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        Brendan Evans is an American professional tennis
player. On the junior circuit, Evans reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 2 in 2004, when he won the Australian Open
, Wimbledon
and US Open doubles titles alongside Scott Oudesma. Evans competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 117, on October 10, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 119, on November 11, 2007. Evans is coached by former South African player Marcos Ondruska
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Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players  or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player. On the junior circuit, Evans reached a career-high combined ranking of No. 2 in 2004, when he 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...
, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
and US Open doubles titles alongside Scott Oudesma. Evans competes today on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 117, on October 10, 2009, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 119, on November 11, 2007. Evans is coached by former South African player Marcos Ondruska
Marcos Ondruska
Marcos Ondruska  is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud...
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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. | Honolulu, United States | Hard |  Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik Wayne Odesnik  is a professional left-handed American tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.His career-high in singles was # 77, as of April 13, 2009... | 6–7(5), 7–6(2), 7–6(4) | |
| Runner-up | 1. | Vera Beach Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA.   According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County... , United States | Clay (Green) |  Ryan Newport | 6–3, 7–6(6) | |
| Runner-up | 2. | Kenosha Kenosha, Wisconsin Kenosha  is a city and the county seat of Kenosha County in the State of Wisconsin in United States. With a population of 99,218 as of May 2011, Kenosha is the fourth-largest city in Wisconsin. Kenosha is also the fourth-largest city on the western shore of Lake Michigan, following Chicago,... , United States | Hard |  Ryan Newport | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | Brownsville Brownsville, Texas Brownsville is a city in the southernmost tip of the state of Texas, in the United States. It is located on the northern bank of the Rio Grande, directly north and across the border from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.  Brownsville is the 16th largest city in the state of Texas with a population of... , United States | Hard |  Michael Russell Michael Russell (tennis) Michael Craig Russell is an American tennis player.Russell is best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions before eventually being defeated both times... | 6–2, 6–1 | |
| Winner | 2. | Rocklin Rocklin, California Rocklin is a city in Placer County, California located in the metropolitan area of Sacramento. It shares borders with Roseville, Loomis, and Lincoln... , United States | Hard |  David Martin David Martin (tennis) David Martin  is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... | 7–6(3), 7–5 | |
| Winner | 3. | Rimouski Challenger Banque Nationale The Men's Rimouski Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada since 2006. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , Canada | Carpet (i) |  Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac  or Ilia Bozoljac  is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.... | 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi   is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... , India | Hard |  Yen-hsun Lu Lu Yen-hsun Lu Yen-hsun  is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:... | 7–5, 6–7(5), 3–6 | |
| Winner | 4. | Nouméa Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie The Internationaux de Nouvelle-Calédonie is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It has been held annually in Nouméa, New Caledonia since 2004.... , France | Hard |  Florian Mayer Florian Mayer Florian Mayer  is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings.... | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 5. | Dallas Challenger of Dallas The Challenger of Dallas is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the T Bar M Racquet Club in Dallas, Texas, USA, since 1998.... , United States | Hard (i) |  Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting  is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12... | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 5. | Nottingham AEGON Trophy The AEGON Trophy is an yearly tennis tournament played in Nottingham, England. The tournament is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour, and of the International Tennis Federation  Women's Circuit as a 50k event. The tournament's key sponor is Dutch insurance... , United Kingdom | Grass |  Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac Ilija Bozoljac  or Ilia Bozoljac  is a professional male tennis player from Serbia.... | 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. | Orange Park Orange Park, Florida Orange Park is a town in Clay County, Florida, USA, and a suburb of Jacksonville. The population was 8,412 at the 2010 census. The name "Orange Park" is additionally applied to a wider area of northern Clay County outside the town limits, covering such communities as Fleming Island, Lakeside, and... , United States | Clay (Green) |  Marcos Ondruska Marcos Ondruska Marcos Ondruska  is a former tennis player from South Africa, who turned professional in 1989. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he defeated Goran Ivanišević in the first round before falling to Norway's Christian Ruud... |  Brian Baker Brian Baker (tennis) Brian Baker is a professionally ranked tennis player from Nashville, Tennessee.Baker's biggest win occurred on On August 29, 2005, when he scored an upset victory over ninth seeded Gastón Gaudio in the 2005 US Open, in Baker's only appearance in the grand slam event main draw.Baker originally...  