Barry Cowan (born 25 August 1974)[1] is a British former tennis player, best known for taking Pete Sampras to five sets at Wimbledon in 2001.

[2] A left-hander, Cowan was a versatile sportsman in his junior years; he represented the North of England at under-15 level hockey and is also a member of Ormskirk Golf Club.

After success in junior tournaments, Cowan first competed at the All England Club in 1994 as a wild card, losing in the first round to that year's French Open champion Sergi Bruguera in four sets.

Cowan later represented Britain at the Sydney Olympics taking the first set but eventually losing to Daniel Nestor in round one.

In 2001, Cowan received a wild card entry into Wimbledon, and won his first ever SW19 singles match against Mark Hilton in straight sets.