Ivan Baron Explained

Ivan Baron
Birth Date:12 November 1972
Birth Place:Jacksonville, Florida
Height:6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turnedpro:1991
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$128,779
Singlesrecord:1–10
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 218 (June 19, 1995)
Usopenresult:1R (1990, 1993)
Doublesrecord:9–14
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 156 (July 10, 1995)
Usopendoublesresult:1R (1990, 1993, 1994)

Ivan Baron (born November 12, 1972) is an American former professional tennis player.

Career

Baron was seeded 6th at the 1989 Boys' Junior National Tennis Championship Boys' 18 singles but was ousted in the 1st round by Hector Nevares. He and Will Bull then lost to Steve Campbell and Rick Witsken in the 3rd round of the Boys' 18 doubles.[1] His best year on the junior circuit was in 1990, when he won the Italian Open, reached the quarterfinals at the French Open and the semi-finals at Wimbledon.[2]

At the 1990 US Open, Baron took part in the men's singles, men's doubles (with Michael Flanagan), and mixed doubles (with Lisa Raymond) [3] as a wildcard. He lost in straight sets to Fabrice Santoro in the men's singles,[3] and failed to make it past the 1st round in either doubles.[4]

When he returned to the US Open main draw in 1993, it was as a qualifier. He lost in four sets to Renzo Furlan in the 1st round and also exited in the 1st round of the doubles, partnering with Michael Joyce.[3] In the 1994 US Open, Baron appeared only in the doubles, with Martin Blackman.[3] They lost in the opening round.[3] Baron had a win over then world number 11, Magnus Larsson, at the 1995 International Tennis Championships, in Coral Springs.[3] He and Brett Hansen-Dent were doubles runners-up at the same event the following year.[5]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1994Brasília, BrazilHard Bill Barber Nelson Aerts
Danilo Marcelino
6–0, 7–5
2.1995Quito, EcuadorClay Ian Williams Pablo Campana
Nicolás Lapentti
6–3, 2–6, 6–3
3.1995Beijing, ChinaHard João Cunha-Silva Laurence Tieleman
Martin Zumpft
6–4, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911040114/https://cache.kzoo.edu/handle/10920/4105 "1989 Draw Sheet, USTA Boys' 16 & Boys' 18 National Championship" web.archive.org
  2. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001709 ITF Junior Profile
  3. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ba/I/Ivan-Baron.aspx ATP World Tour Profile
  4. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10001709 ITF Pro Circuit Profile
  5. Miami Herald, "The Woodies Defent Title", May 19, 1996