Mark Petchey
Full name | Mark Rodney James Petchey |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | Wimbledon, London, England |
Born | (1970-08-01) 1 August 1970 (age 54) Loughton, Essex, England |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
Turned pro | 1988 |
Retired | 1998 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $657,776 |
Singles | |
Career record | 35–73 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 80 (8 August 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1995) |
French Open | Q2 (1994, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | 2R (1994) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 34–55 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 104 (5 August 1996) |
Mark Rodney James Petchey (born 1 August 1970) is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988.[1]
He now works as a tennis commentator and analyst for Amazon Prime, ITV, the BBC, the Tennis Channel, Tennis Australia and others. As a commentator he is known for his trademark hesitant commentary, being inordinately fond of the expressions “potentially”, “maybe” and “at times”.
Personal life
Petchey was educated at Forest School, a private school in north-east London.
His first coach was his father, Rod.[2]
Mark married Michelle on 5 July 1996 in Warwickshire:[3] they have two daughters, Nicole and Myah.
Tennis career
Juniors
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (1988)
Wimbledon: 2R (1988)
US Open: 3R (1987)
Pro tour
The right-hander won one doubles title (Nottingham in 1996) in his career. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 in August 1994, winning 3 Challenger events. His best performance in a Grand Slam came in the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. He defeated Ján Krošlák and Tommy Haas before losing to Boris Becker in the third round.
As a coach
He coached Silvija Talaja to the world's Top 20 and Tina Pisnik to the Top 30.
He was also coach to Andy Murray[4] whom he coached to the Top 50.
Career finals
Doubles (1 win, 1 loss)
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1) |
Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 1. | Aug 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 2. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
References
External links
- Mark Petchey at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mark Petchey at the International Tennis Federation
- Mark Petchey at the Davis Cup
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