Andrew Foster (tennis)

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Andrew Foster
Country (sports) United Kingdom
ResidenceStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Born (1972-03-16) 16 March 1972 (age 52)
Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$168,329
Singles
Career record4–6 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 184 (17 January 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ2 (1994)
French OpenQ2 (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon4R (1993)
Doubles
Career record8–21 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 174 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Wimbledon1R (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[edit]

Singles: 1 (0–1)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jul 1995 Bristol, United Kingdom Challenger Grass United Kingdom Jeremy Bates 7–6, 4–6, 3–6


Doubles: 6 (4–2)[edit]

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1992 Bangalore, India Challenger Clay United Kingdom Nick Brown Belgium Xavier Daufresne
Brazil Cesar Kist
7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Nov 1992 Launceston, Australia Challenger Carpet United Kingdom Nick Brown Australia Richard Fromberg
Australia Patrick Rafter
5–7, 6–7
Loss 1–2 Oct 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden Challenger Hard United Kingdom Ross Matheson United Kingdom Jeremy Bates
United Kingdom Chris Wilkinson
6–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Oct 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Challenger Hard United Kingdom Danny Sapsford India Leander Paes
India Mahesh Bhupathi
walkover
Win 3–2 Jul 1995 Newcastle, United Kingdom Challenger Hard United Kingdom Danny Sapsford Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojsa Djordjevic
Switzerland Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–2 Mar 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Challenger Hard United Kingdom Danny Sapsford South Africa Lan Bale
South Africa Brent Haygarth
6–3, 6–1

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.

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