Brendan Evans

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Brendan Evans
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States
Born (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 (age 36)
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $411,906
Singles
Career record6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record1–6 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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.

Contents

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)

ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss 2001 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Brett Joelson Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stéphane Bohli
4–6, 4–6
Win 2004 Australian Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Galic
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Jeflea
6–1, 6–1
Win 2004 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of the Netherlands.svg Robin Haase
Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–4
Win 2004 US Open Hard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of Germany.svg Sebastian Rieschick
Flag of Germany.svg Andreas Beck
4–6, 6–1, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–2)
ITF Futures (2–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–4)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Nov 2004USA F32, Honolulu FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Wayne Odesnik 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4)
Loss1–1May 2005USA F9, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newport3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss1–2Aug 2005USA F21, Kenosha FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Newport6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss1–3Feb 2006USA F4, Brownsville FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Michael Russell 2–6, 1–6
Win2–3Jun 2006USA F12, Rocklin FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg David Martin 7–6(7–3), 7–5
Win3–3Oct 2007 Rimouski, CanadaChallengerCarpet Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4
Loss3–4May 2008 New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Lu Yen-Hsun 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win4–4Jan 2009 Noumea, New CaledoniaChallengerHard Flag of Germany.svg Florian Mayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–5Feb 2009 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sweeting 4–6, 3–6
Win5–5Jun 2009 Nottingham, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of Serbia.svg Ilija Bozoljac 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4)

Doubles: 22 (7–15)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–8)
ITF Futures (3–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–11)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 2003USA F11, Orange Park FuturesClay Flag of South Africa.svg Marcos Ondruska Flag of the United States.svg Brian Baker
Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Simmonds
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win1–1Oct 2004USA F26, Irvine FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4
Win2–1Nov 2004USA F31, Waikoloa FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of the United States.svg Scoville Jenkins
Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Simmonds
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Loss2–2Nov 2005USA F29, Honolulu FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Pete Stroer Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crugnola
Flag of Italy.svg Stefano Ianni
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win3–2Mar 2006USA F5, Harlingen FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Tim Smyczek Flag of Sweden.svg Johan Brunstrom
Flag of the United States.svg Philip Stolt
7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss3–3Mar 2006USA F7, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of Colombia.svg Michael Quintero
Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Whitehouse
4–6, 2–6
Loss3–4May 2006USA F9, Vero Beach FuturesClay Flag of the United States.svg Troy Hahn Flag of the United States.svg Jonathan Chu
Flag of South Africa.svg Izak Van Der Merwe
4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win4–4Jan 2007 Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Oudsema Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky
Flag of the United States.svg David Martin
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss4–5Apr 2007 Mexico City, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson Flag of Mexico.svg Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Flag of Mexico.svg Carlos Palencia
3–6, 3–6
Loss4–6Apr 2007USA F8, Little Rock FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brian Wilson Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young
Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori
6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win5–6Jul 2007 Lexington, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sweeting Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Simmonds
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–4
Loss5–7Oct 2007 Rimouski, CanadaChallengerCarpet Flag of the United States.svg Alberto Francis Flag of New Zealand.svg Daniel King-Turner
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robert Smeets
5–7, 7–6(9–7), [7–10]
Loss5–8Nov 2007 Champaign-Urbana, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Warburg
4–6, 0–6
Loss5–9Nov 2007 Knoxville, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Baker Flag of Israel.svg Harel Levy
Flag of the United States.svg Sam Warburg
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss5–10Mar 2008 León, MexicoChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Kuznetsov Flag of the United States.svg Travis Parrott
Flag of Slovakia.svg Filip Polášek
4–6, 1–6
Loss5–11May 2008 New Delhi, IndiaChallengerHard Flag of India.svg Mustafa Ghouse Flag of India.svg Harsh Mankad
Flag of India.svg Ashutosh Singh
5–7, 3–6
Win6–11Oct 2008 Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard Flag of South Africa.svg Chris Haggard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Perry
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Auckland
6–3, 7–5
Loss6–12Nov 2008 Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard Flag of Austria.svg Martin Slanar Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomas Cakl
Flag of Slovakia.svg Marek Semjan
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss6–13May 2009 Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Sweeting Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter Luczak
Flag of Italy.svg Alessandro Motti
4–6, 4–6
Win7–13May 2010 Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Flag of Japan.svg Toshihide Matsui Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Gong Maoxin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhe Li
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss7–14Sep 2010Canada F4, Toronto FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Phillip Simmonds Flag of the United States.svg Brett Joelson
Flag of the United States.svg Ashwin Kumar
6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss7–15Oct 2010Canada F5, Markham FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Chris Klingemann Flag of the United States.svg Chris Kwon
Flag of the United States.svg Conor Pollock
6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12]

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open AAAAA Q1 Q1 Q1 0 / 00–0  
French Open AAAAAA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AAAA Q1 Q2 Q2 2R 0 / 11–150%
US Open A Q3 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 1R A0 / 20–20%
Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–10–11–10 / 31–325%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Q1 A Q2 AA Q2 1R Q1 0 / 10–10%
Miami Q1 Q1 1R A Q1 A 1R A0 / 20–20%
Canada Masters AAA Q1 AA Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati A Q1 AAAA Q1 A0 / 00–-0  
Shanghai Not Held Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–00–10–00–00–00–20–00 / 30–30%

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