Country | South Africa |
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Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
Born | June 5, 1980 Milan, Italy |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $797,045 |
Singles | |
Career record | 29–46 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 110 (August 21, 2006) |
Current ranking | No. 126 (December 26, 2011) |
Grand Slam results | |
Australian Open | – |
French Open | Q2 (2011) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
US Open | 2R (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 28–23 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (June 4, 2009) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
French Open | 3R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
US Open | 3R (2008) |
Last updated on: June 14, 2010. |
Rik de Voest (born June 5, 1980 in Milan, Italy) is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, de Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.
De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's singles event, where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. De Voest qualified for the U.S. Open later on in 2007, where he defeated Thierry Ascione 6–2, 3–0 before Ascione retired. De Voest went on to lose to John Isner in the following round. De Voest is 12–5 in Davis Cup matches; being 8–5 for singles and 4–0 for doubles.
Playing with Scott Lipsky of the U.S., he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009.
Legend (Doubles) |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (1) |
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (1) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the Final | Score in the Final |
1. | 2007 | Beijing, China | Hard | Ashley Fisher | Chris Haggard Yen-Hsun Lu |
6–7, 6–0, [10–6] |
2. | 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov | Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt |
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
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