Wayne Ferreira
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Residence | Lafayette, CA, United States |
Born |
Johannesburg, South Africa | 15 October 1971
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$ 9,969,617 |
Singles | |
Career record | 512–330 |
Career titles | 15 |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (8 May 1995) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (1992, 2003) |
French Open | 4R (1996) |
Wimbledon | QF (1994) |
US Open | QF (1992) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR (1995) |
Grand Slam Cup | QF (1993) |
Olympic Games | QF (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 295–210 |
Career titles | 11 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (19 March 2001) |
Team competitions | |
Hopman Cup | W (2000) |
Medal record
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Wayne Richard Ferreira (born 15 September 1971) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Career
As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked world no. 1 junior doubles player and no. 6 junior singles player. He won the junior doubles title at the US Open in 1989.[1]
Ferreira turned professional in 1989. He won his first ATP doubles title in Adelaide in 1991.
1992 was Ferreira's breakthrough year on the tour. He started out by reaching the semifinals of the Australian Open. In June he won his first ATP singles title at Queen's Club, London.[2] His second singles title came just a few weeks later at Schenectady, New York. He also teamed-up with compatriot Piet Norval to win the men's doubles silver medal for South Africa at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[3]
After a quieter year in 1993 in which he didn't win any singles titles, Ferreira came back strongly in 1994 to win a career-best five singles titles. He then won another four events in 1995.[4]
The biggest titles of Ferreira's career came at Toronto in 1996 and Stuttgart in 2000 (both Tennis Masters Series events).[5]
Ferreira teamed-up with Amanda Coetzer in 2000 to win the Hopman Cup for South Africa.[6]
Ferreira is second (to Roger Federer's record 61) for the most consecutive Grand Slam tournament appearances in men's tennis. He participated in 56 consecutive Grand Slams between the 1991 Australian Open and the 2004 US Open.[7][8] Ferreira's best Grand Slam results came at the Australian Open – where he reached the semi-finals twice in 1992 and 2003.[8][9]
During his career, Ferreira won 15 top-level singles titles and 11 doubles titles.[4] His career-high rankings were world no. 6 in singles (in May 1995) and world n. 9 in doubles (in March 2001). His career prize-money earnings totalled $9,969,617.[1]
Though Ferreira retired from the professional tour in 2005, he still plays on the Outback Champions Series senior tour. He finished both 2006 and 2007 fourth on points in that series. He is now residing in Lafayette, California. Ferreira is currently president and CEO of EcoloBlue, Life and Energy, an environmental and renewable resources corporation based in Miami, Florida and Lafayette, California.
He is one of few players with a positive record against Roger Federer.[10] Ferreira teamed up with Federer in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 2001. They got to the third round and were due to face Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer (the eventual champions) before Federer withdrew to focus on his singles campaign.[11]
Racket
Ferreira played with and endorsed rackets made by Slazenger early in his career. He switched to Dunlop Sport very early in his career and stayed with them, using the 200G racket, until the end of his ATP career.
Career statistics
Olympic games
- Finals: 1 (1 silver medal)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Silver | 1992 | Barcelona Olympics | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Masters Series finals
Singles: 3 (2–1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1993 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 1996 | Canada | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 2000 | Stuttgart | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Doubles: 12 (6–6)
Outcome | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1991 | Miami | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 1992 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 1993 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 1994 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 1994 | Cincinnati | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1995 | Hamburg | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 1999 | Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2000 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 2000 | Monte Carlo | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Winner | 2001 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 2001 | Rome | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 2003 | Indian Wells | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Career finals
Singles: 23 (15–8)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 17 February 1992 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 15 June 1992 | Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 20 July 1992 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
1–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2, 1–6 |
Winner | 2. | 31 August 1992 | Schenectady, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 8 March 1993 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 14 June 1993 | Queen's Club, UK | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 3. | 10 January 1994 | Oahu, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
Runner-up | 5. | 28 February 1994 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet | ![]() |
6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 20 June 1994 | Manchester, UK | Grass | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 4. | 22 August 1994 | Indianapolis, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 19 September 1994 | Bordeaux, France | Hard | ![]() |
6–0, 7–5 |
Winner | 6. | 3 October 1994 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
4–6, 6–2, 7–6(9–7), 6–3 |
Winner | 7. | 17 October 1994 | Tel-Aviv, Israel | Hard | ![]() |
7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Winner | 8. | 13 February 1995 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 9. | 8 May 1995 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
7–5, 7–6(8–6) |
Winner | 10. | 16 October 1995 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Winner | 11. | 23 October 1995 | Lyon, France | Carpet | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–3 |
Winner | 12. | 11 March 1996 | Scottsdale, US | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | 22 July 1996 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | ![]() |
2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 13. | 26 August 1996 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
6–2, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 8. | 19 April 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
Winner | 14. | 6 November 2000 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | ![]() |
7–6(8–6), 3–6, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–2 |
Winner | 15. | 4 August 2003 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | ![]() |
6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 4R | SF | 4R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | QF | SF | 3R | 0 / 14 | 39–14 |
French Open | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 18–13 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 4R | 4R | QF | 4R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 15 | 29–15 |
