John Feaver

John Feaver

Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Residence	Wimbledon, London
Born	February 16, 1952 Fleet, Hampshire
Height	6'3" (190 cm)
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record	67–167
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 38 (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 record	126–171
Career titles	1
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (1974, 1977^Jan)
French Open	SF (1982)
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
US Open	3R (1977)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon	QF (1981)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	1R (1983)

John Feaver (born February 16, 1952, in Fleet, Hampshire, England) 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 finals and achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 38 in October 1973. 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 (although Feaver still lost the match).^[6] He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup between 1977 and 1983.^[7] John has enjoyed a successful career in sport and media after his tennis days and lives between Wimbledon, Somerset and South Africa.^[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 charity StreetGames.^[10]

Grand Prix and WCT circuit doubles finals (10)

Titles (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	1974	Jackson, U.S.	Carpet	Byron Bertram	Fred McNair Grover Raz Reid	6–3, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	2.	1975	Istanbul, Turkey	Carpet	Colin Dowdeswell	Colin Dibley Thomaz Koch	2–6, 2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	3.	1976	London, England	Carpet	John James	David Lloyd John Lloyd	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Runner-up	4.	1977	Basel, Switzerland	Carpet	John James	Mark Cox Buster Mottram	5–7, 4–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	1979	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Ismail El Shafei	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	5–7, 6–7
Runner-up	6.	1979	Madrid, Spain	Clay	Robin Drysdale	Carlos Kirmayr Cássio Motta	6–7, 4–6
Runner-up	7.	1980	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Peter McNamara	Heinz Günthardt Markus Günthardt	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	1980	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Gilles Moretton	Gianni Ocleppo Ricardo Ycaza	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	8.	1981	Nancy, France	Hard (i)	Jiří Hřebec	Ilie Năstase Adriano Panatta	4–6, 6–2, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	1981	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Steve Krulevitz	Steve Meister Van Winitsky	6–3, 3–6, 3–6

References

1. Wilson, Bill (2011-06-16). "BBC News – From tennis court to business deals". Bbc.com. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
2. http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10002243
3. "StreetGames' John Feaver featured on BBC News". StreetGames. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
4. "Wimbledon 97: Feaver's record safe for a while – Sport". The Independent. 1997-06-24. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
5. "BBC talk to Team Bath tennis". Team Bath. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
6. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/magazine/the-chaotic-spectacle-of-the-1977-us-open.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
7. Wilson, Bill (2014-05-23). "BBC News – Sporting chance for disadvantaged youth". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
8. "Feaver Head To Head | John Feaver vs I. Nastase H2H". Stevegtennis.com. 1952-02-16. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
9. Eleanor Preston. "Wimbledon: Others jest but McEnroe has to be serious | Sport". The Guardian. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
10. Baker, Andrew (2001-04-10). "Henman thrives as single man". Telegraph. Retrieved 2014-08-26.

External links

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