Evan Furness


Evan Furness is a French inactive professional tennis player.
He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 197, achieved on 2 October 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of No. 513, achieved on 27 May 2019. Furness has won one ATP Challenger and eight ITF singles titles.

Career

2017: First win over Top 100 player

In October 2017 he secured his first win over a top 100 player when he beat Marcos Baghdatis at the Eckental Challenger.
Furness reached 5 semifinals on the Futures Tour in 2017; at Poitiers, Gdynia, Troyes, Riga and Nottingham.

2018: First title on the Futures Tour

In March 2018 he won his first tournament on the Futures Tour. In Faro, he defeated David Guez in the final, winning in straight sets, In April 2018 he reached the semifinals of the Futures event in Porto but had to retire when one set apiece against Pedro Cachin with a calf injury.
He was awarded a wildcard to the French Open qualifying. He lost to Peđa Krstin. At the same tournament, Furness made his Grand Slam main draw debut, where he received a wildcard into the mixed doubles event, partnering Fiona Ferro.

2022: First Challenger title, ATP Tour debut

In April 2022, he won his first Challenger tournament, as a qualifier, at the Ostra Group Open, defeating Ryan Peniston in the final.
In September 2022, Furness made his debut on the ATP Tour at the 2022 Moselle Open in Metz, France entering the main draw as a qualifier and losing in the first round to Alexander Bublik.

Personal life

He was coached by his father Mark in Brittany before moving to the French Federation in Paris and he has a sister called Lucy. He plays guitar and knows how to open an oyster perfectly. He likes pigeons, Bob Dylan, girls with red hair and Larry le malicieux.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 14 (9-5)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0-1France F22, Saint-DizierFuturesHarddts|Mar 2018

Doubles: 3 (1-2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0-1Belgium F8, OstendFuturesClay