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Nancy Feber

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Nancy Feber
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48)
Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired1998
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 314,809
Singles
Career record127–98
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (5 February 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon3R (1994, 1995, 1996)
US Open1R (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career record106–72
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (10 April 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995)
French Open2R (1997)
Wimbledon1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
US Open3R (1995)

Nancy Feber (born 5 February 1976) is a retired Belgian tennis player. As a junior player, she won four Grand Slam titles – one in singles and three in doubles. Feber won French Open twice, in 1992 and 1993, both times in doubles with Laurence Courtois. At the 1993 Wimbledon Championships, she triumphed in both singles and doubles.[1]

Feber competed as a professional tennis player from 1991 to 1998.[2] Her best Grand Slam singles performance is the third round of the 1994 Wimbledon Championships, the result she achieved in 1995 and 1996. In doubles, Feber reached three WTA Tour finals, one with Alexandra Fusai and two with Laurence Courtois, but won none.

During her career, Feber defeated players such as Helena Suková, Irina Spîrlea, Jo Durie, Rita Grande and Meghann Shaughnessy.[2] She enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning three singles and eight doubles titles.[3] Her highest rankings were No. 79 in singles and No. 46 in doubles.[3]

She also played for Belgium Fed Cup team, with the score of 2–2 in singles and 9–1 in doubles.[4]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1994 Taipei Open, Taiwan Tier IV Hard France Alexandra Fusai Australia Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Canada Rene Simpson
6–0, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 0–2 Jan 1995 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Tier III Hard Belgium Laurence Courtois Germany Claudia Porwik
Romania Irina Spîrlea
6–2, 6–3
Loss 0–3 Apr 1996 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Tier III Hard Belgium Laurence Courtois Japan Rika Hiraki
Japan Naoko Kijimuta
7–6(7–2), 7–5

ITF finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. November 1991 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Germany Heike Thoms 6–7(3), 4–6
Win 1. November 1992 ITF Manchester, England Carpet (i) Russia Elena Makarova 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 2. March 1993 ITF Brest, France Hard France Sylvie Sabas 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. February 1994 ITF Coburg, Germany Carpet (i) Czech Republic Ludmila Richterová 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 2. March 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Czech Republic Květa Peschke 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. April 1998 ITF Calvi, France Hard Germany Gabriela Kučerová 5–7, 1–6
Win 3. April 1998 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard France Carine Bornu 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 25 August 1991 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Belgium Laurence Courtois Israel Nelly Barkan
Ukraine Olga Lugina
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win 2. 27 October 1991 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Belgium Laurence Courtois Czech Republic Alena Havrlíková
Czech Republic Ivana Havrlíková
6–2, 6–3
Win 3. 10 November 1991 ITF Ljusdal, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium Laurence Courtois Germany Cora Linneman
Sweden Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 4. 1 February 1992 ITF Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium Laurence Courtois Belgium Katrien de Craemer
Ukraine Olga Lugina
7–6(0), 6–3
Loss 1. 9 February 1992 ITF Horsholm, Denmark Carpet (i) Belgium Katrien de Craemer Denmark Sofie Albinus
Denmark Tine Scheuer-Larsen
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Belgium Els Callens Ukraine Olga Lugina
Germany Elena Wagner
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 5. 23 March 1997 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard South Africa Liezel Horn Germany Sabine Haas
Sweden Kristina Triska
6–1, 6–2
Win 6. 1 November 1997 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Czech Republic Petra Langrová France Lea Ghirardi
Bulgaria Svetlana Krivencheva
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3. 15 March 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Slovenia Tina Križan Germany Kirstin Freye
France Noëlle van Lottum
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4)
Win 7. 12 April 1998 ITF Calvi, France Hard Germany Jasmin Wöhr France Emmanuelle Curutchet
France Sophie Georges
4–1 ret.
Loss 4. 10 May 1998 ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom Clay Czech Republic Petra Langrová South Africa Liezel Horn
Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik
4–6, 3–6
Win 8. 17 May 1998 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Slovenia Katarina Srebotnik South Africa Surina De Beer
United States Rebecca Jensen
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 5. 4 July 2011 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium Els Callens Netherlands Marcella Koek
Netherlands Eva Wacanno
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1–0)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Result
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass Italy Rita Grande 7–6(5), 1–6, 6–2

Doubles (3–0)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Result
Winner 1992 French Open (1) Clay Belgium Laurence Courtois United States Lindsay Davenport
United States Chanda Rubin
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 1993 French Open (2) Clay Belgium Laurence Courtois Netherlands Lara Bitter
Netherlands Maaike Koutstaal
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass Belgium Laurence Courtois Japan Hiroko Mochizuki
Japan Yuka Yoshida
6–3, 6–4

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