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Kevin Anderson

RSA Age 40 203 cm / 6'8" Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed Backhand Pro 2007–2023
Peak ranking
5 (Jul 16, 2018)
Elo peak
2143 (97.1%ile)
Career record
347–251 (58.0%)
Career titles
7
Prize money
$17,791,917

Recent ATP Matches full match log →

Qualifying matches are shown here but excluded from main-draw summaries and leaderboards.

DateTournamentCategoryRoundSurfaceOpponentScoreResultH2HMatch
Aug 29, 2023* US Open Grand Slam Q2 Q Hard Tomas Machac #121 4-6 5-7 L H2H Match data
Aug 28, 2023 US Open Grand Slam Q1 Q Hard Oleksii Krutykh #260 6-3 7-5 W H2H Match data
Aug 2, 2023* Washington ATP 500 R64 Hard Jordan Thompson #71 4-6 7-6(1) 1-6 L H2H Match data
Jul 22, 2023* Newport ATP 250 QF Grass Ugo Humbert #40 2-6 4-6 L H2H Match data
Jul 21, 2023* Newport ATP 250 R16 Grass Gijs Brouwer #145 6-3 7-6(6) W H2H Match data

Rivals full rivalries list →

OpponentWLMLast PlayedH2H
Sam Querrey 9 8 17 Feb 10, 2022 H2H
John Isner 4 9 13 Feb 11, 2022 H2H
Tomas Berdych 0 12 12 Nov 1, 2014 H2H
Richard Gasquet 4 7 11 Oct 6, 2018 H2H
Novak Djokovic 1 9 10 Jul 1, 2021 H2H

Titles (7)

SeasonAgeTitlesGSM1000500250FinalsTournaments
201125 1 — — — 1 — Johannesburg
201226 1 — — — 1 — Delray Beach Open
201529 1 — — — 1 — Winston-Salem Open
201832 2 — — 1 1 — Nexo Dallas Open , Erste Bank Open
201933 1 — — — 1 — Pune
202135 1 — — — 1 — Newport
Total 7 — — 1 6 —

Career Results

SeasonAgeTypeWLMWin %Start RankEnd Rank
200721Qualifying Q303100.0%——
200721ATP0110.0%517221
200822Qualifying Q1231580.0%——
200822ATP781546.7%208104
200923Qualifying Q1061662.5%——
200923ATP26825.0%108161
201024Qualifying Q2232588.0%——
201024ATP14183243.8%16161
201125ATP39276659.1%6132
201226Qualifying Q202100.0%——
201226ATP31265754.4%3237
201327ATP37236061.7%3620
201428ATP39246361.9%2016
201529ATP46247065.7%1612
201630Qualifying Q202100.0%——
201630ATP17213844.7%1267
201731Qualifying Q202100.0%——
201731ATP32215360.4%6714
201832ATP48196771.6%146
201933ATP1141573.3%691
202034ATP891747.1%14781
202135Qualifying Q53862.5%——
202135ATP13132650.0%8280
202236Qualifying Q23540.0%——
202236ATP15616.7%80104
202337Qualifying Q11250.0%——
202337ATP22450.0%645627
Career—34725159858.0%——

Career Results by Surface

SeasonAgeType HardClayGrassTotal
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200721Qualifying Q 303100.0%———————— 303100.0%
200721ATP 0110.0%———————— 0110.0%
200822Qualifying Q 1121384.6%11250.0%———— 1231580.0%
200822ATP 641060.0%0110.0%13425.0% 781546.7%
200923Qualifying Q 54955.6%21366.7%31475.0% 1061662.5%
200923ATP 14520.0%0110.0%11250.0% 26825.0%
201024Qualifying Q 1721989.5%51683.3%———— 2232588.0%
201024ATP 11112250.0%24633.3%13425.0% 14183243.8%
201125ATP 30184862.5%561145.5%43757.1% 39276659.1%
201226Qualifying Q 202100.0%———————— 202100.0%
201226ATP 21183953.8%761353.8%32560.0% 31265754.4%
201327ATP 24164060.0%1151668.8%22450.0% 37236061.7%
201428ATP 29174663.0%551050.0%52771.4% 39246361.9%
201529ATP 33175066.0%651154.5%72977.8% 46247065.7%
201630Qualifying Q ————————202100.0% 202100.0%
201630ATP 13142748.1%24633.3%23540.0% 17213844.7%
201731Qualifying Q ————202100.0%———— 202100.0%
201731ATP 18133158.1%1061662.5%42666.7% 32215360.4%
201832ATP 36134973.5%641060.0%62875.0% 48196771.6%
201933ATP 821080.0%————32560.0% 1141573.3%
202034ATP 661250.0%23540.0%———— 891747.1%
202135Qualifying Q 52771.4%————0110.0% 53862.5%
202135ATP 5101533.3%22450.0%61785.7% 13132650.0%
202236Qualifying Q 23540.0%———————— 23540.0%
202236ATP 15616.7%———————— 15616.7%
202337Qualifying Q 11250.0%———————— 11250.0%
202337ATP 0110.0%————21366.7% 22450.0%
Career——24217041258.7%585211052.7%47297661.8%34725159858.0%

