Olivia Féry (nee Olivia Gravereaux; born 27 April 1973) is a French former professional tennis player.

Olivia Féry
Full nameOlivia Féry (Gravereaux)
Country (sports) France
 Hong Kong
Born (1973-04-27) 27 April 1973 (age 51)
Retired2000
Prize money$18,914
Singles
Career record33–25
Career titles2 ITF
Highest rankingNo. 225 (10 June 1991)
Doubles
Career record15–18
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 218 (30 September 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1991)
Team competitions
Fed Cup0–4

Education

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Féry attended University of Arizona. Féry is a graduate of HEC Paris, a private business school.[1]

Career

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Féry, who competed under her maiden name Gravereaux, played briefly on the professional tour in the early 1990s, with a best singles ranking of 225 in the world. She reached the final qualifying round of the 1990 French Open women's singles and featured in the main draw of the women's doubles at the 1991 French Open, as a wildcard pairing with Alexandra Fusai. She won singles and doubles bronze medals at the 1993 Summer Universiade, held in the American city of Buffalo. Féry played some college tennis for the Arizona Wildcats of the University of Arizona.[1]

While a resident of Hong Kong, Féry won a national championship in 1998 and represented the Hong Kong Fed Cup team.[2] She appeared in three Fed Cup ties, against Kazakhstan, Japan and Thailand, all in 2000.

Personal life

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Her husband is Loïc Féry, a French businessman and the president of football club FC Lorient. They used to live in London and have three children, Arthur, Albane and Maxime.[3] Eldest son Arthur Fery plays on the ITF junior circuit.[4]

ITF finals

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Legend
$25,000 tournaments
$10,000 tournaments

Singles (2–0)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 29 October 1990 Meknes, Morocco Clay   Barbara Collet 6–1, 6–2
Win 2. 5 November 1990 Fez, Morocco Clay   Esmir Hoogendoorn 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(11–9)

Doubles (0–2)

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Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. 2 July 1990 Cherbourg, France Clay   Alexandra Fusai   Cora Linneman
  Louise Pleming
4–6, 3–6
Loss 2. 24 June 1991 Caltagirone, Italy Hard   Alexandra Fusai   Silvia Farina Elia
  Misumi Miyauchi
7–6, 4–6, 4–6

References

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  1. ^ a b "Women's tennis falls to Stanford for 3rd time this season". Arizona Daily Wildcat. 15 April 1996.(credited as Olivia Gravereaux)
  2. ^ "Queen of the court misplaces her crown". South China Morning Post. 20 March 1998.
  3. ^ "Chez Loïc Féry, le sport est une affaire de famille". Ouest-France (in French). 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "ITF Tennis - Juniors - Player Profile - Fery, Arthur (GBR)". www.itftennis.com.
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