Ricky Brown (born April 1, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.ITF Pro Circuit profile He is the younger brother of another professional player Jimmy Brown.
Career Brown was the top ranked American junior for the 16s age division in 1983 and the following year won an Orange Bowl title (18 and under).ATP World Tour ProfileLawrence Journal-World, "Sports briefs", December 25, 1984, p. 9 He and partner Robbie Weiss were boys' doubles champions at the 1984 Wimbledon Championships. They defeated Mark Kratzmann and Jonas Svensson in the final.ITF Junior Profile Brown made his only Grand Slam appearance at the 1984 US Open, where he defeated former Australian Open winner Mark Edmondson in the opening round, before being eliminated in the second round by Henrik Sundström. He won a Challenger doubles title at Winnetka in 1985.
Currently, he is the Tennis Director for The Sports Club of West Bloomfield in Michigan.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0) LegendATP Challenger (1–0)ITF Futures (0–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Winnetka, United StatesChallengerHard Luke Jensen Kelly Evernden Brian Levine6–4, 5–7, 6–4
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1984WimbledonGrass Robbie Weiss Mark Kratzmann Jonas Svensson1–6, 6–4, 11–9
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