Ricky Brown (tennis)

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Ricky Brown
Country (sports) Flag of the United States.svg United States
Residence Largo, Florida
Born (1967-04-01) April 1, 1967 (age 52)
Hialeah, Florida
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro1985
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$35,729
Singles
Career record4–17
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 215 (November 10, 1986)
Grand Slam Singles results
US Open 2R (1984)
Doubles
Career record7–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 174 (August 10, 1987)

Ricky Brown (born April 1, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. [1] He is the younger brother of another professional player Jimmy Brown.

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Career

Brown was the top ranked American junior for the 16s age division in 1983 and the following year won an Orange Bowl title (18 and under). [2] [3] He and partner Robbie Weiss were boys' doubles champions at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. They defeated Mark Kratzmann and Jonas Svensson in the final. [4] Brown made his only Grand Slam appearance at the 1984 US Open, where he defeated former Australian Open winner Mark Edmondson in the opening round, before being eliminated in the second round by Henrik Sundström. [2] He won a Challenger doubles title at Winnetka in 1985. [2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1985 Flag of the United States.svg Winnetka, United States Hard Flag of the United States.svg Luke Jensen Flag of New Zealand.svg Kelly Evernden
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Brian Levine
6–4, 6–7, 6–4

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References

  1. ITF Pro Circuit profile
  2. 1 2 3 ATP World Tour Profile
  3. Lawrence Journal-World , "Sports briefs", December 25, 1984, p. 9
  4. ITF Junior Profile