Brendan Evans


Brendan Evans is an American professional tennis player. He is currently a retired professional tennis player and a student at The University of Virginia, studying finance.

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

French Open: SF

Wimbledon: QF

US Open: 2R
Junior Slam results - Doubles:
Australian Open: W

French Open: SF

Wimbledon: W

US Open: W

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.

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.

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.

Career After Tennis

Evans is currently studying finance at The University of Virginia. Evans is expected to join top investment bank Goldman Sachs as an analyst in its Investment Banking Division after graduation. Evans was named as one of the top tennis players in finance by Business Insider in 2014.

Futures and Challenger finals: 29 (11–18)

Singles: 10 (5–5)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponent in the finalScore in the final
Winner1.Honolulu, United StatesHard Wayne Odesnik6-7, 7-6, 7-6
Runner-up1.Vera Beach, United StatesClay Ryan Newport6-3, 7-6
Runner-up2.Kenosha, United StatesHard Ryan Newport2-6, 6-3, 6-3
Runner-up3.Brownsville, United StatesHard Michael Russell6-2, 6-1
Winner2.Rocklin, United StatesHard David Martin7-6, 7-5
Winner3.Rimouski, CanadaCarpet Ilija Bozoljac6-7, 6-4, 6-4
Runner-up4.New Delhi, IndiaHard Yen-hsun Lu7-5, 6-7, 3-6
Winner4.Nouméa, FranceHard Florian Mayer4-6, 6-3, 6-4
Runner-up5.Dallas, United StatesHard Ryan Sweeting6-4, 6-3
Winner5.Nottingham, United KingdomGrass Ilija Bozoljac6-7, 6-4, 7-6

Doubles: 19 (6–13)

OutcomeNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore in final
Runner-up1.Orange Park, United StatesClay Marcos Ondruska Brian Baker
Philip Simmonds
4-6, 7-5, 6-4
Winner1.Irvine, United StatesHard Scott Oudsema Scott Lipsky
David Martin
7-6, 3-6, 6-4
Winner2.Waikoloa, United StatesHard Scott Oudsema Scoville Jenkins
Philip Simmonds
6-7, 7-6, 6-4
Runner-up2.Honolulu, United StatesHard Pete Stroer Marco Crugnola
Stefano Ianni
6-1, 3-6, 6-7
Winner3.Harlingen, United StatesHard Tim Smyczek Johan Brunström
Phil Stolt
7-6, 6-3
Runner-up3.Little Rock, United StatesHard Scott Oudsema Michael Quintero
Wesley Whitehouse
6-4, 6-2
Runner-up4.Vera Beach, United StatesClay Troy Hahn Jonathan Chu
Izak van der Merwe
6-4, 7-6
Winner4.Waikoloa, United StatesHard Scott Oudsema Scott Lipsky
David Martin
4-6, 6-3,
Runner-up5.Mexico City, MexicoHard Brian Wilson Miguel Gallardo-Valles
Carlos Palencia
6-3, 6-3
Runner-up6.Little Rock, United StatesHard Brian Wilson Kei Nishikori
Donald Young
7-6, 6-4
Winner5.Lexington, United StatesHard Ryan Sweeting Ross Hutchins
Phillip Simmonds
6-4, 6-4
Runner-up7.Rimouski, CanadaCarpet Alberto Francis Daniel King-Turner
Robert Smeets
7-5, 6-7,
Runner-up8.Champaign, United StatesHard Scott Lipsky Harel Levy
Sam Warburg
6-4, 6-0
Runner-up9.Knoxville, United StatesHard Jamie Baker Harel Levy
Sam Warburg
3-6, 6-2,
Runner-up10.León, MexicoHard Alex Kuznetsov Travis Parrott
Filip Polášek
6-4, 6-1
Runner-up11.New Delhi, IndiaHard Mustafa Ghouse Harsh Mankad
Ashutosh Singh
7-5, 6-3
Winner6.Kolding, DenmarkHard Chris Haggard James Auckland
Todd Perry
6-3, 7-5
Runner-up12.Yokohama, JapanHard Martin Slanar Tomáš Cakl
Marek Semjan
6-3, 7-6
Runner-up13.Zagreb, CroatiaClay Ryan Sweeting Peter Luczak
Alessandro Motti
6-4, 6-4