Petra Feucht (born 22 March 1965), born Petra Keppeler, is a former professional

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player from Germany.

Biography

Tennis career

Born in

Augsburg Augsburg (; bar , Augschburg , links=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swabian_German , label=Swabian German, , ) is a city in Swabia, Bavaria, Germany, around west of Bavarian capital Munich. It is a university town and regional seat of the ...

, Keppeler played professionally in the 1980s. Keppeler featured in a total of nine Federation Cup ties for

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, which included a semi-final win over Switzerland in 1983. As a qualifier she made the fourth round of the

1984 French Open The 1984 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament was held from 28 May until 10 June. It was the 88th staging of the French Open, and the first Gra ...

, before her run was ended by third seed Hana Mandlíková, in a match which went to three sets. She was a semi-finalist at

Bregenz Bregenz (; gsw, label= Vorarlbergian, Breagaz ) is the capital of Vorarlberg, the westernmost state of Austria. The city lies on the east and southeast shores of Lake Constance, the third-largest freshwater lake in Central Europe, between Switze ...

in 1985. It was at Bregenz that she won her only WTA title, partnering with Austrian Petra Huber to win the doubles competition. At the age of 22 she retired from tennis to pursue other interests and now works as a tax consultant in

Augsburg-Firnhaberau Firnhaberau is the 28th ''Stadtbezirk,'' or city district, of Augsburg, Bavaria, Germany. It currently makes up the entire 4th ''Planungsraum'', or planning district, of Augsburg. The district has a population of approximately 5,500 and an area o ...

Personal life

She is now known as Petra Feucht, through her marriage to Gregor, a general practitioner. The couple have two children, a son and daughter. Their son, Michael, plays collegiate tennis for the

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WTA Tour finals

Doubles (1-1)

ITF finals

Doubles (1-0)

References

External links

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