Andrew Anderson (tennis)

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.

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.

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

Singles: 7 (6–1)

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 Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win 2–0 Sep 2005 Kenya F1, Mombasa Futures Hard Zimbabwe Genius Chidzikwe 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–0 Oct 2005 Botswana F1, Gaborone Futures Hard Zimbabwe Genius Chidzikwe 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Oct 2005 Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo Futures Hard South Africa Izak van der Merwe 6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win 4–1 Nov 2005 South Africa F2, Pretoria Futures Hard South Africa Stephen Mitchell 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–1 Oct 2009 South Africa F1, Pretoria Futures Hard Germany Sebastian Rieschick 6–4, 6–2
Win 6–1 May 2010 South Africa F1, Durban Futures Hard Israel Amir Weintraub 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 25 (13–12)

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

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