Brian Dunn (tennis)

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Brian Dunn
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Bradenton, Florida, United States
Born(1974-04-05)5 April 1974
Tampa, Florida, United States
Height6' 7" (201 cm)
Turned pro1992
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money $107,978
Singles
Career record4–12
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 153 (27 November 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1992, 1994)
US Open 2R (1992)
Doubles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 246 (23 October 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 1R (1993)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open 2R (1992)
Last updated on: 5 December 2021.

Brian Dunn (born April 5, 1974) was the 1992 juniors US Open champion for tennis. [1] [2] That same year losing in the final round of the Junior Wimbledon, and Australian Open. [3] [4] However, he retired at a young age due to knee injuries.

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The 6 feet, 7 inch Dunn reached a high ATP ranking of world No. 153. A native of Tampa, Florida, he resided in Bradenton while on the tour. He reached the second round of the (senior) 1992 US Open in his only grand slam event main draw appearance. Dunn played in a handful of grand prix events during 1992 through 1995, finishing with a career record of 4 wins, 12 losses. He reached one final in challenger events, the Naples Challenger in May, 1994. He played his final tour event in September 1996.

Dunn was also the 14-and-under singles champion at Les Petits As in 1988. [5]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 3 (1 title, 2 runner-ups)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 1992 Australian Open Hard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle 2–6, 0–6
Loss 1992 Wimbledon Grass Flag of the Czech Republic.svg David Škoch 4–6, 3–6
Win 1992 US Open Hard Flag of Israel.svg Noam Behr 7–5, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 1994 Naples, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Norway.svg Christian Ruud 1–6, 0–6

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Sep 1995 Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerClay Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Sávolt Flag of Israel.svg Noam Behr
Flag of Israel.svg Eyal Ran
6–3, 6–2

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 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q1 Q2 AA0 / 00–0  
French Open AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Wimbledon AAAAA0 / 00–0  
US Open 2R Q1 Q1 AA0 / 11–150%
Win–loss1–10–00–00–00–00 / 11–150%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A Q2 Q1 Q1 A0 / 00–0  
Miami 1R Q1 Q1 A Q2 0 / 10–10%
Canada AA Q1 AA0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–10–00–00–00–00 / 10–10%

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