Andrew Rueb (born November 18, 1972) is an American tennis coach and former professional player.

Andrew Rueb
Country (sports) United States
Born (1972-11-18) November 18, 1972 (age 51)
Washington D.C.
Prize money$28,966
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 378 (September 21, 1998)
Grand Slam singles results
US OpenQ1 (1998)
Doubles
Career record1–4
Highest rankingNo. 214 (June 23, 1997)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1997)

Rueb, who was born in Washington D.C., played collegiate tennis while studying at Harvard University in the early 1990s and was a two-time Ivy League Player of the Year. He was a member of three Ivy League championship winning teams and served as the side's captain in his senior year.[1]

On the professional tour, Rueb had a best singles world ranking of 378 and featured in the qualifying draw for the 1998 US Open. He qualified for the men's doubles main draw of the 1997 Wimbledon Championships (with Robbie Koenig) and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the ATP Tour tournament in Long Island in 1999.[2]

Following his professional tennis career he returned to the university and completed a master's degree at Harvard Divinity School. Soon after he joined the Harvard men's tennis team as a coach and served a long apprenticeship as an assistant to Dave Fish, before being promoted to head coach in 2018.[3]

ITF Futures titles

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Singles: (1)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. Jan 1998 India F3, Indore Hard   Todd Meringoff 6–3, 6–4

Doubles: (9)

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No.    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. Jan 1998 India F3, Indore Hard   Ali Hamadeh   Jonathan Erlich
  Noam Okun
7–6, 6–4
2. Mar 1998 Japan F1, Ishiwa Clay   Todd Meringoff   James Greenhalgh
  Andrew Painter
6–4, 6–2
3. Mar 1998 Japan F2, Shirako Carpet   Todd Meringoff   Yaoki Ishii
  Hiroyasu Sato
6–0, 6–3
4. Sep 1998 France F6, Mulhouse Hard   Vaughan Snyman   Kyle Spencer
  Louis Vosloo
6–4, 6–1
5. Sep 1998 France F7, Plaisir Hard   Vaughan Snyman   Jean-René Lisnard
  Michaël Llodra
6–4, 6–2
6. Oct 1998 Great Britain F10, Edinburgh Hard   Ashley Naumann   James Davidson
  David Sherwood
6–3, 6–2
7. Jan 1999 India F2, Ahmedabad Hard   Todd Meringoff   Simon Larose
  Jocelyn Robichaud
7–6, 6–3
8. Mar 1999 Philippines F1, Manila Hard   Marcus Hilpert   Irakli Labadze
  Dmitry Tursunov
6–4, 7–6
9. Mar 1999 Philippines F2, Manila Hard   Marcus Hilpert   Timur Ganiev
  Jesse Walter
7–5, 6–4

References

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  1. ^ Sweet, Jacob (April 7, 2021). "The Bottomless Sport". Harvard Magazine.
  2. ^ Price, Laura (August 26, 1999). "Ivanisevic Continues Long Slide / Former No.2 falls to Enqvist". Newsday. Archived from the original on November 14, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Rich, Coulson (October 18, 2018). "Andrew Rueb '95 Continues to Lead and Learn As Men's Tennis Coach". The Harvard Crimson.
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