Daniel Evans (tennis)
| Country |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Residence |  Birmingham, England |
| Date of birth | 23 May 1990 (age 20) |
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Career prize money | US$89,840 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-7 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 248 (3 August 2009) |
| Current ranking | 313 (4 April 2011) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0-0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | 568 (4 October 2010) |
| Current ranking | 568 (4 October 2010) |
| Last updated on: 4 October 2010. | |
Daniel Evans (born 23 May 1990, Solihull) is an English professional tennis player. He is ranked 6th in the UK, and plays right-handed. Evans was until recently one of the highest ranked teenagers on the ATP rankings list. He made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain in September 2009. He hails from Hall Green, Birmingham, England.
Career
2006
In March 2006, Evans won the junior title at Marcq-en-Baroeul, putting him at the top of the European under-16 rankings.
2008
Evans started the year by reaching the quarter-finals of the boys' singles at the Australian Open, where he lost to Yuki Bhambri. He went on to win the fourth junior title of his career in Nottingham. In June, he was awarded a wildcard into the Artois Championships, playing Belgian Xavier Malisse in the first round at Queen's Club. He played in the boys' tournament at Wimbledon, but was suspended, until November 2008, by the LTA having been photographed in the early hours of the day he later competed in a boys' double match. In addition to losing his funding, he was also denied wild cards to tournaments and access to practise centres and LTA coaching staff.
In August he won his first senior title, a Futures event in Wrexham. Later that month he won in London, with a third senior title coming that October in Glasgow.
He ended the year by winning the LTA Male Junior Player of the Year award.
2009
In February, Evans took part in the play-offs for the British Davis Cup team, but lost out to Josh Goodall and Chris Eaton.
Evans won the singles title at in March, a men's €42.5k ATP Challenger Tour event. Evans was granted a wildcard into Wimbledon, and was drawn against the Russian 12th seed Nikolay Davydenko. Davydenko defeated him 6-2 6-3 6-3. In August, he lost in the first round of qualifying for the US Open, 7-6 (7-0) 7-6 (7-0) to Brazilian Júlio Silva.
On 2 September, it was announced that Evans was made part of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad for the Europe/Africa Zone Group 1 relegation playoff against Poland, along with Andy Murray, Joshua Goodall, James Ward, Ross Hutchins and Ken Skupski. He played in the tie, losing 3-6 3-6 6-7 to Jerzy Janowicz in the second rubber, and then losing 2-6 1-6 5-7 to Michal Przysiezny in the deciding final match.
In November 2009 he reached the second round of the Caversham ATP Jersey Open, where he lost 6-4, 6-2 to Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
2010
Evans began the year by winning his first qualifying tie in Doha, but lost to Steve Darcis in the second qualifying round. A week later, he succeeded in qualifying for an ATP Tour event for the first time, but lost in the first round of the Heineken Open in Auckland to Michael Lammer. This loss allowed him to take part in qualifying for the Australian Open where he won his first qualifying match 7-5, 6-1 against . He lost in the second round to Santiago Ventura.
Personal life
Evans' father is an electrician and his mother a nurse.
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