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Turned pro
  
1991

Name
  
Andriy Medvedev

Parents
  
Svetlana Medvedeva

Retired
  
2001

Role
  
Tennis player

Residence
  
Monte Carlo

Prize money
  
$6,721,560

Height
  
1.93 m

Siblings
  
Natalia Medvedeva

Career record
  
321–213

Weight
  
90 kg


Andriy Medvedev Andrei Medvedev French Open 1999 RunnerUp Ukraine

Country (sports)
  
Soviet Union (1991)  Ukraine (1991–2001)

Born
  
31 August 1974 (age 49) Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (
1974-08-31
)

Plays
  
Right-handed (two-handed backhand)

Similar People
  
Andre Agassi, Sergi Bruguera, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Thomas Muster, Cedric Pioline

Andriy (Andrei) Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв, Medvedyev) (born 31 August 1974 in Kiev), is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Andriy is the Ukrainian language spelling of his first name, while Andrei is the Russian language spelling of his first name, with both regularly used.

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Career

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Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart. His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times (1994, 1995 and 1997). He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.

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In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to flounder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open after having defeated Dinu Pescariu, Pete Sampras, Byron Black, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni en route. 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. Afterwards, Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.

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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).

Medvedev's junior career was the highlighted by winning the junior 1991 French Open.

Singles: 18 (11–7)

Wins (11)

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Runners-up (1)

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
  • Personal life

    His sister, Natalia Medvedeva, formerly played on the WTA Tour and together they represented 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.

    References

    Andriy Medvedev Wikipedia