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Alex O'Brien

{{Short description|American tennis player (born 1970)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox tennis biography

|name = Alex O'Brien

|fullname =

|image = Alex O'Brien 2018.jpg

|caption = O'Brien in 2018

|country = {{USA}}

|residence = Amarillo, Texas, United States

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|03|07}}

|birth_place = Amarillo, Texas, United States

|height = {{height|m=1.85|precision=0}}

|college = Stanford University

|turnedpro = 1992

|retired = 2003

|plays = Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

|careerprizemoney = $3,526,390

|singlesrecord = 93–136

|singlestitles = 1

|highestsinglesranking = No. 30 (21 July 1997)

|AustralianOpenresult = 2R (1995, 1998)

|FrenchOpenresult = 2R (1993, 1994)

|Wimbledonresult = 3R (1997)

|USOpenresult = 3R (1996)

|doublesrecord = 277–185

|doublestitles = 13

|highestdoublesranking = No. 1 (8 May 2000)

|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = F (1996, 1997)

|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1996)

|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1999, 2000)

|USOpenDoublesresult = W (1999)

|OthertournamentsDoubles = yes

|MastersCupDoublesresult = W (1999)

|OlympicsDoublesresult = 2R (2000)

|AustralianOpenMixedresult = 2R (1996)

|WimbledonMixedresult = 2R (1997, 1998)

|USOpenMixedresult = 1R (2001)

|updated = 31 December 2022

}}

Alex O'Brien (born {{birth date|1970|3|7}}) is an American former doubles world No. 1 tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997.

He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 Cincinnati Masters and the 1996 Canada Masters. He won 13 doubles titles, the biggest coming at the 1999 US Open, the Cincinnati Masters in 1994 (his first doubles title), the Indian Wells Masters in 2000, and the Paris Masters in 1999.

Tennis career

Alongside his 13 titles, O'Brien also reached 20 doubles finals, including the Australian Open in 1996 & 1997, the U.S. Open in 1995, the Miami Masters in 1998, and the Canada Masters and the Rome Masters in 1997.

He also played on the United States Davis Cup team, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and was a four-time All-American at Stanford University, where he won NCAA singles, doubles, and team titles in 1992. He earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Stanford in 1992.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

On leaving his tennis career O'Brien founded an online business which markets, and distributes steaks. The O'Brien family has been in the beef business for 60 years basing their production out of the LIT Ranch. O'Brien is currently President and part owner of the Bank of Commerce, a small community online bank with branches in Amarillo and McLean Texas.{{citation needed|date=March 2019}}

Grand Slam finals

=Doubles (1 title, 3 runners-ups)=

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!style="width:40px"|Result

!style="width:30px"|Year

!style="width:130px"|Tournament

!style="width:50px"|Surface

!style="width:160px"|Partner

!style="width:160px"|Opponents

!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score

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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1995U.S. OpenHard{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde		3–6, 3–6
bgcolor=#FFFFCC

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1996Australian OpenHard{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg
{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda		5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
bgcolor=#FFFFCC

| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

1997Australian OpenHard{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde		6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
bgcolor=#CCCCFF

| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

1999U.S. OpenHard{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes		7–6(9–7), 6–4

ATP career finals

=Singles: 1 (1 title)=

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{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

|Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)

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|ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)

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|ATP Masters Series (0–0)

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|ATP Championship Series (1–0)

ATP World Series (0–0)

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!Finals by surface

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Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

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!Finals by setting

Outdoors (1–0)
Indoors (0–0)

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|1996 Pilot Pen International – Singles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|New Haven, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink

|7–6(8–6), 6–4

=Doubles: 33 (13 titles, 20 runner-ups)=

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|

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

style="background:#f3e6d7;"

|Grand Slam Tournaments (1–3)

style="background:#ffc;"

|ATP World Tour Finals (1–1)

style="background:#e9e9e9;"

|ATP Masters Series (4–3)

style="background:#d4f1c5;"

|ATP Championship Series (2–4)

ATP World Series (5–9)

|

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!Finals by surface

Hard (10–14)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)

|

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!Finals by setting

Outdoors (8–16)
Indoors (5–4)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–1

|1994 Oahu Open – Doubles

|Oahu, United States

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Stark

|{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Nijssen
{{flagicon|CZE}} Cyril Suk

|4–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|0–2

|1994 Nuveen Championships – Doubles

|Scottsdale, United States

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Jan Apell
{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach

|0–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–2

|1994 Thriftway ATP Championships – Doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Cincinnati, United States

