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Harvey Becker
Harvey Becker (born 21 May 1960) is a British former professional tennis player.[1] He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 470 in January 1981, and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 696 in January 1981. He is currently the Head Tennis Professional of High Performance Tennis Academy at Radnor Valley Country Club. Tennis careerBecker was a successful junior player, who was the UK Junior National Champion.[2] Becker played in the Wimbledon Junior Boys Championships in 1977. He lost in the first round, in three sets, to Ramesh Krishnan, who went on to become the world No. 1 junior. Becker played collegiate tennis at Nicholls State University. In 1978, he lost only two matches the entire year and led the then-Division II school to third place in the NCAA Men's Division II Tennis Championship.[3] From 1980 to 1985, Becker played on the men's tour.[4] He reached a career high in singles of No. 470 and was the No. 13 British male tennis player.[4] Becker played in The Championships, Wimbledon a total of five times.[5] He lost in the first round of singles qualifying at Wimbledon in 1978, 1979 and 1980.[5] Additionally, he lost in the first round of doubles qualifying in 1979 and 1983.[5] His only appearance in an ATP main draw was at the 1980 British Hard Court Championships. He was defeated by world No. 76 Shlomo Glickstein in straight sets.[1] Coaching careerFollowing his retirement from professional tennis, in 1985, Becker entered the world of tennis coaching.[4] He coached multiple British national teams and served as the director of a British tennis academy.[4] While coaching, Becker worked with a number of Britain's upcoming young talent including Luke Milligan.[6] Becker now coaches in the United States as the Head Tennis Professional of High Performance Tennis Academy at Radnor Valley Country Club.[2] Grand Slam tournament performance timeline
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
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