 Evans at the2023 Washington Open | |
| Full name | Daniel Evans |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
| Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Born | (1990-05-23)23 May 1990 (age 35) Birmingham, England |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Turned pro | 2006 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand)[1] |
| Coach | Sebastián Prieto (2021-2024)[2] |
| Prize money | US $ 9,037,835 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 161–186 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 21 (7 August 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 136 (25 August 2025) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2022) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2016,2019,2021) |
| US Open | 4R (2021) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2024) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 51–67 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 52 (26 April 2021) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2021) |
| French Open | 2R (2019,2020) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2014,2016,2019,2024,2025) |
| US Open | 3R (2016) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2024) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2015) |
| Last updated on: 30 August 2025. | |
Daniel Evans (born 23 May 1990) is a British professionaltennis player.[3] He has beenranked as high as world No. 21 in singles by theATP, which he achieved on 7 August 2023. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 52 in doubles on 26 April 2021. In2015, he was part of the winning BritishDavis Cup team.
Evans's four ATP Tour finals to date have been the2017 Apia International Sydney (losing toGilles Müller),Delray Beach Open (losing toRadu Albot), the2021 Murray River Open, where he beatFélix Auger-Aliassime to win his first title, and the2023 Washington Open, winning his first ATP 500 title againstTallon Griekspoor.
Evans made his Davis Cup debut for Great Britain againstPoland in September 2009. Evans twice won deciding fifth rubbers, againstSlovakia andRussia respectively, helping Great Britain progress to the Davis Cup World Group. Evans also played in the semifinal againstAustralia, losing both of his rubbers, and was a substitute for the Final againstBelgium, with Great Britain winning the Davis Cup in 2015, the nation's first success in the tournament for 79 years. The Davis Cup team was awarded the 2015BBC Sports Personality Team of the Year Award.[4]
Evans was born and grew up in theHall Green area ofBirmingham,[5][6] his father is an electrician, his mother a nurse,[7] and he has two older sisters.[8]
At first, Evans playedsquash with his father, aged seven, at the local squash and tennis club, the West Warwickshire Sports Club inSolihull, only falling into tennis by chance a couple of years later. Once Evans had got to grips with his preferred racket it became quickly apparent that he had some ability and he began training in earnest, moving toEdgbaston Priory aged 10.
By the time he was 13, Evans had moved toLoughborough to live with a host family while training at theLawn Tennis Association's academy atLoughborough University. Of his time at Loughborough, he said: "I was never the best at 14 and 15, in fact, I was probably the worst. I was smaller than the others and a bit of a late developer, but I always thought I was pretty good and in the end, I was the best."[9]
Evans supportsAston Villa F.C.[9] and has a single figuregolf handicap.[10]
Evans was a member of the British team that won the World Junior Tennis competition in the Czech Republic aged 14.[10]Evans was guided by LTA Academy coaches Mark Taylor[8][11][12] andLeighton Alfred, who both continued working with him sporadically over the years.[13]
In March, Evans won the junior title atMarcq-en-Baroeul, putting him at the top of the European under-16 rankings.[14]
TheLawn Tennis Association withdrew him from the Wimbledon junior tournament for being, in his own words, "stupid on court".[15]
In April, Evans was invited to theDavis Cup tie against the Netherlands, as a hitting partner forTim Henman andJamie Murray.[15]
In June, Evans had his first win on the ATP tour in the Nottingham qualifier, losing in the second round.[16]
In July, Evans first victories on the Futures tour, after seven attempts, were at the Great Britain F11 in Felixstowe, where he won two rounds before being beaten in the quarterfinals.[17]
Evans reached the quarterfinals of theUS Open boys' singles. Evans won a junior tournament in Paraguay, was a runner-up in the Czech Republic and reached a semi-final in Chile. He also had a successful year in a doubles partnership withDavid Rice, winning tournaments in Brazil, Uruguay and France.Evans was coached byMark Hilton at theNottingham Tennis Centre.[15]
Evans started the year at the Nottinghill junior tournament, by reaching the singles quarterfinals, and the doubles final partnering Dan Cox.[18]
At theAustralian Open, Evans reached the quarterfinals of the boys' singles,[19] where he lost toYuki Bhambri.[20] Again with Dan Cox, they reached the doubles quarterfinals.
He went on to win the fourth junior title of his career inNottingham.[19]
Junior Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: QF (2008)
French Open: 1R (2007), 2R (2008)
Wimbledon: 1R (2007), 3R (2008)
US Open: QF (2007)
Junior Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: QF (2008)
French Open: 1R (2007), QF (2008)
Wimbledon: 1R (2007), 2R (2008)
US Open: 2R (2007)
At the start of the year, Evans began working at the National Tennis Centre withPaul Annacone, the LTA men's head coach, who used to work withPete Sampras andTim Henman.[7]
In May, Evans reached the quarterfinals of the Bournemouth Futures,[21] achieving a ranking of 1339.[22] A week later, he had another quarterfinal appearance at the Edinburgh Futures,[23] and won the doubles withJoshua Milton at the same event.[24]
In June, he was given a wild card into theArtois Championships, playing BelgianXavier Malisse in the first round atQueen's Club. He played in the boys' tournament atWimbledon, but was suspended until November 2008 by theLTA after he was photographed withDaniel Smethurst at a nightclub in the early hours of the morning. The next day, he partnered Smethurst in theboys' doubles event.[7] In addition to losing his funding, he was also denied wild cards to tournaments and access to practice centres and LTA coaching staff. Instead, Evans trained at the West Warwickshire Club inSolihull.[7]
In August he won his first senior title, a Futures event inWrexham.[25] Later that month he won in London,[26] with a third senior title coming that October inGlasgow,[27]
He ended the year by winning the LTA Male Junior Player of the Year award[28]and ranked world No. 477.[22]
In February, Evans took part in the play-offs for the BritishDavis Cup team, but lost out toJosh Goodall andChris Eaton.[29]
Evans won the singles title atThe Caversham International in March, anATP Challenger Tour event,[30] rising to an ATP ranking of world No. 305.[22]
Evans was granted a wildcard intoWimbledon,[31] and was defeated by the 12th seedNikolay Davydenko.[32] In August, he lost in the first round of qualifying for theUS Open to BrazilianJúlio Silva.[33]
In September, Evans, the British No 5, made his debut as part of the Great Britain Davis Cup squad for theEurope/Africa Zone Group I relegation playoff against Poland, along withAndy Murray,Joshua Goodall,James Ward,Ross Hutchins andKen Skupski.[34][35] He played in the tie, losing toJerzy Janowicz in the second rubber,[36] and then losing toMichał Przysiężny in the deciding final rubber.[37] Great Britain were relegated to Europe/Africa Zone Group II for the first time since1996.
