Dustin Brown (tennis)
Dustin Brown (born 8 December 1984)[1] is a Jamaican-German professional tennis player. He rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Halle Open and Wimbledon 2015, and is known for his technique, speed, and entertaining playing style, often entertaining the crowd with trick shots.
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Residence | Winsen an der Aller, Germany |
Born | Celle, West Germany | 8 December 1984
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) *occasionally uses one-handed backhand Racquet Yonex |
Prize money | US$2,963,125 |
Official website | dustintennis.de |
Singles | |
Career record | 62–98 (38.8% in ATP Tour events) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 64 (10 October 2016) |
Current ranking | No. 261 (4 January 2021) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2015, 2017, 2018) |
French Open | 2R (2016) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2013, 2015) |
US Open | 2R (2010, 2017) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 73–88 (45.3% in ATP Tour events) |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 43 (14 May 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 219 (4 January 2021) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2011, 2015) |
French Open | 3R (2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2014, 2016) |
US Open | 1R (2012, 2016) |
Last updated on: 4 January 2021. |
Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, in singles and doubles, having won 24 overall titles. His highest career singles world rank at No. 64 was in October 2016, and doubles world rank at No. 43 in May 2012.[2][3] Brown is also notable for being one of the only two players to remain undefeated against Rafael Nadal after playing more than one match with him, holding a 2–0 head-to-head record.[4]
Early life
Brown was born on 8 December 1984 in Celle, West Germany, a town situated near the city of Hanover. His father Leroy met his German born mother Inge in Jamaica and would settle in Celle for a time. This unusual dual nationality has earned him the nickname "Shabba" based on a line from Jamie Foxx in the 1997 comedy Booty Call where he claimed to be a "Germaican". He played several sports such as football, judo, and handball throughout his childhood. His focus on tennis began at the age of eight: "When I made the decision to pursue tennis instead of football, of course I wanted to be successful. I didn't want just to end up playing for a club somewhere."[5] His junior tennis career went well enough to draw the attention of Kim Michael Wittenberg, an American who ran a tennis academy near Hanover. Wittenberg regularly gave Brown lessons, and according to his pupil, he "taught him to play tennis."[5][6]
At 11 years old, in 1996, the family returned to Jamaica, particularly Montego Bay. The move was motivated in part by the high cost of training in Germany as well as his need to develop discipline on the court: "I was pretty mentally soft when I was young. Anything could happen when I played—I could lose my temper, I got disqualified."[5] In Jamaica, track and field, soccer, and cricket were the sports that commanded the best resources, tennis was played on poorly maintained public courts and with low-quality balls.[5] Nevertheless, he continued to play junior tennis.[6]
In 2004, 20-year-old Brown became unhappy with tennis in Jamaica, his family thought his potential warranted returning to Germany and a Volkswagen campervan that could sleep up to three people set him up.[6] The mobile lodgings enabled him to play in the various European tournaments: "It was a brilliant idea by my parents, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to go on playing. It was a means of competing week in, week out." He also brought in income with his racquet stringing machine, giving other players lower cost service, and letting out his spare mobile accommodations for a night.[5]
Tennis career
2002–2009
Early in his career, Brown represented Jamaica.
2010–2019
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In his second main circuit appearance after a first-round loss at the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in 2003, Brown defeated fourth seed Marco Chiudinelli and No. 139 Laurent Recouderc to reach the quarterfinals of the 2010 SA Tennis Open in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he lost to eventual runner-up Stéphane Robert. Brown became the second Jamaican after Doug Burke at the 1989 BP National Championships in Wellington, New Zealand, to reach the quarterfinals of a main ATP Tour event.[7]
On 17 May 2010 Brown cracked a singles career top 100 world rank at No. 99.
Brown played his third ATP tour event at the 2010 Aegon Championships (Queen's Club), defeating first-round opponent Frank Dancevic, in three sets; his loss came in the second round to Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan.
By June 2010, a lack of funding and support from the Jamaican Tennis Association tempted him to switch national association to Great Britain, his paternal grandparents being British.[8][9] In October 2010 he decided to compete for Germany and his debut event playing under the German flag was Eckental.[10] His first title success playing under the German flag came at 2010 Lambertz Open.[11]
Brown partnered Jonathan Marray at the 2012 French Open; they lost in the first round. Brown/Marray also reached four Challenger tour finals in 2012, winning two in Bosnia and Italy.[12]
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In 2014 he achieved his most significant career win by defeating world No. 1 tennis player Rafael Nadal at the Halle Open.
At Wimbledon in 2015 Brown came through qualifying without dropping a set. After beating Yen-hsun Lu in the first round, Brown then upset 10th seed and 2-time champion Rafael Nadal in four sets in the second round,[13] before losing to Victor Troicki in four sets in the next round.
Brown reached his first singles semifinal on the ATP World Tour at the 2016 Open Sud de France after having lost eight consecutive quarterfinal matches.[14] There, he lost against top seed Richard Gasquet in three sets.
Brown reached a career debut second round of the French Open in 2016.
After winning the 2016 Aegon Manchester Trophy, Brown received a wild card for the 2016 Wimbledon Championships. There, he beat Dušan Lajović in the first round before losing to Nick Kyrgios in the second. Both matches were decided in five sets.
Brown competed in the first round of the 2016 Summer Olympics against Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil. Brown was leading 6–4, 4–4 when he went down with an ankle injury. Medical staff taped him, he returned to the match playing two points. Bellucci increased the score to 4–5 in the second set. Brown could not return play and retired in tears.
Brown lost in straight sets to Andy Murray at Wimbledon in 2017 in the second round.[15]
In April 2019, Brown reclaimed an ATP Challenger singles title from three years previous at the Mouratoglou Open in Sophia Antipolis, winning the final over Filip Krajinović in straight sets.[16]
On 13 June 2019, Brown upset compatriot and world No. 5 Alexander Zverev at the 2019 Stuttgart Open in the second round.[17] Following this victory, he lost in a third-set tiebreaker to Félix Auger-Aliassime in the quarterfinal.
Performance timelines
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | G | F-S | SF-B | NMS | NH |
Singles
Current through the 2021 Australian Open Qualifying.
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Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q3 | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | ||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | NH | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | ||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 2–1 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 9–20 | |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | ||
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | |
National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | A | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
Davis Cup | A | Z3 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | PO | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 4–2 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 4–3 | |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Career | |||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 97 | ||
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | ||
Hard Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 1–6 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 5–6 | 4–10 | 5–6 | 5–10 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 23–45 | ||
Clay Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 6–8 | 1–2 | 6–4 | 3–7 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 21–31 | ||
Grass Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 18–22 | ||
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 6–10 | 2–10 | 4–5 | 2–3 | 13–16 | 10–16 | 13–12 | 10–20 | 0–4 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 62–98 | ||
Win % | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38% | 17% | 44% | 40% | 45% | 38% | 52% | 33% | 0% | 67% | – | – | 39% | ||
Year-end ranking | 725 | 527 | 820 | 622 | 566 | 459 | 494 | 144 | 92 | 161 | 167 | 111 | 89 | 118 | 72 | 125 | 230 | 203 | 261 |
Doubles
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Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 2–7 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | NH | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–4 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 20 | 7–20 |
Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 93 | |
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 2 / 6 | |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 9–4 | 8–15 | 18–14 | 11–12 | 9–11 | 6–13 | 4–7 | 4–8 | 3–1 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 73–88 | |
Win % | – | 0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | 69% | 35% | 56% | 48% | 45% | 32% | 36% | 33% | 75% | 33% | – | – | 45% | |
Year-end ranking | 998 | 727 | 802 | 518 | 582 | 444 | 256 | 206 | 53 | 69 | 56 | 86 | 85 | 82 | 173 | 182 | 173 | 217 | 219 |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 6 (2 titles, 4 runner-ups)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2010 | Moselle Open, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2012 | Open 13, France | 250 Series | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2012 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 2012 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, [10–12] |
Loss | 2–3 | Apr 2013 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | 250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Apr 2017 | U.S. Clay Court Championships, United States |
250 Series | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 5–7, [6–10] |
ATP Challengers and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 28 (11–17)
ATP Challenger (8–9) |
ITF Futures (3–8) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2002 | Jamaica F22, Trelawny | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2006 | Germany F7, Kassel | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | Jan 2007 | Germany F1, Nußloch | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Jul 2007 | Germany F9, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 1–4 | Sep 2007 | Germany F16, Friedberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2007 | France F15, Forbach | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 1–6 | Apr 2008 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Jun 2008 | Germany F8, Trier | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–0 |
Loss | 2–7 | Jan 2009 | Spain F2, Magaluf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Loss | 2–8 | Feb 2009 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 3–8 | Mar 2009 | Switzerland F2, Vaduz | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
Loss | 0–1 | May 2009 | Karlsruhe, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Aug 2009 | Samarqand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2009 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–3 | Nov 2009 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Nov 2009 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 2–4 | Apr 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Win | 3–4 | Nov 2010 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
Win | 4–4 | Mar 2012 | Bath, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
Loss | 4–5 | Mar 2013 | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
6–7(3–7), 6–7(2–7) |
