South African tennis player
Charles Honey (born 1962) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
Biography
Honey comes from Johannesburg and was runner-up in the 1977 South African Junior Championships.[1]
College
In the early 1980s he went to the United States to attend Trinity University, in San Antonio, Texas.[2] He was an All-American varsity tennis player in the 1984 season, then turned professional soon after.[3]
During his professional career he remained based in the United States.[2]
Professional career
In 1985 he began playing in Grand Prix tournaments and made most of his impact as a doubles player, with semi-final appearances at the Lorraine Open and Livingston Open, partnering Christo Steyn.[4][5] He also made the men's doubles main draws at the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open in 1985, all with Christo Steyn.[6][7] At Wimbledon he and Steyn came close to upsetting fourth seeds Stefan Edberg and Anders Järryd when they met in the second round, in a match that went to five sets.[8] He made the third round of the mixed doubles, with another Trinity player Gretchen Rush.[9]
At the 1989 Australian Open, Honey made it through singles qualifying, then was unable to get past first round opponent Niclas Kroon.[10]
Honey has been a coach at the John Newcombe Tennis Academy in San Antonio.[11]
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