Richard Whichello
Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
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Born |
Orpington, Kent, England | 27 May 1967
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $9,137 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–2 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 286 (28 November 1988) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1988) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 284 (14 November 1988) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (1986) |
Richard Whichello (born 27 May 1967) is a former British tennis player.
Career
At the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, Whichello was given a wild card entry into the main draw and faced German Tore Meinecke in the first round. He lost the match in four sets. Soon after, Whichello was one of three young British players called up for a 1988 Davis Cup tie against Austria in Zell am See.[1] He played in the fifth match against Thomas Muster and was beaten in straight sets, as Austria secured a 5–0 win. His good year continued when he partnered David Ison to win the doubles title a ATP Challenger tournament in Knokke, Belgium. In December, while training in the United States, Whichello suffered a prolapsed disc in his back, an injury that would sideline him for seven months.[2]
Challenger titles
Doubles: (1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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1. | 1988 | Knokke, Belgium | Clay | David Ison | Kurt Robinson Justin Stead |
6–4, 6–3 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Tennis". The Glasgow Herald. 12 July 1988. p. 29. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
- ↑ "Whichello makes a winning comeback". Herald Scotland. 2 November 1989. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
External links
- Richard Whichello at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Richard Whichello at the Davis Cup
- Richard Whichello at the International Tennis Federation