Andrei Medvedev (tennis)

Template:Short description Template:Pp-move-dispute Template:BLP sources Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox tennis biography Andrei Medvedev<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> (Template:Langx; born 31 August 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Medvedev reached the final of the 1999 French Open, the French Open semifinals in 1993, and won four Masters titles during his career, achieving a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in May 1994.

Career

In 1991, Medvedev won the junior singles title at the French Open.

As a 17 year old the following year, Medvedev won his first two ATP Tour titles in Genoa and Stuttgart (where he beat then-world No. 2 Stefan Edberg, and finished the season ranked within the world's top 25.

His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times (1994, 1995 and 1997).<ref>Sampras earns comeback success. The Independent. (17 May 2000)</ref> He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4.

In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to flounder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open where — ranked 100 — he defeated Dinu Pescariu, Pete Sampras, Byron Black, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni en route.<ref>Finn, Robin (5 June 1999) Medvedev, a Finalist at the French Open, Can Feel the Love. The New York Times.</ref> Medvedev dominated the first two sets of the final against Andre Agassi before Agassi mounted a come-from-behind victory, which allowed him to complete a career Grand Slam.<ref>String Quartet. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (14 June 1999). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.</ref> Afterwards, Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.

One main rival of Medvedev was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at 5–5, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches — the semifinals and quarterfinals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens, respectively, with Bruguera winning both matches in straight sets.

In the French Open tournament, Medvedev lost six times to the eventual champion (1992–95, 1997 and 1999).

Personal life

His sister, Natalia Medvedeva, formerly a top 25 player on the WTA Tour, partnered with Andrei to represent Ukraine at the seventh Hopman Cup in 1995, finishing runners-up to Germany's Boris Becker and Anke Huber (Medvedev's girlfriend back then) in the final.<ref>Past Results – Hopman Cup VII. Hopmancup.com (4 January 2014). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.</ref>

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1999	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1993	Paris Masters	Carpet	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	1994	Monte Carlo Masters	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win	1994	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1995	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win	1997	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Template:Flagicon Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2

Career finals

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) ATP Masters Series (4–1) ATP Championship Series (3–0) ATP Tour (4–5)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–1) Clay (9–5) Carpet (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Jun 1992	Genoa, Italy	Clay	Template:Flagicon Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Jul 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira	6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–1
Win	3.	Sep 1992	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win	4.	Apr 1993	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	Apr 1993	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	1.	Jun 1993	Halle, Germany	Grass	Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte	2–6, 3–6
Win	6.	Aug 1993	New Haven, USA	Hard	Template:Flagicon Petr Korda	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2.	Nov 1993	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss	3.	Apr 1994	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Template:Flagicon Carlos Costa	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	7.	Apr 1994	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win	8.	May 1994	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	4.	Aug 1994	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	3–6, 4–6
Win	9.	May 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	5.	Jul 1996	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson	1–6, 3–6
Win	10.	Aug 1996	Long Island, USA	Hard	Template:Flagicon Martin Damm	7–5, 6–3
Win	11.	May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Template:Flagicon Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	6.	Jul 1998	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Template:Flagicon Magnus Gustafsson	2–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	Jun 1999	French Open, Paris	Clay	Template:Flagicon Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Nov 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (I)	Template:Flagicon Marat Safin	Template:Flagicon Justin Gimelstob Template:Flagicon Daniel Vacek	6–2, 6–1