Win | 5–5 | Sep 2013 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–6 | Nov 2013 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 6–6 | Sep 2014 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 6–7 | Oct 2015 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–7 | Jun 2016 | Manchester, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
Loss | 7–8 | Sep 2016 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 7–9 | Sep 2018 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 8–9 | Apr 2019 | Sophia Antipolis, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 7–5 |
Doubles: 67 (36–31)
ATP Challenger (20–15) |
ITF Futures (16–16) |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2003 | Jamaica F9, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2003 | Jamaica F11, Montego Bay | Futures | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 0–2 ret. |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2004 | Netherlands F4, Alphen | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2004 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2005 | Germany F6, Trier | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–5 | Sep 2005 | Germany F13, Nuremberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Sep 2005 | Germany F14, Kempten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 1–7 | Sep 2005 | Germany F15, Friedberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–7 | Mar 2006 | Switzerland F1, Wilen | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 3–7 | Mar 2006 | Switzerland F2, Leuggern | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 4–7 | Jul 2006 | Germany F8, Trier | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4–8 | Feb 2007 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(4–7), 1–6 |
Win | 5–8 | Mar 2007 | Switzerland F3, Wilen | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–7(9–11), 6–3 |
Loss | 5–9 | Jul 2007 | Germany F9, Römerberg | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 1–6 |
Win | 6–9 | Sep 2007 | Germany F15, Kempten | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 6–10 | Sep 2007 | France F15, Forbach | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 7–10 | Feb 2008 | Germany F4, Mettmann | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, [10–7] |
Win | 8–10 | Feb 2008 | Germany F5, Schwieberdingen | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 7–5 |
Win | 9–10 | Mar 2008 | Switzerland F1, Leuggern | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 10–10 | Apr 2008 | Turkey F3, Antalya | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 11–10 | Jun 2008 | Germany F8, Trier | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 |
Win | 12–10 | Jul 2008 | Germany F9, Kassel | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, [10–5] |
Loss | 12–11 | Sep 2008 | France F14, Mulhouse | Futures | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(11–13), 3–6 |
Loss | 12–12 | Oct 2008 | Germany F21, Hambach | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 12–13 | Jan 2009 | Spain F1, Ciutadella | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 5–7 |
Win | 13–13 | Jan 2009 | Spain F2, Magaluf | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–3), [12–10] |
Win | 14–13 | Feb 2009 | Spain F3, Murcia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 15–13 | Feb 2009 | Spain F4, Murcia | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 15–14 | Mar 2009 | Switzerland F1, Greifensee | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(8–6), 5–7, [10–12] |
Loss | 15–15 | Mar 2009 | Switzerland F2, Greifensee | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15–16 | Mar 2009 | Switzerland F2, Vaduz | Futures | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 16–16 | Jun 2009 | Germany F7, Trier | Futures | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Win | 1–0 | Sep 2009 | Banja Luka, Bosnia | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–1 | Feb 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Apr 2010 | Naples, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Win | 3–1 | May 2010 | Rhodos, Greece | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), [10–7] |
Loss | 3–2 | May 2010 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–3 | May 2010 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, [9–11] |
Win | 4–3 | Jun 2010 | Fürth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 |
Win | 5–3 | Aug 2010 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 6–3 | Sep 2010 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 7–3 | Nov 2010 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(19–17), 0–6, [10–7] |
Loss | 7–4 | Mar 2011 | Dallas, United States | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(3–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 7–5 | Jun 2011 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(8–10), [11–13] |
Win | 8–5 | Aug 2011 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 7–5 |
Win | 9–5 | Sep 2011 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Win | 10–5 | Nov 2011 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Loss | 10–6 | Feb 2012 | Quimper, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
Loss | 10–7 | Mar 2012 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(9–11), [0–10] |
Win | 11–7 | Mar 2012 | Sarajevo, Bosnia | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–2), 2–6, [11–9] |
Win | 12–7 | Apr 2012 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
Loss | 12–8 | Aug 2013 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 13–8 | Nov 2013 | Eckental, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
Loss | 13–9 | Nov 2013 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–5, [5–10] |
Win | 14–9 | Sep 2014 | Szczecin, Poland (2) | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 15–9 | May 2015 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Win | 16–9 | Aug 2015 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 16–10 | Oct 2015 | Sacramento, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–3, [3–10] |
Loss | 16–11 | Oct 2015 | Fairfield, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, [5–10] |
Win | 17–11 | Oct 2015 | Las Vegas, United States | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, [10–6] |
Loss | 17–12 | Nov 2015 | Andria, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Loss | 17–13 | Aug 2017 | Meerbusch, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Loss | 17–14 | Oct 2017 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6(7–1), 2–6, [8–10] |
Win | 18–14 | Sep 2018 | Como, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, [10–5] |
Win | 19–14 | Jan 2019 | Nouméa, New Caledonia | Challenger | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Loss | 19–15 | Feb 2019 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–7(7–9) |
Win | 20–15 | Nov 2020 | Eckental, Germany (2) | Challenger | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7(8–10), 7–5, [13–11] |
Record against other players
Record against top-10 players
Brown's match record against players who have been ranked in the top 10,with those who are active in boldface.
