Brett Steven
{{short description|New Zealand tennis player}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{BLP sources|date=November 2010}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name = Brett Steven
|image =
|country = {{flagu|New Zealand}}
|residence = Auckland, New Zealand
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|4|27}}
|birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand
|height = {{height|m=1.85}}
|turnedpro = 1988
|retired = 1999
|plays = Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney = $2,439,714
|singlesrecord = 175–166
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 32 (12 February 1996)
|AustralianOpenresult = QF (1993)
|FrenchOpenresult = 3R (1995)
|Wimbledonresult = 4R (1997)
|USOpenresult = 2R (1995, 1997)
|Othertournaments = yes
|GrandSlamCupresult = QF (1993)
|Olympicsresult = 1R (1996)
|doublesrecord = 179–116
|doublestitles = 9
|highestdoublesranking = No. 16 (12 June 1995)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = QF (1998)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = SF (1995)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = QF (1994, 1998)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (1994)
|WimbledonMixedresult = 3R (1995)
}}
Brett Andrew Steven (born 27 April 1969) is a former New Zealand tennis player.
Biography
Steven began his tennis career at the age of 10 as a ball boy and by the age of 16 he participated at his first tournament.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/tennis/75009980/kiwi-tennis-ace-brett-steven-hails-auckland-tournaments-as-jewel-in-crown-of-nz-sport|author=Marc Hinton|title=Kiwi tennis ace Brett Steven hails Auckland tournaments as 'jewel in crown' of NZ sport|website=Stuff.co.nz|date=13 December 2015|access-date=24 June 2018}} He attended Mount Roskill Grammar School.{{cite Q|Q116775081|page=98}}
Steven turned professional in 1988 and won his first tour doubles title in 1991 at Newport, Rhode Island.
Steven's best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1993 Australian Open, where he reached the quarterfinals, defeating Dave Randall, Thomas Muster, Andrei Olhovskiy and Richard Fromberg before being knocked out by Pete Sampras. At Masters level, he reached the quarterfinals of the 1993 Canada Masters and the 1998 Rome Masters.
Steven represented New Zealand at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he lost in the first round to Arnaud Boetsch of France.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/brett-steven-1.html |title=Brett Steven |access-date=24 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418115300/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/brett-steven-1.html |archive-date=2020-04-18}}
Steven won nine top-level doubles titles during his career, the most significant of which was the Indian Wells Masters, which he won in 1995 (partnering Tommy Ho). Though he did not win any top-level singles titles during his career, Steven was a singles runner-up at three tour events (Schenectady in 1993, Auckland in 1996 and Newport in 1997). His career-high rankings were World No. 32 in singles and No. 16 in doubles. His career prize-money totalled US$2,439,714. Steven retired from the professional tour in 1999.
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)=
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 1987 | US Open | Hard | {{flagicon|IND}} Zeeshan Ali | {{flagicon|CRO}} Goran Ivanišević {{flagicon|ITA}} Diego Nargiso | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
ATP career finals
=Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |1993 OTB International Open – Men's singles |Schenectady, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Thomas Enqvist |6–4, 3–6, 6–7(0–7) |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |1996 BellSouth Open – Singles |Auckland, New Zealand |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Jiří Novák |4–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–3 |1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles |Newport, United States |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|ARM}} Sargis Sargsian |6–7(0–7), 6–4, 5–7 |
=Doubles: 17 (9 title, 8 runner-ups)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |1991 Miller Lite Hall of Fame Tennis Championships |Newport, United States |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|ITA}} Gianluca Pozzi |{{flagicon|ARG}} Javier Frana |6–4, 6–4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1 |1993 OTB International Open – Men's doubles |Schenectady, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|ZIM}} Byron Black |{{flagicon|GER}} Bernd Karbacher |6–2, 6–7, 1–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–1 |1994 Copenhagen Open – Doubles |Copenhagen, Denmark |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm |{{flagicon|GER}} David Prinosil |6–3, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–1 |Hong Kong, Hong Kong |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Grabb |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |walkover |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|4–1 |1994 International Tennis Championships – Doubles |Coral Springs, United States |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} Lan Bale |{{flagicon|USA}} Ken Flach |6–3, 7–5 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|4–2 |1995 Kroger St. Jude International – Doubles |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Memphis, United States |style="background:#d4f1c5;"|Championship Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Ho |{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer |6–4, 6–7, 1–6 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|5–2 |1995 Newsweek Champions Cup – Doubles |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Indian Wells, United States |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Ho |{{flagicon|RSA}} Pieter Norval |6–4, 7–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–3 |1993 OTB International Open – Men's doubles |Paget, Bermuda |World Series |Clay |{{flagicon|AUS}} Jason Stoltenberg |{{flagicon|CAN}} Grant Connell |6–7, 6–2, 5–7 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–4 |Moscow, Russia |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Ho |{{flagicon|USA}} Jared Palmer |4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–5 |Auckland, New Zealand |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|SWE}} Jonas Björkman |{{flagicon|RSA}} Marcos Ondruska |walkover |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|5–6 |1996 Franklin Templeton Classic – Doubles |Scottsdale, United States |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Richey Reneberg |{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith |7–5, 5–7, 5–7 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|6–6 |1997 Copenhagen Open – Doubles |Copenhagen, Denmark |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Olhovskiy |{{flagicon|DEN}} Kenneth Carlsen |6–4, 6–2 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|7–6 |1997 St. Petersburg Open – Doubles |St. Petersburg, Russia |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|RUS}} Andrei Olhovskiy |{{flagicon|GER}} David Prinosil |6–4, 6–3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|8–6 |1997 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Doubles |Newport, United States |World Series |Grass |{{flagicon|USA}} Justin Gimelstob |{{flagicon|USA}} Kent Kinnear |6–3, 6–4 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|9–6 |Auckland, New Zealand |World Series |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Patrick Galbraith |{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Nijssen |6–4, 6–2 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9–7 |1997 Copenhagen Open – Doubles |Copenhagen, Denmark |World Series |Carpet |{{flagicon|NED}} Jan Siemerink |{{flagicon|NED}} Tom Kempers |4–6, 6–7 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|9–8 |1998 ATP German Open – Doubles |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Hamburg, Germany |style="background:#e9e9e9;"|Masters Series |Clay |{{flagicon|RSA}} David Adams |{{flagicon|USA}} Donald Johnson |2–6, 5–7 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
