Adam Feeney (born 7 March 1985) is a professional Australian tennis player.
Country (sports) | |
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Residence | Bateau Bay, Australia |
Born | Gosford, Australia | 7 March 1985
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $246,101 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour level, and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 248 (10 September 2007) |
Current ranking | No. 501 (3 March 2014) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2008, 2013) |
Wimbledon | Q1 (2008) |
US Open | Q1 (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 7–7 (Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 100 (28 April 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 285 (3 March 2014) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2008, 2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
Last updated on: 7 March 2014. |
Tennis career
editFeeney's highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 248, which he reached in September 2007. His career high in doubles was World No. 100, which he reached in April 2008.
Adam Feeney was a successful junior, especially at doubles. At the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, Feeney, along with fellow Australian Chris Guccione, made the final of the Boys' Doubles. They lost the final to the Romanian pairing of Horia Tecău and Boys' Singles champion Florin Mergea.
Feeney made his first final in a professional tournament in March 2006 in the Australia F4 tournament in Bairnsdale, Victoria. He lost to Konstantinos Economidis in the final. In August 2006 Feeney won his first pro tournament, the USA F21. He defeated South African Kevin Anderson in the final. In September 2006, Feeney won the Australia F9 tournament, winning the final against Miles Armstrong. In July 2007, Feeney won the Great Britain F13 tournament, defeating Daniel King-Turner in the final.
Feeney has defeated many world class tennis players in his career. For example, Feeney defeated 16-year-old Frenchman Gaël Monfils in the ITF Victorian Junior Championships 2003.[1][2]
In 2006 he defeated American Sam Querrey, who became World No. 17 in 2011 in a Futures tournament in the United States. In 2008, Feeney defeated Bernard Tomic in an Australian Futures tournament. He has also had victories over Horacio Zeballos, Karol Beck, Grigor Dimitrov, Kristian Pless, Mikhail Kukushkin and Dominik Hrbatý.
Career finals
editSingles: 2 (6–9)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 20 March 2006 | Australia F4, Bairnsdale, Australia | Clay | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Winner | 2. | 7 August 2006 | U.S.A. F21, WI, U.S.A | Hard | 6–3, 6–7(2–7), 6–1 | |
Runner-up | 3. | 4 September 2006 | Australia F7, Australia | Hard | 5–7, 3–6 | |
Winner | 4. | 25 September 2006 | Australia F9, Australia | Hard | 6–3, 6–3 | |
Winner | 5. | 30 July 2007 | Great Britain F13, Great Britain | Grass | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Runner-up | 6. | 6 August 2007 | Great Britain F14, Great Britain | Hard | 4–6, 6–4, 4–6 | |
Runner-up | 7. | 10 March 2008 | Australia F3, Australia | Hard | 4–6, 2–6 | |
Runner-up | 8. | 1 December 2008 | Australia F12, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 6–7(4–7) | |
Runner-up | 9. | 9 March 2009 | New Zealand F1, New Zealand | Hard | 3–6, 3–6 | |
Runner-up | 10. | 10 September 2012 | Australia F7, Australia | Hard | 7–5, 3–6, 1–6 | |
Runner-up | 11. | 17 September 2012 | Australia F8, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Winner | 12. | 1 October 2012 | Australia F9, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2 | |
Runner-up | 13. | 8 October 2012 | Australia F10, Australia | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Winner | 14. | 3 June 2013 | Thailand F3, Thailand | Hard | 6–4, 6–1 | |
Winner | 15. | 9 September 2013 | Australia F6, Australia | Hard | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |