Country (sports) | South Africa |
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Residence | Pretoria, South Africa Vancouver, Canada |
Born | Milan, Italy | 5 June 1980
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $1,349,991 |
Singles | |
Career record | 33–54 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 110 (21 August 2006) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
French Open | Q3 (2004, 2008) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
US Open | 2R (2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 46–48 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 39 (6 April 2009) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
French Open | 3R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
US Open | 3R (2008) |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2010) |
French Open | 2R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2009) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | 27–19 |
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).