Alex O'Brien
















































































































Alex O'Brien
Alex O'Brien 2018.jpg
Country (sports)
 United States
Residence
Amarillo, TX, United States
Born
(1970-07-13) July 13, 1970 (age 48)
Amarillo, TX, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro 1992
Retired 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
College Stanford University
Prize money
$3,526,390
Singles
Career record 93–136
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 30 (July 21, 1997)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1995, 1998)
French Open 2R (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon 3R (1997)
US Open 3R (1996)
Doubles
Career record 277–185
Career titles 13
Highest ranking
No. 1 (May 8, 2000)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open F (1996, 1997)
French Open 3R (1996)
Wimbledon QF (1999, 2000)
US Open
W (1999)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games 2R (2000)

Alex O'Brien (born March 7, 1970) is currently the CEO of BOC Bank, a fintech bank based in Amarillo, Texas. Prior to banking, O'Brien was a professional tennis player. He became the world No. 1 doubles player in May 2000 and was ranked as high as No. 30 in singles in June 1997.


He won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut in 1996 and reached the quarterfinals of the 1994 Cincinnati Masters and the 1996 Canada Masters. He won 13 doubles titles, the biggest coming at the US Open in 1999, the Cincinnati Masters in 1994 (his first doubles title), the Indian Wells Masters in 2000, and the Paris Masters in 1999.


Alongside his 13 titles, O'Brien also reached 20 doubles finals, including the Australian Open in 1996 & 1997, the U.S. Open in 1995, the Miami Masters in 1998, and the Canada Masters and the Rome Masters in 1997.


He also played on the United States Davis Cup team, competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympics.




Contents






  • 1 Distinctions and Honors


  • 2 Banking Career


  • 3 Stanford Tennis


  • 4 Alex O'Brien Tennis Foundation


  • 5 Further Education


  • 6 Personal Life


  • 7 Grand Slam finals


    • 7.1 Men's doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)




  • 8 Doubles finals


  • 9 Doubles performance timeline


  • 10 External links





Distinctions and Honors



  • 1987: State High School Doubles Champion (Tascosa High) with Stefan Dye

  • 1988: State Singles Champion (Tascosa High)

  • 1989-92: Four-time All-American and three NCAA team titles at Stanford University

  • 1992: Captured NCAA Triple Crown (singles, doubles and team title) at Stanford University

  • 1996: Pilot Pen tournament Singles Title in New Haven, Connecticut

  • 1997: Ranked No. 30 in Singles on ATP Tour

  • 1999: U.S. Open Doubles Championship with Sebastien Lareau

  • 1999: ATP World Tour Doubles Titles; appeared in four Grand Slam Finals

  • 2000: Ranked No. 1 in Doubles on ATP Tour

  • 1997-2000: Played on U.S. Davis Cup Team five times

  • 2000: Played on U.S. Team in Sydney Olympics

  • 2004: Inducted into the Stanford Athletic Hall of Fame

  • 2008: Inducted into the Panhandle Sports Hall of Fame

  • 2011: Inducted into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame



Banking Career


O'Brien is currently CEO of BOC Bank, a small fintech bank based in Amarillo, Texas. O'Brien joined BOC Bank - originally Bank of Commerce - as a board member and original owner in 2000, while still pursuing his career in tennis.


BOC Bank is family-owned and has a long history in West Texas. This small bank programmed its own core software to offer customers a simpler, lower cost and more efficient solution to banking - and proudly boasts "no tricks or hidden fees." BOC Bank offers many unique services including deposit accounts without monthly fees, propriety Pay-a-Friend money transfer service, mobile check deposit, and a commercial loan application center with a proprietary document upload and eSign software. BOC Bank also offers home mortgages, commercial loans, consumer loans and agricultural loans; and continues to develop new technologies to put the customer first and reduce customer's costs.



Stanford Tennis


O'Brien was a four-time All-American at Stanford University, where he won NCAA singles, doubles, and team titles in 1992. That triple crown was achieved by only two other college players since 1977. O'Brien also won the NCAA team event three out of his four years. O'Brien never lost a match in NCAA team tournament play in 4 years and holds the record for most wins in the college tournament. He earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies at Stanford in 1992.



Alex O'Brien Tennis Foundation


Alex founded the Alex O’Brien Youth Tennis Foundation in 1998 to bring tennis to those without the resources to play; the underprivileged kids in his hometown of Amarillo, Texas.


Now called the Alex O’Brien Tennis Foundation it continues to promote junior tennis in the Texas Panhandle to inspire, educate, and give hope to children, so they may see the world as full of opportunities and adventure.



Further Education


O'Brien attended UCLA for its Management and Development for Entrepreneurs program, as well as, Texas Tech's Rawls School of Banking, and Southwestern Graduate School of Banking.



