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Daniel Evans (tennis)
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Daniel Evans is an English professional tennis
player. He is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on the ATP
rankings list. He made his Davis Cup
debut for Great Britain in September 2009. He hails from Hall Green
, Birmingham
, England.
, where he lost to Yuki Bhambri
. He went on to win the fourth junior title of his career in Nottingham
.
In June, he was awarded a wildcard into the Artois Championships, playing Belgian Xavier Malisse
in the first round at Queen's Club
. He played in the boys' tournament at Wimbledon, but was suspended, until November 2008, by the LTA
having been photographed in the early hours of the day he later competed in a boys' double match. In addition to losing his funding, he was also denied wild cards to tournaments and access to practise centres and LTA coaching staff.
In August he won his first senior title, a Futures event in Wrexham
. Later that month he won in London, with a third senior title coming that October in Glasgow
.
He ended the year by winning the LTA Male Junior Player of the Year award.
team, but lost out to Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton
.
Evans won the singles title at AEGON Pro-Series Jersey in March, a men's €42.5k ATP Challenger Tour event. Evans was granted a wildcard into Wimbledon
, and was drawn against the Russian 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko
. Davydenko defeated him 6–2 6–3 6–3. In August, he lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open, 7–6 (7–0) 7–6 (7–0) to Brazil
ian Júlio Silva
.
On 2 September, it was announced that Evans was made part of the Great Britain Davis Cup
squad for the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 relegation playoff against Poland, along with Andy Murray, Joshua Goodall
, James Ward
, Ross Hutchins
and Ken Skupski
. He played in the tie, losing 3–6 3–6 6–7 to Jerzy Janowicz
in the second rubber, and then losing 2–6 1–6 5–7 to Michal Przysiezny
in the deciding final match.
In November 2009 he reached the second round of the Caversham ATP Jersey Open, where he lost 6–4, 6–2 to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen
.
, but lost to Steve Darcis
in the second qualifying round. A week later, he succeeded in qualifying for an ATP Tour event for the first time, but lost in the first round of the Heineken Open in Auckland to Michael Lammer
. This loss allowed him to take part in qualifying for the Australian Open
where he won his first qualifying match 7–5, 6–1 against Sean Berman. He lost in the second round to Santiago Ventura
.
called David and his mother a nurse. His grandfather Brian passed away on 29th July 2011. He has a large family with having 8 aunts and uncles.
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 is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on 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...
rankings list. He made his Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
debut for Great Britain in September 2009. He hails from Hall Green
Hall Green
Not to be confused with Hall Green, Wolverhampton or Hall Green, SandwellHall Green is an area and ward in south Birmingham, England. It is also a council constituency, managed by its own district committee...
, Birmingham
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...
, England.
2006
In March 2006, Evans won the junior title at Marcq-en-Baroeul, putting him at the top of the European under-16 rankings.2008
Evans started the year by reaching the quarter-finals of the boys' singles at the Australian OpenAustralian 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...
, where he lost to Yuki Bhambri
Yuki Bhambri
Yuki Bhambri is a male Indian professional tennis player. Yuki is managed by IMG and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida.-Junior career:...
. He went on to win the fourth junior title of his career in Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
.
In June, he was awarded a wildcard into the Artois Championships, playing Belgian Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man"....
in the first round at Queen's Club
Queen's Club
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London, England. Founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex and named after Queen Victoria, its first patron...
. He played in the boys' tournament at Wimbledon, but was suspended, until November 2008, by the LTA
Lawn Tennis Association
The Lawn Tennis Association is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.As the governing body, the LTA is responsible for the coaching and development of junior players, offering courses and qualifications on coaching, as well as the...
having been photographed in the early hours of the day he later competed in a boys' double match. In addition to losing his funding, he was also denied wild cards to tournaments and access to practise centres and LTA coaching staff.
In August he won his first senior title, a Futures event in Wrexham
Wrexham
Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England...
. Later that month he won in London, with a third senior title coming that October in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
.
He ended the year by winning the LTA Male Junior Player of the Year award.
2009
In February, Evans took part in the play-offs for the British Davis CupDavis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
team, but lost out to Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton
Chris Eaton (tennis)
Christopher Philip Eaton is an English tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of #319 in June, 2009 and his career-high doubles ranking of #365 in February, 2009 and is the current British #9...
.
Evans won the singles title at AEGON Pro-Series Jersey in March, a men's €42.5k ATP Challenger Tour event. Evans was granted a wildcard into 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 was drawn against the Russian 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
. Davydenko defeated him 6–2 6–3 6–3. In August, he lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open, 7–6 (7–0) 7–6 (7–0) to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Júlio Silva
Júlio Silva
Júlio Silva is a professional tennis player from Brazil who turned professional in 1999.He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on November 16, 2009, when he became the number 144 of the world.- Singles :...
