# Kelly Evernden

Kelly Graeme Evernden (born 21 September 1961) is a former professional tennis player from New Zealand.
Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam event came at the 1987 Australian Open, where he reached the quarter-finals by defeating Jonathan Canter, Johan Kriek, Brad Pearce and Derrick Rostagno before being knocked-out by Wally Masur. Evernden represented New Zealand at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul.
Over the course of his career, Evernden won three top-level singles titles, the last of which was won in 1989 at Wellington. He also won five tour doubles titles (the most significant of which was the Canadian Open in 1989). Evernden's career-high rankings were world No. 31 in singles and world No. 19 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1994.
Evernden played pro tennis with only one lung, having had a lung removed as the result of an injury sustained in an accident at the age of 16. He was hit by a motorist and his heart stopped twice in five days (once for one minute and once for 45 seconds). In addition to puncturing a lung which had to be removed, he also had a broken arm, leg and ribs, however he recovered fully from the accident.
He lives on Mercer Island with his wife and two sons.
Prior to turning professional, Evernden played tennis for the University of Arkansas (where he studied business management and psychology) and was an All-American in 1984.
Evernden is a quarter Ngāti Porou Māori, and his Māori name "Te Rangai" means "Young Warrior". His Irish name, Kelly, means "War". Kelly is now the Davis Cup Captain for the country of New Zealand(2021-?)

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 7 (3 titles, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 Series (0–0)
* ATP 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP 250 Series (3–4)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (1–1)
* Carpet (0–2)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–2)
* Indoors (1–2)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1985 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Dec 1985 | Sydney, Australia | Grand Prix | Grass | Henri Leconte | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jun 1987 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Grand Prix | Grass | Tim Wilkison | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1987 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Eric Jelen | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| Win | 3–2 | Jan 1989 | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Shuzo Matsuoka | 7–5, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 1989 | Vienna, Austria | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 4–6, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Aug 1990 | Schenectady, United States | World Series | Hard | Ramesh Krishnan | 1–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 8 (5 titles, 3 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters 1000 Series (1–0)
* ATP 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP 250 Series (4–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (2–1)
* Indoors (3–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 1986 | Cologne, West Germany | Grand Prix | Hard | Chip Hooper | Jan Gunnarsson Peter Lundgren | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Oct 1987 | Brisbane, Australia | Grand Prix | Hard | Matt Anger | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Feb 1988 | Philadelphia, United States | Grand Prix | Carpet | Johan Kriek | Kevin Curren Danie Visser | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3–1 | Aug 1989 | Livingston, United States | Grand Prix | Hard | Sammy Giammalva Jr. | Tim Pawsat Tim Wilkison | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–1 | Aug 1989 | Montreal, Canada | Grand Prix | Hard | Todd Witsken | Charles Beckman Shelby Cannon | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 1989 | Vienna, Austria | Grand Prix | Carpet | Paul Annacone | Jan Gunnarsson Anders Järryd | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–2 | Jan 1989 | Wellington, New Zealand | Grand Prix | Hard | Nicolás Pereira | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Apr 1992 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Brad Pearce | Kevin Curren Gary Muller | 6–7, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 1 (0–1)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 1991 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jonathan Stark | 3–6, 1–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (0–1)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–1)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1992 | Halle, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Brett Steven | Karsten Braasch Lars Koslowski | 6–4, 6–7, 0–6 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q3 | A | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 0–2 | 8–3 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 21 | 13–21 | 38% |
| National Representation |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 | 56% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 4–2 | 1–4 | 3–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| French Open | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 3R | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 12–7 | 63% |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Win–loss | 4–4 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 8–4 | 2–3 | 2–3 | 4–4 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 27 | 29–27 | 52% |
| National Representation |||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | A | NH | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | QF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 67% |
| Miami | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Rome | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | 1R | A | 1R | QF | W | 2R | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 8–4 | 67% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Paris | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–3 | 6–4 | 6–1 | 1–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1 / 15 | 15–14 | 52% |

### Mixed Doubles

| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 2R | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 50% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | SF | A | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75% |
| Win–loss | 8–1 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 0–1 | 3–1 | 3–2 | 0 / 9 | 10–9 | 53% |