Rik de Voest


Rik de Voest is a former professional South African tennis player. He achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 110 in August 2006. Rik resides in Vancouver, Canada where he pursues a career in real estate.
De Voest qualified for the 2007 [Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles|2007 Wimbledon Championships] where he lost to Marat Safin in the first round. He also qualified for the US Open (tennis)|US 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.
Playing with Scott Lipsky in men's doubles, he won the 2009 [Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger – Doubles|Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger] in Binghamton, New York in 2009.
In Davis Cup matches for South Africa, de Voest has a win–loss record of 27–19.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–02007 [China Open – Men's doubles|]Beijing, China250 SeriesHard

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 27 (14–13)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Indonesia F4, JakartaFuturesHarddts|Jun 2001

Doubles: 79 (47–32)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Indonesia F3, JakartaFuturesHard