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Brian Vahaly
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Washington, DC
Born	July 19, 1979 (age 44); Camden, New Jersey
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Turned pro	2001
Retired	November 2007
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,996,775
Singles
Career record	41–43
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 57 (17 March 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2004)
French Open	2R (2003)
Wimbledon	2R (2003)
US Open	2R (2002, 2003)
Doubles
Career record	26–17
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 74 (15 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	2R (2003)
Wimbledon	1R (2004)
US Open	2R (2000)
Mixed doubles
Career record	0–1
Career titles	0
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2003)

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Brian Vahaly (born July 19, 1979) is an American former professional tennis player and a graduate of University of Virginia.^[1] He reached the quarterfinals of the 2003 Indian Wells Masters (defeating world no. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero en route) and achieved a career-high of world no. 57 in March 2003.

Early career

He began playing tennis at the age of two with his parents Barry and Karen. As a junior, Brian Vahaly captured the Easter Bowl 18s title and reached the final of the Coffee Bowl in Costa Rica in 1997. His best junior Grand Slam result was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon that same year, where he finished 17th in the world junior rankings.

College Tennis Player

Vahaly went on to play four years of collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001, where he racked up a trailblazing series of accomplishments: three-time All-American, first ACC player to reach the finals of the All-American and NCAA singles championships, and graduating from UVA as the school's most successful player.^[1]

In 2000, he won the United States Amateur Championships (Men's Tennis). In 2001, Vahaly reached the singles final at the NCAA Championships, and lost in the doubles semifinal with Huntley Montgomery, but finished as the no. 1 player in doubles and no. 5 in singles (40-6).

Vahaly became UVA's first tennis All-American in 1999 and during the season was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year. In his last two seasons, he was a two-time ACC Player of Year, and as a senior he was named the University of Virginia Male Athlete of Year. He graduated with two majors in Finance and Business Management, and finished his career at Virginia as an Academic All-American.

Professional career

In 2002, Vahaly enjoyed a breakthrough season on the ATP circuit, advancing to the semifinals of Memphis (falling to Andy Roddick) and the quarterfinals of Indian Wells. He defeated three top 10 ranked players Fernando González, (2003 French Open Champion and former world no. 1) Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Tommy Robredo at Indian Wells and later teamed with Andy Roddick in Washington, D.C., to defeat the no. 1 ranked doubles team of Bob and Mike Bryan. During the year he also posted wins over Michael Chang and Vince Spadea. Vahaly was the only college graduate in the top 100 in the world and was recognized by People magazine in its issue of the 25 Hottest Bachelors. In March 2003, he reached his career high singles ranking of world no. 57.

In 2004-2007, Vahaly spent most of the year on the ATP circuit playing events in Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Newport, Houston, Indian Wells, San Jose, Adelaide, and the Australian Open (losing to finalist Marat Safin).

Vahaly played his last tournament at the U.S. Open losing to Juan Martín del Potro. After the tournament, Vahaly revealed that the shoulder injury had plagued him for some time. On September 7, 2007, Brian underwent surgery to repair several tears to his right rotator cuff. He had two additional surgeries later that year.

Retirement

In November 2007, Vahaly announced his retirement from professional tennis on his website. He had three shoulder surgeries from 2006 to 2007. He moved to Washington, DC, to work for a private equity fund. In 2013, Vahaly began serving on the USTA board of directors and then became the chief operating officer at two different venture capital firms, Venturehouse Group and NextGen Venture Partners.^[2] In 2017, he entered the gym and wellness space to become the CFO of [solidcore], and most recently in 2021, he became the CEO of YouFit Health Clubs.

References

^ ^a ^b Vahaly retires on his own terms
^ "Brian Vahaly, NextGen Venture Partners: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

External links

[Rat-1] Vahaly retires on his own terms

[2] "Brian Vahaly, NextGen Venture Partners: Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved May 6, 2021.

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-Vahaly went on to play four years of collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001, where he racked up a trailblazing series of accomplishments: three-time All-American, first ACC player to reach the finals of the All-American and NCAA singles championships, and graduating from UVA as the school's most successful player.
+Vahaly went on to play four years of collegiate tennis at the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001, where he racked up a trailblazing series of accomplishments: three-time All-American, first ACC player to reach the finals of the All-American and NCAA singles championships, and graduating from UVA as the school's most successful player.<ref name="Rat" />
 In 2000, he won the [[United States Amateur Championships (Men's Tennis)]]. In 2001, Vahaly reached the singles final at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]] Championships, and lost in the doubles semifinal with [[Huntley Montgomery]], but finished as the no. 1 player in doubles and no. 5 in singles (40-6).