Alex O'Brien

O'Brien in 2018
Country (sports)	United States
Born	(1970-03-07)March 7, 1970 (age 55) Amarillo,Texas,United States
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro	1992
Retired	2003
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Stanford University
Prize money	$3,526,390
Singles
Career record	93–136
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 30 (21 July 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1995,1998)
French Open	2R (1993,1994)
Wimbledon	3R (1997)
US Open	3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	277–185
Career titles	13
Highest ranking	No.1 (8 May 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	F (1996,1997)
French Open	3R (1996)
Wimbledon	QF (1999,2000)
US Open	W (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour Finals	W (1999)
Olympic Games	2R (2000)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1997,1998)
US Open	1R (2001)
Last updated on: 31 December 2022.

Alex O'Brien (born(1970-03-07)March 7, 1970) is an American formerdoubles world No. 1tennis player. He gained the top ranking in May 2000 and was ranked as high as world No. 30 in singles in June 1997. He won the men's doubles at the1999 US Open with partnerSébastien Lareau.

O'Brien won his only singles title atNew Haven, Connecticut in 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the1994 Cincinnati Masters and the1996 Canada Masters.^{[citation needed]}

He won 13 doubles titles, including one Grand Slam tournament, the1999 US Open,^[1] and the season-ending1999 ATP Doubles Championships,^[2] both partneringSébastien Lareau. The pair were also finalists at the1996 Australian Open and1997 Australian Open.^{[citation needed]}

O'Brien played on the United StatesDavis Cup team, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics, and was a four-time All-American atStanford University, where he won NCAA singles, doubles, and team titles in 1992. He earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Stanford in 1992.^{[citation needed]}

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Following his tennis career, O'Brien founded an online business which markets and distributes steaks. The O'Brien family has been in the beef business for 60 years basing their production out of theLIT Ranch. O'Brien is currently President and part owner of the Bank of Commerce, a small community online bank with branches in Amarillo and McLean Texas.

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1995	U.S. Open	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1996	Australian Open	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	1997	Australian Open	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win	1999	U.S. Open	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7–6(9–7), 6–4

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1996	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Jan Siemerink	7–6(8–6), 6–4

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1994	Oahu, United States	World Series	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk	4–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 1994	Scottsdale, United States	World Series	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Jan Apell Ken Flach	0–6, 4–6
Win	1–2	Aug 1994	Cincinnati, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Wayne Ferreira Mark Kratzmann	6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–3	Feb 1995	San Jose, United States	World Series	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Jim Grabb Patrick McEnroe	6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Loss	1–4	May 1995	Pinehurst, United States	World Series	Clay	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	2–6, 4–6
Loss	1–5	Sep 1995	New York, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Sandon Stolle	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–6	Jan 1996	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Stefan Edberg Petr Korda	5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Loss	1–7	Jun 1996	Queen's, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win	2–7	Oct 1996	Stuttgart, Germany	Masters Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss	2–8	Nov 1996	Hartford, United States	ATP Finals	Carpet	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7(3–7)
Loss	2–9	Jan 1997	Melbourne, Australia	Grand Slam	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Win	3–9	Mar 1997	Philadelphia, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Ellis Ferreira Patrick Galbraith	6–3, 6–3
Loss	3–10	Apr 1997	Orlando, United States	World Series	Clay	Jeff Salzenstein	Mark Merklein Vince Spadea	4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Loss	3–11	May 1997	Rome, Italy	Masters Series	Clay	Byron Black	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win	4–11	Jul 1997	Los Angeles, United States	World Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Rick Leach	7–6, 6–4
Loss	4–12	Aug 1997	Montreal, Canada	Masters Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6–7, 3–6
Loss	4–13	Aug 1997	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Loss	4–14	Oct 1997	Beijing, China	World Series	Hard	Jim Courier	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	5–7, 6–7
Loss	4–15	Mar 1998	Miami, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach	2–6, 4–6
Win	5–15	Apr 1998	Hong Kong, Hong Kong	International Series	Hard	Byron Black	Neville Godwin Tuomas Ketola	7–5, 6–1
Loss	5–16	May 1998	Atlanta, United States	World Series	Clay	Richey Reneberg	Ellis Ferreira Brent Haygarth	3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Loss	5–17	Aug 1998	New Haven, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Wayne Arthurs Peter Tramacchi	6–7, 6–1, 3–6
Win	6–17	Nov 1998	Stuttgart, Germany	Masters Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win	7–17	Jan 1999	Doha, Qatar	World Series	Hard	Jared Palmer	Piet Norval Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 6–4
Loss	7–18	Feb 1999	Memphis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 4–6
Win	8–18	Jun 1999	Queen's, United Kingdom	World Series	Grass	Sébastien Lareau	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win	9–18	Sep 1999	New York, United States	Grand Slam	Hard	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win	10–18	Nov 1999	Paris, France	Masters Series	Carpet	Sébastien Lareau	Paul Haarhuis Jared Palmer	7–6(9–7), 7–5
Win	11–18	Nov 1999	Hartford, United States	ATP Finals	Carpet	Sébastien Lareau	Mahesh Bhupathi Leander Paes	6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	11–19	Jan 2000	Doha, Qatar	International Series	Hard	Jared Palmer	Mark Knowles Max Mirnyi	3–6, 4–6
Win	12–19	Mar 2000	Indian Wells, United States	Masters Series	Hard	Jared Palmer	Paul Haarhuis Sandon Stolle	6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Win	13–19	Aug 2000	Washington, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Jared Palmer	Andre Agassi Sargis Sargsian	7–5, 6–1
Loss	13–20	Feb 2001	Memphis, United States	Championship Series	Hard	Jonathan Stark	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	3–6, 6–7(3–7)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1991	New Haven, United States	Challenger	Hard	Stephane Simian	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Jul 1992	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Byron Black	6–4, 2–6, 6–1
Loss	2–1	Sep 1992	Fairfield, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jared Palmer	6–7, 2–6
Win	3–1	Oct 1992	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Jared Palmer	6–2, 6–4
Loss	3–2	Oct 1993	Caracas, Venezuela	Challenger	Hard	Mauricio Hadad	5–7, 4–6
Loss	3–3	Oct 1996	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Kevin Ullyett	3–6, 6–7
Win	4–3	Feb 1998	West Bloomfield, United States	Challenger	Hard	Grant Doyle	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win	5–3	Jul 1999	Winnetka, United States	Challenger	Hard	Max Mirnyi	6–2, 6–2
Loss	5–4	Dec 1999	Burbank, United States	Challenger	Hard	Cecil Mamiit	5–7, 3–6

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1992	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Paul Annacone	Miguel Nido Peter Nyborg	6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win	2–0	Oct 1992	Monterrey, Mexico	Challenger	Hard	Mark Knowles	Richard Matuszewski John Sullivan	3–6, 6–3, 7–6
Loss	2–1	Dec 1992	Naples, United States	Challenger	Clay	Mark Knowles	Todd Nelson Tobias Svantesson	6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win	3–1	Sep 1993	Fairfield, United States	Challenger	Hard	Jared Palmer	Matt Lucena Brian Macphie	6–3, 7–5
Loss	3–2	Oct 1993	Caracas, Venezuela	Challenger	Hard	Mark Knowles	Maurice Ruah Laurence Tieleman	7–5, 4–6, 6–7
Win	4–2	Jun 1994	Annenheim, Austria	Challenger	Hard	Jim Grabb	Diego Nargiso Gianluca Pozzi	walkover
Win	5–2	Jul 1994	Aptos, United States	Challenger	Hard	Brian Macphie	Donny Isaak Michael Roberts	6–2, 7–6

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