In November, he reached the second round of theCaversham ATP Jersey Open, where he lost to Finland'sJarkko Nieminen.[38]
Evans began the year by winning his first qualifying tie inDoha, but lost toSteve Darcis in the second qualifying round. A week later, he succeeded in qualifying for anATP Tour event for the first time, but lost in the first round of theHeineken Open in Auckland toMichael Lammer.[39] This loss allowed him to take part in qualifying for theAustralian Open where he won his first qualifying match against Sean Berman.[40] He lost in the second round toSantiago Ventura.
In March, Evans was called to the Davis Cup team in theEurope/Africa Zone Group II tie vs Lithuania, in Vilnius, withJames Ward,Ken Skupski andColin Fleming. The Lithuanian side entered the tie as underdogs; fielding a team of teenagers.[41] Ward won his debut Davis Cup match. Evans lost the second singles match, Fleming and Skupski won their doubles, but Ward and Evans were both beaten on the final day. Evans' defeat was his fourth in two Davis Cup appearances and came against a player ranked 269 places below him at 521 in the world and who had never played a match on the ATP World Tour. This was described as a humiliating Davis Cup defeat for Great Britain,[42] and led to the resignation of Davis Cup Captain John Lloyd. Britain was now threatened with relegation to the lowest tier of the competition.
After failing to qualify for The Championships, Evans moved away from Birmingham to train at the Nottingham Tennis Centre, where he would be coached by Mark Taylor[8] and Leighton Alfred.[13]
In December, theLawn Tennis Association announced cuts to its financial support for some of Britain's underperforming players from 43 to 30, after raising the standards it requires them to meet. This included Evans, who had been hailed as the country's most promising youngster but had in the past been criticised for a poor attitude.[43][44]
Evans reached the final of three Futures and the semifinal at theBath Challenger, which led to the All England Club awarding him a wild card for the Championships.[13]
AtWimbledon, Evans lost a close first-round match against the 20th seedFlorian Mayer.[45]
Evans' only title this year was the Chiswick Futures F11 doubles withLiam Broady in July.[46]
In December, theLawn Tennis Association reduced its list of funded players to 23, but Evans was added to the programme,[44] withJulien Hoferlin becoming his coach.[47]
Evans began the year by competing in a number of UK based ITF Futures tournaments, securing his first singles title of the year inSheffield in mid-January, where he defeatedDavid Rice in the final.[48] The following month, Evans entered qualifying for thePBZ Zagreb Indoors in Croatia, winning his three qualification matches before ultimately losing in three sets toGuillermo García López in the opening round of the main draw.[49]
In February, Evans was instrumental in Great Britain's 3–2 victory over Slovakia,in the Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie. His ATP record stood at zero wins from 10 matches, whileLukáš Lacko had reached the final ATP event in Zagreb only six days ago. Evans won both of his singles matches, defeating much higher ranked players. Evans dismantled Lukáš Lacko, ranked 211 places above him,[50] andMartin Kližan, ranked 156 places higher, in the deciding rubber.[51][52] These were Evans' first Davis Cup wins.[47]
Evans was ranked No 291 when he pulled off two of the most unexpected wins against the Slovak Republic. By April, he was down to world No. 344, having failed to defend his points from last year's Bath Challenger.[53]
Evans also received a qualifying wild card for theSony Ericsson Open in Miami, but lost in straight sets toBjörn Phau.[54]
In April, Evans was selected forDavis Cup Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie against Belgium. AfterJosh Goodall lost the first rubber, Evans, the world No. 344 pushedOlivier Rochus (#59) to the limit, but Rochus prevailed to take the match.[55]Colin Fleming andRoss Hutchins won their doubles match, but Evans and Goodall lost their second singles matches. Great Britain were beaten 4–1, condemningLeon Smith to his first defeat as Davis Cup Captain.
Soon after the Belgium tie, Evans arrived at theNational Tennis Centre, to discover that his LTA coach,Julien Hoferlin had been assigned toOliver Golding, the former US Open junior champion, instead.[56]Evans was now unable to afford foreign travel,[57] so he spent the next 12 months playing in Britain and Ireland, at ITF Futures level, as well as taking in one Challenger tournament towards the latter stages of the year.[58] He won four ITF Pro Circuit singles titles during the year, all in England.[58] This tally included two titles in as many weeks in September, dropping just one set in ten matches.[58]
Evans was stripped of his funding by theLawn Tennis Association at the end of the year, having seemingly failed to convince the association of his commitment to the sport.[59]
"I know why. It's because I don't train hard enough and don't work hard enough day in and day out. I'm obviously pretty bad at my job. It's up to me, it's not up to anyone else. I want to push on. It's not that I don't want to do it, I obviously want to do it. It's just for whatever reasons, distractions – I need to stay there and just play tennis and that's it. It's easier said than done. Thousands of people have told me to do it but I'm yet to do it for a sustained period of time. When I do do it, I obviously play pretty well. I definitely think I will be top 100, and I still think that."
For several months, there was a possibility Evans might quit, as his parents found it difficult to support his career with the necessary £20–25,000-a-year.[61]
After not initially being picked for Great Britain's squad forthe Davis Cup tie versus Russia, Evans was given a last-minute place ahead of Britain's No. 3,Jamie Baker.[60] Evans played valiantly in his first rubber against world No. 67Dmitry Tursunov before losing in five tight sets.[60][62] With Great Britain trailing 2–0 to Russia, the GB doubles pairing ofColin Fleming andJonny Marray reduced the deficit a day later, beforeJames Ward levelled the tie at 2–2 after beating Tursunov in five sets. The result meant that Evans had the chance to complete an unlikely comeback when he faced world No. 80Evgeny Donskoy in the final rubber. Evans defeated Donskoy comprehensively in straight sets, thus securing what was described as a "famous victory".[63][64][65][66] The last time Great Britain had come from 2–0 down to win a Davis Cup tie was83 years ago against Germany, Consequently, Great Britain won a place in the 16-teamWorld Group play-offs in September.
After discussion with Davis Cup captain Smith, the LTA once again agreed to support Evans with a coach and conditioner. He could also practise at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton,[59] and was now able to afford to play abroad.[57]In May at his first tournament outside the UK for 12 months, Evans won a clay-court ITF tournament inBåstad, Sweden, where he beatGrzegorz Panfil in the final.[67]
Evans was then given a main-draw wildcard for the2013 Aegon Trophy in Nottingham in June, reaching the quarterfinal stage of the tournament. In the first round, Evans was dealt a tough draw but overcame fifth seed, and world No. 92,Ryan Harrison in three sets.[68] He then defeated Australian-born BritBrydan Klein in straight sets in the second round,[69] before losing to the eventual champion, AustralianMatthew Ebden in the quarter-finals.[70] Shortly before Evans' victory over Klein, he was informed that he had been handed a main-draw wildcard at theQueen's Club, London, for the2013 Aegon Championships.[69][71] He won his first-round match comfortably, beating world No. 75Guido Pella in straight sets.[72] His fine form continued in the following round when Evans disposed of world No. 37, Finland'sJarkko Nieminen, in three sets.[73] He had been a break down at 2–4 in the final set, taking four consecutive games to record the victory.[74] It was the first time Evans had beaten a player ranked in the top 50.[73]In the third round, Evans went down toJuan Martín del Potro in straight sets.