Team

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Jan 1995	Hopman Cup, Perth	Hard	Template:Flagicon Natalia Medvedeva	Template:Flagicon Anke Huber Template:Flagicon Boris Becker	0–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1991	French Open	Clay	Template:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist	6–4, 7–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1991	Wimbledon	Grass	Template:Flagicon John-Laffnie De Jager	Template:Flagicon Karim Alami Template:Flagicon Greg Rusedski	6–1, 6–7(4–7), 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career SR	Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	2R	4R	2R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 8	13–8
French Open	A	A	4R	SF	QF	4R	2R	4R	1R	F	4R	1R	0 / 10	29–10
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	4R	2R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 9	9–9
US Open	A	A	A	QF	2R	2R	4R	1R	2R	4R	A	A	0 / 7	13–7
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 34	N/A
Annual win–loss	0–0	0–0	3–1	12–4	8–3	9–4	5–4	8–4	3–4	11–4	3–3	1–3	N/A	64–34
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup	DNQ			SF	Did not qualify								0 / 1	2–2
Grand Slam Cup	Was Not Invited				1R	QF	WNI			SF	Not Held		0 / 3	2–3
Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	QF	A	1R	A	0 / 5	4–5
Miami	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	3R	QF	2R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 8	14–8
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	QF	W	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 9	14–8
Rome	A	A	A	3R	3R	3R	QF	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 8	11–8
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	W	W	2R	W	1R	A	3R	1R	3 / 7	20–4
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 6	7–6
Stockholm / Stuttgart	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	2R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 6	3–6
Paris	A	A	2R	F	1R	2R	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 5	7–5
Masters Series SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 6	2 / 6	1 / 8	0 / 6	1 / 7	0 / 6	0 / 4	0 / 5	0 / 4	4 / 54	N/A
Annual win–loss	0–0	0–0	2–2	12–6	13–4	15–7	9–6	15–6	6–6	2–4	6–5	0–4	N/A	80–50
Year-end ranking
Ranking	1007	227	24	6	15	16	35	27	62	31	58	156	N/A

Top 10 wins

Season	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Total
Wins	1	6	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	22

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	Template:Tooltip
1992
1.	Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg	No. 2	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	QF	1–6, 6–4, 6–4	No. 100
1993
2.	Template:Flagicon Ivan Lendl	No. 9	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	QF	7–6(7–5), 6–2	No. 19
3.	Template:Flagicon Stefan Edberg	No. 3	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	QF	6–0, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4	No. 12
4.	Template:Flagicon Petr Korda	No. 9	New Haven, United States	Hard	F	7–5, 6–4	No. 12
5.	Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek	No. 9	US Open, New York, United States	Hard	4R	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)	No. 8
6.	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier	No. 2	ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet	RR	6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)	No. 6
7.	Template:Flagicon Michael Chang	No. 7	ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet	RR	2–6, 6–4, 6–2	No. 6
1994
8.	Template:Flagicon Jim Courier	No. 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	QF	6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)	No. 9
9.	Template:Flagicon Sergi Bruguera	No. 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	F	7–5, 6–1, 6–3	No. 9
1995
10.	Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras	No. 2	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	SF	6–4, 2–6, 6–4	No. 20
11.	Template:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević	No. 5	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	F	6–3, 6–2, 6–1	No. 20
1996
12.	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 7	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	1R	6–1, 6–3	No. 17
13.	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 7	Rome, Italy	Clay	3R	3–6, 6–3, 6–0	No. 40
1997
14.	Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek	No. 5	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	2R	6–1, 6–1	No. 38
15.	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 4	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	SF	6–3, 6–1	No. 38
1998
16.	Template:Flagicon Karol Kučera	No. 8	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	2R	6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4	No. 72
1999
17.	Template:Flagicon Pete Sampras	No. 2	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	2R	7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3	No. 100
18.	Template:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten	No. 8	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	QF	7–5, 6–4, 6–4	No. 100
19.	Template:Flagicon Richard Krajicek	No. 9	Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany	Hard	QF	7–6(7–5), 6–4	No. 34
2000
20.	Template:Flagicon Tim Henman	No. 10	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	QF	6–2, 6–3	No. 34
21.	Template:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 5	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	2R	6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–3	No. 48
2001
22.	Template:Flagicon Tommy Haas	No. 10	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard	1R	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–4	No. 72

Main achievements

• 1991 Won junior French Open, beating Thomas Enqvist in the final
• 1992 Won the title in Stuttgart (Outdoor) with the strongest draw in the history of the event
• 1993 Semifinalist at the French Open and Masters in Frankfurt
• 1994 Won the titles in Monte Carlo and Hamburg (Super 9 events)
• 1995 Won the title in Hamburg
• 1997 Won the title in Hamburg title for the third time in four years
• 1999 Reached the final of the French Open

External links

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• Official website of Andrei Medvedev