Camden Riviere

Camden Riviere (born 1987) is an American left-handed real tennis player. As of May 2008, he is ranked third in the world for the sport. [cite web| url=http://www.irtpa.com/index.php/realtennis/player_details/camden_riviere/| title=Camder Riviere Player Profile| author=International Real Tennis Professionals Association| accessdate=June 3| accessyear=2008| ] In March 2007, paired with Tim Chisholm, he unsuccessfully challenged the reigning world doubles champions, Robert Fahey and Steve Virgona. Between May 20 and 24, 2008 at the Château de Fontainebleau, Riviere challenged Fahey for his world championship singles title, losing the match in the twelfth set. [cite web| url=http://www.irtpa.com/index.php/realtennis/world_champs| title=The World Championships 2008| author=International Real Tennis Professionals Association | accessdate=June 03| accessyear=2008| ]

Riviere learned to play tennis in his hometown of Aiken, South Carolina under Mark Devine at the Aiken Tennis Club. He worked as a trainee professional at the Royal Tennis Court in 2005. Riviere is currently a student at Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island.

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