Brian Baker is a professionally ranked tennis player from Nashville, Tennessee.
Baker's biggest win occurred on On August 29, 2005, when he scored an upset victory over ninth seeded Gastón Gaudio in the 2005 US Open, in Baker's only appearance in the grand slam event main draw.
Baker originally played on the tour for only a short time - from 2002 through 2005 and in a few autumn challengers in 2007. He won two challenger events in this time and reached a career best singles ranking of World No. 172, on November 15, 2004. He was coached by Ricardo Acuna.
In his first tour action since 2007, Baker entered an ITF Futures tournament in Pittsburgh in July 2011 as an unranked qualifier, qualified, and won the tournament, all without dropping a set. In September, he entered the Canadian Futures 7 and reached the semi-finals again without dropping a set. He then lost in a walkover to Jesse Levine after withdrawing from the tournament[1].
Baker is currently serving as an assistant coach for the Belmont University men's tennis program.[2]
Baker is currently making a comeback to the tennis circuit. (2011)