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Wayne Ferreira
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Kratzmann

|6–7, 6–3, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–3

|1995 Sybase Open – Doubles

|San Jose, United States

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick McEnroe

|6–3, 5–7, 0–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–4

|1995 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles

|Pinehurst, United States

|World Series

|Clay

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|2–6, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–5

|1995 US Open – Men's Doubles

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|New York, United States

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|3–6, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–6

|1996 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Melbourne, Australia

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Stefan Edberg
{{flagicon|CZE}} Petr Korda

|5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|1–7

|1996 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

|Queen's, United Kingdom

|World Series

|Grass

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|3–6, 6–7(3–7)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–7

|1996 Eurocard Open – Doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Stuttgart, Germany

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|NED}} Jacco Eltingh
{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis

|3–6, 6–4, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–8

|1996 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

|style="background:#ffc;"|Hartford, United States

|style="background:#ffc;"|ATP Finals

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–9

|1997 Australian Open – Men's Doubles

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Melbourne, Australia

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|3–9

|1997 Advanta Championships – Doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Philadelphia, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith

|6–3, 6–3

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–10

|1997 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships – Doubles

|Orlando, United States

|World Series

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Salzenstein

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Merklein
{{flagicon|USA}} Vince Spadea

|4–6, 6–4, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–11

|1997 Italian Open – Men's doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Rome, Italy

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Clay

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles
{{flagicon|CAN}} Daniel Nestor

|3–6, 6–4, 5–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–11

|1997 Infiniti Open – Doubles

|Los Angeles, United States

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

|7–6, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–12

|1997 du Maurier Open – Men's doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Montreal, Canada

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|6–7, 3–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–13

|1997 Pilot Pen International – Doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|New Haven, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|4–6, 7–6, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–14

|1997 Nokia Open – Doubles

|Beijing, China

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Courier

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|5–7, 6–7

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|4–15

|1998 Lipton Championships – Men's doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Miami, United States

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Stark

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Leach

|2–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|5–15

|1998 Salem Open – Doubles

|Hong Kong, Hong Kong

|International Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Neville Godwin
{{flagicon|FIN}} Tuomas Ketola

|7–5, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|5–16

|1998 AT&T Challenge – Doubles

|Atlanta, United States

|World Series

|Clay

|{{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Ellis Ferreira
{{flagicon|RSA}} Brent Haygarth

|3–6, 6–0, 2–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|5–17

|1998 Pilot Pen International – Men's doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|New Haven, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Wayne Arthurs
{{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Tramacchi

|6–7, 6–1, 3–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|6–17

|1998 Eurocard Open – Doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Stuttgart, Germany

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|6–3, 3–6, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|7–17

|1999 Qatar Open – Doubles

|Doha, Qatar

|World Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Piet Norval
{{flagicon|ZIM}} Kevin Ullyett

|6–3, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|7–18

|1999 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Memphis, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|3–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|8–18

|1999 Stella Artois Championships – Doubles

|Queen's, United Kingdom

|World Series

|Grass

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Todd Woodbridge
{{flagicon|AUS}} Mark Woodforde

|6–3, 7–6(7–3)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|9–18

|1999 US Open – Men's Doubles

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|New York, United States

|style="background:#f3e6d7;"|Grand Slam

|Hard

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|7–6(9–7), 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|10–18

|1999 Paris Open – Doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Paris, France

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis
{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|7–6(9–7), 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|11–18

|1999 ATP Tour World Championships – Doubles

|style="background:#ffc;"|Hartford, United States

|style="background:#ffc;"|ATP Finals

|Carpet

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Sébastien Lareau

|{{flagicon|IND}} Mahesh Bhupathi
{{flagicon|IND}} Leander Paes

|6–3, 6–2, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|11–19

|2000 Qatar Open – Doubles

|Doha, Qatar

|International Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles
{{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi

|3–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|12–19

|2000 Indian Wells Masters – Men's doubles

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Indian Wells, United States

|style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|{{flagicon|NED}} Paul Haarhuis
{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle

|6–4, 7–6(7–5)

