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{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Brett Custer
|name = Brett Custer
| image =
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| fullname = Brett Steven Custer
|fullname = Brett Steven Custer
| country_represented = {{AUS}}
|country_represented = {{AUS}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|1|df=yes}}
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|4|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Sydney]], Australia
|birth_place = [[Sydney]], [[Australia]]
|height = {{height|cm=183}}
| death_date =
|plays = Right-handed
| death_place =
|careerprizemoney = $34,385
| plays = Right-handed
|singlesrecord = 1–5
| careerprizemoney = $34,385
|singlestitles = 0 <br><small> 0 [[ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger]], 0 [[ITF Futures|Futures]] </small>
| singlesrecord = 1–5
|highestsinglesranking = No. 357 (28 November 1988)
| singlestitles = 0
|AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1989]])
| highestsinglesranking = No. 357 (28 November 1988)
|Wimbledonresult = 1R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1986]])
| currentsinglesranking =
|doublesrecord = 7–15
| AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([[1989 Australian Open – Men's Singles|1989]])
|doublestitles = 0 <br><small> 3 [[ATP Challenger Tour|Challenger]], 0 [[ITF Futures|Futures]] </small>
| FrenchOpenresult =
|highestdoublesranking = No. 198 (18 December 1989)
| Wimbledonresult = 1R ([[1986 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles|1986]])
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[1985 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|1985]])
| USOpenresult =
|WimbledonDoublesresult = Q1 ([[1985 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|1985]], [[1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|1988]], [[1989 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles|1989]])
| doublesrecord = 7–15
|updated = 17 June 2022
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking = No. 198 (18 December 1989)
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 3R ([[1985 Australian Open – Men's Doubles|1985]])
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult =
| WimbledonDoublesresult =
| USOpenDoublesresult =
}}
}}

'''Brett Steven Custer''' (born 1 April 1968) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Australia.
'''Brett Steven Custer''' (born 1 April 1968) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from Australia.


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Now based in the United States, Custer is the Tennis Director at Stone Creek, a club and spa in [[Covington, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stonecreekclubandspa.com/club/scripts/clubpers/view_clubpers.asp?SRC=L&PID=29148&GRP=31821&NS=PT&DC=T&DID=80594|title=Stone Creek Club & Spa View Club Personnel: Brett Custer|publisher=stonecreekclubandspa.com|accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref>
Now based in the United States, Custer is the Tennis Director at Stone Creek, a club and spa in [[Covington, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.stonecreekclubandspa.com/club/scripts/clubpers/view_clubpers.asp?SRC=L&PID=29148&GRP=31821&NS=PT&DC=T&DID=80594|title=Stone Creek Club & Spa View Club Personnel: Brett Custer|publisher=stonecreekclubandspa.com|accessdate=27 May 2017}}</ref>


==Challenger titles==
==ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals==

===Doubles: (3)===
===Doubles: 4 (3–1)===
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|-
|-
|Hard (1–0)
|1.
|-
|1989
|Clay (0–1)
|[[Brisbane]], Australia
|-
|Grass (0–0)
|-
|Carpet (2–0)
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|}

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!Date
!Tournament
!Tier
!Surface
!Partner
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!class="unsortable"|Score
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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|<small>0–1</small>
|{{dts|May 1985}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Salzburg]], Austria
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Clay
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Simon Youl]]
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Martin Sinner]] <br> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Stich]]
|walkover
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|<small>1–1</small>
|{{dts|Oct 1989}}
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Brisbane]], Australia
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Hard
|Hard
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Des Tyson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Desmond Tyson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Barr]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Scherman]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Barr]] <br> {{flagicon|USA}} [[Ted Scherman]]
|6–3, 6–7, 6–1
|7–6, 6–4
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|2.
|<small>2–1</small>
|1990
|{{dts|Sep 1990}}
|[[Canberra]], Australia
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Canberra]], Australia
|Grass
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Doohan]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Peter Doohan]]
|{{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Morgan (tennis)|Jamie Morgan]]
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[David Adams (tennis)|David Adams]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jamie Morgan (tennis)|Jamie Morgan]]
|6–3, 6–4
|6–3, 6–4
|-
|-
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win
|3.
|<small>3–1</small>
|1990
|{{dts|Nov 1990}}
|[[Hobart]], Australia
|style="background:moccasin;"|[[Hobart]], Australia
|Grass
|style="background:moccasin;"|Challenger
|Carpet
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]]<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Brett Steven]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Sandon Stolle]]
|6–2, 6–7, 6–4
|6–2, 6–7, 6–4
|}

