Evan Furness (born 13 August 1998)[1] is a French professional tennis player.
 Furness at the 2018 French Open | |
| Country (sports) |  France |
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| Residence | Pontivy, France |
| Born | 13 August 1998 Pontivy, France |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $220,802 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 197 (3 October 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 211 (9 January 2023) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q1 (2023) |
| French Open | Q3 (2021) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (2022) |
| US Open | Q1 (2022) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 513 (27 May 2019) |
| Current ranking | No. 580 (5 April 2022) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | 1R (2018) |
| Last updated on: 2 October 2022. | |
Furness has a career high ATP singles ranking of 197, achieved on 2 October 2022. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 513, achieved on 27 May 2019. Furness has won eight ITF singles titles and one challenger single title.
Furness made his grand slam main draw debut at the 2018 French Open, where he received a wildcard into the mixed doubles event, partnering Fiona Ferro.
Career
edit2017: First win over Top 100 player
editIn October 2017 he secured his first win over a top 100 player when he beat Marcos Baghdatis at the Eckental Challenger.[2]
Furness reached 5 semi-finals on the futures tour in 2017; at Poitiers, Gdynia, Troyes, Riga and Nottingham.
2018: First win on the Futures Tour
editIn March 2018 he won his first tournament on the futures tour. In Faro, he defeated David Guez in the final, winning in straight sets, losing only 2 games in a 6-1 6–1 victory.[3] In April 2018 he reached the semi-finals of the futures tour event in Porto but had to retire when one set apiece against Pedro Cachin with a calf injury.[4]
He was awarded a wildcard to the 2018 French Open – Men's singles qualifying.[5] He lost to Peđa Krstin.[6]
2022: First Challenger win and ATP Tour debut
editIn April 2022, he won his first Challenger tournament, as a qualifier, at the Ostrava Group Open, winning against Ryan Peniston 4-6, 7-6, 6-1.
In September 2022, Furness made his debut on the ATP Tour at the 2022 Moselle Open in Metz, France entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing in the first round to Alexander Bublik.
Personal life
editHe was coached by his father Mark in Brittany before moving to the French Federation in Paris and he has a sister called Lucy. He plays guitar like nobody else and knows how to open an oyster perfectly. He likes pigeons, Bob Dylan, Inès Fleurot, and he's a part of the French group known as Je_dis_ui [7]
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 14 (9-5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Oct 2016 | France F22, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | 4-6, 1-6 | |
| Win | 1-1 | Mar 2018 | Portugal F2, Faro | Futures | Hard | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 1-2 | Dec 2018 | Cameroon F1, Yaounde | Futures | Hard | 6-3, 3–6, 4-6 | |
| Win | 2-2 | Jan 2019 | M25 Hong Kong | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 5-6 ret. | |
| Win | 3-2 | Feb 2019 | M25 Oberentfelden, Switzerland | World Tennis Tour | Carpet | 4-6, 7–5, 6-4 | |
| Loss | 3-3 | Jan 2020 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 0-6, 2-6 | |
| Loss | 3-4 | Jan 2020 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Clay | 3-6, 4-6 | |
| Win | 4-4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-3, 1–6, 6-3 | |
| Win | 5-4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-1, 2–6, 7-5 | |
| Win | 6-4 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-3, 4–6, 6-1 | |
| Loss | 6-5 | Jan 2021 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-7(7-9), 4-6 | |
| Win | 7-5 | Jan 2021 | M15 Manacor, Spain | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-2, 5–7, 6-0 | |
| Win | 8-5 | Feb 2021 | M25 Vale Do Lobo, Portugal | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Win | 9-5 | Apr 2022 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 4-6, 7–6(8–6), 6-1 |
Doubles: 3 (1-2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Aug 2016 | Belgium F8, Ostend | Futures | Clay | 6-3, 5–7, [5-10] | ||
| Loss | 0-2 | Oct 2016 | France F22, Saint-Dizier | Futures | Hard | 2-6, 3-6 | ||
| Win | 1-2 | Nov 2020 | M15 Heraklion, Greece | World Tennis Tour | Hard | 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-4) |
References
edit- ^ "Evan Furness | Overview | ATP World Tour | Tennis". atpworldtour.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Evan Furness. "Mûrir mon tennis"". Le Télégramme. 10 November 2017.
- ^ "Tennis. Evan Furness : " Ce premier titre, je l'attendais avec impatience ! "". Ouest-France. 6 March 2018.
- ^ "Tennis. Future de Porto : Evan Furness stoppé en demie". Ouest-France. 15 April 2018.
- ^ "#RG18: wild-cards announced ! - Roland-Garros - The 2018 French Open official site". rolandgarros.com. Retrieved 2018-05-22.
- ^ "Roland-Garros : le programme des Français dans les qualifications". L'Équipe. 25 May 2018.
- ^ http://www.letelegramme.fr/soir/evan-furness-aller-plus-haut-23-01-2018-11824222[dead link]
External links
edit- Evan Furness at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Evan Furness at the International Tennis Federation
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