Brendan Evans
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States |
Born | Pontiac, Michigan, United States | April 8, 1986
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2004 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $411,906 |
Singles | |
Career record | 6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 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 record | 1–6 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 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.
Tennis career
[edit]Juniors
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)
[edit]Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2001 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2004 | Australian Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 |
Win | 2004 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit]Singles: 10 (5–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Nov 2004 | USA F32, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–1 | May 2005 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2005 | USA F21, Kenosha | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2006 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–3 | Jun 2006 | USA F12, Rocklin | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Win | 3–3 | Oct 2007 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2008 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2009 | Noumea, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Feb 2009 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5–5 | Jun 2009 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Doubles: 22 (7–15)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 2003 | USA F11, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Oct 2004 | USA F26, Irvine | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Nov 2004 | USA F31, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2005 | USA F29, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 3–2 | Mar 2006 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Mar 2006 | USA F7, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 3–4 | May 2006 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7(0–7) |
Win | 4–4 | Jan 2007 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] |
Loss | 4–5 | Apr 2007 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4–6 | Apr 2007 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Win | 5–6 | Jul 2007 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 5–7 | Oct 2007 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), [7–10] |
Loss | 5–8 | Nov 2007 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 5–9 | Nov 2007 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] |
Loss | 5–10 | Mar 2008 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 5–11 | May 2008 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 3–6 |
Win | 6–11 | Oct 2008 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 6–12 | Nov 2008 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) |
Loss | 6–13 | May 2009 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–13 | May 2010 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
Loss | 7–14 | Sep 2010 | Canada F4, Toronto | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, [7–10] |
Loss | 7–15 | Oct 2010 | Canada F5, Markham | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12] |
Performance timeline
[edit]W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
[edit]Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |||||||||||||
US Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Miami | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
Canada Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||||
Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–-0 | – | |||||||||||||
Shanghai | Not Held | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
References
[edit]- ^ "Whiff on Roddick drives new Nike deal - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". Archived from the original on 2016-09-20. Retrieved 2015-04-13.
- ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "itftennis.com Junior record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ IGN Staff (17 May 2005). "E3 2005: Top Spin 2". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
- ^ "55 of the Most Serious Tennis Players in Finance". Business Insider.
External links
[edit]- Brendan Evans at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Brendan Evans at the International Tennis Federation