Andrew Foster (tennis)
| Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Residence | Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom |
| Born | 16 March 1972 Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $168,329 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 4–6 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 184 (17 January 1994) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (1994) |
| French Open | Q2 (1993, 1994) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (1993) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 8–21 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 4 Challenger, 0 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 174 (15 November 1993) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1993, 1994) |
| Last updated on: 20 May 2023. | |
Andrew Foster (born 16 March 1972, in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former tennis player from Great Britain.
The right-hander reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1993, in only his second appearance at the All England Club. There, he posted his first ever Tour wins over Thomas Enqvist, Luis Herrera and Andrei Olhovskiy. His run ended in the round of 16 at the tournament, losing to the eventual winner, Pete Sampras.[1]
Foster reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 184 in January 1994. In doubles, Foster won four Challenger events, reaching as high as No. 174 in November 1993.
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1995 | Bristol, United Kingdom | Challenger | Grass | Jeremy Bates | 7–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (4–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1992 | Bangalore, India | Challenger | Clay | Nick Brown | Xavier Daufresne Cesar Kist |
7–6, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Nov 1992 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Nick Brown | Richard Fromberg Patrick Rafter |
5–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Oct 1993 | Gothenburg, Sweden | Challenger | Hard | Ross Matheson | Jeremy Bates Chris Wilkinson |
6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 1994 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Challenger | Hard | Danny Sapsford | Leander Paes Mahesh Bhupathi |
walkover |
| Win | 3–2 | Jul 1995 | Newcastle, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Danny Sapsford | Nebojsa Djordjevic Lorenzo Manta |
3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 4–2 | Mar 1996 | Stockholm, Sweden | Challenger | Hard | Danny Sapsford | Lan Bale Brent Haygarth |
6–3, 6–1 |
References
- ^ Askey, Steven (9 June 2004). "A Comparative Study of the Tennis Systems in Great Britain, the USA and Germany: Explaining the Lack of International Success in British Tennis" (pdf). ITF. Retrieved 27 November 2007.
External links
- Andrew Foster at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Andrew Foster at the International Tennis Federation