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Andrei Olhovskiy

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Andrei Olhovskiy
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-04-15) 15 April 1966 (age 58)
Moscow, USSR
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,208,620
Singles
Career record117–165
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 49 (14 June 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (1993, 1995)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon4R (1988, 1992)
US Open2R (1989, 1994, 1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1/32 1988 Summer Olimpics-Seoul),QF (1996)
Doubles
Career record379–314
Career titles20
Highest rankingNo. 6 (31 July 1995)
Mixed doubles:

1993 French open champion, 1994 finalist 1994 Australian open champion

1997 Wimbledon finalist
Medal record
Representing  Soviet Union
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb Doubles
Silver medal – second place 1987 Zagreb Mixed Doubles

Andrei Stanislavovich Olhovskiy (Russian: Андре́й Станисла́вович Ольхо́вский; pronounced [ɐnˈdrʲej ɐlʲˈxofskʲɪj] ; born 15 April 1966) is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.

Career

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Olhovskiy represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he reached the quarterfinals as a wild card before falling to Brazil's Fernando Meligeni.

The right-hander won two career titles in singles (Copenhagen, 1993 and Shanghai, 1996) and 20 titles in doubles, French Open (1993) and Australian Open (1994) champion in mixed doubles. Olhovskiy reached his highest ATP singles ranking on 14 June 1993, when he became world No. 49, and his highest doubles ranking of No. 6 (31 July 1995). He played for the Russia Davis Cup team from 1983 to 2001. He defeated No. 1 seed Jim Courier in the third round of Wimbledon in 1992.

Career finals

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Singles (2 wins, 2 losses)

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Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Sweden Nicklas Kulti 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Sep 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet (i) Netherlands Jacco Eltingh 6–7(1–7), 6–2, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Mar 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Germany Martin Sinner 7–6(7–3), 6–7(8–10), 3–6
Win 2–2 Jan 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) The Bahamas Mark Knowles 7–6(7–5), 6–2

Doubles: 40 (20–20)

