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 73)
Fleet, Hampshire
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record67–167
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 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 record126–171
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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]

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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 Paul Hutchins. 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 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)

ResultW-LYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–11977 Florence, ItalyClay Flag of Italy.svg Paolo Bertolucci 4–6, 1–6, 5–7 [12]

Doubles: 10 (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

References

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  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.