29 Facts About Brydan Klein

Brydan Klein was born on 31 December 1989 and is an Australian-born British professional tennis player.

However, Brydan Klein has struggled to make the transition onto the men's professional circuit, failing to enter the top 150 or gain entry into any Grand Slam event without being given a Wild card.

Brydan Klein began his professional tennis career playing on the ITF Men's Circuit in various events across Australia aged just 15.

Brydan Klein featured sporadically on the ITF Circuit throughout 2005 and 2006, winning his first title alongside Matthew Ebden in a doubles event in Traralgon in October 2006.

At the start of 2007, Brydan Klein competed in the Australian Open Junior Championships, and won the event after beating Jonathan Eysseric in three sets in the final.

Brydan Klein went on to win a further two singles titles during the year, both of which coming away from Australia, in New Zealand and Belarus respectively.

Brydan Klein received wildcard entries into both the Brisbane International and the 2009 Australian Open.

Brydan Klein followed the win up by securing both singles and doubles Futures victories in Mildura the following week, having won the singles event in 2008.

Brydan Klein beat Matthew Ebden in the final of that tournament, before teaming up with him to win the doubles title.

Brydan Klein entered the 2009 French Open, but lost in the opening qualifying round to Kevin Anderson.

Brydan Klein subsequently returned to the Futures Circuit in an attempt regain form, and was able to secure his first singles title in over a year when he defeated compatriot John Millman in three sets in Little Rock, Arkansas in April 2010.

Similarly to 2010, Brydan Klein's start to 2011 witnessed a number of First Round losses, including another opening round qualification defeat at the Australian Open, this time at the hands of Konstantin Kravchuk.

Brydan Klein had been banned from competing for a main draw wildcard for the event following "a string of on-court misdemeanours".

Brydan Klein struggled for form throughout the year, and competed at Futures level for the remainder of his 2011 campaign, yielding just one singles title in Kalgoorlie, Australia, in October.

Brydan Klein took a three-month break from the Circuit from October 2011 to late January 2012, returning to action in the qualifying draw at the 2012 McDonald's Burnie International, although was beaten by Dane Propoggia in straight sets in the Second Round of qualifying.

Brydan Klein then reached the final of the Futures event in Mildura in February 2012, an event that he had previously won twice, but lost to Hiroki Moriya in three sets.

Brydan Klein spent the summer months of the year playing in Turkey and Spain Futures events; beating Frenchman Jules Marie to win in Bakio, Spain, as well as securing two titles in Turkey by beating the young Italian Lorenzo Giustino in the final in Tekirdag and then Mohamed Safwat in Antalya.

Brydan Klein won consecutive Challenger doubles titles alongside compatriot Dane Propoggia; firstly in San Benedetto del Tronto and then in Recanati.

Brydan Klein began the year by competing at the 2013 Australian Open, but lost in straight sets in the First Round of qualifying to Riccardo Ghedin.

The move followed Tennis Australia's decision to withdraw their support for Brydan Klein following a "fractured relationship" with Brydan Klein having "a very chequered history of on-court behaviours".

Brydan Klein hoped the move would help realise his dream of making a "living out of the sport I love, which would be making top 100 singles and top 50 doubles".

Shortly after the switch, Brydan Klein entered the qualifying for the 2013 French Open, but lost in straight sets in the First Round of qualification to French wildcard, Mathias Bourgue.

In July 2009, Brydan Klein accepted a six-month ban from the ATP after racially abusing an opponent at a tournament in England.

Brydan Klein used the racist term "kaffir" to describe South African player Raven Klaasen at the grasscourt event in Eastbourne.

Brydan Klein was suspended by the Australian Institute of Sport, meaning he received no funding, coaching or fitness support during the length of his ban.

Brydan Klein was fined $14,000 by the ATP, the maximum possible amount by the organisation, and later fined a further $10,000 following a full investigation into the incident.

Brydan Klein actually heard the South African players say it.

Brydan Klein thought it was a swear word, so when he said it, he obviously had no idea what he was saying.

Brydan Klein was only 18 years old and the other person didn't even hear it and it didn't really affect the match.