Philip Simmonds | 4–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 1. | Irvine Irvine, California Irvine  is a suburban incorporated city in Orange County, California, United States. It is a planned city, mainly developed by the Irvine Company since the 1960s. Formally incorporated on December 28, 1971, the  city has a population of 212,375 as of the 2010 census. However, the California... , United States | Hard |  Scott Oudesma |  Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky  is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist....  David Martin David Martin (tennis) David Martin  is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... | 7–6(7), 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Winner | 2. | Waikoloa, United States | Hard |  Scott Oudesma |  Scoville Jenkins Scoville Jenkins Scoville Jenkins  is a former professional tennis player on the ATP Tour .  He is sometimes referred to by his nickname "Sco"...  Philip Simmonds | 6–7(4), 7–6(2), 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 2. | Honolulu, United States | Hard |  Pete Stroer |  Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola Marco Crugnola  is an Italian professional tennis player.-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 12 :-External links:...  Stefano Ianni Stefano Ianni Stefano Ianni  is a Italian professional tennis player. He competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour and ITF Futures, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking, No. 300 on 11 June 2007, and his highest ATP doubles ranking, No. 198, on 26 September 2011.-Doubles... | 6–1, 3–6, 6–7(4) | |
| Winner | 3. | Harlingen Harlingen, Texas Harlingen is a city in Cameron County in the heart of the Rio Grande Valley of south Texas, United States, about  from the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. The city covers more than , and is the second largest city in Cameron County and the sixth largest in the Rio Grande Valley... , United States | Hard |  Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek Tim Smyczek   is an American professional tennis player. Tim Smyczek Qualified into his first ATP main draw tournament in SAP Open – San Jose by winning eight qualifying matches  before losing to Mardy Fish in the first round...Stayed in Fish's house for a year...Plays the violin...Wants to be a... |  Johan Brunström Johan Brunström Johan Brunström  is a professional Swedish tennis player. His highest ATP doubles ranking is 31st, which he reached on March 22, 2010. His career high in singles is 377th, which he reached on September 24, 2007.-Doubles: 10 :...  Phil Stolt | 7–6(4), 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 3. | Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area  had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census... , United States | Hard |  Scott Oudesma |  Michael Quintero Michael Quintero Michael Quintero Aguilar  is a Colombian professional tennis player. Michael Quintero won eight tournaments in Colombia, Jamaica and Cuba...  Wesley Whitehouse Wesley Whitehouse Wesley Whitehouse is a tennis player, born 13 March 1979 in Durban, South Africa.- Biography :Whitehouse resides or has resided in between Pretoria, South Africa and Phoenix, Arizona.- Career :... | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Runner-up | 4. | Vera Beach Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA.   According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County... , United States | Clay (Green) |  Troy Hahn |  Jonathan Chu  Izak van der Merwe Izak van der Merwe - Professional career :In June 2008, van der Merwe qualified into the 2008 Wimbledon main draw, beating World No. 177 Miguel Ángel López Jaén, World No. 126 Kristian Pless, and World No. 246 Frédéric Niemeyer... | 6–4, 7–6(0) | |
| Winner | 4. | Waikoloa, United States | Hard |  Scott Oudesma |  Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky  is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist....  David Martin David Martin (tennis) David Martin  is a professional American tennis player.He teamed with Scott Lipsky to win his first ATP doubles title in February 2008 at the SAP Open in San Jose, California, defeating the number one ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan.-Tennis career:Before attending Stanford, David was a US... | 4–6, 6–3, [12–10] | |
| Runner-up | 5. | Mexico City Abierto Internacional Varonil Club Casablanca The Torneo Internacional AGT  is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It is held annually in León, Mexico, since 2003.-Singles:-Doubles:-External links:*... , Mexico | Hard |  Brian Wilson |  Miguel Gallardo-Valles  Carlos Palencia | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Runner-up | 6. | Little Rock Little Rock, Arkansas Little Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area  had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census... , United States | Hard |  Brian Wilson |  Kei Nishikori Kei Nishikori is a Japanese tennis player, currently ranked 25th in the world, as of 10 October 2011. He began playing tennis at the age of five, and on 17 July 2007 he qualified for his first ATP main draw event at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles, California at the age of 17.-Junior career:Nishikori won...  Donald Young | 7–6(5), 6–4 | |
| Winner | 5. | Lexington Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships The Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour and the ITF Women's tour. It is held annually at the Hilary J... , United States | Hard |  Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting  is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12... |  Ross Hutchins Ross Hutchins Ross Dan Hutchins  is a British professional tennis player, known best as a doubles player. Hutchins was born in Wimbledon, a location synonymous with tennis. Having turned professional in 2002, he enjoyed success on the Challenger circuit and broke through to the ATP Tour in late 2007...  Phillip Simmonds | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| Runner-up | 7. | Rimouski Challenger Banque Nationale The Men's Rimouski Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Rimouski, Quebec, Canada since 2006. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , Canada | Carpet (i) |  Alberto Francis |  Daniel King-Turner Daniel King-Turner Daniel King-Turner   is a professional New Zealand  tennis player.-External links:...  Robert Smeets Robert Smeets Robert Smeets  is an Australian professional tennis player. Though born in Holland, Smeets moved to Australia aged 12 and took residency.Smeets plays predominantly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit... | 7–5, 6–7(7), [10–7] | |
