Jan Frode Andersen

Jan Frode Andersen (born 29 August 1972) is a Norwegian former tennis player. He played tennis for Norway, including competing in at least 60 countries^[1] over a span of 8 years after turning professional in 1997. He represented Norway in the Davis Cup for 10 consecutive years compiling a 30–22 record (25-14 in singles).^[2] His highest ATP ranking was 135.^[3] This makes him the third best player in Norwegian history, after Christian Ruud and Casper Ruud.

Jan Frode Andersen

Country (sports)	Norway
Residence	Oslo, Norway
Born	(1972-08-29) August 29, 1972 (age 52) Asker, Norway
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro	1997
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	US$312,946
Singles
Career record	24–22
Career titles	0 3 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 135 (29 March 1999)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (1999)
French Open	2R (2001)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005)
US Open	Q2 (2003)
Doubles
Career record	4–8
Career titles	0 0 Challenger, 0 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 295 (14 July 2003)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	30–22
Last updated on: 25 January 2022.

He was also a television commentator for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation,^[4] and he earned a bachelor's degree in Business & Administration from the University of Arizona in 1996.^[5]

Born in Asker,^[3] he grew up in Hamar.^[6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (5–7)

Legend ATP Challenger (3–7) ITF Futures (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (5–7) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1-0	Sep 1997	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Costa	7–6(7–1), 2–6, 6–2
Loss	1-1	Jun 1998	Furth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Christian Ruud	4–6, 5–7
Loss	1-2	Sep 1998	Edinburgh, United Kingdom	Challenger	Clay	Tomas Nydahl	4–6, 1–6
Loss	1-3	Oct 1998	Barcelona, Spain	Challenger	Clay	Fernando Vicente	3–6, 3–6
Win	2-3	May 2000	Germany F2, Esslingen	Futures	Clay	Nicolas Thomann	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	2-4	May 2000	Samarkand, Uzbekistan	Challenger	Clay	Mikhail Youzhny	6–7(7–9), 6–2, 6–7(8–10)
Win	3-4	Jul 2000	Eisenach, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Francisco Costa	7–6(7–5), 6–3
Loss	3-5	Sep 2000	Freudenstadt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	4–6, 4–6
Win	4-5	May 2001	Germany F2, Esslingen	Futures	Clay	Joachim Johansson	5–3 ret.
Win	5-5	Jun 2003	Furth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Óscar Hernández	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	5-6	Jul 2003	Zell, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Janko Tipsarević	6–7(1–7), 7–5, 4–6
Loss	5-7	Sep 2004	Freudenstadt, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Santiago Ventura	3–6, 6–1, 3–6

Doubles: 6 (0–6)

Legend ATP Challenger (0–5) ITF Futures (0–1)

Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 2002	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Hard	Oliver Marach	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	3–6, 4–6
Loss	0–2	Sep 2002	Budapest, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Oliver Gross	Paul Baccanello Sergio Roitman	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 5–6 ret.
Loss	0–3	Nov 2002	Spain F19, Gran Canaria	Futures	Clay	Stian Boretti	Carlos Martinez-Comet Germán Puentes Alcañiz	3–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss	0–4	Jul 2003	Zell, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Oliver Marach	Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder	3–6, 6–4, 3–6
Loss	0–5	Sep 2003	Aschaffenburg, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Philipp Petzschner	Karsten Braasch Franz Stauder	4–6, 5–7
Loss	0–6	Jun 2005	Furth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Johan Landsberg	Amir Hadad Harel Levy	1–6, 2–6

Performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

DNQ

A

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	SR	W–L	Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	Q3	Q1	Q1	Q2	Q1	Q2	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	Q1	Q1	Q1	2R	Q1	A	Q2	Q2	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Wimbledon	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q1	A	Q1	Q1	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	Q2	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	1–1	50%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	Q1	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami	A	1R	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Monte Carlo	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	0–1	0%