# Andrei Medvedev (tennis)

Andrei Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв, romanized: Andriy Medvedyev; born 31 August 1974) is a Ukrainian former professional tennis player. Medvedev reached the final of the 1999 French Open, the French Open semifinals in 1993, and won four Masters titles during his career, achieving a career-high ranking of world No. 4 in May 1994.

## Career

In 1991, Medvedev won the junior singles title at the French Open.
As a 17 year old the following year, Medvedev won his first two ATP Tour titles in Genoa and Stuttgart (where he beat then-world No. 2 Stefan Edberg, and finished the season ranked within the world's top 25.
His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times (1994, 1995 and 1997). He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 4.
In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to flounder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open where — ranked 100 — he defeated Dinu Pescariu, Pete Sampras, Byron Black, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni 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 was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at 5–5, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches — the semifinals and quarterfinals of the 1993 and 1994 French Opens, respectively, with Bruguera winning both matches in straight sets.
In the French Open tournament, Medvedev lost six times to the eventual champion (1992–95, 1997 and 1999).

## Personal life

His sister, Natalia Medvedeva, formerly a top 25 player on the WTA Tour, partnered with Andrei to represent Ukraine at the seventh Hopman Cup in 1995, finishing runners-up to Germany's Boris Becker and Anke Huber (Medvedev's girlfriend back then) in the final.

## Grand Slam finals
### Singles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1999 | French Open | Clay | Andre Agassi | 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |

## Masters Series finals
### Singles: 5 (4 titles, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 1993 | Paris Masters | Carpet | Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 2–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 1994 | Monte Carlo Masters | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 1994 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 1995 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Win | 1997 | Hamburg Masters | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 |

## Career finals
### Singles: 18 (11 titles, 7 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
* ATP Masters Series (4–1)
* ATP Championship Series (3–0)
* ATP Tour (4–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (2–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Clay (9–5)
* Carpet (0–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1. | Jun 1992 | Genoa, Italy | Clay | Guillermo Pérez Roldán | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2. | Jul 1992 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Wayne Ferreira | 6–1, 6–4, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 3. | Sep 1992 | Bordeaux, France | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 4. | Apr 1993 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Karel Nováček | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Win | 5. | Apr 1993 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1. | Jun 1993 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Henri Leconte | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 6. | Aug 1993 | New Haven, USA | Hard | Petr Korda | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 1993 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | Goran Ivanišević | 4–6, 2–6, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Loss | 3. | Apr 1994 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Carlos Costa | 6–4, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 7. | Apr 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 8. | May 1994 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4. | Aug 1994 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Sergi Bruguera | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 9. | May 1995 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Goran Ivanišević | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 5. | Jul 1996 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10. | Aug 1996 | Long Island, USA | Hard | Martin Damm | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 11. | May 1997 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Félix Mantilla | 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6. | Jul 1998 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Magnus Gustafsson | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 7. | Jun 1999 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Andre Agassi | 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (runner-up)

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Nov 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (I) | Marat Safin | Justin Gimelstob Daniel Vacek | 6–2, 6–1 |

### Team

| Result | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | Jan 1995 | Hopman Cup, Perth | Hard | Natalia Medvedeva | Anke Huber Boris Becker | 0–2 |

## Singles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Career SR | Career win–loss |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| 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 |
| Year-end championships |||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | SF | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 0 / 1 | 2–2 |
| Grand Slam Cup | Was Not Invited | Was Not Invited | Was Not Invited | Was Not Invited | 1R | QF | WNI | WNI | WNI | SF | Not Held | Not Held | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| 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 |
| Stockholm / 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 | N/A |

## Top 10 wins

| Season | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | Total |
| Wins | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Round | Score | AMR |
| 1992 ||||||||
| 1. | Stefan Edberg | No. 2 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Quarterfinals | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 | No. 100 |
| 1993 ||||||||
| 2. | Ivan Lendl | No. 9 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Quarterfinals | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–2 | No. 19 |
| 3. | Stefan Edberg | No. 3 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Quarterfinals | 6–0, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 7–5, 6–4 | No. 12 |
| 4. | Petr Korda | No. 9 | New Haven, United States | Hard | Final | 7–5, 6–4 | No. 12 |
| 5. | Richard Krajicek | No. 9 | US Open, New York, United States | Hard | 4th round | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ | No. 8 |
| 6. | Jim Courier | No. 2 | ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Round Robin | 6–3, 1–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ | No. 6 |
| 7. | Michael Chang | No. 7 | ATP Finals, Frankfurt, Germany | Carpet | Round Robin | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | No. 6 |
| 1994 ||||||||
| 8. | Jim Courier | No. 4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Quarterfinals | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$ | No. 9 |
| 9. | Sergi Bruguera | No. 4 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Final | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | No. 9 |
| 1995 ||||||||
| 10. | Pete Sampras | No. 2 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Semifinals | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | No. 20 |
| 11. | Goran Ivanišević | No. 5 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Final | 6–3, 6–2, 6–1 | No. 20 |
| 1996 ||||||||
| 12. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | No. 7 | Antwerp, Belgium | Carpet | 1st round | 6–1, 6–3 | No. 17 |
| 13. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | No. 7 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 3rd round | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 | No. 40 |
| 1997 ||||||||
| 14. | Richard Krajicek | No. 5 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | 2nd round | 6–1, 6–1 | No. 38 |
| 15. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | No. 4 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay | Semifinals | 6–3, 6–1 | No. 38 |
| 1998 ||||||||
| 16. | Karol Kučera | No. 8 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet | 2nd round | 6–4, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 6–4 | No. 72 |
| 1999 ||||||||
| 17. | Pete Sampras | No. 2 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | 2nd round | 7–5, 1–6, 6–4, 6–3 | No. 100 |
| 18. | Gustavo Kuerten | No. 8 | French Open, Paris, France | Clay | Quarterfinals | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 | No. 100 |
| 19. | Richard Krajicek | No. 9 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany | Hard | Quarterfinals | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 | No. 34 |
| 2000 ||||||||
| 20. | Tim Henman | No. 10 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Quarterfinals | 6–2, 6–3 | No. 34 |
| 21. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | No. 5 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | 2nd round | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 7–5, 6–3 | No. 48 |
| 2001 ||||||||
| 22. | Tommy Haas | No. 10 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Hard | 1st round | 3–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–4 | No. 72 |

## 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