Andrei Olhovskiy

Andrei Stanislavovich Olhovskiy (Russian: Андрей Станиславович Ольховский) (born 15 April 1966) is a former tennis player from Russia, who turned professional in 1989.

Andrei Olhovskiy
Country (sports) Russia
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1966-04-15) 15 April 1966
Moscow, USSR
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1987
Retired1998
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,208,620
Singles
Career record117–165
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 49 (14 June 1993)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open3R (1993, 1995)
French Open2R (1994)
Wimbledon4R (1988, 1992)
US Open2R (1989, 1994, 1996)
Other tournaments
Olympic GamesQF (1996)
Doubles
Career record379–314
Career titles20
Highest rankingNo. 6 (31 July 1995)

Career

Olhovskiy represented the Soviet Union at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and Russia at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he reached the quarterfinals as a wild card before falling to Brazil's Fernando Meligeni.

The right-hander won two career titles in singles (Copenhagen, 1993 and Shanghai, 1996) and 20 titles in doubles, French Open (1993) and Australian Open (1994) champion in mixed doubles. Olhovskiy reached his highest ATP singles ranking on 14 June 1993, when he became world No. 49, and his highest doubles ranking of No. 6 (31 July 1995). He played for the Russia Davis Cup team from 1983 to 2001.

He memorably defeated No. 1 seed Jim Courier in the third round of Wimbledon in 1992 to reach his second fourth-round appearance at a Grand Slam event (after the 1988 Wimbledon Championships). Courier had already won titles at both the 1992 Australian Open on hard court and 1992 French Open on clay, thus on his way to completing the Grand Slam and conditions were favorable, the 1992 edition being relatively poor in rain, allowing fellow baseline counter Andre Agassi to claim the title.

Career finals

Singles (2 wins, 2 losses)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Nicklas Kulti 7–5, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1. Sep 1994 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Carpet (i) Jacco Eltingh 6–7, 6–2, 4–6
Loss 2. Mar 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Martin Sinner 7–6, 6–7, 3–6
Win 2. Jan 1996 Shanghai, China Carpet (i) Mark Knowles 7–6, 6–2

Doubles: 40 (20–20)

Legend
Grand Slam (0–1)
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series (1–1)
ATP Tour (18–17)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (5–5)
Grass (0–3)
Carpet (10–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. May 1990 Umag, Yugoslavia Clay Andrei Cherkasov Vojtěch Flégl
Daniel Vacek
4–6, 4–6
Loss 2. Mar 1991 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Mansour Bahrami Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
3–6, 1–6
Loss 3. Apr 1992 Tampa, United States Clay Luiz Mattar Mike Briggs
Trevor Kronemann
6–7, 7–6, 4–6
Loss 4. Jun 1992 French Open, Paris Clay David Adams Jakob Hlasek
Marc Rosset
6–7, 7–6, 5–7
Loss 5. Nov 1992 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) David Adams Marius Barnard
John-Laffnie de Jager
4–6, 6–3, 6–7
Loss 6. Mar 1993 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i) David Adams Henrik Holm
Anders Järryd
4–6, 6–7
Win 1. Mar 1993 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) David Adams Martin Damm
Daniel Vacek
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
Win 2. Apr 1993 Estoril, Portugal Clay David Adams Menno Oosting
Udo Riglewski
6–3, 7–5
Loss 7. Jun 1993 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass David Adams Patrick McEnroe
Jonathan Stark
6–7, 6–1, 4–6
Win 3. Aug 1993 Schenectady, United States Hard Bernd Karbacher Byron Black
Brett Steven
2–6, 7–6, 6–1
Loss 8. Sep 1993 Bordeaux, France Hard (i) David Adams Pablo Albano
Javier Frana
6–7, 6–4, 3–6
Loss 9. Oct 1993 Bolzano, Italy Hard David Adams Hendrik Jan Davids
Piet Norval
3–6, 2–6
Win 4. Feb 1994 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Carpet (i) David Adams Grant Connell
Patrick Galbraith
6–7, 6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. Apr 1994 Osaka, Japan Hard David Adams Martin Damm
Sandon Stolle
4–6, 4–6
Loss 11. Aug 1994 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay David Adams Daniel Orsanic
Jan Siemerink
4–6, 2–6
Win 5. Aug 1994 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay David Adams Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss 12. Oct 1994 Beijing, China Carpet (i) David Adams Tommy Ho
Kent Kinnear
6–7, 3–6
Loss 13. Nov 1994 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) David Adams Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
w/o
Loss 14. Jan 1995 Doha, Qatar Hard Jan Siemerink Stefan Edberg
Magnus Larsson
6–7, 2–6
Win 6. Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard David Adams Ronald Agénor
Shuzo Matsuoka
7–5, 6–3
Win 7. Feb 1995 Marseille, France Carpet (i) David Adams Jean-Philippe Fleurian
Rodolphe Gilbert
6–1, 6–4
Win 8. Apr 1995 Estoril, Portugal Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Marc-Kevin Goellner
Diego Nargiso
5–7, 7–5, 6–2
Loss 15. May 1995 Hamburg, Germany Clay Byron Black Wayne Ferreira
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
1–6, 6–7
Loss 16. Jun 1995 Rosmalen, Netherlands Grass Hendrik Jan Davids Richard Krajicek
Jan Siemerink
5–7, 3–6
Loss 17. Jun 1995 Halle, Germany Grass Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jacco Eltingh
Paul Haarhuis
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 9. Jul 1995 Montreal, Canada Hard Yevgeny Kafelnikov Brian MacPhie
Sandon Stolle
6–2, 6–2
Win 10. Apr 1996 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nicklas Kulti
Peter Nyborg
6–3, 6–4
Win 11. Apr 1996 Hong Kong Hard Patrick Galbraith Kent Kinnear
Dave Randall
6–3, 6–7, 7–6
Loss 18. Oct 1996 Singapore Carpet (i) Martin Damm Todd Woodbridge
Mark Woodforde
6–7, 6–7
Win 12. Oct 1996 Beijing, China Carpet (i) Martin Damm Patrik Kühnen
Gary Muller
6–4, 7–5
Win 13. Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Rick Leach Jiří Novák
David Rikl
4–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss 19. Mar 1997 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) David Adams Pablo Albano
Peter Nyborg
4–6, 6–7
Win 14. Mar 1997 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Brett Steven Kenneth Carlsen
Frederik Fetterlein
6–4, 6–2
Win 15. Mar 1997 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Brett Steven David Prinosil
Daniel Vacek
6–4, 6–3
Win 16. Feb 1999 Marseille, France Hard (i) Max Mirnyi David Adams
Pavel Vízner
7–5, 7–6
Win 17. Mar 1999 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet (i) Max Mirnyi Marc-Kevin Goellner
David Prinosil
6–7, 7–6, 6–1
Win 18. May 1999 St. Pölten, Austria Clay Andrew Florent Brent Haygarth
Robbie Koenig
5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 20. Jan 2001 Doha, Qatar Hard Juan Balcells Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
3–6, 1–6
Win 19. Feb 2002 Milan, Italy Carpet (i) Karsten Braasch Julien Boutter
Max Mirnyi
3–6, 7–6, [12–10]
Win 20. Apr 2002 Estoril, Portugal Clay Karsten Braasch Simon Aspelin
Andrew Kratzmann
6–3, 6–3

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament1984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005Career SRCareer W-L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A A 1R 1R 3R 2R SF QF A 3R 2R A 1R A 2R A 0 / 10 14–10
French Open A A A A A A A 1R F 2R SF QF 2R 2R 2R 2R A 2R 1R 2R A A 0 / 12 19–12
Wimbledon A A A A 2R A LQ 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 3R 2R 1R A 2R 2R 2R 1R A A 0 / 13 11–12
US Open A A A A A 1R A 1R 1R SF QF 2R 1R 3R 2R SF 1R 1R 2R 1R A A 0 / 14 16–14
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 49 N/A
Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–1 0–0 0–3 5–4 6–3 9–4 8–4 7–4 7–4 2–3 7–3 2–3 2–3 2–4 1–3 1–1 0–0 N/A 60–48
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells These Tournaments Were Not

Masters Series Events

Before 1990
A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Miami A A A 3R A 3R A A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 6 3–6
Monte Carlo A A A SF A 1R QF 1R SF 1R 1R 2R A A A A 0 / 8 6–8
Rome A A QF 1R 1R 1R SF QF 2R 2R 1R QF 1R A A A 0 / 11 11–11
Hamburg A A A 2R QF F SF SF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 10 9–10
Canada A A A A A W 1R A A QF 2R A A A A A 1 / 4 6–3
Cincinnati A A 2R 1R A 2R 2R A A 1R 1R 1R A A A A 0 / 7 2–7
Stuttgart (Stockholm) A A 1R 2R 2R A 1R 1R A SF A A A A A A 0 / 6 2–6
Paris A A 1R QF QF A 1R A A 2R A A A A A A 0 / 5 4–5
Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 4 1 / 6 0 / 7 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 8 0 / 5 0 / 5 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 57 N/A
Annual Win-Loss N/A 0–0 0–0 3–4 5–7 2–4 7–5 7–7 4–4 3–4 7–8 1–5 4–5 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 N/A 43–56
Year-end ranking 758 361 370 465 160 250 135 95 32 18 14 12 19 29 71 22 92 51 48 263 475 967 N/A

A = did not attend tournament

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