John Feaver
British tennis player
John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.[1][2]
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)
Result
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W-L
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Year
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Tournament
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Surface
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Partner
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Opponents
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Score
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Loss
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0–1
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1974
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Jackson, U.S.
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Carpet
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Byron Bertram
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Fred McNair Grover Raz Reid
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6–3, 3–6, 3–6
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Loss
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0–2
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1975
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Carpet
|
Colin Dowdeswell
|
Colin Dibley Thomaz Koch
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2–6, 2–6, 2–6
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Loss
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0–3
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1976
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London, England
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Carpet
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John James
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David Lloyd John Lloyd
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4–6, 6–3, 2–6
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Loss
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0–4
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1977
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Basel, Switzerland
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Carpet
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John James
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Mark Cox Buster Mottram
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5–7, 4–6, 3–6
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Loss
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0–5
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1979
|
Palermo, Italy
|
Clay
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Ismail El Shafei
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Peter McNamara Paul McNamee
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5–7, 6–7
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Loss
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0–6
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1979
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Madrid, Spain
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Clay
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Robin Drysdale
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Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta
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6–7, 4–6
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Loss
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0–7
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1980
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Båstad, Sweden
|
Clay
|
Peter McNamara
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Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt
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4–6, 4–6
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Win
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1–7
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1980
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Bordeaux, France
|
Clay
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Gilles Moretton
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Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza
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6–3, 6–2
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Loss
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1–8
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1981
|
Nancy, France
|
Hard (i)
|
Jiří Hřebec
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Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta
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4–6, 6–2, 4–6
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Loss
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1–9
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1981
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Tel Aviv, Israel
|
Hard
|
Steve Krulevitz
|
Steve Meister Van Winitsky
|
6–3, 3–6, 3–6
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References
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