Justin Bower
Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | United States |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 23 May 1978
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Plays | Left-handed |
Prize money | $166,067 |
Singles | |
Career record | 2–7 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 180 (18 June 2001) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (1999) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2000) |
Doubles | |
Highest ranking | No. 170 (30 September 2002) |
Justin D. Bower (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional tennis player from Johannesburg, South Africa.[1]
Career
[edit]Bower took part in the main draw of three Grand Slam tournaments during his career.[2] He first appeared at the 1999 Australian Open, where he lost in the opening round to Andrei Medvedev.[2] In the 2000 Wimbledon Championships he defeated Davide Sanguinetti in the first round, then lost to fourth seed Gustavo Kuerten.[2] He returned to Wimbledon two years later and got beaten in five sets by Stefan Koubek in the first round.[2]
The South African appeared in four Davis Cup ties for his country.[2] He won two of his seven singles rubbers, which were against Janko Tipsarević in 2001 and Vladimir Obradović the following year.[3]
He is a former co-owner of a tennis academy in Redmond, Washington, the Redmond Tennis Club.
In 2020, Bower published his first book, Mentally Tough Me.
Challenger titles
[edit]Doubles: (3)
[edit]No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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1. | 2000 | Binghamton, United States | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 |
2. | 2002 | Gosford, Australia | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(9–7), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
3. | 2003 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(7–0), 6–4 |