Arthur Fery (french: Féry; born 12 July 2002) is a British

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player. Fery has a career high ATP singles ranking of No. 386 achieved on 19 June 2023. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of No. 324 achieved on 20 March 2023.

Education

Fery attended

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before enrolling at

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, playing in the

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Career

Fery competed in ITF junior events, reaching a career high junior world ranking of 12 on 2 March 2020. He reached the semi-finals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships – Boys' doubles and the 2020 Australian Open – Boys' doubles. He received a wildcard into

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, where he beat

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and

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before losing in five sets in the final round of qualifying to

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, despite winning the first two sets and going a break up in the third. He was entered into the

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as an alternate, partnering

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, after the withdrawal of

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and

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. Fery and Moore were eliminated in the third round. In June 2023 he secured his first win at the

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level when he defeated experienced American Steve Johnson at the

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Personal life

Fery was born in

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. His mother is Olivia Féry, who was also a professional tennis player, featuring in the main draw of the women's doubles at the

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and representing the Hong Kong Fed Cup team when she became a resident of Hong Kong. His father is Loïc Féry, a French businessman and the president of football club

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Career finals

Singles: 4 (3–1)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

References

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* * 2002 births Living people British male tennis players Sportspeople from Wimbledon Tennis people from Greater London People educated at King's College School, London Stanford Cardinal men's tennis players British people of French descent 21st-century British people People from Sèvres French emigrants to England {{UK-tennis-bio-stub