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Mark Rodney James Petchey (born 1 August 1970) is a former

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, who turned professional in 1988. He now works as a tennis commentator and analyst for Amazon Prime, ITV, the

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and others.

Personal life

Petchey was educated at Forest School, a private school in north-east London. His first coach was his father, Rod. Mark married Michelle on 5 July 1996 in Warwickshire: they have two daughters, Nicole and Myah.

Tennis career

Juniors

Junior Slam results: Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (

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Wimbledon: 2R (

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US Open: 3R (

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Pro tour

The right-hander won one doubles title ( Nottingham in 1996) in his career. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 in August 1994, winning 3 Challenger events. His best performance in a Grand Slam came in the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. He defeated

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before losing to Boris Becker in the third round.

As a coach

He coached

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to the world's Top 20 and

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to the Top 30. He was also coach to Andy Murray whom he coached to the Top 50.

Career finals

Doubles (1 win, 1 loss)

References

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