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Jenson Brooksby

Brooksby at the 2021 French Open
Full name	Jenson Tyler Brooksby
Country (sports)	United States
Residence	Carmichael, California, United States
Born	(2000-10-26) October 26, 2000 (age 24) Sacramento, California, United States
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Turned pro	2021
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College	Baylor
Coach	Joseph Gilbert
Prize money	US$ 2,035,768
Singles
Career record	45–33
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 33 (13 June 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3R (2023)
French Open	1R (2021, 2022)
Wimbledon	3R (2022)
US Open	4R (2021)
Doubles
Career record	0–0
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 1403 (November 18, 2019)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US Open	1R (2019)
Last updated on: 6 November 2023.

Jenson Tyler "J. T." Brooksby (born October 26, 2000) is an American professional tennis player. He has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 33 on 13 June 2022. After being largely inactive, he returned to tennis at the 2025 Australian Open.

Early life

Brooksby has autism spectrum disorder and has stated he was nonverbal until the age of four.

Collegiate career

Brooksby enrolled at Baylor University to play college tennis, but turned pro after he redshirted his freshman season due to injury.

Professional career

2018: Grand Slam debut

On August 12, 2018, Brooksby defeated Brandon Nakashima to win the USTA Boys' under-18 national championship. This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the US Open. He lost in the first round to eventual quarterfinalist John Millman.

2019: US Open second round

On August 23, 2019, Brooksby qualified for the main draw of the US Open, where he defeated Tomáš Berdych in four sets in the first round. This was Berdych's last professional match. However, in the second round, Brooksby went down in a four-set match to 17th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia.

2021: First ATP final, US Open fourth round, Top 60 debut

In 2021, Brooksby won three Challenger trophies, at Potchefstroom-2, Orlando-1, and Tallahassee. He made his debut in the top 150 by reaching a then career high of world No. 149 on June 14, 2021.

He also reached his first ATP tour final at the 2021 Hall of Fame Open in Newport, defeating Evgeny Donskoy, Denis Kudla, Peter Gojowczyk, and 7th seed Jordan Thompson. He became the second-youngest player to reach the final in the 45-year tournament history on Newport's grass courts. He lost to 8th seed Kevin Anderson in the final. This result brought Brooksby up to a new career high of No. 126 on July 19, 2021.

At the 2021 Citi Open, Brooksby upset 2nd seed and 15th ranked Félix Auger-Aliassime to earn his first top 50 (and top 20) win and advance into his first ATP 500 level quarterfinal. He beat John Millman to advance to his first ATP 500 semifinal, where he lost to 5th seed (and eventual champion) Jannik Sinner. As a result of this run, Brooksby entered the top 100 for the first time, becoming world No. 99 on August 9, 2021.

The following week at the 2021 National Bank Open, Brooksby made his debut at ATP 1000 level but lost in the first round to Nikoloz Basilashvili.

Brooksby then received a singles wildcard into the US Open. He reached the fourth round of a Major for the first time, defeating Mikael Ymer, compatriot Taylor Fritz, and 21st seed Aslan Karatsev. Brooksby, aged 20, became the youngest American to reach the US Open fourth round since a then 20-year-old Andy Roddick did so in 2002. Brooksby defeated Karatsev in the 31st five-setter of the tournament – tied with 2015 Wimbledon for most at a Grand Slam event, since 34 at the 2004 US Open. He then lost to world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in four sets.

As a qualifier at the 2021 European Open, Brooksby reached the semifinals where he lost to Diego Schwartzman. As a result he reached a new career-high ranking of No. 59 on October 25, 2021.

Brooksby qualified for the 2021 Next Generation ATP Finals but did not play due to injury.

2022: Two finals, Major third round, Two Masters fourth rounds, first Top-5 win, Top 35

At the 2022 Dallas Open, Brooksby made his second ATP final where he lost to Reilly Opelka. As a result, he moved into the top 50 for the first time at world No. 45 on 14 February 2022.

At the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, Brooksby reached the fourth round of a Masters 1000 for the first time in his career, defeating World No. 5 Stefanos Tsitsipas for his first top 10 win. He repeated the feat at the 2022 Miami Open reaching the fourth round in his consecutive Masters 1000 where he lost to the top seed and World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev.

