Gustav Fichardt (born 7 July 1965) is a South African former tennis player.

Gustav Fichardt
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceBloemfontein, South Africa
Born (1965-07-07) 7 July 1965 (age 59)
Pretoria, South Africa
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$5,892
Singles
Career record0–1
Highest rankingNo. 470 (29 August 1988)
Grand Slam singles results
Wimbledon1R (1988)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 720 (7 August 1989)

Fichardt qualified for the 1988 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles losing in the first round to Chris Pridham.[1]

He is head of the Gustav Fichardt Tennis Academy in Bloemfontein, Free State where he has coached Philip Henning, amongst others.[2]

In 2016 he was appointed to the board of Tennis South Africa.[3]

Personal life

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Fichardt is married to Isabel Coetzer, the sister of former South African tennis player Amanda Coetzer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Gustav Fichardt | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour.
  2. ^ "SA young gun ready for Junior French Open". News24. 1 June 2018.
  3. ^ "New board aims to lift tennis in SA". News24. 4 October 2016.
  4. ^ Etheridge, Mark (4 March 2018). "Local victory for Henning, Mexico runners-up spot for Anderson". teamsa.co.za.
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