- Daniel Evans (tennis)
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Daniel Evans Country 
United KingdomResidence 
Birmingham, EnglandBorn 25 July 1990
Birmingham, EnglandHeight 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] Plays Right-handed Career prize money US$129,763 Singles Career record 0–9 Career titles 0 Highest ranking 248 (3 August 2009) Current ranking 324 (18 July 2011) Grand Slam results Wimbledon 1R (2009, 2011) Doubles Career record 0–0 Career titles 0 Highest ranking 466 (7 February 2011) Current ranking 612 (18 July 2011) Last updated on: 18 July 2011. Daniel Evans (born 25 July 1990, Solihull) is an English professional tennis player. He is ranked 6th in the UK,[2] 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.[3]
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Career
2006
In March 2006, Evans won the junior title at Marcq-en-Baroeul, putting him at the top of the European under-16 rankings.[4]
2008
Evans started the year by reaching the quarter-finals of the boys' singles at the Australian Open,[5] where he lost to Yuki Bhambri.[6] He went on to win the fourth junior title of his career in Nottingham.[5] 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.[7] In addition to losing his funding, he was also denied wild cards to tournaments and access to practise centres and LTA coaching staff.[7]
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.[8]
2009
In February, Evans took part in the play-offs for the British Davis Cup team, but lost out to Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton.[9]
Evans won the singles title at AEGON Pro-Series Jersey in March, a men's €42.5k ATP Challenger Tour event.[10] 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.[11] In August, he lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open, 7–6 (7–0) 7–6 (7–0) to Brazilian Júlio Silva.[12]
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.[13] He played in the tie, losing 3–6 3–6 6–7 to Jerzy Janowicz in the second rubber,[14] 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.[15]
2010
Evans began the year by winning his first qualifying tie in Doha, 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.[16] 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.[17] He lost in the second round to Santiago Ventura.
Personal life
Evans' father is an electrician 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.[7]
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, Great Britain Hard Ian Flanagan4–6, 6–3, 1–0 (Ret) 2. 16 August 2008 London, Great Britain Hard 
Daniel Danilović3–6, 7–6(7), 6–2 3. 25 October 2008 Glasgow, Great Britain Hard Marcus Willis6–2, 3–1 (Ret) 4. 29 March 2009 Jersey, Great Britain Hard 
Jan Minář6–3, 6–2[1] Singles Performance
Tournament 2009 2010 2011 W–L Grand Slam Tournaments Australian Open A LQ A 0–0 French Open A A A 0–0 Wimbledon 1R LQ 1R 0–2 US Open LQ A 0–0 Win–Loss 0–1 0–0 0–1 0–2 References
- ^ a b Mike Dickson (2009-03-30). "Good Evans! Britain has another tennis winner". The Daily Mail. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-1165727/Good-Evans-Britain-tennis-winner.html. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "All players – Great Britain". ATP World Tour. 2010-01-18. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Rankings/Singles.aspx?d=18.01.2010&c=GBR&r=0. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ Brian Dick (2009-06-23). "Hall Green 19-year-old Dan Evans in Wimbledon debut as wild card". The Birmingham Post. http://www.birminghampost.net/midlands-birmingham-sport/west-midlands-sports/other-sport/2009/06/23/hall-green-19-year-old-dan-evans-in-wimbledon-debut-as-wild-card-65233-23947894/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ Neil Harman (2006-03-09). "Rising star Evans has friends in high places". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article739009.ece. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ a b "Birmingham player gets wildcard". BBC Sport. 2008-06-05. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7438439.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Evans misses out on junior semis". BBC Sport. 2008-01-24. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7205066.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ a b c Neil Harman (2008-07-14). "Dan Evans counting cost of his exploits". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/tennis/article4326848.ece. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "British Tennis Player Awards 2008". The LTA. 2008-11-05. http://www.lta.org.uk/News/All-news-items/2008-11-03/British-Tennis-Player-Awards-2008/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "Fleming aims for ranking boost". BBC Sport. 2009-02-28. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/7916480.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ Brian Dick (2009-06-21). "Wimbledon wild card inspires reformed bad boy Dan Evans". The Sunday Mercury. http://www.sundaymercury.net/midlands-sport/other-midlands-sport/tennis-news/2009/06/21/wimbledon-wild-card-inspires-reformed-bad-boy-dan-evans-66331-23934712/. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ^ "Wimbledon day two as it happened". BBC Sport. 2009-06-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8114268.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Robson creates shock at US Open". BBC Sport. 2009-08-26. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8223461.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Murray named in GB Davis Cup side". BBC Sport. 2009-09-02. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8234952.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Murray wins opener in Davis Cup". BBC Sport. 2009-09-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8257354.stm. Retrieved 2009-09-18.
- ^ "Nieminen cruises into last eight". BBC Sport. 2009-11-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8357499.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
- ^ "Britain's Dan Evans knocked out of Heineken Open". BBC Sport. 2010-01-12. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8453462.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ "Alex Bogdanovic, James Ward & Dan Evans win qualifiers". BBC Sport. 2010-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8455847.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
External links
- Daniel Evans (tennis) at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Evans (tennis) at the International Tennis Federation
- LTA profile
Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten British male singles tennis players as of November 7, 20111.
Andy Murray (3 
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James Ward (154 
3) · 3. Jamie Baker (284 
5) · 4. Joshua Goodall (293 ) · 5. Alex Bogdanovic (322 19)6. Chris Eaton (354 7) · 7. Daniel Evans (355 26) · 8. Daniel Cox (363 3) · 9. 
Joshua Milton (373 5) · 10. Alexander Ward (407 1)Categories:- British male tennis players
- English tennis players
- People from Birmingham, West Midlands
- 1990 births
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