Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986) is an American retired professional tennis player.

Brendan Evans
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWesley Chapel, Florida, United States
Born (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 (age 38)
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$411,906
Singles
Career record6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117 (12 October 2009)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2008, 2009, 2010)
French OpenQ1 (2009)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open1R (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record1–6 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (26 November 2007)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2008)
US Open1R (2004, 2009)

Tennis career

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Juniors

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 US Open Hard   Brett Joelson   Tomáš Berdych
  Stéphane Bohli
4–6, 4–6
Win 2004 Australian Open Hard   Scott Oudsema   David Galic
  David Jeflea
6–1, 6–1
Win 2004 Wimbledon Grass   Scott Oudsema   Robin Haase
  Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–4
Win 2004 US Open Hard   Scott Oudsema   Sebastian Rieschick
  Andreas Beck
4–6, 6–1, 6–2

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 10 (5–5)

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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)

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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]

Performance timeline

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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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Tournament 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win%
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

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  1. ^ "Whiff on Roddick drives new Nike deal - SportsBusiness Daily | SportsBusiness Journal | SportsBusiness Daily Global". Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  3. ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  4. ^ "itftennis.com Junior record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved December 7, 2009.
  5. ^ IGN Staff (May 17, 2005). "E3 2005: Top Spin 2". IGN. Retrieved November 5, 2016.
  6. ^ "55 of the Most Serious Tennis Players in Finance". Business Insider.
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