Petra Keppeler
Full name | Petra Feucht (nee Keppeler) |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Born | Augsburg, West Germany | 22 March 1965
Prize money | $65,217 |
Singles | |
Career record | 25–38 |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1984) |
French Open | 4R (1984) |
Wimbledon | 1R (1985) |
US Open | 2R (1984, 1985) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 11–15 |
Career titles | 1 WTA |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (1986) |
US Open | 1R (1984) |
Petra Feucht (born 22 March 1965), born Petra Keppeler, is a former professional tennis player from Germany.
Biography[]
Tennis career[]
Born in Augsburg, Keppeler played professionally in the 1980s.[1]
Keppeler featured in a total of nine Federation Cup ties for West Germany, which included a semi-final win over Switzerland in 1983.[2]
As a qualifier she made the fourth round of the 1984 French Open, before her run was ended by third seed Hana Mandlíková, in a match which went to three sets.[1]
She was a semi-finalist at Bregenz in 1985.[3] It was at Bregenz that she won her only WTA title, partnering with Austrian Petra Huber to win the doubles competition.[4]
At the age of 22 she retired from tennis to pursue other interests and now works as a tax consultant in Augsburg-Firnhaberau.[1]
Personal life[]
She is now known as Petra Feucht, through her marriage to Gregor, a general practitioner.[1] The couple have two children, a son and daughter.[1] Their son, Michael, plays collegiate tennis for the Lamar Cardinals.[5]
WTA Tour finals[]
Doubles (1-1)[]
Result | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | May, 1986 | Barcelona, Spain | $50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 1–6 |
Win | July, 1986 | Bregenz, Austria | $50,000 | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4 |
ITF finals[]
Doubles (1-0)[]
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 16 April 1984 | Monviso, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Götz, Robert (30 August 2014). "Porträt: Das Leben besteht aus mehr als nur Tennis". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German). Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Tennis". The Courier-Journal. 24 July 1983. p. 47. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "$50,000 Women's Tournament At Bregenz, Austria". United Press International. 20 July 1985. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bregenz - 14 July - 20 July 1986". ITF. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Lamar's Michael Feucht named SLC Tennis Player of the Week". Houston Chronicle. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
External links[]
- 1965 births
- Living people
- German female tennis players
- West German female tennis players
- Sportspeople from Augsburg