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<div>{{short description|Indian tennis player}}<br />
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| fullname = Mark Ferreira<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|3|1|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], India<br />
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| highestsinglesranking = No. 527 (22 April 1991)<br />
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| doublesrecord = 1–3<br />
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| highestdoublesranking = No. 193 (7 November 1988)<br />
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'''Mark Ferreira''' (born 1 March 1967) is a former professional [[tennis]] player from India. He is the son of Indian billiards player [[Michael Ferreira]].<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Born in Bombay, he did his schooling from St Andrew's High School Bandra. He studied economics at UCLA and played on the collegiate tennis team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1986-06-07/sports/sp-10118_1_tennis|title=The Tennis Migration : In the Search for Court Talent, Coaches are Leaving No Country Unturned|last=Landman|first=Brian|date=7 June 1986|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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At the [[1988 Wimbledon Championships]], Ferreira and partner [[Zeeshan Ali]] made the main draw as lucky losers and reached the second round.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/99823789/|title=At Wimbledon, England|date=25 June 1988|work=[[Detroit Free Press]]|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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Ferreira competed in the doubles main draws of Grand Prix tournaments at Seoul and Singapore in 1989.<br />
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He represented both India and Hong Kong in [[Davis Cup]] competition. In 1989 he featured in a tie for India against South Korea, appearing in the doubles rubber with Zeeshan Ali, which they lost in four sets.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/davis-cup-koreans-hope-for-grip-on-grass-2900449/|title=Davis Cup: Koreans hope for grip on grass in India|last=Sharma|first=Nitin|date=8 July 2016|work=[[The Indian Express]]|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref> Due to his business career he was later based in Hong Kong and in 1997 played two Davis Cup ties for his adopted country, against both Thailand and Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://edition.cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/technology/2000/0616/tech.celebs.html|title=Technology: Fortune, Fame and Fansites|date=16 June 2000|publisher=[[CNN]]|accessdate=21 February 2018}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[List of India Davis Cup team representatives]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{ATP|f186}}<br />
* {{DavisCup player|800179964}}<br />
* {{ITF profile|10000442}}<br />
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[[Category:1967 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian male tennis players]]<br />
[[Category:Hong Kong male tennis players]]<br />
[[Category:UCLA Bruins men's tennis players]]<br />
[[Category:Indian expatriates in Hong Kong]]<br />
[[Category:Racket sportspeople from Mumbai]]</div>2402:3A80:186E:126F:0:33:E384:1E01