Evan Furness

Evan Furness (born 13 August 1998)[1] is a French professional tennis player.

Evan Furness
Furness at the 2018 French Open
Country (sports) France
ResidencePontivy, France
Born (1998-08-13) 13 August 1998
Pontivy, France
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$27,950
Singles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles1 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 417 (18 February 2019)
Current rankingNo. 505 (30 Jul 2019)
Grand Slam Singles results
French OpenQ1 (2018)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 977 (17 December 2018)
Current rankingNo. - (4 March 2019)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
French Open1R (2018)
Last updated on: 29 May 2018.

Furness has a career high ATP singles ranking of 417, achieved on 18 February 2019. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 977, achieved on 17 December 2018. Furness has won one ITF singles title.

Furness made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2018 French Open, where he received a wildcard into the mixed doubles event, partnering Fiona Ferro.

Career

In October 2017 he secured his first win over a top 100 player when he beat Marcos Baghdatis at the Eckental Challenger.[2]

Furness reached 5 semi-finals on the futures tour in 2017; at Poitiers, Gdynia, Troyes, Riga and Nottingham. In March 2018 he won his first tournament on the futures tour. In Faro, he defeated David Guez in the final, winning in straight sets, losing only 2 games in a 6-1 6-1 victory.[3] In April 2018 he reached the semi-finals of the futures tour event in Porto but had to retire when one set apiece against Pedro Cachin with a calf injury.[4]

He was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying.[5] He lost to Pedja Krstin.[6]

Personal life

He was coached by his father Mark in Brittany before moving to the French Federation in Paris and he has a sister called Lucy.[7]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (1-0)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1-0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1-0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1-0 Mar 2018 POR F2, Faro Futures Hard David Guez 6-1, 6-1

References
  1. "Evan Furness | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  2. "Evan Furness. "Mûrir mon tennis"". Le Télégramme. 10 November 2017.
  3. "Tennis. Evan Furness : " Ce premier titre, je l'attendais avec impatience ! "". Ouest-France. 6 March 2018.
  4. "Tennis. Future de Porto : Evan Furness stoppé en demie". Ouest-France. 15 April 2018.
  5. "#RG18: wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - The 2018 French Open official site". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
  6. "Roland-Garros : le programme des Français dans les qualifications". L'Équipe. 25 May 2018.
  7. http://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/evan-furness-aller-plus-haut-23-01-2018-11824222%5B%5D


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