Andrew Foster (tennis)

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Andrew Foster
Country (sports)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Residence Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Born (1972-03-16) 16 March 1972 (age 51)
Stoke-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$168,329
Singles
Career record4–6 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 184 (17 January 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q2 (1994)
French Open Q2 (1993, 1994)
Wimbledon 4R (1993)
Doubles
Career record8–21 (at ATP Tour level and Grand Slam level, in and Davis Cup)
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 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)
Last updated on: 20 May 2023.

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

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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 run ended in the round of 16 at the tournament, losing to the eventual winner, Pete Sampras. [1]

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jul 1995 Bristol, United KingdomChallengerGrass Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates 7–6, 4–6, 3–6


Doubles: 6 (4–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 1992 Bangalore, IndiaChallengerClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Brown Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier Daufresne
Flag of Brazil.svg Cesar Kist
7–6, 3–6, 7–5
Loss1–1Nov 1992 Launceston, AustraliaChallengerCarpet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Brown Flag of Australia (converted).svg Richard Fromberg
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Patrick Rafter
5–7, 6–7
Loss1–2Oct 1993 Gothenburg, SwedenChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ross Matheson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jeremy Bates
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Chris Wilkinson
6–7, 3–6
Win2–2Oct 1994 Jakarta, IndonesiaChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Flag of India.svg Mahesh Bhupathi
walkover
Win3–2Jul 1995 Newcastle, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Nebojsa Djordjevic
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Lorenzo Manta
3–6, 6–1, 6–2
Win4–2Mar 1996 Stockholm, SwedenChallengerHard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Sapsford Flag of South Africa.svg Lan Bale
Flag of South Africa.svg Brent Haygarth
6–3, 6–1

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