Andrew Foster (tennis)

Andrew Foster
Country (sports)  United Kingdom
Residence Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK
Born (1972-03-16) 16 March 1972
Stoke-on-Trent
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $168,329
Singles
Career record 4–6 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 184 (17 January 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1994)
French Open Q2 (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon 4R (1993)
Doubles
Career record 8–21 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 174 (15 November 1993)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (1993, 1994)

Andrew Foster (born 16 March 1972 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a former tennis player from Great Britain.

The right-hander reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in 1993, in only his second appearance at the All England Club. There, he posted his first ever Tour wins over Thomas Enqvist, Luis Herrera and Andrei Olhovskiy. His fine run ended in the round of 16 at the tournament, losing to the eventual winner, Pete Sampras.[1]

Foster reached a career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 184 in January 1994. In doubles, Foster won 4 Challenger events, reaching as high as No. 174 in November 1993.

References

  1. Askey, Steven (9 June 2004). "A Comparative Study of the Tennis Systems in Great Britain, the USA and Germany: Explaining the Lack of International Success in British Tennis" (pdf). ITF. Retrieved 2007-11-27.


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