Brett Hansen-Dent
| Country (sports) |
 United States |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 2, 1972 Newport Beach, California |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1995 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $58,580 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 326 (June 24, 1996) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| US Open | 1R (1995) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–16 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 92 (November 4, 1996) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1995) |
Brett Hansen-Dent (born July 2, 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Personal life
"BHD" is the Founder of TennisPolice.com, a USC Trojan where he studied Kinesiology, and a Southern Cal native who grew up on a tennis court, riding motorcycles and playing golf and ice-hockey. Then from 9-13 years old lived in Sydney Australia where he played rugby, and cricket and started to excel in tennis... Hansen-Dent is the son of Bettyann Grubb, former UCLA Bruin and Top 10 WTA player in the 70's. Bettyann is the sister of Barbara Grubb-May, the mother of two-time Olympic Champion Misty May. Brett is the step-son of Australian Davis Cup player Phil Dent, and half-brother of former ATP tennis professional Taylor Dent. When he was 9 years old the family moved to Australia, where they lived for 4 1/2 years before returning to California for high school at Newport Harbor High. '90 CIF Champion, '90 Ojai, and '90 SCTA Sectionals Singles and Doubles Champion, O[2]
Career
A short ATP career due to knee injuries. Wins over Patrick Rafter, the Bryan Brothers and many other top 50 players...World Team Tennis MVP and Rookie of the Year for the Idaho Sneakers in 1995. NCAA Team Champion as player and coach at USC.
In 1991-92 seasons Hansen-Dent played collegiate tennis for the University of California, Irvine. All American, Winner of Rolex Invitational...
Transferred to the University of Southern California in 1994, Hansen-Dent was 23-0, All-American and member of the NCAA championship winning team. In 1995 NCAA Singles Runner-up to Sargis Sargisian and earned All-American honors again, for both singles and doubles.[3]
Hansen-Dent was given a wildcard at the 1995 US Open and played Russian Alexander Volkov in a first round. [3] Reached the second round in the men's doubles, with Jon Leach.[3] They defeated the Dutch pairing of Richard Krajicek and Jan Siemerink.[3] His two other Grand Slam appearances were both in the men's doubles, at the 1996 US Open (with T.J. Middleton) and 1997 Australian Open (with Brian MacPhie.
Played World Team Tennis for the Idaho Sneakers where he finished #1, was Rookie of the Year and MVP in 1995.
Briefly coached at USC and was part of the 2002 NCAA Champion USC Trojan Team...
During his professional career,and had his best year on the doubles tour in 1996. He won three Challenger titles that year, made the quarter-finals at the Austrian Open, semi-finals of the Grolsch Open and with Ivan Baron was a runner-up at the America's Red Clay Court Championships in Coral Springs.[3] Hansen-Dent was a mixed doubles goal medalist at the 1991 Summer Universiade in Sheffield.[3] He was also a member of the American squad which competed at the Pan American Games that year, in Havana, Cuba.[3]
Due to knee injuries, his singles ranking was effected by his ability to play consistently, however he still managed to win doubles matches, getting his doubles ranking to 93 in just a couple years while his singles stayed at around 300. Hansen-Dent was unable to repeat these efforts in 1997 due to a knee injury, which required surgery.[4]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 1996 | Coral Springs, United States | Clay | Ivan Baron |
 Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde |
3–6, 3–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Brian MacPhie |
Jason Stoltenberg Peter Tramacchi |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1996 | Cali, Colombia | Clay | T.J. Middleton |
 Lucas Arnold Ker Patricio Arnold |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | 1996 | Bogota, Colombia | Clay | T.J. Middleton |
 Leonardo Lavalle Oscar Ortiz |
6–4, 6–3 |
References
- ↑ ITF Pro Circuit Profile
- ↑ Daily Pilot, "Brett Hansen-Dent, Millennium Hall of Fame", February 5, 2001
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ATP World Tour Profile
- ↑ Associated Press, "Hansen-Dent not optimistic about comeback", August 16, 2000