Brad Pearce (born March 21, 1966) is a former

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from the

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, 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. Pearce was inducted into the Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame.

Career

1987

Pearce started off his new season playing doubles, reaching four finals. Three of those were on the

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. He won his first final in January at the

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, with partner

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. En route he defeated players such as Milan Šrejber and

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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

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and the semi-finals of the

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. Later he reached the finals at the OTB Open with partner

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, losing to

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and Gary Muller 6–7, 2–6. A month later he made it to the final in

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with partner

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as the #1 seed, losing to the #2 seed

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and

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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 (

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and

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being the others). En route he beat Ronnie Båthman (6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3),

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(7–6, 7–5, 6–3), Milan Šrejber (6–3, 6–3, 6–1), and

(6–4, 6–4, 6–4) to face

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, the #1 seed of the tournament, where he lost (4–6, 4–6, 7–5, 4–6).ATP Brad Pearce Profile
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1991

Personal life

Pearce now works as an employee of

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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

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ATP career finals

Doubles: 12 (4 titles, 8 runner-ups)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (0–2)

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

References

External links

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Profile on BYU Athletics
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pearce, Brad 1966 births Living people American male tennis players BYU Cougars men's tennis coaches Sportspeople from Provo, Utah Tennis people from Utah UCLA Bruins men's tennis players Goodwill Games medalists in tennis Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games American tennis coaches