Alex O'Brien

Alex O'Brien, born on March 7, 1970, is an American former professional tennis player who reached world number one in doubles in May 2000. His best singles ranking was world number 30 in June 1997, and he won his only singles title at New Haven, Connecticut, in 1996. With the Canadian Sébastien Lareau he won the men's doubles at the 1999 US Open and the season ending 1999 ATP Doubles Championships, and the pair were also finalists at the Australian Open in 1996 and 1997. He won 13 doubles titles in all. O'Brien played for the United States Davis Cup team, competed at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and was a four time All-American at Stanford University, where he won NCAA singles, doubles and team titles in 1992. After tennis he went into business, founding an online steak company and serving as president and part owner of the Bank of Commerce in Texas.