Career Results by Opponent Rank

SeasonAge 1-1011-3031-100100+Total
WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin %WLMWin % WLMWin %
200721 00——00——0110.0%00—— 0110.0%
200822 101100.0%00——471136.4%21366.7% 781546.7%
200923 00——0110.0%24633.3%0110.0% 26825.0%
201024 0330.0%27922.2%771450.0%51683.3% 14183243.8%
201125 17812.5%491330.8%2293171.0%1221485.7% 39276659.1%
201226 0880.0%35837.5%16102661.5%1131478.6% 30265653.6%
201327 110119.1%741163.6%2082871.4%911090.0% 37236061.7%
201428 491330.8%36933.3%2072774.1%1221485.7% 39246361.9%
201529 3101323.1%1031376.9%27103773.0%61785.7% 46247065.7%
201630 13425.0%471136.4%971656.2%34742.9% 17213844.7%
201731 17812.5%851361.5%1592462.5%808100.0% 32215360.4%
201832 561145.5%1472166.7%2463080.0%505100.0% 48196771.6%
201933 0110.0%11250.0%921181.8%101100.0% 1141573.3%
202034 14520.0%11250.0%43757.1%21366.7% 891747.1%
202135 0220.0%15616.7%63966.7%63966.7% 13132650.0%
202236 00——0220.0%0220.0%11250.0% 15616.7%
202337 00——00——0220.0%202100.0% 22450.0%
Career 18708820.5%586312147.9%1859728265.6%852110680.2% 34625159758.0%

Opponent ranking data available for 597/598 (99.8%) of Kevin Anderson's ATP main draw matches.

Performance Stats

SeasonAgeSampleAces/MDFs/M1st Sv%1st Sv Pts%2nd Sv Pts%BP Saved%BP Conv%Svc Pts%Ret Pts%
200721 1 7.0 1.0 75.0% 54.8% 42.9% 50.0% — 51.8% 21.7%
200822 15 9.4 3.3 65.7% 74.0% 58.9% 62.8% 28.9% 68.9% 33.5%
200923 8 9.4 3.1 69.8% 72.4% 46.3% 57.6% 25.1% 64.4% 27.4%
201024 32 9.6 3.2 66.0% 75.6% 51.0% 46.2% 43.7% 67.1% 34.2%
201125 66 10.9 2.1 66.9% 76.1% 55.8% 63.4% 47.0% 69.2% 36.5%
201226 56 11.4 3.2 62.6% 75.1% 53.6% 62.7% 36.7% 67.1% 34.8%
201327 60 10.9 3.0 64.2% 76.3% 54.8% 63.5% 38.8% 68.5% 35.8%
201428 62 11.7 2.9 66.2% 76.6% 51.9% 65.4% 36.5% 68.2% 35.2%
201529 70 15.3 3.4 63.5% 80.1% 54.3% 65.0% 43.2% 70.6% 33.9%
201630 38 13.0 4.4 59.2% 77.0% 53.4% 63.9% 36.4% 67.4% 32.9%
201731 53 13.9 2.8 64.0% 79.0% 54.5% 65.3% 37.4% 70.2% 35.2%
201832 66 16.4 2.7 64.2% 79.6% 55.3% 63.1% 35.6% 70.7% 33.8%
201933 15 15.7 2.7 63.1% 78.7% 53.6% 68.9% 44.1% 69.2% 35.7%
202034 17 12.5 3.7 62.5% 77.1% 51.2% 60.3% 41.2% 67.2% 32.1%
202135 26 16.9 2.8 63.5% 80.3% 49.5% 69.7% 34.1% 69.0% 30.9%
202236 6 15.3 2.8 65.0% 78.6% 57.1% 66.1% 33.3% 70.9% 24.5%
202337 4 11.0 4.0 64.4% 77.7% 43.7% 58.3% 28.6% 65.5% 37.4%
Career 595 12.9 3.0 64.3% 77.4% 53.7% 63.2% 38.8% 68.9% 34.3%

