Nick Brown (tennis)

Nick Brown (born 3 September 1961) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.

Nick Brown
Country (sports) Great Britain
ResidenceHanwell, London, England
Born (1961-09-03) 3 September 1961
Warrington, Cheshire, England
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record10–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 145 (25 September 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open1R (1990)
Wimbledon3R (1991)
Doubles
Career record38–44
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 42 (23 September 1991)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1991)
French Open2R (1990, 1991)
Wimbledon3R (1990)
US Open2R (1991)

Brown won the British Under-21 championship in 1980 and the national senior singles championship three years later in 1983. After playing on the ATP tour in the early 1980s, but tiring of his financial situation, he left the tour in 1984 to devote his time to coaching in Belgium and France and then young British players at David Lloyd's club in London, including Tim Henman.[1] Five years later, Brown came out of retirement to play in the Davis Cup.[2]

Brown caused a sensation at Wimbledon in 1991 when he was granted a wild card. Ranked No. 591 in the world at the time, he faced the 10th seed and previous year's semi-finalist Goran Ivanišević in the second round and beat him in four sets, to the delight of the British crowd.[3] Brown became the first Briton to beat a seeded player at Wimbledon since John Lloyd beat Eliot Teltscher in 1985. Brown was one of only five British players to beat a player inside the top 15 in a slam since 1990 until Daniel Evans at the 2013 US Open. The other four were Jeremy Bates, Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski and Andy Murray.[4] Brown eventually lost in the third round to France's Thierry Champion.

Brown's career-high rankings were world No. 145 in singles and No. 42 in doubles.

Since permanently retiring from competitive tennis, Brown has served as coach of Britain's Fed Cup team. In 2010, Brown was the Polish Davis Cup and Olympic tennis coach.[1]

Career finals

Singles (1)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Jun 1989 Bristol, UK Grass Eric Jelen 4–6, 6–3, 5–7

Doubles (3)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Jun 1990 Manchester, UK Grass Kelly Jones Mark Kratzmann
Jason Stoltenberg		 3–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 2. Feb 1991 Stuttgart, Germany Carpet (i) Jeremy Bates Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez		 3–6, 5–7
Loss 3. Jun 1991 Manchester, UK Grass Andrew Castle Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević		 4–6, 3–6
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References
  1. "Top tennis coach Nick Brown to visit Jersey". BBC Sport. 14 April 2010.
  2. "Tennis; Briton Scores Upset In a Roar". New York Times. 30 June 1991.
  3. "Great Wimbledon shocks". Guardian. 25 June 2001.
  4. "Dan Evans secures stunning US Open win over 11th seed Kei Nishikori". Guardian. 26 August 2013.
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