Peter Carter (tennis)
Australian tennis player (1964–2002)
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Peter Carter (9 August 1964 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian tennis player and coach. He is widely known as the most influential coach of Roger Federer.
Australia| Country (sports) | Australia |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1964 Adelaide, Australia |
| Died | 1 August 2002 (aged 37) South Africa |
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1982 |
| Retired | 1991 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $70,705 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–17 |
| Highest ranking | No. 173 (1987.07.13) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (1982, 1988, 1989) |
| Wimbledon | Q2 (1988) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 14–33 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (1986.04.07) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1985, 1988) |
| French Open | 1R (1985, 1988) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1988) |
| US Open | 1R (1982) |
Playing career
Carter won the 1985 Melbourne Tennis Tournament with Darren Cahill. He reached a career high of 173 in singles and 117 in doubles on the ATP,[1] but his career was hampered by injuries.[2]
Coaching career
Carter is widely known particularly as the coach of tennis champion Roger Federer.[3] He met Federer when he was 9 and quickly identified him as a future world no 1. Federer has said that “Peter was an incredibly inspirational and important person in my life. He taught me respect for each person. I can never thank him enough.”[4]
Federer won his first Grand Slam event the year following Carter’s death at the 2003 Wimbledon Championships, which Federer dedicated to Carter.[5]
Death
Carter died in a car accident on 1 August 2002 while on a belated honeymoon to Kruger National Park in South Africa (his wife Sylvia had been recovering from Hodgkin's disease). Carter was in a vehicle which swerved off the road to avoid a head-on collision with a minivan.[6]
Career finals
Doubles (1 titles)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | Dec 1985 | Melbourne, Australia | Grass | Darren Cahill |
 Brett Dickinson Roberto Saad |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
ATP Challenger Tour Finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Nov 1989 | Guangzhou International, China | Hard |  Roh Gap-Taik |
5–7, 2–6 |
Doubles: 4 (0–4)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0-1 | Oct 1983 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | Mark Kratzmann |
Michael Fancutt Wally Masur |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0-2 | Jan 1984 | Perth, Australia | Grass | Mark Hartnett |
Broderick Dyke John Van Nostrand |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0-3 | Nov 1987 | Valkenswaard, Netherlands | Carpet | Leif Shiras |
 Michiel Schapers Huub van Boeckel |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0-4 | Feb 1991 | Jakarta, Malaysia | Clay |  Niclas Kroon |
 Massimo Ardinghi Massimo Boscatto |
7–5, 4–6, 6–7 |
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