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KEVIN ANDERSON (RSA)<br />
Birthdate: May 18, 1986 Turned Pro: 2007<br />
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa<br />
Height: 6’7” (2.03m)<br />
Residence: Johannesburg, South Africa<br />
Weight: 202 (92kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 27-35<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $679,424<br />
One-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 0-1<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 1-3<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 58 (October 25, 2010)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 114 (June 8, 2009)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 61 (14-18) 2007: 228 (0-1) 2004:T1175 (0-0)<br />
2009: 162 (2-6) 2006: 513 (0-0)<br />
2008: 106 (11-10) 2005: 548 (0-0)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $315,005. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 14-18 (singles), 2-2 (doubles) Challenger: 16-5 (singles),<br />
6-3 (doubles). Singles Semifinalist: Atlanta.<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The No. 1 South African finished in Top 70 for first time in his career…Challenger success included title in Baton<br />
Rouge (d. Kamke) and a final in Seoul (l. to Lu)…Qualified an <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong>-high nine times during season,<br />
including his first six <strong>ATP</strong> tournaments…His best <strong>ATP</strong> result was SF showing in Atlanta (l. to Isner)…Compiled a<br />
14-18 record (11-11 on hard)…Reached career-best 3rd RD in Toronto* (d. Querrey, l. to Nadal) and at US Open<br />
(l. to Gasquet)…Earned a career-high $315,005.<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The South African native broke through to reach his first <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> final in ‘08 as a qualifier in Vegas, not<br />
dropping a set en route to title match before losing to Querrey in three sets…Afterwards, climbed from No. 175<br />
to No. 121 on Mar. 10 and became first South African to reach an <strong>ATP</strong> final since Moodie won Tokyo title in<br />
October ‘05…Continued success in his <strong>ATP</strong> Masters 1000 debut in Miami* where he qualifed and posted<br />
biggest win over No. 3 Djokovic in 2nd RD before losing to Andreev in next round…Cracked Top 100 that year<br />
and was there for seven weeks before finishing season at No. 106…Compiled an 11-10 match record on <strong>ATP</strong><br />
<strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> and 21-12 in Challengers with one title…Has an 83-50 mark in Challengers and 4-5 in finals…Has a<br />
5-1 Davis Cup singles record in three ties.<br />
CAREER FINALIST (1): 2008 – Las Vegas(H).<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 2-3)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08<br />
AUS. OPEN 0-3 1ST 1ST 1ST<br />
ROLAND GARROS 0-1 1ST — —<br />
WIMBLEDON 0-2 1ST — 1ST<br />
US OPEN 2-1 3RD — —<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 6-8)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08<br />
INDIAN WELLS 1-2 2ND 1ST —<br />
MIAMI 3-2 2ND — 3RD<br />
MADRID 0-1 1ST — —<br />
TORONTO/MONTREAL 2-1 3RD — —<br />
CINCINNATI 0-1 — — 1ST<br />
SHANGHAI 0-1 1ST — —<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Began playing tennis at age six…Parents Michael and Barbara are retired from an engineering business…He<br />
used to play tennis as well as competitively run 800 meter races…Played collegiately at University of Illinois for<br />
three seasons (2005-07)…Won 2006 NCAA doubles title…Reached 2007 NCAA singles semifinals and doubles<br />
final…Also reached 2007 team final…Earned All-American honors all three years…Spends time training in<br />
Chicago area…Younger brother Gregory, played three years at Morehead State University in Kentucky and will<br />
graduate in May <strong>2011</strong>…Hobbies include outdoor adventuring and reading…Coached by countryman Louis<br />
Vosloo (since April 2010).<br />
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