John Feaver

John Feaver

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Wimbledon, London
Born	(1952-02-16) 16 February 1952 (age 72) Fleet, Hampshire
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. 91 (3 October 1977) [1]
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
Highest ranking	No. 69 (12 December 1976) [1]
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1974, 1977Jan)
French Open	SF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	3R (1977)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1981)

John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Feaver attended Millfield School in Somerset, which produced a number of male tennis players from the 1950s to the 1970s, including Mark Cox and Buster Mottram. He turned professional in 1971, and enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. ^{[4] [5]} During his career he reached 10 doubles finals, achieving a career-high doubles ranking of 69, and was a semi-finalist in the men's doubles at the French Open in 1982. ^{[1] [6]} Feaver's highest singles ranking was 91, which he reached in 1977 after making it to the fourth round of the US Open and competing in his only singles final at the Florence Open (where he was defeated by the reigning champion Paolo Bertolucci in straight sets). ^[1] His best results were on grass and clay courts, achieving more wins on the latter than on any other surface.

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. ^[7] He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup between 1977 and 1983. ^[8] He also achieved the remarkable distinction of beating five-times Wimbledon champion Bjorn Borg twice in a week at the Beckenham grass court exhibition tournament in the mid-1970s.

Personal life

Feaver married South African Alison Braatvedt and has two children Lucinda and James, who is also a tennis player.

John enjoyed a successful career in sport and business after his tennis days, and now lives between Wimbledon and Somerset. ^{[9] [10]} He is an accomplished golfer and cricketer and works closely with sports agencies and charities StreetGames and Performance Plus Sport. ^[11]

Grand Prix and WCT finals

Singles: 1 (1 loss)

Result	W-L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	1977	Florence, Italy	Clay	Paolo Bertolucci	4–6, 1–6, 5–7 [12]

Doubles: 10 (1 win, 9 losses)

Result	W-L	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
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

References

1. "John Feaver". www.atptour.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
2. Wilson, Bill (16 June 2011). "BBC News – From tennis court to business deals". Bbc.com. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
3. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002243 ^{[ bare URL ]}
4. "StreetGames' John Feaver featured on BBC News". StreetGames. 17 June 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
5. "Wimbledon 97: Feaver's record safe for a while – Sport". The Independent. 24 June 1997. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
6. "BBC talk to Team Bath tennis". Team Bath. 28 January 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
7. Steinberger, Michael (23 August 2012). "Queens Was Burning, Too". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 5 November 2019.
8. Wilson, Bill (23 May 2014). "BBC News – Sporting chance for disadvantaged youth". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
9. "Feaver Head To Head | John Feaver vs I. Nastase H2H". Stevegtennis.com. 16 February 1952. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
10. Eleanor Preston (29 June 2005). "Wimbledon: Others jest but McEnroe has to be serious | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
11. Baker, Andrew (10 April 2001). "Henman thrives as single man". Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
12. "John Feaver: Matches - Finals". www.ultimatetennisstatistics.com. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

External links

• John Feaver at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• John Feaver at the International Tennis Federation