Rik de Voest

Rik de Voest
Country (sports) South Africa
ResidencePretoria, South Africa
Vancouver, Canada
Born (1980-06-05) 5 June 1980 (age 44)
Milan, Italy
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Turned pro1999
Retired2014
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,349,991
Singles
Career record33–54
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 110 (21 August 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open1R (2012)
French OpenQ3 (2004, 2008)
Wimbledon2R (2011)
US Open2R (2007)
Doubles
Career record46–48
Career titles2
Highest rankingNo. 39 (6 April 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2008, 2009)
French Open3R (2009)
Wimbledon2R (2008)
US Open3R (2008)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2010)
French Open2R (2009)
Wimbledon1R (2009)
Team competitions
Davis Cup27–19
Last updated on: 5 November 2021.

Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980) is a former professional South African tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 110 in August 2006. Rik resides in Vancouver, Canada where he pursues a career in real estate.

De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon Championships where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. He also qualified for the US 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.

Playing with Scott Lipsky in men's doubles, he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009.

In Davis Cup matches for South Africa, de Voest has a win–loss record of 27–19 (18–16 in singles, 9–3 in doubles).