Peter Carter (tennis)

Peter Carter (9 August 1964 – 1 August 2002) was an Australian tennis player and coach. He is widely known as the first and most influential coach of Roger Federer.

Peter Carter
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1964-08-09)9 August 1964
Adelaide, Australia
Died1 August 2002(2002-08-01) (aged 37)
South Africa
Height180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$70,705
Singles
Career record4–17
Highest rankingNo. 173 (1987.07.13)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (1982, 1988, 1989)
Doubles
Career record14–33
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 117 (1986.04.07)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (1985, 1988)
French Open1R (1985, 1988)
Wimbledon1R (1988)
US Open1R (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.[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, 6–1

References
  1. "Peter Carter | Overview | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  2. Wilson, Jeremy (29 June 2019). "Special feature: The coach and the tragedy that set Roger Federer on the path to greatness". The Telegraph.
  3. "Split from coach could "help Federer to focus"". swissinfo.org. 14 May 2007.
  4. Wilson, Jeremy (29 June 2019). "Special feature: The coach and the tragedy that set Roger Federer on the path to greatness". The Telegraph.
  5. "Roger Federer moved to tears in emotional tribute to former coach Peter Carter". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  6. Wilson, Jeremy (29 June 2019). "Special feature: The coach and the tragedy that set Roger Federer on the path to greatness". The Telegraph.
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