Rand Evett (born March 1, 1954) is an American former professional tennis player.

Rand Evett
Country (sports) United States
Born (1954-03-01) March 1, 1954 (age 70)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Career record4–13
Highest rankingNo. 219 (Jan 3, 1983)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1982)
French OpenQ2 (1975)
Wimbledon1R (1982)
Doubles
Career record12–31
Highest rankingNo. 83 (Jan 2, 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1982)
French Open2R (1983)
WimbledonQ1 (1982, 1984, 1985)
US Open3R (1983)

Evett, the son of a Yale physics instructor, was raised in Tucson, Arizona, where he attended Catalina High School.[1]

During the early 1970s he played collegiate tennis for the University of Arizona and won back to back WAC singles championships in 1972 and 1973. He also earned NCAA All-American honors in 1973 and 1974.[2] In 1974 he and De Armond Briggs won the doubles title at the national amateur grass‐court championships.[3]

On the professional tour, Evett reached a best world ranking of 219, making singles main draw appearances at the Australian Open and Wimbledon. He had a win over world number 33 Shlomo Glickstein in Tel Aviv in 1983. As a doubles player he was ranked in the world's top 100 and reached the round of 16 at the 1983 US Open.

ATP Challenger finals

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Doubles: 1 (0–1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss Apr 1983 Ashkelon, Israel Hard   Rodney Crowley   Stefan Svensson
  Huub van Boeckel
4–6, 6–4, 3–6

References

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  1. ^ "Greg Hansen's top 10 boys high school tennis players in Tucson history". Arizona Daily Star. July 21, 2017.
  2. ^ Rosenblatt, Zack (June 11, 2015). "Lenoir tops UA men's tennis list". Arizona Daily Star. Saddlebag Notes.
  3. ^ "Hagey Wins Grass Title". The New York Times. July 22, 1974.
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