Michael Brown (tennis) explained

Michael Brown
Fullname:Michael Brown
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Birth Date:April 1971
Birth Place:Wollongong, Australia
Careerprizemoney:$22,903
Singlesrecord:0–1
Highestsinglesranking:No. 253 (11 May 1992)
Australianopenresult:1R (1990)
Doublesrecord:1–3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 203 (18 May 1992)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (1991)

Michael Brown (born April 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Australia. He played Davis Cup tennis for Hong Kong.

Biography

Brown, who comes from Wollongong, was the 1987 Australian School Boys champion. He made the boys' singles quarter-finals at the 1989 Australian Open and turned professional later that year.

Coached by Terry Rocavert, he made the men's singles main draw of the 1990 Australian Open after making it through qualifying and was beaten in the first round by Karel Nováček, over four sets.[1] As a doubles player he was most successful in his partnership with Andrew Kratzmann, with whom he made the main draw twice at the Sydney Indoor, including a second round appearance in 1990. The pair also competed together as wildcards in the men's doubles at the 1991 Australian Open.[2] He won two Challenger doubles titles, one with Kratzmann in Hobart in 1991 and the other partnering Roger Rasheed in Antwerp in 1992.

While living in Hong Kong he was called up to play for their Davis Cup team and appeared in a total of six ties from 2001 to 2004.[3]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1991Hobart, AustraliaCarpet Andrew Kratzmann Bret Richardson
Simon Youl
3–6, 6–3, 7–6
2.1992Antwerp, BelgiumClay Roger Rasheed Mikael Pernfors
Kris Goossens
6–2, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. News: Sport results . The Canberra Times. 16 January 1990 . 25 December 2017 . 16 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: Tennis - Australian Open . The Canberra Times. 18 January 1991 . 25 December 2017 . 26 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: 2 minutes with ... Michael Brown. 1 February 2004. South China Morning Post. 25 December 2017.