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Evans received a wild card into theWimbledon qualifiers, where he lost in the first round to Spain'sDaniel Muñoz de la Nava.
Evans reached only his second Challenger final inVancouver, where he picked up some notable scalps along the way. He defeated top seedEvgeny Donskoy, eighth seedOlivier Rochus, and fifth seedBobby Reynolds to set up a final clash with second seed and home favouriteVasek Pospisil, where he lost in three sets. This performance saw Evans rise to the top 200 for the first time, reaching number 194, and he also gained direct entry to theComerica Bank Challenger. Evans completed back-to-back Challenger finals, defeating top seedGuido Pella for the second time this year along the way. In the final, he lost to AmericanBradley Klahn despite holding match point in the second set. This run would see Evans rise to a career-high of no. 169 and become Britain's no. 2.[75][76][77]
After coming through three rounds ofqualifying Evans qualified for his first slam event in over two years at the US Open and his first outside Wimbledon. On 26 August at theUS Open, he achieved his most impressive victory to date, beating 11th seedKei Nishikori in the first round in straight sets,[78] to become one of only six British players to beat a player inside the ATP top 15 in a slam since 1990. The others wereAndy Murray,Tim Henman,Greg Rusedski,Jeremy Bates andNick Brown.[79] Evans made the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time, beatingBernard Tomic of Australia in the second round in four sets. He ultimately lost to 19th seedTommy Robredo in the third round; however, this earned him prize money of US$93,000, almost half of his entire career earnings up to that point.
The 23-year-old reached a career-high ranking of 149, becoming British No 2,[75] and consequently, Evans was picked as Britain's second singles player in theDavis Cup World Group play-off against Croatia in Umag on clay. Evans lost his Friday's singles match against Croatia's No 1 Ivan Dodig, ranked 35, butAndy Murray, playing in his first Davis Cup tie for two years, won both his singles matches and the doubles with Colin Fleming.[80][81]Evans won the dead rubber to help beat Croatia 4–1, and return Great Britain to the World Group for the first time since 2008.[82]
Evans began the year at the2014 Qatar Open where he came through Qualifying before losing toErnests Gulbis in the first round. In Melbourne, Evans entered thequalifying competition of the2014 Australian Open as the 26th seed, however, lost in the second round of qualifying to HungarianMárton Fucsovics.
In February he entered the qualifying stages of thePBZ Zagreb Indoors as the third seed, losing in the final round of qualification toBjörn Phau, however he received entry to the main draw as a lucky loser after the withdrawal of 7th seedRadek Štěpánek. Evans beatJan Hájek andMichael Berrer in the first two rounds to make his first-ever quarterfinal at ATP World Tour level. He then stunned third seedPhilipp Kohlschreiber in three sets, overcoming a ranking deficit of 120 places. In the semifinal, he lost toTommy Haas in three tight sets. Despite this loss, he rose to a new career-high ranking of 123.[83][84]
After losing in the first round of Wimbledon, his coach,Julien Hoferlin[8] departed for his home country of Belgium, and told journalists "He [Evans] has the potential to make himself a top-60 player, but he makes no sacrifices for his sport. He doesn't understand that tennis has to be his priority. For him, it's just a brief interlude in his life."[85]
Evans had a bad knee injury at Wimbledon and missed the last three months of the year.[86]
At the start of this year, Evans played three events, but in March he was fined £350 for failing to turn up for the F4 Futures event on the Wirral, sparking fears about his commitment. He then disappeared for three months,[86] struggling with a knee injury that sent his ranking to an all-time low of 772 in May.[87][88]
In June, Evans lost in qualifying for three straight Challengers in Manchester, Surbiton and Ilkley, all on grass.[86]At Wimbledon, Evans lost his final qualifying match against Japan'sYūichi Sugita.[89]However, since May, Evans returned to some kind of form, reeling off 29 wins from 33 matches, with four Futures titles, Egypt, Frinton, Felixstowe & Nottingham,[90][91][92][93] Roehampton finalist[94] and a run to the semis of a Challenger in Vancouver,[95] where he beat CzechRadek Štěpánek along the way.[87]
His ranking recovered to exactly No. 300, and the fact that Evans beat Australian Bernard Tomic in the 2013 US Open, led to his surprise recall to the Great Britain squad for theDavis Cup Semi-final against Australia. Evans was not even among four contenders that GB team captain Leon Smith named for two singles berths just over a week previously, but was now picked ahead of the injuredKyle Edmund, who is 200 places above him in the rankings at 100, and the woefully out-of-form James Ward. Though Evans lost both his singles matches, Great Britain won 3–2 and reached the Davis Cup Final for the first time since 1978.[96][97]
On 15 November, Dan Evans, ranked 271, won the Knoxville Challenger on a hard court.[98] On the same day,Kyle Edmund won the Copa Fila Challenge title in Argentina on clay beating Argentina'sCarlos Berlocq, ranked No 112 in the world and an expert on the red stuff.[99]James Ward lost in the second round of the same event, though Ward, ranked 156, had also recently won a hard court challenger tournament.[100]
With Belgium opting to stage theDavis Cup Final on an indoor clay court, Leon Smith chose to go with the British number two Edmund, now ranked 100.[101]Evans andDominic Inglot accompanied the nominated British team ofAndy Murray,Kyle Edmund,Jamie Murray,James Ward, as hitting partners. Great Britain went on to win the Davis Cup for thefirst time since 1936. Evans and Dominic Inglot joined the team on the winner's podium, and they all received the same Davis Cup medals.
Evans joined the rest of the Davis Cup team at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Show, where they won the 2015Team of the Year Award.[4]
In January Evans entered thequalifying for the Australian Open. He advanced to themain draw of the tournament for the first time in his career where he lost comfortably to 18th seedFeliciano López, winning only five games in three sets.
At theRBC Tennis Championships of Dallas in February, Evans was beaten byKyle Edmund[102] in the first all-British Challenger final since 2005, whenAlex Bogdanovic beatMark Hilton.[103]
Six weeks later, there was a second all-British final, at theChallenger Banque Nationale de Drummondville in Canada,[104] where world No. 157 & British No 4, Evans defeated world No. 531 & British No. 17,Edward Corrie,[105] in two sets to claim his third ATP Challenger title.[106] Evans rose to No. 125, two places short of his highest ever ranking.
