American tennis player
Robert Thomas "Bobby" Reynolds (born July 17, 1982) is an American retired professional tennis player who resides in Auburn, Alabama . He was named head men's tennis coach at Auburn University in June 2016.
Professional career [ edit ] Reynolds, a native of Acworth, Georgia ,[1] led the Vanderbilt Commodores to the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship final in 2003, and was named the tournament's MVP (he defeated fellow future pro Amer Delić of Illinois in the team final, but the Commodores fell 4–3 to the Illini in the championship). That same year, he finished the season number one in the nation in singles. He was also named ITA National Player of Month a record three times in '03, and named Southeastern Conference Player of Year in '03, finishing his final season with a 46–7 singles record. He owned the school record for career wins in singles (99) until 2015. He holds the record for single-season wins (46 in '03). Reynolds attended Vanderbilt for three years and majored in business, but left in 2003 to pursue his professional tennis aspirations.
He reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2005, defeating Nicolás Almagro and Andrei Pavel before falling to Spaniard Rafael Nadal . In August 2008 he beat world no. 42 Marc Gicquel of France 7–6, 3–6, 6–4. On February 2, 2009, he reached his career high singles ranking when he reached 63rd in the world. In 2006, he teamed with Andy Roddick to capture his first ATP doubles title at the RCA Championships in Indianapolis .
In the second round of 2012 Apia International Sydney , Reynolds won against fellow American John Isner 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, allowing him to progress to the quarterfinals, before he ultimately lost to Jarkko Nieminen from Finland.
He was coached by former pro David Drew.
Reynolds announced his retirement from professional tennis following a fourth consecutive World TeamTennis Eastern Conference Championship win with the Washington Kastles.
Coaching career [ edit ] Reynolds was named Auburn head coach for men's tennis in June 2016 after serving as an assistant coach for NCAA runner-up Oklahoma (2015–16 season). His career record at Auburn is 46-62 after four seasons in the nation's toughest conference. He was inducted into the Vanderbilt Sports Hall of Fame in 2019.
ATP career finals [ edit ] Doubles: 3 (1–2) [ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1)
Titles by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Singles: 19 (11–8) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (10–7) ITF Futures (1–1)
Finals by surface Hard (10–8) Clay (1–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Loss 0–1 Jun 2003 USA F15, Chico Futures Hard Matías Boeker 2–6, 2–6 Win 1–1 Sep 2004 USA F24, Claremont Futures Hard Huntley Montgomery 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 Loss 1–2 Jul 2005 Lexington , United States Challenger Hard Dudi Sela 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 1–3 Sep 2005 Lubbock , United States Challenger Hard Ramón Delgado 6–2, 6–7(5–7) , 3–6 Win 2–3 Nov 2005 Nashville , United States Challenger Hard Ramón Delgado 6–4, 6–4 Win 3–3 Oct 2006 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Michael Russell 7–6(7–3) , 6–3 Win 4–3 May 2007 Naples , United States Challenger Clay Robert Kendrick 7–6(7–5) , 6–4 Loss 4–4 Jun 2007 Yuba City , United States Challenger Hard Kevin Kim 4–6, 6–0, 3–6 Loss 4–5 Jul 2007 Aptos , United States Challenger Hard Donald Young 5–7, 0–6 Win 5–5 Apr 2008 Tallahassee , United States Challenger Hard Robert Kendrick 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Win 6–5 Apr 2008 Baton Rouge , United States Challenger Hard Igor Kunitsyn 6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 7–5 Win 7–5 Nov 2008 Knoxville , United States Challenger Hard Luka Gregorc 6–4, 6-2 Win 8–5 Jun 2010 Ojai , United States Challenger Hard Marinko Matosevic 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 Win 9–5 Sep 2010 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Lester Cook 6–3, 6–3 Loss 9–6 Mar 2011 Rimouski , Canada Challenger Hard Fritz Wolmarans 7–6(7–2) , 3–6, 6-7(3–7) , Win 10–6 May 2011 Leom , Mexico Challenger Hard Andre Begemann 6–3, 6–3 Loss 10–7 Jul 2011 Winnetka , United States Challenger Hard James Blake 3–6, 1–6 Win 11–7 Sep 2011 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Michael McClune 6–1, 6–3 Loss 11–8 Nov 2012 Knoxville , United States Challenger Hard Michael Russell 3–6, 2-6
Doubles: 43 (28–14) [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (25–12) ITF Futures (3–2)
