Andrei Cherkasov

Andrei Cherkasov
Андрей Черкасов

File:AndreiCherkasov-RG1994.jpg Cherkasov at the 1994 French Open
Country (sports)	Soviet Union Russia
Residence	Moscow, Russia
Born	(1970-07-04) 4 July 1970 Ufa, Soviet Union
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro	1988
Retired	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$2,260,051
Singles
Career record	193–214
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 13 (10 June 1991)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	QF (1990)
French Open	QF (1992)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994)
US Open	QF (1990)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	Bronze Medal (1992)
Doubles
Career record	26–47
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 141 (3 August 1998)
Medal record Representing Russia Men's Tennis Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Singles

Andrei Cherkasov (Андрей Черкасов; born 4 July 1970) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.

Born in Ufa, Soviet Union, Cherkasov first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1987, he was ranked the World No. 3 junior player and finished runner-up in the boy's singles at the US Open (lost to David Wheaton in the final).

Cherkasov turned professional in 1988. In 1990, Cherkasov claimed his first top-level singles titles when he won the inaugural Kremlin Cup in Moscow, defeating Tim Mayotte in the final 6–2, 6–1. He also reached the quarter-finals of the 1990 Australian Open and US Open.

1991 saw Cherkasov successfully defend his Kremlin Cup title, saving two match points in a 7–6, 3–6, 7–6 win in the final against Jakob Hlasek. Cherkasov reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 13 in June that year.

In 1992, Cherkasov was a quarter-finalist at the French Open and won a men's singles Bronze Medal at the Olympic Games in Barcelona, notably rallying from 2 sets down to beat Pete Sampras in the third round.

In 1993, Cherkasov saved three match points in 3-hour, 54-minute quarter-final victory over Italy's Andrea Gaudenzi at Tel Aviv, to win 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 in what was the longest best-of-three set match in tour history.

In the end, his two victories at the Kremlin Cup in Moscow proved to be the only top-level titles of Cherkasov's career. He retired from the professional tour in 2000, having earned prize-money totalling $2,259,875.

Career finals (8)

Singles finals 6 (2–4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	15 January 1989	Sydney	Hard	Aaron Krickstein	4–6, 2–6
Winner	1.	5 November 1990	Moscow	Carpet (i)	Tim Mayotte	6–2, 6–1
Runner-up	2.	11 February 1991	Brussels	Carpet (i)	Guy Forget	3–6, 5–7, 6–3, 6–7(4–7)
Winner	2.	4 November 1991	Moscow	Carpet (i)	Jakob Hlasek	7–6(7–2), 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up	3.	17 May 1993	Bologna	Clay	Jordi Burillo	6–7(4–7), 7–6(9–7), 1–6
Runner-up	4.	19 September 1993	Bucharest	Clay	Goran Ivanišević	2–6, 6–7(5–7)

Doubles finals 2 (0–2)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	1.	20 May 1990	Umag	Clay	Andrei Olhovskiy	Vojtech Flegl Daniel Vacek	4–6, 4–6
Runner-up	2.	10 November 1991	Moscow	Carpet (i)	Alexander Volkov	Eric Jelen Carl-Uwe Steeb	4–6, 6–7

External links

• Andrei Cherkasov at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Andrei Cherkasov at the Davis Cup