| Brendan Evans | |
| Residence: | Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1986 |
| Birth Place: | Pontiac, Michigan, United States |
| Height: | 1.88m (06.17feet) |
| Turnedpro: | 2004 |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | $411,906 |
| Singlesrecord: | 6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 117 (12 October 2009) |
| Australianopenresult: | Q1 (2008, 2009, 2010) |
| Frenchopenresult: | Q1 (2009) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 2R (2010) |
| Usopenresult: | 1R (2008, 2009) |
| Doublesrecord: | 1–6 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Doublestitles: | 0 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 119 (26 November 2007) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 1R (2008) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2004, 2009) |
Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986) is an American retired professional tennis player.
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)
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]
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]
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]
Evans studied finance at The University of Virginia. Evans was named as one of the top tennis players in finance by Business Insider in 2014.[6]
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| 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 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | USA F32, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | Wayne Odesnik | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Ryan Newport | 3–6, 6–7(6–8) | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | USA F21, Kenosha | Futures | Hard | Ryan Newport | 6–2, 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Michael Russell | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 2–3 | USA F12, Rocklin | Futures | Hard | David Martin | 7–6(7–3), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 3–3 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | Ilija Bozoljac | 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard | Lu Yen-Hsun | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Noumea, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | Florian Mayer | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Sweeting | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 5–5 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Ilija Bozoljac | 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Loss | 0–1 | USA F11, Orange Park | Futures | Clay | Marcos Ondruska | Brian Baker Phillip Simmonds | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | USA F26, Irvine | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | USA F31, Waikoloa | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scoville Jenkins Phillip Simmonds | 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | USA F29, Honolulu | Futures | Hard | Pete Stroer |  Marco Crugnola Stefano Ianni | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 3–2 | USA F5, Harlingen | Futures | Hard | Tim Smyczek |  Johan Brunstrom Philip Stolt | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | USA F7, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema |  Michael Quintero Wesley Whitehouse | 4–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–4 | USA F9, Vero Beach | Futures | Clay | Troy Hahn | Jonathan Chu Izak Van Der Merwe | 4–6, 6–7(0–7) | ||
| Win | 4–4 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Oudsema | Scott Lipsky David Martin | 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | Mexico City, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Brian Wilson |  Miguel Gallardo-Valles Carlos Palencia | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 4–6 | USA F8, Little Rock | Futures | Hard | Brian Wilson | Donald Young  Kei Nishikori | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Win | 5–6 | Lexington, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ryan Sweeting | Phillip Simmonds  Ross Hutchins | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 5–7 | Rimouski, Canada | Challenger | Carpet | Alberto Francis |  Daniel King-Turner Robert Smeets | 5–7, 7–6(9–7), [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–8 | Champaign-Urbana, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Lipsky |  Harel Levy Sam Warburg | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–9 | Knoxville, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jamie Baker | Harel Levy Sam Warburg | 6–3, 2–6, [6–10] | ||
| Loss | 5–10 | León, Mexico | Challenger | Hard | Alex Kuznetsov | Travis Parrott  Filip Polášek | 4–6, 1–6 | ||
| Loss | 5–11 | New Delhi, India | Challenger | Hard |  Mustafa Ghouse | Harsh Mankad Ashutosh Singh | 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 6–11 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Chris Haggard | Todd Perry James Auckland | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 6–12 | Yokohama, Japan | Challenger | Hard |  Martin Slanar | Tomas Cakl Marek Semjan | 3–6, 6–7(1–7) | ||
| Loss | 6–13 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Ryan Sweeting | Peter Luczak Alessandro Motti | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–13 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Toshihide Matsui |  Gong Maoxin Zhe Li | 3–6, 6–3, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 7–14 | Canada F4, Toronto | Futures | Hard | Phillip Simmonds | Brett Joelson Ashwin Kumar | 6–3, 3–6, [7–10] | ||
| Loss | 7–15 | Canada F5, Markham | Futures | Hard |  Chris Klingemann | Chris Kwon Conor Pollock | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), [10–12] |
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
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| 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 | |||
| US Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | ||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Indian Wells | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Miami | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | ||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Canada Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–-0 | ||
| bgcolor=efefef align=left | Shanghai | Not Held | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||