Brad Pearce (born March 21, 1966) is a former tennis player from the United States , who turned professional in 1986. He won four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on October 8, 1990, when he became the World No. 71.
Brad Pearce Country (sports) United States Residence Provo , Utah , United States Born (1966-03-21 ) March 21, 1966 (age 58) Provo , Utah , United States Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Turned pro 1986 Retired 1999 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Prize money $ 818,413Career record 41–79 Career titles 0 0 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 71 (8 October 1990) Australian Open 3R (1987 ) French Open 1R (1991 ) Wimbledon QF (1990 ) US Open 1R (1986 , 1990 ) Career record 168–176 Career titles 4 1 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 24 (4 October 1993) Australian Open QF (1991 ) French Open 3R (1993 ) Wimbledon 2R (1990 , 1991 ) US Open QF (1993 ) Australian Open 1R (1994 ) French Open 2R (1989 , 1993 ) Wimbledon 2R (1989 ) US Open 1R (1993 , 1994 ) Last updated on: 24 May 2023.
Pearce was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame .[1]
Career 1987 Pearce started off his new season playing doubles, reaching four finals. Three of those were on the Grand Prix tennis circuit . He won his first final in January at the Auckland , with partner Kelly Jones . En route he defeated players such as Milan Šrejber and Mark Woodforde to win the title. His year continued on a high note, making it to the quarter-finals of the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor and the Lorraine Open and the semi-finals of the Japan Open Tennis Championships . Later he reached the finals at the OTB Open with partner Jim Pugh , losing to Gary Donnelly and Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6. A month later he made it to the final in New Haven with partner Gilad Bloom of Israel as the #1 seed, losing to the #2 seed Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata 6–3, 4–6, 2–6.
1990 The highlight of Pearce's single career was his appearance in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championship. Pearce was an unseeded player, and one of three Americans in the quarter-finals (Brad Gilbert and Kevin Curren being the others). En route he beat Ronnie Båthman (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3), Shuzo Matsuoka (7–6, 7–5, 6–3), Milan Šrejber (6–3, 6–3, 6–1), and Mark Woodforde (6–4, 6–4, 6–4) to face Ivan Lendl , the #1 seed of the tournament, where he lost (4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6).[2]
1991 Personal life Pearce now works as an employee of Brigham Young University in the athletic department. He is the head coach of the BYU men's tennis team, and coached several players who have reached the top 800's in ATP rankings .
ATP career finals Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–2) ATP World Series (4–6)
Finals by surface Hard (3–8) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (2–5) Indoors (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Nov 1986 Houston , United StatesGrand Prix Carpet Ricardo Acuña Chip Hooper Mike Leach 6–4, 7–5 Win 2–0 Jan 1987 Auckland , New ZealandGrand Prix Hard Kelly Jones Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde 7–6, 7–6 Loss 2–1 Jul 1987 Schenectady , United StatesGrand Prix Hard Jim Pugh Gary Donnelly Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6 Loss 2–2 Nov 1987 Johannesburg , South AfricaGrand Prix Hard Eric Korita Kevin Curren David Pate 4–6, 4–6 Loss 2–3 Jul 1989 Schenectady , United StatesGrand Prix Hard Byron Talbot Scott Davis Broderick Dyke 2–6, 6–7 Loss 2–4 Apr 1990 Tokyo , JapanChampionship Series Hard Kent Kinnear Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur 6–3, 3–6, 4–6 Win 3–4 Aug 1990 Schenectady , United StatesWorld Series Hard Richard Fromberg Brian Garrow Sven Salumaa 6–2, 3–6, 7–6 Loss 3–5 Aug 1991 Los Angeles , United StatesWorld Series Hard Glenn Michibata Javier Frana Jim Pugh 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 Loss 3–6 Apr 1992 Seoul , South KoreaWorld Series Hard Kelly Evernden Kevin Curren Gary Muller 6–7, 4–6 Win 4–6 Oct 1992 Toulouse , FranceWorld Series Hard Byron Talbot Guy Forget Henri Leconte 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 4–7 Feb 1993 Philadelphia , United StatesChampionship Series Hard Marcos Ondruska Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg 7–6, 3–6, 0–6 Loss 4–8 Oct 1993 Basel , SwitzerlandWorld Series Hard Dave Randall Byron Black Jonathan Stark 6–3, 5–7, 3–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals Singles: 2 (0–2) Legend ATP Challenger (0–2) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–2)
Doubles: 4 (1–3) Legend ATP Challenger (1–3) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (0–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Performance timelines (W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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