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| Country |  South Africa |
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| Residence | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Born | June 5, 1980 Milan, Italy |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 68 kilograms (150 lb) |
| Turned pro | 1999 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $797,045 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 29–46 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 110 (August 21, 2006) |
| Current ranking | No. 162 (May 13, 2013) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2012) |
| French Open | Q2 (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2007) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 28–23 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 39 (June 4, 2009) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
| French Open | 3R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2008) |
| US Open | 3R (2008) |
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Last updated on: June 14, 2010. |
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Rik de Voest (born June 5, 1980 in Milan, Italy) is a professional South African tennis player. As of September 6, 2007, De Voest's career-high ranking was World Number 110, which he achieved on August 21, 2006.
De Voest qualified for the 2007 Wimbledon men's singles event, where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. De Voest qualified for the U.S. 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. De Voest is 12–5 in Davis Cup matches; being 8–5 for singles and 4–0 for doubles.
Playing with Scott Lipsky of the U.S., he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009.
ATP career finals [edit]
Doubles: 3 (2–1) [edit]
| Legend (Doubles) |
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| Grand Slam (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–0) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 10 September 2007 | Beijing, China | Hard |  Ashley Fisher |
Chris Haggard Yen-Hsun Lu |
6–7, 6–0, [10–6] |
| Runner-up | 1. | 8 February 2010 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Hard | Ashley Fisher |
 James Cerretani Dick Norman |
6–7(7–9), 6–2, [14–12] |
| Winner | 2. | 1 March 2009 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard |  Dmitry Tursunov |
 Martin Damm Robert Lindstedt |
4–6, 6–3, [10–5] |
External links [edit]
- Rik de Voest at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Rik de Voest at the Davis Cup
- De Voest Recent Match Results
- De Voest World Ranking History
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