Andriy Medvedev

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Andriy Medvedev

Country	Ukraine
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth	August 31, 1974
Place of birth	Kiev, Soviet Union
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	90 kg (200 lb/14 st)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed;
Career prize money	$6,721,560
Singles
Career record:	321 - 213
Career titles:	11
Highest ranking:	No. 4 (May 16, 1994)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	QF (1995)
French Open	F (1999)
Wimbledon	4th (1994)
US Open	QF (1993)
Doubles
Career record:	29-37
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 185 (July 5, 1993)
Infobox last updated on: N/A.

Andriy Medvedev (born August 31, 1974 in Kiev) is a retired professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when he was but a mere teenager, picking up titles in Genoa and Stuttgart at age seventeen. His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won on three occasions.

In the late nineties, Medvedev's form and results began to flounder, so it came as a complete shock when he charged to the final of the French Open in 1999, having dismissed the likes of Pete Sampras and Gustavo Kuerten en route. His opponent in the final, Andre Agassi, had also been considered washed up by many, which led to a surprising final of two players considered past their prime.

Medvedev completely dominated the first two sets of the final, but he let his opportunity slip away and allowed Agassi to mount a come from behind victory, which granted him the coveted career Grand Slam. For Medvedev, however, this was a last hurrah and he faded into obscurity shortly afterwards, and he retired from the tour in 2001.

One main rival of Medvedev’s was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at five each, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches—the semifinals and quarterfinals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens.

Andriy had a great Junior career, the highlight of which was winning the juniors French Open in 1991.

Contents 1 Grand Slam Singles Finals 1.1 Runner-ups (1) 2 Masters Series Singles Finals 2.1 Wins (4) 3 Singles titles 3.1 Singles runner-ups 4 Doubles runner-up 5 Singles performance timeline 6 Main achievements 7 Personal life 8 External links

[edit] Grand Slam Singles Finals

[edit] Runner-ups (1)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1999	French Open	Andre Agassi	1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

[edit] Masters Series Singles Finals

[edit] Wins (4)

Year	Championship	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1994	Monte Carlo	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1994	Hamburg	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1995	Hamburg (2)	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1997	Hamburg (3)	Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2

[edit] Singles titles

Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (4) ATP Tour (7)

Titles by Surface Hard (2) Grass (0) Clay (9) Carpet (0)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 21, 1992	Genoa, Italy	Clay	Guillermo Pérez-Roldán	6–3, 6–4
2.	July 19, 1992	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Wayne Ferreira	6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5), 2–6, 6–1
3.	September 20, 1992	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
4.	April 4, 1993	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–2
5.	April 11, 1993	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–7(7), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
6.	August 22, 1993	New Haven, U.S.	Hard	Petr Korda	7–5, 6–4
7.	April 24, 1994	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
8.	May 8, 1994	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
9.	May 14, 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
10.	August 25, 1996	Long Island, U.S.	Hard	Martin Damm	7–5, 6–3
11.	May 11, 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2

[edit] Singles runner-ups

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	June 20, 1993	Halle, Germany	Grass	Henri Leconte	6–2, 6–3
2.	November 7, 1993	Paris, France	Carpet (I)	Goran Ivanišević	6–4, 6–2, 7–6(2)
3.	April 3, 1994	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Carlos Costa	4–6, 7–5, 6–4
4.	August 7, 1994	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 6–4
5.	July 14, 1996	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	6–1, 6–3
6.	July 12, 1998	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	6–2, 6–3
7.	June 6, 1999	French Open, Paris	Clay	Andre Agassi	1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4

[edit] Doubles runner-up

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partnering	Opponents in the final	Score
1.	November 14, 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (I)	Marat Safin	Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek	6–2, 6–1

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career SR
Australian Open	A	3R	A	QF	2R	4R	2R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 8
French Open	4R	SF	QF	4R	2R	4R	1R	F	4R	1R	0 / 10
Wimbledon	A	2R	4R	2R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 9
US Open	A	QF	2R	2R	4R	1R	2R	4R	A	A	0 / 7
Grand Slam SR	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 34

[edit] Main achievements

• 1991 Won Juniors French Open, beat Thomas Enqvist in the Final
• 1993 Semi Finalist of the French open (Grand Slam) and Winner of the Estoril Open (ATP Tour)
• 1994 Won the titles in Monte Carlo and Hamburg (Super 9 events), and Finalist of the Estoril Open (ATP Tour)
• 1995 Won the title in Hamburg for the second time in a row
• 1997 Won the Hamburg title for the third time in four years
• 1999 Reached the final of Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros

[edit] Personal life

Medvedev once dated German female tennis pro Anke Huber, and his sister, Natalia Medvedeva, formerly played on the WTA Tour.

[edit] External links

• ATP Tour profile for Andriy Medvedev