Alex O'Brien

Alex O'Brien (born (1970-07-13)July 13, 1970) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States, who competed on the ATP Tour. He became the world No. 1 doubles player in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997.

Alex O'Brien
O'Brien in 2018
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceAmarillo, Texas, United States
Born (1970-07-13) July 13, 1970
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1992
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CollegeStanford University
Prize money$3,527,390
Singles
Career record93–136
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 30 (July 21, 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (1995, 1998)
French Open2R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record277–185
Career titles13
Highest rankingNo. 1 (May 8, 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenF (1996, 1997)
French Open3R (1996)
WimbledonQF (1999, 2000)
US OpenW (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)

He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 Cincinnati Masters and the 1996 Canada Masters. He won 13 doubles titles, the biggest coming at the US Open in 1999, the Cincinnati Masters in 1994 (his first doubles title), the Indian Wells Masters in 2000, and the Paris Masters in 1999.

Tennis career

Alongside his 13 titles, O'Brien also reached 20 doubles finals, including the Australian Open in 1996 & 1997, the U.S. Open in 1995, the Miami Masters in 1998, and the Canada Masters and the Rome Masters in 1997.

He also played on the United States Davis Cup team, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and was a four-time All-American at Stanford University, where he won NCAA singles, doubles, and team titles in 1992. He earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Stanford in 1992.

On leaving his tennis career O'Brien founded an online business which markets, and distributes steaks. The O'Brien family has been in the beef business for 60 years basing their production out of the LIT Ranch. O'Brien is currently President and part owner of the Bank of Commerce, a small community online bank with branches in Amarillo and McLean Texas.

Grand Slam finals

Men's doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss1995U.S. OpenHard Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		3–6, 3–6
Loss1996Australian OpenHard Sébastien Lareau Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda		5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss1997Australian OpenHard Sébastien Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win1999U.S. OpenHard Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		7–6(9–7), 6–4

Doubles finals
Legend
Grand Slam (1–3)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–1)
ATP Masters Series (4–3)
ATP Championship Series (2–4)
ATP Tour (5–9)
Titles by Surface
Hard (10–14)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jan 1994 Oahu, U.S. Hard Jonathan Stark Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Feb 1994 Scottsdale, U.S. Hard Sandon Stolle Jan Apell
Ken Flach		 0–6, 4–6
Win 1. Aug 1994 Cincinnati, U.S. Hard Sandon Stolle Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann		 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3. Feb 1995 San Jose, U.S. Hard (i) Sandon Stolle Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe		 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Loss 4. May 1995 Pinehurst, U.S. Clay Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 2–6, 4–6
Loss 5. Sep 1995 U.S. Open, New York Hard Sandon Stolle Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 6. Jan 1996 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Sébastien Lareau Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda		 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss 7. Jun 1996 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Sébastien Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 2. Oct 1996 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Sébastien Lareau Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis		 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 8. Nov 1996 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Sébastien Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7
Loss 9. Jan 1997 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard Sébastien Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win 3. Mar 1997 Philadelphia, U.S. Hard (i) Sébastien Lareau Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 10. Apr 1997 Orlando, U.S. Clay Jeff Salzenstein Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea		 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 11. May 1997 Rome, Italy Clay Byron Black Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 4. Jul 1997 Los Angeles, U.S. Hard Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Rick Leach		 7–6, 6–4
Loss 12. Aug 1997 Montreal, Canada Hard Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–7, 3–6
Loss 13. Aug 1997 New Haven, U.S. Hard Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss 14. Oct 1997 Beijing, China Hard (i) Jim Courier Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 5–7, 6–7
Loss 15. Mar 1998 Miami, U.S. Hard Jonathan Stark Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach		 2–6, 4–6
Win 5. Apr 1998 Hong Kong Hard Byron Black Neville Godwin
Tuomas Ketola		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 16. May 1998 Atlanta, U.S. Clay Richey Reneberg Ellis Ferreira
Brent Haygarth		 3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss 17. Aug 1998 New Haven, U.S. Hard Sébastien Lareau Wayne Arthurs
Peter Tramacchi		 6–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win 6. Nov 1998 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 7. Jan 1999 Doha, Qatar Hard Jared Palmer Piet Norval
Kevin Ullyett		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 18. Feb 1999 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Sebastiean Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 3–6, 4–6
Win 8. Jun 1999 London/Queen's Club, England Grass Sébastien Lareau Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde		 6–3, 7–6
Win 9. Sep 1999 U.S. Open, New York City Hard Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win 10. Nov 1999 Paris, France Carpet Sébastien Lareau Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer		 7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win 11. Nov 1999 Doubles Championships, Hartford Carpet Sébastien Lareau Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes		 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 19. Jan 2000 Doha, Qatar Hard Jared Palmer Mark Knowles
Max Mirnyi		 3–6, 4–6
Win 12. Mar 2000 Indian Wells, U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle		 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win 13. Aug 2000 Washington D.C., U.S. Hard Jared Palmer Andre Agassi
Sargis Sargsian		 7–5, 6–1
Loss 20. Feb 2001 Memphis, U.S. Hard (i) Jonathan Stark Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 3–6, 6–7(3–7)

Doubles performance timeline
Tournament19901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003Career SRCareer Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open A A A A 1R 1R F F 3R 1R SF 3R A A 0 / 8 18–8
French Open A A A A 1R 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 8 4–8
Wimbledon A A A A 2R 3R 3R 1R 2R QF QF 1R A A 0 / 8 12–8
U.S. Open A A 1R 1R 3R F QF 2R 3R W SF 1R A A 1 / 10 23–9
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 1 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 34 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 3–4 8–4 12–4 7–4 5–4 9–3 11–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 N/A 57–33
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A 2R 2R QF SF 1R W 2R A A 1 / 7 13–6
Miami A A A A 2R 3R QF 3R F 2R SF 1R A A 0 / 8 12–8
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A A A SF A A A 0 / 1 3–1
Rome A A A A A A 2R F A 2R QF 1R A A 0 / 5 8–5
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A 0 / 2 0–2
Canada A A A QF SF 1R QF F 1R 2R 2R 2R A A 0 / 9 13–9
Cincinnati A A A 2R W 2R 2R SF 1R 2R 1R 2R A A 1 / 9 12–8
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A A A A QF 1R W SF W QF 2R A A A 2 / 7 14–5
Paris A A A A QF 1R 2R 1R 2R W SF A A A 1 / 7 8–6
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 1 / 5 0 / 6 1 / 7 0 / 7 1 / 6 1 / 7 1 / 9 0 / 6 0 / 0 0 / 0 5 / 55 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–2 12–4 3–6 11–6 14–7 13–5 8–6 16–8 3–6 0–0 0–0 N/A 83–50
Year End Ranking 619 646 188 113 25 31 15 7 20 7 8 80 1080 1115 N/A

A = did not attend tournament

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