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Argentina
Argentina
i/ˌɑrdʒənˈtiːnə/, officially the Argentine Republic (Spanish: República Argentina [reˈpuβlika aɾxenˈtina]), is a country in South America, the continent's second largest by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires. It is the eighth-largest country in the world by land area and the largest among Spanish-speaking nations.
Argentina's continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and the Atlantic Ocean in the east. It borders Paraguay and Bolivia to the north, Brazil and Uruguay to the northeast, and Chile to the west and south. Argentine claims over Antarctica, as well as overlapping claims made by Chile and the United Kingdom, are suspended by the Antarctic Treaty of 1961. Argentina also claims the Falkland Islands (Spanish: Islas Malvinas) and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, which are administered by the United Kingdom as British Overseas Territories.
A recognised middle power, Argentina is Latin America's third-largest economy, with a "very high" rating on the Human development index. Within Latin America, Argentina has the fifth highest nominal GDP per capita and the highest in purchasing power terms. Analysts have argued that the country has a "foundation for future growth due to its market size, levels of foreign direct investment, and percentage of high-tech exports as share of total manufactured goods", and it is classed by investors as middle emerging economy. Argentina is a founding member of the United Nations, Mercosur, the Union of South American Nations, the Organization of Ibero-American States, the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, and is one of the G-15 and G-20 major economies.
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Australia
Australia (
/əˈstreɪljə/), officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent as well as the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area. Neighbouring countries include Indonesia, East Timor and Papua New Guinea to the north; the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Caledonia to the north-east; and New Zealand to the south-east.
For at least 40,000 years before European settlement in the late 18th century, Australia was inhabited by indigenous Australians, who belonged to one or more of roughly 250 language groups. After discovery by Dutch explorers in 1606, Australia's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain in 1770 and settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788. The population grew steadily in subsequent decades; the continent was explored and an additional five self-governing Crown Colonies were established.
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Australian Open
The Australian Open is a major tennis tournament held annually over the last fortnight of January in Melbourne, Australia. First held in 1905, the tournament is chronologically the first of the four Grand Slam tennis events of the year – the other three being the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. It features men's and women's singles; men's, women's, and mixed doubles and junior's championships; as well as wheelchair, legends and exhibition events. Since 1988 the tournament has been played on hard courts at Melbourne Park.
The Australian Open typically has very high attendance – second only to the US Open – and was the first Grand Slam tournament to feature indoor play during wet weather or extreme heat with its two primary courts, Rod Laver Arena and Hisense Arena, equipped with retractable roofs.
The Australian Open is managed by Tennis Australia, formerly the Lawn Tennis Association of Australia (LTAA), and was first played at the Warehouseman's Cricket Ground in Melbourne in 1905. This facility is now known as the Albert Reserve Tennis Centre.
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Belarus
Belarus (i/bɛləˈruːs/ bel-ə-ROOSS; Belarusian: Беларусь, Russian pronunciation: [bʲɛlaˈrusʲ] Russian: Беларусь, Белоруссия, Belarus', Belorussiya), officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno (Hrodna), Gomel (Homiel), Mogilev (Mahilyow) and Vitebsk (Vitsebsk). Over forty percent of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested, and its strongest economic sectors are agriculture and manufacturing.
Until the 20th century, the lands of modern-day Belarus belonged to several countries, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire. In the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, Belarus became a founding constituent republic of the Soviet Union and was renamed as the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (BSSR). The borders of Belarus took their modern shape in 1939 when some lands of the Second Polish Republic were incorporated into it after the Soviet invasion of Poland. The nation and its territory were devastated in World War II, during which Belarus lost about a third of its population and more than half of its economic resources. The republic was redeveloped in the post-war years. In 1945 the Belorussian SSR became a founding member of the United Nations, along with the Soviet Union and the Ukrainian SSR.
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Belgium
Belgium (i/ˈbɛldʒəm/ BEL-jəm), officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO. Belgium covers an area of 30,528 square kilometres (11,787 sq mi), and it has a population of about 11 million people. Straddling the cultural boundary between Germanic and Latin Europe, Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups, the Dutch-speakers, mostly Flemish (about 60%), and the French-speakers, mostly Walloons (about 40%), plus a small group of German-speakers. Belgium's two largest regions are the Dutch-speaking region of Flanders in the north and the French-speaking southern region of Wallonia. The Brussels-Capital Region, officially bilingual, is a mostly French-speaking enclave within the Flemish Region. A German-speaking Community exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in the political history and a complex system of government.
