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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.[1]

Nancy Feber
Country (sports) Belgium
Born (1976-02-05) 5 February 1976 (age 48)
Antwerp, Belgium
Height1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1991
Retired1998
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$ 314,809
Singles
Career record127–98
Career titles3 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 79 (5 February 1996)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1996)
French Open2R (1995, 1996)
Wimbledon3R (1994, 1995, 1996)
US Open1R (1994, 1995)
Doubles
Career record106–72
Career titles8 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 46 (10 April 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1995)
French Open2R (1997)
Wimbledon1R (1995, 1996, 1997)
US Open3R (1995)

Feber competed as a professional tennis player from 1991 to 1998.[2] 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.[2] She enjoyed success on the ITF Women's Circuit, winning three singles and eight doubles titles.[3] Her highest rankings were No. 79 in singles and No. 46 in doubles.[3]

She also played for Belgium Fed Cup team, with the score of 2–2 in singles and 9–1 in doubles.[4]

WTA career finals

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Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

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Grand Slam
Tier I
Tier II
Tier III
Tier IV
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 1994 Taipei Open, Taiwan Tier IV Hard France  Alexandra Fusai Australia  Michelle Jaggard-Lai
Canada  Rene Simpson
6–0, 7–6(12–10)
Loss 0–2 Jan 1995 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Tier III Hard Belgium  Laurence Courtois Germany  Claudia Porwik
Romania  Irina Spîrlea
6–2, 6–3
Loss 0–3 Apr 1996 Jakarta Open, Indonesia Tier III Hard Belgium  Laurence Courtois Japan  Rika Hiraki
Japan  Naoko Kijimuta
7–6(7–2), 7–5

ITF finals

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Legend
$100,000 tournaments
$75,000 tournaments
$50,000 tournaments
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles: 7 (3–4)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. November 1991 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Germany  Heike Thoms 6–7(3), 4–6
Win 1. November 1992 ITF Manchester, England Carpet (i) Russia  Elena Makarova 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
Loss 2. March 1993 ITF Brest, France Hard France  Sylvie Sabas 3–6, 4–6
Loss 3. February 1994 ITF Coburg, Germany Carpet (i) Czech Republic  Ludmila Richterová 6–7(5), 2–6
Win 2. March 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Czech Republic  Květa Peschke 6–7(6), 6–3, 6–4
Loss 4. April 1998 ITF Calvi, France Hard Germany  Gabriela Kučerová 5–7, 1–6
Win 3. April 1998 Open de Cagnes-sur-Mer, France Hard France  Carine Bornu 6–0, 6–1

Doubles: 13 (8–5)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 25 August 1991 ITF Koksijde, Belgium Clay Belgium  Laurence Courtois Israel  Nelly Barkan
Ukraine  Olga Lugina
4–6, 6–0, 6–4
Win 2. 27 October 1991 ITF Flensburg, Germany Carpet (i) Belgium  Laurence Courtois Czech Republic  Alena Havrlíková
Czech Republic  Ivana Havrlíková
6–2, 6–3
Win 3. 10 November 1991 ITF Ljusdal, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium  Laurence Courtois Germany  Cora Linneman
Sweden  Eva Lena Olsson
6–2, 7–6(3)
Win 4. 1 February 1992 ITF Danderyd, Sweden Carpet (i) Belgium  Laurence Courtois Belgium  Katrien de Craemer
Ukraine  Olga Lugina
7–6(0), 6–3
Loss 1. 9 February 1992 ITF Horsholm, Denmark Carpet (i) Belgium  Katrien de Craemer Denmark  Sofie Albinus
Denmark  Tine Scheuer-Larsen
3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 31 October 1993 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Belgium  Els Callens Ukraine  Olga Lugina
Germany  Elena Wagner
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 5. 23 March 1997 ITF Woodlands, United States Hard South Africa  Liezel Horn Germany  Sabine Haas
Sweden  Kristina Triska
6–1, 6–2
Win 6. 1 November 1997 ITF Poitiers, France Hard (i) Czech Republic  Petra Langrová France  Lea Ghirardi
Bulgaria  Svetlana Krivencheva
3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss 3. 15 March 1998 ITF Biel, Switzerland Hard (i) Slovenia  Tina Križan Germany  Kirstin Freye
France  Noëlle van Lottum
3–6, 6–3, 6–7(4)
Win 7. 12 April 1998 ITF Calvi, France Hard Germany  Jasmin Wöhr France  Emmanuelle Curutchet
France  Sophie Georges
4–1 ret.
Loss 4. 10 May 1998 ITF Cardiff, United Kingdom Clay Czech Republic  Petra Langrová South Africa  Liezel Horn
Slovenia  Katarina Srebotnik
4–6, 3–6
Win 8. 17 May 1998 ITF Porto, Portugal Clay Slovenia  Katarina Srebotnik South Africa  Surina De Beer
United States  Rebecca Jensen
5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 5. 4 July 2011 ITF Brussels, Belgium Clay Belgium  Els Callens Netherlands  Marcella Koek
Netherlands  Eva Wacanno
5–7, 6–3, [5–10]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles (1–0)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Opponent Result
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass Italy  Rita Grande 7–6(5), 1–6, 6–2

Doubles (3–0)

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Outcome Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Result
Winner 1992 French Open (1) Clay Belgium  Laurence Courtois United States  Lindsay Davenport
United States  Chanda Rubin
6–1, 5–7, 6–4
Winner 1993 French Open (2) Clay Belgium  Laurence Courtois Netherlands  Lara Bitter
Netherlands  Maaike Koutstaal
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Winner 1993 Wimbledon Grass Belgium  Laurence Courtois Japan  Hiroko Mochizuki
Japan  Yuka Yoshida
6–3, 6–4

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