| Country | Soviet Union Russia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | February 2, 1966 Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Retired | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $3,084,188 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 344–259 |
| Career titles | 7 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (April 8, 1991) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1988) |
| French Open | SF (1989) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1986, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996) |
| US Open | 4R (1986, 1987, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 7–21 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 342 (October 12, 1992) |
| Last updated on: April 21, 2008. | |
Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov (Russian: Андрей Эдуардович Чесноков; born February 2, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. The biggest tournament victories of his career came at the Monte Carlo Open in 1990, and at the Canadian Open in 1991 (both Tennis Masters Series events).
Chesnokov's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1989, where he reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by the eventual champion Michael Chang.
The most famous match in Chesnokov's career took place on 24 September 1995 in the semi-final of the 1995 Davis Cup against Germany. In the fifth set of the final deciding match of the semi-final, playing against Michael Stich, Chesnokov saved nine match points before emerging the winner, the final score being: 6-4, 1-6, 1-6, 6-3, 14-12. The next day President of Russia Boris Yeltsin awarded Chesnokov with Order of Courage.
During his career, Chesnokov won seven top-level singles titles and earned prize-money totalling US$3,084,188. He retired from the professional tour in 1999.
On November 20, 2005, during a visit to Dnipropetrovsk (Ukraine), he was shot twice with rubber bullets after a quarrel in a restaurant with two unidentified men.
As a sixteen-year-old Chesnokov was one of those present at the UEFA Cup match between FC Spartak Moscow and HFC Haarlem during which the Luzhniki disaster happened. He was an honorary member of the committee that organized a benefit match for the victims between Spartak Moscow and Haarlem, that took place on October 20, 2007.
Chesnokov is currently coaching Elena Vesnina.
Contents |
| Legend |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (2) |
| ATP Tour (5) |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 25 May 1987 | Florence | Clay | Alessandro de Minicis | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2. | 14 March 1988 | Orlando, Florida | Hard | Miloslav Mečíř | 7–6(6), 6–1 |
| 3. | 24 April 1989 | Nice | Clay | Jérôme Potier | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 4. | 8 May 1989 | Munich | Clay | Martin Střelba | 5–7, 7–6(6), 6–2 |
| 5. | 30 April 1990 | Monte Carlo | Clay | Thomas Muster | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 6. | 15 October 1990 | Tel Aviv | Hard | Amos Mansdorf | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 7. | 29 July 1991 | Montreal | Hard | Petr Korda | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Tournament | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | SR | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | A | A | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 |
| French Open | A | 3R | QF | 3R | QF | SF | 4R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 | 26–13 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 0–7 |
| US Open | A | A | 4R | 4R | A | 4R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 10 | 15–10 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 2–2 | 7–3 | 5–2 | 8–3 | 8–3 | 6–3 | 3–3 | 4–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 0–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 39 | 50–39 |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | A | F | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
| Miami | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | W | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 9 | 17–8 |
| Rome | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | F | A | A | QF | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 13–6 |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 2R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | F | 3R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1 / 1 | 6–0 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 3–6 |
| Stockholm/Essen/Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 5–4 |
| Paris | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–1 | 5–6 | 8–4 | 4–6 | 13–6 | 8–4 | 10–5 | 12–7 | 8–7 | 1–5 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2 / 53 | 70–51 |
| Year End Ranking | 289 | 137 | 36 | 52 | 14 | 22 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 27 | 32 | 89 | 85 | 209 | 494 | 871 | 715 | ||