Kevin Anderson won the 2006 NCAA doubles title (with Ryan Rowe) and earned All-America honors each of his three seasons at Illinois. In addition to winning a national doubles title, Anderson reached the NCAA singles semi-finals and doubles final in 2007, while leading the Illini team to a national runner-up finish. He was a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection and the 2007 Big Ten Tennis Athlete of the Year. Anderson also was named the Fighting Illini Dike Eddleman Male Athlete of the Year in 2007. A native of South Africa, Anderson has climbed to a professional world ranking of No. 11, and is the only Fighting Illini alum to win a spot in a Grand Slam final, which he earned at the U.S. Open in 2017. Anderson is a member of the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Men's Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2026, and joins former Illini coach Craig Tiley (2010) as the two former Illini in the hall of fame. Across his 16-year professional career, he won seven singles titles and one doubles title, while he reached the finals at two Grand Slams: the 2017 U.S. Open and the 2018 Wimbledon. Anderson resides in Gulf Stream, Florida.