Igor Valeryevich Andreev (, BGN/PCGN: Andreyev, ISO 9: Andreev, ; born 14 July 1983) is a Russian tennis coach and a former professional player. He won three ATP Tour singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 2008.
Tennis career
2003 Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 in Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.
At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 3–6, 5–7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated fourth seed Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6 before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.
2004 Andreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year, he also reached two ATP finals: Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to José Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and made his Davis Cup debut.
Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6(4), 6–1, 6–2. At the French Open, he knocked out defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round before losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the fourth round.
He won his first ATP doubles title in Moscow in October 2004 with Nikolay Davydenko, defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.
2005: Three ATP titles Andreev's first ATP singles title came in April 2005 in Valencia, Spain, beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 in the final after having taken out Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Andreev made the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinal at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. He then reached the final of the event at Bucharest, losing to Florent Serra 6–3, 6–4.
Andreev continued his consistent performance of the year by winning the Palermo event in September 2005, beating Filippo Volandri of Italy 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final, and the Kremlin Cup at Moscow in October, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 in the final.
2006 In the first half of the season, Andreev experienced seven first-round losses, and highlights included reaching the finals at Sydney and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, losing both matches to James Blake. A knee injury forced Andreev to miss the second half of the clay court season, including Roland Garross.
2007: First Grand Slam quarterfinal
Andreev returned in 2007, and made an immediate impact with an impressive showing at the French Open. Unseeded, he beat former world no. 1 Andy Roddick 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round, then Nicolás Massú, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round to make his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, which he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
2008: Best ranking, world no. 18 Notable performances included reaching the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires, Dubai, Miami, and Monte Carlo.
2009 Heavily favored Russia was hosted by Israel in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009 on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Asked if he was nervous, Andreev replied with a smile: "Nervous? Why should I be nervous? Everything is fine."Shvidler, Eli "Davis Cup / Three days to go / Andreev poses powerful threat", Haaretz, 7/8/09, 11 July 2009 Harel Levy, world no. 210, then beat Andreev 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the opening match. Dudi Sela (world no. 33) followed by beating Youzhny, and the next day Israelis Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich beat Safin and doubles specialist Kunitsyn."Netanyahu: Davis Cup team has filled nation with pride", The Jerusalem Post, 11 July 2009, accessed 11 July 2009 With the tie clinched for Israel, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance.Dimon, Ricky, "Singles rubbers dead as Israel finishes off Russia" , Tennis Talk, 11 July 2009, accessed 11 July 2009 Dudi Sela hurt his wrist in the first set. Israel won 4–1."Israel completes Davis Cup win over Russia" Miami Herald, 12 July 2009/accessed 12 July 2009
2010: Injuries and ranking downfall After the Australian Open, Andreev played the 2010 Brasil Open, his first clay court tournament of the year. Seeded no. 4 in the tournament, Andreev made a run to the semifinals and eventually lost to Łukasz Kubot 6–2, 2–6, 4–6.
His next successful tournament was the Malaysia Open where he reached the semifinals, taking out defending champion Nikolay Davydenko on the way before falling to Mikhail Youzhny in three sets.
2011–2013: Injuries and retirement A knee injury thwarted Andreev in 2011, and in 2012 a shoulder injury prevented him from achieving decent results in almost every tournament. He lost ranking points and struggled to win a match in the qualifying round of small tournaments. The situation became worse in 2013. After not having played since the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April, he lost in every first round match of the qualifying draw of every tournament he tried to play until the French Open 2013. At Wimbledon 2013 Andreev appeared in the main draw as a protected ranking player and in the first round he faced Polish Łukasz Kubot losing 6–1, 7–5, 6–2. Andreev announced his final retirement from tennis due to the multiple injuries that ruined his career after 2010 and 2011.
Coaching career He was the coach of Anastasia Potapova and Diana Shnaider. Since December 2024, he has been coaching Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Playing style & equipment Andreev is an offensive baseliner. He possessed one of the more powerful forehands on tour. ATP professional Marcos Baghdatis describes Andreev's forehand as being "more deadly than Nadal's" Andreev is sponsored by Sergio Tacchini for clothes and Babolat Aero Pro Drive GT for racquets and Babolat All-Court III for shoes.