Evans also reached the final of theDrummondville Doublesplaying withLloyd Glasspool. Evans played eight doubles events this year, four with Lloyd Glasspool.[107]
Evans,Kyle Edmund,Dominic Inglot,Andy Murray andJamie Murray were named for theDavis Cup World Group 1st round match against Japan.[citation needed] On the Wednesday before the tie, Edmund picked up a back injury during practice, so Dan Evans was chosen as the second singles player.[108] Though Evans had beatenKei Nishikori at the 2013 US Open, he lost his Davis Cup rubber against Kei Nishikori, but Great Britain won 3–1 and progressed to the quarter-finals.[109]
Evans missed the entire clay-court season for the second year running.In April Evans played in theSantaizi ATP Challenger inTaiwan where he advanced to the final without dropping a set. In the final, he beat RussianKonstantin Kravchuk in three sets. This marked a major career milestone for Evans who by winning the title, broke the top 100 of the ATP rankings for the first time,[110] and Great Britain now had four players inside the top 100 for the first time since 1979.[111] A week later, Evans reached the final of theBusan Open Challenger in South Korea, but afterwards Evans had a poor grass-court season in the lead up to Wimbledon.
Evans' ranking allowed him to enterWimbledon without the need for awild card. In the first round, he facedJan-Lennard Struff, and won in four sets, despite suffering an injury in the fourth set.[112] He defeated 30th seedAlexandr Dolgopolov in the second round in straight sets, enabling passage to a third-round match against 3rd seed and seven-time championRoger Federer on Centre Court. However he lost in straight sets, this was only the second time Evans had reached the third round of a grand slam and his first third-round match at a grand slam since 2013.[113]
John Lloyd chose Evans to playWorld TeamTennis for the San Diego Aviators in August, but he pulled out with no explanation.[citation needed]Evans was named for theDavis Cup quarter-final tie against Serbia on clay, but withdrew, citing a shoulder injury after switching to clay, and "a couple of issues at home".[114] Evans was offered a place in theRio Olympics due to several withdrawals, but instead he continued on the Tour to improve his ranking.[115]
A day after the Davis Cup Serbia tie, Evans was in Washington for theCiti Open where he beat world No. 40Grigor Dimitrov to reach the last 16.[116] Although he eventually lost in the 3rd round against American big server Jack Sock. Following an impressive run in Washington, Evans won a 3rd challenger title of the year on 14 August in an all British final againstCameron Norrie.
At theUS Open, he defeated 27th seedAlexander Zverev in 4 sets in the second round. The teenage Zverev was regarded as a future world No. 1, and Evans thought this was the best result of his career,[117] being his third victory against a top-30 opponent.[118] Evans equalled his previous best tournament performance by reaching the third round, and pushing 3rd seed and eventual championStan Wawrinka to 5 sets, eventually losing after setting up a match point in the 4th set tiebreak.[119] IncludingAndy Murray andKyle Edmund, Great Britain had three men in the last 32 for the first time since 1968.[117] He rose to a career-high ranking of world No. 53.
In theUS Open Doubles, Evans teamed up withNick Kyrgios, winning two rounds, but they withdrew from the next match with both players citing injury from their singles matches.[120]
Initially, Evans, Andy Murray, Kyle Edmund, Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot were called upon for theDavis Cup semi-final against Argentina. Eventually, Inglot was dropped to give the team more singles options,[121] though Evans was a possible doubles partner for Jamie Murray because he had played seven doubles events so far this year.[122] With the tie poised at 2–2, Evans played the deciding rubber againstLeonardo Mayer, winning the first set but finally losing in four sets.[123]
January saw Evans beat 8th rankedDominic Thiem atSydney Apia International before winning the semi-final to meetGilles Müller in Evans' first ATP Tour final.[124] He was the first English born player to reach a singles final there in more than 11 years (Tim Henman being the last in 2006) but lost the match in straight sets.
The following week, Evans beat seventh-seedMarin Čilić in the second round of theAustralian Open.[125] Evans progressed to the fourth round with a straight sets win overBernard Tomic, setting up a round-of-16 tie withJo-Wilfried Tsonga (seeded 12th). While he lost the match in 4 sets, this was the furthest he had progressed in any Grand Slam event to date.
Playing in the2017 Davis Cup World Group first round against theCanada Davis Cup team, Evans beatDenis Shapovalov before losing toVasek Pospisil, theGreat Britain Davis Cup team progressing to the quarter-finals.
Evans was banned from playing professional tennis due to testing positive forcocaine in April 2017. Evans claims that he took a relatively small amount of cocaine out of competition, but that some permitted medication he was taking was then 'contaminated' by the cocaine because he accidentally put the leftover cocaine in the pocket of his washbag, thus testing positive in-competition. Evans was eligible to return to the professional circuit on 24 April 2018, having completed a one-year ban.[126]
Evans returned from his drugs ban on 28 April 2018, having only started training again two months earlier, defeating compatriotEdward Corrie in the first round of qualifying in anATP Challenger Tour event in Glasgow.[127] He subsequently defeatedSam Barry to qualify for the main draw of the tournament, but lost in the first round toLucas Miedler.[128][129]
Evans was not awarded a wildcard for the2018 Wimbledon Championships.[130] However, following victories in two pre-qualifying matches, Evans secured a wildcard entry to themain qualifying event.[131]
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Evans reached the final of the2019 Delray Beach Open, but lost toRadu Albot in a third-set tiebreaker.[132] On 14 October 2019 he became Britain's number 1.[133]
He started the2020 season by competing in the inauguralATP Cup, and reached a new career-high of No. 33 on 13 January.[134] Evans defeated seventh seedAndrey Rublev in the quarterfinals at the2020 Dubai Tennis Championships,[135] but lost in the last four toStefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets.[136] As a result of his performance at the tournament, his ranking rose to No. 28 in the world.[citation needed]
Evans also reached the semifinals inAntwerp andVienna, where he lost toUgo Humbert[137] andLorenzo Sonego,[138] respectively.
