Andriy Medvedev
Андрій Медведєв
| Country |
1991 Soviet Union, then after Ukraine |
| Residence |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born |
31 August 1974 (1974-08-31) (age 37)
Kiev, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height |
1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Turned pro |
1991 |
| Retired |
2001 |
| Plays |
Right-handed |
| Career prize money |
US$6,721,560 |
| Singles |
| Career record |
321–213 |
| Career titles |
11 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 4 (16 May 1994) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
QF (1995) |
| French Open |
F (1999) |
| Wimbledon |
4R (1994) |
| US Open |
QF (1993) |
| Doubles |
| Career record |
29–37 |
| Career titles |
0 |
| Highest ranking |
No. 185 (5 July 1993) |
| Last updated on: N/A. |
Andriy Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв; born 31 August 1974 in Kiev) is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. 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.
In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to founder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open after having defeated Pete Sampras and Gustavo Kuerten 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's was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at five each, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches—the semifinals and quarterfinals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens, both matches in straight sets. Medvedev lost all 6 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.
Major finals
Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1999 |
French Open |
Clay |
Andre Agassi |
1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
Masters Series finals
Singles: 5 (4-1)
| Outcome |
Year |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Runner-up |
1993 |
Paris |
Carpet |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–4, 6–2, 7–6(7–2) |
| Winner |
1994 |
Monte Carlo |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner |
1994 |
Hamburg |
Clay |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Winner |
1995 |
Hamburg (2) |
Clay |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Winner |
1997 |
Hamburg (3) |
Clay |
Félix Mantilla |
6–0, 6–4, 6–2 |
Career finals
Singles: 18 (11-7)
- Wins (11)
| Legend |
| Grand Slam tournaments (0–1) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–0) |
| ATP Masters Series (4–1) |
| ATP Championship Series (3–0) |
| ATP Tour (4–5) |
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| Titles by Surface |
| Hard (2–0) |
| Grass (0–1) |
| Clay (9–5) |
| Carpet (0–1) |
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| Outcome |
No. |
Date |
Championship |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score in the final |
| Winner |
1. |
21 June 1992 |
Genoa, Italy |
Clay |
Guillermo Pérez-Roldán |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner |
2. |
19 July 1992 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Wayne Ferreira |
6–1, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–1 |
| Winner |
3. |
20 September 1992 |
Bordeaux, France |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Winner |
4. |
4 April 1993 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Karel Nováček |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner |
5. |
11 April 1993 |
Barcelona, Spain |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
6–7(7–9), 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
1. |
20 June 1993 |
Halle, Germany |
Grass |
Henri Leconte |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
6. |
22 August 1993 |
New Haven, USA |
Hard |
Petr Korda |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up |
2. |
7 November 1993 |
Paris, France |
Carpet (i) |
Goran Ivanišević |
4–6, 2–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Runner-up |
3. |
3 April 1994 |
Estoril, Portugal |
Clay |
Carlos Costa |
6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Winner |
7. |
24 April 1994 |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Winner |
8. |
8 May 1994 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Runner-up |
4. |
7 August 1994 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Clay |
Sergi Bruguera |
3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner |
9. |
14 May 1995 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Goran Ivanišević |
6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Runner-up |
5. |
14 July 1996 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Magnus Gustafsson |
1–6, 3–6 |
| Winner |
10. |
25 August 1996 |
Long Island, USA |
Hard |
Martin Damm |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner |
11. |
11 May 1997 |
Hamburg, Germany |
Clay |
Félix Mantilla |
6–0, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Runner-up |
6. |
12 July 1998 |
Båstad, Sweden |
Clay |
Magnus Gustafsson |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up |
7. |
6 June 1999 |
French Open, Paris, France |
Clay |
Andre Agassi |
6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Doubles: 1 (0-1)
- Runner-ups (1)
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponents in Final |
Score in Final |
| 1. |
14 November 1999 |
Moscow, Russia |
Carpet (I) |
Marat Safin |
Justin Gimelstob
Daniel Vacek |
6–2, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament |
1990 |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
Career SR |
Career Win-Loss |
| Grand Slams |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 (his girlfriend back then) in the final.
| French Open boys' singles champions |
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1968 Phil Dent · 1969 Antonio Muñoz · 1970 Juan Herrera · 1971 Corrado Barazzutti · 1972 Buster Mottram · 1973 Víctor Pecci · 1974 Christophe Casa · 1975 Christophe Roger-Vasselin · 1976 Heinz Günthardt · 1977 John McEnroe · 1978 Ivan Lendl · 1979 Ramesh Krishnan · 1980 Henri Leconte · 1981 Mats Wilander · 1982 Tarik Benhabiles · 1983 Stefan Edberg · 1984 Kent Carlsson · 1985 Jaime Yzaga · 1986 Guillermo Pérez-Roldán · 1987 Guillermo Pérez-Roldán · 1988 Nicolás Pereira · 1989 Fabrice Santoro · 1990 Andrea Gaudenzi · 1991 Andriy Medvedev · 1992 Andrei Pavel · 1993 Roberto Carretero · 1994 Jacobo Díaz · 1995 Mariano Zabaleta · 1996 Alberto Martín · 1997 Daniel Elsner · 1998 Fernando González · 1999 Guillermo Coria · 2000 Paul-Henri Mathieu · 2001 Carlos Cuadrado · 2002 Richard Gasquet · 2003 Stanislas Wawrinka · 2004 Gaël Monfils · 2005 Marin Čilić · 2006 Martin Kližan · 2007 Vladimir Ignatic · 2008 Yang Tsung-hua · 2009 Daniel Berta · 2010 Agustín Velotti · 2011 Bjorn Fratangelo
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| Name |
Medvedev, Andrei |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
31 August 1974 |
| Place of birth |
Kiev, Ukraine |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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