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South African tennis player (born 1983)
Andrew Anderson Country (sports) South AfricaBorn (1983-04-08 ) 8 April 1983 (age 43) Johannesburg, South Africa
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) Turned pro 2002 Plays Right-handed Coach Ian Anderson, Neville Godwin Prize money US$54,889 Career record 0–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup ) Career titles 0 0 Challenger , 6 Futures Highest ranking No. 376 (11 October 2010) Career record 0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) Career titles 0 1 Challenger , 12 Futures Highest ranking No. 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 [ edit ]
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
Matwé Middelkoop
6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Win
2–0
Sep 2005
Kenya F1, Mombasa
Futures
Hard
Genius Chidzikwe
6–1, 6–3
Win
3–0
Oct 2005
Botswana F1, Gaborone
Futures
Hard
Genius Chidzikwe
7–6(7–4) , 2–6, 6–2
Loss
3–1
Oct 2005
Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo
Futures
Hard
Izak van der Merwe
6–4, 4–6, 3–6
Win
4–1
Nov 2005
South Africa F2, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Stephen Mitchell
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win
5–1
Oct 2009
South Africa F1, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Sebastian Rieschick
6–4, 6–2
Win
6–1
May 2010
South Africa F1, Durban
Futures
Hard
Amir Weintraub
3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles: 25 (13–12)[ edit ]
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
Rik de Voest
Domenic Marafiote Lee Radovanovich
7–5, 6–7(5–7) , 6–2
Loss
1–1
Mar 2001
New Zealand F1, Ashburton
Futures
Hard
Rik de Voest
Jordan Kerr Ashley Ford
3–6, 4–6
Win
2–1
Jun 2001
Namibia F1, Windhoek
Futures
Hard
Dirk Stegmann
Wesley Whitehouse Willem-Petrus Meyer
7–6(10–8) , 6–3
Win
3–1
Sep 2002
USA F24C, Ojai
Futures
Hard
Willem-Petrus Meyer
Kean Feeder Derrick Bauer
3–6, 6–1, 6–3
Loss
3–2
Oct 2002
Namibia F1, Windhoek
Futures
Hard
Dirk Stegmann
Wesley Whitehouse Johannes Saayman
6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Loss
3–3
Nov 2002
Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo
Futures
Hard
Nicholas Mcdonald
Genius Chidzikwe Johan Du Randt
1–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss
3–4
Feb 2003
Nigeria F1, Benin City
Futures
Hard
Willem-Petrus Meyer
Walid Jallali Malek Jaziri
6–3, 4–6, ret.
Win
4–4
May 2003
Jamaica F3, Montego Bay
Futures
Hard
Willem-Petrus Meyer
James Auckland Johan Du Randt
6–4, 6–4
Loss
4–5
May 2003
Jamaica F4, Montego Bay
Futures
Hard
Willem-Petrus Meyer
James Auckland Nenad Toroman
3–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win
5–5
May 2003
Jamaica F5, Montego Bay
Futures
Hard
Willem-Petrus Meyer
Mark Dietrich Frédéric Niemeyer
6–2, 1–6, 6–3
Win
6–5
Sep 2004
Kenya F1, Mombasa
Futures
Hard
Paul Anderson
Yassir Bouyahya Kamil Filali
6–1, 6–3
Loss
6–6
Oct 2004
Rwanda F1, Kigali
Futures
Clay
Paul Anderson
Matwé Middelkoop Adam Thompson
2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Loss
6–7
Dec 2004
South Africa F2, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Paul Anderson
Shaun Rudman Stephen Mitchell
1–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)
Win
7–7
Apr 2005
USA F8, Mobile
Futures
Hard
Roger Anderson
Richard Barker William Barker
6–3, 7–5
Win
8–7
Apr 2005
Mexico F3, Guadalajara
Futures
Clay
Roger Anderson
Pablo Martinez Carlos Palencia
6–4, 6–1
Loss
8–8
Jul 2005
USA F18, Joplin
Futures
Hard
Stephen Mitchell
John Isner Jeremy Wurtzman
7–6(7–3) , 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss
8–9
Jul 2005
USA F19, Godfrey
Futures
Hard
Daniel King-Turner
Sam Warburg Philip Stolt
4–6, 4–6
Win
9–9
Sep 2005
Kenya F1, Mombasa
Futures
Hard
Myles Blake
Bogdan-Victor Leonte Marcel-Ioan Miron
6–4, 6–4
Loss
9–10
Sep 2005
Rwanda F1, Kigali
Futures
Clay
Myles Blake
Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona
walkover
Loss
9–11
Oct 2005
Zimbabwe F1, Bulawayo
Futures
Hard
Stephen Mitchell
Izak van der Merwe Nicholas Monroe
6–4, 3–6, 0–6
Win
10–11
Oct 2005
South Africa F1, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Stephen Mitchell
Izak van der Merwe Nicholas Monroe
6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–2
Win
11–11
Nov 2005
South Africa F2, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Stephen Mitchell
James Cerretani Jason Pieters
6–3, 6–4
Loss
11–12
Sep 2009
Great Britain F13, Wrexham
Futures
Hard
Colin O'Brien
Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win
12–12
Oct 2009
South Africa F1, Pretoria
Futures
Hard
Benjamin Janse Van Rensburg
Ruan Roelofse Hendrik Coertzen
6–3, 7–5
Win
13–12
Sep 2010
Tulsa , United States
Challenger
Hard
Fritz Wolmarans
Brett Joelson Chris Klingemann
6–2, 6–2