Deon Joubert
{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use South African English|date=November 2016}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
| name = Deon Joubert
| image =
| fullname = Deon Joubert
| country_represented = {{flag|South Africa|1928}}
| birth_date = June 1953
| birth_place = Orange Free State,
South Africa
| death_date =
| death_place =
| plays = Left-handed
| careerprizemoney =
| singlesrecord = 38–73
| singlestitles = 0
| highestsinglesranking = No. 56 (31 December 1978)
| currentsinglesranking =
| AustralianOpenresult =
| FrenchOpenresult = 1R (1979)
| Wimbledonresult = 3R (1973)
| USOpenresult = 1R (1977, 1978)
| doublesrecord = 34–71
| doublestitles = 0
| highestdoublesranking =
| currentdoublesranking =
| AustralianOpenDoublesresult =
| FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 1R (1977, 1979)
| WimbledonDoublesresult = 2R (1973)
| USOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1978)
}}
Deon Joubert (born June 1953ATP have his birthdate recorded as 10 June 1953. ITF have 19 June 1953 as his birthdate.) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biography
Joubert represented South Africa in the 1973 Davis Cup, for a tie against Argentina which was held in Montevideo, Uruguay. He teamed up with Bernard Mitton in the doubles to beat Ricardo Cano and Guillermo Vilas in five sets. That win kept South Africa in the tie and Joubert was called up to play Vilas in the fourth rubber, but was comfortably beaten by the Argentine.{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/draws-results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=10000482|title=Davis Cup – Tie – Details|publisher=daviscup.com|access-date=23 December 2015}}
A left-handed player, Joubert competed in the 1973 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser and managed to make it to the third round, with wins over Colin Dowdeswell and Jaime Pinto-Bravo.{{cite book|last=Barclay|first=Simon|title=Wimbledon Singles Championships – Complete Open Era Results |year=2015|publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781326385958}} In the third round he lost to Davis Cup teammate Bernard Mitton, also a lucky loser, in a five set match.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19730630&id=VYgxAAAAIBAJ&pg=3948,3876110&hl=en|title=Bad back no bother to Nastase|date=30 June 1973|work=Montreal Gazette|page=10|access-date=23 December 2015}}
In 1978 he won two American ATP Challenger tournaments, the first in Birmingham and the other in Virginia Beach.{{cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/deon-joubert/j021/bio|title=Player Bio|publisher=Association of Tennis Professionals|access-date=23 December 2015}}
On the Grand Prix tennis circuit he had his best performance in 1979 when he was runner-up in a tournament in Johannesburg in 1979.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010002601|title=Johannesburg (O) – Tournament Details|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=23 December 2015}} He lost the final to Argentina's José Luis Clerc. The following year he made the semi-finals of the Sarasota Open in Florida.{{cite web|url=http://www.itftennis.com/procircuit/tournaments/men's-tournament/info.aspx?tournamentid=1010003176|title=Sarasota – Tournament Details|publisher=International Tennis Federation|access-date=23 December 2015}}
Grand Prix career finals
=Singles: 1 (0–1)=
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!style="width:40px"|Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W/L !style="width:65px"|Date !style="width:165px"|Tournament !style="width:55px"|Surface !style="width:160px"|Opponent !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss
|0–1 |Apr 1979 |Johannesburg, South Africa |Hard |{{flagicon|ARG}} José Luis Clerc |2–6, 1–6 |
Challenger titles
=Singles: (2)=
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!width=40|No. !width=50|Year !width=160|Tournament !width=60|Surface !width=160|Opponent !style="width:90px" class="unsortable"|Score |
| 1.
|1978 |Birmingham, U. S. |Grass |{{flagicon|MEX}} Marcello Lara |6–4, 6–2 |
| 2.
|1978 |Virginia Beach, U. S. |Hard |{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Cahill |7–5, 6–1 |
See also
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{ATP}}
- {{ITF}}
- {{Davis Cup player}}
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Category:South African male tennis players
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)