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American tennis player

Michael Sell
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidenceCherry Hill, NJ
Born (1972-08-23) August 23, 1972 (age 52)
Berkeley, California
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Turned pro1995
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$294,371
Singles
Career record6–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 136 (March 30, 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open1R (1998)
US Open2R (1997)
Doubles
Career record19–26
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 83 (August 24, 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1998)
French Open2R (1998, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (1997, 1998)

Michael Sell (born August 23, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. He was the co-head coach of the women's tennis team at Louisiana State University with Julia Sell from 2015 to April 2022.

Career

At the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship, Sell lost to Alexis Hombrecher in the 4th round. He had better success as a 4-time All-American for the University of Georgia. He and Rob Givone won the bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 1993 Summer Universiade.

Sell appeared in the main singles draw of two Grand Slams. In the 1997 US Open he beat Cecil Mamiit in the opening round, then lost in four sets to Daniel Vacek. He exited in the opening round of the 1998 French Open, losing to Jordi Mas, despite taking the first set 6–0. His best performance on the singles circuit came at the 1999 Japan Open Tennis Championships, where he defeated Mark Woodforde and Gouichi Motomura to make the round of 16. In the 2000 Heineken Open he had a win over world number 34 Nicolas Escude.

In doubles, he reached the 2nd round of all four Grand Slams, including the 1998 Australian Open where he partnered French Open winner Gustavo Kuerten. His best results came when he teamed up with countryman David DiLucia. The pair twice made the semi-finals of San Jose's Sybase Open, in 1998 and 1999.

Sell served as the personal coach of Monica Seles, Donald Young, and John Isner.

Challenger Titles

Singles: (3)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1997 Bronx, United States Hard Italy Gianluca Pozzi 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
2. 1997 Sedona, United States Hard United States Glenn Weiner 6–4, 6–4
3. 1999 Puebla, Mexico Hard Mexico Alejandro Hernández 7–6, 7–5

Doubles: (11)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1996 Monterrey, Mexico Hard Armenia Sargis Sargsian Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
South Africa Myles Wakefield 		6–2, 3–6, 6–3
2. 1996 Austin, United States Hard Armenia Sargis Sargsian United States T.J. Middleton
United States Bryan Shelton 		7–5, 7–6
3. 1997 Winnetka, United States Hard South Africa Myles Wakefield United States Chad Clark
Australia Ben Ellwood 		6–3, 7–6
4. 1997 Urbana, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett Japan Gouichi Motomura
Japan Takao Suzuki 		3–6, 7–6, 6–2
5. 1997 Delray Beach, United States Hard Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett United States Oren Motevassel
Italy Daniele Musa 		6–3, 6–3
6. 1997 Las Vegas, United States Hard United States David DiLucia United States Paul Goldstein
United States Jim Thomas 		6–4, 6–4
7. 1998 Salinas, Ecuador Hard United States David DiLucia Argentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto 		7–6, 6–4
8. 1998 San Antonio, United States Hard United States David DiLucia Australia Michael Hill
United States Scott Humphries 		6–3, 6–1
9. 1999 Lexington, United States Hard Romania Gabriel Trifu United States Scott Humphries
United States Kevin Kim 		7–6, 6–7, 6–4
10. 1999 Houston, United States Hard United States David DiLucia Canada Bobby Kokavec
Canada Jocelyn Robichaud 		7–6, 6–0
11. 2000 Tulsa, United States Hard Mexico Enrique Abaroa Romania Gabriel Trifu
United States Glenn Weiner 		5–7, 6–4, 6–2

Coaching career

  • 2001-2002 - Monica Seles - Personal Coach
  • 2003-2007 - USTA National Coach
  • 2007-2012 - USTA Lead National Coach
  • 2012 - USA Olympic Assistant Tennis Coach - London Games
  • 2013-2014 - John Isner - Personal Coach
  • 2015-2022 - Co-head Coach LSU Women's Tennis
  • 2022 to Current - Director LTP Professional Program

References

  1. ITF Tennis Profile
  2. "Michael Sell". lsusports.net. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" web.archive.org retrieved May 16, 2023
  4. ^ ATP World Tour Profile

External links

LSU Lady Tigers head tennis coaches
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