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BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.
In 1900, the first edition of the tournament was held by the tennis club Münchner Tennis- und Turnierclub (MTTC) Iphitos, which was the first tennis club in Munich having been formed in 1892 by students. The club only had grass courts, and the first edition was therefore played on grass.
The Center Court of the MTTC has been in Aumeisterweg since 1930, and holds 5,600 people.
The tournament has offered prize money since 1970, when the total prizes amounted to $20,000.
Coordinates: 48°11′06″N 11°36′50″E / 48.185°N 11.61389°E / 48.185; 11.61389
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Canada
Canada ( /ˈkænədə/) is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean. Spanning over 9,900,000 km2 (3,800,000 sq mi), Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, and its common border with the United States is the longest land border in the world.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonial expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North America in 1763 after the Seven Years' War. In 1867, with the union of three British North American colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy; the Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on Britain.
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Chile
Chile (i/ˈtʃɪliː/ or /ˈtʃɪleɪ/), officially the Republic of Chile (Spanish: República de Chile [reˈpuβlika ðe ˈtʃile] (
listen)), is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Along with Ecuador, it is one of two countries in South America that do not border Brazil. Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas and Easter Island. Chile also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq mi) of Antarctica, although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty.
Chile's distinctive shape—4,300 kilometres (2,700 mi) long and on average 175 kilometres (109 mi) wide—makes it the longest country in the world, north to south, with the fifth lengthiest coastline at over 78 thousand kilometers. The diverse climate of Chile ranges from the world's driest desert in the north—the Atacama—through a Mediterranean climate in the centre, humid subtropical in Easter Island, to an Oceanic climate, including alpine tundra and glaciers in the east and south. The northern desert contains great mineral wealth, principally copper. The relatively small central area dominates in terms of population and agricultural resources, and is the cultural and political center from which Chile expanded in the late 19th century when it incorporated its northern and southern regions. Southern Chile is rich in forests and grazing lands, and features a string of volcanoes and lakes. The southern coast is a labyrinth of fjords, inlets, canals, twisting peninsulas, and islands.
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China
China (i/ˈtʃaɪnə/; Chinese: 中国; pinyin: Zhōngguó; see also Names of China), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is the world's most-populous country, with a population of over 1.3 billion. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometres, the East Asian state is the world's second-largest country by land area, and the third- or fourth-largest in total area, depending on the definition of total area.
The People's Republic of China is a single-party state governed by the Communist Party of China. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four directly controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau). Its capital city is Beijing. The PRC also claims Taiwan—which is controlled by the Republic of China (ROC), a separate political entity—as its 23rd province, a claim controversial due to the complex political status of Taiwan and the unresolved Chinese Civil War. The PRC government denies the legitimacy of the ROC.
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Cincinnati Masters
The Cincinnati Masters or Cincinnati Open (currently sponsored by the Western & Southern Financial Group) is an annual outdoor hardcourt tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city.
The event is the biggest summer tennis event in the U.S., as its men's portion is one of nine elite Masters 1000 tournaments on the ATP World Tour and its women's event is one of five Premier 5 events on the WTA Tour. The 2012 event will be held August 11–19. Due to its sponsorship by the Western & Southern Financial Group, the official name of the event is the Western & Southern Open.
The tournament was started in 1899 as the Cincinnati Open (it would later be known by several other names, including the Tri-State Tennis Tournament and ATP Championships), and would eventually grow into the tournament now held in Mason. The original tournament was held at the Avondale Athletic Club, which sat on property that is now Xavier University, and would later be moved to several various locations due to changes in tournament management and surfaces. The first tournament in 1899 was played on clay courts (described in a newspaper article of the time as "crushed brick dust"), and the event was mostly played on clay until 1979 when it switched permanently to hardcourts.
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Czech Republic
The Czech Republic (i/ˈtʃɛk/ CHEK;Czech: Česká republika, pronounced [ˈtʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka] ( listen), short form Česko Czech pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskɔ]) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the north, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east. Its capital and largest city, with 1.3 million inhabitants, is Prague.
It is a pluralist multi-party parliamentary representative democracy, a member of the European Union, NATO, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the Visegrád Group.
The Czech state, formerly known as Bohemia, was formed in the late 9th century as a small duchy around Prague, at that time under dominance of the powerful Great Moravian Empire (which reached its greatest territorial extent during the reign of Svatopluk I from the House of Mojmír). After the fall of the Empire in 907, the centre of power was transferred from Moravia to Bohemia, under the Přemyslids. During the rule of Přemyslid dukes/kings and their successors, the Luxembourgs, the country reached its greatest territorial extent (13th–14th century). Life in the country was significantly affected by the Hussite wars, during which it faced economic embargo and crusades from all over Europe. Following the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the Crown of Bohemia was gradually integrated into the Habsburg monarchy as one of its three principal parts alongside the Archduchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary. The Bohemian Revolt (1618–20) led to the further centralization of the monarchy including forced recatholization and Germanization. During radical reforms in the 18th century the Bohemian Crown was even de facto abolished (1749). In the 19th century the Czech lands became the industrial powerhouse of the monarchy and the core of the Republic of Czechoslovakia which was formed in 1918, following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian empire after World War I.
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Finland
Coordinates: 65°N 27°E / 65°N 027°E / 65; 027
Finlandi/ˈfɪnlənd/ ( Finnish: Suomi; Swedish: Finland (help·info)), officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.
Around 5.4 million people reside in Finland, with the majority concentrated in the southern region. It is the eighth largest country in Europe in terms of area and the most sparsely populated country in the European Union. Finland is a parliamentary republic with a central government based in Helsinki and local governments in 336 municipalities, and an autonomous region of the Åland Islands. About one million residents live in the Greater Helsinki area, which consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, and a third of the country's GDP is produced there. Other larger cities include Tampere, Turku, Oulu, Jyväskylä, Lahti and Kuopio.
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France
France (Englishi/ˈfræns/ FRANSS or /ˈfrɑːns/ FRAHNSS; French: [fʁɑ̃s] ( listen)), officially the French Republic (French: République française [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is often referred to as l’Hexagone ("The Hexagon") because of the geometric shape of its territory. It is the largest western European country and it possesses the second-largest exclusive economic zone in the world, covering 11,035,000 km2 (4,260,000 sq mi), just behind that of the United States (11,351,000 km2 / 4,383,000 sq mi).
Over the past 500 years, France has been a major power with strong cultural, economic, military and political influence in Europe and around the world. During the 17th and 18th centuries, France colonised great parts of North America and Southeast Asia; during the 19th and early 20th centuries, France built the second largest colonial empire of the time, including large portions of North, West and Central Africa, Southeast Asia, and many Caribbean and Pacific Islands.
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French Open
The French Open, often referred to as Roland Garros (French: Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros, IPA: [ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs]), named after the famous French aviator Roland Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June in Paris, France, at the Stade Roland Garros. It is the premier clay court tennis tournament in the world and the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments – the other three are the Australian Open, US Open and Wimbledon. Roland Garros is the only Grand Slam held on clay and ends the spring clay court season.
It is one of the largest events in tennis, and the most watched French event in the world. Because of the slow playing surface and the five-set men's singles matches without a tiebreak in the final set, the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world.
Currently, the 2012 French Open is being conducted from May 27 to June 10, 2012 in Paris.
Officially named in French Les internationaux de France de Roland-Garros or Tournoi de Roland-Garros (the "French Internationals of Roland Garros" or "Roland Garros Tournament" in English), the tournament is often referred to in English as the "French Open" and alternatively as "Roland Garros", which is the designation used by the tournament itself in all languages, including English. In French, a hyphen is inserted after death, hence the French spelling "Roland-Garros".
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Germany
Germany (i/ˈdʒɜrməni/), officially the Federal Republic of Germany (German: Bundesrepublik Deutschland, pronounced [ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant] ( listen)), is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With 81.8 million inhabitants, it is the most populous member state and the largest economy in the European Union. It is one of the major political powers of the European continent and a technological leader in many fields.
A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, was documented before AD 100. During the Migration Period, the Germanic tribes expanded southward, and established successor kingdoms throughout much of Europe. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th century, northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation while southern and western parts remained dominated by Roman Catholic denominations, with the two factions clashing in the Thirty Years' War, marking the beginning of the Catholic–Protestant divide that has characterized German society ever since. Occupied during the Napoleonic Wars, the rise of Pan-Germanism inside the German Confederation resulted in the unification of most of the German states into the German Empire in 1871 which was Prussian dominated. After the German Revolution of 1918–1919 and the subsequent military surrender in World War I, the Empire was replaced by the Weimar Republic in 1918, and partitioned in the Treaty of Versailles. Amidst the Great Depression, the Third Reich was proclaimed in 1933. The latter period was marked by Fascism and World War II. After 1945, Germany was divided by allied occupation, and evolved into two states, East Germany and West Germany. In 1990 Germany was reunified.