=Singles: 6 (3–3)=
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|1–0 |{{dts|Sep 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Canberra, Australia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Kratzmann |6–3, 6 4 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–1 |{{dts|Aug 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|New Haven, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Arias |6–7, 2–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|1–2 |{{dts|Nov 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Aachen, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm |4–6, 6–7 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2–2 |{{dts|Jan 1995}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Wellington, New Zealand |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|CZE}} Martin Damm |6–3, 6 3 |
style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3–2 |{{dts|May 1997}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Ljubljana, Slovenia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|ROU}} Andrei Pavel |7–6, 6 2 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|3–3 |{{dts|Aug 1999}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Binghamton, United States |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Hard |{{flagicon|FRA}} Antony Dupuis |7–6, 1–6, 4–6 |
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!Result !class="unsortable"|W–L !Date !Tournament !Tier !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |{{dts|Nov 1990}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Hobart, Australia |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Carpet |{{flagicon|AUS}} Sandon Stolle |{{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Custer |2–6, 7–6, 4–6 |
style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–2 |{{dts|Jun 1992}} |style="background:moccasin;"|Halle, Germany |style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger |Clay |{{flagicon|NZL}} Kelly Evernden |{{flagicon|GER}} Karsten Braasch |6–4, 6–7, 0–6 |
Performance timelines
{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}
=Singles=
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!Tournament!!1987!!1988!!1989!!1990!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!1999!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 7 !9–7 !{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=7|integer=yes}} |
align=left|French Open
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 5 !4–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|4R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 6 !9–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=9|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
align=left|US Open
|A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q3 |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 !0 / 5 !2–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !6–4 !2–4 !6–4 !6–3 !4–3 !0–4 !0–1 !0 / 23 !24–23 !{{tennis win percentage|won=24|lost=23|integer=yes}} |
---|
colspan=22 align=left|Olympic Games |
align=left|Summer Olympics
|colspan=1 style=color:#cccccc|NH |A |colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|Not Held |A |colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|Not Held |style=background:#afeeee|1R |colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|Not Held !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 |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Miami
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 3 !1–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Monte Carlo
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 1 !0–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |A !0 / 1 !3–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Canada
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A !0 / 4 !7–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Cincinnati
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !0 / 4 !2–4 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=4|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Paris
|A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A |A !0 / 2 !0–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=0|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !0–0 !4–4 !1–3 !4–4 !0–1 !1–2 !3–3 !0–0 !0 / 17 !13–17 !{{tennis win percentage|won=13|lost=17|integer=yes}} |
=Doubles=
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!Tournament!!1991!!1992!!1993!!1994!!1995!!1996!!1997!!1998!!SR!!W–L!!Win % |
colspan=23 align=left|Grand Slam tournaments |
align=left|Australian Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF !0 / 6 !7–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=7|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
align=left|French Open
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=yellow|SF |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF !0 / 5 !10–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=10|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Wimbledon
|bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q1 |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF !0 / 6 !8–6 !{{tennis win percentage|won=8|lost=6|integer=yes}} |
align=left|US Open
|A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=afeeee|1R !0 / 5 !4–5 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=5|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !1–1 !2–4 !7–4 !6–3 !2–3 !2–3 !9–4 !0 / 22 !29–22 !{{tennis win percentage|won=29|lost=22|integer=yes}} |
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colspan=22 align=left|Year-end Championships |
align=left|ATP Finals
|colspan=4 style=color:#cccccc|Did not qualify |style=background:#afeeee|RR |colspan=3 style=color:#cccccc|DNQ !0 / 1 !1–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
colspan=23 align=left|ATP Masters Series |
align=left|Indian Wells
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=lime|W |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A !1 / 2 !5–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=5|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Miami
|A |A |bgcolor=ecf2ff|Q2 |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |bgcolor=afeeee|3R |A |A |A !0 / 2 !3–2 !{{tennis win percentage|won=3|lost=2|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Hamburg
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=thistle|F !0 / 1 !4–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=4|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Rome
|A |A |A |A |A |A |A |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF !0 / 1 !2–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Canada
|A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |bgcolor=ffebcd|QF |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A |A |A !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Cincinnati
|A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |bgcolor=afeeee|1R |A !0 / 3 !2–3 !{{tennis win percentage|won=2|lost=3|integer=yes}} |
align=left|Paris
|A |A |A |A |bgcolor=afeeee|2R |A |A |A !0 / 1 !1–1 !{{tennis win percentage|won=1|lost=1|integer=yes}} |
style=text-align:left|Win–loss
!0–0 !0–0 !0–1 !5–3 !8–4 !0–1 !0–1 !6–2 !1 / 13 !19–12 !{{tennis win percentage|won=19|lost=12|integer=yes}} |
References
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External links
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- {{Davis Cup player}}
{{ATP Masters Series tournament doubles winners}}
{{1996 New Zealand Olympic team}}
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