Mark Ferreira

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

Mark Ferreira
Full nameMark Ferreira
Country (sports) India
 Hong Kong
Born (1967-03-01) 1 March 1967
Bombay, India
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 527 (22 April 1991)
Doubles
Career record1–3
Highest rankingNo. 193 (7 November 1988)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon2R (1988)

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]

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See also

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