Kelly Evernden

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Kelly Graeme Evernden (born 21 September 1962, in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1987 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Wally Masur.

Over the course of his career, Evernden won three top-level singles titles, the last of which was won in 1989 at Wellington. He also won five tour doubles titles (the most significant of which was the Canadian Open in 1989). Evernden's career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles and World No. 19 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1994.

Amazingly, Evernden played pro tennis with only one lung, having had a lung removed as the result of an injury sustained in an accident during his youth.

Evernden is a quarter Ngāti Porou Māori, and his Māori name "Te Rangai" means "Young Warrior". Interestingly his Irish name, Kelly, means "War".

1 Titles (8)
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[edit] Titles (8)

[edit] Singles (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	15 June 1987	Bristol, Great Britain	Grass	Tim Wilkison	6–4, 7–6
2.	5 October 1987	Brisbane, Australia	Hard (I)	Eric Jelen	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
3.	2 January 1989	Wellington, New Zealand	Hard	Shuzo Matsuoka	7–5, 6–1, 6–4

[edit] Singles finalist (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	9 December 1985	Brisbane, Australia	Carpet	Paul Annacone	6–3, 6–3
2.	7 October 1985	Sydney Outdoor, Australia	Grass	Henri Leconte	6–7, 6–2, 6–3
3.	16 October 1989	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Paul Annacone	6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
4.	20 August 1990	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Ramesh Krishnan	6–1, 6–1