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Andrei Medvedev (tennis)

Ukrainian tennis player

Field	Value
image	Andrey Medvedev 2012.JPG
name	Andrei Medvedev
country
birth_date
birth_place	Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
height	1.93 m
turnedpro	1991
retired	2001
plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
careerprizemoney	US$6,721,598
singlesrecord	(60.1%)
singlestitles	11
highestsinglesranking	No. 4 (16 May 1994)
AustralianOpenresult	QF (1995)
FrenchOpenresult	F (1999)
Wimbledonresult	4R (1994)
USOpenresult	QF (1993)
Othertournaments	yes
MastersCupresult	SF (1993)
GrandSlamCupresult	SF (1999)
doublestitles	0
highestdoublesranking	No. 185 (5 July 1993)
doublesrecord	(43.9%)
WimbledonMixedresult	2R (1994)
updated	20 April 2025

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, 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). 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. 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.

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.

Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	1999	French Open	Clay	USA 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	CRO Goran Ivanišević	4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7)
Win	1994	Monte Carlo Masters	Clay	ESP Sergi Bruguera	7–5, 6–1, 6–3
Win	1994	Hamburg Masters	Clay	RUS Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win	1995	Hamburg Masters	Clay	CRO Goran Ivanišević	6–3, 6–2, 6–1
Win	1997	Hamburg Masters	Clay	ESP 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)

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

Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Nov 1999	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (I)	RUS Marat Safin	USA Justin Gimelstob
CZE Daniel Vacek	6–2, 6–1

Team

Result	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	Jan 1995	Hopman Cup, Perth	Hard	UKR Natalia Medvedeva	GER Anke Huber
GER Boris Becker	0–2

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 title)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1991	French Open	Clay	SWE Thomas Enqvist	6–4, 7–6

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	1991	Wimbledon	Grass	RSA John-Laffnie De Jager	MAR Karim Alami
GBR Greg Rusedski	6–1, 6–7(4–7), 4–6

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	Career SR	Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
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
Stockholm / 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

Wins	1	6	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	22

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

"Andrei Medvedev".
[https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/sampras-earns-comeback-success-277874.html Sampras earns comeback success]. ''The Independent''. (17 May 2000)
Finn, Robin (5 June 1999) [https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F60C16F93C5D0C768CDDAF0894D1494D81 Medvedev, a Finalist at the French Open, Can Feel the Love]. ''The New York Times''.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20121103173024/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1016147/index.htm String Quartet]. Sportsillustrated.cnn.com (14 June 1999). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.
[http://hopmancup.com/?id=311&comp=vii Past Results – Hopman Cup VII]. Hopmancup.com (4 January 2014). Retrieved on 22 February 2014.

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