Andrew Florent (24 October 1970 – 16 August 2016) was an Australian professional tennis player.[1]

Andrew Florent
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1970-10-24)24 October 1970
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died16 August 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 45)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,113,285
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 610 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1993)
Doubles
Career record211–225
Career titles3
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 13 (30 April 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2001)
French OpenQF (1997)
WimbledonQF (2002)
US Open3R (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1998, 2000)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1998)
French Open3R (1996)
WimbledonQF (1995)
US Open2R (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
Last updated on: 17 May 2023.

Florent was born in Melbourne to parents who had migrated from Mauritius.[2] He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 10 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 13 in 2001.

Florent died from colorectal cancer at the age of 45 on 16 August 2016.[1] He is the father of the Sydney AFL footballer Oliver Florent.[3]

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1988 Australian Open Hard   Johan Anderson 5–7, 6–7(4–7)

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–2)
ATP Championship Series (0–1)
ATP World Series (3–7)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–10)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1994 Bologna, Italy World Series Clay   Vojtěch Flégl   John Fitzgerald
  Patrick Rafter
3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 1994 St. Poelten, Austria World Series Clay   Vojtěch Flégl   Adam Malik
  Jeff Tarango
3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 1994 Long Island, United States World Series Hard   Mark Petchey   Olivier Delaître
  Guy Forget
4–6, 6–7
Loss 1–3 Apr 1995 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard   Joshua Eagle   Sébastien Lareau
  Jeff Tarango
3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 1996 Oporto, Portugal World Series Clay   Joshua Eagle   Emanuel Couto
  Bernardo Mota
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Jan 1998 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard   Joshua Eagle   Ellis Ferreira
  Rick Leach
6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 2–5 May 1998 Munich, Germany World Series Clay   Joshua Eagle   Todd Woodbridge
  Mark Woodforde
0–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Jun 1998 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series Grass   Joshua Eagle   Guillaume Raoux
  Jan Siemerink
6–7, 2–6
Win 3–6 May 1999 St. Poelten, Austria International Series Clay   Andrei Olhovskiy   Brent Haygarth
  Robbie Koenig
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–7 Mar 2000 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard   Joshua Eagle   Brian MacPhie
  Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–8 Jul 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Championship Series Clay   Joshua Eagle   Pablo Albano
  Cyril Suk
3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–9 Aug 2000 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard   Joshua Eagle   Sébastien Lareau
  Daniel Nestor
3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–10 Apr 2001 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay   Joshua Eagle   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge
6–3, 4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Doubles: 7 (5–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 1992 Perth, Australia Challenger Grass   Andrew McLean   Lan Bale
  David Nainkin
6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard   Joshua Eagle   Marius Barnard
  Joost Winnink
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Dec 1993 Adelaide, Australia Challenger Grass   Joshua Eagle   Ben Ellwood
  Mark Philippoussis
6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Dec 1993 Launceston, Australia Challenger Carpet   Joshua Eagle   Sandon Stolle
  Michael Tebbutt
6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–2 May 1994 Bochum, Germany Challenger Clay   Aleksandar Kitinov   Grant Doyle
  Michael Tebbutt
6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win 4–2 Jun 1994 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay   Vojtech Flegl   Gaston Etlis
  Christian Miniussi
7–6, 6–1
Win 5–2 Dec 1995 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard   Joshua Eagle   Wayne Arthurs
  Andrew Kratzmann
6–4, 6–4

Performance Timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Doubles

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Tournament 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R QF QF 2R 1R 0 / 11 11–11 50%
French Open A A A A A A 3R 1R QF 3R 2R 3R 3R 1R A 0 / 8 12–8 60%
Wimbledon A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R QF A 0 / 8 7–8 47%
US Open A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R A 0 / 9 3–9 25%
Win–loss 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 3–4 1–4 3–4 3–4 4–4 6–4 8–4 4–4 0–1 0 / 36 33–36 48%
Year-End Championships
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify RR DNQ RR Did Not Qualify 0 / 2 2–2 50%
ATP Masters 1000 Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A QF 2R 1R SF SF 1R SF 2R A 0 / 8 13–8 62%
Miami A A A A A A 1R QF A 2R QF A A 1R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R F 2R A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R 1R QF QF QF SF 1R A A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Rome A A A A A Q2 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Canada A A A A A A A A 1R A 2R F 2R 1R A 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Cincinnati A A A A A A Q2 1R 1R 1R SF 2R QF 2R A 0 / 7 7–7 50%
Stuttgart A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R NMS 0 / 5 1–5 17%
Paris A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R A 1R A A 0 / 3 0–3 0%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–4 6–6 3–7 5–8 13–9 10–7 10–8 3–6 0–0 0 / 55 54–55 50%

Mixed Doubles

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Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 2R QF 1R A 1R A 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
French Open 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Wimbledon QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 8 5–8 38%
US Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Win–loss 3–4 3–3 2–4 2–4 2–4 1–3 2–4 1–1 0–1 0 / 28 16–28 36%

References

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  1. ^ a b Three-time tennis doubles champion and former Mark Philippoussis coach Andrew Florent loses battle with cancer
  2. ^ Trengove, Allen (25 January 1988). "Anderson ends the run of a giant-killer". The Sydney Morning Heral newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ^ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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