in doubles. Connell finished 1986 on tour with a bang, reaching the semifinals at the Valkenswaard Challenger in both singles and doubles, again partnering Chamberlin. On December 29, 1986, Connell was ranked world No. 191 in singles and No. 217 in doubles. 1987 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. Connell's next main draw action was in March, at the Cherbourg Challenger. 1988 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. 1989–1994 Career finals Doubles (22 titles) Doubles performance timeline Honours Connell was inducted into the Canadian Tennis Hall of Fame in 1998. After retiring as a tennis pro Upon retiring from the tour in 1997, Connell became High Performance Director at Tennis BC as well as Davis Cup Captain. As captain he led the team to the World Group for only the third time. He was also the Tournament Director for Rogers Cup in Toronto in 2006 As of the last 14 years Grant has been selling real estate in Vancouver, BC. References External links Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States Canadian male tennis players Canadian tennis coaches Olympic tennis players of Canada Sportspeople from Vancouver Sportspeople from Regina, Saskatchewan Racket sportspeople from British Columbia Racket sportspeople from Saskatchewan Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Texas A&M Aggies men's tennis players 1965 births Living people ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players