Andrew Florent
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| Last updated on: 17 May 2023. | |
Andrew Florent (24 October 1970 – 16 August 2016) was an Australian professional tennis player.[1]
Florent was born in Melbourne to parents who had migrated from Mauritius.[2] He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 3 doubles titles and finished runner-up an additional 10 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 13 in 2001.
Florent died from colorectal cancer at the age of 45 on 16 August 2016.[1] He is the father of the Sydney AFL footballer Oliver Florent.[3]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1988 | Australian Open | Hard | Johan Anderson |
5–7, 6–7(4–7) |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 1994 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay |  Vojtěch Flégl
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Patrick Rafter
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3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Jun 1994 | St. Poelten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl
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 Adam Malik  Jeff Tarango
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3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Aug 1994 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard |  Mark Petchey
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 Olivier Delaître Guy Forget
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4–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 1995 | Seoul, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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 Sébastien Lareau Jeff Tarango
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3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 1996 | Oporto, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle
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 Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota
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6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–4 | Jan 1998 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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 Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach
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6–4, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–5 | May 1998 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle
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Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde
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0–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 2–6 | Jun 1998
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s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Joshua Eagle
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Guillaume Raoux  Jan Siemerink
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6–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–6 | May 1999 | St. Poelten, Austria | International Series | Clay |  Andrei Olhovskiy
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Brent Haygarth Robbie Koenig
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5–7, 6–4, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Mar 2000 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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Brian MacPhie  Nenad Zimonjić
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5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–8 | Jul 2000 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle
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 Pablo Albano Cyril Suk
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–9 | Aug 2000
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Toronto, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor
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3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 3–10 | Apr 2001 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle
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 Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge
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6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 7 (5–2)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Dec 1992 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Andrew McLean
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Lan Bale David Nainkin
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6–3, 6–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 1–1 | May 1993 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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Marius Barnard Joost Winnink
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6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–1 | Dec 1993 | Adelaide, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Joshua Eagle
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Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis
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6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | Dec 1993 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Joshua Eagle
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Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt
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6–4, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1994 | Bochum, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Aleksandar Kitinov
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Grant Doyle Michael Tebbutt
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6–4, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 4–2 | Jun 1994 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Vojtech Flegl
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7–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 5–2 | Dec 1995 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle
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Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann
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6–4, 6–4 |
Performance Timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Doubles
| Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R
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A | A | A | A | 2R
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1R
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2R
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1R
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2R
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2R
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QF
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QF
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2R
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1R
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0 / 11 | 11–11 | 50% | ||||
| French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R
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1R
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QF
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3R
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2R
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3R
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3R
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1R
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A | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% | ||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R
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1R
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1R
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1R
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2R
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2R
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2R
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QF
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A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | 47% | ||||
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R
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1R
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1R
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1R
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1R
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2R
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1R
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3R
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1R
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A | 0 / 9 | 3–9 | 25% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0 / 36 | 33–36 | 48% | ||||
| Year-End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | RR | DNQ | RR
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Did Not Qualify | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||||||||
| ATP Masters 1000 Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells
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A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | 1R
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SF
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2R
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A | 0 / 8 | 13–8 | 62% | ||||
Miami
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R
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QF
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A | 2R
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QF
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A | A | 1R
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A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50% | ||||
Monte Carlo
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A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% | ||||
Hamburg
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A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 10–7 | 59% | ||||
Rome
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A | A | A | A | A | Q2
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2R
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QF
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2R
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1R
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2R
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2R
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1R
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1R
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A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% | ||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R
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A | 2R
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F
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2R | 1R | A | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 55% | ||||
Cincinnati
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A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% | ||||
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | NMS | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% | |||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 3–7 | 5–8 | 13–9 | 10–7 | 10–8 | 3–6 | 0–0 | 0 / 55 | 54–55 | 50% | ||||
Mixed Doubles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | SR | W–L | Win% | ||||||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R
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A | 2R
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QF
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1R
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A | 1R
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A | 1R
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0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% | ||||||||||||
| French Open | 1R
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3R
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1R
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2R
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1R
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2R
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2R
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A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon
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QF
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1R
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1R
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1R
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2R
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1R
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1R
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2R
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A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% | ||||||||||||
| US Open | 1R
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2R
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2R
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1R
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2R
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1R
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2R
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A | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 | 36% | ||||||||||||
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 2–4 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0 / 28 | 16–28 | 36% | ||||||||||||
References
- ^ a b Three-time tennis doubles champion and former Mark Philippoussis coach Andrew Florent loses battle with cancer
- ^ Trengove, Allen (25 January 1988). "Anderson ends the run of a giant-killer". The Sydney Morning Heral newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
- ^ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
External links
- Andrew Florent at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Andrew Florent at the International Tennis Federation
- Andrew Florent at Tennis Australia
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