Chris Bovett

British-American tennis player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroBritish-American tennis player
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain
isAthlete Tennis player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth1945
Age80 years
The details

Biography

Christopher Bovett (born 25 December 1945) is a British-American former professional tennis player.

Born in Worcestershire, Bovett was educated at Harrow High School. In the mid-1960s, after being unable to secure special coaching from the LTA, he emigrated to Australia to work as a freelance photographer. He secured a scholarship in 1966 to Pan American College (Texas), transferring from there to the University of Houston, where he met his wife Karen. He featured in main draws at the Australian and US national championships while based in both countries. A longtime resident of the Houston area, he was a 2014 inductee into the Texas Tennis Hall of Fame.

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