Matthew Ebden
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| Country (sports) |  Australia |
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| Residence | Perth, Australia |
| Born | 26 November 1987 Durban, South Africa |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 2005 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 228,307 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4-7 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (As of 18 July 2011[update]) |
| Current ranking | No. 139 (As of 18 July 2011[update]) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2010, 2011) |
| French Open | Q1 (2010) |
| Wimbledon | Q3 (2010) |
| US Open | Q1 (2010) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | - |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1-4 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 119 (As of 11 July 2011[update]) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2009, 2010, 2011) |
| French Open | - |
| Wimbledon | - |
| US Open | - |
| Last updated on: 6 July 2011. | |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Australia
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| Men's Tennis | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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2010 Delhi | Singles |
Matthew Ebden (born 26 November 1987) is an Australian professional tennis player. He is coached by Milo Bradley.
Personal life
Ebden was born in Durban, South Africa to Charles and Ann Ebden. Ebden is currently studying a commerce degree while playing tennis professionally full time. In Perth Ebden plays State Grade for Sorrento Tennis Club as the number one player.[citation needed]
Career
Ebden spent much of his early career on the futures tour attempting to rise his ranking. It was not until the end of 2009 that Ebden had consistent results on the future tour after making the final of the last four tournaments he entered in 2009, taking out three of the four titles.
Early career
In January 2007, Ebden competed in the qualifying tournament for the Australian Open. He defeated Richard Bloomfield of Great Britain in the first round of qualifying 6-3, 5-7, 8-6. He was defeated in the following round 2-6, 4-6 to Serbian player Ilija Bozoljac. Ebden won his first Futures event at the USA F21 event which began in August 2007. He defeated American Michael Yani in the final 3-6, 6-1, 7-5. Ebden played in the qualifying event for the Australian Open for the second year in a row in January 2008. He lost to Flavio Cipolla of Italy in his first match 3-6, 6-4, 3-6. Ebden won his second Futures tournament at the Korea F2 event beginning in May 2008. He defeated Toshihide Matsui of Japan in the final 6-4, 7-5. For the third year running, Ebden participated in the qualifying event for the Australian Open in January 2009. He won his first match against Italian Giancarlo Petrazzuolo 6-3, 6-3. He lost to Michael Berrer of Germany in his following match 4-6, 6-3, 1-6. In October 2009, Ebden won his third Futures event at Australia F8. He defeated British player Jamie Baker in the final 6-2, 6-4. He was also triumphant in his next tournament, Australia F9, which began in November 2009. He won 6-3, 6-4 in the final against fellow Australian John Millman. At Australia F11, which began in Nobember 2009, Ebden won his fifth Futures title. He defeated fellow Australian James Lemke 6-1, 6-1 in the final.
2010
Ebden began 2010 by entering the qualifying of the 2010 Brisbane International. In the first round of qualification he defeated Isaac Frost of Australia 6-2, 6-2. In the second round he played another Australian Brydan Klein and won 6-4, 6-0. In the final round of qualifying Ebden defeated Marinko Matosevic, another Australian, 6-2, 6-2. In the main draw, he was drawn against sixth seed and world number 28 Jürgen Melzer of Austria in the first round. He caused a huge upset by winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-1. He was then defeated in the second round by Richard Gasquet 6-3, 6-4. Ebden was entered into qualifying for the Australian Open. In the first round he played Spaniard Carles Poch-Gradin and was victorious 6-2, 6-1. In the second round he played another Spaniard Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras and won 6-4, 1-6, 7-5. In the final round of qualification he defeated Michał Przysiężny of Poland 7-5, 6-2. Edben then qualified for the Australian Open for the first time,[1] losing in the first round to world number 12 Gaël Monfils of France 4-6, 4-6, 4-6. In May, Ebden played in the qualifying tournament for Roland Garros and lost in his first match to Yuri Schukin of Kazakhstan 4-6, 4-6. In June, Ebden played in the qualification event for Wimbledon. He won his first match David Marrero of Spain 6-4, 6-4. In his second match he defeated Frenchman David Guez 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 before losing in the final round to American Taylor Dent 6-4, 6-7(1), 6-7(8), 3-6. In August, he participated in the qualifying for the US Open and lost in his first match to Nicolas Mahut of France 3-6, 2-6. In October, Ebden was chosen as one of three Australians to play at the Men's Singles of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and was third seed. In the first round he defeated Patrick Ogier of Guernsey 6-3, 6-2. In the second round, he defeated Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi of Pakistan 6-4, 7-5. He faced seventh seed Joshua Goodall of England in the quarterfinals and triumphed 6-7(3), 6-1, 7-6(3). In the semifinals he played local favourite and number one seed Somdev Devvarman of India and lost 3-6, 1-6. Edben ended up winning the bronze medal by beating fellow Australian and second seed Peter Luczak in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in the third place play-off. Ebden won his sixth Futures event at Great Britain F16. He defeated Daniel Evans of Great Britain 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the final.
2011
Ebden began 2011 in a similar fashion to 2010 by being entered in the qualifying draw for the 2011 Brisbane International. He won his first round match of qualifying against Romanian Victor Crivoi 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. In the second round of qualifying he defeated eighth seed Slovenian Grega Žemlja 5-7, 7-6(1), 6-4. In the final round of qualification he played fellow Australian and wildcard Greg Jones and won 6-4, 6-1. In the first round of the main draw he was drawn against another Australian John Millman, who was given a wildcard. He defeated Millman in a close match 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. His second round match was against world number 40 and eighth seed Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan. He made a huge upset by winning 6-4, 6-4 despite being 156 places below Istomin in the ATP Rankings. He was eventually defeated in the quarterfinals by number one seed, world number 5 and eventual champion Robin Söderling of Sweden 3-6, 2-6. The following week, he was given a wildcard into the main draw of the 2011 Medibank International Sydney. He lost to fifth seed Frenchman Richard Gasquet in the first round 4-6, 3-6. The next week, he played in the Australian Open after being given a wildcard into the main draw. He lost in the first round to American Michael Russell 3-6, 2-6, 7-5, 6-7(9).
At the 2011 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Ebden teamed with American Ryan Harrison in which they won their first doubles title together.
Career finals
ATP World Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (2–0)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Winner | 1. | 10 July 2011 |  Newport, United States
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Grass | Ryan Harrison
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 Johan Brunström  Adil Shamasdin
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4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
| Winner | 2. | 24 July 2011 | Atlanta, United States
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Hard | Alex Bogomolov, Jr.
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 Matthias Bachinger Frank Moser
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3–6, 7–5, [10–8] |
Challenger and futures (6)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (0) |
| Futures (6) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 6 August 2007 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Hard | Michael Yani
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3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 2. | 5 May 2008 |  Changwon, Korea
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Hard |  Toshihide Matsui
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6–4, 7–5 |
| 3. | 12 October 2009 | Port Pirie, South Australia
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Hard |  Jamie Baker
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6–2, 6–4 |
| 4. | 16 November 2009 | Esperance, Western Australia
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Hard | John Millman
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6–3, 6–4 |
| 5. | 1 November 2009 | Bendigo, Victoria
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Hard | James Lemke
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6–1, 6–1 |
| 6. | 23 October 2010 | Glasgow, Scotland
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Hard | Daniel Evans
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6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
References
- ^ ABC Sport, Up-and-comer Ebden qualifies for Open, 16 January 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
External links
- Matthew Ebden at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Matthew Ebden profile on Tennis Australia
- Matthew Ebden profile on Tennis Insight
- Matthew Ebden profile on ITF Tennis
- Matthew Ebden profile on Sam Maxwell
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