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|13–19

|2000 Legg Mason Tennis Classic – Doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Washington, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|{{flagicon|USA}} Andre Agassi
{{flagicon|ARM}} Sargis Sargsian

|7–5, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|13–20

|2001 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Memphis, United States

|style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jonathan Stark

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Bryan
{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Bryan

|3–6, 6–7(3–7)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

=Singles: 9 (5–4)=

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{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

bgcolor=moccasin

|ATP Challenger (5–4)

bgcolor=cffcff

|ITF Futures (0–0)

|

class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Finals by surface

Hard (5–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

|}

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!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Opponent

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Jul 1991}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|New Haven, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Stephane Simian

|6–4, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Jul 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Aptos, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black

|6–4, 2–6, 6–1

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–1

|{{dts|Sep 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Fairfield, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|6–7, 2–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|3–1

|{{dts|Oct 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Monterrey, Mexico

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|6–2, 6–4

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–2

|{{dts|Oct 1993}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Caracas, Venezuela

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|COL}} Mauricio Hadad

|5–7, 4–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–3

|{{dts|Oct 1996}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Monterrey, Mexico

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Kevin Ullyett

|3–6, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–3

|{{dts|Feb 1998}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|West Bloomfield, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Grant Doyle

|4–6, 6–3, 6–4

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|5–3

|{{dts|Jul 1999}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Winnetka, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BLR}} Max Mirnyi

|6–2, 6–2

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|5–4

|{{dts|Dec 1999}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Burbank, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|PHI}} Cecil Mamiit

|5–7, 3–6

=Doubles: 7 (5–2)=

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{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Legend

bgcolor=moccasin

|ATP Challenger (5–2)

bgcolor=cffcff

|ITF Futures (0–0)

|

class=wikitable style=font-size:97%

!Finals by surface

Hard (5–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

|}

class="sortable wikitable"

!Result

!class="unsortable"|W–L

!Date

!Tournament

!Tier

!Surface

!Partner

!Opponents

!class="unsortable"|Score

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|1–0

|{{dts|Jul 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Aptos, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Annacone

|{{flagicon|PUR}} Miguel Nido
{{flagicon|SWE}} Peter Nyborg

|6–4, 4–6, 7–5

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|2–0

|{{dts|Oct 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Monterrey, Mexico

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles

|{{flagicon|USA}} Richard Matuszewski
{{flagicon|USA}} John Sullivan

|3–6, 6–3, 7–6

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|2–1

|{{dts|Dec 1992}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Naples, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Clay

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles

|{{flagicon|USA}} Todd Nelson
{{flagicon|SWE}} Tobias Svantesson

|6–2, 3–6, 4–6

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|3–1

|{{dts|Sep 1993}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Fairfield, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer

|{{flagicon|USA}} Matt Lucena
{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Macphie

|6–3, 7–5

style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss

|3–2

|{{dts|Oct 1993}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Caracas, Venezuela

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|BAH}} Mark Knowles

|{{flagicon|VEN}} Maurice Ruah
{{flagicon|ITA}} Laurence Tieleman

|7–5, 4–6, 6–7

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|4–2

|{{dts|Jun 1994}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Annenheim, Austria

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb

|{{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Nargiso
{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Pozzi

|walkover

style="background:#98fb98;"|Win

|5–2

|{{dts|Jul 1994}}

|style="background:moccasin;"|Aptos, United States

|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger

|Hard

|{{flagicon|USA}} Brian Macphie

|{{flagicon|USA}} Donny Isaak
{{flagicon|USA}} Michael Roberts

|6–2, 7–6

Performance Timelines

{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}

=Singles=

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!Tournament!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!0 / 7

!2–7

!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=7|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

!0 / 4

!2–4

!{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

!0 / 6

!4–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=6|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|A

!0 / 7

!4–7

!{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=7|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–1

!1–4

!2–4

!1–3

!2–1

!2–4

!3–4

!0–0

!1–2

!0–1

!0 / 24

!12–24

!{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=24|integer=yes}}

colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series
align=left|Indian Wells

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

!0 / 3

!1–3

!{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}}

align=left|Miami

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

!0 / 5

!3–5

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=5|integer=yes}}

align=left|Rome

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|Canada

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|A

|A

!0 / 6

!10–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=6|integer=yes}}

align=left|Cincinnati

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

!0 / 6

!5–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=6|integer=yes}}

align=left|Paris

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|A

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!1–4

!4–3

!2–2

!5–3

!3–5

!2–2

!2–2

!0–1

!0–0

!0 / 22

!19–22

!{{tennis win percentage|won=19|lost=22|integer=yes}}

=Doubles=

class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%

!Tournament!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!SR!!W–L!!Win %

colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments
align=left|Australian Open

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

!0 / 8

!18–8

!{{tennis win percentage|won=18|lost=8|integer=yes}}

align=left|French Open

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!0 / 8

!4–8

!{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=8|integer=yes}}

align=left|Wimbledon

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!0 / 8

!12–8

!{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=8|integer=yes}}

align=left|US Open

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=lime|W

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!1 / 10

!23–9

!{{tennis win percentage|won=23|lost=9|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–1

!0–1

!3–4

!8–4

!12–4

!7–4

!5–4

!9–3

!11–4

!2–4

!1 / 34

!57–33

!{{tennis win percentage|won=57|lost=33|integer=yes}}

colspan=23 align=left|Year-end Championships
align=left|ATP Finals

|colspan=4 style=color:#cccccc|Did not qualify

|style=background:thistle|F

|style=background:yellow|SF

|colspan=1 style=color:#cccccc|DNQ

|style=background:lime|W

|style=background:#afeeee|RR

|colspan=1 style=color:#cccccc|DNQ

!1 / 4

!10–7

!{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=7|integer=yes}}

colspan=23 align=left|National Representation
align=left|Summer Olympics

|A

|colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|Not Held

|A

|colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|Not Held

|style=background:#afeeee|2R

|colspan=1 style=color:#cccccc|NH

!0 / 1

!0–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}}

colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series
align=left|Indian Wells

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=lime|W

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

!1 / 7

!13–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=6|integer=yes}}

align=left|Miami

|A

|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|3R

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

!0 / 8

!12–8

!{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=8|integer=yes}}

align=left|Monte Carlo

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|A

!0 / 1

!3–1

!{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=1|integer=yes}}

align=left|Hamburg

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!0 / 2

!0–2

!{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}}

align=left|Rome

|A

|A

|A

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

!0 / 5

!8–5

!{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=5|integer=yes}}

align=left|Canada

|A

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=thistle|F

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

!0 / 9

!13–9

!{{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=9|integer=yes}}

align=left|Cincinnati

|A

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=lime|W

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

!1 / 9

!12–8

!{{tennis win percentage|won=12|lost=8|integer=yes}}

align=left|Paris

|A

|A

|bgcolor=ffebcd|QF

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=afeeee|1R

|bgcolor=afeeee|2R

|bgcolor=lime|W

|bgcolor=yellow|SF

|A

!1 / 7

!8–6

!{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=6|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Win–loss

!0–0

!3–2

!10–3

!3–5

!7–6

!12–6

!8–5

!7–5

!16–7

!3–6

!3 / 48

!69–45

!{{tennis win percentage|won=69|lost=45|integer=yes}}

style=text-align:left|Year End Ranking

!188

!113

!25

!31

!15

!style="background:#EEE8AA;"|7

!20

!style="background:#EEE8AA;"|7

!style="background:#EEE8AA;"|8

!80

!colspan=3|Prize Money = $3,526,390

External links

  • {{ATP}}
  • {{ITF}}
  • {{Davis Cup player}}
  • {{Olympedia}}
  • {{Olympics.com profile|alex-o-brien}}

{{ATP World No.1 doubles players}}

{{US Open men's doubles champions}}

{{Year-End Championships winners doubles}}

{{ATP Masters Series tournament doubles winners}}

{{ITA Senior Player of the Year}}

{{NCAA Division I tennis men's singles champions}}

{{NCAA Division I tennis men's doubles champions}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Alex}}

Category:1970 births

Category:Living people

Category:American male tennis players

Category:Sportspeople from Amarillo, Texas

Category:Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players

Category:Tennis players from Texas

Category:US Open (tennis) champions

Category:Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles

Category:Olympic tennis players for the United States

Category:ATP number 1 ranked doubles tennis players

Category:20th-century American sportsmen