Brendan Evans
Country (sports) | United States |
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Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States |
Born | (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 (age 38) Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $411,906 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 117 (12 October 2009) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q1 (2008, 2009, 2010) |
French Open | Q1 (2009) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2010) |
US Open | 1R (2008, 2009) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–6 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 119 (26 November 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2008) |
US Open | 1R (2004, 2009) |
Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986) is an American retired professional tennis player.
Tennis career
Juniors
On the junior circuit, Evans reached as high as No. 2 in the combined junior world rankings in July 2004, when he won the Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open boys' doubles titles alongside Scott Oudsema. During his junior career, Evans posted win–loss records of 94–55 in singles and 103–32 in doubles.
Junior Slam results - Singles:
Australian Open: QF (2003, 2004)
French Open: SF (2004)
Wimbledon: QF (2003, 2004)
US Open: 2R (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Junior Slam results - Doubles:
Australian Open: W (2004)
French Open: SF (2004)
Wimbledon: W (2004)
US Open: W (2004)
Nike deal
In 2001, Evans signed a 5-year endorsement deal with Nike at the age of 15 for a reported $1.25 million. At the time, the deal was one of the largest endorsement contracts for any junior tennis player.[1]
Pro tour
After turning pro in 2004, Evans has competed on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 117 in October 2009 and his highest ATP doubles ranking of world No. 119 in November 2007. He secured wins over top players Juan Martín del Potro, Kei Nishikori and John Isner. Evans is coached by former South African player Marcos Ondruska.[2][3][4]
Top Spin 2 on Xbox 360
In 2006, Evans was featured as a character in the Xbox 360 video game Top Spin 2, along with fellow pro tour players Roger Federer, Andy Roddick and James Blake.[5]
Career after tennis
Evans studied finance at The University of Virginia.[citation needed] Evans was named as one of the top tennis players in finance by Business Insider in 2014.[6]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | Brett Joelson | Tomáš Berdych Stéphane Bohli | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | Scott Oudsema | David Galic David Jeflea | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2004 | Wimbledon | Grass | Scott Oudsema | Robin Haase Viktor Troicki | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2004 | US Open | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Sebastian Rieschick Andreas Beck | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2004 | USA F32, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | Wayne Odesnik | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2005 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Ryan Newport | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2005 | USA F21, Kenosha | Futures | Hard | Ryan Newport | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2006 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Michael Russell | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2006 | USA F12, Rocklin | Futures | Hard | David Martin | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Win | 3–3 | Oct 2007 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | Ilija Bozoljac | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2008 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Lu Yen-Hsun | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2009 | Noumea, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Florian Mayer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2009 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Sweeting | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Jun 2009 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ilija Bozoljac | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 22 (7–15)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2003 | USA F11, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Marcos Ondruska | Brian Baker Phillip Simmonds | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2004 | USA F26, Irvine | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2004 | USA F31, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scoville Jenkins Phillip Simmonds | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2005 | USA F29, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | Pete Stroer | Marco Crugnola Stefano Ianni | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–2 | Mar 2006 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Tim Smyczek | Johan Brunstrom Philip Stolt | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2006 | USA F7, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Michael Quintero Wesley Whitehouse | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2006 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Troy Hahn | Jonathan Chu Izak Van Der Merwe | 4–6, 6–7(0–7) |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2007 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Brian Wilson | Miguel Gallardo-Valles Carlos Palencia | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2007 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Brian Wilson | Donald Young Kei Nishikori | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Jul 2007 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Sweeting | Phillip Simmonds Ross Hutchins | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–7 | Oct 2007 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | Alberto Francis | Daniel King-Turner Robert Smeets | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), [7–10] |
Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2007 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Lipsky | Harel Levy Sam Warburg | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2007 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Baker | Harel Levy Sam Warburg | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2008 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kuznetsov | Travis Parrott Filip Polášek | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | May 2008 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Mustafa Ghouse | Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–11 | Oct 2008 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Chris Haggard | Todd Perry James Auckland | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 6–12 | Nov 2008 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | Martin Slanar | Tomas Cakl Marek Semjan | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 6–13 | May 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Ryan Sweeting | Peter Luczak Alessandro Motti | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–13 | May 2010 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui | Gong Maoxin Zhe Li | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 7–14 | Sep 2010 | Canada F4, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Phillip Simmonds | Brett Joelson Ashwin Kumar | 6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 7–15 | Oct 2010 | Canada F5, Markham | Futures | Hard | Chris Klingemann | Chris Kwon Conor Pollock | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12] |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||
US Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Miami | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Canada Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–-0 | – | |||||||||||||
Shanghai | Not Held | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
References
- ^ "Whiff on Roddick drives new Nike deal - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "itftennis.com Junior record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ IGN Staff (17 May 2005). "E3 2005: Top Spin 2". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "55 of the Most Serious Tennis Players in Finance". Business Insider.
External links
- Brendan Evans at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Brendan Evans at the International Tennis Federation
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