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 16. | Jan 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Challenger | Hard | James Cerretani (USA) | Federico Delbonis (ARG) Renzo Olivo (ARG) |
6–7(5–7), 6–1, [11–9] |
| 17. | Apr 2014 | Le Gosier, Guadeloupe | Challenger | Hard | Tomasz Bednarek (POL) | Gero Kretschmer (GER) Michael Venus (NZL) |
7–5, 6–7(5–7), [10–8] |
| 18. | May 2014 | Tunis, Tunisia | Challenger | Clay | Pierre-Hugues Herbert (FRA) | Stephan Fransen (NED) Jesse Huta Galung (NED) |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| 19. | Jul 2014 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | Chase Buchanan (USA) James McGee (IRL) |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 20. | Sep 2014 | Napa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Peter Polansky (CAN) | Bradley Klahn (USA) Tim Smyczek (USA) |
7–6(7–0), 6–1 |
| 21. | Oct 2014 | Tiburon, United States | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Klahn (USA) | Carsten Ball (AUS) Matt Reid (AUS) |
7–5, 6–2 |
| 22. | Nov 2016 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | Peter Polansky | Ruben Bemelmans (BEL) Joris De Loore (BEL) |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 23. | Feb 2017 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | Julian Knowle (AUT) | Dino Marcan (CRO) Tristan-Samuel Weissborn (AUT) |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 24. | Mar 2017 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard (i) | Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) | Mikhail Elgin (RUS) Denys Molchanov (UKR) |
6–3, 3–6, [21–19] |
| 25. | Mar 2017 | Drummondville, Canada | Challenger | Hard (i) | Sam Groth (AUS) | Matt Reid (AUS) John-Patrick Smith (AUS) |
6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| 26. | Apr 2017 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Leander Paes (IND) | Luca Margaroli (SUI) Caio Zampieri (BRA) |
6–1, 6–4 |
| 27. | Jun 2017 | Ilkley, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Leander Paes (IND) | Brydan Klein (GBR) Joe Salisbury (GBR) |
6–2, 2–6, [10–8] |
| 28. | May 2018 | Braga, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Sander Arends (NED) | Ariel Behar (URU) Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela (MEX) |
6–2, 6–1 |
Doubles performance timeline
This table is current as of June 11, 2018.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015]] | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | QF | 1R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–3 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0 / 19 | 10–19 | 34% |
| National Representation | ||||||||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | PO | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||
| Canada | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 8 | 1–8 | 11% |
| Career Statistics | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015]] | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
| Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 106 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Hardcourt Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 6–7 | 2–8 | 1–6 | 3–6 | 10–9 | 10–12 | 3–10 | 2–3 | 1 / 63 | 37–62 | 37% |
| Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 5–5 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–7 | 0–1 | 9–3 | 1–4 | 2 / 24 | 23–26 | 47% |
| Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 19 | 16–16 | 50% |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–6 | 15–15 | 4–12 | 2–7 | 4–7 | 16–18 | 16–16 | 15–16 | 3–7 | 3 / 106 | 76–104 | 42% |
| Win % | – | – | 14% | 50% | 25% | 22% | 36% | 47% | 50% | 48% | 30% | 42.22% | ||
| Year-End Ranking | 454 | 182 | 87 | 61 | 98 | 120 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 62 | – | |||