Andrew Florent
Country (sports) Australia
Born(1970-10-24)24 October 1970
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Died16 August 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 45)
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$1,113,285
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 610 (10 May 1993)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (1993)
Doubles
Career record211–225
Career titles3
5 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 13 (30 April 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2001)
French OpenQF (1997)
WimbledonQF (2002)
US Open3R (2001)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1998, 2000)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian OpenQF (1998)
French Open3R (1996)
WimbledonQF (1995)
US Open2R (1996, 1997, 1999, 2001)
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
Loss1988Australian OpenHardAustralia Johan Anderson5–7, 6–7(4–7)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 13 (3 titles, 10 runner-ups)

Legend
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)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–4)
Clay (2–5)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (3–10)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 May 1994 Bologna, Italy World Series Clay Czech Republic Vojtěch Flégl Australia John Fitzgerald
Australia Patrick Rafter		 3–6, 3–6
Win 1–1 Jun 1994 St. Poelten, Austria World Series Clay Czech Republic Vojtěch Flégl Malaysia Adam Malik
United States Jeff Tarango		 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 1–2 Aug 1994 Long Island, United States World Series Hard United Kingdom Mark Petchey France Olivier Delaître
France Guy Forget		 4–6, 6–7
Loss 1–3 Apr 1995 Seoul, South Korea World Series Hard Australia Joshua Eagle Canada Sébastien Lareau
United States Jeff Tarango		 3–6, 2–6
Loss 1–4 Jul 1996 Oporto, Portugal World Series Clay Australia Joshua Eagle Portugal Emanuel Couto
Portugal Bernardo Mota		 6–4, 4–6, 4–6
Win 2–4 Jan 1998 Adelaide, Australia World Series Hard Australia Joshua Eagle South Africa Ellis Ferreira
United States Rick Leach		 6–4, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 2–5 May 1998 Munich, Germany World Series Clay Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Todd Woodbridge
Australia Mark Woodforde		 0–6, 3–6
Loss 2–6 Jun 1998 s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands International Series Grass Australia Joshua Eagle France Guillaume Raoux
Netherlands Jan Siemerink		 6–7, 2–6
Win 3–6 May 1999 St. Poelten, Austria International Series Clay Russia Andrei Olhovskiy South Africa Brent Haygarth
South Africa Robbie Koenig		 5–7, 6–4, 7–5
Loss 3–7 Mar 2000 Delray Beach, United States International Series Hard Australia Joshua Eagle United States Brian MacPhie
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić		 5–7, 4–6
Loss 3–8 Jul 2000 Kitzbühel, Austria Championship Series Clay Australia Joshua Eagle Argentina Pablo Albano
Czech Republic Cyril Suk		 3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 3–9 Aug 2000 Toronto, Canada Masters Series Hard Australia Joshua Eagle Canada Sébastien Lareau
Canada Daniel Nestor		 3–6, 6–7
Loss 3–10 Apr 2001 Monte Carlo, Monaco Masters Series Clay Australia Joshua Eagle Sweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge		 6–3, 4–6, 2–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Doubles: 7 (5–2)

Legend
ATP Challenger (5–2)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (1–1)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Dec 1992 Perth, Australia Challenger Grass Australia Andrew McLean South Africa Lan Bale
South Africa David Nainkin		 6–3, 6–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 May 1993 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Challenger Hard Australia Joshua Eagle South Africa Marius Barnard
Netherlands Joost Winnink		 6–4, 6–4
Win 2–1 Dec 1993 Adelaide, Australia Challenger Grass Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Ben Ellwood
Australia Mark Philippoussis		 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–1 Dec 1993 Launceston, Australia Challenger Carpet Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Sandon Stolle
Australia Michael Tebbutt		 6–4, 6–0
Loss 3–2 May 1994 Bochum, Germany Challenger Clay North Macedonia Aleksandar Kitinov Australia Grant Doyle
Australia Michael Tebbutt		 6–4, 6–7, 6–7
Win 4–2 Jun 1994 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Czech Republic Vojtech Flegl Argentina Gaston Etlis
Argentina Christian Miniussi		 7–6, 6–1
Win 5–2 Dec 1995 Perth, Australia Challenger Hard Australia Joshua Eagle Australia Wayne Arthurs
Australia Andrew Kratzmann		 6–4, 6–4

Performance Timelines

Key
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

Tournament198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R QF QF 2R 1R 0 / 11 11–11 50%
French Open A A A A A A 3R 1R QF 3R 2R 3R 3R 1R A 0 / 8 12–8 60%
Wimbledon A A A A A A 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R QF A 0 / 8 7–8 47%
US Open A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 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 Did Not Qualify 0 / 2 2–2 50%
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 62%
Miami A A A A A A 1R QF A 2R QF A A 1R A 0 / 5 5–5 50%
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R F 2R A 0 / 7 6–7 46%
Hamburg A A A A A A 2R 1R QF QF QF SF 1R A A 0 / 7 10–7 59%
Rome A A A A A Q2 2R QF 2R 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R A 0 / 8 6–8 43%
Canada A A A A A A A A 1R A 2R F 2R 1R A 0 / 5 6–5 55%
Cincinnati 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

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open 1R A 2R QF 1R A 1R A 1R 0 / 6 3–6 33%
French Open 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A A 0 / 7 4–7 36%
Wimbledon QF 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R A 0 / 8 5–8 38%
US Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 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

  1. 1 2 Three-time tennis doubles champion and former Mark Philippoussis coach Andrew Florent loses battle with cancer
  2. ↑ Trengove, Allen (25 January 1988). "Anderson ends the run of a giant-killer". The Sydney Morning Heral newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  3. ↑ Quayle, Emma (7 October 2016). "Oliver Florent, doing it for Dad". The Age newspaper. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 20 May 2017.


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