Andrew Foster (tennis)

Andrew Foster (born 16 March 1972, in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former tennis player from Great Britain.

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.

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   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   Nick Brown   Xavier Daufresne
  Cesar Kist
7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Nov 1992 Launceston, Australia Challenger Carpet   Nick Brown   Richard Fromberg
  Patrick Rafter
5–7, 6–7
Loss 1–2 Oct 1993 Gothenburg, Sweden Challenger Hard   Ross Matheson   Jeremy Bates
  Chris Wilkinson
6–7, 3–6
Win 2–2 Oct 1994 Jakarta, Indonesia Challenger Hard   Danny Sapsford   Leander Paes
  Mahesh Bhupathi
walkover
Win 3–2 Jul 1995 Newcastle, United Kingdom Challenger Hard   Danny Sapsford   Nebojsa Djordjevic
  Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–2 Mar 1996 Stockholm, Sweden Challenger Hard   Danny Sapsford   Lan Bale
  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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