Personal Life


He and his wife Meg, daughter Laurel, and son Liam live in Amarillo, Texas. They also spend time in Los Angeles, CA to keep the family grounded.



Grand Slam finals



Men's doubles (1 title, 3 runners-up)

















































Outcome
Year
Championship
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Runner-Up 1995 U.S. Open Hard
Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 3–6, 3–6
Runner-Up 1996 Australian Open Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Czech Republic Petr Korda
 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-Up 1997 Australian Open (2)
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Winner 1999 U.S. Open Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 7–6(9–7), 6–4


Doubles finals














Legend
Grand Slam (1–3)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–1)
ATP Masters Series (4–3)
ATP Championship Series (2–4)
ATP Tour (5–9)







Titles by Surface
Hard (10–14)
Clay (0–4)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (2–1)






















































































































































































































































































































































Outcome
 No.
 Date
 Tournament
 Surface
 Partner
 Opponents
 Score
Runner-up
 1.
 January 10, 1994
Oahu, U.S.
 Hard
United States Jonathan Stark
Netherlands Tom Nijssen
Czech Republic Cyril Suk
 4–6, 4–6
Runner-up
 2.
 February 28, 1994
Scottsdale, U.S.
 Hard
Australia Sandon Stolle
Sweden Jan Apell
United States Ken Flach
 0–6, 4–6
Winner
 1.
 August 15, 1994
Cincinnati, U.S.
 Hard
Australia Sandon Stolle
South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Australia Mark Kratzmann
 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up
 3.
 February 13, 1995
San Jose, U.S.
 Hard (i)
Australia Sandon Stolle
United States Jim Grabb
United States Patrick McEnroe
 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Runner-up
 4.
 May 15, 1995
Pinehurst, U.S.
 Clay
Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 2–6, 4–6
Runner-up
 5.
 September 11, 1995
U.S. Open, New York
 Hard
Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Todd Woodbridge
United States Mark Woodforde
 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up
 6.
 January 29, 1996
Australian Open, Melbourne
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Sweden Stefan Edberg
Czech Republic Petr Korda
 5–7, 5–7, 6–4, 1–6
Runner-up
 7.
 June 17, 1996
London/Queen's Club, England
 Grass
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Winner
 2.
 October 28, 1996
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
 Hard (i)
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Runner-up
 8.
 November 17, 1996
Doubles Championships, Hartford
 Carpet
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 4–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–7
Runner-up
 9.
 January 27, 1997
Australian Open, Melbourne
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 6–4, 5–7, 5–7, 3–6
Winner
 3.
 March 3, 1997
Philadelphia, U.S.
 Hard (i)
Canada Sébastien Lareau
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Patrick Galbraith
 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up
 10.
 April 28, 1997
Orlando, U.S.
 Clay
United States Jeff Salzenstein
The Bahamas Mark Merklein
United States Vince Spadea
 4–6, 6–4, 4–6
Runner-up
 11.
 May 19, 1997
Rome, Italy
 Clay
Zimbabwe Byron Black
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
 3–6, 6–4, 5–7
Winner
 4.
 July 28, 1997
Los Angeles, U.S.
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
United States Rick Leach
 7–6, 6–4
Runner-up
 12.
 August 4, 1997
Montreal, Canada
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 6–7, 3–6
Runner-up
 13.
 August 18, 1997
New Haven, U.S.
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 4–6, 7–6, 2–6
Runner-up
 14.
 October 6, 1997
Beijing, China
 Hard (i)
United States Jim Courier
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 5–7, 6–7
Runner-up
 15.
 March 30, 1998
Miami, U.S.
 Hard
United States Jonathan Stark
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach
 2–6, 4–6
Winner
 5.
 April 13, 1998
Hong Kong
 Hard
Zimbabwe Byron Black
South Africa Neville Godwin
Finland Tuomas Ketola
 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
 16.
 May 4, 1998
Atlanta, U.S.
 Clay
United States Richey Reneberg
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
South Africa Brent Haygarth
 3–6, 6–0, 2–6
Runner-up
 17.
 August 24, 1998
New Haven, U.S.
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Peter Tramacchi
 6–7, 6–1, 3–6
Winner
 6.
 November 2, 1998
Stuttgart Indoor, Germany
 Hard (i)
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Winner
 7.
 January 11, 1999
Doha, Qatar
 Hard
United States Jared Palmer
South Africa Piet Norval
Zimbabwe Kevin Ullyett
 6–3, 6–4
Runner-up
 18.
 February 22, 1999
Memphis, U.S.
 Hard (i)
Canada Sebastiean Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 3–6, 4–6
Winner
 8.
 June 14, 1999
London/Queen's Club, England
 Grass
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
 6–3, 7–6
Winner
 9.
 September 13, 1999
U.S. Open, New York City
 Hard
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Winner
 10.
 November 8, 1999
Paris, France
 Carpet
Canada Sébastien Lareau
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
United States Jared Palmer
 7–6(9–7), 7–5
Winner
 11.
 November 15, 1999
Doubles Championships, Hartford
 Carpet
Canada Sébastien Lareau
India Mahesh Bhupathi
India Leander Paes
 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up
 19.
 January 20, 2000
Doha, Qatar
 Hard
United States Jared Palmer
The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Belarus Max Mirnyi
 3–6, 4–6
Winner
 12.
 March 20, 2000
Indian Wells, U.S.
 Hard
United States Jared Palmer
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
Australia Sandon Stolle
 6–4, 7–6(7–5)
Winner
 13.
 August 21, 2000
Washington D.C., U.S.
 Hard
United States Jared Palmer
United States Andre Agassi
Armenia Sargis Sargsian
 7–5, 6–1
Runner-up
 20.
 February 26, 2001
Memphis, U.S.
 Hard (i)
United States Jonathan Stark
United States Bob Bryan
United States Mike Bryan
 3–6, 6–7(3–7)


Doubles performance timeline













































































































































































































































































































































































Tournament 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 Career SR Career Win-Loss

Grand Slams

Australian Open
 A
 A
 A
 A
 1R
 1R
 F
 F
 3R
 1R
 SF
 3R
 A
 A
 0 / 8
 18–8

French Open
 A
 A
 A
 A
 1R
 2R
 3R
 2R
 1R
 1R
 1R
 1R
 A
 A
 0 / 8
 4–8

Wimbledon
 A
 A
 A
 A
 2R
 3R
 3R
 1R
 2R
 QF
 QF
 1R
 A
 A
 0 / 8
 12–8

U.S. Open
 A
 A
 1R
 1R
 3R
 F
 QF
 2R
 3R
W
 SF
 1R
 A
 A
 1 / 10
 23–9
Grand Slam SR
 0 / 0
 0 / 0
 0 / 1
 0 / 1
 0 / 4
 0 / 4
 0 / 4
 0 / 4
 0 / 4
 1 / 4
 0 / 4
 0 / 4
 0 / 0
 0 / 0
 1 / 34
 N/A
Annual Win-Loss
 0–0
 0–0
 0–1
 0–1
 3–4
 8–4
 12–4
 7–4
 5–4
 9–3
 11–4
 2–4
 0–0
 0–0
 N/A
 57–33

ATP Masters Series

Indian Wells
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 2R
 2R
 QF
 SF
 1R
W
 2R
 A
 A
 1 / 7
 13–6

Miami
 A
 A
 A
 A
 2R
 3R
 QF
 3R
 F
 2R
 SF
 1R
 A
 A
 0 / 8
 12–8

Monte Carlo
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 SF
 A
 A
 A
 0 / 1
 3–1

Rome
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 2R
 F
 A
 2R
 QF
 1R
 A
 A
 0 / 5
 8–5

Hamburg
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 1R
 1R
 A
 A
 0 / 2
 0–2

Canada
 A
 A
 A
 QF
 SF
 1R
 QF
 F
 1R
 2R
 2R
 2R
 A
 A
 0 / 9
 13–9

Cincinnati
 A
 A
 A
 2R
W
 2R
 2R
 SF
 1R
 2R
 1R
 2R
 A
 A
 1 / 9
 12–8

Stuttgart (Stockholm)
 A
 A
 A
 A
 QF
 1R
W
 SF
W
 QF
 2R
 A
 A
 A
 2 / 7
 14–5

Paris
 A
 A
 A
 A
 QF
 1R
 2R
 1R
 2R
W
 SF
 A
 A
 A
 1 / 7
 8–6
Masters Series SR
 0 / 0
 0 / 0
 0 / 0
 0 / 2
 1 / 5
 0 / 6
 1 / 7
 0 / 7
 1 / 6
 1 / 7
 1 / 9
 0 / 6
 0 / 0
 0 / 0
 5 / 55
 N/A
Annual Win-Loss
 0–0
 0–0
 0–0
 3–2
 12–4
 3–6
 11–6
 14–7
 13–5
 8–6
 16–8
 3–6
 0–0
 0–0
 N/A
 83–50
Year End Ranking
 619
 646
 188
 113
 25
 31
 15
 7
 20
 7
 8
 80
 1080
 1115
 N/A

A = did not attend tournament



External links



  • President of BOC Bank

  • Alex O'Brien Tennis Foundation

  • Alex O'Brien on LinkedIn


  • Alex O'Brien at the Association of Tennis Professionals Edit this at Wikidata


  • Alex O'Brien at the International Tennis Federation Edit this at Wikidata


  • Alex O'Brien at the Davis Cup Edit this at Wikidata













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