Fancutt took part in the Australian Championships from 1952 . In 1958 he reached the quarterfinals there. In mixed he was able to win the title at the side of Jan Lehane in 1960 . 1957 Fancutt was a member of the South African Davis Cup team and was able to win two of four games. In the same year he won the Kitzbühel tournament . A year later he was successful in Auckland .