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Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986 in Pontiac, Michigan) was an American professional tennis player. He is currently a retired professional tennis player.

Brendan Evans
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWesley Chapel, Florida, USA
Born (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986 (age 36)
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)
Last updated on: 1 November 2021.

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. Evans competed in tournament matches against top players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Mardy Fish. 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 is currently studying finance at The University of Virginia (UVA, class of 2015). Evans is expected to join top investment bank Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its Investment Banking Division after graduation.[6] Evans was named as one of the top tennis players in finance by Business Insider in 2014.[7]


Junior Grand Slam finals



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


Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss2001US OpenHard Brett Joelson Tomas Berdych
Stephane Bohli		4–6, 4–6
Win2004Australian OpenHard Scott Oudsema David Galic
David Jeflea		6–1, 6–1
Win2004WimbledonGrass Scott Oudsema Robin Haase
Viktor Troicki		6–4, 6–4
Win2004US OpenHard Scott Oudsema Sebastian Rieschick
Andreas Beck		4–6, 6–1, 6–2

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]

Performance timeline


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


Tournament20032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin%
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


  1. "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.
  2. "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  4. "itftennis.com Junior record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  5. IGN Staff (17 May 2005). "E3 2005: Top Spin 2". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=204278741&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=hjmj&locale=en_US&srchid=2042787411428929925774&srchindex=1&srchtotal=59&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2042787411428929925774%2CVSRPtargetId%3A204278741%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3A [self-published source]
  7. "55 of the Most Serious Tennis Players in Finance". Business Insider.




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Brendan Evans (* 8. April 1986 in Pontiac, Michigan) ist ein ehemaliger US-amerikanischer Tennisspieler.
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