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Brad Pearce
Country (sports)
 United States
Residence
Provo, Utah
Born
(1966-03-21) March 21, 1966 (age 52)
Provo, Utah, U.S.
Height
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro
1986
Retired
1999
Plays
Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money
$818,850
Singles
Career record
41–79
Career titles
0
Highest ranking
No. 71 (October 8, 1990)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open
3R (1987)
French Open
1R (1991)
Wimbledon
QF (1990)
US Open
1R (1986, 1990)
Doubles
Career record
168–176
Career titles
4
Highest ranking
No. 24 (October 4, 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open
QF (1991)
French Open
3R (1993)
Wimbledon
2R (1990, 1991)
US Open
QF (1993)

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.


Pearce was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Career

    • 1.1 1987


    • 1.2 1988


    • 1.3 1989


    • 1.4 1990


    • 1.5 1991



  • 2 Personal life


  • 3 Career finals

    • 3.1 Doubles



  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Career[edit]



1987[edit]


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.



1988[edit]



1989[edit]



1990[edit]


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[edit]



Personal life[edit]


Pearce now works as an employee of Brigham Young University in the athletic department. He is the head coach of the BYU tennis team, and coached several players who have reached the top 800's in ATP Rankings.



Career finals[edit]



Doubles[edit]











































































































Outcome

No.

Date

Tournament

Surface

Partner

Opponent

Score
Winner
1.
1986

Houston
Carpet (i)

Chile Ricardo Acuña

United States Chip Hooper
United States Mike Leach
6–4, 7–5
Winner
2.
1987

Auckland
Hard

United States Kelly Jones

Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde
7–6, 7–6
Runner-up
3.
1987

Schenectady
Hard

United States Jim Pugh

United States Gary Donnelly
South Africa Gary Muller
6–7, 2–6
Runner-up
4.
1987

Johannesburg
Hard (i)

South Africa Eric Korita

United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate
4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
5.
1989

Schenectady
Hard

South Africa Byron Talbot

United States Scott Davis
Australia Broderick Dyke
2–6, 6–7
Runner-up
6.
1990

Tokyo
Hard

United States Kent Kinnear

Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur
6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Winner
7.
1990

Schenectady
Hard

Australia Richard Fromberg

United States Brian Garrow
United States Sven Salumaa
6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Runner-up
8.
1991

Los Angeles
Hard

Canada Glenn Michibata

Argentina Javier Frana
United States Jim Pugh
5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up
9.
1992

Seoul
Hard

Australia Kelly Evernden

United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller
6–7, 4–6
Winner
10.
1992

Toulouse
Hard (i)

South Africa Byron Talbot

France Guy Forget
France Henri Leconte
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Runner-up
11.
1993

Philadelphia
Hard (i)

South Africa Marcos Ondruska

United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg
7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Runner-up
12.
1993

Basel
Hard (i)

United States Dave Randall

Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark
6–3, 5–7, 3–6


References[edit]




  1. ^ ITA Men's Hall of Fame


  2. ^ ATP Brad Pearce Profile




External links[edit]



  • Brad Pearce at the Association of Tennis Professionals

  • Profile on BYU Athletics









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