# Jan Frode Andersen

Jan Frode Andersen (born 29 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30–22 record (25-14 in singles). His highest ATP ranking was 135. This makes him the third best player in Norwegian history, after Christian Ruud and Casper Ruud.
He was also a television commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, and he earned a bachelor's degree in Business & Administration from the University of Arizona in 1996.
Born in Asker, he grew up in Hamar.

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 12 (5–7)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (3–7)
* ITF Futures (2–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (5–7)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1-0 | Sep 1997 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Costa | 7–6$^{(7–1)}$, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1-1 | Jun 1998 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Christian Ruud | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 1-2 | Sep 1998 | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | Challenger | Clay | Tomas Nydahl | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 1-3 | Oct 1998 | Barcelona, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Fernando Vicente | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2-3 | May 2000 | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay | Nicolas Thomann | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2-4 | May 2000 | Samarkand, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Clay | Mikhail Youzhny | 6–7$^{(7–9)}$, 6–2, 6–7$^{(8–10)}$ |
| Win | 3-4 | Jul 2000 | Eisenach, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Francisco Costa | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 3-5 | Sep 2000 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 4-5 | May 2001 | Germany F2, Esslingen | Futures | Clay | Joachim Johansson | 5–3 ret. |
| Win | 5-5 | Jun 2003 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Óscar Hernández | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5-6 | Jul 2003 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 7–5, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5-7 | Sep 2004 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Santiago Ventura | 3–6, 6–1, 3–6 |

### Doubles: 6 (0–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (0–5)
* ITF Futures (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–5)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 2002 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Hard | Oliver Marach | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Sep 2002 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Gross | Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–6 ret. |
| Loss | 0–3 | Nov 2002 | Spain F19, Gran Canaria | Futures | Clay | Stian Boretti | Carlos Martinez-Comet Germán Puentes Alcañiz | 3–6, 6–7$^{(4–7)}$ |
| Loss | 0–4 | Jul 2003 | Zell, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Oliver Marach | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder | 3–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Sep 2003 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Philipp Petzschner | Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–6 | Jun 2005 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Johan Landsberg | Amir Hadad Harel Levy | 1–6, 2–6 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L | Win% |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Monte Carlo | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |