Andrew Florent (24 October 1970 – 16 August 2016) was an Australian professional tennis player.
Florent was born in Melbourne to parents who had migrated from Mauritius. 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. Three-time tennis doubles champion and former Mark Philippoussis coach Andrew Florent loses battle with cancer He is the father of the Sydney Swans AFL footballer Oliver Florent.
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Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) |
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
ATP Masters Series (0–2) |
ATP Championship Series (0–1) |
ATP World Series (3–7) |
Hard (1–4) |
Clay (2–5) |
Grass (0–1) |
Carpet (0–0) |
Outdoors (3–10) |
Indoors (0–0) |
Loss | 0–1 | Bologna Outdoor | Bologna Outdoor, Italy | World Series | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl | John Fitzgerald Patrick Rafter | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | St. Poelten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Vojtěch Flégl | Adam Malik Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
Loss | 1–2 | Long Island, United States | World Series | Hard | Mark Petchey | Olivier Delaître Guy Forget | 4–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 1–3 | Seoul Open, South Korea | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Sébastien Lareau Jeff Tarango | 3–6, 2–6 | |
Loss | 1–4 | Oporto Open, Portugal | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Emanuel Couto Bernardo Mota | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 | |
Win | 2–4 | Adelaide, Australia | World Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Ellis Ferreira Rick Leach | 6–4, 6–7, 6–3 | |
Loss | 2–5 | Munich, Germany | World Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde | 0–6, 3–6 | |
Loss | 2–6 | s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | International Series | Grass | Joshua Eagle | Guillaume Raoux Jan Siemerink | 6–7, 2–6 | |
Win | 3–6 | St. Poelten, Austria | International Series | Clay | Andrei Olhovskiy | Brent Haygarth Robbie Koenig | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5 | |
Loss | 3–7 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Brian MacPhie Nenad Zimonjić | 5–7, 4–6 | |
Loss | 3–8 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Championship Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Pablo Albano Cyril Suk | 3–6, 6–3, 3–6 | |
Loss | 3–9 | Toronto, Canada | Masters Series | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Sébastien Lareau Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 6–7 | |
Loss | 3–10 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Masters Series | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
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ATP Challenger (5–2) |
ITF Futures (0–0) |
Hard (2–0) |
Clay (1–1) |
Grass (1–1) |
Carpet (1–0) |
Loss | 0–1 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Andrew McLean | Lan Bale David Nainkin | 6–3, 6–7, 5–7 | |
Win | 1–1 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Marius Barnard Joost Winnink | 6–4, 6–4 | |
Win | 2–1 | Adelaide, Australia | Challenger | Grass | Joshua Eagle | Ben Ellwood Mark Philippoussis | 6–1, 6–3 | |
Win | 3–1 | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Carpet | Joshua Eagle | Sandon Stolle Michael Tebbutt | 6–4, 6–0 | |
Loss | 3–2 | Bochum, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Aleksandar Kitinov | Grant Doyle Michael Tebbutt | 6–4, 6–7, 6–7 | |
Win | 4–2 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Vojtech Flegl | Gaston Etlis Christian Miniussi | 7–6, 6–1 | |
Win | 5–2 | Perth, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Joshua Eagle | Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann | 6–4, 6–4 |
Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | QF | 2R | 1R !0 / 11 !11–11 ! | |||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | QF | 3R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A !0 / 8 !12–8 ! | |||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | A !0 / 8 !7–8 ! | |||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A !0 / 9 !3–9 ! | |||||||
Year-End Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||
ATP Finals | Did Not Qualify | RR | DNQ | RR | Did Not Qualify !0 / 2 !2–2 ! | |||||||||||||||||
ATP Masters 1000 Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | 1R | SF | SF | 1R | SF | 2R | A !0 / 8 !13–8 ! | |||||||
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | QF | A | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | A !0 / 5 !5–5 ! | |||||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | F | 2R | A !0 / 7 !6–7 ! | |||||||
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | QF | SF | 1R | A | A !0 / 7 !10–7 ! | |||||||
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A !0 / 8 !6–8 ! | |||||||
Canada | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | F | 2R | 1R | A !0 / 5 !6–5 ! | |||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | 2R | A !0 / 7 !7–7 ! | |||||||
Eurocard Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | NMS !0 / 5 !1–5 ! | ||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A !0 / 3 !0–3 ! | |||||||
Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1R !0 / 6 !3–6 ! | |||||||||||||||
French Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A !0 / 7 !4–7 ! | |||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A !0 / 8 !5–8 ! | |||||||||||||||
US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A !0 / 7 !4–7 ! | |||||||||||||||
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