John Feaver

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John Feaver
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Residence Wimbledon, London
Born (1952-02-16) 16 February 1952 (age 71)
Fleet, Hampshire
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record67–167
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record126–171
Career titles1
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

John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom. [1] [2]

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Career

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]

Personal life

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]

Grand Prix and WCT finals

Doubles (1 win, 9 losses)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–11974 Jackson, U.S.Carpet Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Byron Bertram Flag of the United States.svg Fred McNair
Flag of the United States.svg Grover Raz Reid 		6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Loss0–21975 Istanbul, TurkeyCarpet Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Colin Dowdeswell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Dibley
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Thomaz Koch 		2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Loss0–31976London, EnglandCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg John James Flag of the United Kingdom.svg David Lloyd
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Lloyd 		4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss0–41977 Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet Flag of Australia (converted).svg John James Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mark Cox
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Buster Mottram 		5–7, 4–6, 3–6
Loss0–51979 Palermo, ItalyClay Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg Ismail El Shafei Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul McNamee 		5–7, 6–7
Loss0–61979 Madrid, SpainClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Robin Drysdale Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Carlos Kirmayr
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Cássio Motta 		6–7, 4–6
Loss0–71980 Båstad, SwedenClay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Peter McNamara Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Heinz Günthardt
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Markus Günthardt 		4–6, 4–6
Win1–71980 Bordeaux, FranceClay Flag of France.svg Gilles Moretton Flag of Italy.svg Gianni Ocleppo
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ricardo Ycaza 		6–3, 6–2
Loss1–81981 Nancy, FranceHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Hřebec Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg Ilie Năstase
Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Panatta 		4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss1–91981 Tel Aviv, IsraelHard Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krulevitz Flag of the United States.svg Steve Meister
Flag of the United States.svg Van Winitsky 		6–3, 3–6, 3–6

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  2. ↑ http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002243 [ bare URL ]
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