Andrew Colombo

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Andrew Colombo
Country (sports)Flag of the United States.svg United States
Born (1980-07-11) July 11, 1980 (age 43)
Rochester, New York
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
PlaysRight-handed
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 751 (March 31, 2003)
Doubles
Highest rankingNo. 574 (July 28, 2003)

Andrew Colombo (born July 11, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player.

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A native of Rochester, New York, Colombo had a game built around his powerful serve. [1] He received a full athletic scholarship to Auburn University and in 2002 partnered with Mark Kovacs to win the NCAA Division I doubles championship. The unseeded pairing had only been Auburn's No. 2 doubles team that season and held a national ranking of 27th. [2] He finished his collegiate career at Arizona State University, after which he competed on the professional tour. During his time on tour he won two ITF Futures doubles titles. [3]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.   Date   TournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.Jul 2001USA F17B, Pittsburgh Clay Flag of the United States.svg Bo Hodge Flag of Italy.svg Adriano Biasella
Flag of the United States.svg Scott Lipsky 		6–1, 6–7(6), 6–4
2.Jul 2002USA F18, Pittsburgh Clay Flag of Egypt.svg Tamer El-Sawy Flag of South Africa.svg Justin Bower
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Laski		7–6(2), 3–6, 7–6(1)

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References

  1. ↑ "Colombo serves up winners". Democrat and Chronicle . August 4, 2000.
  2. ↑ "AU duo wins NCAA crown". Birmingham Post-Herald . May 28, 2002.
  3. ↑ "Gritty Colombo wins crown". Democrat and Chronicle . July 22, 2007.
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