Brendan Curry Explained

Brendan Curry
Birth Date:21 December 1971
Birth Place:Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Careerprizemoney:$19,675
Highestsinglesranking:No. 450 (28 October 1991)
Doublesrecord:2–3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 181 (29 January 1996)

Brendan Curry (born 21 December 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.

Biography

Born in Port Elizabeth, Curry began competing on tour in 1989. He was most successful in doubles, reaching a highest ranking of 181 in the world and winning two ATP Challenger titles.

His best performance on the ATP Tour came at the 1993 South African Open in Durban, where he teamed up with Kevin Ullyett to make the doubles semi-finals. He also partnered with Ullyett to make the final round of the 1993 Wimbledon qualifying draw, beating the Canadian pair of Sébastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor en route.[1]

In 1994 he made further ATP Tour main draw appearances in the doubles at Sun City and Prague, partnering David Nainkin and Kirk Haygarth respectively.

Since 2015 he has been the Director of Tennis at Tiburon Peninsula Club and serves as the Tournament Director of the Tiburon Challenger.[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1993Liège, BelgiumClay Kirk Haygarth Jan Apell
Paul Kilderry
6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2.1994Eisenach, GermanyClay Luis Lobo Marcelo Charpentier
Miguel Pastura
5–7, 6–1, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. News: Nestor's chances take hit . Montreal Gazette . www.pressreader.com . 5 July 2008.
  2. News: Cal player making ATP debut in Tiburon Challenger . Marin Independent Journal . 25 September 2015.