Andrew Anderson (tennis)

Andrew Anderson (born 8 April 1983) is a South African tennis player who regularly played on the ITF Futures Tour and occasionally ATP Challenger Tour.

Andrew Anderson
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidenceJohannesburg, South Africa
Born (1983-04-08) 8 April 1983 (age 41)
Johannesburg, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed
CoachIan Anderson, Neville Godwin
Prize moneyUS$54,889
Singles
Career record0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 6 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 376 (11 October 2010)
Doubles
Career record0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
1 Challenger, 12 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 315 (27 February 2006)
Last updated on: 16 May 2021.

Anderson reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 376 achieved on 11 October 2010. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 315 achieved on 27 February 2006.[1]

Anderson made his ATP Tour debut in singles at the 2009 SA Tennis Open where he advanced through the three qualifying rounds to earn his first and only main draw birth. In qualifying, he received a bye in the first round, and then defeated Benjamin Janse Van Rensburg 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–1) and then Fritz Wolmarans 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) to set up a first round match against eighth seed Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, which he would go on to lose 4–6, 2–6.

Anderson has reached 7 singles finals in his career, with a record of 6 wins and 1 loss all coming at the ITF Futures level. Additionally, he has reached 25 doubles finals in his career with a record of 13 wins and 12 losses, which includes one victorious appearance at the ATP Challenger level. He won the 2010 Oklahoma Challenger alongside compatriot Fritz Wolmarans, defeating Brett Joelson and Chris Klingemann 6–2. 6–2 in the final to capture the championship.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 7 (6–1)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (6–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2004 Rwanda F1, Kigali Futures Clay   Matwé Middelkoop 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Sep 2005 Kenya F1, Mombasa Futures Hard   Genius Chidzikwe 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2005 Botswana F1, Gaborone Futures Hard   Genius Chidzikwe 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Oct 2005 Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo Futures Hard   Izak van der Merwe 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Nov 2005 South Africa F2, Pretoria Futures Hard   Stephen Mitchell 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–1 Oct 2009 South Africa F1, Pretoria Futures Hard   Sebastian Rieschick 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–1 May 2010 South Africa F1, Durban Futures Hard   Amir Weintraub 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 25 (13–12)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (12–12)
Finals by surface
Hard (12–10)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Dec 2000 Philippines F1, Manila Futures Hard   Rik de Voest   Domenic Marafiote
  Lee Radovanovich
7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2
Loss 1–1 Mar 2001 New Zealand F1, Ashburton Futures Hard   Rik de Voest   Jordan Kerr
  Ashley Ford
3–6, 4–6
Win 2–1 Jun 2001 Namibia F1, Windhoek Futures Hard   Dirk Stegmann   Wesley Whitehouse
  Willem-Petrus Meyer
7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win 3–1 Sep 2002 USA F24C, Ojai Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   Kean Feeder
  Derrick Bauer
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss 3–2 Oct 2002 Namibia F1, Windhoek Futures Hard   Dirk Stegmann   Wesley Whitehouse
  Johannes Saayman
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss 3–3 Nov 2002 Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo Futures Hard   Nicholas Mcdonald   Genius Chidzikwe
  Johan Du Randt
1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 3–4 Feb 2003 Nigeria F1, Benin City Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   Walid Jallali
  Malek Jaziri
6–3, 4–6, ret.
Win 4–4 May 2003 Jamaica F3, Montego Bay Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   James Auckland
  Johan Du Randt
6–4, 6–4
Loss 4–5 May 2003 Jamaica F4, Montego Bay Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   James Auckland
  Nenad Toroman
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 5–5 May 2003 Jamaica F5, Montego Bay Futures Hard   Willem-Petrus Meyer   Mark Dietrich
  Frédéric Niemeyer
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win 6–5 Sep 2004 Kenya F1, Mombasa Futures Hard   Paul Anderson   Yassir Bouyahya
  Kamil Filali
6–1, 6–3
Loss 6–6 Oct 2004 Rwanda F1, Kigali Futures Clay   Paul Anderson   Matwé Middelkoop
  Adam Thompson
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 6–7 Dec 2004 South Africa F2, Pretoria Futures Hard   Paul Anderson   Shaun Rudman
  Stephen Mitchell
1–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)
Win 7–7 Apr 2005 USA F8, Mobile Futures Hard   Roger Anderson   Richard Barker
  William Barker
6–3, 7–5
Win 8–7 Apr 2005 Mexico F3, Guadalajara Futures Clay   Roger Anderson   Pablo Martinez
  Carlos Palencia
6–4, 6–1
Loss 8–8 Jul 2005 USA F18, Joplin Futures Hard   Stephen Mitchell   John Isner
  Jeremy Wurtzman
7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 8–9 Jul 2005 USA F19, Godfrey Futures Hard   Daniel King-Turner   Sam Warburg
  Philip Stolt
4–6, 4–6
Win 9–9 Sep 2005 Kenya F1, Mombasa Futures Hard   Myles Blake   Bogdan-Victor Leonte
  Marcel-Ioan Miron
6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–10 Sep 2005 Rwanda F1, Kigali Futures Clay   Myles Blake   Genius Chidzikwe
  Gwinyai Tongoona
walkover
Loss 9–11 Oct 2005 Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo Futures Hard   Stephen Mitchell   Izak van der Merwe
  Nicholas Monroe
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win 10–11 Oct 2005 South Africa F1, Pretoria Futures Hard   Stephen Mitchell   Izak van der Merwe
  Nicholas Monroe
6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2
Win 11–11 Nov 2005 South Africa F2, Pretoria Futures Hard   Stephen Mitchell   James Cerretani
  Jason Pieters
6–3, 6–4
Loss 11–12 Sep 2009 Great Britain F13, Wrexham Futures Hard   Colin O'Brien   Chris Eaton
  Dominic Inglot
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 12–12 Oct 2009 South Africa F1, Pretoria Futures Hard   Benjamin Janse Van Rensburg   Ruan Roelofse
  Hendrik Coertzen
6–3, 7–5
Win 13–12 Sep 2010 Tulsa, United States Challenger Hard   Fritz Wolmarans   Brett Joelson
  Chris Klingemann
6–2, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Andrew Anderson's biography". International Tennis Federation.
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