| Country (sports) |  Sweden |
|---|---|
| Residence | Malmö, Sweden |
| Born | 19 February 1981 Malmö, Sweden |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Turned pro | 1998 |
| Retired | 2013 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Mikael Tillström |
| Prize money | $1,381,556 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 87–103 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 33 (5 November 2001) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2001) |
| French Open | 2R (2001) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2000, 2001) |
| US Open | 2R (2003) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 11–22 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 261 (19 February 2001) |
| Last updated on: 23 April 2022. | |
Andreas Vinciguerra (Italian pronunciation: [anˌdreːaz vintʃiˈɡwɛrra]; born 19 February 1981) is a former tennis player from Sweden, who turned professional in 1998. He won 1 singles title in Copenhagen; reached the semi-finals of the 2001 Rome Masters and 2001 Paris Masters; and attained a career-high singles ranking of World No. 33 in November 2001.
Tennis career
Vinciguerra is of Italian origin on his father's side.
Junior career
As a junior Vinciguerra reached as high as No. 6 in the world in 1998.
Junior Slam results:
Australian Open: F (1998)
French Open: SF (1998)
Wimbledon: -
US Open: 1R (1998)
Pro career
He experienced significant problems with a back injury, but in 2006 made a comeback, which has seen him edge towards the top 100 in the ATP rankings.
Has played 9 Davis Cup matches in singles, and won 3 of them.
In the 2009 World Group Playoffs in March 2009, Sweden faced Israel in Vinciguerra's hometown. Dudi Sela first defeated Vinciguerra 11–9 in the fifth. Harel Levy then beat Vinciguerra in the decisive final match in a marathon 3-hour, 44 minutes, 8–6 in the fifth, to lead the Israeli team to a come-from-behind 3–2 victory over the 7-time Davis Cup champion Swedes at Baltic Hall in Malmö, Sweden, and allow Israel to advance in the 2009 Davis Cup.[1]
After the Davis Cup, Vinciguerra decided to continue playing and reached in his first tournament of the year the final at the Rome Challenger. He then received a Wild Card to the Swedish Open where he made it to the semifinals.
ATP career finals
Singles: 4 (1 title, 3 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Jul 1999 | Båstad, Sweden | International Series | Clay |  Juan Antonio Marín |
4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Win | 1–1 | Mar 2000 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Series | Hard | Magnus Larsson |
6–3, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 1–2 | Jul 2000 | Båstad, Sweden | International Series | Clay | Magnus Norman |
1–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 1–3 | Feb 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | International Series | Hard |  Tim Henman |
3–6, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 10 (5–5)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jul 1998 | Denmark F1, Kolding | Futures | Clay |  Frederik Fetterlein |
1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 1-1 | Oct 1998 | Finland F4, Oulu | Futures | Carpet |  Olivier Tauma |
6–3, 1–0 ret. |
| Win | 2-1 | Sep 1999 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Juan Antonio Marín |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3-1 | Jun 2000 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jérôme Golmard |
walkover |
| Loss | 3-2 | Mar 2006 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard |  Andreas Beck |
6–2, 6–7(1–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 3-3 | Aug 2006 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Hard |  Juan Pablo Guzmán |
1–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–7) |
| Win | 4-3 | Aug 2006 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Adrián García |
7–6(7–3), 6–1 |
| Loss | 4-4 | Sep 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Challenger | Clay |  Evgeny Korolev |
6–7(4–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 4-5 | Apr 2009 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Daniel Köllerer |
3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5-5 | Oct 2012 | Sweden F7, Jönköping | Futures | Hard | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Érik Chvojka |
6–4, 7–6(7–3) |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0-1 | Jun 2013 | Italy F10, Cesena | Futures | Clay |  Sander Groen |
Guido Andreozzi Agustín Velotti |
4–6, 1–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 1998 | Australian Open | Hard | Julien Jeanpierre | 6–4, 4–6, 3–6 |
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||
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| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 3R | 4R | 2R | 3R | A | A | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 8–4 | 67% | |||||||||
| French Open | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||
| Wimbledon | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |||||||||
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 5–4 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 14 | 12–14 | 46% | |||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Miami | 3R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% | |||||||||
| Monte Carlo | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | |||||||||
| Rome | Q2 | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||
| Hamburg | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Canada | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||
| Stuttgart | 1R | 1R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | |||||||||||||
| Paris | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||
| Win–loss | 2–5 | 10–9 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 15 | 12–15 | 44% | |||||||||