Country (sports) | Russia |
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Residence | Moscow, Russia |
Born |
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
14 July 1983
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
Turned pro | 2002 |
Retired | 2013 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,630,505 |
Singles | |
Career record | 224–212 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 18 (3 November 2008) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
French Open | QF (2007) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2009) |
US Open | 4R (2008) |
Other tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 3R (2004, 2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 43–64 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 59 (18 July 2005) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2005) |
French Open | 3R (2005) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2008) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2006) |
Last updated on: 28 November 2012. |
Igor Valeryevich Andreev (Russian: И́горь Вале́рьевич Андре́ев; born 14 July 1983) is a retired Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow. He won 3 titles, reached the quarter-finals of the 2007 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 18 in November 2008.
Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.
At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 3–6, 5–7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated the number 4 seed Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6 before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.
Andreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year he also reached two ATP finals, Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to José Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and also made his Davis Cup debut.
Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6 (4), 6–1, 6–2. At the French Open, he knocked out defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round before losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the fourth round. At Wimbledon that year, he reached the second round, losing to Fernando González, and lost in the first round at the US Open to Fernando Verdasco, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5.