Rik de Voest (born 5 June 1980) is a former professional

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. 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

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where he lost to

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in the first round. He also qualified for the US Open later on in 2007, where he defeated

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6–2, 3–0 before Ascione retired. De Voest went on to lose to

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in the following round. Playing with

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in men's doubles, he won the Levene Gouldin & Thompson Tennis Challenger in Binghamton, New York in 2009. In

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matches for South Africa, de Voest has a win–loss record of 27–19 (18–16 in singles, 9–3 in doubles).

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

ATP career finals

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

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 27 (14–13)

Doubles: 79 (47–32)

External links

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De Voest World ranking history
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Voest, Rik South African male tennis players Afrikaner people 1980 births Living people Italian emigrants to South Africa Alumni of Pretoria Boys High School South African emigrants to Canada 21st-century South African sportsmen