.
On 2 September, it was announced that Evans was made part of the Great Britain Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
squad for the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 relegation playoff against Poland, along with Andy Murray, Joshua Goodall
Joshua Goodall
Joshua Jake Goodall is a British tennis player and the current British No.12 in Doubles, His ATP Doubles world ranking is 293...
, James Ward
James Ward (tennis)
James Ward is a British tennis player, and British no. 2 behind Andy Murray. As of 22 August 2011 he is ranked 139 in the ATP singles rankings and 234 in doubles...
, 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...
and Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski
Ken Skupski is a professional tennis player who lives in Liverpool, England. He is best known as a doubles player, most successfully partnering Colin Fleming. Having played college tennis at the Louisiana State University, he turned professional in 2007...
. He played in the tie, losing 3–6 3–6 6–7 to Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz
Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind L. Kubot and M. Przysiezny Jerzy Janowicz is a Polish professional tennis player. As of November 15, 2010 Janowicz was ranked third among Polish players behind...
in the second rubber, and then losing 2–6 1–6 5–7 to Michal Przysiezny
Michal Przysiezny
Michał Przysiężny is a Polish tennis player. He has a career high-ranking of 76 . His current coach is Aleksander Charpantidis.-Career:He started his career in the KKT Wrocław...
in the deciding final match.
In November 2009 he reached the second round of the Caversham ATP Jersey Open, where he lost 6–4, 6–2 to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
.
2010
Evans began the year by winning his first qualifying tie in DohaDoha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...
, but lost to Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis
Steve Darcis is a male professional tennis player. He achieved his career high ranking of #44 on 12 May 2008.-2007:...
in the second qualifying round. A week later, he succeeded in qualifying for an ATP Tour event for the first time, but lost in the first round of the Heineken Open in Auckland to Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer
Michael Lammer is a Swiss professional tennis player. He plays right-handed. At the 2009 Allianz Suisse Open in Gstaad, won the doubles tournament with compatriot Marco Chiudinelli...
. This loss allowed him to take part in qualifying for the Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
where he won his first qualifying match 7–5, 6–1 against Sean Berman. He lost in the second round to Santiago Ventura
Santiago Ventura Bertomeu
Santiago Ventura is a retired tennis player from Spain. He was born in Castellón, Spain and lives in Burriana, Spain. He is a clay court specialist and is known for the considerable use of drop-shots during his matches.-Singles :...
.
Personal life
Evans' father is an electricianElectrician
An electrician is a tradesman specializing in electrical wiring of buildings, stationary machines and related equipment. Electricians may be employed in the installation of new electrical components or the maintenance and repair of existing electrical infrastructure. Electricians may also...
called David and his mother a nurse. His grandfather Brian passed away on 29th July 2011. He has a large family with having 8 aunts and uncles.
Singles Titles
| Legend (Singles) |
| ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
| ITF Futures (3) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 9 August 2008 | Wrexham Wrexham Wrexham is a town in Wales. It is the administrative centre of the wider Wrexham County Borough, and the largest town in North Wales, located in the east of the region. It is situated between the Welsh mountains and the lower Dee Valley close to the border with Cheshire, England... , Great Britain |
Hard |  Ian FlanaganIan Flanagan Ian Flanagan is a Welsh former professional tennis player.- Biography :Flanagan grew up in the village of Graianrhyd, and attended Ysgol Brynhyfryd between 1993 and 1997.... |
4–6, 6–3, 1–0 (Ret) |
| 2. | 16 August 2008 | London, Great Britain | Hard |  Daniel Danilović |
3–6, 7–6(7), 6–2 |
| 3. | 25 October 2008 | Glasgow Glasgow Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands... , Great Britain |
Hard | Marcus Willis |
6–2, 3–1 (Ret) |
| 4. | 29 March 2009 | Jersey The Caversham International The Jersey International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Challenger Tour. As well it is part of the ITF Women's Circuit as a 25K event... , Great Britain |
Hard |  Jan MinářJan Minár Jan Minář is a professional Czech tennis player. His brother Ivo is also a professional player.-Wins :-Runners-up :-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:... |
6–3, 6–2 |
Singles Performance
| Tournament | 2009 2009 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organised by the ATP. The 2009 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2010 2010 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2010 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | 2011 2011 ATP World Tour The Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour is the elite professional tennis circuit organized by the ATP. The 2011 ATP World Tour calendar comprises the Grand Slam tournaments , the ATP World Tour Masters 1000, the ATP World Tour 500 series, the ATP World Tour 250 series, the ATP World... | W–L | ||||||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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... |
A | LQ | A | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | 0–0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Wimbledon | 1R | LQ | 1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
0–2 | ||||||||||||||||
| US Open | LQ | A | 0–0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | ||||||||||||||||