Advanced Stats

Season Age ELO ELO % Hard % Clay % Grass % Set Win % Set Margin SoS % Deep Run % Dec. Set W% TB W TB L TB W%
2007 21 1541 78 — — — 0.0% -3.50 69 0 — 0 0 —
2008 22 1627 86 91 — 17 48.8% +0.07 79 13 43 8 4 67
2009 23 1623 85 83 — — 26.3% -1.43 68 0 — 3 2 60
2010 24 1778 94 93 74 15 46.9% -0.04 85 6 33 5 11 31
2011 25 1889 97 96 80 67 57.6% +0.70 94 32 52 15 17 47
2012 26 1860 96 96 88 72 51.1% +0.26 95 22 56 20 15 57
2013 27 1870 96 95 95 79 57.7% +0.43 96 30 60 18 16 53
2014 28 1958 98 97 94 90 54.9% +0.34 97 33 68 17 16 52
2015 29 2046 98 98 94 94 61.2% +0.51 98 36 62 31 22 58
2016 30 1884 94 93 88 91 48.9% -0.07 90 29 31 11 10 52
2017 31 1974 97 94 94 94 60.4% +0.82 96 29 50 19 17 53
2018 32 2123 99 98 95 97 61.7% +0.69 98 60 75 30 20 60
2019 33 2058 99 98 — 96 64.3% +0.64 87 40 75 7 3 70
2020 34 1965 97 96 93 — 47.7% -0.17 96 11 67 5 5 50
2021 35 1809 90 89 93 98 46.0% -0.21 81 14 100 12 11 52
2022 36 1682 81 80 — — 31.3% -0.83 61 0 0 2 4 33
2023 37 1670 79 — — 98 55.6% +0.13 55 50 — 2 0 —
Career 1903 95 95 90 80 55.3% +0.27 92 28 57 205 173 54

Tournament Results by Category

Results show best round reached per tournament per season.

Grand Slams

SeasonAge AORGWUSO
200822 R128Q2R128Q1
200923 R128Q3Q1Q1
201024 R128R128R128R32
201125 R128R64R64R32
201226 R32R32R128R128
201327 R16R16R32R64
201428 R16R16R16R32
201529 R16R32R16QF
201630 R128R128R128R32
201731 —R16R16F
201832 R128R16FR16
201933 R64—R32—
202034 R64R32—R128
202135 R128R128R64R64
202236 R128———
202337 ———Q2

Masters 1000

SeasonAge CANCINIWMADMCMIAPARROMSHA
200822 —R64Q2——R32———
200923 ——R128——Q1———
201024 R16—R64R64—R64——R64
201125 R16R32R128R32R64QFR32R64R64
201226 R64R64R32R32R64R32R16R64R32
201327 R64R64QFR16R32R32R32R16R32
201428 QFR64QFR32R64R32QFR32R32
201529 R64R16R32R64—R16R16R16QF
201630 QFR16—R64———R32R32
201731 QFR64R64——R64R32R64R32
201832 SFR16QFSF—QFR16R32QF
201933 —————QF———
202034 —R32————R32R64—
202135 —R64R32——R128Q1——
202236 ——Q1——R64———

ATP 500

SeasonAge ACOBARBASBEIHAMTKYVIEWASHSB
200822 —R64——————R64
200923 ————————R32
201024 ———Q1———Q2R32
201125 —R32—QF——SFR16R16
201226 —R16QFR16———QFQF
201327 —————R32—QF—
201428 F————R16—QFQF
201529 SF—R16——R32QFR32F
201630 —————R32R32R32—
201731 —R16———R16R32F—
201832 F————QFW——
202034 ————R32—SF——
202135 ——————R32R64—
202236 Q2————————
202337 ———————R64—

ATP 250

SeasonAge ADEATLBRICDUDALDLBEASESTGENHAMHOULYOMELNWPPUNQUESDGSTOWSAASBBANBOGCASJOHKUALASLOSMEMNEWNICSANSYDVAL
200721 ————————————————————————————R64————
200822 —————————————R16———————————F———————
200923 ——Q3———————R32R16———————————R32———————Q2—
201024 —SF———R32R32——R16R16—————————————R16—R16R32—Q3———
201125 —QFSF——QFR16QF—————————QF—R32———W———R32————R16
201226 —R16———W————QF——————R32R32R32R32——————R16——QF——
201327 —F———QFR32——————————R16———SFF————————FR32
201428 —R16———F———————————R16R16R16——R16—————————QF
201529 ——R32——R16—R16——SF———————WSF———————F—————
201630 —R16—QF—R32QF————————R32—QFR32QF—————————QF———
201731 —————R32R16SFQF—R32——————QF—————————R32—————
201832 ————W——R16——————FR32—————————————————
201933 ——————————————WR16—————————————————
202034 ————R32————————————————————————————
202135 R16R32————Q1QF—————W——R32————————————————
202236 ————R16R32——————R32————————————————————
202337 —————————————QF———————————————————

