1999 IN REVIEW
The Russian veteran enjoyed another outstanding year in doubles, winning three titles…Partnered with 14 different players…Teamed with Mirnyi to titles in Marseille in February and Copenhagen in March…Added third title of season in May in St. Poelten (w/Florent)…Reached SF at U.S. Open, Basel and Stuttgart (w/Prinosil)...Underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery in June and missed a month and a-half...Went 2-1 in Davis Cup doubles play (w/Kafelnikov)...Improved doubles ranking from 80 to No. 22 and from 11 to 36 in match victories from previous year.
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1990 -- Won two Challenger doubles titles and advanced to Tour stop in Umag (w/Cherkasov)...1991 -- Reached doubles final in Copenhagen (w/Bahrami)...1992 -- Reached first Grand Slam final at Roland Garros (w/Adams)...Qualified Tour-high nine times...Beat No. 1 Courier in 3rd RD at Wimbledon...1993 -- Captured first Tour singles title in Copenhagen (d. Kulti) and won three doubles titles...Qualified for ATP Tour World Doubles Chp. and reached SF (w/Adams)...1994 -- Won doubles titles at Stuttgart-indoor and Kitzbuhel (w/Adams) and earned career-high $559,411..1995 -- Won career-best four doubles titles in eight finals ...1996 -- Won second Tour singles title in Shanghai (d. Knowles) and won doubles title in Hong Kong (w/Galbraith)...1997 -- Won at least two doubles titles for fifth straight year, winning in Copenhagen and St. Petersburg (w/Steven)...Underwent arthroscopic left knee surgery in December...1998 -- Best finish was SF in Monte Carlo and Amsterdam (w/Dosedel).
CAREER TITLES (2): 1993 -- Copenhagen (IC); 1996 -- Shanghai (IC). FINALIST (2): 1994 -- Kuala Lumpur (IC); 1995 --
Copenhagen (IC).
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (18). FINALIST (19).
GRAND SLAM RECORD
CAREER97969594939291898887
AUS. OPEN 4-5 1ST--3RD1ST3RD-- -- -- 1ST--
FRENCH OPEN 1-5 --1ST1ST2ND1ST-- -- 1ST-- --
WIMBLEDON13-8--2ND2ND2ND3RD4TH3RD-- 4TH1ST
US OPEN 3-6 --2ND1ST2ND1ST-- 1ST2ND-- --
* 1994 Australian Open mixed doubles champion (w/Neiland); 1996 doubles semifinalist (w/Galbraith).
* 1993 French Open mixed doubles champion (w/Mantokova); 1992 doubles finalist (w/D.Adams); 1994 semifinalist (w/D. Adams).
* 1993 U.S. Open doubles semifinalist (w/D. Adams).
PERSONAL
Began playing tennis at age nine...Has played in third-most Davis Cup ties (23) in Russian history and has a 13-14 career record...Enjoys playing chess and considered one of better chess players on Tour...Played in Atlanta Olympics in 1996 and reached QF in singles...Wife, Tatyana (married Apr. 25, 1989); son, Andrei Jr. (born April 5, 1990).
