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WAYNE
FERREIRA
ATP Tour site bio
(Source: 1998 ATP
Tour Player Directory) |
Birthdate: September 15, 1971
Turned pro: 1989
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa
Height: 6' 1" (1.86m)
Weight: 172 (78kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Career prize money: $5,928,744
Highest singles ranking: 6 (May 8,1995)
Highest doubles ranking: 15 (September 12, 1994)
1997 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $456,171 Matches won-lost: Tour: 29-22
(singles), 10-13 (doubles) Singles Semifinalist: Gstaad, Indianapolis.
Quarterfinalist: Dubai.
1997 IN REVIEW
Compiled his seventh consecutive Top 50 season on ATP Tour despite not
reaching a final The No. 1 South African put together his best
results in second half QF year Underwent a racquet change in early
part QF season and suffered an ankle injury at French Open in June
Compiled a 14-14 match
record in firstsix months with a QF in Dubai (l. to Courier) and 4th RD
atAustralian Open (l. to A. Costa) as best results Posted lone Top
10 victory (1-5) over No. 7 Enqvist in Davis Cup QF tie In second
half, had 15-8 record and reached SF on clay in Gstaad (l. to Mantilla)
and on hard in Indianapolis 0. to
Moya) Advanced to 4th RD at U.S. Open (d. Henman, 1. to Larsson)
Closed season with two early round losses in Basel and Ostrava before
undergoing right ankle surgery to remove fluid on Oct. 22 Compiled
17-11 record on hardcourts Enters 1998 season with a streak QF 28
consecutive Grand Slam tournaments played.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1989
Reached singles final at Johannesburg-2 and Johannesburg-3
Challengers 1990
QF at
Durban and Pretoria Challengers and upset Noah in first round QF
Wimbledon in first Grand Slam match Reached doubles SF in Newport
(w/ Norval), upsetting Leach-Pugh the week after they won Wimbledon
1991
Broke into the Top 100 for the first time, reaching consecutive
OF in Brisbane and Sydney (d. Lendl) In doubles, won Adelaide
(w/ Kruger) and Key Biscayne (w/ Norval), and reached SF at Wimbledon
(w/ Norval) The alternate team (w/ Norval) at the World Doubles
Championship in Johannesburg 1992
Broke into the Top 10, winning
his first singles titles at Queen's (d. Matsuoka) and Schenectady (d.
Morgan) Also reached final in Memphis and Stuttgart-outdoor
Advanced to first Grand Slam SF at Australian Open Silver medalist
in doubles at Barcelona Olympics (w/ Norval) Served as alternate at
ATP Tour World Championship Became first South African to break Top
10 since Kevin Curren in 1985 Surpassed $1 million in career prize
money 1993
Reached finals in Indian Wells (l. to Courier) and
Queen's (l. to Stich) Advanced to the SF in Durban and Sydney-indoor
1994 Career bests in titles (five), finals (seven)and match wins
(69) Finished in Top
20 in singles and doubles All five QF his titles came on hardcourts
Helped his country into the 1995 Davis Cup World Group with a 3-2
victory over India In Basel final, had a career-high 36 aces In
doubles, reached finals in Rome (w/ J. Sanchez) and Cincinnati (w/ M.
Kratzmann) and SF at Wimbledon
(w/ Stich) and the U.S. Open (w/ Knowles) 1995
Won at least four ATP
Tour titles for the second consecutive year After leading his
country to a 3-2 1st RD Davis Cup victory over Australia with two
singles wins, won his first title QF the year in Dubai (d. Gaudenzi)
Reached a career-high No. 6 on May 8 after winning his first career
claycourt title in Munich (d. Stich) Turned in his best season on
clay with a 14-3 record, reaching the SF in Rome, QF in Hamburg and 3rd
RD at the French Open Strong European indoor season, winning
consecutive titles in Ostrava (d. Mal Washington~ and Lyon (d. Sampras)
Earned his first ATP Tour World Championship berth when Agassi
withdrew because QF an
injury Went 2-1 in round-robin play (d. Kafelnikov, Sampras), only
to lose out on a place in SF when Becker prevailed with better sets
winning percentage In doubles, won in Hamburg (w/ Kafelnikov) and
reached final in Lyon (w/ de Jager) 1996
Became the first South
African to finish in the Top 10 in consecutive seasons in the history QF
the ATP Rankings (since 1973) Appeared in three ATP Tour
finals (all on hardcourts), winning in Scottsdale (d. Rios) and at
Mercedes Super 9 in Toronto (d. Woodbridge) Also reached final in
Washington (l. to Chang) in July Played consistently in Mercedes
Super 9 tournaments, compiling an 18-7 record with QF or better in five
stops His best stretch QF the year came in July and August when he
won 18 QF 22 matches Lost in 1st RD at U.S. Open 0. to Nainkin) and
afterward underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery Aug. 29.
CAREER TITLES (13):
1992 Queen's, Schenectady; 1994 Oahu, Indianapolis,
Bordeaux, Basel, Tel Aviv; 1995 Dubai, Munich, Ostrava, Lyon; 1996
Scottsdale; Toronto. FINALIST (7): 1992 Memphis, Stuttgart-outdoor;
1993 Indian Wells, Queen's; 1994 Rotterdam, Manchester; 1996
Washington.
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (5). FINALIST (8).
PERSONAL
Played in Atlanta Summer Olympics and reached the quarterfinals in
singles and doubles (w/ E. Ferreira) Ranked as the No. 1 doubles junior
in the world in 1989, capturing the U.S. Open Juniors doubles crown
lw/Stafford) and finishing No. 6 in singles At school, he played
cricket, soccer and badminton Father is a chartered accountant and
mother is a bookkeeper Has 30-9 overall Davis Cup record, including
21-6 in singles since 1992 Wife, Liesl (married Dec. 16,1994)
Enjoys golf and has five handicap.
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