He reached a career-high of No. 34 on 16 May 2022 after a third round showing at the Masters 1000 in Rome.

On his debut, he reached the third round of the 2022 Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this Major where he lost to Christian Garin.

Seeded 6th at the 2022 Atlanta Open, he reached the second round after defeating Benoît Paire in straight sets. Next he defeated Mackenzie McDonald in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals. He then reached the semifinals after defeating 6-time champion and No. 2 seed John Isner, who saved four match points in the third set. He then advanced to the finals after defeating Frances Tiafoe. He lost to 2019 champion Alex de Minaur in straight sets.

2023-2024: Australian Open debut and third round, first Top-3 win, surgery, provisional suspension

On his debut at the 2023 Australian Open, he reached the third round defeating second seed and world No. 3 Casper Ruud for his first top-3 win.

In March he underwent wrist surgery which took him off court for 10-14 weeks.

In July, it was announced Brooksby would receive a provisional suspension from the International Tennis Integrity Agency after he was alleged to have missed three doping tests. Brooksby accepted the suspension, but denied that he had been doping. In October, he was given an 18-months suspension until January 2025. In February 2024, the International Tennis Integrity Agency announced an agreement with Brooksby that reduced his suspension to 13 months, making him eligible to return to competition on March 3, 2024.

Playing style

Brooksby is a defensive baseliner, who specialises in winning baseline rallies and employs a counterpunching style of play frequently.

Brooksby’s unique playing style and shot mechanics has been called "unorthodox" by his peers. His game is built on his movement and redirection of the ball. He has short take backs on his groundstrokes so he can disguise his shots on both sides. His serve is widely considered to be his greatest weakness, despite his height. He also has a high rally tolerance, able to outlast and grind down his opponents in long rallies.

Performance timeline

Singles

Current through the 2023 Australian Open.

ATP career finals

Singles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jul 2021	Hall of Fame Open, United States	250 Series	Grass	Kevin Anderson	6–7, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Feb 2022	Dallas Open, United States	250 Series	Hard (i)	Reilly Opelka	6–7, 6–7
Loss	0–3	Jul 2022	Atlanta Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Alex de Minaur	3–6, 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 7 (6–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Feb 2021	Potchefstroom Open, South Africa	Challenger	Hard	Teymuraz Gabashvili	2–6, 6–3, 6–0
Loss	1–1	Mar 2021	Cleveland Open, USA	Challenger	Hard (i)	Bjorn Fratangelo	5–7, 4–6
Win	2–1	Apr 2021	Orlando Open, USA	Challenger	Hard	Denis Kudla	6–3, 6–3
Win	3–1	Apr 2021	Tallahassee Tennis Challenger, USA	Challenger	Clay	Bjorn Fratangelo	6–3, 4–6, 6–3

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Mar 2019	M25 Bakersfield, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Aleksandar Vukic	6–3, 6–1
Win	2–0	Jul 2019	M25 Champaign, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Oliver Crawford	6–2, 6–1
Win	3–0	Jul 2019	M25 Decatur, USA	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Santiago Rodríguez Taverna	6–1, 6–4

Wins over top 10 players

• Brooksby has a 2–6 record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

#	Player	Rk	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	Rk	Ref
2022
1.	Stefanos Tsitsipas	5	Indian Wells Open, United States	Hard	3R	1–6, 6–3, 6–2	43
2023
2.	Casper Ruud	3	Australian Open, Australia	Hard	2R	6–3, 7–5, 6–7, 6–2	39

*As of 19 January 2023

Notes

1. 2021 Paris Masters does not count towards total tournaments played nor are matches included in the win-loss column due to Brooksby withdrawing from the main draw after successfully qualifying because of an abdominal injury.

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External links

• Jenson Brooksby at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Jenson Brooksby at the International Tennis Federation

Awards
Preceded by Carlos Alcaraz	ATP Newcomer of the Year 2021	Succeeded by Holger Rune

• American male tennis players
• Tennis players from Sacramento, California
• Living people
• 2000 births
• Baylor Bears men's tennis players
• 21st-century American sportsmen
• Doping cases in tennis