Dean Kevin O'Brien (born 15 May 1990 in Sandton) is a South African tennis player. He played college tennis for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets.

Dean O'Brien
Full nameDean Kevin O'Brien
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceAtlanta, United States
Born (1990-05-15) 15 May 1990 (age 34)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed both sides)
CollegeGeorgia Tech
CoachJaime Cortez
Prize money$ 63,357
Official websitehttp://deankobrien.com/tennis/
Singles
Career record0–2
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 507 (21 April 2014)
Doubles
Career record2–2
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 115 (23 May 2016)
Last updated on: 25 May 2021.

O'Brien has a career high ATP singles ranking of 507 achieved on 21 April 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 115 achieved on 23 May 2016. He has won 6 ITF doubles titles.

O'Brien won his first ATP Challenger title at the 2015 Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in the doubles event partnering Ruan Roelofse.

Overall, O'Brien has reached 26 career doubles finals with a record of 8 wins and 18 losses, among which includes a 1–6 record in ATP Challenger Tour finals.

Playing for the South Africa in Davis Cup, O'Brien has a W/L record of 1–2.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 26 (8–18)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–6)
ITF Futures (7–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–17)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Jun 2009 Spain F12, Melilla Futures Hard   Borja Zarco   Ignacio Coll Riudavets
  Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán
5–7, 6–1, [3–10]
Loss 0–2 Mar 2013 USA F6, Harlingen Futures Hard   Kevin King   Ruben Gonzales
  Chris Letcher
2–6, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2013 Israel F10, Herzliya Futures Hard   Antoine Benneteau   Elie Rousset
  Albano Olivetti
3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 1–3 Jun 2013 Turkey F25, Istanbul Futures Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Baris Erguden
  Barkin Yalcinkale
6–1, 4–6, [11–9]
Loss 1–4 Sep 2013 France F16, Plaisir Futures Hard   Colin O'Brien   Julien Obry
  Rémi Boutillier
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [14–16]
Loss 1–5 Oct 2013 Mexico F13, Veracruz Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir   César Ramírez
  Alex Llompart
4–6, 6–3, [5–10]
Loss 1–6 Oct 2013 Mexico F14, Pachuca Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir   Christopher Diaz-Figueroa
  Darian King
4–6, 6–2, [8–10]
Win 2–6 Nov 2013 Colombia F6, Popayán Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir   Jonas Luetjen
  Steffen Zornosa
6–4, 6–0
Loss 2–7 Nov 2013 Colombia F7, Bogotá Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir   Eduardo Struvay
  Felipe Mantilla
6–7(5–7), 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 2–8 Apr 2014 Mexico F1, Querétaro Futures Hard   Kevin King   César Ramírez
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
3–6, 5–7
Loss 2–9 May 2014 Mexico F2, Córdoba Futures Hard   Kevin King   César Ramírez
  Miguel Ángel Reyes-Varela
6–7(1–7), 1–6
Win 3–9 May 2014 Mexico F3, Mexico City Futures Hard   Kevin King   Mateo Nicolas Martinez
  Alex Llompart
6–3, 6–4
Win 4–9 Jun 2014 South Africa F3, Sun City Futures Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Nicolaas Scholtz
  Tucker Vorster
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Loss 4–10 Aug 2014 Colombia F4, Medellín Futures Clay   Juan Carlos Spir   Fabiano de Paula
  Nicolas Jarry
6–2, 2–6, [9–11]
Win 5–10 Sep 2014 Colombia F5, Ibagué Futures Clay   Nicolás Barrientos   Fabiano de Paula
  Marcelo Demoliner
6–3, 5–7, [10–7]
Loss 5–11 Dec 2014 Mexico F15, Mérida Futures Hard   Juan Carlos Spir   Eric Quigley
  Philip Bester
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [10–12]
Loss 5–12 Mar 2015 Canada F1, Gatineau Futures Hard   Kevin King   Germain Gigounon
  Daniel Smethurst
4–6, 4–6
Win 6–12 Mar 2015 Canada F2, Sherbrooke Futures Hard   Kevin King   Edward Corrie
  Daniel Smethurst
6–4, 2–6, [10–5]
Loss 6–13 Jun 2015 Gimcheon, South Korea Challenger Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Zhe Li
  Jose Statham
4–6, 2–6
Win 7–13 Jun 2015 Uzbekistan F4, Namangan Futures Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Jurabek Karimov
  Sanjar Fayziev
7–5, 6–4
Win 8–13 Jul 2015 Binghamton, United States Challenger Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Dennis Novikov
  Daniel Nguyen
6–1, 7–6(7–0)
Loss 8–14 Aug 2015 Lexington, United States Challenger Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Carsten Ball
  Brydan Klein
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 8–15 Oct 2015 Las Vegas, United States Challenger Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Carsten Ball
  Dustin Brown
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Loss 8–16 Feb 2016 Dallas, United States Challenger Hard   Sekou Bangoura   Nicolas Meister
  Eric Quigley
1–6, 1–6
Loss 8–17 May 2016 Bangkok, Thailand Challenger Hard   Ruan Roelofse   Jason Jung
  Chen Ti
4–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 8–18 Feb 2017 Morelos, Mexico Challenger Hard   Kevin King   Jackson Withrow
  Austin Krajicek
7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), [9–12]
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