Colin Beecher (born 16 October 1970) is a former professional

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player from Great Britain.

Biography

Beecher, a right-handed player from Croydon, competed on the professional circuit in the 1990s. He faced two of Britain's rising stars in qualifying at the 1992 Wimbledon Championships, beating

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in straight sets, before falling to

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, 10–12 in the deciding set (although Rusedski was still a Canadian at the time). He featured in the main draw for the only time at the

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and reached the second round, with an opening round win over fellow wildcard Nick Gould. In the second round he was beaten by Italian

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. On the ATP Tour he appeared in the main draw of two tournaments, at Nottingham in 1995 and Bournemouth in 1996. Now a tennis coach, Beecher previously worked for many years for the LTA and captained Great Britain in the

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. He was captain of the Great British side which made the

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final in 2009 and served as a coach on the

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winning team. On an individual level he has been the personal coach of several players including

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and

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Beecher, Colin 1970 births Living people British male tennis players British tennis coaches People from Croydon Tennis people from Greater London English male tennis players