Kelly Graeme Evernden is a former professional tennis

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 player from New Zealand.

Evernden turned professional in 1985 and won his first tour doubles title in 1986 at Cologne

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. His first top-level singles title came in 1987 at Bristol

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. His best singles performance at a Grand Slam

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 event came at the 1987 Australian Open

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, where he reached the quarter-finals before being knocked-out by Wally Masur

Wally Masur

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. Evernden represented New Zealand at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul

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Over the course of his career, Evernden won three top-level singles titles, the last of which was won in 1989 at Wellington

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. He also won five tour doubles titles (the most significant of which was the Canadian Open

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 in 1989). Evernden's career-high rankings were World No. 31 in singles and World No. 19 in doubles. He retired from the professional tour in 1994.

Amazingly, Evernden played pro tennis with only one lung, having had a lung removed as the result of an injury sustained in an accident during his youth.

Evernden is a quarter Ngāti Porou

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 Māori, and his Māori name "Te Rangai" means "Young Warrior". Interestingly his Irish name, Kelly, means "War".

Evernden played collegiate tennis at the University of Arkansas

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Singles titles (3)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	15 June 1987	Bristol Bristol Open The Bristol Open is a defunct men's tennis tournament that was held firstly in 1972, and then annually from 1981-1989. It was played in Bristol, Great Britain and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit.... , Great Britain Great Britain Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...	Grass	Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison Tim Wilkison is a former professional male tennis player from the United States.Wilkison was the #1 ranked junior in the United States and went on to play professional tennis for over 25 years. He won 6 singles titles and 9 doubles championships...	6–4, 7–6
2.	5 October 1987	Brisbane Queensland Open The Queensland Open was a men's tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia from 1987-1992. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was played on indoor hard courts.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:**... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	Hard (I)	Eric Jelen Eric Jelen Eric Jelen is a former tennis player from Germany, who won one singles and five doubles titles during his professional career....	3–6, 6–1, 6–1
3.	2 January 1989	Wellington Wellington Classic The Wellington Classic is a defunct WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1988 to 1992... , New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...	Hard	Shuzo Matsuoka Shuzo Matsuoka , is a former professional tennis player from Japan.-Professional career:Matsuoka turned professional in 1986...	7–5, 6–1, 6–4

Singles runner-ups (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	9 December 1985	Brisbane GWA Mazda Tennis Classic The GWA Mazda Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia from 1983-1985. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and was held on indoor carpet.-Men's singles:-Doubles:-References:***... , Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	Carpet	Paul Annacone Paul Annacone Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...	6–3, 6–3
2.	7 October 1985	Sydney Outdoor, Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...	Grass	Henri Leconte Henri Leconte Henri Leconte is a former French professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at the French Open in 1988, won the French Open men's doubles title in 1984, and helped France win the Davis Cup in 1991.-Biography and career:...	6–7(6), 6–2, 6–3
3.	16 October 1989	Vienna BA-CA TennisTrophy The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour... , Austria Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...	Carpet	Paul Annacone Paul Annacone Paul Annacone is a former touring professional tennis player and current well-known tennis coach.-As a college player:...	6–7(5), 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3
4.	20 August 1990	Schenectady ATP Schenectady The OTB Open is a defunct WTA Tour, Grand Prix and ATP Tour affiliated tennis tournament played from 1985 to 1994. It was held in Schenectady, New York and played on outdoor hard courts.-Men's Singles:-Women's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Women's Doubles:... , U.S.	Hard	Ramesh Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan Ramesh Krishnan is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from India. As a junior player in the late-1970s, he won the boy's singles titles at both Wimbledon and the French Open. He went on to reach three Grand Slam quarter-finals in the 1980s, and was part of the Indian team which...	6–1, 6–1

Doubles titles (5)

• 1986 (1) Cologne
  Cologne
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• 1987 (1) Brisbane
  Brisbane
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• 1988 (1) Philadelphia
• 1989 (1) Montreal
  Montreal
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• 1990 (1) Wellington
  Wellington
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