| Full name | Brett Steven Custer |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
| Born | (1968-04-01)1 April 1968 (age 56) Sydney,Australia |
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $34,385 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 1–5 |
| Career titles | 0 0Challenger, 0Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 357 (28 November 1988) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1986) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–15 |
| Career titles | 0 3Challenger, 0Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 198 (18 December 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (1985) |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1985,1988,1989) |
| Last updated on: 17 June 2022. | |
Brett Steven Custer (born 1 April 1968) is a former professionaltennis player from Australia.
Custer, the son of Noel and Dawn, grew up in the Sydney suburb ofNormanhurst.[1] His family are distant relatives of the famedGeneral Custer.[2]
As a junior he held national titles in the Under 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories.[2] Custer, who left school to focus on his burgeoning tennis career, was nurtured byJohn Newcombe andTony Roche as part of the Custom Credit Operation scheme.[2] While still only 15 he featured in the men's doubles draw at the1983 Australian Open with fellow juniorDavid Macpherson. The same pair would team up to win the boys' doubles event at the1985 Australian Open, having been losing finalists the previous year. They defeated CzechoslovakiansPetr Korda andCyril Suk in the final. At the same tournament the teenagers also made it to the round of 16 in the men's doubles. Their run included a win over the 10th seeded pair,Shlomo Glickstein andShahar Perkiss from Israel, before it was ended by the top seeds in the draw,Joakim Nyström andMats Wilander.
He played professionally on theGrand Prix (now ATP Tour) andChallenger circuits with limited success. At the1986 Wimbledon Championships he won his way through qualifying, then was beaten byJohan Kriek in the first round.[3] His best result on tour in singles was a second round appearance at the1988 Australian Indoor Tennis Championships in Sydney. As a doubles player he made it into the world's top 200, won three Challenger titles and was a semi-finalist withDes Tyson at theBrisbane Grand Prix tournament in 1989. He played in the men's doubles draw at the Australian Open a total of five times. His only appearance in singles came as a wildcard at the1989 Australian Open, where he lost toPat Cash in the opening round.[4]
Now based in the United States, Custer is the Tennis Director at Stone Creek, a club and spa inCovington, Louisiana.[5]
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1985 | Salzburg, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Simon Youl |  Martin SinnerMichael Stich | walkover |
| Win | 1–1 | Oct 1989 | Brisbane, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Desmond Tyson | Shane Barr Ted Scherman | 6–3, 6–7, 6–1 |
| Win | 2–1 | Sep 1990 | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Peter Doohan |  David AdamsJamie Morgan | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Nov 1990 | Hobart, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | David Macpherson |  Brett StevenSandon Stolle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–4 |
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partnet | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1984 | Australian Open | Hard | David Macpherson | Mike BarochMark Kratzmann | 2–6, 7–5, 5–7 |
| Win | 1985 | Australian Open | Hard | David Macpherson |  Petr KordaCyril Suk | 7–5, 6–2 |