Personal life He supports both FC Moscow and FC Dynamo Moscow and is an avid follower of the Russian national football team.
He was in a relationship with fellow Russian player Maria Kirilenko for several years, before they split in 2011.
ATP career finals
Singles: 9 (3–6) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)Year-end championships (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–6) Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (2–5)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Jul 2004Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Roger Federer2–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6Loss0–2Sep 2004Bucharest, RomaniaClay José Acasuso3–6, 0–6Win1–2Apr 2005Valencia, SpainClay David Ferrer6–3, 5–7, 6–3Win2–2Sep 2005Palermo, ItalyClay Filippo Volandri0–6, 6–1, 6–3Loss2–3Sep 2005Bucharest, RomaniaClay Florent Serra4–6, 3–6Win3–3Oct 2005Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Nicolas Kiefer5–7, 7–6(7–3), 6–2Loss3–4Jan 2006Sydney, AustraliaHard James Blake2–6, 6–3, 6–7(3–7)Loss3–5Jul 2008Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Victor Hănescu3–6, 4–6Loss3–6Jul 2008Umag, CroatiaClay Fernando Verdasco6–3, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Doubles: 2 (1–1) LegendGrand Slam tournaments (0–0)Year-end championships (0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1) Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–0)Carpet (1–1)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0Oct 2004 Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Nikolay Davydenko Mahesh Bhupathi Jonas Björkman3–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss1–1Oct 2005Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) Nikolay Davydenko Max Mirnyi Mikhail Youzhny1–6, 1–6
Performance timelines
Singles Current till 2013 Wimbledon Championships. Tournament2004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–LGrand Slam tournaments Australian Open1R2R3R1R3R3R1R2RQ2A8–8 French Open4R3RAQF2R3RA2R1RQ113–7 Wimbledon2R3RA1R2R4R1R2R2R1R9–9US Open1R2RA2R4R1R2R1R1RA6–8Win–loss4–46–42–15–47–47–41–33–41–30–136–31ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian Wells Masters1R1RQFA1R4R2R2RQ1A6–7 Miami Masters1R3R2R1RQF3R2R2RQ1A9–8 Monte-Carlo Masters1R1R1R3RQF1R2RAAQ16–7 Rome Masters1R1RA2R3R1R1R2RAQ14–7 Madrid MastersAAA1R1RA1RQ22RQ11–4Canada Masters2R1RAA3R2RAAAA4–4 Cincinnati MastersA1RAQ23R2RAQ2Q1A3–3 Shanghai MastersNot Masters Series1RQ1AAA0–1 Paris MastersAA2RA2RAAAAA2–2 Hamburg MastersA1RA3R1RNot Masters Series2–3Win–loss1–52–75–45–513–95–72–53–31–10–037–46Career statisticsTitles–Finals0–23–40–10–00–20–00–00–00–00–03–9Year-end ranking502691331935791151101013
Doubles Tournament20042005200620072008200920102011Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian Open2R2R1R1R A1R2RA3–6French Open2R3RA1RA1RAA3–4Wimbledon1RAA1RA2RAA1–3US Open2R2RAA2RAA1R3–4
Top 10 wins Season20032004200520062007200820092010201120122013TotalWins0311410100011
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScore20041. Juan Carlos Ferrero4French Open, Paris, FranceClay2R6–4, 6–2, 6–32. Andre Agassi9Queen's Club, London, United KingdomGrass2R4–6, 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–3)3. Rainer Schüttler8Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySF6–2, 3–6, 7–6(8–6)20054. Mariano Puerta10Bucharest, RomaniaClayQF4–6, 6–1, 6–120065. Andy Roddick3Indian Wells, United StatesHard4R6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–120076. Fernando González5Davis Cup, La Serena, ChileClayRR4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–27. Fernando González5Monte Carlo, MonacoClay2R6–2, 2–6, 6–38. Andy Roddick3French Open, Paris, FranceClay1R3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–49. Richard Gasquet7Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayQF7–5, 6–2200810. Richard Gasquet8Dubai, United Arab EmiratesHard2R6–3, 6–4201011. Nikolay Davydenko6Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard (i)2R7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3
References
External links
Andreev World Ranking History