Andrei Cherkasov
Andrei Gennadievich Cherkasov (Андрей Геннадьевич Черкасов; born 4 July 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
 Cherkasov at the 1994 French Open | ||||||||||||||
| Full name | Andrei Gennadievich Cherkasov | |||||||||||||
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| Country (sports) |  Soviet Union Russia[1] | |||||||||||||
| Residence | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||
| Born | 4 July 1970 Ufa, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||
| 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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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 finals 6 (2–4)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | Jan 1989 | Sydney, Australia | Hard |  Aaron Krickstein |
4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | Nov 1990 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) | Tim Mayotte |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2. | Feb 1991 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) |  Guy Forget |
3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 2. | Nov 1991 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) |  Jakob Hlasek |
7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 3. | May 1993 | Bologna, Italy | Clay |  Jordi Burillo |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6 |
| Loss | 4. | Sep 1993 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay |  Goran Ivanišević |
2–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Doubles finals 2 (0–2)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 1. | May 1990 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy |
 Vojtech Flegl Daniel Vacek |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2. | Nov 1991 | Moscow, USSR | Carpet (i) | Alexander Volkov |
 Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb |
4–6, 6–7 |
Notes
- Played for the Soviet Union until its breakup in 1991
External links
- Andrei Cherkasov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Andrei Cherkasov at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrei Cherkasov at the Davis Cup