25 Facts About Brian Battistone

Brian Battistone was born on August 10,1979 and is an American professional tennis player.

Brian Battistone was born in Santa Barbara, California and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brian Battistone is one of only three people to use a two-handled tennis racket.

Brian Battistone was born on August 10,1979, in Santa Barbara, California, United States.

Sometime during his childhood, Brian Battistone moved from Santa Barbara to Palm Desert.

Brian Battistone did not have a junior career as he decided to instead play higher level men's tournaments as a teenager.

Brian Battistone played his first match in 1997 and took various breaks between 1997 and 2006 before officially turning pro in 2007 at the age of 27.

Brian Battistone played his first singles match in 1997 and got his first ATP ranking of 1346 in 2001.

Brian Battistone achieved a singles high ranking of 853 on November 16,2009.

Brian Battistone received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells in 2010, which remains his only ATP qualifying draw appearance.

Brian Battistone took the first set against 24th seed Jesse Witten, but lost the next two sets to lose the match.

Brian Battistone lost his singles rankings, and he began to play ITF qualifying matches by the time 2012 came.

Brian Battistone played his first doubles match in 1998, and he got his first ATP ranking of 1366 in 1999.

Brian Battistone's career took a big leap after turning pro in 2007.

Brian Battistone won 4 ATP Challenger titles and 2 ITF Futures titles, between 2007 and 2015.

Brian Battistone won his first Futures tournament in 2007 with his brother.

Brian Battistone won his first Challenger title in 2009, with his brother.

Brian Battistone made his ATP main draw debut at the 2008 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, with his brother Dann.

Brian Battistone won his first ATP Men's Doubles match, in October of 2010, with Andreas Siljestrom as his partner, in the 2010 Stockholm Open.

Brian Battistone returned to the US Open in 2012 in the mixed doubles category, with Nicole Melichar, as his partner.

Brian Battistone won his first doubles title in five years, in 2015, at an ITF event, with Boris Nicola Bakalov.

Brian Battistone has been most notable for having the following partners: his brother Dann, Ryler Deheart, Andreas Silijestrom, Nicholas Monroe, and Treat Huey.

Brian Battistone is known for having an unorthodox style of play.

Brian Battistone is a serve-and-volley player, which means that he volleys the ball as soon as it is returned to him after his serve.

Brian Battistone has a tendency to switch his backhand shot from a two-handed grip to a left-handed forehand grip.