Brad Guan

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Brad Guan
Country (sports) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Born (1958-07-10) 10 July 1958 (age 65)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record8–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 183 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open 3R (1982)
French Open 1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record25–31
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 107 (3 Jan 1983)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open QF (1980)
French Open QF (1982)
Wimbledon 2R (1980, 1981)
US Open 2R (1982)

Brad Guan (born 10 July 1958) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. [1]

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Grand Slam career

Guan made his first appearance in the main singles draw of a Grand Slam at the 1981 Australian Open, where he lost in the opening round to Pat Du Pré, in five sets. [2] He was also beaten in the first round of the 1982 French Open, by Juan Avendaño, but made the men's doubles quarter-finals, with Derek Tarr as his partner. [2] This equaled his best Grand Slam performance, as he also reached the quarter-finals in the doubles at the 1980 Australian Open, partnering Ernie Ewart. [2] His best singles effort came when he made the third round at the 1982 Australian Open. [2]

Grand Prix tour

On the Grand Prix tennis circuit, Guan made one doubles final, at the 1979 Australian Hard Court Tennis Championships with Phil Davies. [2] They lost to John James and Chris Kachel. [2] He was a singles quarter-finalist at Brisbane's South Pacific Tennis Classic in 1981. [2]

Challenger circuit

At an ATP Challenger tournament in Perth in 1982, Guan had a win over John Fitzgerald. [2] He won five Challenger doubles titles during his career. [2]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Jan 1980 Hobart, AustraliaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Phil Davies Flag of Australia (converted).svg John James
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Kachel 		4–6, 4–6

Challenger titles

Doubles: (5)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1980Cozenza, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ernie Ewert Flag of Egypt.svg Ismail El Shafei
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ricardo Ycaza 		7–6, 6–3
2.1980 Messina, ItalyClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ernie Ewert Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Marchetti
Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Vattuone 		6–3, 6–4
3.1981 Travemünde, West Germany Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Wayne Hampson Flag of New Zealand.svg Bruce Derlin
Flag of New Zealand.svg David Mustard 		6–3, 6–4
4.1982 Solihull, Great Britain Clay Flag of India.svg Anand Amritraj Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Jarrett
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jonathan Smith 		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
5.1982 Cologne, West Germany Clay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Warren Maher Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Johnstone
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cliff Letcher 		6–2, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ATP World Tour Profile
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