# Justin Bower

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{{short description|South African tennis player}}
{{Use South African English|date=January 2015}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox tennis biography
 | name = Justin Bower
 | image =  
 | caption = 
 | country = {{flagicon|RSA}} South Africa
 | residence = United States
 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1978|5|23}}
 | birth_place = Johannesburg,<br />South Africa 
 | death_date =  
 | death_place =
 | height = {{height|m=1.91}}
 | turnedpro =
 | plays = Left-handed 
 | careerprizemoney = $166,067
 | singlesrecord = 2–7
 | singlestitles = 0 
 | highestsinglesranking = No. 180 (18 June 2001) 
 | AustralianOpenresult = 1R ([1999](/source/1999_Australian_Open_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
 | Wimbledonresult = 2R ([2000](/source/2000_Wimbledon_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_singles))
 | highestdoublesranking = No. 170 (30 September 2002)
}}

'''Justin D. Bower''' (born 23 May 1978) is a former professional [tennis](/source/tennis) player from Johannesburg, South Africa.<ref>[http://itftennis.com/ProCircuit/players/player/profile.aspx?PlayerID=10012809 ITF Tennis profile]</ref>

==Career==
Bower took part in the main draw of three [Grand Slam](/source/Grand_Slam_(tennis)) tournaments during his career.<ref name=ATP>[http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Bo/J/Justin-Bower.aspx ATP World Tour profile]</ref> He first appeared at the [1999 Australian Open](/source/1999_Australian_Open), where he lost in the opening round to [Andrei Medvedev](/source/Andrei_Medvedev_(tennis)).<ref name=ATP/> In the [2000 Wimbledon Championships](/source/2000_Wimbledon_Championships) he defeated [Davide Sanguinetti](/source/Davide_Sanguinetti) in the first round, then lost to fourth seed [Gustavo Kuerten](/source/Gustavo_Kuerten).<ref name=ATP/> He returned to [Wimbledon](/source/2002_Wimbledon_Championships) two years later and got beaten in five sets by [Stefan Koubek](/source/Stefan_Koubek) in the first round.<ref name=ATP/>

The South African appeared in four [Davis Cup](/source/Davis_Cup) ties for his country.<ref name=ATP/> He won two of his seven singles rubbers, which were against [Janko Tipsarević](/source/Janko_Tipsarevi%C4%87) in 2001 and [Vladimir Obradović](/source/Vladimir_Obradovi%C4%87_(tennis_player)) the following year.<ref>[http://www.daviscup.com/en/players/player.aspx?id=800194010 Davis Cup profile]</ref>

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==

===Doubles: (3)===
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!No.
!Year
!style="width:170px"|Tournament
!style="width:50px"|Surface
!style="width:150px"|Partner
!style="width:150px"|Opponents
!style="width:140px" class="unsortable"|Score
|-
|1.
|2000
|[Binghamton](/source/Levene_Gouldin_%26_Thompson_Tennis_Challenger), United States
|Hard
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [Jeff Coetzee](/source/Jeff_Coetzee)
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [Lorenzo Manta](/source/Lorenzo_Manta)<br />{{flagicon|ITA}} [Laurence Tieleman](/source/Laurence_Tieleman)
|6–3, 7–5
|-
|2.
|2002
|[Gosford](/source/Gosford), Australia
|Hard
|{{flagicon|SUI}} [Yves Allegro](/source/Yves_Allegro)
|{{flagicon|IRE}} [John Doran](/source/John_Doran_(tennis))<br />{{flagicon|AUS}} [Andrew Painter](/source/Andrew_Painter_(tennis))
|7–6<sup>(9–7)</sup>, 3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–5)</sup>
|-
|3.
|2003
|[Fergana](/source/Fergana_Challenger), [Uzbekistan](/source/Uzbekistan)
|Hard
|{{flagicon|PAK}} [Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi](/source/Aisam-ul-Haq_Qureshi)
|{{flagicon|KAZ}} [Alexey Kedryuk](/source/Alexey_Kedryuk)<br />{{flagicon|UKR}} [Orest Tereshchuk](/source/Orest_Tereshchuk)
|3–6, 7–6<sup>(7–0)</sup>, 6–4
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:South African male tennis players
Category:Tennis players from Johannesburg

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