2015 ATP World Tour Media Guide

DUSTIN BROWN (GER)
DATE OF BIRTH: December 8, 1984 | BORN: Celle, Germany | RESIDENCE: Winsen, Germany
Turned Pro: 2002
Height: 6’5” (1.96m)
Weight: 172lbs (78kg)
Career Win-Loss: 27-45
Plays: Right-handed
Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money: $1,344,996
Career Singles Titles/
Finalist: 0/0
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-4
Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:
78 (June 16, 2014)
Highest Emirates ATP Doubles
Ranking: 43 (May 14, 2012)
EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RANkING HISTORy (W-L)
2014: 89 (13-16)
2013: 122 (2-3)
2012: 154 (4-5)
2011: 161 (2-10)
2010: 92 (6-10)
2009: 144 (0-0)
2008: 499 (0-0)
2007: 456 (0-0)
2006: 563 (0-0)
2005: 636 (0-0)
2004: T810 (0-0)
2003: 529 (0-1)
2002: 736 (0-0)
2014 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $389,506
Matches won-lost: 13-16 (singles), 9-11 (doubles)
Challenger: 25-14 (singles),
20-14 (doubles)
Singles quarter-finalist: Doha, Houston, Halle
Doubles semi-finalist: Munich (w/Knowle), Halle (w/Struff),
Stockholm (w/Siljestrom)
2014 IN REVIEW
• The German finished in Top 100 for 1st time since 2010 with
year-end best No. 89. Compiled 3 ATP World Tour QF results on
as many surfaces (clay, grass, hard) while reaching a careerhigh
No. 78 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Won a personal-best
13 tour-level matches during year
• Opened season with QF in Doha, saving 4 MPs in 2nd set TB vs.
Karlovic in 2R before falling to Gojowczyk in a 3rd set TB
• In April in Houston, recorded 1st career Top 10 win over No. 9
Isner in 3 TB sets in 2R before falling to Querrey in 3 sets in QF
• In June reached QF in Halle, posting a career-best win over world
No. 1 Nadal in 2R. Failed to convert MPs vs. Kohlschreiber, losing
in a 3rd set TB. Also reached doubles SF (w/Struff). Afterwards
reached a career-high No. 78 on June 16
• In other home events, reached SF in doubles (w/Knowle) in
Munich and saved 2 MPs in 3rd set TB in Hamburg 2R vs.
Verdasco (l. to Andujar in 3R). Also reached SF in doubles (w/
Siljestrom) in Stockholm
• In Grand Slam play, lost in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Matosevic),
Wimbledon (l. to Baghdatis) and US Open (l. to Tomic). Fell in 1R
of qualifying at Australian Open
• In September, won 6th career Challenger title in Szczecin (d.
countryman Struff)
• Compiled records of 5-6 on hard, 6-8 on clay and 2-2 on grass.
Went 2-1 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career-high
$389,506
CAREER IN REVIEW
• The Jamaican-born German has compiled his best results at
Challenger and Futures levels. Has a 151-105 match record in
Challengers (6-6 in finals) and 152-116 in Futures (3-8 in finals)
• In 2013, reached 3R at Wimbledon as qualifier (d. Garcia-Lopez,
Hewitt, l. to Mannarino) and won Genova Challenger (d.
Volandri). In doubles, reached final in Casablanca (w/Kas)
• In 2012, best ATP result was QF in Stuttgart (l. to Garcia-Lopez).
Qualified for Wimbledon, Munich and Gstaad. Won Challenger
Tour title in Bath (d. Mertl)
• In 2011, began season in Top 100. Failed to win an ATP World
Tour-level match until late April at Munich (d. No. 14 Wawrinka; l.
to Stepanek in 2R)
• In 2010, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 92, highlighted by
a pair of ATP World Tour QFs in Johannesburg (l. to Robert) and
Newport (d. No. 19 Querrey, l. to Dabul). Won Challenger titles in
Johannesburg (d. Van der Merwe) and Aachen (d. Sijsling). In
doubles, captured maiden ATP title in Metz (w/Wassen)
• In 2009, jumped 350 spots to finish at No. 144 with successful
Futures and Challengers results. Had a 1-2 Futures finals mark
and 1-4 in Challengers, winning first title in Samarkand,
Uzbekistan in August
• From 2002-08, played in 113 Futures events (5 Challengers)
during that span. From April ’02-May ’03, played his 1st 29
Futures in Jamaica before going overseas. Qualified for his 1st
ATP World Tour event in Newport in July ’03 and lost to B. Bryan
in 1R. Did not play another ATP main draw until February 2010 in
Johannesburg
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (3).
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-1)
CAREER 14 13 12 11 10
Aus. Open 0-1 — — — — 1st
Roland Garros 0-2 1st — — 1st —
Wimbledon 2-4 1st 3rd 1st — 1st
US Open 1-2 1st — — — 2nd
ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY
(Career W-L: 0-1)
CAREER 11
Indian Wells 0-1 1st
PERSONAL
• Nicknamed “Dreddy” because of his dreadlocked hair
• Began playing tennis at age 5
• His father, Leroy, is Jamaican and his mother, Inge, is German.
He has two half-brothers, Steve and Dean
• Most inspirational people in his life are his parents
• Born in Germany, lived there until August 1996, when he moved
to Jamaica to begin his pro career
• In October 2010, changed his nationality to German
• Speaks German, English and Jamaican
• Favourite surface is grass and considers serve and forehand his
best shots
• Idol growing up was Marat Safin
• Parents bought him a camper van, which he used to drive
around Europe between 2004-07
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