Andrei Medvedev (; born 31 August 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Medvedev reached the final of the 1999 French Open, the French Open semifinals in 1993, and won four Masters titles during his career, achieving a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in May 1994.

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 then-world No. 2 Stefan Edberg in the quarterfinals, 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).Sampras earns comeback success. The Independent. (17 May 2000) 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.Finn, Robin (5 June 1999) Medvedev, a Finalist at the French Open, Can Feel the Love. The New York Times. 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.String Quartet. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (14 June 1999). Retrieved on 22 February 2014. Afterwards, Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.

One main rival of Medvedev 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 semifinals and quarterfinals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens, respectively, with Bruguera winning both matches in straight sets.

In the French Open tournament, Medvedev lost six times to the eventual 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 runners-up to Germany's Boris Becker and Anke Huber (Medvedev's girlfriend back then) in the final.Past Results – Hopman Cup VII. Hopmancup.com (4 January 2014). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.

Grand Slam finals Singles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1999French Open Clay Andre Agassi 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Masters Series finals Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss 1993Paris Masters Carpet (i) Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)Win 1994Monte Carlo Masters Clay Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 6–1, 6–3Win 1994Hamburg Masters Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Win 1995Hamburg Masters Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 6–2, 6–1Win 1997Hamburg Masters Clay Félix Mantilla 6–0, 6–4, 6–2

Career finals Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) ATP Masters Series (4–1) ATP Championship Series (3–0) ATP Tour (4–5) Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Grass (0–1) Clay (9–5) Carpet (0–1)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 Jun 1992 Genoa, Italy Clay Guillermo Pérez Roldán 6–3, 6–4Win 2–0 Jul 1992 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Wayne Ferreira 6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–1Win 3–0 Sep 1992 Bordeaux, France Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–3, 1–6, 6–2Win 4–0 Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay Karel Nováček 6–4, 6–2Win 5–0 Apr 1993 Barcelona, Spain Clay Sergi Bruguera 6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4Loss 5–1 Jun 1993 Halle, Germany Grass Henri Leconte 2–6, 3–6Win 6–1 Aug 1993 New Haven, US Hard Petr Korda 7–5, 6–4Loss 6–2 Nov 1993 Paris, France Carpet (i) Goran Ivanišević 4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss 6–3 Apr 1994 Estoril, Portugal Clay Carlos Costa 6–4, 5–7, 4–6Win 7–3 Apr 1994 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Sergi Bruguera 7–5, 6–1, 6–3Win 8–3 May 1994 Hamburg, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 8–4 Aug 1994 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Sergi Bruguera 3–6, 4–6Win 9–4 May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Goran Ivanišević 6–3, 6–2, 6–1Loss 9–5 Jul 1996 Båstad, Sweden Clay Magnus Gustafsson 1–6, 3–6Win 10–5 Aug 1996 Long Island, US Hard Martin Damm 7–5, 6–3Win 11–5 May 1997 Hamburg, Germany Clay Félix Mantilla 6–0, 6–4, 6–2Loss 11–6 Jul 1998 Båstad, Sweden Clay Magnus Gustafsson 2–6, 3–6Loss 11–7 Jun 1999 French Open, Paris Clay Andre Agassi 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Nov 1999 Moscow, Russia Carpet (I) Marat Safin Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek 6–2, 6–1

