Andrei Medvedev (tennis)

Andrei Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв, romanized: Andriy Medvedyev) (born 31 August 1974) is a former top five professional tennis player from Ukraine. He reached the final of the French Open in 1999, the French Open semifinals in 1993 and won four Masters titles during his career, achieving a career-high ranking of four in May 1994.

Andrei Medvedev

Country (sports)	Soviet Union (1991)  Ukraine (1991–2001)
Residence	Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born	31 August 1974 Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1991
Retired	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$6,721,560
Singles
Career record	321–213
Career titles	11
Highest ranking	No. 4 (16 May 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1995)
French Open	F (1999)
Wimbledon	4R (1994)
US Open	QF (1993)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	SF (1993)
Grand Slam Cup	SF (1999)
Doubles
Career record	29–37
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 185 (5 July 1993)

Career

In 1991, Medvedev won the junior singles title at the French Open.

As a 17 year old the following year, Medvedev won his first two ATP-tour titles in Genoa and Stuttgart (where he beat world no. 2 Stefan Edberg, and finished the season ranked within the world's top 25.

His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times (1994, 1995 and 1997).[1] He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.

In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to flounder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open where - ranked 100 - he defeated Dinu Pescariu, Pete Sampras, Byron Black, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni en route.[2] Medvedev dominated the first two sets of the final against Andre Agassi before Agassi mounted a come-from-behind victory, which allowed him to complete a career Grand Slam.[3] Afterwards, Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.

One main rival of Medvedev's was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at 5–5, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches — the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens respectively, with Bruguera winning both matches in straight sets. Medvedev lost six times to the eventual French Open champion (1992–95, 1997 and 1999).

Personal life

His sister, Natalia Medvedeva, formerly a top 25 player on the WTA Tour, partnered with Andrei to represent Ukraine at the seventh Hopman Cup in 1995, finishing as runners-up to Germany's Boris Becker and Anke Huber (Medvedev's girlfriend back then) in the final.[4]

He bears no relation to current ATP player, Daniil Medvedev.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1999	French Open	Clay	Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals

Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1993	Paris Masters	Carpet	Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 2–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Win	1994	Monte Carlo Masters	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win	1994	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1995	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win	1997	Hamburg Masters	Clay	Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2

Career finals

Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runners-up)

Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) ATP Masters Series (4–1) ATP Championship Series (3–0) ATP Tour (4–5)

Titles by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–1) Clay (9–5) Carpet (0–1)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1.	Jun 1992	Genoa, Italy	Clay	Guillermo Pérez Roldán	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Jul 1992	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Wayne Ferreira	6–1, 6–4, 6–7^(5–7), 2–6, 6–1
Win	3.	Sep 1992	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–3, 1–6, 6–2
Win	4.	Apr 1993	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Karel Nováček	6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	Apr 1993	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	6–7^(7–9), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Loss	1.	Jun 1993	Halle, Germany	Grass	Henri Leconte	2–6, 3–6
Win	6.	Aug 1993	New Haven, USA	Hard	Petr Korda	7–5, 6–4
Loss	2.	Nov 1993	Paris, France	Carpet (i)	Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 2–6, 6–7^(2–7)
Loss	3.	Apr 1994	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Carlos Costa	6–4, 5–7, 4–6
Win	7.	Apr 1994	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win	8.	May 1994	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	4.	Aug 1994	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Sergi Bruguera	3–6, 4–6
Win	9.	May 1995	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Loss	5.	Jul 1996	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	1–6, 3–6
Win	10.	Aug 1996	Long Island, USA	Hard	Martin Damm	7–5, 6–3
Win	11.	May 1997	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Félix Mantilla	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
Loss	6.	Jul 1998	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Magnus Gustafsson	2–6, 3–6
Loss	7.	Jun 1999	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Andre Agassi	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Nov 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (I)	Marat Safin	Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek	6–2, 6–1

Team: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1.	Jan 1995	Perth, Australia	Hard	Natalia Medvedeva	Anke Huber Boris Becker	0–2

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

NH

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	2R	4R	2R	2R	1R	2R	0 / 8	13–8
French Open	A	A	4R	SF	QF	4R	2R	4R	1R	F	4R	1R	0 / 10	29–10
Wimbledon	A	A	A	2R	4R	2R	1R	3R	2R	2R	1R	1R	0 / 9	9–9
US Open	A	A	A	QF	2R	2R	4R	1R	2R	4R	A	A	0 / 7	13–7
Grand Slam SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 1	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 3	0 / 3	0 / 34	N/A
Annual Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	3–1	12–4	8–3	9–4	5–4	8–4	3–4	11–4	3–3	1–3	N/A	64–34
Year-End Championships
Tennis Masters Cup	DNQ			SF	Did Not Qualify								0 / 1	2–2
Grand Slam Cup	Was Not Invited				1R	QF	WNI			SF	Not Held		0 / 3	2–3
Masters Series
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	A	2R	1R	1R	QF	A	1R	A	0 / 5	4–5
Miami	A	A	A	3R	A	QF	3R	QF	2R	2R	2R	1R	0 / 8	14–8
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	QF	W	1R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	1R	0 / 9	14–8
Rome	A	A	A	3R	3R	3R	QF	1R	1R	A	3R	1R	0 / 8	11–8
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	W	W	2R	W	1R	A	3R	1R	3 / 7	20–4
Canada	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati	A	A	A	3R	1R	2R	2R	3R	2R	A	A	A	0 / 6	7–6
Stuttgart	A	A	2R	1R	1R	2R	A	2R	A	1R	A	A	0 / 6	3–6
Paris	A	A	2R	F	1R	2R	A	A	A	2R	A	A	0 / 5	7–5
Masters Series SR	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 2	0 / 6	2 / 6	1 / 8	0 / 6	1 / 7	0 / 6	0 / 4	0 / 5	0 / 4	4 / 54	N/A
Annual Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	2–2	12–6	13–4	15–7	9–6	15–6	6–6	2–4	6–5	0–4	N/A	80–50
Year End Ranking
Ranking	1007	227	24	6	15	16	35	27	62	31	58	156	N/A

Top 10 wins

Season	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Total
Wins	1	6	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	22

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Round	Score	AMR
1992
1.	Stefan Edberg	No. 2	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Quarterfinals	1–6, 6–4, 6–4	No. 100
1993
2.	Ivan Lendl	No. 9	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Quarterfinals	7–6^(7–5), 6–2	No. 19
3.	Stefan Edberg	No. 3	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Quarterfinals	6–0, 6–7^(3–7), 7–5, 6–4	No. 12
4.	Petr Korda	No. 9	New Haven, United States	Hard	Final	7–5, 6–4	No. 12
5.	Richard Krajicek	No. 9	US Open, New York, United States	Hard	4th Round	6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6^(7–4)	No. 8
6.	Jim Courier	No. 2	ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet	Round Robin	6–3, 1–6, 7–6^(7–4)	No. 6
7.	Michael Chang	No. 7	ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany	Carpet	Round Robin	2–6, 6–4, 6–2	No. 6
1994
8.	Jim Courier	No. 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Quarterfinals	6–7^(5–7), 7–5, 7–6^(7–3)	No. 9
9.	Sergi Bruguera	No. 4	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Final	7–5, 6–1, 6–3	No. 9
1995
10.	Pete Sampras	No. 2	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Semifinals	6–4, 2–6, 6–4	No. 20
11.	Goran Ivanišević	No. 5	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Final	6–3, 6–2, 6–1	No. 20
1996
12.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 7	Antwerp, Belgium	Carpet	1st Round	6–1, 6–3	No. 17
13.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 7	Rome, Italy	Clay	3rd Round	3–6, 6–3, 6–0	No. 40
1997
14.	Richard Krajicek	No. 5	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	2nd Round	6–1, 6–1	No. 38
15.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 4	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Semifinals	6–3, 6–1	No. 38
1998
16.	Karol Kučera	No. 8	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	2nd Round	6–4, 6–7^(4–7), 6–4	No. 72
1999
17.	Pete Sampras	No. 2	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	2nd Round	7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3	No. 100
18.	Gustavo Kuerten	No. 8	French Open, Paris, France	Clay	Quarterfinals	7–5, 6–4, 6–4	No. 100
19.	Richard Krajicek	No. 9	Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany	Hard	Quarterfinals	7–6^(7–5), 6–4	No. 34
2000
20.	Tim Henman	No. 10	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Quarterfinals	6–2, 6–3	No. 34
21.	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	No. 5	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	2nd Round	6–7^(4–7), 7–5, 6–3	No. 48
2001
22.	Tommy Haas	No. 10	St. Petersburg, Russia	Hard	1st Round	3–6, 7–6^(9–7), 6–4	No. 72

Main achievements

• 1991 Won junior French Open, beating Thomas Enqvist in the final
• 1992 Won the title in Stuttgart (Outdoor) with the strongest draw in the history of the event
• 1993 Semifinalist at the French Open and Masters in Frankfurt
• 1994 Won the titles in Monte Carlo and Hamburg (Super 9 events)
• 1995 Won the title in Hamburg
• 1997 Won the title in Hamburg title for the third time in four years
• 1999 Reached the final of the French Open

References

1. Sampras earns comeback success. The Independent (17 May 2000)
2. Finn, Robin (5 June 1999) Medvedev, a Finalist at the French Open, Can Feel the Love. New York Times.
3. String Quartet. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (14 June 1999). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.
4. Past Results – Hopman Cup VII. Hopmancup.com (4 January 2014). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.

External links

• Andrei Medvedev at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Andrei Medvedev at the International Tennis Federation
• Andrei Medvedev at the Davis Cup
• Official website of Andrei Medvedev