US Open | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 14 | 18–14 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 6–4 | 14–4 | 10–4 | 9–4 | 6–4 | 6–4 | 10–3 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 2–4 | 9–4 | 8–4 | 4–4 | 0 / 57 | 104–56 |
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Indian Wells | NME | A | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 17–14 | |
Miami | NME | A | 4R | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 2R | 3R | 4R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 0 / 14 | 16–14 | |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | |
Rome | NME | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | SF | SF | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | A | 0 / 13 | 21–13 | |
Hamburg | NME | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | QF | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | QF | A | 0 / 12 | 17–12 | |
Canada | NME | A | A | A | 3R | SF | 3R | W | 3R | 1R | 3R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 11 | 19–10 | |
Cincinnati | NME | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 3R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 13 | 14–13 | |
Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | W | QF | A | 2R | A | 1 / 10 | 13–9 | |
Paris | NME | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 2R | SF | 3R | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 5–11 | |
Win–Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 9–6 | 5–8 | 9–8 | 11–8 | 17–8 | 18–7 | 5–7 | 9–9 | 6–8 | 19–8 | 6–9 | 5–6 | 7–9 | 2–2 | 2 / 105 | 128–103 | |
Year End Ranking | 315 | 229 | 173 | 41 | 12 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 42 | 26 | 54 | 13 | 62 | 39 | 26 | 128 |
Doubles: 24 (11–13)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 7 January 1991 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 25 March 1991 | Miami, US | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 6–2 |
Winner | 3. | 13 January 1992 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | 6 April 1992 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 18 May 1992 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 3 August 1992 | Summer Olympics, Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 17 May 1993 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 4. | 9 August 1993 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | 15 November 1993 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 6. | 16 May 1994 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 August 1994 | Cincinnati, US | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 5. | 15 May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 23 October 1995 | Lyon, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 6. | 23 February 1998 | Antwerp, Belgium | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 9. | 27 July 1998 | Washington, D.C., US | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | 1 March 1999 | London, UK | Carpet | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Winner | 7. | 2 August 1999 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–6 |
Runner-up | 11. | 9 August 1999 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 12. | 25 October 1999 | Lyon, France | Carpet | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Winner | 8. | 24 April 2000 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
Runner-up | 13. | 15 May 2000 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Winner | 9. | 19 March 2001 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 10. | 14 May 2001 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 11. | 17 March 2003 | Indian Wells, US | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–5, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 10 | 12–10 |
French Open | A | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | SF | 1R | 3R | SF | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 16–8 |
US Open | A | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | SF | A | A | QF | 1R | A | SF | 2R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 21–9 |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–2 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 8–3 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 3–2 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 10–4 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0 / 36 | 57–34 |
ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | A | 1R | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | SF | W | 1R | W | A | 2 / 13 | 20–11 | |
Miami | NME | A | W | SF | 2R | 2R | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 1 / 9 | 16–8 | |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | QF | A | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | A | W | 1R | A | A | A | 1 / 5 | 7–4 | |
Rome | NME | A | 1R | F | F | F | A | QF | A | 1R | QF | F | W | 2R | QF | A | 1 / 11 | 28–10 | |
Hamburg | NME | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | W | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | A | A | 1 / 10 | 9–9 | |
Canada | NME | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | F | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | |
Cincinnati | NME | A | QF | 1R | 2R | F | QF | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 12–7 | |
Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | QF | A | A | A | 2R | QF | QF | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 7–6 | |
Paris | NME | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | |
Win–Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 8–6 | 13–7 | 6–7 | 10–6 | 8–3 | 3–3 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 10–7 | 16–8 | 13–4 | 7–5 | 7–1 | 0–0 | 6 / 75 | 110–66 | |
Year End Ranking | 511 | 357 | 87 | 25 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 59 | 100 | 114 | 66 | 31 | 14 | 31 | 56 | 85 | 495 |
Senior Tour championships
- 2007– defeated Jim Courier 2–6, 6–3, [11–9] in the Stanford Championships
- 2007– defeated Aaron Krickstein 6–3, 6–3 in The Oliver Group Champions Cup
References
- 1 2 "Wayne Ferreira: Profile". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Results Plus". The New York Times. 15 June 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Barcelona; South Africa Wins Medals". The New York Times. 8 August 1992. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Wayne Ferreira: Career Titles/Finals". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ "Plus: Tennis; Ferreira Ends Four-Year Drought". The New York Times. 6 November 2000. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Thompson, Jack (9 January 2000). "Capriati Beats Hingis In Hong Kong". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Clarey, Christopher (22 June 2004). "Ferreira Gets His Own Grand Slam Record: 55 in a Row". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- 1 2 "Ferreira says goodbye after quick loss to Hewitt". CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press. 1 September 2004. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Dillman, Lisa (24 January 2003). "Agassi Is Cruising on Final Approach". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
- ↑ Roger Federer career statistics#Head-to-head vs. Top 20 Players
- ↑ "New Season and Another Record in Federer's Grasp". nytimes.com. 11 January 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links
- Wayne Ferreira at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Wayne Ferreira at the International Tennis Federation
- Wayne Ferreira at the Davis Cup