Brad Pearce (tennis)

Brad Pearce (born March 21, 1966) is a former tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1986. He won four doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest singles ATP ranking on October 8, 1990, when he became the World No. 71.

Brad Pearce
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceProvo, Utah, United States
Born (1966-03-21) March 21, 1966
Provo, Utah, United States
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro1986
Retired1999
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$818,413
Singles
Career record41–79
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 71 (8 October 1990)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1987)
French Open1R (1991)
WimbledonQF (1990)
US Open1R (1986, 1990)
Doubles
Career record168–176
Career titles4
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 24 (4 October 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1991)
French Open3R (1993)
Wimbledon2R (1990, 1991)
US OpenQF (1993)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (1994)
French Open2R (1989, 1993)
Wimbledon2R (1989)
US Open1R (1993, 1994)
Last updated on: 24 May 2023.

Pearce was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.[1]

Career

1987

Pearce started off his new season playing doubles, reaching four finals. Three of those were on the Grand Prix tennis circuit. He won his first final in January at the Auckland, with partner Kelly Jones. En route he defeated players such as Milan Šrejber and Mark Woodforde to win the title. His year continued on a high note, making it to the quarter-finals of the Ebel U.S. Pro Indoor and the Lorraine Open and the semi-finals of the Japan Open Tennis Championships. Later he reached the finals at the OTB Open with partner Jim Pugh, losing to Gary Donnelly and Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6. A month later he made it to the final in New Haven with partner Gilad Bloom of Israel as the #1 seed, losing to the #2 seed Glenn Layendecker and Glenn Michibata 6–3, 4–6, 2–6.

1990

The highlight of Pearce's single career was his appearance in the quarter-finals of the Wimbledon Championship. Pearce was an unseeded player, and one of three Americans in the quarter-finals (Brad Gilbert and Kevin Curren being the others). En route he beat Ronnie Båthman (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3), Shuzo Matsuoka (7–6, 7–5, 6–3), Milan Šrejber (6–3, 6–3, 6–1), and Mark Woodforde (6–4, 6–4, 6–4) to face Ivan Lendl, the #1 seed of the tournament, where he lost (4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6).[2]

Personal life

Pearce now works as an employee of Brigham Young University in the athletic department. He is the head coach of the BYU men's tennis team, and coached several players who have reached the top 800's in ATP rankings.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)
Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–2)
ATP World Series (4–6)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–8)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (2–5)
Indoors (2–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 1986 Houston, United States Grand Prix Carpet Chile Ricardo Acuña United States Chip Hooper
United States Mike Leach		 6–4, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jan 1987 Auckland, New Zealand Grand Prix Hard United States Kelly Jones Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde		 7–6, 7–6
Loss 2–1 Jul 1987 Schenectady, United States Grand Prix Hard United States Jim Pugh United States Gary Donnelly
South Africa Gary Muller		 6–7, 2–6
Loss 2–2 Nov 1987 Johannesburg, South Africa Grand Prix Hard United States Eric Korita United States Kevin Curren
United States David Pate		 4–6, 4–6
Loss 2–3 Jul 1989 Schenectady, United States Grand Prix Hard South Africa Byron Talbot United States Scott Davis
South Africa Broderick Dyke		 2–6, 6–7
Loss 2–4 Apr 1990 Tokyo, Japan Championship Series Hard United States Kent Kinnear Australia Mark Kratzmann
Australia Wally Masur		 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Win 3–4 Aug 1990 Schenectady, United States World Series Hard Australia Richard Fromberg United States Brian Garrow
United States Sven Salumaa		 6–2, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 3–5 Aug 1991 Los Angeles, United States World Series Hard Canada Glenn Michibata Argentina Javier Frana
United States Jim Pugh		 5–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 3–6 Apr 1992 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard Australia Kelly Evernden United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller		 6–7, 4–6
Win 4–6 Oct 1992 Toulouse, France World Series Hard South Africa Byron Talbot France Guy Forget
France Henri Leconte		 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 4–7 Feb 1993 Philadelphia, United States Championship Series Hard South Africa Marcos Ondruska United States Jim Grabb
United States Richey Reneberg		 7–6, 3–6, 0–6
Loss 4–8 Oct 1993 Basel, Switzerland World Series Hard United States Dave Randall Zimbabwe Byron Black
United States Jonathan Stark		 6–3, 5–7, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)
Legend
ATP Challenger (0–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 1989 Gevrey-Chambertin, France Challenger Carpet Canada Martin Laurendeau 6–4, 1–6, 6–7
Loss 0–2 Nov 1989 Bergen, Norway Challenger Carpet Sweden Jan Gunnarsson 3–6, 6–7

Doubles: 4 (1–3)
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–3)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Apr 1989 Guadeloupe, France Challenger Hard Israel Gilad Bloom Germany Patrick Baur
Germany Christian Saceanu		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Jun 1989 Gevrey-Chambertin, France Challenger Carpet United States Greg Van Emburgh Nigeria Nduka Odizor
Kenya Paul Wekesa		 4–6, 2–6
Loss 1–2 Oct 1991 Pembroke Pines, United States Challenger Clay United States Glenn Layendecker Argentina Roberto Saad
Sweden Tobias Svantesson		 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–3 Nov 1992 Pembroke Pines, United States Challenger Clay United States Todd Witsken Sweden Rikard Bergh
United States Trevor Kronemann		 3–6, 3–6

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); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles
Tournament198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A 3R A A A 1R Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open A A A A A 1R A A A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon 1R Q1 Q1 Q2 QF 1R Q2 Q1 A 0 / 3 4–3 57%
US Open 1R A A A 1R A A A A 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Win–loss 0–2 1–1 0–0 0–0 4–2 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 8 5–8 38%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A A A 1R 2R 1R A A Q3 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Miami A 1R A 1R A 1R A A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Rome A A A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada A A A A 2R 1R 2R Q1 Q1 0 / 3 2–3 40%
Cincinnati A A A 2R A 1R Q1 A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 0–0 1–3 2–2 0–4 1–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 11 4–11 27%

Doubles
Tournament198319841985198619871988198919901991199219931994SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 2R A A A QF 1R 2R 2R 0 / 5 5–5 50%
French Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Wimbledon A A A 1R 1R Q2 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 8 2–8 20%
US Open 1R A A 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R QF 1R 0 / 9 6–9 40%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 1–3 2–3 4–4 0–4 6–4 2–4 0 / 28 16–28 36%
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A 1R 2R A A QF 1R 1R 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Miami A A A A 2R A 2R 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A A A QF 0 / 1 2–1 67%
Rome A A A A A A A A A SF QF 2R 0 / 3 6–3 67%
Canada A A A A A A A 1R 2R 1R QF 1R 0 / 5 3–5 38%
Cincinnati A A A A A A 2R A 2R Q1 QF 1R 0 / 4 4–4 50%
Paris A A A A A A A A 2R A QF Q2 0 / 2 3–2 60%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 6–5 4–4 8–6 3–6 0 / 28 27–28 49%

References
  1. "ITA Men's Hall of Fame". Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  2. ATP Brad Pearce Profile
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