Mark Ferreira Explained

Mark Ferreira
Fullname:Mark Ferreira
Country Represented:
Birth Date:1 March 1967
Birth Place:Bombay, India
Highestsinglesranking:No. 527 (22 April 1991)
Doublesrecord:1–3
Highestdoublesranking:No. 193 (7 November 1988)
Wimbledondoublesresult:2R (1988)

Mark Ferreira (born 1 March 1967) is a former professional tennis player from India. He is the son of former Indian billiards player Michael Ferreira.

Biography

Born in Bombay, he did his schooling from St Andrew's High School Bandra. He studied economics at UCLA and played on the collegiate tennis team.[1]

At the 1988 Wimbledon Championships, Ferreira and partner Zeeshan Ali made the main draw as lucky losers and reached the second round.[2]

Ferreira competed in the doubles main draws of Grand Prix tournaments at Seoul and Singapore in 1989.

He represented both India and Hong Kong in Davis Cup competition. In 1989 he featured in a tie for India against South Korea, appearing in the doubles rubber with Zeeshan Ali, which they lost in four sets.[3] Due to his business career he was later based in Hong Kong and in 1997 played two Davis Cup ties for his adopted country, against both Thailand and Saudi Arabia.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: The Tennis Migration : In the Search for Court Talent, Coaches are Leaving No Country Unturned. Landman. Brian. 7 June 1986. Los Angeles Times. 21 February 2018.
  2. News: At Wimbledon, England. 25 June 1988. Detroit Free Press. 21 February 2018.
  3. News: Davis Cup: Koreans hope for grip on grass in India. Sharma. Nitin. 8 July 2016. The Indian Express. 21 February 2018.
  4. News: Technology: Fortune, Fame and Fansites. 16 June 2000. CNN. 21 February 2018.