Andrei Cherkasov
![]() Cherkasov at the 1994 French Open | ||||||||||||||
Full name | Andrei Gennadievich Cherkasov | |||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | ![]() ![]() | |||||||||||||
Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||
Born | Ufa, Soviet Union | 4 July 1970|||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1988 | |||||||||||||
Retired | 2000 | |||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | |||||||||||||
Prize money | $2,260,051 | |||||||||||||
Singles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 193–214 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 2 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 13 (10 June 1991) | |||||||||||||
Grand Slam Singles results | ||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1990) | |||||||||||||
French Open | QF (1992) | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994) | |||||||||||||
US Open | QF (1990) | |||||||||||||
Other tournaments | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | SF (1992) | |||||||||||||
Doubles | ||||||||||||||
Career record | 26–47 | |||||||||||||
Career titles | 0 | |||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 141 (3 August 1998) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrei Gennadievich Cherkasov (Андрей Геннадьевич Черкасов; born 4 July 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
Career[]
Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boys' singles at the US Open (lost to David Wheaton in the final).
Cherkasov turned professional in 1988. In 1990, Cherkasov claimed his first top-level singles titles when he won the inaugural Kremlin Cup in Moscow, defeating Tim Mayotte in the final 6–2, 6–1. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 Australian Open and US Open.
In June 1991 Cherkasov reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 13. In November he successfully defended his Kremlin Cup title, saving two match points in a 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 win in the final against Jakob Hlasek.
In 1992, Cherkasov was a quarter-finalist at the French Open and won a men's singles bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, notably rallying from 2 sets down to beat Pete Sampras in the third round.
In 1993, Cherkasov saved three match points in 3-hour, 54-minute quarter-final victory over Italy's Andrea Gaudenzi at Tel Aviv, to win 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 in what was the longest best-of-three set match in tour history.
In the end, his two victories at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow proved to be the only top-level titles of Cherkasov's career. He retired from the professional tour in 2000, having earned prize-money totalling $2,259,875.
Career finals[]
Singles 6 (2–4)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Nov 1990 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–2, 6–1 |
Loss | 1–2 | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
Win | 2–2 | Nov 1991 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 2–3 | May 1993 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6 |
Loss | 2–4 | Sep 1993 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles 2 (0–2)[]
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | May 1990 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 1991 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Notes[]
- ^ Played for the Soviet Union until its breakup in 1991
External links[]
- 1970 births
- Hopman Cup competitors
- Living people
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Unified Team
- Olympic medalists in tennis
- Olympic tennis players of the Soviet Union
- Olympic tennis players of the Unified Team
- Sportspeople from Ufa
- Russian expatriates in Monaco
- Russian male tennis players
- Soviet male tennis players
- Tennis players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics