Brett Dickinson

Brett Dickinson
Full name Brett Dickinson
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1962-12-04) December 4, 1962
Atlanta, Georgia
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $94,910
Singles
Career record 3–8
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 176 (October 5, 1987)
Doubles
Career record 17–37
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 92 (May 19, 1986)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (1985, 1995)
French Open 1R (1989)
US Open 2R (1985)

Brett Dickinson (born December 4, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.

Biography

Dickinson was born in Atlanta, Georgia but grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He studied mathematics at San Jose State University in the early 1980s and played collegiate tennis, before turning professional.[1]

His greatest achievement on tour was reaching the doubles final of the 1985 Melbourne Outdoor, a Grand Prix tournament, with Roberto Saad. The pair were defeated in the final by local pairing Darren Cahill and Peter Carter.[2]

As a singles player he reached the quarter-finals at Auckland in 1986 and the following year won the Enugu Challenger tournament in Nigeria.[3] He came close to upsetting Pat Cash at the 1987 WCT Tournament of Champions.[4] He was 5–2 up in the third and deciding set before the Australian came back to win by claiming the final five games.[5]

He competed in the main draw of the men's doubles events at the Australian Open, French Open and US Open.

For much of his tennis career he was based in Paris, France.[1] He is now back in the United States and works as a realtor in La Jolla.[6]

Grand Prix career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 1985 Melbourne, Australia Grass Argentina Roberto Saad Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Peter Carter 		6–7, 1–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1987 Enugu, Nigeria Hard Czechoslovakia Stanislav Birner 2–6, 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: (2)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1984 Cairo, Egypt Clay United States Drew Gitlin United States Marcel Freeman
United States Tim Wilkison		 7–6, 6–3
2. 1987 Guadeloupe Hard Brazil Nelson Aerts United States Jonathan Canter
Belgium Denis Langaskens		 6–2, 6–3

References

  1. 1 2 "Dickinson wears down Adams to win Men's 40 Clay Courts". Savannah Morning News. October 13, 2002. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "Dazzling doubles display.". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 30 December 1985. p. 16. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "Lendl wears down a persistent Connors.". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 10 January 1986. p. 1 Sports Section. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cash crashes in Tournament of Champions.". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1987. p. 21. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Top-seeded Becker advances in T of C". Gainesville Sun. May 7, 1987. p. 3C. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  6. ↑ "Brett Dickinson". Sotheby's International Realty. Retrieved 27 December 2015.

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