Finals by surface Hard (25–12) Clay (3–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Aug 2002 USA F22, Decatur Futures Hard John Paul Fruttero Bo Hodge Trace Fielding walkover Win 2–0 Jun 2003 USA F16, Auburn Futures Hard John Paul Fruttero James Pade K.C. Corkery 6–4, 6–4 Win 3–0 Oct 2003 USA F29, Arlington Futures Hard Brian Baker Hamid Mirzadeh Vahid Mirzadeh 6–2, 6–2 Loss 3–1 Nov 2003 USA F30, Hammond Futures Hard Amer Delić Lu Yen-hsun Bruno Soares 4–6, 4–6 Loss 3–2 Sep 2004 USA F24, Claremont Futures Hard Huntley Montgomery Nick Rainey Brian Wilson 4–6, 4–6 Win 4–2 Apr 2005 Mexico City , Mexico Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Łukasz Kubot Rik de Voest 6–1, 6–7(7–9) , 7–6(7–4) Win 5–2 Jul 2005 Lexington , United States Challenger Hard Scoville Jenkins Roger Anderson Rik de Voest 6–4, 6–4 Win 6–2 Oct 2005 Calabasas , United States Challenger Hard Amer Delić Glenn Weiner Zbynek Mlynarik 7–5, 7–6(7–4) Win 7–2 Feb 2006 Dallas , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Mirko Pehar Dušan Vemić 6–3, 6–4 Loss 7–3 Apr 2006 Tallahassee , United States Challenger Hard Tripp Phillips Glenn Weiner Rik de Voest 6–3, 3–6, 0–1 ret. Win 8–3 May 2006 Tunica Resorts , United States Challenger Clay Jeff Morrison Hugo Armando Ricardo Mello 3–6, 7–6(7–5) , ]11–9[ Win 9–3 Oct 2006 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Scott Lipsky David Martin 6–4, 6–4 Loss 9–4 Feb 2007 Dallas , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Eric Butorac Jamie Murray 4–6, 7–6(7–4) , [7–10] Loss 9–5 Mar 2007 Kyoto , Japan Challenger Carpet Rajeev Ram Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana 4–6, 3–6 Win 10–5 May 2007 Forest Hills , United States Challenger Clay Rajeev Ram Sam Warburg Patrick Briaud 6–3, 6–4 Win 11–5 Jun 2007 Carson , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Alberto Francis Víctor Estrella Burgos 7–6(10–8) , 6–2 Win 12–5 Jul 2007 Aptos , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram John Paul Fruttero Cecil Mamiit 6–7(5–7) , 6–3, [10–7] Loss 12–6 Sep 2007 New Orleans , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Kevin Anderson Ryler Deheart 2–6, 3–6 Loss 12–7 Sep 2007 Lubbock , United States Challenger Hard Rik de Voest Alex Kuznetsov Ryan Sweeting 3–6, 2–6 Win 13–7 Sep 2007 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Alex Bogomolov Jr. Brian Wilson 6–4, 6–2 Win 14–7 Nov 2007 Busan , South Korea Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Rik de Voest Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 6–0, 6–2 Win 15–7 Nov 2007 Nashville , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss 6–7(4–7) , 6–3, [12–10] Win 16–7 Jan 2008 Heilbronn , Germany Challenger Hard Rik de Voest Igor Kunitsyn Aisam Qureshi 7–6(7–2) . 6–7(5–7) , [10–4] Win 17–7 Apr 2008 Humacao , Puerto Rico Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Kevin Kim Lester Cook 6–3, 6–4 Win 18–7 Apr 2008 Tallahassee , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Ryan Sweeting Robert Kendrick walkover Loss 18–8 Sep 2008 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Ashley Fisher Stephen Huss 6–7(4–7) , 3–6 Win 19–8 Nov 2008 Champaign-Urbana , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Olivier Charroin Nicolas Tourte 3–6, 6–3, [10–6] Loss 19–9 Nov 2008 Knoxville , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Kevin Anderson G.D. Jones 6–3, 0–6, [7–10] Win 20–9 Mar 2009 Sunrise , United States Challenger Hard Eric Butorac Jeff Coetzee Jordan Kerr 5–7, 6–4, [10–4] Win 21–9 Apr 2009 Baton Rouge , United States Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Harsh Mankad Scott Oudsema 6–3, 6–7(6–8) , [10–3] Loss 21–10 May 2009 Rhodes , Greece Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Karol Beck Jaroslav Levinský 3–6, 3–6 Loss 21–11 Apr 2010 Tallahassee , United States Challenger Hard Robert Kendrick Stephen Huss Joseph Sirianni 2–6, 4–6 Loss 21–12 May 2010 Savannah , United States Challenger Clay Fritz Wolmarans Jamie Baker James Ward 2–6, 4–6 Loss 21–13 Oct 2010 Calabasas , United States Challenger Hard Rik de Voest Ryan Harrison Travis Rettenmaier 3–6, 3–6 Win 22–13 Apr 2011 Tallahassee , United States Challenger Hard Vasek Pospisil Go Soeda James Ward 6–2, 6–4 Win 23–13 May 2011 Mexico City , Mexico Challenger Hard Rajeev Ram Andre Begemann Chris Eaton 6–2, 6–2 Win 24–13 Jun 2011 Guadalajara , Mexico Challenger Hard Vasek Pospisil Ivo Klec Pierre-Ludovic Duclos 6–4, 6–7(6–8) , [10–6] Win 25–13 Jul 2011 Winnetka , United States Challenger Hard Treat Huey Jordan Kerr Travis Parrott 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 Win 26–13 Sep 2011 Tulsa , United States Challenger Hard David Martin Chris Wettengel Sam Querrey 6–4, 6–2 Loss 26–14 Mar 2012 Dallas , United States Challenger Hard Michael Russell Santiago González Scott Lipsky 4–6, 3–6 Win 27–14 Apr 2012 Savannah , United States Challenger Clay Carsten Ball Simon Stadler Travis Parrott 7–6(9–7) , 6–4 Win 28–14 Sep 2013 Napa , United States Challenger Hard John-Patrick Smith Steve Johnson Tim Smyczek 6–4. 7–6(7–2)
Performance timelines [ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles [ edit ] Doubles [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]