South African tennis player (born 1965)
Gustav FichardtCountry (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Bloemfontein, South Africa |
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Born | (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 59) Pretoria, South Africa |
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Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $5,892 |
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Career record | 0–1 |
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Highest ranking | No. 470 (29 August 1988) |
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Wimbledon | 1R (1988) |
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Highest ranking | No. 720 (7 August 1989) |
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Gustav Fichardt (born 7 July 1965) is a South African former tennis player.
Fichardt qualified for the 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles losing in the first round to Chris Pridham.[1]
He is head of the Gustav Fichardt Tennis Academy in Bloemfontein, Free State where he has coached Philip Henning, amongst others.[2]
In 2016 he was appointed to the board of Tennis South Africa.[3]
Personal life
Fichardt is married to Isabel Coetzer, the sister of former South African tennis player Amanda Coetzer.[4]
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