Brad Drewett
Country (sports) | Australia |
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Born | [1] Maclean, New South Wales, Australia | 19 July 1958
Died | 3 May 2013 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | (aged 54)
Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 1977 |
Retired | 1990 |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $755,546 |
Singles | |
Career record | 181–226 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 34 (26 March 1984) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1976) |
French Open | 1R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1979) |
US Open | 3R (1984) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 220–250 |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (21 November 1988) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1988, 1989) |
French Open | 3R (1984, 1988) |
Wimbledon | QF (1986) |
US Open | 2R (1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1988) |
Brad Drewett (19 July 1958 – 3 May 2013) was an Australian tennis player and ATP official. He was the 1975 and 1977 Australian Open junior champion and the youngest player at age 17 to win the title since Ken Rosewall and John Newcombe. He was also the third-youngest Australian Open quarterfinalist in his first Grand Slam appearance, at 17 years 5 months in 1975, behind Boris Becker, 17 years 4 days in 1984 and Goran Ivanišević, 17 years 4 months in 1989.
Drewett won two career singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 1976 Australian Open and attained a career-high singles ranking of world No. 34 in March 1984. In doubles, he won seven titles and reached as high as world No. 18 in November 1988.
Tennis career
Juniors
Drewett won the Australian Open boys' singles title in 1975 and 1977 (in January).
Pro tour
During his professional career, Drewett won two singles titles (Cairo 1982 and South Orange 1983) and seven doubles titles and reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open singles in 1976. He was a finalist on four other occasions: Adelaide 1981, Cleveland 1985, Newport 1988 and Seoul 1989. He also achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 18, reaching the semifinals in doubles (partnering Martin Davis) at the Australian Open in 1988 and 1989. Brad was also a member of the Australia Davis Cup team in 1981 and 1985. He broke the top 50 for the first time in 1984.[citation needed]
Post-retirement
After his retirement as a professional tennis player, he worked as a commentator for
Illness and death
On 14 January 2013, Drewett announced he would enter a transitional period as ATP Executive Chairman and President because of illness, after he was diagnosed with
In memory of his contribution to the development of world tennis and particularly tournaments in China, Show Court 1 at the
References
- ^ "ATP: Chairman Brad Drewett dies". ESPN. 3 May 2013.
- ^ "Brad Drewett Appointed ATP Executive Chairman And President" (Press release). ATP. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
- ^ "Update on ATP Executive Chairman and President Brad Drewett" (Press release). Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 14 January 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ^ "Brad Drewett, President of Men's Tennis Tour, Dies at 54". The New York Times. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "ATP names trophy for Brad Drewett". ESPN. 29 June 2013.
- ^ "Drewett Honoured at Australian Open". www.atptour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). 13 January 2015.
External links
- Brad Drewett at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Brad Drewett at the International Tennis Federation
- Brad Drewett at the Davis Cup
- Brad Drewett at Tennis Australia
- Interview on YouTube