Harvey Becker
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United KingdomLondon, England
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Born | 21 May 1960 London, England |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Singles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 470 (4 January 1981) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1978, 1979, 1980) |
| Doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 696 (4 January 1981) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1979, 1983) |
Harvey Becker (born 21 May 1960) is a British former professional tennis player.[1]
He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 470 in January 1981, and his career-high doubles ranking of World No. 696 in January 1981. He is currently the Head Tennis Professional of High Performance Tennis Academy at Radnor Valley Country Club.
Becker was a successful junior player, who was the UK Junior National Champion.[2] Becker played in the Wimbledon Junior Boys Championships in 1977. He lost in the first round, in three sets, to Ramesh Krishnan, who went on to become the world No. 1 junior.
Becker played collegiate tennis at Nicholls State University. In 1978, he lost only two matches the entire year and led the then-Division II school to third place in the NCAA Men's Division II Tennis Championship.[3]
From 1980 to 1985, Becker played on the men's tour.[4] He reached a career high in singles of No. 470 and was the No. 13 British male tennis player.[4]
Becker played in The Championships, Wimbledon a total of five times.[5] He lost in the first round of singles qualifying at Wimbledon in 1978, 1979 and 1980.[5] Additionally, he lost in the first round of doubles qualifying in 1979 and 1983.[5]
His only appearance in an ATP main draw was at the 1980 British Hard Court Championships. He was defeated by world No. 76 Shlomo Glickstein in straight sets.[1]
Coaching career
Following his retirement from professional tennis, in 1985, Becker entered the world of tennis coaching.[4] He coached multiple British national teams and served as the director of a British tennis academy.[4] While coaching, Becker worked with a number of Britain's upcoming young talent including Luke Milligan.[6] Becker now coaches in the United States as the Head Tennis Professional of High Performance Tennis Academy at Radnor Valley Country Club.[2]