He finished the year ranked No. 33 in the world.[citation needed]
In February, Evans earned his firstATP Tour title at theMurray River Open in Melbourne.[139] As a result, he reached a new career-high ranking of world No. 26 on 8 February in singles.[citation needed] At the2021 Australian Open, he lost in the first round to compatriotCameron Norrie.[140]
At the beginning of April, Evans reached his first Masters 1000 final with compatriotNeal Skupski at theMiami Open, losing toMate Pavić andNikola Mektić.[141]
At theMonte-Carlo Masters, Evans recorded his first ever victory over aworld number 1 after he beatNovak Djokovic in straight sets.[142] The victory also meant Evans reached his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal.[143] He defeatedDavid Goffin in the quarterfinals as well to reach his first Masters 1000 singles semifinal,[144] where he lost to eventual championStefanos Tsitsipas.[145] In the same tournament, partnering again with Neal Skupski, he reached his second Masters 1000 doubles final within two weeks, losing again to 2nd seeds Mate Pavić and Nikola Mektić.[146] As a result, he reached a career-high of world No. 56 in doubles on 19 April.[citation needed]
Evans next played at theMadrid Open, where he defeatedJérémy Chardy[147] andJohn Millman[148] to reach the last 16. He lost to fifth seedAlexander Zverev in straight sets.[149]
Evans reached the quarterfinals at theNottingham Open, beatingThanasi Kokkinakis[150] andMatthew Ebden[151] before losing to sixth seedDenis Kudla.[152] He made his top 25 debut on 14 June. The following week, he also reached the quarterfinals as the sixth seed atQueens, losing to eventual championMatteo Berrettini in straight sets.[153]
Seeded 22nd, Evans reached the third round of theWimbledon. After scoring straight-set wins againstFeliciano López[154] andDušan Lajović.[155] In the third round, Evans lost toSebastian Korda in four sets.[156]
Evans was set to play at the delayedTokyo Olympics, representing Great Britain, playing in the men's singles event and partnering withNeal Skupski in the men's doubles.[157] However, shortly before the start of the Olympics, Evans tested positive for COVID-19, forcing him to self-isolate and withdraw from the event.[158]
At theUS Open, he reached his second Major fourth round by defeatingAlexei Popyrin in a fifth-set tiebreak after returning from two sets down.[159] He then lost to world No. 2Daniil Medvedev.[160] As a result of his US Open run, Evans rose to a career high ranking of No. 23 on 13 September.[citation needed]
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Evans started his season playing for Great Britain at theATP Cup. He won all of his matches in the group stage, with singles wins against Germany'sJan-Lennard Struff, Canada'sDenis Shapovalov, and the United States'John Isner. He also won his two doubles matches where he paired withJamie Murray to win against GermansKevin Krawietz andAlexander Zverev, as well as AmericansJohn Isner andTaylor Fritz.[161] Evans went on to reach the semifinals of the2022 Sydney International, where he was seeded third. He beatPedro Martínez[162] andMaxime Cressy,[163] before losing to top seedAslan Karatsev.[164]
Seeded 24th, Evans entered into theAustralian Open and beatDavid Goffin in straight sets in the first round.[165] He advanced to the third round following a withdrawal fromArthur Rinderknech due to injury,[166] where he was defeated by 9th seedFélix Auger-Aliassime.[167]
In June, Evans won his secondNottingham Open title, defeatingJordan Thompson in straight sets in the final.[168]
Seeded 16th at theCiti Open, he reached the quarterfinals with a win overTaylor Fritz by retirement,[169] before losing toYoshihito Nishioka.[170] At theCanadian Open he repeated the same feat defeating 10th seeded Fritz to reach again the quarterfinals, only for a second time at a Masters 1000, having defeated fifth seed and world No. 8Andrey Rublev in the previous round in straight sets.[171] He went one step further to reach his second semifinal at the Masters 1000 level defeating AmericanTommy Paul.[172] In the semifinals, he lost to eventual winnerPablo Carreño Busta in three sets.[173] At the same tournament, partnering withJohn Peers, Evans also reached thedoubles final but lost toWesley Koolhof andNeal Skupski in a deciding champions tiebreak.[174]
Seeded 20th at theUS Open, Evans defeatedJiří Veselý[175] andJames Duckworth,[176] before losing in the third round toMarin Čilić in a four set match lasting four hours.[177]
As top seed, he reached the semifinals at theSan Diego Open, defeatingTaro Daniel[178] andConstant Lestienne.[179] Evans lost in the last four to third seedMarcos Giron.[180]
At the end of the season, he made back-to-back quarterfinals at theEuropean Open andVienna Open, losing to CanadiansFélix Auger-Aliassime[181] andDenis Shapovalov[182] respectively.
Evans again made it to the third round of theAustralian Open with wins overFacundo Bagnis[183] andJeremy Chardy,[184] before he was defeated byAndrey Rublev.[185]
Seeded second at theGrand Prix Hassan II he reached the semifinals where he lost to eventual championRoberto Carballés Baena.[186] At theBarcelona Open Evans reached another semifinal defeating sixth seedKaren Khachanov[187] and 15th seedFrancisco Cerundolo en route,[188] before losing to top seed and eventual championCarlos Alcaraz.[189] InMadrid he lost in the second round toBernabé Zapata Miralles[190] and inRome he also lost in the second round to another Spaniard, Roberto Carballés Baena, for a second time in the season, in a match lasting almost four hours.[191]
Evans' season got back on track in August when he defeatedGrégoire Barrère,[192]Alexander Shevchenko,[193]Frances Tiafoe,[194]Grigor Dimitrov[195] and DutchmanTallon Griekspoor to win the ATP Tour 500Citi Open inWashington DC.[196] As a result Evans reached his highest ATP Tour ranking of world No. 21 on 7 August 2023.[197]
Seeded 26th at theUS Open he defeatedDaniel Elahi Galán in the first round in straight sets[198] andBotic van de Zandschulp in the second round for the loss of one set.[199] In the third round he lost to World No. 1 and top seed Carlos Alcaraz who was pushed hard in defeating Evans in four sets.[200]
Evans partnered withAndy Murray in the men's doubles at theParis Olympics, reaching the quarterfinals where they lost toTaylor Fritz andTommy Paul in what was Murray's last match as a professional tennis player.[201]
At theUS Open, Evans defeated 23rd seedKaren Khachanov in the first round in the longest match in the tournament's history, lasting five hours and 35 minutes, surpassing the previous record of five hours and 26 minutes from the 1992 semifinal betweenStefan Edberg andMichael Chang.[202][203] He followed his marathon effort up by reaching the third round for a fourth year in a row, with a straight sets win overMariano Navone.[204][205] Evans lost to 10th seedAlex de Minaur in the third round.[206]
Having dropped to world No. 199, Evans was given a wildcard into theQueen's Club Championships in June, and defeated seventh seedFrances Tiafoe to reach the second round,[207] where he lost toBrandon Nakashima.[208] The following week at theEastbourne Open, he again entered the main-draw as a wildcard and overcame world No. 49Miomir Kecmanović[209] and second seedTommy Paul to make it into the quarterfinals.[210] His run was ended in the last eight by lucky loserJenson Brooksby in straight sets.[211] AtWimbledon, Evans defeated fellow British wildcard entrantJay Clarke in the first round,[212] but lost to sixth seedNovak Djokovic in his next match.[213]
Entering as a wildcard at theWashington Open, Evans registered wins overZizou Bergs[214] and 13th seedAlex Michelsen[215] to reach the third round, where he lost to lucky loserCorentin Moutet.[216]
Evans is anall-court player who plays a tactical game with an emphasis oncounter-punching and neutralising or re-directing pace. Evans's groundstrokes are solid but not overwhelming weapons, especially hissingle-handed backhand, which he tends toslice.[217] His game usually involves counter-punching and moving opponents around from the baseline, before finding an opportunity to inject pace and attack. He is known to be a tactical, adaptable player, able to use his variety to probe for weaknesses and disrupt opponents' rhythm. He often uses the backhandslice to neutralise the pace in rallies, and also thedrop shot to bring opponents to the net, exploiting opponents too comfortable at the baseline. Additionally, Evans is a skilled volleyer and is capable ofserve-and-volleying. His lack of consistent power from the baseline has been cited as a weakness, though he makes up for it with speed and defensive skills.[218]
Evans has been referred to as 'the bad boy of British tennis'[119] and 'the most egregious wasted talent in British tennis'.[88]Evans has lost hisLTA funding twice, because of his off-court behaviour and lack of commitment. Firstly as an 18-year-old, he went clubbing in the early hours, the night before a doubles match withDan Smethurst at the2008 Junior Wimbledon, which they subsequently lost. Evans was considered to have significant potential but his LTA coaches found his commitment frustratingly inconsistent over the years, so in 2012, Evans was stripped of his funding a second time.[59]
In 2014, the management company Lagardere Unlimited's sports agent, Stuart Duguid, said of his charge Evans: 'British tennis fans are desperate for another top player to get behind in addition to Murray. Dan offers something a little bit different – he's more edgy and unpredictable. He's a bit of an enigma.'[8]
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
Current through the2025 Citi DC Open.
