Justin D. Bower (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional

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player from Johannesburg,

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Career

Bower took part in the main draw of three

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tournaments during his career.ATP World Tour profile
/ref> He first appeared at the

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, where he lost in the opening round to Andrei Medvedev. In the

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he defeated

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in the first round, then lost to fourth seed

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. He returned to

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two years later and got beaten in five sets by

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in the first round. The South African appeared in four

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ties for his country. He won two of his seven singles rubbers, which were against

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in 2001 and

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the following year.Davis Cup profile
/ref> He is a former co-owner of a tennis academy in Redmond, Washington, the Redmond Tennis Club. In 2020, Bower published his first book, Mentally Tough Me.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

References

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