Mark Petchey Tennis player

Mark Rodney James Petchey (born 1 August 1970 in Loughton) is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988. The right-hander won one doubles title 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, ITV 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. Coached Silvia Talaja to the Top 20 in the World and Tina Pisnik to the Top 50. Also coach to Andy Murray whom he coached to the Top 50 in the World. Mark recently attended the 'Barclays Ball Kids' national selection trials, along with Boris Becker 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.

Personal facts

Birth dateAugust 01, 1970
Birth place
United Kingdom , Loughton , Essex
Residence
United Kingdom , Wimbledon London
Height (meters)1.8288
Weight (Kilograms)75.7512

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playsRight-handed (1-handed backhand)

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