Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
Born | (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 59) Pretoria, South Africa |
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $5,892 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Highest ranking | No. 470 (29 August 1988) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 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
- "Gustav Fichardt | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
- "SA young gun ready for Junior French Open". News24. 1 June 2018.
- "New board aims to lift tennis in SA". News24. 4 October 2016.
- Etheridge, Mark (4 March 2018). "Local victory for Henning, Mexico runners-up spot for Anderson". teamsa.co.za.
External links
- Gustav Fichardt at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Gustav Fichardt at the International Tennis Federation
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