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South African tennis player (born 1965)

Gustav Fichardt
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Born (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 59)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$5,892
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 470 (29 August 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 720 (7 August 1989)

Gustav Fichardt (born 7 July 1965) is a South African former tennis player.

Fichardt qualified for the 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles losing in the first round to Chris Pridham.

He is head of the Gustav Fichardt Tennis Academy in Bloemfontein, Free State where he has coached Philip Henning, amongst others.

In 2016 he was appointed to the board of Tennis South Africa.

Personal life

Fichardt is married to Isabel Coetzer, the sister of former South African tennis player Amanda Coetzer.

References

  1. "Gustav Fichardt | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. "SA young gun ready for Junior French Open". News24. 1 June 2018.
  3. "New board aims to lift tennis in SA". News24. 4 October 2016.
  4. Etheridge, Mark (4 March 2018). "Local victory for Henning, Mexico runners-up spot for Anderson". teamsa.co.za.

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