Andrew Colombo Explained

Andrew Colombo
Birth Date:11 July 1980
Birth Place:Rochester, New York
Height:6 ft 5 in
Plays:Right-handed
Highestsinglesranking:No. 751 (March 31, 2003)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 574 (July 28, 2003)

Andrew Colombo (born July 11, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player.

A native of Rochester, New York, Colombo had a game built around his powerful serve.[1] He received a full athletic scholarship to Auburn University and in 2002 partnered with Mark Kovacs to win the NCAA Division I doubles championship. The unseeded pairing had only been Auburn's No. 2 doubles team that season and held a national ranking of 27th.[2] He finished his collegiate career at Arizona State University, after which he competed on the professional tour. During his time on tour he won two ITF Futures doubles titles.[3]

ITF Futures titles

Doubles: (2)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.USA F17B, PittsburghClay Bo Hodge Adriano Biasella
Scott Lipsky
6–1, 6–7(6), 6–4
2.USA F18, PittsburghClay Tamer El-Sawy Justin Bower
Jeff Laski
7–6(2), 3–6, 7–6(1)

Notes and References

  1. News: Colombo serves up winners . . August 4, 2000.
  2. News: AU duo wins NCAA crown . . May 28, 2002.
  3. News: Gritty Colombo wins crown . . July 22, 2007.