Andrew Ilie

Andrew Ilie
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMelbourne, Australia
Born (1976-04-18) 18 April 1976 (age 48)
Bucharest, SR Romania
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1994
Retired2003
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,327,838
Singles
Career record89–116
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 38 (29 May 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (1999, 2001)
French Open3R (1995, 1998, 1999)
Wimbledon2R (1999)
US Open2R (2001)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2000)
Doubles
Career record3–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 296 (12 June 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (1995, 2000, 2001)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2000, 2001)
Last updated on: 19 October 2021.

Andrew Ilie (born 18 April 1976) is a former tennis player. Ilie fled Romania at age 10 with his family, spending a year at a refugee camp in Austria before emigrating to Australia.[1] He turned professional in 1994 and became a citizen of Australia. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.[2] He won two ATP Tour singles titles (Coral Springs in 1998 and Atlanta in 2000), as well as five Challenger Series tournaments. Ilie reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 38 on 29 May 2000.

  1. ^ Collins, Bud (24 August 1999), "Ilie has things covered in opener", The Boston Globe: E8
  2. ^ AIS at the Olympics Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine