Career titles 0 Height 1.78 m Career record 22-40 Role Tennis Player | Prize money $67,880 Name Charlie Fancutt Plays Right-handed Handed Right-handed | |
Born 17 June 1959 (age 65) Brisbane, Australia ( 1959-06-17 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 123 (4 Jan 1982) | ||
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Charlie Fancutt (born 17 June 1959) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.
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- Frew park milton history charlie fancutt talks about stefan and the stefan racket
- Career
- Family
- References
Career
Fancutt won the boys' doubles title at the 1976 Australian Open (partnering Peter McCarthy). He upset Ivan Lendl in the opening round of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, winning in five sets. At the 1982 Australian Open, Fancutt made the fourth round, where he lost to Johan Kriek. Fancutt made the mixed doubles semi-finals at the 1984 French Open, with Marie-Christine Calleja. He was a singles quarter-finalist at three Grand Prix tournaments during his career, the 1979 Heineken Open and at both Brisbane and Manila in 1981.
Family
Fancutt is the son of two former tennis players. His mother, Daphne, made the 1956 Wimbledon women's doubles final and his father, Trevor, was a South African Davis Cup player who won the mixed doubles title at the 1960 Australian Championships. He also had two tennis playing brothers, Chris Fancutt, who appeared on the Challenger circuit and Michael Fancutt, who competed regularly in Grand Prix doubles tournaments.