Introduction
John Feaver (born 16 February 1952) is a former professional tennis player from the United Kingdom.
Career
After attending Millfield, Feaver enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles.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 104 in January 1983. He was a French Open doubles semi-finalist in 1982.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). He also represented Great Britain in the Davis Cup between 1977 and 1983. John has enjoyed a successful career in sport and media after his tennis days and lives between Wimbledon, Somerset and South Africa.
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.
Grand Prix and WCT circuit doubles finals (10)
Titles (1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |