Brad Pearce (tennis) explained
| Brad Pearce |
| Residence: | Provo, Utah, United States |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1966 |
| Birth Place: | Provo, Utah, United States |
| Height: | 5inchesft9inchesin (ftin) |
| Turnedpro: | 1986 |
| Retired: | 1999 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $818,413 |
| Singlesrecord: | 41–79 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 71 (8 October 1990) |
| Australianopenresult: | 3R (1987) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 1R (1991) |
| Wimbledonresult: | QF (1990) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (1986, 1990) |
| Doublesrecord: | 168–176 |
| Doublestitles: | 4 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 24 (4 October 1993) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | QF (1991) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (1993) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 2R (1990, 1991) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | QF (1993) |
| Australianopenmixedresult: | 1R (1994) |
| Frenchopenmixedresult: | 2R (1989, 1993) |
| Wimbledonmixedresult: | 2R (1989) |
| Usopenmixedresult: | 1R (1993, 1994) |
| Updated: | 24 May 2023 |
Brad Pearce (born March 21, 1966) is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1986. He won four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on October 8, 1990, when he became the World No. 71.
Pearce was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.[1]
Career
1987
Pearce started off his new season playing doubles, reaching four finals. Three of those were on the Grand Prix tennis circuit. He won his first final in January at the Auckland, with partner Kelly Jones. En route he defeated players such as Milan Šrejber and Mark Woodforde to win the title. His year continued on a high note, making it to the quarter-finals of the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor and the Lorraine Open and the semi-finals of the Japan Open Tennis Championships. Later he reached the finals at the OTB Open with partner Jim Pugh, losing to Gary Donnelly and Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6. A month later he made it to the final in New Haven with partner Gilad Bloom of Israel as the #1 seed, losing to the #2 seed Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata 6–3, 4–6, 2–6.
1990
The highlight of Pearce's single career was his appearance in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championship. Pearce was an unseeded player, and one of three Americans in the quarter-finals (Brad Gilbert and Kevin Curren being the others). En route he beat Ronnie Båthman (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3), Shuzo Matsuoka (7–6, 7–5, 6–3), Milan Šrejber (6–3, 6–3, 6–1), and Mark Woodforde (6–4, 6–4, 6–4) to face Ivan Lendl, the #1 seed of the tournament, where he lost (4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6).[2]
1991
Personal life
Pearce now works as an employee of Brigham Young University in the athletic department. He is the head coach of the BYU men's tennis team, and coached several players who have reached the top 800's in ATP rankings.
ATP career finals
Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
| Legend |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | | ATP Masters Series (0–0) | | ATP Championship Series (0–2) | | ATP World Series (4–6) | |
| | Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (3–8) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (1–0) | |
| | Finals by setting |
|---|
| Outdoors (2–5) | | Indoors (2–3) | |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|
| Win | 1–0 | | Houston, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Ricardo Acuña |  Chip Hooper
Mike Leach | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | | Auckland, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Kelly Jones |  Carl Limberger
Mark Woodforde | 7–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 2–1 | | Schenectady, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Jim Pugh | Gary Donnelly
Gary Muller | 6–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | | Johannesburg, South Africa | Grand Prix | Hard | Eric Korita | Kevin Curren
David Pate | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–3 | | Schenectady, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Byron Talbot | Scott Davis
Broderick Dyke | 2–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2–4 | | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | Kent Kinnear | Mark Kratzmann
Wally Masur | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Richard Fromberg | Brian Garrow
Sven Salumaa | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | | Los Angeles, United States | World Series | Hard |  Glenn Michibata |  Javier Frana
Jim Pugh | 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Kelly Evernden | Kevin Curren
Gary Muller | 6–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–6 | | Toulouse, France | World Series | Hard | Byron Talbot |  Guy Forget
Henri Leconte | 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–7 | | Philadelphia, United States | Championship Series | Hard | Marcos Ondruska | Jim Grabb
Richey Reneberg | 7–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | | Basel, Switzerland | World Series | Hard | Dave Randall | Byron Black
Jonathan Stark | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Legend |
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| ATP Challenger (0–2) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (0–0) | | Clay (0–0) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–2) | |
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Doubles: 4 (1–3)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger (1–3) | | ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| | Finals by surface |
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| Hard (1–0) | | Clay (0–2) | | Grass (0–0) | | Carpet (0–1) | |
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Performance timelines
Singles
Doubles
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ITA Men's Hall of Fame . May 15, 2009 . July 3, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170703072844/http://www.itatennis.com/AboutITA/HOF/Mens.htm . dead .
- http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Pe/B/Brad-Pearce.aspx ATP Brad Pearce Profile
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