Jack Brasington

Jack Brasington

Country	United States
Residence	New Orleans, Louisiana
Born	(1976-09-09) September 9, 1976 Miami, Florida
Height	6'2" (188 cm)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$173,770
Singles
Career record	2-8
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 125 (July 29, 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	1R (2002, 2003)
French Open	2R (2002)
Wimbledon	1R (2002)
US Open	2R (2001)
Doubles
Career record	0-1
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 315 (June 16, 2003)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open	1R (2002)

Jack Brasington (born September 9, 1976) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.^[1]

Career

Before he turned professional, Brasington played collegiate tennis for the University of Texas at Austin. He attained a best ranking of seventh in the nation and holds the university record for most wins, 121.^[2]

Brasington made the second round of the 2001 US Open, in what was his maiden Grand Slam appearance.^[3] His opening round win, over Gianluca Pozzi, was decided in a fifth set tiebreak, during which the American saved a match point.^[4] He won the tiebreak 8-6, to set up a second round meeting with Andy Roddick, who would beat Brasington in four sets.^[3]

In 2002 he managed to get past qualifying and play in the main draw of all four Grand Slam tournaments.^[3] He reached the second round of the French Open that year, with a win over Federico Luzzi.^[3] At the 2002 US Open, in addition to the singles, he played in the doubles for the only time, with Vince Spadea.^[3] His only other Grand Slam appearance was in the 2003 Australian Open, where he lost his first round match to Sjeng Schalken.^[3]

Challenger Titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
1.	2002	Joplin, United States	Hard	Kevin Kim	6–3, 1–6, 6–3

Doubles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
1.	2002	Lexington, United States	Hard	Glenn Weiner	Brandon Coupe Eric Taino	6–2, 4–6, 7–5

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