Australian tennis player
Andrew FlorentCountry (sports) | Australia |
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Born | (1970-10-24)24 October 1970 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
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Died | 16 August 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 45) |
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Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
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Turned pro | 1990 |
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Plays | Right-handed |
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Prize money | $1,113,285 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 0–0 |
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Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 610 (10 May 1993) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | Q3 (1993) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 211–225 |
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Career titles | 3 5 Challenger, 0 Futures |
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Highest ranking | No. 13 (30 April 2001) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | QF (2000, 2001) |
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French Open | QF (1997) |
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Wimbledon | QF (2002) |
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US Open | 3R (2001) |
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Other doubles tournaments |
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Tour Finals | RR (1998, 2000) |
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Mixed doubles |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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Australian Open | QF (1998) |
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French Open | 3R (1996) |
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Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
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US Open | 2R (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) |
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Last updated on: 17 May 2023. |
Andrew Florent (24 October 1970 – 16 August 2016) was an Australian professional tennis player.[1]
Florent was born in Melbourne to parents who had migrated from Mauritius.[2] He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 10 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 13 in 2001.
Florent died from colorectal cancer at the age of 45 on 16 August 2016.[1] He is the father of the Sydney AFL footballer Oliver Florent.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP Masters Series (0–2) | ATP Championship Series (0–1) | ATP World Series (3–7) | | Finals by surface | Hard (1–4) | Clay (2–5) | Grass (0–1) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (3–10) | Indoors (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | May 1994 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl | John Fitzgerald Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jun 1994 | St. Poelten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl | Adam Malik Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Loss | 1–2 | Aug 1994 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Mark Petchey | Olivier Delaître Guy Forget | 4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Sébastien Lareau Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jul 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–4 | Jan 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 2–5 | May 1998 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 0–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 2–6 | Jun 1998 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Joshua Eagle | Guillaume Raoux Jan Siemerink | 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 3–6 | May 1999 | St. Poelten, Austria | International Series | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Brent Haygarth Robbie Koenig | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2000 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić | 5–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 3–8 | Jul 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Pablo Albano Cyril Suk | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 3–9 | Aug 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 3–10 | Apr 2001 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (5–2) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (2–0) | Clay (1–1) | Grass (1–1) | Carpet (1–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1992 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Andrew McLean | Lan Bale David Nainkin | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 1–1 | May 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Marius Barnard Joost Winnink | 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2–1 | Dec 1993 | Adelaide, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Joshua Eagle | Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis | 6–1, 6–3 |
Win | 3–1 | Dec 1993 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Joshua Eagle | Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt | 6–4, 6–0 |
Loss | 3–2 | May 1994 | Bochum, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandar Kitinov | Grant Doyle Michael Tebbutt | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 4–2 | Jun 1994 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Vojtech Flegl | Gaston Etlis Christian Miniussi | 7–6, 6–1 |
Win | 5–2 | Dec 1995 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann | 6–4, 6–4 |
Performance Timelines
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Doubles
Mixed Doubles
References
- ^ a b Three-time tennis doubles champion and former Mark Philippoussis coach Andrew Florent loses battle with cancer
- ^ Trengove, Allen (25 January 1988). "Anderson ends the run of a giant-killer". The Sydney Morning Heral newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
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