Brydan Klein

Country	Australia
Residence	Perth, Australia
Date of birth	31 December 1989 (1989-12-31) (age 19)
Place of birth	Rockingham, Australia
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb)
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money	US$133,874
Singles
Career record	1-4
Highest ranking	174 (26 June 2009)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2R (2009)
Doubles
Career record	0–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	275 (27 October 2008)
Last updated on: 11 January 2008.

Brydan Klein is an Australian professional tennis player. He prefers to play on a fast surface, such as grass or hard.

Klein has yet to become an active competitor on the main ATP Tour. However, he did receive a wildcard from Tennis Australia for the 2008 Australian Open, but lost to Paul Capdeville in the 1st round of the Grand Slam event. He is a winner of the junior Australian Open.

Currently, Klein competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Series and ITF Men's Circuit.

Contents 1 2008 2 2009 3 Personal 4 Singles titles 5 External links

[edit] 2008

Klein won the 2008 Futures event in Mildura, Victoria, defeating number 1 seed Nathan Healey in the final 6–1 (ret).

[edit] 2009

Klein received wildcard entries into both the Brisbane International and the 2009 Australian Open. A first round loser in Brisbane Brydan acquired his first Grand Slam victory at the Australian Open against Bjorn Phau 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, before falling to Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets in round 2. Following his Australian Open efforts, Klein won the first challenger event of his career in Burnie.

[edit] Personal

Klein has grown up in a tennis household; his father, Verne, was a coach and high school teacher and his older brother also played tennis competitively for a short time.

In July 2009 Klein accepted a six-month ban from the ATP after racially abusing an opponent at a tournament in England.^[1] He has also agreed to undergo a racial sensitivity course. He used a racist term to describe South African player Raven Klaasen at the grasscourt event at Eastbourne.^[2] He issued a public apology for his actions,^[3][4] and was fined $14,000 by the ATP.^[4]

[edit] Singles titles

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (0)

Challengers (1)

Futures (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	2 October 2007	Sawtell, New South Wales, Australia	Clay	Miles Amstrong	6–1, 6–3
2.	4 February 2008	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	Grass	Nathan Healey	6–1, ret.
3.	4 March 2008	Hamilton, New Zealand	Hard	Young-Jun Kim	6–4, 7–5
4.	16 June 2008	Minsk, Belarus	Hard	Siarhei Betau	7–6(5), 6–1
1.	2 February 2009	Burnie, Australia	Hard	Grega Zemlja	6–3, 6–3
5.	9 February 2009	Mildura, Victoria, Australia	Grass	Matt Ebden	6–0, 6–4

References

[edit] External links

• Brydan Klein at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Klein Recent Match Results
• Klein World Ranking History
• ITF Profile

v • d • e Australian Open boys' singles champions 2009 Yuki Bhambri  • 2008 Bernard Tomic  • 2007 Brydan Klein  • 2006 Alexandre Sidorenko  • 2005 Donald Young  • 2004 Gaël Monfils  • 2003 Marcos Baghdatis  • 2002 Clement Morel  • 2001 Janko Tipsarević  • 2000 Andy Roddick  • 1999 Kristian Pless  • 1998 Julien Jeanpierre  • 1997 Daniel Elsner  • 1996 Björn Rehnquist  • 1995 Nicolas Kiefer  • 1994 Ben Ellwood  • 1993 James Baily  • 1992 Grant Doyle  • 1991 Thomas Enqvist  • 1990 Dirk Dier  • 1989 Nicklas Kulti  • 1988 Johan Anderson  • 1987 Jason Stoltenberg  • 1985 Shane Barr  • 1984 Mark Kratzmann  • 1983 Stefan Edberg  • 1982 Mark Kratzmann  • 1981 Jorgen Windahl  • 1980 Craig Miller  • 1979 Greg Whitecross  • 1978 Pat Serret  • 1977 (Jan) Brad Drewett  • 1977 (Dec) Ray Kelly  • 1976 Ray Kelly  • 1975 Brad Drewett  • 1974 Harry Brittain  • 1973 Paul McNamee  • 1972 Paul Kronk  • 1971 Cliff Letcher  • 1970 John Alexander  • 1969 Allan McDonald