Igor Andreev

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Igor Andreev
Image:group hug.jpg
Country Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth July 14, 1983 (age 23)
Place of birth Moscow, Russia
Height 5 ft 11.5 in. (182 cm)
Weight 176 lb (80 kg)
Turned Pro 2002
Plays Right
Career Prize Money $1,476,696
Singles
Career record: 83-74
Career titles: 3
Highest ranking: 24 (April 3, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 3rd (2006)
French Open 4th (2004)
Wimbledon 3rd (2005)
U.S. Open 2nd (2005)
Doubles
Career record: 31-35
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: 59 (July 18, 2005)

Igor Andreev (born July 14, 1983) is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia.

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[edit] Tennis career

Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 6-7(1) 6-0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to Jose Acasuso.


At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6-3 6-1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6-2 3-6 5-7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated the number 4 seed Max Mirnyi 6-4 7-6(1), before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.

In 2004, Andreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year he also reached two ATP finals, Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to Jose Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and also made his Davis Cup debut.

Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 1-6 2-6. At the French Open he made the round of 16, losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio 4-6 5-7 3-6. At Wimbledon that year, he reached the second round, losing to Fernando González, and lost in the first round at the US Open to Fernando Verdasco, 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 5-7.

At the Athens Olympics in August 2004, Andreev made the third round, and lost only to the eventual gold medallist, Chilean Nicolás Massú.

He won his first ATP doubles title in Moscow in October 2004 with Nikolay Davydenko, after defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final.

Andreev (left) with mens doubles partner Igor Kunitsyn during the 2007 Australian Open.
Andreev (left) with mens doubles partner Igor Kunitsyn during the 2007 Australian Open.

Andreev's first ATP singles title came in April 2005 in Valencia, Spain, which he won by beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final, after having taken out world number 4 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals earlier. After this point, Nadal began his record-breaking 60 match win streak on clay, which as of January 29, 2007 is still active. Andreev made the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinal at New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He then reached the final of the event at Bucharest, losing to Florent Serra 3-6 4-6. Andreev continued his consistent performance of the year by winning the Palermo event in September 2005, beating Filippo Volandri of Italy 0-6 6-1 6-3 in the final, and the Kremlin Cup at Moscow in October, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the final.

In 2006, Andreev had some ups and downs in the first half of the season; despite seven first-round losses, highlights included reaching the finals at Sydney and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, losing both matches to James Blake. A knee injury forced Andreev to sit out the second half of the clay court season, including Roland Garros. He has yet to return to the tour.

[edit] Titles (3)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Tour (3)

[edit] Singles (3)

No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. Apr 10, 2005 Valencia, Spain Clay Flag of SpainDavid Ferrer (Spain) 6-3 5-7 6-3
2. Oct 2, 2005 Palermo, Italy Clay Flag of ItalyFilippo Volandri (Italy) 0-6 6-1 6-3
3. Oct 16, 2005 Moscow, Russia Carpet Flag of GermanyNicolas Kiefer (Germany) 5-7 7-6 6-2

[edit] Singles finalist (4)

  • 2004: Bucharest (lost to Jose Acasuso)
  • 2004: Gstaad (lost to Roger Federer)
  • 2005: Bucharest (lost to Florent Serra)
  • 2006: Sydney (lost to James Blake)

[edit] Performance timeline

Tournament 2004 2005 2006 2007
Australian Open 1r 2r 3r 1r
French Open 4r 3r DNP
Wimbledon 2r 3r DNP
US Open 1r 2r DNP

[edit] Doubles (1)

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