Bill Behrens

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Bill Behrens
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1970-06-26) June 26, 1970 (age 54)
Pasadena, California
United States
Turned pro1993
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$145,547
Singles
Career record2–4
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 226 (May 27, 1996)
Doubles
Career record22–27
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 72 (June 10, 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1996, 1997)
French Open 1R (1996)
Wimbledon 3R (1997)
US Open 2R (1997)

Bill Behrens (born June 26, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

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Biography

Behrens, who was born in Pasadena, played for four years at the University of California, Los Angeles before turning professional. He was an NCAA All-American in 1992. [1]

His only title on the ATP World Tour came in the doubles event at St. Pölten in 1992, as an unseeded pairing with Matt Lucena. With the same partner he also finished runner-up in Atlanta in 1996. It was in doubles that he attained his highest ranking, 72 in the world. [2] In singles he made it to 226 in the world and was a finalist in a Challenger tournament in Birmingham, Alabama in 1996, with wins over top 100 players Michael Joyce and Nicolás Lapentti.

Behrens competed in the main draw of the men's doubles events at six Grand Slam tournaments across 1996 and 1997. In the 1997 Wimbledon Championships he had his best result when he reached the third round, with South African Chris Haggard. He and partner Patrick McEnroe had an opening round win over the eighth seeds Pat Galbraith and Ellis Ferreira at the 1997 US Open, before making a second round exit.

He works as a tennis coach in Murrieta, California. [3]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Jun 1995 St. Pölten, AustriaClay Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Libor Pimek
Flag of South Africa.svg Byron Talbot
7–5, 6–4
Loss1–1May 1996 Atlanta, U.S.Clay Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena Flag of South Africa.svg Christo van Rensburg
Flag of the United States.svg David Wheaton
6–7, 2–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (5)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1994 Celle, GermanyCarpet Flag of South Africa.svg Kirk Haygarth Flag of Germany.svg Alexander Mronz
Flag of Germany.svg Arne Thoms
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
2.1995 Lippstadt, GermanyCarpet Flag of Germany.svg Mathias Huning Flag of the United States.svg Bret Garnett
Flag of the United States.svg T. J. Middleton
6–4, 3–6, 7–6
3.1995 Cherbourg, FranceHard Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard
Flag of South Africa.svg Stefan Kruger
7–6, 6–1
4.1995 Poznań, PolandClay Flag of the United States.svg Matt Lucena Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Belloli
Flag of the United States.svg Jack Waite
7–5, 6–1
5.1996 Cherbourg, FranceHard Flag of South Africa.svg Marius Barnard Flag of Portugal.svg João Cunha e Silva
Flag of Germany.svg Mathias Huning
6–2, 4–6, 6–3

References

  1. "Bruin History - 2006 Men's Tennis Media Guide" (PDF). UCLA Bruins. 2006. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. "Temecula girls win sectional championship". Valley News . June 21, 2013. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  3. "PTTA Coaches". Pro Tour Tennis Academy. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 21, 2015.