Nancy Feber

Nancy Feber (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Belgian tennis player. As a junior player, she won four Grand Slam titles – one in singles and three in doubles. Feber won French Open twice, in 1992 and 1993, both times in doubles with Laurence Courtois. At the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, she triumphed in both singles and doubles.^[1]

Nancy Feber

Country (sports)	Belgium
Born	(1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48) Antwerp, Belgium
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	1998
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$ 314,809
Singles
Career record	127–98
Career titles	3 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 79 (5 February 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1996)
French Open	2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1994, 1995, 1996)
US Open	1R (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career record	106–72
Career titles	8 ITF
Highest ranking	No. 46 (10 April 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1995)
French Open	2R (1997)
Wimbledon	1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
US Open	3R (1995)

Feber competed as a professional tennis player from 1991 to 1998.^[2] Her best Grand Slam singles performance is the third round of the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, the result she achieved in 1995 and 1996. In doubles, Feber reached three WTA Tour finals, one with Alexandra Fusai and two with Laurence Courtois, but won none.

During her career, Feber defeated players such as Helena Suková, Irina Spîrlea, Jo Durie, Rita Grande and Meghann Shaughnessy.^[2] She enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning three singles and eight doubles titles.^[3] Her highest rankings were No. 79 in singles and No. 46 in doubles.^[3]

She also played for Belgium Fed Cup team, with the score of 2–2 in singles and 9–1 in doubles.^[4]

WTA career finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Grand Slam

Tier I

Tier II

Tier III

Tier IV

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 1994	Taipei Open, Taiwan	Tier IV	Hard	Alexandra Fusai	Michelle Jaggard-Lai Rene Simpson	6–0, 7–6(12–10)
Loss	0–2	Jan 1995	Jakarta Open, Indonesia	Tier III	Hard	Laurence Courtois	Claudia Porwik Irina Spîrlea	6–2, 6–3
Loss	0–3	Apr 1996	Jakarta Open, Indonesia	Tier III	Hard	Laurence Courtois	Rika Hiraki Naoko Kijimuta	7–6(7–2), 7–5

ITF finals

Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3–4)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1.	November 1991	ITF Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Heike Thoms	6–7(3), 4–6
Win	1.	November 1992	ITF Manchester, England	Carpet (i)	Elena Makarova	7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss	2.	March 1993	ITF Brest, France	Hard	Sylvie Sabas	3–6, 4–6
Loss	3.	February 1994	ITF Coburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Ludmila Richterová	6–7(5), 2–6
Win	2.	March 1998	ITF Biel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Květa Peschke	6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4
Loss	4.	April 1998	ITF Calvi, France	Hard	Gabriela Kučerová	5–7, 1–6
Win	3.	April 1998	Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France	Hard	Carine Bornu	6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	25 August 1991	ITF Koksijde, Belgium	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Nelly Barkan Olga Lugina	4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win	2.	27 October 1991	ITF Flensburg, Germany	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Alena Havrlíková Ivana Havrlíková	6–2, 6–3
Win	3.	10 November 1991	ITF Ljusdal, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Cora Linneman Eva Lena Olsson	6–2, 7–6(3)
Win	4.	1 February 1992	ITF Danderyd, Sweden	Carpet (i)	Laurence Courtois	Katrien de Craemer Olga Lugina	7–6(0), 6–3
Loss	1.	9 February 1992	ITF Horsholm, Denmark	Carpet (i)	Katrien de Craemer	Sofie Albinus Tine Scheuer-Larsen	3–6, 4–6
Loss	2.	31 October 1993	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Els Callens	Olga Lugina Elena Wagner	4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win	5.	23 March 1997	ITF Woodlands, United States	Hard	Liezel Horn	Sabine Haas Kristina Triska	6–1, 6–2
Win	6.	1 November 1997	ITF Poitiers, France	Hard (i)	Petra Langrová	Lea Ghirardi Svetlana Krivencheva	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss	3.	15 March 1998	ITF Biel, Switzerland	Hard (i)	Tina Križan	Kirstin Freye Noëlle van Lottum	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4)
Win	7.	12 April 1998	ITF Calvi, France	Hard	Jasmin Wöhr	Emmanuelle Curutchet Sophie Georges	4–1 ret.
Loss	4.	10 May 1998	ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom	Clay	Petra Langrová	Liezel Horn Katarina Srebotnik	4–6, 3–6
Win	8.	17 May 1998	ITF Porto, Portugal	Clay	Katarina Srebotnik	Surina De Beer Rebecca Jensen	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss	5.	4 July 2011	ITF Brussels, Belgium	Clay	Els Callens	Marcella Koek Eva Wacanno	5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles (1–0)

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Result
Winner	1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Rita Grande	7–6(5), 1–6, 6–2

Doubles (3–0)

Outcome	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Result
Winner	1992	French Open (1)	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Lindsay Davenport Chanda Rubin	6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner	1993	French Open (2)	Clay	Laurence Courtois	Lara Bitter Maaike Koutstaal	3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner	1993	Wimbledon	Grass	Laurence Courtois	Hiroko Mochizuki Yuka Yoshida	6–3, 6–4

References

1. Player Activity: Nancy Feber at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
2. Nancy Feber: Activity at the Women's Tennis Association
3. Nancy Feber: Stats at the Women's Tennis Association
4. Nancy Feber at the Fed Cup

External links

• Nancy Feber at the Women's Tennis Association
• Nancy Feber at the International Tennis Federation
• Nancy Feber at the Billie Jean King Cup