Английская Википедия:Andrew Painter (tennis)
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox tennis biography Andrew Painter (born 18 July 1975) is a former professional tennis player from Australia.[1]
Career
Painter was a doubles specialist and appeared in the men's doubles main draw of the Australian Open three times, with Neil Borwick in 1996, Jamie Holmes in 1997 and Toby Mitchell in 1999.[2] He wasn't able to progress past the first round in any of his appearances but did make the second round of the 1998 Wimbledon Championships, partnering Holmes.[2] The pair defeated Czechs David Škoch and Petr Luxa.[2]
He played in the main singles draw at the 1995 Wimbledon Championships and faced top seed Andre Agassi on centre court in the opening round.[2] The Australian was beaten in straight sets.[2]
At the 2000 Grand Prix Hassan II, an ATP Tour tournament, Painter and Lars Burgsmüller made the doubles final, which they lost to Arnaud Clément and Sébastien Grosjean.[2] He won four Challenger doubles titles during his career.[2]
ATP career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Apr 2000 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Lars Burgsmüller | Шаблон:Flagicon Arnaud Clément Шаблон:Flagicon Sébastien Grosjean |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1996 | Perth, Australia | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Jamie Holmes | Шаблон:Flagicon Grant Doyle Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Kratzmann |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 2. | 1999 | Cherbourg, France | Hard | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Hill | Шаблон:Flagicon Massimo Bertolini Шаблон:Flagicon Cristian Brandi |
7–5, 7–6(9–7) |
| 3. | 1999 | Magdeburg, Germany | Carpet | Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Hill | Шаблон:Flagicon Jan-Ralph Brandt Шаблон:Flagicon Dirk Dier |
7–6(10–8), 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1) |
| 4. | 1999 | Ulm, Germany | Clay | Шаблон:Flagicon Byron Talbot | Шаблон:Flagicon Dirk Dier Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Kohlmann |
6–3, 6–4 |
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