Igor Valeryevich Andreev (Russian: И́горь Вале́рьевич Андре́ев, BGN/PCGN: Andreyev, ISO 9: Andreev, ;[5] born 14 July 1983) is a Russian coach and a former professional tennis player. He won three ATP Tour singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2008.
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| Country (sports) |  Russia |
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| Residence | Moscow, Russia |
| Born | 14 July 1983 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $4,510,376 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 237–231 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (3 November 2008) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006, 2008, 2009) |
| French Open | QF (2007) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2009) |
| US Open | 4R (2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2004, 2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 59–83 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 59 (18 July 2005) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2004, 2005) |
| French Open | 3R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2009) |
| US Open | 2R (2004, 2005, 2008) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2006) (as player) |
| Fed Cup | W (2020–21) (as captain) |
| Coaching career (2018–) | |
Russia BJK Cup team (captain, Apr 2018—)[1] Anastasia Potapova (Aug 2021—May 2024)[2][3] Diana Shnaider (June 2024—)[4] | |
| Coaching achievements | |
| Coachee singles titles total | 4 |
| List of notable tournaments (with champion) | |
| Last updated on: 24 July 2024. | |
Tennis career
edit2003
editAndreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 in Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.
At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 3–6, 5–7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated fourth seed Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6 before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.
2004
editAndreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year, he also reached two ATP finals: Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to José Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and made his Davis Cup debut.
Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–1, 6–2. At the French Open, he knocked out defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round before losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the fourth round.
He won his first ATP doubles title in Moscow in October 2004 with Nikolay Davydenko, defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
2005: Three ATP titles
editAndreev's first ATP singles title came in April 2005 in Valencia, Spain, beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 in the final after having taken out Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Andreev made the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinal at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. He then reached the final of the event at Bucharest, losing to Florent Serra 6–3, 6–4.
Andreev continued his consistent performance of the year by winning the Palermo event in September 2005, beating Filippo Volandri of Italy 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final, and the Kremlin Cup at Moscow in October, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 in the final.
2006
editIn the first half of the season, Andreev experienced seven first-round losses, and highlights included reaching the finals at Sydney and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, losing both matches to James Blake. A knee injury forced Andreev to miss the second half of the clay court season, including Roland Garross.
2007: First Grand Slam quarterfinal
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Andreev returned in 2007, and made an immediate impact with an impressive showing at the French Open. Unseeded, he beat former world no. 1 Andy Roddick 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round, then Nicolás Massú, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round to make his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, which he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
2008: Best ranking, world no. 18
editNotable performances included reaching the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires, Dubai, Miami, and Monte Carlo.
2009
editHeavily favored Russia was hosted by Israel in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009 on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Asked if he was nervous, Andreev replied with a smile: "Nervous? Why should I be nervous? Everything is fine."[6] Harel Levy, world no. 210, then beat Andreev 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the opening match. Dudi Sela (world no. 33) followed by beating Youzhny, and the next day Israelis Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich beat Safin and doubles specialist Kunitsyn.[7] With the tie clinched for Israel, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance.[8] Dudi Sela hurt his wrist in the first set. Israel won 4–1.[9]
2010: Injuries and ranking downfall
editAfter the Australian Open, Andreev played the 2010 Brasil Open, his first clay court tournament of the year. Seeded no. 4 in the tournament, Andreev made a run to the semifinals and eventually lost to Łukasz Kubot 6–2, 2–6, 4–6.
His next successful tournament was the Malaysia Open where he reached the semifinals, taking out defending champion Nikolay Davydenko on the way before falling to Mikhail Youzhny in three sets.
2011–2013: Injuries and retirement
editA knee injury thwarted Andreev in 2011, and in 2012 a shoulder injury prevented him from achieving decent results in almost every tournament. He lost ranking points and struggled to win a match in the qualifying round of small tournaments. The situation became worse in 2013. After not having played since the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April, he lost in every first round match of the qualifying draw of every tournament he tried to play until the French Open 2013. At Wimbledon 2013 Andreev appeared in the main draw as a protected ranking player and in the first round he faced Polish Łukasz Kubot losing 6–1, 7–5, 6–2. Andreev announced his final retirement from tennis due to the multiple injuries that ruined his career after 2010 and 2011.[10]
Playing style & equipment
editAndreev is an offensive baseliner. He possessed one of the more powerful forehands on tour. ATP professional Marcos Baghdatis describes Andreev's forehand as being "more deadly than Nadal's" Andreev is sponsored by Sergio Tacchini for clothes[11] and Babolat Aero Pro Drive GT[12] for racquets and Babolat All-Court III for shoes.
Personal life
editHe supports both FC Moscow and FC Dynamo Moscow and is an avid follower of the Russian national football team.
He was in a relationship with fellow Russian player Maria Kirilenko for several years,[13][14] before they split in 2011.
ATP career finals
editSingles: 9 (3–6)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Roger Federer | 2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2004 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | José Acasuso | 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Apr 2005 | Valencia, Spain | Clay | David Ferrer | 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Sep 2005 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Filippo Volandri | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Sep 2005 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | Florent Serra | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Nicolas Kiefer | 5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jan 2006 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | James Blake | 2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jul 2008 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Victor Hănescu | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Jul 2008 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Fernando Verdasco | 6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Oct 2004 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Nikolay Davydenko | Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Nikolay Davydenko | Max Mirnyi Mikhail Youzhny |
1–6, 1–6 |
Performance timelines
edit| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
editCurrent till 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | W–L | ||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | 8–8 | ||||||||
| French Open | 4R | 3R | A | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 13–7 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 9–9 | ||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 6–8 | ||||||||
| Win–loss | 4–4 | 6–4 | 2–1 | 5–4 | 7–4 | 7–4 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 36–31 | ||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 1R | 4R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | 6–7 | ||||||||
| Miami Masters | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 2R | Q1 | A | 9–8 | ||||||||
| Monte-Carlo Masters | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | Q1 | 6–7 | ||||||||
| Rome Masters | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 4–7 | ||||||||
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q2 | 2R | Q1 | 1–4 | ||||||||
| Canada Masters | 2R | 1R | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | 4–4 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | A | Q2 | 3R | 2R | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 3–3 | ||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0–1 | ||||||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 2–2 | ||||||||
| Hamburg Masters | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | Not Masters Series | 2–3 | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 1–5 | 2–7 | 5–4 | 5–5 | 13–9 | 5–7 | 2–5 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 37–46 | ||||||||
| Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–9 | ||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 50 | 26 | 91 | 33 | 19 | 35 | 79 | 115 | 110 | 1013 | |||||||||
Doubles
edit| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | W–L |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3–6 |
| French Open | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 3–4 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 1–3 |
| US Open | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 1R | 3–4 |
Top 10 wins
edit| Season | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score |
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| 2004 | ||||||
| 1. | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 4 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2. | Andre Agassi | 9 | Queen's Club, London, United Kingdom | Grass | 2R | 4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3) |
| 3. | Rainer Schüttler | 8 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | SF | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(8–6) |
| 2005 | ||||||
| 4. | Mariano Puerta | 10 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | QF | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 2006 | ||||||
| 5. | Andy Roddick | 3 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | 4R | 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1 |
| 2007 | ||||||
| 6. | Fernando González | 5 | Davis Cup, La Serena, Chile | Clay | RR | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 7. | Fernando González | 5 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 8. | Andy Roddick | 3 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 1R | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 9. | Richard Gasquet | 7 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | QF | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 2008 | ||||||
| 10. | Richard Gasquet | 8 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 2010 | ||||||
| 11. | Nikolay Davydenko | 6 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | 2R | 7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3 |
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