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Mark Petchey
Mark Rodney James Petchey (born 1 August 1970) is a former tennis player from England, who turned professional in 1988.[1] He now works as a tennis commentator and analyst for Amazon Prime, ITV, the BBC, the Tennis Channel, Tennis Australia and others. As a commentator he is known for his trademark hesitant commentary, being inordinately fond of the expressions “potentially”, “maybe” and “at times”. Personal lifePetchey was educated at Forest School, a private school in north-east London. His first coach was his father, Rod.[2] Mark married Michelle on 5 July 1996 in Warwickshire:[3] they have two daughters, Nicole and Myah. Tennis careerJuniorsJunior Slam results: Australian Open: - Pro tourThe right-hander won one doubles title (Nottingham in 1996) in his career. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 80 in August 1994, winning 3 Challenger events. His best performance in a Grand Slam came in the 1997 Wimbledon Championships. He defeated Ján Krošlák and Tommy Haas before losing to Boris Becker in the third round. As a coachHe coached Silvija Talaja to the world's Top 20 and Tina Pisnik to the Top 30. He was also coach to Andy Murray[4] whom he coached to the Top 50. Career finalsDoubles (1 win, 1 loss)
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