| Tournament | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | Q2 | A | 1R | 4R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q2 | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q2 | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | Q3 | 3R | A | Q2 | 3R | NH | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 7–10 | 41% |
| US Open | A | Q1 | A | A | A | 3R | Q1 | A | 3R | A | A | 3R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 3R | Q1 | 0 / 8 | 16–8 | 67% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 3–2 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 5–4 | 4–4 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 33 | 32–33 | 49% |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | A | NH | 2R | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | Z1 | Z2 | A | Z1 | PO | A | W | SF | QF | PO | SF | NH | QF | RR | QF | RR | 1 / 8 | 14–22 | 39% | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | NH | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | NH | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | SF | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | NH | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 0–7 | 0% |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | NH | 1R | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Shanghai Masters | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | 3R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 7–8 | 9–8 | 1–8 | 1–5 | 0–0 | 0 / 41 | 22–41 | 35% |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career | |||
| Tournaments | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 163 | ||
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Hard Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 5–7 | 10–6 | 1–0 | 15–16 | 19–11 | 15–15 | 25–17 | 13–17 | 7–13 | 2–2 | 2 / 99 | 120–119 | 50% |
| Clay Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 6–6 | 4–7 | 5–7 | 1–7 | 0–0 | 0 / 36 | 20–39 | 34% |
| Grass Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–3 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 1–3 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 5–4 | 0 / 28 | 21–28 | 43% |
| Overall win–loss | 0–1 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 4–6 | 0–2 | 9–10 | 13–12 | 1–1 | 19–21 | 19–14 | 25–23 | 30–27 | 18–26 | 8–22 | 7–6 | 2 / 163 | 161–186 | 46% |
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 40% | 60% | 40% | 0% | 47% | 52% | 50% | 48% | 58% | 52% | 53% | 41% | 27% | 54% | 46% | ||
| Year-end ranking | 477 | 261 | 363 | 342 | 297 | 150 | 305 | 183 | 66 | 133 | 192 | 42 | 32 | 25 | 27 | 38 | 164 | ||||
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | SR | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Wimbledon | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | NH | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 0–5 |
| US Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–2 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 6–12 |
| National representation | |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | NH | A | NH | QF | NH | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | ||||||
| Davis Cup | PO | A | W | SF | QF | PO | SF | NH | QF | RR | QF | RR | 1 / 8 | 4–2 | |
| ATP Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | NH | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 2–4 |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | F | 2R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 5–2 |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | 2R | F | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 5–2 |
| Cincinnati Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 10–8 | 6–4 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 21 | 20–20 |
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Career | ||
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 69 | |
| Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Overall win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 6–9 | 3–7 | 14–15 | 12–12 | 9–11 | 3–6 | 0–2 | 51–68 | |
| Year-end ranking | 719 | 1280 | 1041 | 277 | 315 | 522 | 149 | 148 | 59 | 74 | 168 | 864 | 43% | ||
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2021 | Miami Open | Hard | Neal Skupski |  Nikola MektićMate Pavić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2021 | Monte-Carlo Masters | Clay | Neal Skupski | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 2022 | Canadian Open | Hard |  John Peers |  Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski | 2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jan 2017 | Sydney International, Australia | ATP 250 | Hard |  Gilles Müller | 6–7(5–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Feb 2019 | Delray Beach Open, United States | ATP 250 | Hard |  Radu Albot | 6–3, 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 1–2 | Feb 2021 | Murray River Open, Australia | ATP 250 | Hard |  Félix Auger-Aliassime | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Aug 2023 | Washington Open, United States | ATP 500 | Hard | Tallon Griekspoor | 7–5, 6–3 |
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2021 | Miami Open, United States | Masters 1000 | Hard | Neal Skupski | Nikola MektićMate Pavić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Apr 2021 | Monte-Carlo Masters, Monaco | Masters 1000 | Clay | Neal Skupski | Nikola Mektić Mate Pavić | 3–6, 6–4, [7–10] |
| Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2022 | Canadian Open, Canada | Masters 1000 | Hard | John Peers | Wesley Koolhof Neal Skupski | 2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (5–5) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Grass (3–1) |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Mar 2009 | Jersey, Channel Islands | Hard (i) |  Jan Minář | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2013 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Vasek Pospisil | 0–6, 6–1, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 2013 | Aptos, United States | Hard |  Bradley Klahn | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Nov 2015 | Knoxville, United States | Hard (i) | Frances Tiafoe | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2016 | Dallas, United States | Hard (i) | Kyle Edmund | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Mar 2016 | Drummondville, Canada | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | May 2016 | Taipei, Taiwan | Carpet (i) |  Konstantin Kravchuk | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | May 2016 | Busan, South Korea | Hard | Konstantin Kravchuk | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Aug 2016 | Aptos, United States | Hard | Cameron Norrie | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jun 2018 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Alex de Minaur | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 6–5 | Aug 2018 | Vancouver, Canada | Hard | Jason Kubler | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Loss | 6–6 | Feb 2019 | Quimper, France | Hard (i) |  Grégoire Barrère | 6–4, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Jun 2019 | Surbiton, United Kingdom | Grass |  Viktor Troicki | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 8–6 | Jun 2019 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Evgeny Donskoy | 7–6(7–3), 6–3 |
| Win | 9–6 | Jun 2022 | Nottingham, United Kingdom(2) | Grass | Jordan Thompson | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Finals by surface |
|---|
| Hard (0–2) |
| Clay (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Mar 2016 | Drummondville, Canada | Hard (i) | Lloyd Glasspool | James CerretaniMax Schnur | 6–3, 3–6, [9–11] |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2018 | Manacor, Spain | Hard |  Gerard Granollers Pujol |  Ariel BeharEnrique López Pérez | w/o |
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (15–15) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (5–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 2008 | Great Britain F12,Wrexham | Hard | Ian Flanagan | 4–6, 6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 2008 | Great Britain F13, London | Hard |  Daniel Danilović | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 2008 | Great Britain F16,Glasgow | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | 6–2, 3–1 ret. |
| Loss | 3–1 | Oct 2009 | Great Britain F15, Glasgow | Hard (i) |  Yannick Mertens | 0–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 2010 | Italy F7,Viterbo | Clay |  Guillermo Hormazábal | 7–5, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F13, London | Hard | Daniel Cox | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F14,Nottingham | Hard | Joshua Milton | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Oct 2010 | Great Britain F16, Glasgow | Hard (i) | Matthew Ebden | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Oct 2010 | Great Britain F17,Cardiff | Hard (i) |  Jürgen Zopp | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2011 | Great Britain F3,Tipton | Hard (i) | Yannick Mertens | 2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 3–8 | Mar 2011 | Great Britain F4,Bath | Hard (i) |  Michael Ryderstedt | 6–1, 6–7(6–8), 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Apr 2011 | Thailand F2,Khon Kaen | Hard |  Danai Udomchoke | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Jul 2011 | Great Britain F10,Frinton-on-Sea | Grass | Josh Goodall | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 4–10 | Jan 2012 | Great Britain F2,Sheffield | Hard (i) | David Rice | 6–2, 6–0 |
| Win | 5–10 | Aug 2012 | Great Britain F13, London | Hard | Daniel Cox | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–10 | Aug 2012 | Great Britain F15,Roehampton | Hard | Joshua Milton | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–10 | Sep 2012 | Great Britain F16, Nottingham | Hard | Richard Bloomfield | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
| Win | 8–10 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F6,Shrewsbury | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–1) |
| Loss | 8–11 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F7, Bath | Hard (i) | Edward Corrie | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 9–11 | May 2013 | Sweden F3,Båstad | Clay |  Grzegorz Panfil | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 10–11 | May 2015 | Egypt F17,Sharm El Sheikh | Hard |  Barış Ergüden | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 |
| Win | 11–11 | Jul 2015 | Great Britain F6, Frinton-on-Sea | Grass | Daniel Smethurst | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(10–8) |
| Win | 12–11 | Jul 2015 | Great Britain F7,Felixstowe | Grass | Daniel Cox | 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 12–12 | Sep 2015 | Great Britain F8, Roehampton | Hard | Quentin Halys | 1–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–7 |
| Win | 13–12 | Sep 2015 | Great Britain F9, Nottingham | Hard | Daniel Cox | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–1 |
| Finals by surface |
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| Hard (6–8) |
| Clay (1–1) |
| Grass (0–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2006 | Great Britain F20,Nottingham | Hard | Mark Hilton | Neil BamfordJim May | 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Oct 2007 | Great Britain F20,Glasgow | Hard (i) | Ladislav Chramosta | Josh GoodallKen Skupski | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(7–9) |
| Win | 1–2 | May 2008 | Great Britain F8,Edinburgh | Clay | Joshua Milton |  Diego Álvarez Federico Torresi | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2008 | Spain F36,Martos | Hard | Daniel Cox |  Kamil ČapkovičDmitri Sitak | 4–6, 5–2 ret. |
| Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2009 | France F2,Feucherolles | Hard (i) | Marcus Willis | Olivier CharroinNicolas Tourte | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Mar 2009 | Great Britain F3,Tipton | Hard (i) |  Henri Kontinen | Scott OudsemaPhillip Simmonds | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), [10–4] |
| Loss | 2–5 | May 2010 | Italy F8,Pozzuoli | Clay |  Laurynas Grigelis | Juan-Martín ArangurenAlejandro Fabbri | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 3–5 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F14,Nottingham | Hard | Lewis Burton | Sean ThornleyMarcus Willis | 7–5, 1–6, [13–11] |
| Win | 4–5 | Sep 2010 | Great Britain F15,Wrexham | Hard | Lewis Burton | David RiceSean Thornley | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Win | 5–5 | Oct 2010 | Great Britain F16,Glasgow | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton | Matthew Ebden Joshua Milton | 7–6(7–1), 3–6, [10–6] |
| Win | 6–5 | Jul 2011 | Great Britain F11,Chiswick | Hard | Liam Broady | Lewis BurtonEdward Corrie | 7–6(7–3), 4–6, [10–7] |
| Loss | 6–6 | Oct 2011 | Great Britain F16,Glasgow | Hard (i) | Andrew Fitzpatrick | Fabio ColangeloMarco Crugnola | 4–6, 6–2, [13–15] |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jul 2012 | Great Britain F9,Manchester | Grass | Tom Burn | Josh GoodallMarcus Willis | 2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 6–8 | Jul 2012 | Great Britain F11,Felixstowe | Grass | Tom Burn | Lewis BurtonEdward Corrie | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–9 | Aug 2012 | Great Britain F13, London | Hard | Tom Burn | Andrew FitzpatrickSean Thornley | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
| Loss | 6–10 | Feb 2013 | Great Britain F3,Sheffield | Hard (i) | Andrew Fitzpatrick | David RiceSean Thornley | 2–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 7–10 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F7,Bath | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton | Jan MinářMarek Semjan | 5–7, 6–1, [10–5] |
| Loss | 7–11 | Mar 2013 | Great Britain F8,Sunderland | Hard (i) | Lewis Burton | Daniel SmethurstAlexander Ward | 5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
Evans has a 6–31 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[219]
| Season | 2006–2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Total |
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| Wins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| # | Player | Rk | Tournament | Surface | Rd | Score | Rk |
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| 2017 | |||||||
| 1. |  Dominic Thiem | 8 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | QF | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | 67 |
| 2. | Marin Čilić | 7 | Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia | Hard | 2R | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | 51 |
| 2019 | |||||||
| 3. | John Isner | 9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | SF | 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | 148 |
| 2021 | |||||||
| 4. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 3R | 6–4, 7–5 | 33 |
| 2022 | |||||||
| 5. |  Andrey Rublev | 8 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 39 |
| 2023 | |||||||
| 6. | Frances Tiafoe | 10 | Washington DC, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 7–5 | 30 |
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| Date | Venue | Surface | Round | Opponent nation | Score | Match | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
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| 2009 | |||||||||
| Sep 2009 | Liverpool | Hard (i) | G1 PO | Poland | 2–3 | Singles 2 | Jerzy Janowicz | Loss | 3–6, 3–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Singles 5(decider) | Michał Przysiężny | Loss | 2–6, 1–6, 5–7 | ||||||
| 2010 | |||||||||
| Mar 2010 | Vilnius | Hard (i) | G2 1R | Lithuania | 2–3 | Singles 2 | Ričardas Berankis | Loss | 1–6, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 3–6 |
| Singles 5(decider) | Laurynas Grigelis | Loss | 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 5–7, 6–2, 4–6 | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||||
| Feb 2012 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | G1 1R | Slovakia | 3–2 | Singles 1 | Lukáš Lacko | Win | 6–3, 7–5, 7–5 |
| Singles 5(decider) | Martin Kližan | Win | 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||||||
| Apr 2012 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | G1 2R | Belgium | 1–4 | Singles 2 | Olivier Rochus | Loss | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Singles 5(dead) | Ruben Bemelmans | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | ||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||
| Apr 2013 | Coventry | Hard (i) | G1 2R | Russia | 3–2 | Singles 1 | Dmitry Tursunov | Loss | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Singles 5(decider) | Evgeny Donskoy | Win | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| Sep 2013 | Umag | Clay | PO | Croatia | 4–1 | Singles 2 | Ivan Dodig | Loss | 3–6, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Singles 5(dead) | Mate Pavić | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–4) | ||||||
| 2015 | |||||||||
| Sep 2015 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | SF | Australia | 3–2 | Singles 2 | Bernard Tomic | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(2–7), 7–6(7–4), 4–6 |
| Singles 5(dead) | Thanasi Kokkinakis | Loss | 5–7, 4–6 | ||||||
| 2016 | |||||||||
| Mar 2016 | Birmingham | Hard (i) | 1R |  Japan | 3–1 | Singles 2 | Kei Nishikori | Loss | 3–6, 5–7, 6–7(3–7) |
| Sep 2016 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | SF | Argentina | 2–3 | Singles 5(decider) | Leonardo Mayer | Loss | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 4–6 |
| 2017 | |||||||||
| Feb 2017 | Ottawa | Hard (i) | 1R | Canada | 3–2 | Singles 1 | Denis Shapovalov | Win | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Singles 4 | Vasek Pospisil | Loss | 6–7(3–7), 4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7) | ||||||
| Apr 2017 | Rouen | Clay (i) | QF | France | 1–4 | Singles 2 | Jérémy Chardy | Loss | 2–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
| Singles 4(dead) | Julien Benneteau | Win | 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 2018 | |||||||||
| Sep 2018 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | PO |  Uzbekistan | 3–1 | Singles 1 | Denis Istomin | Win | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 0–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2019 | |||||||||
| Nov 2019 | Madrid | Hard (i) | RR | Netherlands | 2–1 | Singles 2 | Robin Haase | Loss | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
 Kazakhstan | 2–1 | Singles 2 | Alexander Bublik | Loss | 7–5, 4–6, 1–6 | ||||
| QF |  Germany | 2–0 | Singles 2 | Jan-Lennard Struff | Win | 7–6(8–6), 3–6, 7–6(7–2) | |||
| SF | Spain | 1–2 | Singles 2 | Rafael Nadal | Loss | 4–6, 0–6 | |||
| 2020–21 | |||||||||
| Nov 2021 | Innsbruck | Hard (i) | RR | France | 2–1 | Singles 1 | Adrian Mannarino | Win | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Czech Republic | 2–1 | Singles 1 | Tomáš Macháč | Loss | 2–6, 5–7 | ||||
| QF | Germany | 1–2 | Singles 1 | Peter Gojowczyk | Win | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 2022 | |||||||||
| Sep 2022 | Glasgow | Hard (i) | RR | United States | 1–2 | Singles 1 | Tommy Paul | Loss | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 |
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Singles 1 | Tallon Griekspoor | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| 2023 | |||||||||
| Feb 2023 | Cota | Clay (i) | QR |  Colombia | 3–1 | Singles 1 | Nicolás Mejía | Loss | 2–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
| Doubles (w/N Skupski) | JS Cabal /R Farah | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| Sep 2023 | Manchester | Hard (i) | RR | Australia | 2–1 | Singles 2 | Alex de Minaur | Win | 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Doubles (w/ N Skupski) | M Ebden /M Purcell | Loss | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | ||||||
 Switzerland | 2–1 | Doubles (w/ N Skupski) | D Stricker /S Wawrinka | Win | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| France | 2–1 | Singles 1 | Arthur Fils | Win | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| Doubles (w/ N Skupski) | N Mahut /É Roger-Vasselin | Win | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(8–6) | ||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||
| Sep 2024 | Manchester | Hard (i) | RR | Finland | 2–1 | Singles 1 | Eero Vasa | Win | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Doubles (w/ N Skupski) | H Heliövaara /O Virtanen | Loss | 6–7(4–7), 5–7 | ||||||
| Argentina | 1–2 | Singles 1 | Tomás Martín Etcheverry | Loss | 2–6, 5–7 | ||||
| Doubles (w/ N Skupski) | M González /A Molteni | Win | 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| Canada | 1–2 | Singles 1 | Denis Shapovalov | Loss | 0–6, 5–7 | ||||
| Matches by type |
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| Singles (1–2) |
| Mixed doubles (0–1) |
| Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match type | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
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| 2023 | ||||||||
| Sydney | Hard | RR | Australia | 3–2 | Singles | Jason Kubler | Loss | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Spain | 4–1 | Singles | Albert Ramos Viñolas | Win | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | |||
| HCF | United States | 1–4 | Singles | Frances Tiafoe | Loss | 6–3, 5–7, 3–6 | ||
| Mixed doubles (w/H Dart) | J Pegula /T Fritz | Loss | 4–6, 4–6 | |||||
| Matches by type |
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| Singles (6–1) |
| Doubles (2–0) |
| Venue | Surface | Rd | Opponent nation | Score | Match | Opponent player(s) | W/L | Match score |
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| 2020 | ||||||||
| Sydney | Hard | RR |  Bulgaria | 1–2 | Singles | Grigor Dimitrov | Loss | 6–2, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Belgium | 2–1 | Singles | David Goffin | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| Moldova | 3–0 | Singles | Radu Albot | Win | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| QF | Australia | 1–2 | Singles | Alex de Minaur | Win | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 7–6(7–2) | ||
| 2022 | ||||||||
| Sydney | Hard | RR | Germany | 2–1 | Singles | Jan-Lennard Struff | Win | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Doubles (w/J Murray) | K Krawietz /A Zverev | Win | 6–3, 6–4 | |||||
| Canada | 1–2 | Singles | Denis Shapovalov | Win | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| United States | 2–1 | Singles | John Isner | Win | 6–4, 7–6(7–3) | |||
| Doubles (w/ J Murray) | T Fritz / J Isner | Win | 6–7(3–7), 7–5, [10–8] | |||||
Association of Tennis Professionals Top British male singles tennis players | |
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