Brad Drewett
Encyclopedia
Brad Drewett is a retired tennis player from Australia.
Drewett won the Australian Open
Junior Boys title in 1975
and 1977
. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high doubles ranking of No. 18. He reached the semifinals in doubles (partnering Martin Davis
) at the Australian Open in 1988
and 1989
. Drewett now serves as the CEO of the ATP
's International Group since 1993 and the tournament director of the Tennis Masters Cup
.
Drewett won the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
Junior Boys title in 1975
1975 Australian Open
List of the 1975 Australian Open champions:-Men's Singles: John Newcombe def. James Connors, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 7–5-Women's Singles: Evonne Goolagong Cawley def. Martina Navrátilová, 6–3, 6–2-Men's doubles:...
and 1977
1977 Australian Open
1977 Australian Open may refer to:* 1977 Australian Open * 1977 Australian Open...
. During his professional career, he won two singles and seven doubles titles and reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He also achieved a high doubles ranking of No. 18. He reached the semifinals in doubles (partnering Martin Davis
Martin Davis (tennis)
Martin Davis , is a former professional tennis player from the United States.During his career Davis won 4 singles titles and 4 doubles titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 47 in 1985 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No...
) at the Australian Open in 1988
1988 Australian Open
The 1988 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 76th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 11 through 24 January 1988.-Men's Singles:...
and 1989
1989 Australian Open
The 1989 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at Flinders Park in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 77th edition of the Australian Open and was held from 16 through 29 January 1989.-Men's Singles:...
. Drewett now serves as the CEO of the ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
's International Group since 1993 and the tournament director of the Tennis Masters Cup
Tennis Masters Cup
The Barclays ATP World Tour Finals is a tennis tournament played at the end of each year, involving the top eight players in the men's tennis world rankings....
.