Igor Andreev

Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 in Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.

At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 3–6, 5–7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated fourth seed Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6 before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.

Andreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year, he also reached two ATP finals: Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to José Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and made his Davis Cup debut.

Andreev made his Grand Slam debut at the 2004 Australian Open, where he lost in the first round to France's Olivier Patience, 4–6, 4–6, 7–6⁽⁴⁾, 6–1, 6–2. At the French Open, he knocked out defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round before losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 in the fourth round.

He won his first ATP doubles title in Moscow in October 2004 with Nikolay Davydenko, defeating Mahesh Bhupathi and Jonas Björkman 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final.

Andreev's first ATP singles title came in April 2005 in Valencia, Spain, beating Spaniard David Ferrer 6–3, 5–7, 6–3 in the final after having taken out Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Andreev made the third round at both the French Open and Wimbledon, and reached the quarterfinal at the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament in New Haven, Connecticut. He then reached the final of the event at Bucharest, losing to Florent Serra 6–3, 6–4.

Andreev continued his consistent performance of the year by winning the Palermo event in September 2005, beating Filippo Volandri of Italy 0–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final, and the Kremlin Cup at Moscow in October, defeating Nicolas Kiefer 5–7, 7–6, 6–2 in the final.

In the first half of the season, Andreev experienced seven first-round losses, and highlights included reaching the finals at Sydney and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, losing both matches to James Blake. A knee injury forced Andreev to miss the second half of the clay court season, including Roland Garross.

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Andreev returned in 2007, and made an immediate impact with an impressive showing at the French Open. Unseeded, he beat former world no. 1 Andy Roddick 3–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 in the first round, then Nicolás Massú, Paul-Henri Mathieu and Marcos Baghdatis in the fourth round to make his first Grand Slam quarterfinal, which he lost in straight sets to Novak Djokovic 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.

Notable performances included reaching the quarterfinals of Buenos Aires, Dubai, Miami, and Monte Carlo.

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Heavily favored Russia was hosted by Israel in a Davis Cup quarterfinal tie in July 2009 on indoor hard courts at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv. Asked if he was nervous, Andreev replied with a smile: "Nervous? Why should I be nervous? Everything is fine."Shvidler, Eli [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1098386.html "Davis Cup / Three days to go / Andreev poses powerful threat"], Haaretz, 7/8/09, 11 July 2009 Harel Levy, world no. 210, then beat Andreev 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 in the opening match. Dudi Sela (world no. 33) followed by beating Youzhny, and the next day Israelis Andy Ram and Jonathan Erlich beat Safin and doubles specialist Kunitsyn.[http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1246443776842&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull "Netanyahu: Davis Cup team has filled nation with pride"], The Jerusalem Post, 11 July 2009, accessed 11 July 2009{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} With the tie clinched for Israel, best-of-three sets were played, with the outcomes of little to no importance.[http://www.tennistalk.com/en/news/20090711/Singles_rubbers_dead_as_Israel_finishes_off_Russia Dimon, Ricky, "Singles rubbers dead as Israel finishes off Russia"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100206095714/http://tennistalk.com/en/news/20090711/Singles_rubbers_dead_as_Israel_finishes_off_Russia |date=6 February 2010 }}, Tennis Talk, 11 July 2009, accessed 11 July 2009 Dudi Sela hurt his wrist in the first set. Israel won 4–1.[http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/tennis/story/1138485.html "Israel completes Davis Cup win over Russia"] Miami Herald, 12 July 2009/accessed 12 July 2009 {{dead link|date=May 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

After the Australian Open, Andreev played the 2010 Brasil Open, his first clay court tournament of the year. Seeded no. 4 in the tournament, Andreev made a run to the semifinals and eventually lost to Łukasz Kubot 6–2, 2–6, 4–6.

His next successful tournament was the Malaysia Open where he reached the semifinals, taking out defending champion Nikolay Davydenko on the way before falling to Mikhail Youzhny in three sets.

A knee injury thwarted Andreev in 2011, and in 2012 a shoulder injury prevented him from achieving decent results in almost every tournament. He lost ranking points and struggled to win a match in the qualifying round of small tournaments. The situation became worse in 2013. After not having played since the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April, he lost in every first round match of the qualifying draw of every tournament he tried to play until the French Open 2013. At Wimbledon 2013 Andreev appeared in the main draw as a protected ranking player and in the first round he faced Polish Łukasz Kubot losing 6–1, 7–5, 6–2. Andreev announced his final retirement from tennis due to the multiple injuries that ruined his career after 2010 and 2011.{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennis.com/news/articles/andreev-to-retire-at-end-of-season|title=Andreev to retire at end of season|website=Tennis.com|accessdate=24 December 2022}}

He was the coach of Anastasia Potapova and Diana Shnaider. {{cite web|url=https://opencourt.ca/2024/12/29/team-shnaider-now-a-family-affair/|title= Team Shnaider now a family affair |date=29 December 2024}} Since December 2024, he has been coaching Ekaterina Alexandrova. {{cite web|url=https://opencourt.ca/2024/12/27/new-duo-ekaterina-alexandrova-and-igor-andreev/|title= New duo? Ekaterina Alexandrova and Igor Andreev|date=27 December 2024}}

Andreev is an offensive baseliner. He possessed one of the more powerful forehands on tour. ATP professional Marcos Baghdatis describes Andreev's forehand as being "more deadly than Nadal's" Andreev is sponsored by Sergio Tacchini for clothes{{cite web|url=http://www.sergiotacchini.com/en/team/andreev/|publisher=Sergio Tacchini|title=Sergio Tacchini Official Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314163104/http://www.sergiotacchini.com/en/team/andreev|archive-date=14 March 2010|df=dmy-all}} and Babolat Aero Pro Drive GT{{cite web|url=http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?ccode=IANDREEV|publisher=Tennis Warehouse|title=Igor Andreev Tennis Warehouse profile|access-date=26 February 2010|archive-date=29 July 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090729233303/http://www.tennis-warehouse.com/player.html?CCODE=IANDREEV|url-status=dead}} for racquets and Babolat All-Court III for shoes.

He supports both FC Moscow and FC Dynamo Moscow and is an avid follower of the Russian national football team.

He was in a relationship with fellow Russian player Maria Kirilenko for several years,{{Cite web|url=http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/01/18/kirilenko-backs-boyfriend-andreev-to-beat-federer/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724145837/http://tennisconnected.com/home/2010/01/18/kirilenko-backs-boyfriend-andreev-to-beat-federer/|url-status=dead|title=Kirilenko Backs Boyfriend Andreev to Beat Federer|archivedate=24 July 2011|accessdate=24 December 2022}}{{cite web|url=http://www.mariakirilenko.com/?p=905|title=Account Suspended|website=www.mariakirilenko.com|access-date=23 May 2011|archive-date=16 April 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090416071852/http://www.mariakirilenko.com/?p=905|url-status=dead}} before they split in 2011.

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