Rik de Voest

Rik de Voest
Country (sports)  South Africa
Residence

Pretoria, South Africa/

Vancouver, Canada
Born (1980-06-05) 5 June 1980
Milan, Italy
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro 1999
Retired 2014
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,344,871
Singles
Career record 32–54
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 110 (21 August 2006)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2012)
French Open Q3 (2008)
Wimbledon 2R (2011)
US Open 2R (2007)
Doubles
Career record 45–48
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 39 (4 June 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2008, 2009)
French Open 3R (2009)
Wimbledon 2R (2008)
US Open 3R (2008)
Last updated on: 5 May 2014.

Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980 in Milan, Italy) is a former professional South African tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 110, which he achieved in August 2006. Rik currently resides in Vancouver, Canada where he pursues an active career in real estate specializing in North Vancouver and West Vancouver properties.

De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's singles event, where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. De Voest qualified for the U.S. Open later on in 2007, where he defeated Thierry Ascione 6–2, 3–0 before Ascione retired. De Voest went on to lose to John Isner in the following round. De Voest is 12–5 in Davis Cup matches; being 8–5 for singles and 4–0 for doubles.

Playing with Scott Lipsky of the U.S., he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (2–1)

Legend (Doubles)
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 1. 10 September 2007 China Open, Beijing, China Hard Australia Ashley Fisher South Africa Chris Haggard
Taiwan Yen-Hsun Lu		 6–7, 6–0, [10–6]
Runner-up 1. 8 February 2010 SA Tennis Open, Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Australia Ashley Fisher United States James Cerretani
Belgium Dick Norman		 6–7(7–9), 6–2, [14–12]
Winner 2. 1 March 2009 Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Russia Dmitry Tursunov Czech Republic Martin Damm
Sweden Robert Lindstedt		 4–6, 6–3, [10–5]

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2013 US Open.

Tournament2007200820092010201120122013W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open Q2 Q2 Q2 Q3 Q2 1R Q1 0-1
French Open Q1 Q3 Q1 A Q2 Q1 A 0-0
Wimbledon 1R Q3 Q1 1R 2R Q1 Q1 1-3
US Open 2R 1R Q2 1R Q1 Q3 Q3 1-3
Win–Loss 1–2 0-1 0-0 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–7
Career statistics
Titles–Finals
Year-End Ranking 129 151 239 181 126 269 164


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