| Dustin Brown | |
| Country: | (2002–2010, 2022–2024) (2011–2022) |
| Residence: | Winsen an der Aller, Germany |
| Birth Date: | 8 December 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Celle, West Germany |
| Height: | 1.96 m |
| Turnedpro: | 2002 |
| Retired: | 2021 (singles) 2024 (doubles) |
| Plays: | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Careerprizemoney: | US$3,129,783 |
| Singlesrecord: | 62–99 |
| Singlestitles: | 0 |
| Highestsinglesranking: | No. 64 (10 October 2016) |
| Australianopenresult: | 1R (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018) |
| Frenchopenresult: | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledonresult: | 3R (2013, 2015) |
| Usopenresult: | 2R (2010, 2017) |
| Othertournaments: | yes |
| Olympicsresult: | 1R (2016) |
| Doublesrecord: | 82–105 |
| Doublestitles: | 2 |
| Highestdoublesranking: | No. 43 (14 May 2012) |
| Currentdoublesranking: | No. 298 (25 November 2024) |
| Australianopendoublesresult: | 2R (2011, 2015) |
| Frenchopendoublesresult: | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledondoublesresult: | 3R (2024) |
| Usopendoublesresult: | 1R (2012, 2016) |
| Updated: | 25 November 2024 |
Dustin Brown (born 8 December 1984)[1] is a German-Jamaican former professional tennis player who rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal at the Halle Open in 2014 and at Wimbledon in 2015. He is known for his technique, speed, and unorthodox playing style, often entertaining the crowd with trick shots. His nickname is "Dreddy" due to his distinctive long dreadlocked hair.[2]
Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in singles and doubles, having won 31 titles overall. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of No. 64 in October 2016 and his career-high doubles ranking of No. 43 in May 2012.[3] [4] Brown is notable for being one of only two players who are undefeated against Rafael Nadal after playing more than one match with him (the other being Alex Corretja), holding a 2–0 head-to-head record.[5] [6]
Brown has yet to reach an ATP singles final, but has made two semifinals at the 2016 Open Sud de France and the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad. In doubles, he has won two titles on the ATP Tour.
Brown was born on 8 December 1984 in Celle, West Germany, a town situated near the city of Hanover. His father Leroy met his German-born mother Inge in Jamaica before settling in Celle. This unusual dual nationality has earned him the nickname "Shabba" based on a line from Jamie Foxx in the 1997 comedy Booty Call where he claimed to be a good tennis player. He also has two half-brothers named Steve and Dean. He played several sports such as football, judo, and handball throughout his childhood. He started playing tennis at the age of 5 but didn't really focus on the sport until the age of eight: "When I made the decision to pursue tennis instead of football, of course I wanted to be successful. I didn't want just to end up playing for a club somewhere." His reported idol growing up was Russian tennis player and former world No. 1 Marat Safin.[7] His junior tennis career went well enough to draw the attention of Kim Michael Wittenberg, an American who ran a tennis academy near Hanover. Wittenberg regularly gave Brown lessons, and according to his pupil, he "taught me to play tennis."[8]
At 11 years old, in 1996, the family returned to Jamaica, settling in Montego Bay. The move was motivated in part by the high cost of training in Germany as well as his need to develop discipline on the court: "I was pretty mentally soft when I was young. Anything could happen when I played—I could lose my temper, I got disqualified." In Jamaica, track and field, soccer, and cricket were the sports that commanded the best resources, tennis was played on poorly maintained public courts and with low-quality balls. Nevertheless, he continued to play junior tennis.
In 2004, 20-year-old Brown became unhappy with tennis in Jamaica, his family thought his potential warranted returning to Germany and a Volkswagen campervan that could sleep up to three people set him up. The mobile lodgings enabled him to play in the various European tournaments: "It was a brilliant idea by my parents, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go on playing. It was a means of competing week in, week out." He also brought in income with his racquet stringing machine, giving other players lower cost service, and letting out his spare mobile accommodations for a night.[9]
Brown played his first junior match in August 1999 at the age of 14 at a grade 4 tournament in Jamaica. In 2002, he competed in two junior Grand Slam tournaments, reaching the second round of Wimbledon in singles as a qualifier and the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open in doubles partnering Luka Gregorc. Brown achieved a career-high junior singles ranking of 61 on March 18, 2002, and ended his junior career with a 34–26 record. In doubles, he achieved a career-high ranking of 116 on November 11, 2002, and a 15–24 overall record.[10]
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: A (-)
Wimbledon: 2R (2002)
US Open: 1R (2002)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: A (-)
French Open: A (-)
Wimbledon: 1R (2002)
US Open: QF (2002)
Brown officially turned pro in April 2002 at the age of 17 and began representing Jamaica. Between 2002 and 2009, Brown reached 11 ITF singles finals and 32 ITF doubles finals, winning 3 singles titles and 16 doubles titles.
Brown made his ATP debut at the 2003 Hall of Fame Open after qualifying for the main draw. He lost in the first round to Bob Bryan in three sets.
Brown reached his first Challenger final at the 2009 Baden Open where he lost to Florian Mayer in straight sets. Three months later, he won his first Challenger title at the 2009 Samarkand Challenger defeating Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy in the final. For the rest of 2009, he made four more Challenger finals including one doubles final. These results helped increase his ranking from 494 at the start of the year to 144 at year's end.
2010 is considered to be Brown's breakout year. At the SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, South Africa, he made his first ATP main-draw appearance since 2003, defeating fourth seed Marco Chiudinelli and No. 139 Laurent Recouderc to reach the quarterfinals, where he lost to eventual runner-up Stéphane Robert. He became the second Jamaican after Doug Burke at the 1989 BP National Championships in Wellington, New Zealand, to reach the quarterfinals of an ATP tournament.[11]
On May 17, 2010, Brown reached the top 100 for the first time, debuting at No. 99. In June, he competed in his third ATP main draw at the Queen's Club Championships in London, defeating Frank Dancevic in three sets before losing to Denis Istomin in the second round. It was reported at the time that lack of funding and support from the Jamaican Tennis Association had tempted him to switch national association to Great Britain, his paternal grandmother being British.[12] [13] Later that month, Brown made his Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon after receiving direct entry into the main draw. He lost in the first round to 16th seed Jürgen Melzer in four sets. After another ATP quarterfinal at the 2010 Hall of Fame Open, Brown received direct entry into the US Open and won his opening match against Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo to record his first Grand Slam win. He lost in the second round to world No. 4 Andy Murray in straight sets.
In September 2010, Brown won his first ATP doubles title at the 2010 Open de Moselle partnering Rogier Wassen.
In October 2010, Brown began representing Germany and competed under the German flag for the first time at the Challenger Eckental, where he reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Igor Sijsling.[14] His first title success playing under the German flag came a week later at the Lambertz Open, defeating Sijsling in the final.[15]
Brown won his second ATP doubles title at the 2012 Grand Prix Hassan II partnering Paul Hanley.
Brown partnered Jonathan Marray at the 2012 French Open; they lost in the first round. Brown/Marray also reached four Challenger tour finals in 2012, winning two in Bosnia and Italy.[16]
At 2013 Wimbledon, Brown qualified for the main draw and went all the way to the third round defeating Guillermo García López and former champion Lleyton Hewitt before falling to Adrian Mannarino in straight sets.
At the 2014 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, Brown upset first seed and world No. 9 John Isner in the second round to claim his first-ever win over a top 10 player. He would lose to Sam Querrey in the next round.
In 2014 he achieved his most significant career win by defeating world No. 1 Rafael Nadal at the Halle Open as a wildcard.
At Wimbledon in 2015 Brown came through qualifying without dropping a set. After beating Yen-hsun Lu in the first round, Brown then upset, for the second time in his career, 10th seed and two-time champion Rafael Nadal in four sets in the second round,[17] before losing to Victor Troicki in four sets in the next round.
In January 2016, Brown played world No. 1 Novak Djokovic at the Qatar Open. He lost in straight sets.
Brown reached his first singles semifinal on the ATP World Tour at the 2016 Open Sud de France after having lost eight consecutive quarterfinal matches.[18] There, he lost against top seed and eventual champion Richard Gasquet in three sets.
Brown reached a career debut second round of the French Open in 2016.
After winning the 2016 Aegon Manchester Trophy, Brown received a wild card for the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. There, he defeated Dušan Lajović in the first round before losing to Nick Kyrgios in the second. Both matches were decided in five sets.
Brown made his second ATP singles semifinal at the 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad but lost to top seed and eventual champion Feliciano López in three sets.
Brown competed in the first round of the 2016 Summer Olympics against Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Brown was leading 6–4, 4–4 when he went down with an ankle injury. Medical staff taped him, he returned to the match playing two points. Bellucci increased the score to 4–5 in the second set. Brown could not return play and retired in tears.
On October 10, 2016, Brown achieved a career-high singles ranking of 64 and ended the year ranked 72.
Brown upset world No. 7 Marin Čilić at the 2017 Open Sud de France. He would retire after just one game of play against Benoît Paire in the next round due to a back injury.
Brown lost in straight sets to Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2017 in the second round.[19]
Brown qualified for the 2018 Australian Open in what would be his last grand slam to date. He lost to João Sousa in the first round in five sets.
At the 2018 Open Sud de France, Brown was one game away from defeating Nicolas Mahut in the first round, but he sustained a back injury and could not continue to play giving Mahut the victory. He left the court in tears.
In April 2019, Brown reclaimed an ATP Challenger singles title from three years previous at the Mouratoglou Open in Sophia Antipolis, winning the final over Filip Krajinović in straight sets.[20]
On 13 June 2019, Brown upset compatriot and world No. 5 Alexander Zverev at the 2019 Stuttgart Open in the second round.[21] Following this victory, he lost in a third-set tiebreaker to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinal.
Brown reached the qualifying competition of the 2020 French Open Qualifying and the 2021 Australian Open Qualifying before being eliminated both times.[22]
Throughout 2021, Brown seemed to focus less on singles and more on doubles as he was competing in more doubles events than singles and was finding more success as he was reaching a handful of quarterfinals and semifinals in challenger events and ATP events.
Brown received a wildcard into the 2021 Stuttgart Open due to his performance in the previous edition. He lost in the first round to Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets. This was his last professional singles match.
In 2022, Brown stopped representing Germany and returned to representing Jamaica in tournaments.
Due to persistent injuries since the start of 2018, Brown announced in January 2024 that he would retire from professional tennis at the end of the 2024 season.[23]
Brown made his Davis Cup debut for Jamaica in 2003 which would be the only time he played for Jamaica at the Davis Cup. He won 4 of 5 singles matches played and all 3 doubles matches played.
Brown only played one match for Germany in 2015 in the singles where he lost to Dominican Víctor Estrella Burgos in four sets.
Brown's combined record for Jamaica and Germany is 4–2 in singles and 3–0 in doubles giving him an overall record of 7–2.
Brown is considered a serve-and-volleyer as he is known for his big serves and lightly volleying the ball in once it is returned to him. His serve speed averages at around 190–205 km/h but has reached up to 220 km/h.
Brown's shotmaking style is very unorthodox as he mixes his shots up with hard-hitting groundstrokes to light drop shots which makes his opponents have to be ready for anything on every point. He is also known for his impressive trick shots where he hits very difficult shots from difficult positions. These shots include tweeners, behind-the-back shots, diving shots, down-the-line shots, jump shots, drop shots, etc. This causes his playing style to be highly entertaining to the crowd as most tennis fans call him one of the most entertaining players on the tour.
Brown is also known for his very fast returns and winners on both his forehand and his backhand and his net and volleying skills.
| Jamaica | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | |
| style=text-align:left | Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 9–20 | 31% | |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| National representation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| align=left bgcolor=efefef | Summer Olympics | style=color:#767676 | NH | A | not held | A | not held | A | not held | 1R | not held | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| style=text-align:left bgcolor=efefef | Davis Cup | Z3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | PO | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 4–2 | 67% | |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 98 | ||||
| style=text-align:left | Hard Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–6 | 4–10 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 44 | 23–45 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Clay win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 6–8 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 31 | 21–31 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Grass win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 23 | 18–23 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–10 | 2–10 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 13–16 | 10–16 | 13–12 | 10–20 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 98 | 62–99 | ||
| style=text-align:left | Win % | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38% | 17% | 44% | 40% | 45% | 38% | 52% | 33% | 0% | 67% | – | 0% | ||||
| Year-end ranking | 527 | 820 | 622 | 566 | 459 | 494 | 144 | 92 | 161 | 167 | 111 | 89 | 118 | 72 | 125 | 230 | 203 | 261 | 343 | |||||
Current through the 2024 Moselle Open.
| Jamaica | Germany | Jamaica | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | SR | W–L | Win% | |||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | ||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | ||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0 / 22 | 9–22 | ||||
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 111 | |||||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | 8–15 | 18–14 | 11–12 | 9–11 | 6–13 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 3–3 | 3–6 | 82–105 | |||||
| Win % | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 69% | 35% | 56% | 48% | 45% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 75% | 33% | – | 43% | 0% | 50% | 33% | ||||||
| Year-end ranking | 727 | 802 | 518 | 582 | 444 | 256 | 206 | 53 | 69 | 56 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 173 | 182 | 173 | 217 | 219 | 137 | 109 | 200 | |||||||
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score | |
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| Win | 1–0 | Moselle Open, France | ATP 250 | Hard (i) |  Rogier Wassen |  Marcelo Melo Bruno Soares | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Open 13, France | ATP 250 | Hard (i) |  Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | Nicolas Mahut Édouard Roger-Vasselin | 6–3, 3–6, [6–10] | ||
| Win | 2–1 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | ATP 250 | Clay |  Paul Hanley |  Daniele Bracciali Fabio Fognini | 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 2–2 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | ATP 250 | Clay | Paul Hanley |  František Čermák Julian Knowle | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–12] | ||
| Loss | 2–3 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | ATP 250 | Clay | Christopher Kas | Julian Knowle Filip Polášek | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | US Clay Court Championships, United States | ATP 250 | Clay |  Frances Tiafoe | Julio Peralta Horacio Zeballos | 6–4, 5–7, [6–10] |
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (2–4) | |
| Clay (4–3) | |
| Grass (1–0) | |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | class=unsortable | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Karlsruhe, Germany | Clay | Florian Mayer | 2–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 1–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Samarqand, Uzbekistan | Clay | Jonathan Dasnières de Veigy | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | bgcolor=moccasin | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Hard |  Ivan Sergeyev | 3–6, 7–5, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (i) | Daniel Brands | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Aachen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Rajeev Ram | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 2–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard |  Izak van der Merwe | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||
| Win | 3–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Aachen, Germany | Carpet (i) | Igor Sijsling | 6–3, 7–6(7–3) | ||
| Win | 4–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Bath, United Kingdom | Hard (i) | Jan Mertl | 7–6(7–1), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Hard (i) | Adrian Mannarino | 6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7) | ||
| Win | 5–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 7–6(7–5), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–6 | bgcolor=moccasin | Andria, Italy | Hard (i) |  Márton Fucsovics | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 6–6 | bgcolor=moccasin | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 6–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Fairfield, United States | Hard | Taylor Fritz | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Manchester, United Kingdom | Grass | Lu Yen-hsun | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 | ||
| Loss | 7–8 | bgcolor=moccasin | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Alessandro Giannessi | 2–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Lorenzo Sonego | 2–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 8–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Sophia Antipolis, France | Clay |  Filip Krajinović | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (5–11) | |
| Clay (18–8) | |
| Grass (0–1) | |
| Carpet (3–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | bgcolor=moccasin | Banja Luka, Bosnia | Clay | Rainer Eitzinger |  Ismar Gorčić Simone Vagnozzi | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Belgrade, Serbia | Carpet (i) | Martin Slanar | Ilija Bozoljac Jamie Delgado | 3–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Naples, Italy | Clay | Jesse Witten |  Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 3–1 | bgcolor=moccasin | Rhodos, Greece | Hard | Simon Stadler | Jonathan Marray Jamie Murray | 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 3–2 | bgcolor=moccasin | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Andre Begemann | Martin Slanar Simone Vagnozzi | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 3–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Biella, Italy | Clay | Alessandro Motti | James Cerretani Adil Shamasdin | 3–6, 6–2, [9–11] | ||
| Win | 4–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Fürth, Germany | Clay | Rameez Junaid | Martin Emmrich Joseph Sirianni | 6–3, 6–1 | ||
| Win | 5–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Hans Podlipnik Castillo Max Raditschnigg | 3–6, 7–5, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 6–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Rameez Junaid Philipp Marx | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 7–3 | bgcolor=moccasin | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Martin Emmrich |  Henri Kontinen Jarkko Nieminen | 7–6(19–17), 0–6, [10–7] | ||
| Loss | 7–4 | bgcolor=moccasin | Dallas, United States | Hard (i) | Björn Phau | Scott Lipsky Rajeev Ram | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 7–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Martin Emmrich | Colin Fleming Ross Hutchins | 6–4, 6–7(8–10), [11–13] | ||
| Win | 8–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Lovro Zovko | Alessio di Mauro Alessandro Motti | 7–6(7–4), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 9–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Horacio Zeballos | Jordan Kerr Travis Parrott | 6–2, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 10–5 | bgcolor=moccasin | Ortisei, Italy | Carpet (i) | Lovro Zovko | Philipp Petzschner Alexander Waske | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 10–6 | bgcolor=moccasin | Quimper, France | Hard (i) | Jonathan Marray | nowrap | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Ross Hutchins | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Cherbourg, France | Hard (i) | Jonathan Marray |  Laurynas Grigelis Uladzimir Ignatik | 6–4, 6–7(9–11), [0–10] | ||
| Win | 11–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Hard (i) | Jonathan Marray | Michal Mertiňák Igor Zelenay | 7–6(7–2), 2–6, [11–9] | ||
| Win | 12–7 | bgcolor=moccasin | Rome, Italy | Clay | Jonathan Marray | Andrei Dăescu Florin Mergea | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) | ||
| Loss | 12–8 | bgcolor=moccasin | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Philipp Marx | Rameez Junaid Frank Moser | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Win | 13–8 | bgcolor=moccasin | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (i) | Philipp Marx |  Piotr Gadomski Mateusz Kowalczyk | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 13–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Helsinki, Finland | Hard (i) | Philipp Marx | Henri Kontinen Jarkko Nieminen | 5–7, 7–5, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 14–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Jan-Lennard Struff | Tomasz Bednarek Igor Zelenay | 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 15–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Rome, Italy | Clay | František Čermák | Andrés Molteni Marco Trungelliti | 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 16–9 | bgcolor=moccasin | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Rameez Junaid | Wesley Koolhof Matwé Middelkoop | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 16–10 | bgcolor=moccasin | Sacramento, United States | Hard | Daniel Brands | Blaž Kavčič Grega Žemlja | 1–6, 6–3, [3–10] | ||
| Loss | 16–11 | bgcolor=moccasin | Fairfield, United States | Hard | Carsten Ball |  Johan BrunströmFrederik Nielsen | 3–6, 7–5, [5–10] | ||
| Win | 17–11 | bgcolor=moccasin | Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Carsten Ball | Dean O’Brien Ruan Roelofse | 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 17–12 | bgcolor=moccasin | Andria, Italy | Hard (i) | Carsten Ball | Marco Chiudinelli Frank Moser | 6–7(5–7), 5–7 | ||
| Loss | 17–13 | bgcolor=moccasin | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Antonio Šančić | Kevin Krawietz Andreas Mies | 1–6, 6–7(5–7) | ||
| Loss | 17–14 | bgcolor=moccasin | Ismaning, Germany | Carpet (i) | Tim Pütz | Marin Draganja Tomislav Draganja | 7–6(7–1), 2–6, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 18–14 | bgcolor=moccasin | Como, Italy | Clay | Andre Begemann | Martin Kližan Filip Polášek | 3–6, 6–4, [10–5] | ||
| Win | 19–14 | bgcolor=moccasin | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Hard | Donald Young | André Göransson Sem Verbeek | 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 19–15 | bgcolor=moccasin | Bergamo, Italy | Hard (i) | Tomislav Brkić | Laurynas Grigelis Zdeněk Kolář | 5–7, 6–7(7–9) | ||
| Win | 20–15 | bgcolor=moccasin | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (i) | Antoine Hoang | Lloyd Glasspool Alex Lawson | 6–7(8–10), 7–5, [13–11] | ||
| Loss | 20–16 | bgcolor=moccasin | Milan, Italy | Clay | Sam Weissborn | Vít Kopřiva Jiří Lehečka | 4–6, 0–6 | ||
| Loss | 20–17 | bgcolor=moccasin | Meerbusch, Germany | Clay | Robin Haase | Szymon Walków Jan Zieliński | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 21–17 | bgcolor=moccasin | Tulln, Austria | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Rafael Matos Felipe Meligeni Alves | 7–6(7–5), 6–1 | ||
| Win | 22–17 | bgcolor=moccasin | Naples, Italy | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Mirza Bašić Nino Serdarušić | 7–5, 7–6(7–5) | ||
| Loss | 22–18 | bgcolor=moccasin | Naples, Italy | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Marco Bortolotti Sergio Martos Gornés | 4–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 23–18 | bgcolor=moccasin | Troisdorf, Germany | Clay | Evan King | Hendrik Jebens Piotr Matuszewski | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 24–18 | bgcolor=moccasin | Cordenons, Italy | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Ivan Sabanov Matej Sabanov | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 24–19 | bgcolor=moccasin | Como, Italy | Clay | Julian Lenz | Alexander Erler Lucas Miedler | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Win | 25–19 | bgcolor=moccasin | Szczecin, Poland | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Roman Jebavý Adam Pavlásek | 6–4, 5–7, [10–8] | ||
| Win | 26–19 | bgcolor=moccasin | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Andrea Vavassori | Roman Jebavý Adam Pavlásek | 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 26–20 | bgcolor=moccasin | Hamburg, Germany | Hard (i) | Julian Lenz | Treat Huey Max Schnur | 6–7(6–8), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 26–21 | bgcolor=moccasin | Roanne, France | Hard (i) | Szymon Walków | Sadio Doumbia Fabien Reboul | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 26–22 | bgcolor=moccasin | Lille, France | Hard (i) | Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi | Max Purcell Jason Taylor | 6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (0–1) | |
| Clay (2–5) | |
| Carpet (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | class=unsortable | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Jamaica F22, Trelawny | Hard | Jean-Julien Rojer | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | Germany F7, Kassel | Clay | Lukáš Lacko | 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 0–3 | Germany F1, Nußloch | Carpet (i) | Florin Mergea | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 1–3 | Germany F9, Römerberg | Clay |  Ruben Bemelmans | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Germany F16, Friedberg | Clay | Marc Meigel | 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | France F15, Forbach | Carpet (i) | Josselin Ouanna | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Clay |  Andrei Gorban | 3–6, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 2–6 | Germany F8, Trier | Clay | Tobias Clemens | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–0 | ||
| Loss | 2–7 | Spain F2, Magaluf | Clay | Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán | 7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–7(4–7) | ||
| Loss | 2–8 | Spain F3, Murcia | Clay | Javier Genaro-Martinez | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 3–8 | Switzerland F2, Vaduz | Carpet (i) | Miloslav Mečíř | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Finals by surface | |
|---|---|
| Hard (1–2) | |
| Clay (9–8) | |
| Carpet (6–6) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | class=unsortable | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jamaica F9, Montego Bay | Hard |  Ryan Russell | Clément Morel Gilles Simon | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | ||
| Loss | 1–1 | Jamaica F11, Montego Bay | Hard | Ryan Russell | Dan Kiernan David Sherwood | 4–6, 0–2 ret. | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Clay | Eric Kuijlen | Francisco Costa Jeroen Masson | 1–6, 6–7(3–7) | |||
