Kelly Evernden

Kelly Evernden
Full name Kelly Graeme Evernden
Country (sports)  New Zealand
Residence Seattle, Washington, USA
Born (1961-09-21) 21 September 1961
Gisborne, New Zealand
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Turned pro 1985
Retired 1994
Plays Right-handed (one handed-backhand)
Prize money $914,750
Singles
Career record 135–146
Career titles 3
Highest ranking No. 31 (6 November 1989)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open QF (1987)
French Open 1R (1991)
Wimbledon 3R (1987)
US Open 3R (1985, 1987)
Doubles
Career record 147–147
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 19 (18 July 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (1988)
French Open 2R (1987, 1988)
Wimbledon QF (1988, 1991)
US Open QF (1992)
Last updated on: 12 May 2012.

Kelly Graeme Evernden (born 21 September 1961, in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.

Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1987 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals by defeating Jonathan Canter, Johan Kriek, Brad Pearce and Derrick Rostagno before being knocked-out by Wally Masur. Evernden represented New Zealand at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.

Over the course of his career, Evernden won three top-level singles titles, the last of which was won in 1989 at Wellington. He also won five tour doubles titles (the most significant of which was the Canadian Open in 1989). Evernden's career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles and World No. 19 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1994.

Amazingly, Evernden played pro tennis with only one lung, having had a lung removed as the result of an injury sustained in an accident at the age of 16. He was hit by a car and his heart stopped twice in five days (once for one minute and once for 45 seconds). In addition to puncturing a lung which had to bme removed, he also had a broken arm, leg and ribs, however he recovered fully from the accident.[1]

He lives on Mercer Island with his wife Megan and sons Austin 14 and Hudson 12.

Prior to turning professional, Evernden played tennis for the University of Arkansas (where he studied business management and psychology) and was an All-American in 1984.

Evernden is a quarter Ngāti Porou Māori, and his Māori name "Te Rangai" means "Young Warrior". His Irish name, Kelly, means "War".


Career finals

Singles (3 titles – 4 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 9 December 1985 Brisbane, Australia Carpet United States Paul Annacone 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up 2. 7 October 1985 Sydney Outdoor, Australia Grass France Henri Leconte 7–6(8–6), 2–6, 3–6
Winner 1. 15 June 1987 Bristol, Great Britain Grass United States Tim Wilkison 6–4, 7–6
Winner 2. 5 October 1987 Brisbane, Australia Hard (i) West Germany Eric Jelen 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Winner 3. 2 January 1989 Wellington, New Zealand Hard Japan Shuzo Matsuoka 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 16 October 1989 Vienna, Austria Carpet United States Paul Annacone 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6
Runner-up 4. 20 August 1990 Schenectady, USA Hard India Ramesh Krishnan 1–6, 1–6

Doubles (5 titles – 3 runners-up)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 6 April 1986 Cologne Hard (i) United States Chip Hooper Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Peter Lundgren
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Winner 2. 11 October 1987 Brisbane Hard (i) United States Matt Anger Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur
7–6, 6–2
Winner 3. 28 February 1988 Philadelphia Carpet (i) South Africa Johan Kriek United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Danie Visser
7–6, 6–3
Runner-up 1. 13 August 1989 Livingston Hard United States Sammy Giammalva Jr. United States Tim Pawsat
United States Tim Wilkison
5–7, 3–6
Winner 4. 20 August 1989 Montreal Hard United States Todd Witsken United States Charles Beckman
United States Shelby Cannon
6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 2. 22 October 1989 Vienna Carpet (i) United States Paul Annacone Sweden Jan Gunnarsson
Sweden Anders Järryd
2–6, 3–6
Winner 5. 7 January 1990 Wellington Hard Venezuela Nicolás Pereira Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez Vicario
6–4, 7–6
Runner-up 3. 26 April 1992 Seoul Hard United States Brad Pearce United States Kevin Curren
South Africa Gary Muller
6–7, 4–6

References

  1. "ATP Player Profile". ATP. Retrieved 26 March 2012.


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