Brian Devening (born July 16, 1967) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.[1]
Career
Devening was the American Hardcourt Championship winner in 1983 and was ranked amongst the top 25 juniors for six years.[2]
Before turning professional, Devening played tennis for Southern Methodist University, from where he would graduate with a business degree.[2] On the ATP Tour he made his appearances mostly in the doubles circuit.[2]
He made the second round of a Grand Slam doubles tournament just once, at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships with countryman Greg Van Emburgh.[2] The pair defeated the Australian pairing of Darren Cahill and John Fitzgerald.[2] As a singles player he reached the second round of the French Open in 1993, beating Frédéric Fontang.[2] His only other singles appearance was in Wimbledon that year, where he lost to seventh seed Ivan Lendl in four sets.[2]
The American reached two ATP finals during his career, both in 1993, at Båstad and Santiago.[2] He also exited in the semi-final stage of four tournaments, Prague and Tel Aviv in 1992, then Mexico City and Rosmalen in 1994.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
| Result | W/L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | 1993 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay |  Tomas Nydahl
|
Henrik Holm Anders Järryd
|
1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Christer Allgårdh
|
 Mike Bauer David Rikl
|
6–7, 4–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1994 | Singapore | Hard |  Sander Groen
|
 Leonardo Lavalle Danilo Marcelino
|
6–2, 7–6 |