==Junior Grand Slam finals==

===Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)===

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|style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss||[[1984 Australian Open|1984]]||[[Australian Open]]||Hard||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mike Baroch]] <br> {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Kratzmann]]||2–6, 7–5, 5–7
|- style="background:#ffffcc;"
|style="background:#98fb98;"|Win||[[1985 Australian Open|1985]]||[[Australian Open]]||Hard||{{flagicon|AUS}} [[David Macpherson (tennis)|David Macpherson]]||{{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Korda]] <br> {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Cyril Suk]]||7–5, 6–2
|}
|}


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{ATP|c059}}
* {{ATP|c059}}
* {{ITF|10000312}}
* {{ITF profile}}


{{Australian Open boys' doubles champions}}
{{Australian Open boys' doubles champions}}
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[[Category:Tennis players from Sydney]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Sydney]]
[[Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
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Latest revision as of 23:20, 12 May 2023

Brett Custer
Full nameBrett Steven Custer
Country (sports) Australia
Born (1968-04-01) 1 April 1968 (age 56)
Sydney, Australia
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$34,385
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 357 (28 November 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1989)
Wimbledon1R (1986)
Doubles
Career record7–15
Career titles0
3 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 198 (18 December 1989)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1985)
WimbledonQ1 (1985, 1988, 1989)
Last updated on: 17 June 2022.

Brett Steven Custer (born 1 April 1968) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.

Biography[edit]

Custer, the son of Noel and Dawn, grew up in the Sydney suburb of Normanhurst.[1] His family are distant relatives of the famed General Custer.[2]

As a junior he held national titles in the Under 12, 14, 16 and 18 categories.[2] Custer, who left school to focus on his burgeoning tennis career, was nurtured by John Newcombe and Tony Roche as part of the Custom Credit Operation scheme.[2] While still only 15 he featured in the men's doubles draw at the 1983 Australian Open with fellow junior David Macpherson. The same pair would team up to win the boys' doubles event at the 1985 Australian Open, having been losing finalists the previous year. They defeated Czechoslovakians Petr Korda and Cyril Suk in the final. At the same tournament the teenagers also made it to the round of 16 in the men's doubles. Their run included a win over the 10th seeded pair, Shlomo Glickstein and Shahar Perkiss from Israel, before it was ended by the top seeds in the draw, Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander.

He played professionally on the Grand Prix (now ATP Tour) and Challenger circuits with limited success. At the 1986 Wimbledon Championships he won his way through qualifying, then was beaten by Johan Kriek in the first round.[3] His best result on tour in singles was a second round appearance at the 1988 Australian Indoor Tennis Championships in Sydney. As a doubles player he made it into the world's top 200, won three Challenger titles and was a semi-finalist with Des Tyson at the Brisbane Grand Prix tournament in 1989. He played in the men's doubles draw at the Australian Open a total of five times. His only appearance in singles came as a wildcard at the 1989 Australian Open, where he lost to Pat Cash in the opening round.[4]

Now based in the United States, Custer is the Tennis Director at Stone Creek, a club and spa in Covington, Louisiana.[5]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals[edit]

Doubles: 4 (3–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1985 Salzburg, Austria Challenger Clay Australia Simon Youl Germany Martin Sinner
Germany Michael Stich 		walkover
Win 1–1 Oct 1989 Brisbane, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Desmond Tyson Australia Shane Barr
United States Ted Scherman 		6–3, 6–7, 6–1
Win 2–1 Sep 1990 Canberra, Australia Challenger Carpet Australia Peter Doohan South Africa David Adams
Australia Jamie Morgan 		6–3, 6–4
Win 3–1 Nov 1990 Hobart, Australia Challenger Carpet Australia David Macpherson New Zealand Brett Steven
Australia Sandon Stolle 		6–2, 6–7, 6–4

Junior Grand Slam finals[edit]

Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[edit]

Result Year Tournament Surface Partnet Opponents Score
Loss 1984 Australian Open Hard Australia David Macpherson Australia Mike Baroch
Australia Mark Kratzmann		 2–6, 7–5, 5–7
Win 1985 Australian Open Hard Australia David Macpherson Czech Republic Petr Korda
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 7–5, 6–2

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Now in training - the tennis stars of the future". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 50, no. 4. 14 July 1982. p. 29. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Brett's five-year plan". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 January 1985. p. 91. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Mayotte, Kriek post wins in rainy start". Paris News. Heritage Microfilm, Inc. 23 June 1986. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Cash serves up a storm". The Canberra Times. Vol. 63, no. 19, 461. 18 January 1989. p. 48. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Stone Creek Club & Spa View Club Personnel: Brett Custer". stonecreekclubandspa.com. Retrieved 27 May 2017.

External links[edit]

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