ATP Finals

SeasonAge FIN
201832 SF

ATP Ranking History full ranking history →

Career high
5
Career-high date
Jul 16, 2018
First top 100
May 12, 2008
First top 50
Feb 7, 2011
First top 20
Aug 12, 2013
First top 10
Oct 12, 2015

Ranking History Matrix

SeasonAgeJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
200721516517513503507419321334231215218221
20082219017912210110198117104119126104104
200923108103140172146157157148132123163161
201024148133114889395807764586161
201125593940343536353432303232
201226303628313431343435393737
201327292929282523212021212020
201428222119192018212019181616
201529151517171714151412121212
201630121517192025343545586767
201731777674665645453215161414
2018321188878559666
201933557688111718459191
202034122122123123———1171181118181
202135828691105100102757769618080
202236999291104104———————
202337——————652658614619615627
202438624630624623630624115911511151———

Similar Players

Other ATP players ranked by a composite similarity score over country, era, and peak rank.

Player Country Peak Rank Peak Elo Grand Slams Titles M W L Win % Active Years Match Log
Roger Federer SUI 1 2,430 20 103 1,473 1,206 267 81.9% 1998-2021 Match log
Novak Djokovic SRB 1 2,593 24 100 1,345 1,122 223 83.4% 2004-2026 Match log
Rafael Nadal ESP 1 2,500 22 91 1,270 1,045 225 82.3% 2002-2024 Match log
Andy Murray GBR 1 2,470 3 44 967 703 264 72.7% 2005-2024 Match log
David Ferrer ESP 3 2,270 0 27 1,068 700 368 65.5% 2002-2019 Match log
Tomas Berdych CZE 4 2,232 0 13 915 594 321 64.9% 2003-2019 Match log
Thomas Muster AUT 1 2,161 1 44 857 590 267 68.8% 1984-2011 Match log
Andy Roddick USA 1 2,177 1 32 773 577 196 74.6% 2000-2012 Match log
Marin Cilic CRO 3 2,195 1 21 916 572 344 62.4% 2005-2026 Match log
Lleyton Hewitt AUS 1 2,159 2 30 805 564 241 70.1% 1997-2016 Match log
Stan Wawrinka SUI 3 2,268 3 16 935 564 371 60.3% 2003-2026 Match log
Carlos Moya ESP 1 2,033 1 20 860 551 309 64.1% 1995-2010 Match log

Frequently Asked Questions

How old is Kevin Anderson?
Kevin Anderson is 40 years old, born on May 18, 1986.
Which country is Kevin Anderson from?
Kevin Anderson is from South Africa.
How tall is Kevin Anderson?
Kevin Anderson is 203 cm / 6'8".
Does Kevin Anderson use a one-handed or two-handed backhand?
Kevin Anderson uses a two-handed backhand.
Is Kevin Anderson left-handed or right-handed?
Kevin Anderson plays right-handed.
How many Grand Slams has Kevin Anderson won?
Kevin Anderson has not won a Grand Slam title.
How many Masters 1000 titles has Kevin Anderson won?
Kevin Anderson has not won a Masters 1000 title.
How many ATP titles has Kevin Anderson won?
Kevin Anderson has won 7 ATP singles titles across all categories. The most recent other title was Newport in 2021.
What is Kevin Anderson's highest ATP ranking?
Kevin Anderson's career-high ATP singles ranking is world No. 5, first achieved on July 16, 2018.
What is Kevin Anderson's career win-loss record?
Kevin Anderson has a career ATP singles record of 347 wins and 251 losses (58.0%).
How much career prize money has Kevin Anderson earned?
Kevin Anderson has earned at least $17,791,917 in career prize money from professional tennis.
When did Kevin Anderson play professional tennis?
Kevin Anderson turned professional in 2007 and was active through 2023.
What is Kevin Anderson's best surface?
Kevin Anderson's best surface is grass court with a 61.8% win rate (47W-29L).
Who is Kevin Anderson's biggest rival?
Kevin Anderson's most frequent opponent is Sam Querrey, with a head-to-head record of 9–8 across 17 meetings.