Igor Andreev

Igor Andreev (July 14, 1983) is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow, Russia.

Tennis Career

Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7-5 6-7(1) 6-0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to Jose Acasuso.

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ATP - September - 2003 - Bucharest - Romania - Nikolay Davydenko - Jose Acasuso

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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.

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Sjeng Schalken - Paul-Henri Mathieu

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He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated the number 4 seed Max Mirnyi 6-4 7-6(1), before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.

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St. Petersburg - October - Max Mirnyi - Sargis Sargsian

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In 2004, Andreev 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 Jose Acasuso).

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2004 - ATP rankings - Gstaad - Switzerland - July - Roger Federer

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He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and also made his Davis Cup debut.

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Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 6-4 6-4 6-7(4) 1-6 2-6. At the French Open he made the round of 16, losing to eventual champion Gaston Gaudio 4-6 5-7 3-6. At Wimbledon that year, he reached the second round, losing to Fernando Gonzalez, and lost in the first round at the US Open to Fernando Verdasco, 3-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 5-7.

Related Topics:
Grand Slam - Australian Open - France - Olivier Patience - French Open - Gaston Gaudio - Wimbledon - Fernando Gonzalez - US Open - Fernando Verdasco

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At the Athens Olympics in August 2004, Andreev made the third round, and lost only to the eventual gold medallist, Chilean Nicolas Massu.

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Athens Olympics - Chile - Nicolas Massu

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He won his first ATP doubles title in Moscow in October 2004 with Nikolay Davydenko, after defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Bjorkman 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final.

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Mahesh Bhupathi - Jonas Bjorkman

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Andreev's first ATP singles title came in April 2005 in Valencia, Spain, which he won by beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6-3 5-7 6-3 in the final, after having taken out world number 4 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals earlier. He made the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinal at New Haven, Connecticut, USA. He then reached the final of the event at Bucharest, losing to Florent Serra 3-6 4-6.

Related Topics:
April - 2005 - Valencia - Spain - David Ferrer - Rafael Nadal - New Haven - Connecticut - USA - Florent Serra

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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.

Related Topics:
Palermo - Filippo Volandri - Italy

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