Petra Feucht (born 22 March 1965), born Petra Keppeler, is a former professional tennis player from Germany.

Petra Keppeler
Full namePetra Feucht (nee Keppeler)
Country (sports) West Germany
Born (1965-03-22) 22 March 1965 (age 59)
Augsburg, West Germany
Prize money$65,217
Singles
Career record25–38
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1984)
French Open4R (1984)
Wimbledon1R (1985)
US Open2R (1984, 1985)
Doubles
Career record11–15
Career titles1 WTA
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1986)
US Open1R (1984)

Biography

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Tennis career

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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

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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

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Doubles (1-1)

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Result    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss May, 1986 Barcelona, Spain $50,000 Clay   Petra Huber   Iva Budařová
  Catherine Tanvier
2–6, 1–6
Win July, 1986 Bregenz, Austria $50,000 Clay   Petra Huber   Sabrina Goleš
  Tine Scheuer-Larsen
6–2, 6–4

ITF finals

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Doubles (1-0)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 16 April 1984 Monviso, Italy Clay   Cornelia Lechner   Annette Gulley
  Andrea Pesak
2–6, 6–4, 6–3

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Tennis". The Courier-Journal. 24 July 1983. p. 47. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "$50,000 Women's Tournament At Bregenz, Austria". United Press International. 20 July 1985. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Bregenz - 14 July - 20 July 1986". ITF. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Lamar's Michael Feucht named SLC Tennis Player of the Week". Houston Chronicle. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
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