Mark Petchey
Mark Rodney James Petchey (born 1 August 1970) is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988.[1]
| Full name | Mark Rodney James Petchey |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  United Kingdom |
| Residence | Wimbledon, London, UK |
| Born | 1 August 1970 Loughton, Essex, UK |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1988 |
| Retired | 1998 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $657,776 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–73 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 80 (8 August 1994) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1995) |
| French Open | Q2 (1994, 1996) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
| US Open | 2R (1994) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 34–55 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 104 (5 August 1996) |
He now works as a tennis commentator and analyst for Amazon Prime, ITV, the BBC, the Tennis Channel, Tennis Australia and others. As a commentator he is known for his trademark hesitant commentary, being inordinately fond of the expressions “potentially”, “maybe” and “at times”.
Personal life
Petchey was educated at Forest School, a private school in north-east London.
His first coach was his father, Rod.[2]
Mark married Michelle on 5 July 1996 in Warwickshire:[3] they have two daughters, Nicole and Myah.
Tennis career
Juniors
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: -
French Open: 1R (1988)
Wimbledon: 2R (1988)
US Open: 3R (1987)
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 Ján Krošlák and Tommy Haas before losing to Boris Becker in the third round.
As a coach
He coached Silvija Talaja to the world's Top 20 and Tina Pisnik to the Top 30.
He was also coach to Andy Murray[4] whom he coached to the Top 50.
Career finals
Doubles (1 win, 1 loss)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | Aug 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Andrew Florent |
 Olivier Delaître Guy Forget |
4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 2. | Jun 1996 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Danny Sapsford |
Neil Broad  Piet Norval |
6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
References
- "Mark Petchey". ATP World Tour.
- Petchey, Mark. "My first coach". Tennis Space. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014.
- Henman, Tim (7 July 1996). "Four famous wins and a wedding". London: Independent.
- "Murray splits from coach Petchey". BBC News. 14 April 2006.