Brendan Curry (born 21 December 1971) is a former professional
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player from South Africa.
Biography
Born in
Port Elizabeth
Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...
, Curry began competing on tour in 1989. He was most successful in doubles, reaching a highest ranking of 181 in the world and winning two ATP Challenger titles.
His best performance on the ATP Tour came at the
1993 South African Open in Durban, where he teamed up with
Kevin Ullyett to make the doubles semi-finals. He also partnered with Ullyett to make the final round of the
1993 Wimbledon qualifying draw, beating the Canadian pair of
Sébastien Lareau and
Daniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor ( ; sr, Данијел Нестор, Danijel Nestor; born September 4, 1972) is a Canadian former professional tennis player.
Nestor won 91 men's doubles titles (with 11 different partners), including an Olympic gold medal
...
en route.
In 1994 he made further ATP Tour main draw appearances in the doubles at Sun City and Prague, partnering
David Nainkin
David Nainkin (born 20 September 1970) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Career
Nainkin never reached a final on the ATP Tour but made it into the semi finals of the 1995 Nokia Open in Beijing, before losing to Michael C ...
and
Kirk Haygarth
Kirk Haygarth (born 20 January 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biography Personal life
Haygarth was born in 1971, the son of Peter and Renée from Durban. His mother, known during her career as Renée Schuurman, ...
respectively.
Since 2015 he has been the Director of Tennis at Tiburon Peninsula Club and serves as the Tournament Director of the
Tiburon Challenger
The Tiburon Challenger is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It has been held annually at the Tiburon Peninsula Club in Tiburon, California
Tiburon (; es, Tiburón ...
.
Challenger titles
Doubles: (2)
References
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1971 births
Living people
South African male tennis players
Sportspeople from Gqeberha