Daniel Brands
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| Full name | Daniel Fabian Brands |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |
 Germany |
| Residence | Deggendorf, Germany |
| Born |
17 July 1987 Deggendorf, Germany |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $ 1,827,493 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 58–85 |
| Career titles |
0 6 ATP Challenger Tour |
| Highest ranking | No. 51 (19 August 2013) |
| Current ranking | No. 135 (2 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2013, 2016) |
| French Open | 1R (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2010) |
| US Open | 2R (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 9–24 |
| Career titles |
0 3 ATP Challenger Tour |
| Highest ranking | No. 154 (19 May 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 754 (2 May 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2013) |
| US Open | 2R (2013) |
| Last updated on: 2 May 2016. | |
Daniel Brands (born 17 July 1987) is a German professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 51, achieved in August 2013.
Professional career
2008
Brands began 2008 ranked No. 220. After a few unimpressive tournaments to start the year, he beat no. 132 Aisam Qureshi and no. 193 Simon Stadler en route to a semifinal Challenger finish in Germany in February. In March, he made the quarters of a Challenger in Japan before losing to no. 124 Yen-Hsun Lu, then reached the quarters of a Challenger in Sarajevo, beating no. 169 Matthias Bachinger.
In May, Brands reached the quarterfinals at two more Challengers, beating no. 66 Michael Berrer and no. 114 Brian Dabul, while also winning the doubles title in one and reaching the doubles final in the other. Then, with his ranking at a career-high of no. 210, he beat no. 123 Nicolás Massú, no. 151 Pablo Andújar (who beat him a week earlier), and no. 198 Alex Bogomolov to qualify into the main draw of the 2008 French Open.
2009
Brands made it to the semifinals of the 2009 BMW Open, before losing to Mikhail Youzhny. He lost in the first round of the 2009 French Open to Robert Kendrick.[1]
2010
Brands again bowed out in the first round of the [2010 French Open], but he put up a great performance only to fall short against the eighth seed Frenchman and world no. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
Brands made his Wimbledon debut at the 2010 tournament, defeating Igor Andreev in the first round. He continued his run in the second round by upsetting world no. 5 and seventh seed Nikolay Davydenko, who was returning from injury. Brands then saved four match points at two sets to love down against Victor Hănescu, to win while leading the fifth set when Hanescu retired due to injury, and a controversial issue with the crowd. In the fourth round, Brands lost to eventual finalist Tomáš Berdych.
At the 2010 US Open tournament Brands was defeated by countryman Benjamin Becker in the first round in straight sets. He then accepted a Wildcard for an ATP Challenger Tour event in Braşov, Romania where he bowed out in the first round. The Open de Moselle in Metz was his next tournament. He fell to Tommy Robredo in the first round.
He reached his first quarterfinal of the season at the Thailand Open in Bangkok defeating Illya Marchenko and Thiemo de Bakker, where he saved a matchpoint. He was again knocked out by Benjamin Becker.
2012
Brands lost to Marin Čilić in the Croatia Open.[2]
2013
Brands entered the Australian Open beating 27th seed Martin Klizan before losing to an in-form Bernard Tomic. In the French Open he drew Rafael Nadal in the first round. He shocked Rafa, winning the opening set 6–4 with a punishing serve and huge flat groundstrokes, reminiscent of both Söderling and Rosol, who upset Rafa in the French Open and Wimbledon, respectively. Brands went ahead in the second set tie breaker 3–0, but his level slightly dropped and Nadal's rose. After pulling Nadal off the court with a second serve at 3–2, Brands missed a backhand into the open court that provided the break that Nadal needed to climb back in and win the tiebreaker, 7–4. Brands let down slightly in the next game and was broken for the first time in the match. Nadal upped his game and won the next two sets 6–4 and 6–3. Nadal was quoted by the New York Times as saying, "I don’t know what he's ranked, but he can’t be ranked 60th playing like that. I can’t believe it.”[3]
Challenger finals
Singles: 11 (6–5)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (6–5) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 4 March 2007 | Wolfsburg, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Robin Haase |
2–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 24 June 2007 | Almaty, Kazakhstan | Clay | Simon Greul |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 3 August 2008 | Timişoara, Romania | Clay |  Daniel Muñoz de la Nava |
6–4, 7–6(7–0) |
| Winner | 2. | 8 November 2009 | Eckental, Germany | Carpet (i) |  Dustin Brown |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 3. | 11 April 2010 | Monza, Italy | Clay | Pablo Andújar |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 2 May 2010 | Tunis, Tunisia | Clay |  José Acasuso |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 30 January 2011 | Heilbronn, Germany | Hard (i) | Bastian Knittel |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7) |
| Winner | 4. | 10 July 2011 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Clay | Andreas Beck |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 5. | 27 November 2011 | Helsinki, Finland | Hard | Matthias Bachinger |
7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 6. | 4 November 2012 | Eckental, Germany | Carpet |  Ernests Gulbis |
7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 6 September 2015 | Como, Italy | Clay |  Andrey Kuznetsov |
4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour (3–2) |
Performance timelines
Singles
Current till 2016 Garanti Koza Sofia Open
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | 2–5 |
| French Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | 1R | 1R | A | 0–6 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 4R | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q3 | A | 4–2 | |
| US Open | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 1–3 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 7–16 |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||
| Overall Win-Loss | 1–4 | 7–5 | 9–19 | 4–11 | 5–8 | 24–23 | 3–11 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 58–851 |
| Win % | 20% | 58% | 32% | 27% | 38% | 51% | 21% | 67% | 50% | 41% |
| Year-end ranking | 150 | 92 | 104 | 110 | 153 | 54 | 329 | 159 | ||
1 including Overall Win-Loss 2007 (1–1)
Doubles
Current till 2016 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–1 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0–1 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | 1–1 | |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0–2 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–5 |
Top 10 wins per season
| Season | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Wins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wins over Top 10's per season
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ||||||
| 1. |  Roger Federer |
5 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 2R | 6–3, 6–4 |
References
- ↑ Yahoo! Sports Daniel Brands page
- ↑ "Cilic beats Brands to reach Umag quarterfinals". The Times Of India. 11 July 2012.
- ↑ After Nadal Dodges Upset, a Wild Card Delivers One, Christopher Clarey, NY Times, 27 May 2013
External links
- Daniel Brands at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Brands at the International Tennis Federation
- Daniel Brands at the Davis Cup
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