Justin Bower

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| name = Justin Bower

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| country = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa

| residence = United States

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|5|23}}

| birth_place = Johannesburg,
South Africa

| death_date =

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| height = {{height|m=1.91}}

| turnedpro =

| plays = Left-handed

| careerprizemoney = $166,067

| singlesrecord = 2–7

| singlestitles = 0

| highestsinglesranking = No. 180 (18 June 2001)

| AustralianOpenresult = 1R (1999)

| Wimbledonresult = 2R (2000)

| highestdoublesranking = No. 170 (30 September 2002)

}}

Justin D. Bower (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa.[http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10012809 ITF Tennis profile]

Career

Bower took part in the main draw of three Grand Slam tournaments during his career.[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Bo/J/Justin-Bower.aspx ATP World Tour profile] He first appeared at the 1999 Australian Open, where he lost in the opening round to Andrei Medvedev. In the 2000 Wimbledon Championships he defeated Davide Sanguinetti in the first round, then lost to fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten. He returned to Wimbledon two years later and got beaten in five sets by Stefan Koubek in the first round.

The South African appeared in four Davis Cup ties for his country. He won two of his seven singles rubbers, which were against Janko Tipsarević in 2001 and Vladimir Obradović the following year.[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800194010 Davis Cup profile]

He is a former co-owner of a tennis academy in Redmond, Washington, the Redmond Tennis Club.

In 2020, Bower published his first book, Mentally Tough Me.