Name: Ferreira Wayne
Birthdate:15 september, 1971
Birthplace:Johannesburg (South Africa)
Height:1,83m
Weight:76,4 kg
Residence: Johannesburg
Married to Liesl , 16 december ,1994. 2 sons: Marcus and Magnus
His Career
coach: Johan de Beer
Started playing tennis when he was 7 ; right-handed; 2 hands backhand
Turned pro: 1989
1st match in Grand Slam: Wimbledon 1990 ; d.Yannick Noah
Current singles ranking: 49°
Current ATP Champions Race 2002 position:41°
Highest rank for singles: 6° ( 8 may, 1995)
Highest ATP Champions Race 2003 position: 3°
Highest rank for doubles: 9°
Best result in Grand Slam: 1/2 final at the Australian Open in 1992 and in 2003
Honours List
Career titles for singles: 15
-1992:Queen's , Schenectady
-1994: Ohau , Bordeaux , Indianapolis , Tel-Aviv , Bגle
-1995: Lyon , Dubaן , Munich , Ostrava
-1996: Scottsdale , Toronto (super 9)
-2000: Stuttgart (Masters Series)
-2003: Los Angeles
Career titles for doubles: 10
Other: Hopman Cup in 2000
Career Highlights
- 1989 : Ranked the n°1 junior doubles player in the world
- 1996 : became the first South African to finish in the top 10 in consecutive years in the history of the ATP rankings
-2000 : has been south african's n°1 player for 10 straight years
Others
Favourite food: seafood
Favourite singer: Pink Floyd
Favourite film : none in particular
Favourite actor:Jack Nicholson
Hobbies: Golf , surf
Favourite feminine tennis player: Amanda Coetzer
He played in 55 consecutive Grand Slams tournaments.
He won on all the types of courts.
