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American tennis player
Alex O'Brien
O'Brien in 2018
Country (sports)
United States Residence
Amarillo ,
Texas ,
United States Born (1970-03-07 ) March 7, 1970 (age 54)
Amarillo ,
Texas ,
United States Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Turned pro 1992 Retired 2003 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) College
Stanford University Prize money
$ 3,526,390 Career record 93â136 Career titles 1 Highest ranking No. 30 (21 July 1997)
Australian Open 2R (
1995 ,
1998 )
French Open 2R (
1993 ,
1994 )
Wimbledon 3R (
1997 )
US Open 3R (
1996 ) Career record 277â185 Career titles 13 Highest ranking
No. 1 (8 May 2000)
Australian Open F (
1996 ,
1997 )
French Open 3R (
1996 )
Wimbledon QF (
1999 ,
2000 )
US Open W (
1999 )
Tour Finals W (
1999 )
Olympic Games 2R (
2000 )
Australian Open 2R (
1996 )
Wimbledon 2R (
1997 ,
1998 )
US Open 1R (
2001 ) Last updated on: 31 December 2022.
Alex O'Brien (born (1970-03-07 ) March 7, 1970) is an American former
doubles world No. 1
tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997.
He won his only singles title at
New Haven, Connecticut , in 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the
1994 Cincinnati Masters and the
1996 Canada Masters . He won 13 doubles titles, the biggest coming at the
1999 US Open , the
Cincinnati Masters in 1994 (his first doubles title), the
Indian Wells Masters in 2000, and the
Paris Masters in 1999.
Tennis career
Alongside his 13 titles, O'Brien also reached 20 doubles finals, including the
Australian Open in 1996 & 1997, the
U.S. Open in 1995, the
Miami Masters in 1998, and the
Canada Masters and the
Rome Masters in 1997.
He also played on the United States
Davis Cup team, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and was a four-time All-American at
Stanford University , where he won NCAA singles, doubles, and team titles in 1992. He earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Stanford in 1992.[
citation needed ]
On leaving his tennis career O'Brien founded an online business which markets, and distributes steaks. The O'Brien family has been in the beef business for 60 years basing their production out of the
LIT Ranch . O'Brien is currently President and part owner of the Bank of Commerce, a small community online bank with branches in Amarillo and McLean Texas.[
citation needed ]
Grand Slam finals
Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-ups)
ATP career finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0â0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0â0)
ATP Masters Series (0â0)
ATP Championship Series (1â0)
ATP World Series (0â0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1â0)
Clay (0â0)
Grass (0â0)
Carpet (0â0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (1â0)
Indoors (0â0)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1â0
Aug 1996
New Haven , United States
Championship Series
Hard
Jan Siemerink
7â6(8â6) , 6â4
Doubles: 33 (13 titles, 20 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (1â3)
ATP World Tour Finals (1â1)
ATP Masters Series (4â3)
ATP Championship Series (2â4)
ATP World Series (5â9)
Finals by surface
Hard (10â14)
Clay (0â4)
Grass (1â1)
Carpet (2â1)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (8â16)
Indoors (5â4)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0â1
Jan 1994
Oahu , United States
World Series
Hard
Jonathan Stark
Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk
4â6, 4â6
Loss
0â2
Feb 1994
Scottsdale , United States
World Series
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Jan Apell
Ken Flach
0â6, 4â6
Win
1â2
Aug 1994
Cincinnati , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Wayne Ferreira
Mark Kratzmann
6â7, 6â3, 6â2
Loss
1â3
Feb 1995
San Jose , United States
World Series
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Jim Grabb
Patrick McEnroe
6â3, 5â7, 0â6
Loss
1â4
May 1995
Pinehurst , United States
World Series
Clay
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
2â6, 4â6
Loss
1â5
Sep 1995
New York , United States
Grand Slam
Hard
Sandon Stolle
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3â6, 3â6
Loss
1â6
Jan 1996
Melbourne , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Stefan Edberg
Petr Korda
5â7, 5â7, 6â4, 1â6
Loss
1â7
Jun 1996
Queen's , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3â6, 6â7(3â7)
Win
2â7
Oct 1996
Stuttgart , Germany
Masters Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
3â6, 6â4, 6â3
Loss
2â8
Nov 1996
Hartford , United States
ATP Finals
Carpet
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
4â6, 7â5, 2â6, 6â7(3â7)
Loss
2â9
Jan 1997
Melbourne , Australia
Grand Slam
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6â4, 5â7, 5â7, 3â6
Win
3â9
Mar 1997
Philadelphia , United States
Championship Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Ellis Ferreira
Patrick Galbraith
6â3, 6â3
Loss
3â10
Apr 1997
Orlando , United States
World Series
Clay
Jeff Salzenstein
