| Country | Germany |
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| Residence | Deggendorf, Germany |
| Born | July 17, 1987 Deggendorf, Germany |
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $801,665 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 22–40 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 66 (5 July 2010) |
| Current ranking | No. 110 (28 November 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 1R (2010) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–6 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 154 (19 May 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 496 (28 November 2011) |
| Last updated on: 28 November 2011. | |
Daniel Brands (born 17 July 1987 in Deggendorf, Germany) is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.
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Brands began 2008 ranked No. 220. After a few unimpressive tournaments to start the year, he beat No. 132 Aisam Qureshi and No. 193 Simon Stadler en route to a semifinal Challenger finish in Germany in February. In March, he made the quarters of a Challenger in Japan before losing to No. 124 Yen-Hsun Lu, then reached the quarters of a Challenger in Sarajevo, beating No. 169 Matthias Bachinger.
In May, Brands reached the quarters at two more Challengers, beating No. 66 Michael Berrer and No. 114 Brian Dabul, while also winning the doubles title in one and reaching the doubles final in the other. Then, with his ranking at a career-high of No. 210, he beat No. 123 Nicolás Massú, No. 151 Pablo Andújar (who beat him a week earlier), and No. 198 Alex Bogomolov to qualify into the main draw of the 2008 French Open.
Brands made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 BMW Open before losing to Mikhail Youzhny, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. He lost in the 1st round of the 2009 French Open to Robert Kendrick, 7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–7(11–13), 6–4, 3–6.[1]
Brands again bowed out in the first round of the 2010 French Open, but he put up a great performance only to fall short against the 8th seed Frenchman and World No. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 5–7.
Brands made his Wimbledon debut at the 2010 tournament, defeating Igor Andreev 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4), 7–5 in the first round. He continued his run in the second round by upsetting world No. 5 and 7th seed Nikolay Davydenko 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6), 6–1, who was returning from injury. Brands then saved four match points at two sets to love down against Victor Hănescu, to win while leading the fifth set when Hanescu retired due to injury, and a controversial issue with the crowd. In the fourth round, Brands lost to eventual finalist Tomáš Berdych 6–4, 6–7(1–7), 5–7, 3–6.
At the 2010 US Open tournament Brands was defeated by countryman Benjamin Becker in the first round in straight sets. He then accepted a Wildcard for an ATP Challenger Tour event in Braşov, Romania where he was bowed out in the first round. The Open de Moselle in Metz was his next tournament. He fell to Tommy Robredo in the first round. He reached his first quartefinal of the season at the Thailand Open in Bangkok defeating Illya Marchenko and Thiemo De Bakker where he saved a matchpoint. He was again knocked out by Benjamin Becker.
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| ATP Challenger Tour (5–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date (Final) | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 March 2007 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | Robin Haase | 2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 2007 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | Simon Greul | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 3 August 2008 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay | Daniel Muñoz-de la Nava | 6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
| Winner | 2. | 8 November 2009 | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (i) | Dustin Brown | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 April 2010 | Monza, Italy | Clay | Pablo Andújar | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 May 2010 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay | José Acasuso | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 January 2011 | Heilbronn, Germany | Hard (i) | Bastian Knittel | 6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 4. | 10 July 2011 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Andreas Beck | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 5. | 27 November 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Matthias Bachinger | 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
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| ATP Challenger Tour (3–1) |
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through to the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L |
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| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0–2 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0–4 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 4R | Q1 | 3–1 |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 3–8 |
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