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British tennis player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.[1][2]
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Residence | Wimbledon, London |
Born | Fleet, Hampshire | 16 February 1952
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 67–167 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 98 (31 October 1973) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1974) |
French Open | 1R (1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1983) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1973) |
US Open | 4R (1977) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 126–171 |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1974, 1977Jan) |
French Open | SF (1982) |
Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
US Open | 3R (1977) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | QF (1981) |
Team competitions |
After attending Millfield, Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles.[3][4] During his career he reached 10 doubles finals, achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 98 in October 1973, and a career-high doubles ranking of 24 . He was a French Open doubles semi-finalist in 1982.[5] For over 20 years (1976 to 1997), Feaver held the record for serving the most aces in a single Wimbledon match, 42, achieved against John Newcombe.[6] He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup between 1977 and 1983.[7] He also achieved the remarkable distinction of beating five-times Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg twice in a week at the Beckenham grass court tournament in the mid-1970s. John has enjoyed a successful career in sport and business after his tennis days and lives between Wimbledon and Somerset.[8][9]
He married South African Alison Braatvedt and has two children Lucinda and James, who is also a tennis player. John is an accomplished golfer and cricketer and works closely with sports agencies and charities StreetGames and Performance Plus Sport.[10]
Result | W-L | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | 1974 | Jackson, U.S. | Carpet | Byron Bertram | Fred McNair Grover Raz Reid |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | 1975 | Istanbul, Turkey | Carpet | Colin Dowdeswell | Colin Dibley Thomaz Koch |
2–6, 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–3 | 1976 | London, England | Carpet | John James | David Lloyd John Lloyd |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–4 | 1977 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet | John James | Mark Cox Buster Mottram |
5–7, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 0–5 | 1979 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Ismail El Shafei | Peter McNamara Paul McNamee |
5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–6 | 1979 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Robin Drysdale | Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta |
6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–7 | 1980 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Peter McNamara | Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt |
4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 1–7 | 1980 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Gilles Moretton | Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza |
6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–8 | 1981 | Nancy, France | Hard (i) | Jiří Hřebec | Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta |
4–6, 6–2, 4–6 |
Loss | 1–9 | 1981 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Steve Krulevitz | Steve Meister Van Winitsky |
6–3, 3–6, 3–6 |
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