Nancy Feber
{{short description|Belgian tennis player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
|name= Nancy Feber
|image=
|country= {{BEL}}
|residence=
|birth_date= {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|02|05}}
|birth_place= Antwerp, Belgium
|height= {{height|m=1.60}}
|turnedpro= 1991
|retired= 1998
|plays= Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
|careerprizemoney= US$ 314,809
|singlesrecord= {{tennis record|won=127|lost=98}}
|singlestitles= 3 ITF
|highestsinglesranking= No. 79 (5 February 1996)
|AustralianOpenresult= 2R (1996)
|FrenchOpenresult= 2R (1995, 1996)
|Wimbledonresult= 3R (1994, 1995, 1996)
|USOpenresult= 1R (1994, 1995)
|doublesrecord= {{tennis record|won=106|lost=72}}
|doublestitles= 8 ITF
|highestdoublesranking= No. 46 (10 April 1995)
|AustralianOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1995)
|FrenchOpenDoublesresult = 2R (1997)
|WimbledonDoublesresult = 1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
|USOpenDoublesresult = 3R (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.[http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/activity.asp?player=20001957 Player Activity: Nancy Feber] at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
Feber competed as a professional tennis player from 1991 to 1998.[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Activity/0,,12781~2488,00.html Nancy Feber: Activity] at the Women's Tennis Association 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. She enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning three singles and eight doubles titles.[http://www.sonyericssonwtatour.com/page/Player/Stats/0,,12781~2488,00.html Nancy Feber: Stats] at the Women's Tennis Association Her highest rankings were No. 79 in singles and No. 46 in doubles.
She also played for Belgium Fed Cup team, with the score of 2–2 in singles and 9–1 in doubles.[http://www.fedcup.com/en/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=20001957 Nancy Feber] at the Fed Cup
WTA career finals
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| Grand Slam |
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!Result !style="width:30px" class="unsortable"|W–L !style="width:50px"|Date !style="width:150px"|Tournament !style="width:45px"|Tier !style="width:45px"|Surface !style="width:150px"|Partner !style="width:150px"|Opponents !style="width:110px" class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 0–1 | Nov 1994 | Taipei Open, Taiwan | style="background:#e0f8ff;"|Tier IV | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Alexandra Fusai | {{flagicon|AUS}} Michelle Jaggard-Lai | 6–0, 7–6(12–10) |
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| 0–2 | Jan 1995 | Jakarta Open, Indonesia | style="background:#d4f1c5;"| Tier III | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|GER}} Claudia Porwik | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| 0–3 | Apr 1996 | Jakarta Open, Indonesia | style="background:#d4f1c5;"| Tier III | Hard | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|JPN}} Rika Hiraki | 7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
ITF finals
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|$100,000 tournaments |
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|$75,000 tournaments |
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=Singles: 7 (3–4)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Opponent !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1. | November 1991 | ITF Flensburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|GER}} Heike Thoms | 6–7(3), 4–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 1. | November 1992 | ITF Manchester, England | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|RUS}} Elena Makarova | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | March 1993 | ITF Brest, France | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Sylvie Sabas | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | February 1994 | ITF Coburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Ludmila Richterová | 6–7(5), 2–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 2. | March 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Květa Peschke | 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | April 1998 | ITF Calvi, France | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Gabriela Kučerová | 5–7, 1–6 |
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| 3. | April 1998 | Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France | Hard | {{flagicon|FRA}} Carine Bornu | 6–0, 6–1 |
=Doubles: 13 (8–5)=
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!Result !No. !Date !Tournament !Surface !Partner !Opponents !class="unsortable"|Score |
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| 1. | 25 August 1991 | ITF Koksijde, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|ISR}} Nelly Barkan | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
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| 2. | 27 October 1991 | ITF Flensburg, Germany | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|CZE}} Alena Havrlíková | 6–2, 6–3 |
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| 3. | 10 November 1991 | ITF Ljusdal, Sweden | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|GER}} Cora Linneman | 6–2, 7–6(3) |
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| 4. | 1 February 1992 | ITF Danderyd, Sweden | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|BEL}} Katrien de Craemer | 7–6(0), 6–3 |
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| 1. | 9 February 1992 | ITF Horsholm, Denmark | Carpet (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Katrien de Craemer | {{flagicon|DEN}} Sofie Albinus | 3–6, 4–6 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 2. | 31 October 1993 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens | {{flagicon|UKR}} Olga Lugina | 4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 5. | 23 March 1997 | ITF Woodlands, United States | Hard | {{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Horn | {{flagicon|GER}} Sabine Haas | 6–1, 6–2 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 6. | 1 November 1997 | ITF Poitiers, France | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Langrová | {{flagicon|FRA}} Lea Ghirardi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 3. | 15 March 1998 | ITF Biel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | {{flagicon|SLO}} Tina Križan | {{flagicon|GER}} Kirstin Freye | 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4) |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 7. | 12 April 1998 | ITF Calvi, France | Hard | {{flagicon|GER}} Jasmin Wöhr | {{flagicon|FRA}} Emmanuelle Curutchet | 4–1 ret. |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 4. | 10 May 1998 | ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom | Clay | {{flagicon|CZE}} Petra Langrová | {{flagicon|RSA}} Liezel Horn | 4–6, 3–6 |
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| style="background:#98fb98;"|Win | 8. | 17 May 1998 | ITF Porto, Portugal | Clay | {{flagicon|SLO}} Katarina Srebotnik | {{flagicon|RSA}} Surina De Beer | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
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| style="background:#ffa07a;"|Loss | 5. | 4 July 2011 | ITF Brussels, Belgium | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Els Callens | {{flagicon|NED}} Marcella Koek | 5–7, 6–3, [5–10] |
Junior Grand Slam finals
=Singles (1–0)=
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! Outcome ! Year ! Tournament ! Surface ! Opponent ! Result |
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| bgcolor="98FB98"| Winner | 1993 | Grass | {{flagicon|ITA}} Rita Grande | 7–6(5), 1–6, 6–2 |
=Doubles (3–0)=
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! Outcome ! Year ! Tournament ! Surface ! Partner ! Opponents ! Result |
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| bgcolor="98FB98"| Winner | 1992 | French Open (1) | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|USA}} Lindsay Davenport | 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 |
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| bgcolor="98FB98"| Winner | 1993 | French Open (2) | Clay | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|NED}} Lara Bitter | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
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| bgcolor="98FB98"| Winner | 1993 | Grass | {{flagicon|BEL}} Laurence Courtois | {{flagicon|JPN}} Hiroko Mochizuki | 6–3, 6–4 |
References
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External links
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- {{ITF profile}}
- {{Fed Cup player}}
{{Wimbledon girls' singles champions}}
{{French Open girls' doubles champions}}
{{Wimbledon girls' doubles champions}}
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Category:Belgian female tennis players
Category:French Open junior champions
Category:Wimbledon junior champions
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' singles
Category:Grand Slam (tennis) champions in girls' doubles