Australian tennis player
Andrew IlieCountry (sports) | Australia |
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Residence | Melbourne, Australia |
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Born | (1976-04-18) 18 April 1976 (age 48) Bucharest, SR Romania |
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Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Turned pro | 1994 |
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Retired | 2003 |
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Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
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Prize money | $1,327,838 |
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Singles |
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Career record | 89–116 |
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Career titles | 2 |
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Highest ranking | No. 38 (29 May 2000) |
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Grand Slam singles results |
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Australian Open | 4R (1999, 2001) |
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French Open | 3R (1995, 1998, 1999) |
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Wimbledon | 2R (1999) |
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US Open | 2R (2001) |
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Other tournaments |
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Olympic Games | 1R (2000) |
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Doubles |
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Career record | 3–13 |
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Career titles | 0 |
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Highest ranking | No. 296 (12 June 2000) |
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Grand Slam doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (1995, 2000, 2001) |
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Grand Slam mixed doubles results |
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Australian Open | 1R (2000, 2001) |
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Last updated on: 19 October 2021. |
Andrew Ilie (born 18 April 1976) is a former tennis player. Ilie fled Romania at age 10 with his family, spending a year at a refugee camp in Austria before emigrating to Australia.[1] He turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Australia. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2] He won two ATP Tour singles titles (Coral Springs in 1998 and Atlanta in 2000), as well as five Challenger Series tournaments. Ilie reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 38 on 29 May 2000.
Career
Juniors
He reached the finals of the Australian Open Jrs in 1994.[citation needed]
Pro Tour
Ilie never progressed past the fourth round of a Grand Slam tournament, but was a fan-favorite, especially in Australia. Described in 2001 by tennis writer Jon Wertheim as "an emerging cult hero", Ilie developed an avid following whenever he played at the Australian Open in Melbourne.[3] He became well known for adventurous and occasionally outrageous shots, and by ripping his shirt in glee whenever he won a particularly important or hard-fought match.[4] The latter ritual began at the French Open in 1999, as Ilie celebrated his first-round victory in five sets over Jonas Bjorkman, and then repeated the gesture after his second-round victory, also in five sets, over Martin Rodriguez.[5]
The last years of Ilie's career were marred by persistent injuries, including chronic osteitis pubis, which hampered his play. Ilie retired in November 2004.[6] Following retirement, Ilie married and settled in Hong Kong.[4]
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
ATP career finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-ups)
Legend | Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) | ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0) | ATP World Tour 250 Series (2–1) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–0) | Clay (2–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | | Finals by setting | Outdoors (2–1) | Indoors (0–0) | |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 8 (6–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (5–2) | ITF Futures (1–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (2–0) | Clay (4–2) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
Win | 1–0 | Jul 1995 | Lillehammer, Norway | Challenger | Clay | Christian Ruud | 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 2–0 | Dec 1995 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Michael Geserer | 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jun 1998 | Prostejov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Richard Fromberg | 2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–1 | Jun 1998 | Biella, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Jean-Baptiste Perlant | 6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 4–1 | Jul 1998 | Ostend, Belgium | Challenger | Clay | Martin Rodriguez | 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 4–2 | Jul 1999 | Ulm, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Younes El Aynaoui | 6–7, 3–6 |
Win | 5–2 | Apr 2000 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 6–2 | Feb 2003 | USA F4, Brownsville | Futures | Hard | Doug Bohaboy | 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
Doubles: 2 (0–2)
Legend | ATP Challenger (0–2) | ITF Futures (0–0) | | Finals by surface | Hard (0–1) | Clay (0–1) | Grass (0–0) | Carpet (0–0) | |
Performance timeline
Key W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles
References
- ^ Collins, Bud (24 August 1999), "Ilie has things covered in opener", The Boston Globe: E8
- ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Wertheim, L. Jon; Albert Kim; Mark Mravic (28 May 2001), "Passion Play", Sports Illustrated, 94 (22): 30–31
- ^ a b "Profiles: Andrew Ilie". Tennis Australia. Archived from the original on 11 October 2009. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
- ^ Collins, "Ilie has things covered in opener"
- ^ Schlink, Leo (6 November 2004), "Injuries force Ilie to call it quits", Melbourne Herald Sun: 72
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