Mark Petchey
Encyclopedia
Mark Dave Petchey is a former tennis player from England
, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won one doubles title (1996, Nottingham
) in his career. He reached his highest singles ATP
-ranking on 8 August 1994, when he became the number 80 of the world. He previously coached Andy Murray
.
He works for Sky Sports and the BBC, providing commentary and analysis for the ATP Tour tennis.
Petchey was educated at Forest School
, a prominent public school
in north-east London.
Andy Murray
stated in 2008 that the first time he met Mark Petchey he faced him in a 3 set tennis match and beat him 6-0 6-0. Murray was just 15 at the time.
Mark recently attended the 'Barclays Ball Kids' national selection trials, along with Pat Cash
at Westways Sports Centre in London, at which he helped choose some of the 30 ball kids for the ATP World Tour Finals this November.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won one doubles title (1996, Nottingham
Nottingham
Nottingham is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England. It is located in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire and represents one of eight members of the English Core Cities Group...
) in his career. He reached his highest singles ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
-ranking on 8 August 1994, when he became the number 80 of the world. He previously coached Andy Murray
Andrew Murray (tennis player)
Andrew "Andy" Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked No.4 in the world, and was ranked No. 2 from 17 to 31 August 2009. Murray achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007...
.
He works for Sky Sports and the BBC, providing commentary and analysis for the ATP Tour tennis.
Petchey was educated at Forest School
Forest School, Walthamstow
Forest School is an independent school on the edge of Epping Forest, in Walthamstow in North East London, in the UK. The School occupies a large campus based around the original Georgian and Victorian buildings.-History:...
, a prominent public school
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
in north-east London.
Andy Murray
Andrew Murray (tennis player)
Andrew "Andy" Murray is a Scottish professional tennis player. He is currently ranked No.4 in the world, and was ranked No. 2 from 17 to 31 August 2009. Murray achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007...
stated in 2008 that the first time he met Mark Petchey he faced him in a 3 set tennis match and beat him 6-0 6-0. Murray was just 15 at the time.
Mark recently attended the 'Barclays Ball Kids' national selection trials, along with Pat Cash
Pat Cash
Patrick Hart "Pat" Cash is a retired Australian professional tennis player who won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1987.-Early career:...
at Westways Sports Centre in London, at which he helped choose some of the 30 ball kids for the ATP World Tour Finals this November.
Wins (1)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (1) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 24 June 1996 | Nottingham Nottingham Open The Slazenger Nottingham Open was a tennis tournament on the ATP Tour that was held in Nottingham, Great Britain... , United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
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6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |