Brad Pearce (tennis)

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
Born	March 21, 1966 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)

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]

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.

Career finals

Doubles (10 wins – 12 losses

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	1986	Houston, U.S.	Carpet (i)	Ricardo Acuña	Chip Hooper Mike Leach	6–4, 7–5
Win	2.	1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Kelly Jones	Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde	7–6, 7–6
Loss	3.	1987	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Jim Pugh	Gary Donnelly Gary Muller	6–7, 2–6
Loss	4.	1987	Johannesburg, South Africa	Hard (i)	Eric Korita	Kevin Curren David Pate	4–6, 4–6
Loss	5.	1989	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Byron Talbot	Scott Davis Broderick Dyke	2–6, 6–7
Loss	6.	1990	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Kent Kinnear	Mark Kratzmann Wally Masur	6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	1990	Schenectady, U.S.	Hard	Richard Fromberg	Brian Garrow Sven Salumaa	6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Loss	8.	1991	Los Angeles, U.S.	Hard	Glenn Michibata	Javier Frana Jim Pugh	5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss	9.	1992	Seoul, South Korea	Hard	Kelly Evernden	Kevin Curren Gary Muller	6–7, 4–6
Win	10.	1992	Toulouse, France	Hard (i)	Byron Talbot	Guy Forget Henri Leconte	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	11.	1993	Philadelphia, U.S.	Hard (i)	Marcos Ondruska	Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg	7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss	12.	1993	Basel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Dave Randall	Byron Black Jonathan Stark	6–3, 5–7, 3–6

References

1. ITA Men's Hall of Fame
2. ATP Brad Pearce Profile

External links

• Brad Pearce at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Brad Pearce at the International Tennis Federation
• Profile on BYU Athletics