Kelly Evernden

Kelly Evernden
Full nameKelly Graeme Evernden
Country (sports) New Zealand
ResidenceSeattle, Washington, United States
Born (1961-09-21) 21 September 1961 (age 63)
Gisborne, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro1985
Retired1995
PlaysRight-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money$896,750
Singles
Career record135–146
Career titles3
Highest rankingNo. 31 (6 November 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1987)
French Open1R (1991)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US Open3R (1985, 1987)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Doubles
Career record147–147
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 19 (18 July 1988)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1988)
French Open2R (1987, 1988)
WimbledonQF (1988, 1991)
US OpenQF (1992)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (1988)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1991)
Wimbledon3R (1987)
US OpenSF (1990)
Last updated on: 22 August 2022.

Kelly Graeme Evernden (born 21 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1987 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals by defeating Jonathan Canter, Johan Kriek, Brad Pearce and Derrick Rostagno before being knocked-out by Wally Masur. Evernden represented New Zealand at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Over the course of his career, Evernden won three top-level singles titles, the last of which was won in 1989 at Wellington. He also won five tour doubles titles (the most significant of which was the Canadian Open in 1989). Evernden's career-high rankings were world No. 31 in singles and world No. 19 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1994.

Evernden played pro tennis with only one lung, having had a lung removed as the result of an injury sustained in an accident at the age of 16. He was hit by a motorist and his heart stopped twice in five days (once for one minute and once for 45 seconds). In addition to puncturing a lung which had to be removed, he also had a broken arm, leg and ribs, however he recovered fully from the accident.[1]

He lives on Mercer Island with his wife and two sons.

Prior to turning professional, Evernden played tennis for the University of Arkansas (where he studied business management and psychology) and was an All-American in 1984.

Evernden is a quarter Ngāti Porou Māori, and his Māori name "Te Rangai" means "Young Warrior". His Irish name, Kelly, means "War". Kelly is now the Davis Cup Captain for the country of New Zealand(2021-?)

ATP career finals

Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (3–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (0–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–2)
Indoors (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1985 Brisbane, Australia Grand Prix Carpet United States Paul Annacone 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–2 Dec 1985 Sydney, Australia Grand Prix Grass France Henri Leconte 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6
Win 1–2 Jun 1987 Bristol, United Kingdom Grand Prix Grass United States Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6
Win 2–2 Oct 1987 Brisbane, Australia Grand Prix Hard Germany Eric Jelen 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Win 3–2 Jan 1989 Wellington, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Japan Shuzo Matsuoka 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 3–3 Oct 1989 Vienna, Austria Grand Prix Carpet United States Paul Annacone 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Loss 3–4 Aug 1990 Schenectady, United States World Series Hard India Ramesh Krishnan 1–6, 1–6

Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–1)
Indoors (3–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1986 Cologne, West Germany Grand Prix Hard United States Chip Hooper Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Peter Lundgren 		6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Win 2–0 Oct 1987 Brisbane, Australia Grand Prix Hard United States Matt Anger Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur 		7–6, 6–2
Win 3–0 Feb 1988 Philadelphia, United States Grand Prix Carpet South Africa Johan Kriek United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Danie Visser 		7–6, 6–3
Loss 3–1 Aug 1989 Livingston, United States Grand Prix Hard United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. United States Tim Pawsat
United States Tim Wilkison 		5–7, 3–6
Win 4–1 Aug 1989 Montreal, Canada Grand Prix Hard United States Todd Witsken United States Charles Beckman
United States Shelby Cannon 		6–3, 6–3
Loss 4–2 Oct 1989 Vienna, Austria Grand Prix Carpet United States Paul Annacone Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd 		2–6, 3–6
Win 5–2 Jan 1989 Wellington, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard Venezuela Nicolás Pereira Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 5–3 Apr 1992 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard United States Brad Pearce United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller 		6–7, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 1991 Ponte Vedra, United States Challenger Hard United States Jonathan Stark 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 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)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1992 Halle, Germany Challenger Clay New Zealand Brett Steven Germany Karsten Braasch
Germany Lars Koslowski 		6–4, 6–7, 0–6

Performance timelines

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(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 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q3 A 1R A QF 1R 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
French Open A A A A A A A A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
US Open A A 3R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q1 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–2 8–3 1–3 1–3 0–3 0–4 0–0 0–0 0 / 21 13–21 38%
National Representation
Summer Olympics NH A Not Held 2R Not Held A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Miami A A A 1R A 1R 2R 1R 1R A A 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Canada A A A A 3R 2R 3R 1R A A A 0 / 4 5–4 56%
Cincinnati A A A A 3R 1R A A A A A 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 4–2 1–4 3–2 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 12 8–12 40%

Doubles

Tournament 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 2R A 2R QF 1R 2R 2R A 1R 0 / 7 7–7 50%
French Open 1R A 2R 2R A A 1R 1R A 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Wimbledon 3R 3R 1R QF 2R 2R QF A A 0 / 7 12–7 63%
US Open 2R 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R QF A 0 / 8 8–8 50%
Win–loss 4–4 3–2 3–4 8–4 2–3 2–3 4–4 3–2 0–1 0 / 27 29–27 52%
National Representation
Summer Olympics Not Held 2R Not Held A NH 0 / 1 1–1 50%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A QF A A A A A 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Miami A 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R A A 0 / 6 5–6 45%
Rome 1R A A A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Canada 1R A 1R QF W 2R A A A 1 / 5 8–4 67%
Cincinnati A A 1R A A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Paris A A A 1R A A A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–2 1–1 0–3 6–4 6–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 1 / 15 15–14 52%

Mixed Doubles

Tournament 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1R A QF 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Wimbledon 1R 3R 2R A A 2R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
US Open A A A A SF A 0 / 1 3–1 75%
Win–loss 8–1 2–2 2–2 0–1 3–1 3–2 0 / 9 10–9 53%

References

  1. ^ "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 26 March 2012.