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Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP Tour (18–17)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–3)
Carpet (10–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Soviet Union Andrei Cherkasov Czechoslovakia Vojtěch Flégl
Czechoslovakia Daniel Vacek
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Mar 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Iran Mansour Bahrami Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Apr 1992 Tampa, United States Clay Brazil Luiz Mattar United States Mike Briggs
United States Trevor Kronemann
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris Clay South Africa David Adams Switzerland Jakob Hlasek
Switzerland Marc Rosset
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss 5. Nov 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams South Africa Marius Barnard
South Africa John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 6. Mar 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams Sweden Henrik Holm
Sweden Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–7
Win 1. Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams Czech Republic Martin Damm
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2. Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay South Africa David Adams Netherlands Menno Oosting
Germany Udo Riglewski
6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass South Africa David Adams United States Patrick McEnroe
United States Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win 3. Aug 1993 Schenectady, United States Hard Germany Bernd Karbacher Zimbabwe Byron Black
New Zealand Brett Steven
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 8. Sep 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard (i) South Africa David Adams Argentina Pablo Albano
Argentina Javier Frana
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 9. Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Hard South Africa David Adams Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids
South Africa Piet Norval
3–6, 2–6
Win 4. Feb 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams Canada Grant Connell
United States Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Apr 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard South Africa David Adams Czech Republic Martin Damm
Australia Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss 11. Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay South Africa David Adams Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. Aug 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay South Africa David Adams Spain Sergio Casal
Spain Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams United States Tommy Ho
United States Kent Kinnear
6–7, 3–6
Loss 13. Nov 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
w/o
Loss 14. Jan 1995 Doha, Qatar Hard Netherlands Jan Siemerink Sweden Stefan Edberg
Sweden Magnus Larsson
6–7, 2–6
Win 6. Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard South Africa David Adams Haiti Ronald Agénor
Japan Shuzo Matsuoka
7–5, 6–3
Win 7. Feb 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams France Jean-Philippe Fleurian
France Rodolphe Gilbert
6–1, 6–4
Win 8. Apr 1995 Estoril, Portugal Clay Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Italy Diego Nargiso
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 15. May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Zimbabwe Byron Black South Africa Wayne Ferreira
Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1–6, 6–7
Loss 16. Jun 1995 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Netherlands Hendrik Jan Davids Netherlands Richard Krajicek
Netherlands Jan Siemerink
5–7, 3–6
Loss 17. Jun 1995 Halle, Germany Grass Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Netherlands Jacco Eltingh
Netherlands Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 9. Jul 1995 Montreal, Canada Hard Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov United States Brian MacPhie
Australia Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–2
Win 10. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Sweden Nicklas Kulti
Sweden Peter Nyborg
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard United States Patrick Galbraith United States Kent Kinnear
United States Dave Randall
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 18. Oct 1996 Singapore Carpet (i) Czech Republic Martin Damm Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde
6–7, 6–7
Win 12. Oct 1996 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Czech Republic Martin Damm Germany Patrik Kühnen
South Africa Gary Muller
6–4, 7–5
Win 13. Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) United States Rick Leach Czech Republic Jiří Novák
Czech Republic David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 19. Mar 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) South Africa David Adams Argentina Pablo Albano
Sweden Peter Nyborg
4–6, 6–7
Win 14. Mar 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) New Zealand Brett Steven Denmark Kenneth Carlsen
Denmark Frederik Fetterlein
6–4, 6–2
Win 15. Mar 1997 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) New Zealand Brett Steven Germany David Prinosil
Czech Republic Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–3
Win 16. Feb 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi South Africa David Adams
Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
7–5, 7–6
Win 17. Mar 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Belarus Max Mirnyi Germany Marc-Kevin Goellner
Germany David Prinosil
6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–4), 6–1
Win 18. May 1999 St. Pölten, Austria Clay Australia Andrew Florent South Africa Brent Haygarth
South Africa Robbie Koenig
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 20. Jan 2001 Doha, Qatar Hard Spain Juan Balcells The Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
3–6, 1–6
Win 19. Feb 2002 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Germany Karsten Braasch France Julien Boutter
Belarus Max Mirnyi
3–6, 7–6(7–5), [12–10]
Win 20. Apr 2002 Estoril, Portugal Clay Germany Karsten Braasch Sweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career SR Career W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 2R SF QF A 3R 2R A 1R A 2R A 0 / 10 14–10
French Open A A A A A A A 1R F 2R SF QF 2R 2R 2R 2R A 2R 1R 2R A A 0 / 12 19–12
Wimbledon A A A A 2R A Q2 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 3R 2R 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 13 11–12
US Open A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R SF QF 2R 1R 3R 2R SF 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 14 16–14
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 49 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 5–4 6–3 9–4 8–4 7–4 7–4 2–3 7–3 2–3 2–3 2–4 1–3 1–1 0–0 N/A 60–48
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami A A A 3R A 3R A A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 6 3–6
Monte Carlo A A A SF A 1R QF 1R SF 1R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 8 6–8
Rome A A QF 1R 1R 1R SF QF 2R 2R 1R QF 1R A A A 0 / 11 11–11
Hamburg A A A 2R QF F SF SF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 10 9–10
Canada A A A A A W 1R A A QF 2R A A A A A 1 / 4 6–3
Cincinnati A A 2R 1R A 2R 2R A A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 7 2–7
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 1R A SF A A A A A A 0 / 6 2–6
Paris A A 1R QF QF A 1R A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 5 4–5
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 57 N/A
Annual win–loss N/A 0–0 0–0 3–4 5–7 2–4 7–5 7–7 4–4 3–4 7–8 1–5 4–5 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 43–56
Year-end ranking 758 361 370 465 160 250 135 95 32 18 14 12 19 29 71 22 92 51 48 263 475 967 N/A
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