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Dean O'Brien (tennis)

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Dean O'Brien
Full nameDean Kevin O'Brien
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAtlanta, United States
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
CollegeGeorgia Tech
CoachJaime Cortez
Prize money$ 63,357
Official websitehttp://deankobrien.com/tennis/
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 507 (21 April 2014)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 115 (23 May 2016)
Last updated on: 25 May 2021.

Dean Kevin O'Brien (born 15 May 1990 in Sandton) is a South African tennis player. He played college tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

O'Brien has a career high ATP singles ranking of 507 achieved on 21 April 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 115 achieved on 23 May 2016. He has won 6 ITF doubles titles.

O'Brien won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2015 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in the doubles event partnering Ruan Roelofse.

Overall, O'Brien has reached 26 career doubles finals with a record of 8 wins and 18 losses, among which includes a 1–6 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

Playing for the South Africa in Davis Cup, O'Brien has a W/L record of 1–2.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 26 (8–18)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–6)
ITF Futures (7–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–17)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2009 Spain F12, Melilla Futures Hard Spain Borja Zarco Spain Ignacio Coll Riudavets
Spain Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán
5–7, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2013 USA F6, Harlingen Futures Hard United States Kevin King Philippines Ruben Gonzales
Australia Chris Letcher
2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2013 Israel F10, Herzliya Futures Hard France Antoine Benneteau France Elie Rousset
France Albano Olivetti
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–3 Jun 2013 Turkey F25, Istanbul Futures Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse Turkey Baris Erguden
Turkey Barkin Yalcinkale
6–1, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2013 France F16, Plaisir Futures Hard Republic of Ireland Colin O'Brien France Julien Obry
France Rémi Boutillier
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [14–16]
Loss 1–5 Oct 2013 Mexico F13, Veracruz Futures Hard Colombia Juan Carlos Spir Mexico César Ramírez
Puerto Rico Alex Llompart
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 1–6 Oct 2013 Mexico F14, Pachuca Futures Hard Colombia Juan Carlos Spir Guatemala Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
Barbados Darian King
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 2–6 Nov 2013 Colombia F6, Popayán Futures Hard Colombia Juan Carlos Spir Germany Jonas Luetjen
Colombia Steffen Zornosa
6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–7 Nov 2013 Colombia F7, Bogotá Futures Hard Colombia Juan Carlos Spir Colombia Eduardo Struvay
Colombia Felipe Mantilla
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 2–8 Apr 2014 Mexico F1, Querétaro Futures Hard United States Kevin King Mexico César Ramírez
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–9 May 2014 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard United States Kevin King Mexico César Ramírez
Mexico Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win 3–9 May 2014 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard United States Kevin King Argentina Mateo Nicolas Martinez
Puerto Rico Alex Llompart
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–9 Jun 2014 South Africa F3, Sun City Futures Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse South Africa Nicolaas Scholtz
South Africa Tucker Vorster
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–10 Aug 2014 Colombia F4, Medellín Futures Clay Colombia Juan Carlos Spir Brazil Fabiano de Paula
Chile Nicolas Jarry
6–2, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 5–10 Sep 2014 Colombia F5, Ibagué Futures Clay Colombia Nicolás Barrientos Brazil Fabiano de Paula
Brazil Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 5–11 Dec 2014 Mexico F15, Mérida Futures Hard Colombia Juan Carlos Spir United States Eric Quigley
Canada Philip Bester
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]
Loss 5–12 Mar 2015 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard United States Kevin King Belgium Germain Gigounon
United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–12 Mar 2015 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard United States Kevin King United Kingdom Edward Corrie
United Kingdom Daniel Smethurst
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 6–13 Jun 2015 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse China Zhe Li
New Zealand Jose Statham
4–6, 2–6
Win 7–13 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F4, Namangan Futures Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse Uzbekistan Jurabek Karimov
Uzbekistan Sanjar Fayziev
7–5, 6–4
Win 8–13 Jul 2015 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse United States Dennis Novikov
United States Daniel Nguyen
6–1, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 8–14 Aug 2015 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse Australia Carsten Ball
United Kingdom Brydan Klein
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 8–15 Oct 2015 Las Vegas, United States Challenger Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse Australia Carsten Ball
Germany Dustin Brown
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–16 Feb 2016 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard United States Sekou Bangoura United States Nicolas Meister
United States Eric Quigley
1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–17 May 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard South Africa Ruan Roelofse Chinese Taipei Jason Jung
Chinese Taipei Chen Ti
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 8–18 Feb 2017 Morelos, Mexico Challenger Hard United States Kevin King United States Jackson Withrow
United States Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [9–12]
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