Brian Battistone
Brian Battistone at 2012 US Open
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| Country (sports) | United States |
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| Residence | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Born |
August 10, 1979 Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $76,398 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 853 (16 November 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 2–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 88 (1 November 2010) |
| Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
| US Open | 1R (2012) |
| Last updated on: August 2014. | |
Brian Battistone (born August 10, 1979) is an American professional tennis player. He was born in Santa Barbara, California and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Battistone uses a volleyball-styled jump serve where he jumps in on court, switches racket hand in mid-air and hits the ball before landing on court, something he alone can do on the ATP tour. He and his brother Dann Battistone use a two-handled racquet designed by Lionel Burt of Naturaltennis racquet factory.
Battistone previously played tennis at a professional level, but quit in 2000. He returned to the circuit in 2007. He played in the 2010 US Open – Men's Doubles with Ryler Deheart. They were defeated by Rohan Bopanna (India) and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi (Pakistan) in Round 1. In October 2010 he won his first ATP Men's Doubles match, partnering Andreas Siljeström in the .
Besides his mother tongue English he also speaks Portuguese after his years as a missionary for the LDS church in Brazil.
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