Charlie Fancutt (born 17 June 1959) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Fancutt won the boys' doubles title at the

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(partnering Peter McCarthy). He upset

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in the opening round of the

1981 Wimbledon Championships The 1981 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 22 June until 4 July. It was the 95 ...

, winning in five sets. At the

1982 Australian Open The 1982 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Melbourne in Victoria in Australia. It was the 71st edition of the Australian Open and was held from Monday 29 November through Monday 13 D ...

, Fancutt made the fourth round, where he lost to

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. Fancutt made the mixed doubles semi-finals at the 1984 French Open, with

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. He was a singles quarter-finalist at three

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tournaments during his career, the 1979 Heineken Open and at both

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and

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in 1981.

Family

Fancutt is the son of two former tennis players. His mother, Daphne, made the 1956 Wimbledon women's doubles final and his father, Trevor, was a South African

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player who won the mixed doubles title at the

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. He also had two tennis playing brothers, Chris Fancutt, who appeared on the Challenger circuit and

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, who competed regularly in

doubles tournaments.Fancutts Website

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fancutt, Charlie 1959 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players from Brisbane Australian people of South African descent Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Sportsmen from Queensland