| Loss | 1–3 | Germany F15, Kempten | Clay | Sascha Hesse | Joaquin Lillo Armin Meixner | 4–6, 6–3, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–4 | Germany F6, Trier | Clay | Sebastian Rieschick | Rameez Junaid Markus Schiller | 0–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–5 | Germany F13, Nußloch | Clay | Tobias Klein | Matthias Bachinger Philipp Piyamongkol | 4–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–6 | Germany F14, Kempten | Clay | Tobias Klein | Jerome Becker Julian Reister | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 1–7 | Germany F15, Friedberg | Clay | Tobias Klein | Jerome Becker Julian Reister | 4–6, 3–6 | ||
| Win | 2–7 | Switzerland F1, Wilen | Carpet (i) | Tobias Klein |  Lado ChikhladzeDeniss Pavlovs | 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | ||
| Win | 3–7 | Switzerland F2, Leuggern | Carpet (i) | Tobias Klein | Jerome Becker Julian Reister | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Germany F8, Trier | Clay | Daniel Puttkammer | Stefan Kilchhofer Sven Swinnen | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Carpet (i) | Sascha Kloer | Maximilian Abel Stefan Kilchhofer | 6–7(4–7), 1–6 | ||
| Win | 5–8 | Switzerland F3, Wilen | Carpet (i) | Roman Borvanov | Patrick Eichenberger Dylan Sessagesimi | 6–0, 6–7(9–11), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 5–9 | Germany F9, Römerberg | Clay |  Bruno Rodríguez | Andre Begemann Lars Pörschke | 1–6, 6–4, 1–6 | ||
| Win | 6–9 | Germany F15, Kempten | Clay | Jeroen Masson | Nicolás Todero Vladimir Voltchkov | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 6–10 | France F15, Forbach | Carpet (i) | Daniel Müller | Daniel Danilović Gero Kretschmer | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Win | 7–10 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Carpet (i) | Daniel Danilović | Alexander Sadecky Izak Van der Merwe | 6–4, 4–6, [10–7] | ||
| Win | 8–10 | Germany F5, Schwieberdingen | Carpet (i) | Alexander Sadecky | Dušan Karol Izak van der Merwe | 7–6(7–1), 7–5 | ||
| Win | 9–10 | Switzerland F1, Leuggern | Carpet (i) | Armin Sandbichler | Błażej Koniusz Grzegorz Panfil | 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 10–10 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Clay | Peter Steinberger | Daniel Stoehr Andre Wiesler | 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| Win | 11–10 | Germany F8, Trier | Clay | Stefan Seifert | Peter Torebko Holger Zuehlsdorff | 6–1, 6–4 | ||
| Win | 12–10 | Germany F9, Kassel | Clay | Stefan Seifert | Timo Nieminen Adrian Sikora | 5–7, 6–1, [10–5] | ||
| Loss | 12–11 | France F14, Mulhouse | Hard (i) | Stefan Seifert | Ruben Bemelmans Niels Desein | 6–7(11–13), 3–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–12 | Germany F21, Hambach | Carpet (i) | Stefan Seifert | Kevin Deden Martin Emmrich | 3–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 12–13 | Spain F1, Ciutadella | Clay | Peter Steinberger | Íñigo Cervantes Gerard Granollers | 3–6, 5–7 | ||
| Win | 13–13 | Spain F2, Magaluf | Clay | Peter Steinberger | Agustin Boje-Ordonez Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán | 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [12–10] | ||
| Win | 14–13 | Spain F3, Murcia | Clay | Daniel Stoehr | Guillermo Alcorta Dmitri Perevoshchikov | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| Win | 15–13 | Spain F4, Murcia | Clay | Peter Steinberger | Romano Frantzen Dmitri Sitak | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) | ||
| Loss | 15–14 | Switzerland F1, Greifensee | Carpet (i) | Alexander Sadecky | Michal Tabara Roman Vögeli | 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–12] | ||
| Loss | 15–15 | Switzerland F2, Greifensee | Carpet (i) | Alexander Sadecky | Henri Laaksonen Philipp Oswald | 1–6, 4–6 | ||
| Loss | 15–16 | Switzerland F2, Vaduz | Carpet (i) | Alexander Sadecky | Jeremy Blandin Pierrick Ysern | 3–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 16–16 | Germany F7, Trier | Clay | Kevin Deden | Érik Chvojka Patrick Taubert | 4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Brown's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10,with those who are active in boldface.
Only ATP Tour and ATP Challenger main draw matches are considered.
| Season | 2002–2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total | |
| Wins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | ||||||||
| 1. | John Isner | 9 | Houston, United States | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4) | 101 | |
| 2. | Rafael Nadal | 1 | Halle, Germany | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–1 | 85 | |
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 3. | Rafael Nadal | 10 | Wimbledon, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 115 | |
| 2017 | ||||||||
| 4. | Marin Čilić | 7 | Montpellier, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 84 | |
| 2019 | ||||||||
| 5. | Alexander Zverev | 5 | Stuttgart, Germany | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 | 170 | |