American tennis player
Brian Devening| Country (sports) |  United States |
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| Residence | Dallas, Texas |
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| Born | (1967-07-16) July 16, 1967 (age 56)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
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| Turned pro | 1990 |
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| Plays | Right-handed |
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| Prize money | $177,318 |
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| Career record | 2–9 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 277 (November 19, 1990) |
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| French Open | 2R (1993) |
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| Wimbledon | 1R (1993) |
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| Career record | 34–48 |
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| Career titles | 0 |
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| Highest ranking | No. 77 (April 4, 1994) |
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| Australian Open | 1R (1993, 1994) |
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| French Open | 1R (1994) |
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| Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
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| US Open | 1R (1993, 1994) |
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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]
