Brendan Evans
American professional tennis player
Brendan Evans Country (sports) United States Residence Wesley Chapel, Florida , United StatesBorn (1986-04-08 ) April 8, 1986 (age 38) Pontiac, Michigan , United StatesHeight 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Turned pro 2004 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 411,906Career record 6–15 (at ATP Tour -level, Grand Slam -level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 117 (12 October 2009) Australian Open Q1 (2008 , 2009 , 2010 ) French Open Q1 (2009 ) Wimbledon 2R (2010 ) US Open 1R (2008 , 2009 ) 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) Wimbledon 1R (2008 ) US Open 1R (2004 , 2009 )
Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986) is an American retired professional tennis player.
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)
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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2004
USA F32, Honolulu
Futures
Hard
Wayne Odesnik
6–7(5–7) , 7–6(7–2) , 7–6(7–4)
Loss
1–1
May 2005
USA F9, Vero Beach
Futures
Clay
Ryan Newport
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Loss
1–2
Aug 2005
USA F21, Kenosha
Futures
Hard
Ryan Newport
6–2, 3–6, 3–6
Loss
1–3
Feb 2006
USA F4, Brownsville
Futures
Hard
Michael Russell
2–6, 1–6
Win
2–3
Jun 2006
USA F12, Rocklin
Futures
Hard
David Martin
7–6(7–3) , 7–5
Win
3–3
Oct 2007
Rimouski , Canada
Challenger
Carpet
Ilija Bozoljac
6–7(3–7) , 6–4, 6–4
Loss
3–4
May 2008
New Delhi , India
Challenger
Hard
Lu Yen-Hsun
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Win
4–4
Jan 2009
Noumea , New Caledonia
Challenger
Hard
Florian Mayer
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss
4–5
Feb 2009
Dallas , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ryan Sweeting
4–6, 3–6
Win
5–5
Jun 2009
Nottingham , United Kingdom
Challenger
Grass
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)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
May 2003
USA F11, Orange Park
Futures
Clay
Marcos Ondruska
Brian Baker Phillip Simmonds
6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win
1–1
Oct 2004
USA F26, Irvine
Futures
Hard
Scott Oudsema
Scott Lipsky David Martin
7–6(9–7) , 3–6, 6–4
Win
2–1
Nov 2004
USA F31, Waikoloa
Futures
Hard
Scott Oudsema
Scoville Jenkins Phillip Simmonds
6–7(4–7) , 7–6(7–2) , 6–4
Loss
2–2
Nov 2005
USA F29, Honolulu
Futures
Hard
Pete Stroer
Marco Crugnola Stefano Ianni
6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Win
3–2
Mar 2006
USA F5, Harlingen
Futures
Hard
Tim Smyczek
Johan Brunstrom Philip Stolt
7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Loss
3–3
Mar 2006
USA F7, Little Rock
Futures
Hard
Scott Oudsema
Michael Quintero Wesley Whitehouse
4–6, 2–6
Loss
3–4
May 2006
USA F9, Vero Beach
Futures
Clay
Troy Hahn
Jonathan Chu Izak Van Der Merwe
4–6, 6–7(0–7)
Win
4–4
Jan 2007
Waikoloa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Scott Oudsema
Scott Lipsky David Martin
4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Loss
4–5
Apr 2007
Mexico City , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Brian Wilson
Miguel Gallardo-Valles Carlos Palencia
3–6, 3–6
Loss
4–6
Apr 2007
USA F8, Little Rock
Futures
Hard
Brian Wilson
Donald Young Kei Nishikori
6–7(5–7) , 4–6
Win
5–6
Jul 2007
Lexington , United States
Challenger
Hard
Ryan Sweeting
Phillip Simmonds Ross Hutchins
6–4, 6–4
Loss
5–7
Oct 2007
Rimouski , Canada
Challenger
Carpet
Alberto Francis
Daniel King-Turner Robert Smeets
5–7, 7–6(9–7) , [7–10]
Loss
5–8
Nov 2007
Champaign-Urbana , United States
Challenger
Hard
Scott Lipsky
Harel Levy Sam Warburg
4–6, 0–6
Loss
5–9
Nov 2007
Knoxville , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jamie Baker
Harel Levy Sam Warburg
6–3, 2–6, [6–10]
Loss
5–10
Mar 2008
León , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Alex Kuznetsov
Travis Parrott Filip Polášek
4–6, 1–6
Loss
5–11
May 2008
New Delhi , India
Challenger
Hard
Mustafa Ghouse
Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh
5–7, 3–6
Win
6–11
Oct 2008
Kolding , Denmark
Challenger
Hard
Chris Haggard
Todd Perry James Auckland
6–3, 7–5
Loss
6–12
Nov 2008
Yokohama , Japan
Challenger
Hard
Martin Slanar
Tomas Cakl Marek Semjan
3–6, 6–7(1–7)
Loss
6–13
May 2009
Zagreb , Croatia
Challenger
Clay
Ryan Sweeting
Peter Luczak Alessandro Motti
4–6, 4–6
Win
7–13
May 2010
Fergana , Uzbekistan
Challenger
Hard
Toshihide Matsui
Gong Maoxin Zhe Li
3–6, 6–3, [10–8]
Loss
7–14
Sep 2010
Canada F4, Toronto
Futures
Hard
Phillip Simmonds
Brett Joelson Ashwin Kumar
6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Loss
7–15
Oct 2010
Canada F5, Markham
Futures
Hard
Chris Klingemann
Chris Kwon Conor Pollock
6–3, 6–7(2–7) , [10–12]
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
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