Bill Behrens
| Country (sports) | Error creating thumbnail: United States |
|---|---|
| Born | June 26, 1970 Pasadena, California United States |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $145,547 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–4 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 226 (May 27, 1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 22–27 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (June 10, 1996) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1996, 1997) |
| French Open | 1R (1996) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1997) |
Bill Behrens (born June 26, 1970) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Behrens, who was born in Pasadena, played for four years at the University of California, Los Angeles before turning professional. He was an NCAA All-American in 1992.[1]
His only title on the ATP World Tour came in the doubles event at St. Pölten in 1992, as an unseeded pairing with Matt Lucena. With the same partner he also finished runner-up in Atlanta in 1996. It was in doubles that he attained his highest ranking, 72 in the world.[2] In singles he made it to 226 in the world and was a finalist in a Challenger tournament in Birmingham, Alabama in 1996, with wins over top 100 players Michael Joyce and Nicolás Lapentti.
Behrens competed in the main draw of the men's doubles events at six Grand Slam tournaments across 1996 and 1997. In the 1997 Wimbledon Championships he had his best result when he reached the third round, with South African Chris Haggard. He and partner Patrick McEnroe had an opening round win over the eighth seeds Pat Galbraith and Ellis Ferreira at the 1997 US Open, before making a second round exit.
He works as a tennis coach in Murrieta, California.[3]
ATP career finals
[edit | edit source]Doubles: 2 (1–1)
[edit | edit source]| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 1995 | St. Pölten, Austria | Clay | Error creating thumbnail: Matt Lucena | Belgium Libor Pimek South Africa Byron Talbot |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | May 1996 | Atlanta, U.S. | Clay | Error creating thumbnail: Matt Lucena | South Africa Christo van Rensburg Error creating thumbnail: David Wheaton |
6–7, 2–6 |
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Challenger titles
[edit | edit source]Doubles: (5)
[edit | edit source]| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1994 | Celle, Germany | Carpet | South Africa Kirk Haygarth | Germany Alexander Mronz Germany Arne Thoms |
6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1995 | Lippstadt, Germany | Carpet | Germany Mathias Huning | Error creating thumbnail: Bret Garnett Error creating thumbnail: T. J. Middleton |
6–4, 3–6, 7–6 |
| 3. | 1995 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | Error creating thumbnail: Matt Lucena | South Africa Marius Barnard South Africa Stefan Kruger |
7–6, 6–1 |
| 4. | 1995 | Poznań, Poland | Clay | Error creating thumbnail: Matt Lucena | Error creating thumbnail: Jeff Belloli Error creating thumbnail: Jack Waite |
7–5, 6–1 |
| 5. | 1996 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | South Africa Marius Barnard | Portugal João Cunha e Silva Germany Mathias Huning |
6–2, 4–6, 6–3 |
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References
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External links
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