Johan de Beer
Full name | Johan de Beer |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Pretoria, Transvaal Province |
1 June 1972
Retired | 1994 |
Prize money | $53,581 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 397 (15 November 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 11–17 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 92 (21 February 1994) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994) |
US Open | 1R (1993) |
Johan "Joey" de Beer (born 1 June 1972) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
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Biography
De Beer, a doubles specialist from Pretoria, was coached by Kobus Botha. He won a total of four Challenger doubles titles during his career.
In 1993 he reached the doubles final of the South African Open, an ATP Tour tournament in Durban, with Marcos Ondruska.[1]
He appeared twice in the main draw of a Grand Slam event. He partnered Cristian Brandi at the 1993 US Open, for a first round exit, to 16th seeds Hendrik-Jan Davids and Piet Norval.[2] At the 1994 Australian Open he made the second round with John-Laffnie de Jager. In the opening round, de Beer again faced the 16th seeds, but he and de Jager were victorious in straight sets, over Wayne Ferreira and Javier Sánchez.[3] They lost an all South African second round match to Ellis Ferreira and Christo van Rensburg.[4]
Early in the 1994 season he broke into the world's 100 ranked doubles players. It was also his final year on the circuit, he retired from tennis to complete a Physiotherapy degree at the University of Pretoria.
He was at one time coach of Wayne Ferreira and a trainer for Tim Henman.[5][6]
Currently he works for the Lawn Tennis Association in England as a coach and physiotherapist. He was Andy Murray's physiotherapist when he won the Wimbledon title in 2013.[7]
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1993 | Durban, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 1993 | Cincinnati, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
2. | 1993 | Bronx, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
3. | 1993 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 2–6, 7–6 |
4. | 1994 | Cherbourg, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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7–6, 2–6, 6–3 |
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External links
- Johan de Beer at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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