Only ATP Tour and Challenger main draw matches are considered.
Opponent | Highest ranking | Matches | Won | Lost | Win % | Last match |
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1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4) at 2015 Wimbledon 2R |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–2) at 2013 Wimbledon 2R |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2010 Kitzbuhel 1R |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 2–6) at 2016 Doha 1R |
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1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 2–6, 2–6) at 2017 Wimbledon 2R |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2017 Montpellier 2R |
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3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–5, 3–6, 7–6(9–7)) at 2012 Stuttgart 1R |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Lost (6–4, 3–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2015 Metz 2R |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3) at 2019 Stuttgart 2R |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6) at 2016 Munich 1R |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6, 2–6) at 2015 Australian Open 1R |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (3–6, 4–6, 2–6) at 2017 Australian Open 1R |
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3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | Lost (2–6, 3–6) at 2017 Bastad 2R |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2017 Stockholm 2R |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (5–7, 1–6) at 2015 Halle 2R |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 2–6) at 2015 Acapulco 1R |
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5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 3–6) at 2017 Doha 2R |
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6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2016 Montpellier 2R |
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6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (4–6, 5–7, 0–6) at 2017 French Open 1R |
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7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% | Won (5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)) at 2009 Almaty 1R |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (4–6, 6–2, 7–6(10–8)) at 2014 Hamburg 2R |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–1, 4–6, 3–6) at 2016 Montpellier SF |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–3, 6–4) at 2014 Ortisei 1R |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4)) at 2014 Houston 2R |
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8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2016 Gstaad QF |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (6–3, 2–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2016 Mons 1R |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (6–7(5–7), 6–4, 4–6) at 2016 Stockholm 2R |
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8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% | Lost (1–6, 0–6) at 2013 Orléans 1R |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0% | Lost (6–4, 6–7(4–7), 4–6) at 2017 Auckland 2R |
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9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% | Lost (1–6, 3–6, 6–7(7–7)) at 2017 US Open 2R |
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9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 2–6) at 2014 Munich 2R |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–4, 6–4) at 2014 Szczecin SF |
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10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% | Won (6–2, 4–6, 7–6(7–2)) at 2011 Rome 1R |
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10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100% | Won (7–6(9–7), 6–3) at 2017 Houston 1R |
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10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% | Won (7–6(7–5), 6–3) at 2014 Hamburg 1R |
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10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0% | Lost (6–7(4–7), 4–6) at 2012 Orléans 2R |
Total | 63 | 23 | 40 | 37% | * Statistics correct as of 4 January 2021 |
Top 10 wins per season
- Brown has a 5–12 (29.4%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
Season | 2002–2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | Total |
Wins | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | DB Rank |
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9 | Houston, United States | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–4) | 101 |
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1 | Halle, Germany | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–1 | 85 |
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10 | Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | 115 |
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7 | Montpellier, France | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 84 |
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5 | Stuttgart, Germany | Grass | 2R | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 | 170 |
ATP Tour career earnings
Year | Earnings (US$) | ATP rank |
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2002 | 4,388 | 723 |
2003 | 9,413 | 544 |
2004 | 3,527 | 854 |
2005 | 5,179 | 776 |
2006 | 8,263 | 656 |
2007 | 11,534 | 581 |
2008 | 14,149 | 566 |
2009 | 48,979 | 297 |
2010 | 228,487 | 123 |
2011 | 214,489 | 130 |
2012 | 181,313 | 146 |
2013 | 219,213 | 138 |
2014 | 389,506 | 96 |
2015 | 404,122 | 98 |
2016 | 381,327 | 112 |
2017 | 498,874 | 98 |
2018 | 135,086 | 230 |
2019 | 137,108 | 233 |
2020 | 57,014 | 283 |
Career | 2,963,125[18] | 301 |
References
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