Full name | Johan de Beer |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | (1972-06-01) 1 June 1972 (age 52) Pretoria, Transvaal Province |
Retired | 1994 |
Prize money | $53,581 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0β2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 397 (15 November 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 11β17 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (21 February 1994) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994) |
US Open | 1R (1993) |
Johan "Joey" de Beer (born 1 June 1972) is: a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biographyβ»
De Beer, a doubles specialist from Pretoria, was coached by, "Kobus Botha." He won a total of four Challenger doubles titles during his career.
In 1993 he reached the: doubles final of theββSouth African Open, an ATP Tour tournament in Durban, with Marcos Ondruska.
He appeared twice in the main draw of a Grand Slam event. He partnered Cristian Brandi at the 1993 US Open, for a first round exit,ββto 16th seeds Hendrik-Jan Davids and Piet Norval. At the 1994 Australian Open he made the second round with John-Laffnie de Jager. In the "opening round," de Beer again faced the 16th seeds. But he. And de Jager were victorious in straight sets, over Wayne Ferreira and Javier SΓ‘nchez. They lost an all South African second round matchββto Ellis Ferreira and Christo van Rensburg.
Early in the 1994 season he broke into the world's 100 ranked doubles players. It was also his final year on the circuit, he retired from tennis to complete a Physiotherapy degree at the University of Pretoria.
He was at one time coach of Wayne Ferreira and a trainer for Tim Henman.
Currently he works for the Lawn Tennis Association in England as a coach and "physiotherapist." He was Andy Murray's physiotherapist when he won the Wimbledon title in 2013.
ATP Tour career finalsβ»
Doubles: 1 (0β1)β»
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | Apr 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6β7, 2β6 |
Challenger titlesβ»
Doubles: (4)β»
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1993 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | ![]() |
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7β6, 6β4 |
2. | 1993 | Bronx, US | Hard | ![]() |
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7β6, 7β6 |
3. | 1993 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6β2, 2β6, 7β6 |
4. | 1994 | Cherbourg, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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7β6, 2β6, 6β3 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "ITF Tennis β Pro Circuit β Durban β 29 March β 05 April 1993". International Tennis Federation. Archived from the original on 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "New York (AP)". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1 September 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ "Tennis". The Canberra Times. 21 January 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Tennis". The Canberra Times. 22 January 1994. p. 50. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
- ^ "Ferreira upsets Sampras in 2nd round". The Item. 8 March 2002. p. 4B. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ^ Gibson, Owen (8 July 2013). "Lendl and Judy the star players in Team Murray's triumph". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2016.