Team ResultDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss Jan 1995 Hopman Cup, Perth Hard Natalia Medvedeva Anke Huber Boris Becker 0–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title) ResultYearChampionshipSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1991French OpenClay Thomas Enqvist6–4, 7–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss1991WimbledonGrass John-Laffnie De Jager Karim Alami Greg Rusedski6–1, 6–7(4–7), 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament 199019911992199319941995199619971998199920002001 Career SR Career win–loss Grand Slam tournaments Australian OpenAAA3RAQF2R4R2R2R1R2R0 / 813–8 French OpenAA4RSFQF4R2R4R1RF4R1R0 / 1029–10 WimbledonAAA2R4R2R1R3R2R2R1R1R0 / 99–9 US OpenAAAQF2R2R4R1R2R4RAA0 / 713–7 Grand Slam SR0 / 00 / 00 / 10 / 40 / 30 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 40 / 30 / 30 / 34N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–03–112–48–39–45–48–43–411–43–31–3N/A64–34 Year-end championshipsTennis Masters Cup DNQ SF Did not qualify0 / 12–2Grand Slam Cup Was Not Invited 1RQF WNI SF Not Held0 / 32–3 Masters SeriesIndian WellsAAAAA2R1R1RQFA1RA0 / 54–5MiamiAAA3RAQF3RQF2R2R2R1R0 / 814–8Monte CarloAAAQFW1R3R3R2R1R2R1R0 / 914–8RomeAAA3R3R3RQF1R1RA3R1R0 / 811–8HamburgAAAAWW2RW1RA3R1R3 / 720–4CanadaAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0CincinnatiAAA3R1R2R2R3R2RAAA0 / 67–6Stockholm / StuttgartAA2R1R1R2RA2RA1RAA0 / 63–6ParisAA2RF1R2RAAA2RAA0 / 57–5Masters Series SR0 / 00 / 00 / 20 / 62 / 61 / 80 / 61 / 70 / 60 / 40 / 50 / 44 / 54N/AAnnual win–loss0–00–02–212–613–415–79–615–66–62–46–50–4N/A80–50 Year-end ranking Ranking100722724615163527623158156N/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

#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRoundScore1992 1. Stefan EdbergNo. 2Stuttgart, GermanyClayQF 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 No. 1001993 2. Ivan LendlNo. 9Barcelona, SpainClayQF 7–6(7–5), 6–2 No. 19 3. Stefan EdbergNo. 3French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF 6–0, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4 No. 12 4. Petr KordaNo. 9New Haven, United StatesHardF 7–5, 6–4 No. 12 5. Richard KrajicekNo. 9US Open, New York, United StatesHard4R 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6(7–4)No. 8 6. Jim CourierNo. 2ATP Finals, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet RR 6–3, 1–6, 7–6(7–4)No. 6 7. Michael ChangNo. 7ATP Finals, Frankfurt, GermanyCarpet RR 2–6, 6–4, 6–2No. 61994 8. Jim CourierNo. 4Monte Carlo, MonacoClayQF 6–7(5–7), 7–5, 7–6(7–3)No. 9 9. Sergi BrugueraNo. 4Monte Carlo, MonacoClayF 7–5, 6–1, 6–3No. 91995 10. Pete SamprasNo. 2Hamburg, GermanyClaySF 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 No. 20 11. Goran IvaniševićNo. 5Hamburg, GermanyClayF 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 No. 201996 12. Yevgeny KafelnikovNo. 7Antwerp, BelgiumCarpet1R 6–1, 6–3 No. 17 13. Yevgeny KafelnikovNo. 7Rome, ItalyClay3R 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 No. 401997 14. Richard KrajicekNo. 5Hamburg, GermanyClay2R 6–1, 6–1 No. 38 15. Yevgeny KafelnikovNo. 4Hamburg, GermanyClaySF 6–3, 6–1 No. 381998 16. Karol KučeraNo. 8 Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet2R 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–4 No. 721999 17. Pete SamprasNo. 2French Open, Paris, FranceClay2R 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 No. 100 18. Gustavo KuertenNo. 8French Open, Paris, FranceClayQF 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 No. 100 19. Richard KrajicekNo. 9Grand Slam Cup, Munich, GermanyHardQF 7–6(7–5), 6–4 No. 342000 20. Tim HenmanNo. 10 Estoril, PortugalClayQF 6–2, 6–3 No. 34 21. Yevgeny KafelnikovNo. 5Stuttgart, GermanyClay2R 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 6–3 No. 482001 22. Tommy HaasNo. 10 St. Petersburg, RussiaHard1R 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

External links

Official website of Andrei Medvedev