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.
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
Singles: 7 (6–1) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (6–1)Finals by surfaceHard (5–1)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Rwanda F1, KigaliFutures Clay Matwé Middelkoop 6–3, 7–6(7–3)Win2–0Kenya F1, MombasaFutures Hard Genius Chidzikwe 6–1, 6–3Win3–0Botswana F1, GaboroneFutures Hard Genius Chidzikwe 7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–2Loss3–1Zimbabwe F1, BulawayoFutures Hard Izak van der Merwe 6–4, 4–6, 3–6Win4–1South Africa F2, PretoriaFutures Hard Stephen Mitchell 6–2, 3–6, 6–3Win5–1South Africa F1, PretoriaFutures Hard Sebastian Rieschick 6–4, 6–2Win6–1South Africa F1, DurbanFutures Hard Amir Weintraub 3–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles: 25 (13–12) LegendATP Challenger (1–0)ITF Futures (12–12)Finals by surfaceHard (12–10)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Philippines F1, ManilaFutures Hard Rik de Voest Domenic Marafiote Lee Radovanovich 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–2Loss1–1New Zealand F1, AshburtonFutures Hard Rik de Voest Jordan Kerr Ashley Ford 3–6, 4–6Win2–1Namibia F1, WindhoekFutures Hard Dirk Stegmann Wesley Whitehouse Willem-Petrus Meyer 7–6(10–8), 6–3Win3–1USA F24C, OjaiFutures Hard Willem-Petrus Meyer Kean Feeder Derrick Bauer 3–6, 6–1, 6–3Loss3–2Namibia F1, WindhoekFutures Hard Dirk Stegmann Wesley Whitehouse Johannes Saayman 6–4, 4–6, 4–6Loss3–3Zimbabwe F1, BulawayoFutures Hard Nicholas Mcdonald Genius Chidzikwe Johan Du Randt 1–6, 6–7(7–9)Loss3–4Nigeria F1, Benin CityFutures Hard Willem-Petrus Meyer Walid Jallali Malek Jaziri 6–3, 4–6, ret.Win4–4Jamaica F3, Montego BayFutures Hard Willem-Petrus Meyer James Auckland Johan Du Randt 6–4, 6–4Loss4–5Jamaica F4, Montego BayFutures Hard Willem-Petrus Meyer James Auckland Nenad Toroman 3–6, 6–3, 4–6Win5–5Jamaica F5, Montego BayFutures Hard Willem-Petrus Meyer Mark Dietrich Frédéric Niemeyer 6–2, 1–6, 6–3Win6–5Kenya F1, MombasaFutures Hard Paul Anderson Yassir Bouyahya Kamil Filali 6–1, 6–3Loss6–6Rwanda F1, KigaliFutures Clay Paul Anderson Matwé Middelkoop Adam Thompson 2–6, 6–2, 4–6Loss6–7South Africa F2, PretoriaFutures Hard Paul Anderson Shaun Rudman Stephen Mitchell 1–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7)Win7–7USA F8, MobileFutures Hard Roger Anderson Richard Barker William Barker 6–3, 7–5Win8–7Mexico F3, GuadalajaraFutures Clay Roger Anderson Pablo Martinez Carlos Palencia 6–4, 6–1Loss8–8USA F18, JoplinFutures Hard Stephen Mitchell John Isner Jeremy Wurtzman 7–6(7–3), 4–6, 6–7(4–7)Loss8–9USA F19, GodfreyFutures Hard Daniel King-Turner Sam Warburg Philip Stolt 4–6, 4–6Win9–9Kenya F1, MombasaFutures Hard Myles Blake Bogdan-Victor Leonte Marcel-Ioan Miron 6–4, 6–4Loss9–10Rwanda F1, KigaliFutures Clay Myles Blake Genius Chidzikwe Gwinyai Tongoona walkoverLoss9–11Zimbabwe F1, BulawayoFutures Hard Stephen Mitchell Izak van der Merwe Nicholas Monroe 6–4, 3–6, 0–6Win10–11South Africa F1, PretoriaFutures Hard Stephen Mitchell Izak van der Merwe Nicholas Monroe 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–2Win11–11South Africa F2, PretoriaFutures Hard Stephen Mitchell James Cerretani Jason Pieters 6–3, 6–4Loss11–12Great Britain F13, WrexhamFutures Hard Colin O'Brien Chris Eaton Dominic Inglot 6–3, 3–6, [6–10]Win12–12South Africa F1, PretoriaFutures Hard Benjamin Janse Van Rensburg Ruan Roelofse Hendrik Coertzen 6–3, 7–5Win13–12Tulsa, United StatesChallenger Hard Fritz Wolmarans Brett Joelson Chris Klingemann 6–2, 6–2
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