Brian Wilson (tennis)

Brian Wilson
Country United States United States
Residence Las Vegas
Born May 23, 1982
Oceanside, California
United States
Height 6'3" (190 cm)
Turned pro 2004
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $132,648
Singles
Career record 1-4
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 232 (September 10, 2007)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2007)
Doubles
Career record 0-2
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 120 (October 22, 2007)
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open 1R (2003)

Brian Wilson (born May 23, 1982) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]

Career

Wilson played collegiate tennis for the University of Illinois.[2] He earned All-American selection as both a singles and doubles player during his college career.[2] In 2003 he was a member of the team which won the NCAA Championships and he was also the doubles champion, partnering Rajeev Ram.[2] It was with Ram that he took part in the men's doubles at the 2003 US Open, where they were beaten in the first round by Robby Ginepri and Bobby Reynolds.[2]

On the ATP Tour, Wilson had his best performance at the 2006 SAP Open in San Jose, California, beating Ivo Karlović, then 61st in the world.[2]

After making his way through qualifying, he made his Grand Slam singles debut in the 2007 Australian Open.[2] He lost in the opening round to Feliciano López, in four sets.[2]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (5)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 2004 United States Burbank, United States Hard United States Nick Rainey India Prakash Amritraj
Philippines Eric Taino
6-2, 6-3
2. 2005 United States Nashville, United States Hard Serbia and Montenegro Ilija Bozoljac Mexico Santiago González
Argentina Diego Hartfield
7-6(8–6), 6-4
3. 2006 United States Maui, United States Hard United States Rajeev Ram Brazil Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli
United States Christopher Lam
6-3, 6-2
4. 2007 United States Sacramento, United States Hard United States Robert Kendrick United States John Paul Fruttero
United States Sam Warburg
7-5, 7-6(10–8)
5. 2007 United States Calabasas, United States Hard United States John Isner United States Robert Kendrick
Philippines Cecil Mamiit
7-6(12–10), 4-6, 10-8

References