Brydan Klein
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Brydan Klein is an Australian professional tennis
player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass
or hard.
Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard
from Tennis Australia
for the 2008 Australian Open
, but lost to Paul Capdeville
in the 1st round of the Grand Slam
event. He is a winner of the junior Australian Open.
Currently, Klein competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Series
and ITF Men's Circuit
.
in the final 6–1 (ret).
and the 2009 Australian Open
. A first round loser in Brisbane Brydan acquired his first Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open against Björn Phau
6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, before falling to Stanislas Wawrinka
in straight sets in round 2. Following his Australian Open efforts, Klein won the first challenger event of his career in Burnie.
In July 2009 Klein accepted a six-month ban from the ATP after racially abusing an opponent at a tournament in England. He has also agreed to undergo a racial sensitivity course. He used a racist term to describe South African player Raven Klaasen
at the grasscourt event at Eastbourne. He issued a public apology for his actions, and was fined $14,000 by the ATP, and later fined a further $10,000 after an investigation into the incident.
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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. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
or hard.
Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard
Wild card (sports)
The term wild card refers broadly to a tournament or playoff berth awarded to an individual or team that has not qualified through normal play.-International sports:...
from Tennis Australia
Tennis Australia
Tennis Australia is the governing body for the sport of Tennis in Australia. The organisation exists to promote tennis and conduct domestic and international tournaments on behalf of Australia, including the Australian Open and the Davis Cup for the Australian Davis Cup Team...
for the 2008 Australian Open
2008 Australian Open
The 2008 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 96th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 14 through 27 January 2008.After twenty years of playing on...
, but lost to Paul Capdeville
Paul Capdeville
Paul Gerard Capdeville Castro is a Chilean tennis player.Capdeville was born in Santiago, Chile. On May 18, 2009, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of 76....
in the 1st round of the Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
event. He is a winner of the junior Australian Open.
Currently, Klein competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Series
ATP Challenger Series
The ATP Challenger Tour, known until the end of 2008 as the ATP Challenger Series, is a series of international men's professional tennis tournaments...
and ITF Men's Circuit
ITF Men's Circuit
The ITF Men's Circuit is a series of professional tennis tournaments held around the world that are organized by the International Tennis Federation. The ITF Men's Circuit represents the lowest rung of the men's professional tennis ladder...
.
2008
Klein won the 2008 Futures event in Mildura, Victoria, defeating number 1 seed Nathan HealeyNathan Healey
Nathan Healey is an Australian tennis player.Turning professional in 1998, Healey has won 3 doubles titles....
in the final 6–1 (ret).
2009
Klein received wildcard entries into both the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
and the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
. A first round loser in Brisbane Brydan acquired his first Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open against Björn Phau
Bjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, before falling to Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot...
in straight sets in round 2. Following his Australian Open efforts, Klein won the first challenger event of his career in Burnie.
2010
2010 started slowly for Klein being unable to defend points gained from 2009 when he won an Australian Open first round as well as a challenger event. With a ranking outside the top 400 Klein returned to the ITF futures circuit and was able to win three titles in a matter of one month.Personal
Klein has grown up in a tennis household; his father, Verne, was a coach and high school teacher and his older brother also played tennis competitively for a short time.In July 2009 Klein accepted a six-month ban from the ATP after racially abusing an opponent at a tournament in England. He has also agreed to undergo a racial sensitivity course. He used a racist term to describe South African player Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen
Raven Klaasen born October 16, 1982 in King William's Town, South Africa is a professional South African player on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Klaasen's career-high ranking was World Number 208, which he achieved on October 24, 2011...
at the grasscourt event at Eastbourne. He issued a public apology for his actions, and was fined $14,000 by the ATP, and later fined a further $10,000 after an investigation into the incident.
Singles titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (1) |
| Futures (8) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 2 October 2007 | Sawtell, New South Wales Sawtell, New South Wales Sawtell is a coastal suburb of Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, Australia.- History :The original inhabitants of the land were Aborigines of the Gumbaynggirr clan. The Aboriginal name for the land where the town now stands was Bongil Bongil.... , Australia |
Clay |  Miles Amstrong |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 2. | 4 February 2008 | Mildura, Victoria Mildura, Victoria Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre... , Australia |
Grass | Nathan Healey Nathan Healey Nathan Healey is an Australian tennis player.Turning professional in 1998, Healey has won 3 doubles titles.... |
6–1, ret. |
| 3. | 4 March 2008 | Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... |
Hard |  Young-Jun Kim |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 4. | 16 June 2008 | Minsk Minsk - Ecological situation :The ecological situation is monitored by Republican Center of Radioactive and Environmental Control .During 2003–2008 the overall weight of contaminants increased from 186,000 to 247,400 tons. The change of gas as industrial fuel to mazut for financial reasons has worsened... , Belarus Belarus Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,... |
Hard |  Siarhei Betau |
7–6(5), 6–1 |
| 1. | 2 February 2009 | Burnie McDonald's Burnie Men's International The McDonald's Burnie International 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 Burnie, Australia, since 2003.-Singles:... , Australia |
Hard |  Grega ŽemljaGrega Žemlja Grega Žemlja is a tennis player from Slovenia.Žemlja reached his highest world ranking #111 in singles and #252 in doubles. He lives in Kranj, Slovenia... |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 5. | 9 February 2009 | Mildura, Victoria Mildura, Victoria Mildura is a regional city in northwestern Victoria, Australia and seat of the Rural City of Mildura local government area. It is located in the Sunraysia region, and is on the banks of the Murray River. The current population is estimated at just over 30,000.Mildura is a major agricultural centre... , Australia |
Grass | Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden Matthew Ebden is an Australian professional tennis player who is currently ranked the World No. 80, making him the second highest ranked Australian behind Bernard Tomic... |
6–0, 6–4 |
| 6. | 11 April 2010 | Little Rock, Arkansas 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... , USA |
Hard | John Millman John Millman John Millman is an Australian professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 179 in October 2010.- 2008 :... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 7. | 2 May 2010 | Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich, Queensland Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre... , Australia |
Clay | Jason Kubler Jason Kubler Jason Kubler is a professional Australian tennis player.-Junior career:In 2009 Kubler was a part of the winning Australian junior Davis Cup team with Luke Saville and Joey Swaysland... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 8. | 9 May 2010 | Bundaberg, Queensland Bundaberg, Queensland Bundaberg is a city in Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Local Government Area of the Bundaberg Region and is a major centre within Queensland's broader Wide Bay-Burnett geographical region... , Australia |
Clay | Dane Propoggia |
7–5, 6–3 |
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