Olivia Féry (nee Olivia Gravereaux; born 27 April 1973) is a French former professional

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player.

Education

Féry attended the University of Arizona. Féry is a graduate of

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, a private business school.

Career

Féry, who competed under her maiden name Gravereaux, played briefly on the professional tour in the early 1990s, with a best singles ranking of 225 in the world. She reached the final qualifying round of the

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women's singles and featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at the

1991 French Open The 1991 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 27 May until 9 June. It was the 90th staging of the French Open, and the second Grand ...

, as a wildcard pairing with

Alexandra Fusai Alexandra Fusai (born 22 November 1973) is a former professional tennis player from France. Fusai was born in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine. Starting from September 1989 when she turned professional, Fusai played four tournaments (all of them p ...

. She won singles and doubles bronze medals at the

1993 Summer Universiade The 1993 Summer Universiade, also known as XVII Summer Universiade or World University Games Buffalo '93, took place in Buffalo, New York, as the main site. For the first time in history the event was hosted by two countries, as some events wer ...

, held in the American city of Buffalo. Féry played some college tennis for the

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of the University of Arizona.(credited as Olivia Gravereaux) While a resident of Hong Kong, Féry won a national championship in 1998 and represented the

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. She appeared in three Fed Cup ties, against Kazakhstan, Japan and Thailand, all in 2000.

Personal life

Her husband is Loïc Féry, a French businessman and the president of football club

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. They used to live in London and have three children, Arthur, Albane and Maxime. Eldest son

Arthur Fery Arthur Fery (; born 12 July 2002) is a British tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 229 achieved on 19 August 2024. Education Fery attended King's College School before enrolling at Stanford University, playing ...

plays on the ITF junior circuit.

ITF finals

Singles (2–0)

Doubles (0–2)

References

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fery, Olivia 1973 births Living people French female tennis players Hong Kong female tennis players French expatriates in the United Kingdom Arizona Wildcats women's tennis players French expatriate tennis players in the United States Summer World University Games medalists in tennis FISU World University Games bronze medalists for France