Brett Steven

Brett Steven was a New Zealand tennis player who played professionally from 1988 to 1999. Steven achieved a career-best singles ranking of #32 in the world in February 1996, and a doubles ranking of #16 in the world in June 1995. Steven played on New Zealand’s Davis Cup team from 1990 to 1999.

As a junior player Steven reached the boys’ doubles final at the 1987 US Open with partner Zeeshan Ali but lost to the duo of Goran Ivanišević and Diego Nargiso. On the ATP Tour Steven never won a singles title but he did win nine doubles titles. His first victory came in July 1991 at the Hall of Fame Open in Newport, Rhode Island, with Gianluca Pozzi as his partner.

At Grand Slams Steven reached the singles quarter-finals at the 1993 Australian Open and the doubles semi-finals at the 1995 French Open. He competed in the singles at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, losing to Arnaud Boetsch in the first round.