Ricky Brown
Country (sports)United States United States
ResidenceLargo, Florida, United States
Born (1967-04-01) April 1, 1967
Hialeah, Florida, United States
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Turned pro1985
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$35,729
Singles
Career record4–17
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 215 (10 November 1986)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ1 (1985)
US Open2R (1984)
Doubles
Career record7–11
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 174 (10 August 1987)
Last updated on: 14 June 2022.

Ricky Brown (born April 1, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1] He is the younger brother of another professional player Jimmy Brown.

Career

Brown was the top ranked American junior for the 16s age division in 1983 and the following year won an Orange Bowl title (18 and under).[2][3] He and partner Robbie Weiss were boys' doubles champions at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. They defeated Mark Kratzmann and Jonas Svensson in the final.[4] Brown made his only Grand Slam appearance at the 1984 US Open, where he defeated former Australian Open winner Mark Edmondson in the opening round, before being eliminated in the second round by Henrik Sundström.[2] He won a Challenger doubles title at Winnetka in 1985.[2]

Currently, he is the Tennis Director for The Sports Club of West Bloomfield in Michigan.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1985 Winnetka, United States Challenger Hard United States Luke Jensen New Zealand Kelly Evernden
South Africa Brian Levine		 6–4, 5–7, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win1984WimbledonGrassUnited States Robbie WeissAustralia Mark Kratzmann
Sweden Jonas Svensson		1–6, 6–4, 11–9

References

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