Andrew Florent
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Born |
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | 24 October 1970
Died | 16 August 2016 45) | (aged
Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Prize money | $1,113,285 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 610 (10 May 1993) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 211–225 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 13 (30 April 2001) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2000, 2001) |
French Open | QF (1997) |
Wimbledon | QF (2002) |
US Open | 3R (2001) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1998) |
French Open | 3R (1996) |
Wimbledon | QF (1995) |
US Open | 2R (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001) |
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]
Career finals
Doubles (3 titles, 7 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 1994 | Bologna, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Winner | 1. | 1994 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | 1994 | Long Island, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 3. | 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 5. | 1998 | Munich, Germany | Clay | ![]() |
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0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 1998 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() |
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6–7, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 1999 | St. Poelten, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
Runner-up | 7. | 2000 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | 2000 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–7 |
Runner-up | 10. | 2001 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
References
- 1 2 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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