Dustin Brown (tennis)
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Brown at the 2016 US Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Jamaica (2002–2010) Germany (2010–) |
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| Residence | Winsen an der Aller, Germany |
| Born |
December 8, 1984 Celle, West Germany |
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) *occasionally uses one-handed backhand |
| Prize money | US$ 2,250,920 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 54–80 |
| Career titles | 0 7 Challengers, 3 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 64 (10 October 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 78 (20 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011, 2015, 2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2013, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 1R (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 65–78 |
| Career titles | 2 17 Challengers, 16 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 43 (14 May 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 204 (20 March 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2011, 2015) |
| French Open | 3R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2012, 2014, 2016) |
| US Open | 1R (2012, 2016) |
| Last updated on: 20 March 2017. | |
Dustin Brown (born December 8, 1984) is a Jamaican-German professional tennis player. He rose to fame after beating Rafael Nadal in the 2014 Halle Open and Wimbledon 2015, and is known for his aggressive and flashy playstyle.
Brown competes mainly on the ATP Challenger Tour, both in singles and doubles. He reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 64 in October 2016 and his highest doubles ranking of world No. 43 in May 2012.
Brown was born on December 8, 1984, in Celle, West Germany, a town situated near the city of Hanover. His father Leroy is native to Jamaica, while his mother Inge is German. Dustin's parents met in Jamaica and later settled in Celle. Outside of tennis, he played sports such as football, judo, and handball throughout his childhood. He began to focus solely on tennis at the age of eight, saying: "When I made the decision to pursue tennis instead of football, of course I wanted to be successful. I didn't want just to end up playing for a club somewhere." Despite not seeing tremendous success in tennis as a junior, he drew attention from Kim Michael Wittenberg, an American who ran a tennis academy near Hanover. Wittenberg regularly gave Brown lessons, and according to his pupil, he "taught him to play tennis."
When Brown was 11 years old, in 1996, he and his parents emigrated to Jamaica and specifically moved to the city of Montego Bay. The decision was partly made because of the cost of playing tennis in Germany and to make Dustin more disciplined on the court. He said, "I was pretty mentally soft when I was young. Anything could happen when I played—I could lose my temper, I got disqualified." In Jamaica, in which track and field, soccer, and cricket are considered the most popular sports, he only got a chance to play tennis on poorly maintained public courts and with low-quality balls. Brown also said, "Things were just so different. Coming from Germany, having a Game Boy, cable TV and stuff and going to Jamaica and having to realize, 'Shit, there are other things in the world that are important.' I'm very thankful that happened. Maybe without going there I wouldn't be where I am right now." Nevertheless, he continued to play junior tennis.
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