Brendan Evans

Brendan Evans (born April 8, 1986 in Pontiac, Michigan) is an American professional tennis player. He is currently a retired professional tennis player and a student at The University of Virginia (UVA, class of 2015), studying finance.

Brendan Evans
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceWesley Chapel, Florida
Born (1986-04-08) April 8, 1986
Pontiac, Michigan
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2004
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$410,076
Singles
Career record6–15 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 117(October 12, 2009)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (2008, 2009, 2010)
French OpenQ1 (2009)
Wimbledon2R (2010)
US Open1R (2008, 2009)
Doubles
Career record1–5 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 119 (November 26, 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon1R (2008)
US Open1R (2004, 2009)
Last updated on: April 8, 2016.

Tennis career

Juniors

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)

Nike Deal

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]

Pro tour

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. Evans competed in tournament matches against top players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Andy Murray and Mardy Fish. 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]

Top Spin 2 on Xbox 360

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]

Career After Tennis

Evans is currently studying finance at The University of Virginia (UVA, class of 2015). Evans is expected to join top investment bank Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its Investment Banking Division after graduation.[6] Evans was named as one of the top tennis players in finance by Business Insider in 2014.[7]

Futures and Challenger finals: 29 (11–18)

Singles: 10 (5–5)
Legend
Challengers (3–2)
Futures (2–3)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner 1. November 15, 2004 Honolulu, United States Hard Wayne Odesnik 6–7(5), 7–6(2), 7–6(4)
Runner-up 1. May 2, 2005 Vera Beach, United States Clay (Green) Ryan Newport 6–3, 7–6(6)
Runner-up 2. August 8, 2005 Kenosha, United States Hard Ryan Newport 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 3. February 20, 2006 Brownsville, United States Hard Michael Russell 6–2, 6–1
Winner 2. June 12, 2006 Rocklin, United States Hard David Martin 7–6(3), 7–5
Winner 3. October 22, 2007 Rimouski, Canada Carpet (i) Ilija Bozoljac 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 4. May 12, 2008 New Delhi, India Hard Yen-hsun Lu 7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6
Winner 4. January 5, 2009 Nouméa, France Hard Florian Mayer 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up 5. February 2, 2009 Dallas, United States Hard (i) Ryan Sweeting 6–4, 6–3
Winner 5. June 1, 2009 Nottingham, United Kingdom Grass Ilija Bozoljac 6–7(4), 6–4, 7–6(4)

Doubles: 19 (6–13)
Legend
Challengers (3–8)
Futures (3–5)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in final
Runner-up 1. May 12, 2003 Orange Park, United States Clay (Green) Marcos Ondruska Brian Baker
Philip Simmonds		 4–6, 7–5, 6–4
Winner 1. August 27, 2004 Irvine, United States Hard Scott Oudsema Scott Lipsky
David Martin		 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–4
Winner 2. November 8, 2004 Waikoloa, United States Hard Scott Oudsema Scoville Jenkins
Philip Simmonds		 6–7(4), 7–6(2), 6–4
Runner-up 2. November 14, 2005 Honolulu, United States Hard Pete Stroer Marco Crugnola
Stefano Ianni		 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4)
Winner 3. February 27, 2006 Harlingen, United States Hard Tim Smyczek Johan Brunström
Phil Stolt		 7–6(4), 6–3
Runner-up 3. March 20, 2006 Little Rock, United States Hard Scott Oudsema Michael Quintero
Wesley Whitehouse		 6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 4. May 1, 2006 Vera Beach, United States Clay (Green) Troy Hahn Jonathan Chu
Izak van der Merwe		 6–4, 7–6(0)
Winner 4. January 22, 2007 Waikoloa, United States Hard Scott Oudsema Scott Lipsky
David Martin		 4–6, 6–3, [12–10]
Runner-up 5. April 9, 2007 Mexico City, Mexico Hard Brian Wilson Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Carlos Palencia		 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 6. April 16, 2007 Little Rock, United States Hard Brian Wilson Kei Nishikori
Donald Young		 7–6(5), 6–4
Winner 5. July 23, 2007 Lexington, United States Hard Ryan Sweeting Ross Hutchins
Phillip Simmonds		 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 7. October 22, 2007 Rimouski, Canada Carpet (i) Alberto Francis Daniel King-Turner
Robert Smeets		 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–7]
Runner-up 8. November 12, 2007 Champaign, United States Hard (i) Scott Lipsky Harel Levy
Sam Warburg		 6–4, 6–0
Runner-up 9. November 19, 2007 Knoxville, United States Hard (i) Jamie Baker Harel Levy
Sam Warburg		 3–6, 6–2, [10–6]
Runner-up 10. March 24, 2008 León, Mexico Hard Alex Kuznetsov Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek		 6–4, 6–1
Runner-up 11. May 19, 2008 New Delhi, India Hard Mustafa Ghouse Harsh Mankad
Ashutosh Singh		 7–5, 6–3
Winner 6. October 13, 2008 Kolding, Denmark Hard (i) Chris Haggard James Auckland
Todd Perry		 6–3, 7–5
Runner-up 12. November 17, 2008 Yokohama, Japan Hard Martin Slanar Tomáš Cakl
Marek Semjan		 6–3, 7–6(1)
Runner-up 13. May 11, 2009 Zagreb, Croatia Clay (Red) Ryan Sweeting Peter Luczak
Alessandro Motti		 6–4, 6–4

References
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  2. "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  4. "itftennis.com Junior record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  5. IGN Staff (17 May 2005). "E3 2005: Top Spin 2". IGN. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
  6. https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=204278741&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=hjmj&locale=en_US&srchid=2042787411428929925774&srchindex=1&srchtotal=59&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A2042787411428929925774%2CVSRPtargetId%3A204278741%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary%2CVSRPnm%3A
  7. http://www.businessinsider.com/wall-streets-tennis-players-2014-8#former-pro-player-brendan-evans-will-be-joining-goldman-sachs-22


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