Oliver Anderson
| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
| Born |
30 April 1998 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Wayne Arthurs |
| Prize money | $20,735 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0-1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 639 (11 July 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2016) |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1253 (17 October 2016) |
| Last updated on: 7 July 2017. | |
Oliver Anderson (born 30 April 1998) is an Australian tennis player. Anderson made his ATP World Tour debut after qualifying for the 2016 Brisbane International.[1]
Anderson is best known for winning the 2016 Australian Open – Boys' Singles title over Jurabek Karimov.[2]
On 5 January 2017, Anderson was charged with match fixing his first round match at the 2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger and will face court on 2 March.
Tennis career
Anderson made his professional debut at the age of 14 in March 2013 when he received a wildcard entry into an Australian futures tournament in his home state of Queensland. He would lose in the first round of both the singles and doubles tournaments. Anderson secured his first ranking point in September 2013 when he defeated Jay Andrijic in the first round of an Australian futures tournament held in Cairns. He continued to improve his ranking through 2014 and 2015 with several wins spread across the challengers tour and the futures circuit.
2016
To begin 2016, Anderson received a qualifying wildcard into his hometown tournament – the Brisbane International. He would record two upset victories from a set down over the eighth seed Dennis Novikov and the fourth seed Tim Smyczek to qualify for his first ever ATP main draw tournament at the age of 17. He faced Croatian Ivan Dodig in the first round, losing 6–3, 6–2. Anderson was then given a wildcards into the 2016 Australian Open men's qualifying tournament and the junior boys' competition. He was lost in the second round of qualifying tournament but went on to win the junior singles title with a three set win over Uzbekistan's Jurabek Karimov in the final. This was Anderson's first junior grand slam title. Anderson didn't play again until May where he was eliminated in round one of qualifying for Busan and Seoul Challengers. Anderson had a further 4 months off for hip surgery returning to the ITF circuit in September. In October, Anderson was given a wildcard into the Traralgon Challenger, he lost in round 2 to John-Patrick Smith. Anderson ended the year with an ATP ranking of 736.
2017
On 5 January, Anderson was charged with match fixing his first round match at the 2016 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger in October. It is alleged that Anderson was approached to tank the first set of his first round match against another Australian Harrison Lombe. He lost the first set 4–6, but won the next two 6–0, 6–2.[3][4] Anderson is due to face court on 2 March,[5] and has been provisionally suspended until an outcome can be reached.[6] In a Victorian court in May, Anderson pleaded guilty to the corruption of a result of a match and was fined $500. The matter is now with the Tennis Integrity Unit.[7]
References
- ↑ "Brisbane teenager Oliver Anderson is into his first ATP main draw after beating American Tim Smyczek in his Brisbane International qualifier". www.sbs.com.au. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Open: Oliver Anderson wins junior boys' final at Melbourne Park". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ↑ "Reigning Australian Open boys champion Oliver Anderson charged with match fixing". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Australian junior Oliver Anderson on match-fixing charge, say reports". The Guardian. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Tennis big guns condemn Aussie match-fixer". Yahoo. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ↑ "Teenage tennis star Oliver Anderson suspended over match-fixing claims". The Independent. 9 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ↑ "Former Australian Open junior champion Oliver Anderson pleads guilty over match fixing but no conviction recorded". Daily Telegraph. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.