| Runner-up | 8. | Champaign JSM Challenger The JSM Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois since 1996. The event is part of the challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :***... , United States | Hard (i) |  Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky Scott Lipsky  is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist.... |  Harel Levy Harel Levy Har'el Levy  is an Israeli professional male tennis player.  Levy's best singles ranking was # 30 in the world in 2001, and his best doubles ranking was # 76 in 2007....  Sam Warburg Sam Warburg Sam Warburg  is a retired American male tennis player.- College career :Warburg was a 4-time All -American for Stanford University, and won the NCAA Doubles Championship in 2004.  He also won the 2004 & 2005 PAC-10 Singles titles... | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| Runner-up | 9. | Knoxville Knoxville, Tennessee Founded in 1786, Knoxville is the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Tennessee, U.S.A., behind Memphis and Nashville, and is the county seat of Knox County. It is the largest city in East Tennessee, and the second-largest city  in the Appalachia region... , United States | Hard (i) |  Jamie Baker Jamie Baker (tennis) Jamie Baker  is a British professional male tennis player. He trains at Nottingham Tennis Centre and in Loughborough.-Junior:... |  Harel Levy  Sam Warburg | 3–6, 6–2, [10–6] | |
| Runner-up | 10. | León León, Guanajuato The city of León, formally León de los Aldama is the sixth most populous city in Mexico  and the first in the state of Guanajuato. It is also the seat of the municipality of León... , Mexico | Hard |  Alex Kuznetsov Alex Kuznetsov ----Alex Kuznetsov  is an American tennis player, accomplished in junior tennis. He moved from Ukraine to the US when he was 3 years old... |  Travis Parrott Travis Parrott Travis Parrott  is an American professional ATP tennis doubles player. He is primarily a doubles specialist...  Filip Polášek Filip Polášek Filip Polášek  is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. Polášek's highest doubles ranking has been World Number 22 as of June 22, 2009. Polášek's highest singles ranking has been World Number 555 on November 26, 2007.... | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| Runner-up | 11. | New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi   is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... , India | Hard |  Mustafa Ghouse |  Harsh Mankad Harsh Mankad ----Harsh Mankad  is a professional tennis player from India. He is the grandson of cricketer Vinoo Mankad, and the son of cricketer Ashok Mankad, and tennis player Nirupama Vasant....  Ashutosh Singh | 7–5, 6–3 | |
| Winner | 6. | Kolding Kobstaedernes ATP Challenger The Kobstaedernes ATP Challenger is a tennis tournament held in Kolding, Denmark since 2005. The event is part of the ATP challenger series and is played on indoor hard courts.-Singles:-Doubles:- External links :**... , Denmark | Hard (i) |  Chris Haggard Chris Haggard Chris Haggard  is a professional tennis player from South Africa.After finishing runner-up in the NAIA national men's tennis championship singles draw in 1991 while playing for Auburn University-Montgomery, Haggard turned pro in 1993.  He has won six ATP Tour doubles titles and finished runner-up a... |  James Auckland James Auckland James Auckland  is a professional British tennis player. His highest ATP singles ranking is 282nd, which he reached on 6 February 2006. His career high in doubles was at 57 set at 9 April 2007....  Todd Perry Todd Perry ----Todd Perry  is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998.  He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin... | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| Runner-up | 12. | Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... , Japan | Hard |  Martin Slanar Martin Slanar -2007:Slanar's career finally got going in 2007.  His career-best singles ranking is World No. 198.- External links :* *... |  Tomáš Cakl Tomáš Cakl Tomáš Cakl  is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He turned pro in 2000, and reached a career high singles ranking of #142 in February 2006. He's mostly been playing challenger tournaments....  Marek Semjan Marek Semjan Marek Semjan  is a Slovak tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On August 30, 2010, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 218.-Challenger finals:-Singles: 2 :-Doubles: 2 :-External links:... | 6–3, 7–6(1) | |
| Runner-up | 13. | Zagreb Zagreb Open The Zagreb Open is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor red clay courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals  Challenger Tour. It is held annually at the Športski Park Mladost in Zagreb, Croatia, since 1996.... , Croatia Croatia Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ... | Clay (Red) |  Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting Ryan Sweeting  is a Bahamian-born American professional tennis player.-Tennis career:Sweeting was born in Nassau, Bahamas, and has lived and trained in Ft. Lauderdale since the age of 12... |  Peter Luczak Peter Luczak Peter Luczak  is a professional tennis player for Australia. His career-high ATP Entry ranking was No. 64 on 12 October 2009.At the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, Luczak won the gold in the doubles....  Alessandro Motti Alessandro Motti Alessandro Motti  is an Italian professional tennis player who specialises in doubles. He has a career doubles high-ranking of 91 . His coach is Ugo Bellentani.-Challengers and futures titles :... | 6–4, 6–4 | 


