Kevin Anderson (tennis)
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Anderson in 2016
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| Country (sports) |
 South Africa
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| Residence |
Gulf Stream, Florida, United States Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Born |
18 May 1986 Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Neville Godwin |
| Prize money | $7,383,675 |
| Official website | realifetennis.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 239–180 (57.04%) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 10 (12 October 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 74 (13 February 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
| French Open | 4R (2013, 2014) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2014, 2015) |
| US Open | QF (2015) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 53–64 (45.3%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 58 (17 November 2014) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2013) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2008) |
| US Open | 2R (2010) |
| Last updated on: 30 January 2017. | |
Kevin Anderson (born 18 May 1986) is a South African professional tennis player.
He became the top-ranked male South African player on 10 March 2008 after making the final at the 2008 Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas. He achieved his career-high ranking of World No. 10 on 12 October 2015. He is the first South African to be ranked in the top 10 since Wayne Ferreira was No. 10 on 5 May 1997.
On 6 February 2011, he defeated Somdev Devvarman in his hometown of Johannesburg to capture the South African Open title for his first ATP-level event title. His second ATP title came at the Delray Beach Open in 2012 when he defeated Marinko Matosevic. Anderson won his third ATP 250 championship in 2015 at the Winston-Salem Open with a victory over Pierre-Hugues Herbert.
Anderson has represented South Africa in both Davis Cup and Hopman Cup play, as well as in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.
In June 2016, Kevin co-founded the tennis instructional and lifestyle website titled Realife Tennis which offers in-depth online instruction and unprecedented access to life on the professional tennis circuit.
Kevin has played three seasons of college tennis in the United States at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a three-time All-American in singles and two-time All-American in doubles. During his sophomore year (2005–06), he won the national doubles championship with playing partner Ryan Rowe.
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