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Rand Evett
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1954-03-01) March 1, 1954 (age 70)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record4–13
Highest rankingNo. 219 (Jan 3, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R ( 1982)
French OpenQ2 ( 1975)
Wimbledon1R ( 1982)
Doubles
Career record12–31
Highest rankingNo. 83 (Jan 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R ( 1982)
French Open2R ( 1983)
WimbledonQ1 ( 1982, 1984, 1985)
US Open3R ( 1983)

Rand Evett (born March 1, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.

Evett, the son of a Yale physics instructor, was raised in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended Catalina High School. [1]

During the early 1970s he played collegiate tennis for the University of Arizona and won back to back WAC singles championships in 1972 and 1973. He also earned NCAA All-American honors in 1973 and 1974. [2] In 1974 he and De Armond Briggs won the doubles title at the national amateur grass‐court championships. [3]

On the professional tour, Evett reached a best world ranking of 219, making singles main draw appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over world number 33 Shlomo Glickstein in Tel Aviv in 1983. As a doubles player he was ranked in the world's top 100 and reached the round of 16 at the 1983 US Open.

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Apr 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard United States Rodney Crowley Sweden Stefan Svensson
Netherlands Huub van Boeckel
4–6, 6–4, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "Greg Hansen's top 10 boys high school tennis players in Tucson history". Arizona Daily Star. July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Rosenblatt, Zack (June 11, 2015). "Lenoir tops UA men's tennis list". Arizona Daily Star. Saddlebag Notes.
  3. ^ "Hagey Wins Grass Title". The New York Times. July 22, 1974.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rand Evett
Country (sports)  United States
Born (1954-03-01) March 1, 1954 (age 70)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record4–13
Highest rankingNo. 219 (Jan 3, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R ( 1982)
French OpenQ2 ( 1975)
Wimbledon1R ( 1982)
Doubles
Career record12–31
Highest rankingNo. 83 (Jan 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R ( 1982)
French Open2R ( 1983)
WimbledonQ1 ( 1982, 1984, 1985)
US Open3R ( 1983)

Rand Evett (born March 1, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.

Evett, the son of a Yale physics instructor, was raised in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended Catalina High School. [1]

During the early 1970s he played collegiate tennis for the University of Arizona and won back to back WAC singles championships in 1972 and 1973. He also earned NCAA All-American honors in 1973 and 1974. [2] In 1974 he and De Armond Briggs won the doubles title at the national amateur grass‐court championships. [3]

On the professional tour, Evett reached a best world ranking of 219, making singles main draw appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over world number 33 Shlomo Glickstein in Tel Aviv in 1983. As a doubles player he was ranked in the world's top 100 and reached the round of 16 at the 1983 US Open.

ATP Challenger finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Apr 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard United States Rodney Crowley Sweden Stefan Svensson
Netherlands Huub van Boeckel
4–6, 6–4, 3–6

References

  1. ^ "Greg Hansen's top 10 boys high school tennis players in Tucson history". Arizona Daily Star. July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Rosenblatt, Zack (June 11, 2015). "Lenoir tops UA men's tennis list". Arizona Daily Star. Saddlebag Notes.
  3. ^ "Hagey Wins Grass Title". The New York Times. July 22, 1974.

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