Mark Merklein
Vince Spadea
4â6, 6â4, 4â6
Loss
3â11
May 1997
Rome , Italy
Masters Series
Clay
Byron Black
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
3â6, 6â4, 5â7
Win
4â11
Jul 1997
Los Angeles , United States
World Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Rick Leach
7â6, 6â4
Loss
4â12
Aug 1997
Montreal , Canada
Masters Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6â7, 3â6
Loss
4â13
Aug 1997
New Haven , United States
Championship Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
4â6, 7â6, 2â6
Loss
4â14
Oct 1997
Beijing , China
World Series
Hard
Jim Courier
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
5â7, 6â7
Loss
4â15
Mar 1998
Miami , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Jonathan Stark
Ellis Ferreira
Rick Leach
2â6, 4â6
Win
5â15
Apr 1998
Hong Kong , Hong Kong
International Series
Hard
Byron Black
Neville Godwin
Tuomas Ketola
7â5, 6â1
Loss
5â16
May 1998
Atlanta , United States
World Series
Clay
Richey Reneberg
Ellis Ferreira
Brent Haygarth
3â6, 6â0, 2â6
Loss
5â17
Aug 1998
New Haven , United States
Championship Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Wayne Arthurs
Peter Tramacchi
6â7, 6â1, 3â6
Win
6â17
Nov 1998
Stuttgart , Germany
Masters Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6â3, 3â6, 7â5
Win
7â17
Jan 1999
Doha , Qatar
World Series
Hard
Jared Palmer
Piet Norval
Kevin Ullyett
6â3, 6â4
Loss
7â18
Feb 1999
Memphis , United States
Championship Series
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3â6, 4â6
Win
8â18
Jun 1999
Queen's , United Kingdom
World Series
Grass
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6â3, 7â6(7â3)
Win
9â18
Sep 1999
New York , United States
Grand Slam
Hard
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
7â6(9â7) , 6â4
Win
10â18
Nov 1999
Paris , France
Masters Series
Carpet
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Paul Haarhuis
Jared Palmer
7â6(9â7) , 7â5
Win
11â18
Nov 1999
Hartford , United States
ATP Finals
Carpet
SĂ©bastien Lareau
Mahesh Bhupathi
Leander Paes
6â3, 6â2, 6â2
Loss
11â19
Jan 2000
Doha , Qatar
International Series
Hard
Jared Palmer
Mark Knowles
Max Mirnyi
3â6, 4â6
Win
12â19
Mar 2000
Indian Wells , United States
Masters Series
Hard
Jared Palmer
Paul Haarhuis
Sandon Stolle
6â4, 7â6(7â5)
Win
13â19
Aug 2000
Washington , United States
Championship Series
Hard
Jared Palmer
Andre Agassi
Sargis Sargsian
7â5, 6â1
Loss
13â20
Feb 2001
Memphis , United States
Championship Series
Hard
Jonathan Stark
Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3â6, 6â7(3â7)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 9 (5â4)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5â4)
ITF Futures (0â0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5â4)
Clay (0â0)
Grass (0â0)
Carpet (0â0)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1â0
Jul 1991
New Haven , United States
Challenger
Hard
Stephane Simian
6â4, 6â4
Win
2â0
Jul 1992
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Byron Black
6â4, 2â6, 6â1
Loss
2â1
Sep 1992
Fairfield , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jared Palmer
6â7, 2â6
Win
3â1
Oct 1992
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Jared Palmer
6â2, 6â4
Loss
3â2
Oct 1993
Caracas , Venezuela
Challenger
Hard
Mauricio Hadad
5â7, 4â6
Loss
3â3
Oct 1996
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Kevin Ullyett
3â6, 6â7
Win
4â3
Feb 1998
West Bloomfield , United States
Challenger
Hard
Grant Doyle
4â6, 6â3, 6â4
Win
5â3
Jul 1999
Winnetka , United States
Challenger
Hard
Max Mirnyi
6â2, 6â2
Loss
5â4
Dec 1999
Burbank , United States
Challenger
Hard
Cecil Mamiit
5â7, 3â6
Doubles: 7 (5â2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (5â2)
ITF Futures (0â0)
Finals by surface
Hard (5â1)
Clay (0â1)
Grass (0â0)
Carpet (0â0)
Result
WâL
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Win
1â0
Jul 1992
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Paul Annacone
Miguel Nido
Peter Nyborg
6â4, 4â6, 7â5
Win
2â0
Oct 1992
Monterrey , Mexico
Challenger
Hard
Mark Knowles
Richard Matuszewski
John Sullivan
3â6, 6â3, 7â6
Loss
2â1
Dec 1992
Naples , United States
Challenger
Clay
Mark Knowles
Todd Nelson
Tobias Svantesson
6â2, 3â6, 4â6
Win
3â1
Sep 1993
Fairfield , United States
Challenger
Hard
Jared Palmer
Matt Lucena
Brian Macphie
6â3, 7â5
Loss
3â2
Oct 1993
Caracas , Venezuela
Challenger
Hard
Mark Knowles
Maurice Ruah
Laurence Tieleman
7â5, 4â6, 6â7
Win
4â2
Jun 1994
Annenheim , Austria
Challenger
Hard
Jim Grabb
Diego Nargiso
Gianluca Pozzi
walkover
Win
5â2
Jul 1994
Aptos , United States
Challenger
Hard
Brian Macphie
Donny Isaak
Michael Roberts
6â2, 7â6
Performance Timelines
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (WâL) winâloss record; .
Singles
Doubles
External links
Current ATP world No. 1 in bold, as of week of 27 May 2024
[update]
ATP rankings was introduced on 1 March 1976
1â5 6â10 11â15 16â20 21â25 26â30 31â35 36â40 41â45 46â50 51â55 56â60 61â65
(year first held/year last held â number of weeks (w))
weeks record underlined.