Oliver Anderson
| Country (sports) |
 Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
| Born |
30 April 1998 Brisbane, Australia |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Wayne Arthurs |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 0–1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 651 (1 February 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 651 (1 February 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | Q2 (2016) |
| Australian Open Junior | W (2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 0–0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1326 (9 November 2015) |
| Last updated on: 1 February 2016. | |
Oliver Anderson (born 30 April 1998) is an Australian tennis player. Anderson made his ATP World Tour debut after qualifying for the 2016 Brisbane International.[1]
Anderson is best known for winning the 2016 Australian Open – Boys' Singles title over Jurabek Karimov.[2]
Tennis career
Anderson made his professional debut at the age of 14 in March 2013 when he received a wildcard entry into an Australian futures tournament in his home state of Queensland. He would lose in the first round of both the singles and doubles tournaments. Anderson secured his first ranking point in September 2013 when he defeated Jay Andrijic in the first round of an Australian futures tournament held in Cairns. He continued to improve his ranking through 2014 and 2015 with several wins spread across the challengers tour and the futures circuit.
2016
To begin 2016, Anderson received a qualifying wildcard into his hometown tournament – the Brisbane International. He would record two upset victories from a set down over the eighth seed Dennis Novikov and the fourth seed Tim Smyczek to qualify for his first ever ATP main draw tournament at the age of 17. He faced Croatian Ivan Dodig in the first round, losing 6–3, 6–2. Anderson was then given a wildcards into the 2016 Australian Open men's qualifying tournament and the junior boys' competition. He was lost in the second round of qualifying tournament but went on to win the junior singles title with a three set win over Uzbekistan's Jurabek Karimov in the final. This was Anderson's first junior grand slam title. Anderson didn't play again until May where he was eliminated in round one of qualifying for Busan and Seoul Challengers. Anderson had a further 4 months off returning to the ITF circuit in September.
References
- ↑ "Brisbane teenager Oliver Anderson is into his first ATP main draw after beating American Tim Smyczek in his Brisbane International qualifier". www.sbs.com.au. 3 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ↑ "Australian Open: Oliver Anderson wins junior boys' final at Melbourne Park". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 30 January 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.