Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Gulf Stream, Florida, U.S. Johannesburg, South Africa |
Born | Johannesburg, South Africa | 18 May 1986
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
College | University of Illinois |
Coach | Diego Moyano Jay Bosworth |
Prize money | US$17,791,917[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 356–255[a] |
Career titles | 7 |
Highest ranking | No. 5 (16 July 2018) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
French Open | 4R (2013, 2014, 2017, 2018) |
Wimbledon | F (2018) |
US Open | F (2017) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2018) |
Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 59–71 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 58 (17 November 2014) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2013) |
Wimbledon | QF (2008) |
US Open | 2R (2010) |
Other doubles tournaments | |
Olympic Games | 1R (2008) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career record | 1–3 |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2012) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | PO (2011) |
Hopman Cup | RR (2013) |
Last updated on: 21 July 2024. |
Kevin Anderson | |
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President of ATP Player Council | |
Assumed office October 13, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Novak Djokovic |
Vice President of ATP Player Council | |
In office August 30, 2016 – October 13, 2020 | |
President | Novak Djokovic |
Preceded by | Gilles Simon |
Succeeded by | TBA |
Kevin Michael Anderson (born 18 May 1986) is an inactive South African professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) ranking of world No. 5 on 16 July 2018.[2] He was the first South African to be ranked in the top 5 since Kevin Curren was No. 5 on 23 September 1985.
In February 2011, Anderson won his first ATP Tour title at the South African Open in his hometown of Johannesburg. Anderson reached his first major final at the 2017 US Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal.[3] In the 2018 Wimbledon semifinals, Anderson reached his second major final by defeating American John Isner in the second-longest match in the history of major tournaments, at 6 hours and 36 minutes (second only to the 2010 match between John Isner and Nicolas Mahut). He then lost to Novak Djokovic in the final. On 3 May 2022, Anderson retired at age 35,[4] but he announced his comeback in July 2023.
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