Charlie Fancutt (born 17 June 1959) is a former professional

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player from

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Career

Fancutt won the boys' doubles title at the

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(partnering Peter McCarthy). He upset

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in the opening round of the 1981 Wimbledon Championships, winning in five sets. At the

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, Fancutt made the fourth round, where he lost to

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. Fancutt made the mixed doubles semi-finals at the

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, 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

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and

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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

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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.Fancutts Website

Challenger titles

Doubles: (1)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fancutt, Charlie 1959 births Living people Australian male tennis players Australian Open (tennis) junior champions Tennis players from Brisbane Australian people of South African descent Sportspeople of South African descent Grand Slam (tennis) champions in boys' doubles Sportsmen from Queensland 20th-century Australian sportsmen