Rob Cheyne

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Rob Cheyne
Full nameRobert Cheyne
Country (sports)Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Born (1976-10-20) 20 October 1976 (age 47)
Singles
Career record1–1 (Davis Cup)
Highest rankingNo. 790 (28 May 2001)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 617 (21 July 2003)

Robert Cheyne (born 20 October 1976) is a New Zealand former professional tennis player.

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Cheyne grew up in Tītahi Bay and was a collegiate player for Fresno State, before competing professionally. [1] He won two ITF Futures doubles titles, both with Mark Nielsen. In 2003 he represented the New Zealand Davis Cup team in ties against Pakistan and India. Soon after he left the tour to become an assistant coach for Baylor University and helped guide the team to an NCAA championship in 2004. [2] He previously worked in New Zealand as a chiropractor for Cheyne & Sissons Chiropractic [3] and is now back in the United States, again working as a chiropractor, according to his Linkedln.

ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

ResultW–L   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 2002Austria F3, Kramsach Clay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Wauters Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Cinkuš
Flag of Croatia.svg Krešimir Ritz 		4–6, 6–7(4)
Win1–1Apr 2003Japan F1, Kōfu Carpet Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Nielsen Flag of Japan.svg Katsushi Fukuda
Flag of Sweden.svg Michael Ryderstedt 		4–6, 6–4, 6–3
Win2–1Apr 2003Japan F2, Tokyo Hard Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Nielsen Flag of Japan.svg Joji Miyao
Flag of Japan.svg Yasuo Miyazaki		6–0, 6–4

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References

  1. ↑ Dando, Kris (1 March 2010). "From backhands to bones". Stuff.co.nz .
  2. ↑ Rutledge, John (11 June 2004). "Baylor tennis team takes title_61404". Baptist Standard .
  3. ↑ "Texas Colleges - Baylor". Houston Chronicle . 25 August 2005.
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