Can Kevin Anderson, in his twilight years, do something significant in the majors after winning his seventh ATP title, know about his ranking and net worth
Kevin Anderson’s moment of reckoning in the majors is yet to arrive or might not. Having reached the grand slam finals twice thus far, Kevin Anderson has missed out on lifting the title twice. But the South African has seven ATP titles and it’s no small accomplishment.
Kevin Anderson Career, Family, Wife, Daughter, Achievements And Awards
Anderson won six of his seven ATP titles in the last decade and won his latest on Monday. It was also his 350th victory on the ATP tour. Kevin Anderson started playing tennis aged six and competed against Rafael Nadal on the juniors circuit regularly.
Kevin Anderson married his longtime girlfriend and golfer Kelsey O’Neal back in 2011 and they bought a home in Delray Beach at Florida in the USA.
Their daughter Keira took birth two years ago in September and Anderson has permanent US residency. The 35-year old loves playing guitar and is a fan of the band Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler. Anderson is also fond of pets and has named his dog Kady Anderson as visible on his official Instagram handle.
Kevin Anderson Ranking, Initial years and coming through the ranks
Kevin Anderson started his professional back in 2003 and gained his first grand slam entry five years later in 2008 in Australia. But the South African was eliminated in the first round, losing to Alejandro Falla. Anderson’s most significant victory of his career came against Novak Djokovic, defeating him at the Miami Open.
The same year, the towering tennis player represented South Africa at the Beijing Olympics. However, in the singles round, Anderson reached the second round and exited in the second with Jeff Coetzee.
Anderson exited out of the first round of Wimbledon 2010 and performed his grand slam career-best at the US Open, reaching the third round. The veteran captured his first ATP title in front of his home crowd at the SA Open the following year.
He beat Somdev Devvarman, climbing 19 spots in the ATP rankings to a career-high of 40. He built on that to reach it 33 later after making it to the Miami Open the same year. The world number 82 won his second ATP title in 2012 and the third one in 2015 in Winston-Salem.
2017 and beyond for Kevin Anderson
Until 2017, Kevin Anderson kept making progress; however, his best performance at a grand slam event. In 2017, the 35-year old took a big leap by reaching his first-ever grand slam final. But he suffered a crushing defeat to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.
The South African won the inaugural New York Open tournament in 2018, clinching his fourth ATP title and winning his fifth soon after. Later that year, Anderson became the first South African since Kevin Curren in 1985 to reach the Wimbledon men’s singles final. Though he lost to Djokovic in straight sets, Anderson rose to another career-high of number five.
The following year his sixth ATP title followed at the Maharashtra Open in Pune as the first seed. But his grand slam performances over the next two years remained unimpressive. Since 2019, Anderson’s best outing in grand slams has been to reach the third round of Wimbledon and French Open 2019 and 2020 respectively.
However, by winning the prestigious Hall of Fame Open at Newport, Kevin Anderson has the chance to raise his world standing. Though Anderson struggled, clinching the title as an eighth seed is a significant achievement. The South African is already 35 and might not have too many fruitful years ahead of him, but he could use this accomplishment to open more doors of glory by doing full justice to his potential.
Kevin Anderson Net Worth
Kevin Anderson who has a net worth of 9 million dollars has won 1.5 million dollars through prize money alone. With 958 points, he has a ATP ranking of 74 in the world.