Brian Battistone
Brian Battistone 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. 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 and Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi in Round 1. In October 2010 he won his first ATP Men's Doubles match, partnering Andreas Siljeström in the 2010 Stockholm Open.
Personal
Besides his mother tongue English he also speaks Portuguese after his years as a missionary for the LDS church in Brazil.Challenger finals
Doubles: 11 (4–7)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
Winner | 10. | May 15, 2010 | Sarasota, United States | Clay | Ryler DeHeart | Gero Kretschmer Alex Satschko | 5–7, 7–6, |
Runner-up | 11. | September 11, 2010 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Andreas Siljeström | Andre Begemann Martin Emmrich | 6–1, 6–7, |