- Born
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Andrey Medvedev is a Soviet and Ukrainian former professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.
In the late 1990s, Medvedev unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open after having defeated Dinu Pescariu, Pete Sampras, Byron Black, Arnaud Di Pasquale, Gustavo Kuerten and Fernando Meligeni en route. Medvedev dominated the first two sets of the final against Andre Agassi before Agassi mounted a come-from-behind victory, which allowed him to complete a career Grand Slam. Afterwards, Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.
His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times (1994, 1995 and 1997). Hopman Cup finalist in 1995, partnering his sister Natalya Medvedeva.
- IMDb mini biography by: Bazza the Beast
- Won 11 ATP titles (1991-2001). Highest world ranking: #4 (1994).
- His sister, Natalya Medvedeva, formerly played on the WTA Tour and together they represented Ukraine at the seventh Hopman Cup in 1995, finishing as runners-up to Germany's Boris Becker and Anke Huber (Medvedev's girlfriend back then) in the final.
- 1992 Won the title in Stuttgart (Outdoor) with the strongest draw in the history of the event.
- Medvedev's junior career was the highlighted by winning the junior 1991 French Open.
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