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Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.
The Centre Court (the Gerry Weber Stadion) has 12,300 seats and a retractable roof which can be closed in 88 seconds so that tennis games can continue with a closed roof when it begins to rain. The stadium is heated and also used for other sport events (handball, basketball, volleyball and boxing) and concerts.
Swiss World No. 3 Roger Federer has won the Halle tournament five times (2003–06, 2008) and holds the record for most singles titles. Federer also won four of them in consecutive years, and every time Federer won the title except in 2008, he went on to win the title at the Wimbledon Championships. Federer withdrew from the 2007, 2009 and 2011 tournaments, citing fatigue after the French Open.
Coordinates: 52°03′48″N 8°21′02″E / 52.06333°N 8.35056°E / 52.06333; 8.35056
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Hamburg
Hamburg ( /ˈhæmbɜrɡ/; German pronunciation: [ˈhambʊɐ̯k], local pronunciation [ˈhambʊɪç]; Low German/Low Saxon: Hamborg [ˈhaˑmbɔːx]), officially Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany, the thirteenth largest German state, and the sixth-largest city in the European Union. The city is home to over 1.8 million people, while the Hamburg Metropolitan Region (including parts of the neighbouring Federal States of Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein) has more than 4.3 million inhabitants. Situated on the river Elbe, the port of Hamburg is the second largest port in Europe (after the Port of Rotterdam) and 11th-largest worldwide.
Hamburg's official name, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg), reflects Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League, as a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire, and that Hamburg is a city-state and one of the sixteen States of Germany.
Hamburg is a major transport hub in Northern Germany and is one of the most affluent cities in Europe. It has become a media and industrial centre, with plants and facilities belonging to Airbus, Blohm + Voss and Aurubis. The radio and television broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk and publishers such as Gruner + Jahr and Spiegel-Verlag are pillars of the important media industry in Hamburg. In total, there are more than 120,000 enterprises.
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India
India (i/ˈɪndiə/), officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the south-west, and the Bay of Bengal on the south-east, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west;China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Burma and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; in addition, India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.
Home to the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation and a region of historic trade routes and vast empires, the Indian subcontinent was identified with its commercial and cultural wealth for much of its long history. Four of the world's major religions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, and Sikhism—originated here, whereas Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam arrived in the 1st millennium CE and also helped shape the region's diverse culture. Gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom from the mid-19th century, India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi.
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Indian Wells Masters
The Indian Wells Masters (now sponsored by BNP Paribas and officially called the BNP Paribas Open) is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California, United States.
The tournament is a Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and is a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour having as main sponsor the French bank BNP Paribas. Between 1974 and 1990 it was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series. The event, held in March, is one of two tour events (besides the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida) in which main draw play extends beyond eight days. The women's main draw usually starts on Wednesday and the men's main draw starts on Thursday. Both finals are held on Sunday of the following week. Both singles main draws include 96 players in a 128-player grid, with the 32 seeded players getting a bye to the second round.
The tournament is played on hard courts and is the best attended tennis tournament outside the four Grand Slam tournaments, with over 300,000 visitors during the event. It has the second largest tennis stadium in the world.
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Italy
Italyi/ˈɪtəli/ (Italian: Italia [iˈtaːlja]), officially the Italian Republic or the Republic of Italy (Italian: Repubblica italiana), is a unitary parliamentary republic in south-central Europe. To the north, it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia along the Alps. To the south, it consists of the entirety of the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Sardinia–the two largest islands in the Mediterranean Sea–and many other smaller islands. The independent states of San Marino and the Vatican City are enclaves within Italy, while Campione d'Italia is an Italian exclave in Switzerland. The territory of Italy covers some 301,338 km2 (116,347 sq mi) and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. With 60.6 million inhabitants, it is the fifth most populous country in Europe, and the 23rd most populous in the world.
Rome, the capital of Italy, was for centuries a political and religious centre of Western civilisation as the capital of the Roman Empire and site of the Holy See. After the decline of the Roman Empire, Italy endured numerous invasions by foreign peoples, from Germanic tribes such as the Lombards and Ostrogoths, to the Byzantines and later, the Normans, among others. Centuries later, Italy became the birthplace of Maritime republics and the Renaissance, an immensely fruitful intellectual movement that would prove to be integral in shaping the subsequent course of European thought.
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Luxembourg
Luxembourg (i/ˈlʌksəmbɜrɡ/ LUKS-əm-burg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, French: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, German: Großherzogtum Luxemburg, Dutch: Groothertogdom Luxemburg), is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland ("good country") in the south. Luxembourg has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (998 sq mi). A representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is ruled by a grand duke. It is now the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy. The country has a highly developed economy, with the world's highest GDP (nominal) per capita according to the IMF. Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Roman era fortress site and Frankish count's castle site in the Early Middle Ages. It was an important bastion along the Spanish Road when Spain was the principal European power influencing the whole western hemisphere and beyond in the 16th–17th centuries.
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Miami Masters
The Miami Masters (currently sponsored by Sony Mobile) is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park. The tournament is currently held in March each year.
The Miami Masters, which has had multiple sponsorships, was initially known as the Lipton International Players Championships and was a premier event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour from 1985 until 1990 part of the Grand Prix Championship Series. In 2000, there was a change of title sponsor and the event was renamed the Ericsson Open. In 2002, the event became known as the NASDAQ-100 Open. In 2007, the tournament was renamed the Sony Ericsson Open in a deal where the company will pay $20 million over the next four years.
In 2010, a record 300,000 visitors attended matches at the 12-day Sony Ericsson Open making it one of the largest tennis tournaments outside the four Majors. In 2011, 316,267 visitors attended the Open.
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Monaco
Monacoi/ˈmɒnəkoʊ/, officially the Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Italian: Principato di Monaco; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city state, located on the French Riviera in Western Europe. Bordered by France on three sides, with one side bordering the Mediterranean Sea, its center is about 16 km (9.9 mi) from Italy, and is only 15 km (9.3 mi) north east of Nice, France. It has an area of 1.98 km2 (0.76 sq mi), and a population of 35,986, making Monaco the second smallest and the most densely populated country in the world. Monaco has a land border of only 4.4 km (2.7 mi), a coastline of 4.1 km (2.5 mi), and a width that varies between 1.7 km (1.1 mi) and 349 metres (382 yards). The highest point in the country is a narrow pathway named Chemin des Révoires on the slopes of Mont Agel, in the Les Révoires district, which is 161 metres (528 feet) above sea level. Monaco's most populated Quartier is Monte Carlo, and the most populated Ward is Larvotto/Bas Moulins. After a recent expansion of Port Hercules, Monaco's total area is 2.05 km2 (0.79 sq mi), with new plans to extend the district of Fontvieille, with land reclaimed from the Mediterranean Sea.
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Monte Carlo Masters
The Monte-Carlo Masters (as of 2012[update] sponsored by Rolex) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France, a commune that borders on Monaco. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. The tournament is played on clay courts and is held every year in the April-May period.
The Monte Carlo tennis championship was first held in 1897. It became an "Open" event in 1969. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a major tournament of the Grand Prix Tour as part of the Grand Prix Championship Series top tier events, before becoming an ATP Championship Series Single Week tennis event.
Beginning in 2009, Monte Carlo became the only ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament to not have a mandatory player commitment. Most of the top players still elect to play the event.
Rafael Nadal has won the title 8 consecutive times between 2005 and 2012, making him the only player in the open era to win 8 consecutive titles at the same tournament.
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Netherlands
The Netherlands (
i/ˈnɛðərləndz/; Dutch: Nederland [ˈneːdə(r)lɑnt] or [ˈneɪ̯də(r)lɑnt] (
listen); West Frisian: Nederlân; Papiamento: Hulanda) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with some islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders with Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary democracy organised as a unitary state. The country capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands in its entirety is often referred to as Holland, although North and South Holland are actually only two of its twelve provinces (a case of pars pro toto; see terminology of "the Netherlands").
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Paris Masters
The Paris Masters (currently sponsored by BNP Paribas) is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. Prior to 1990 it was a premier tournament of the Grand Prix Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship Series. The event is usually the final tournament on the tour before the season-ending ATP World Tour Finals. Because of its sponsorship, the event is officially known as the BNP Paribas Masters. Prior to the Tennis Masters Series replacing the ATP Super 9 in 2000, the event was known as the Paris Open. It is also often referred to as the Paris Indoor event.
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Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə]; Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]) (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 28 May 2012 (2012 -05-28)[update], he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.
Nadal has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, including a record six French Open titles (tied with Bjorn Borg), the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 21 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He completed the Career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.
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Russia
Russiai/ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə/ (Russian: Россия, tr. Rossiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijə] ( listen)), also officially known as the Russian Federation (Russian: Российская Федерация, tr. Rossiyskaya Federatsiya; IPA: [rɐˈsʲijskəjə fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨjə] ( listen)), is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects. From northwest to southeast, Russia shares borders with Norway, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland (both via Kaliningrad Oblast), Belarus, Ukraine, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, China, Mongolia, and North Korea. It also has maritime borders with Japan by the Sea of Okhotsk, and the US state of Alaska by the Bering Strait. At 17,075,400 square kilometres (6,592,800 sq mi), Russia is the largest country in the world, covering more than one eighth of the Earth's inhabited land area. Russia is also the eighth most populous nation with 143 million people. It extends across the whole of northern Asia and 40% of Europe, spanning nine time zones and incorporating a wide range of environments and landforms. Russia has the world's largest reserves of mineral and energy resources and is the largest producer of oil and natural gas globally. Russia has the world's largest forest reserves and its lakes contain approximately one-quarter of the world's fresh water.
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Serbia
Serbiai/ˈsɜrbiə/, officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: Република Србија / Republika Srbija, pronounced [rɛpǔblika sř̩bija]), is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans. Serbia borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; the Republic of Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the west; additionally, it borders Albania through Kosovo, whose status as part of Serbia is disputed. Serbia covers an area of 88,361 km2 and has a population of just over 7.1 million, while the capital and largest city is Belgrade.
The arrival of the Serbs to the Balkans in the 7th century, established several states, eventually forming the Serbian Empire in the 14th century. By the 16th century, Serbia was conquered and occupied by the Ottoman Empire, at times interrupted by the Habsburgs. In the early 19th century the Serbian revolution re-established the country as the region's first constitutional monarchy, which subsequently expanded its territory and pioneered the abolition of feudalism in the Balkans. The former Habsburg crownland of Vojvodina united with Serbia in 1918. Following World War I, Serbia formed Yugoslavia with other South Slavic peoples which existed in several forms up until 2006, when the National Assembly of Serbia declared independence and the legal succession to the former State Union. In February 2008 the parliament of UNMIK-governed Kosovo, Serbia's southern province, declared independence, with mixed responses from international governments.
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Spain
Spain (i/ˈspeɪn/ SPAYN; Spanish: España, pronounced: [esˈpaɲa] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a sovereign state and a member of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Its mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar; to the north and north east by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the northwest and west by the Atlantic Ocean and Portugal.
Spanish territory also includes the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean, the Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean off the African coast, and two autonomous cities in North Africa, Ceuta and Melilla, that border Morocco. Furthermore, the town of Llívia is a Spanish exclave situated inside French territory. With an area of 504,030 square kilometres (194,610 sq mi), it is the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union after France, and the fourth largest country in Europe after Russia, Ukraine and France.
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Stockholm Open
The If Stockholm Open is a tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year. The organizer of the tournament is The Royal Lawn Tennis Club of Stockholm.
The first Stockholm Open was held in 1969 and it has been played each year ever since. The tournament is played on indoor hard court and features both men's singles and doubles tournament. In 1975, 1979, and 1980, a short-lived women's competition was held, which was played on carpet.
Stockholm Open was first held in 1969 in Kungliga tennishallen in Stockholm. It has been held there ever since except for the years 1989 to 1994 when it was held in the Stockholm Globe Arena. Between 1970 and 1989 it was a major ranking tournament of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour as part of the Grand Prix Championship Series (except from 1981 to 1983, when it was briefly downgraded).
From 1990 until 1994 it was an ATP Championship Series Single Week event. Since 1995, the tournament has been downgraded from Super 9 status offering $1.72 million in prize money to ATP World Tour 250 series level with €600,000 prize money.
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Sweden
Sweden (i/ˈswiːdən/ SWEE-dən; Swedish: Sverige [ˈsværjɛ] ( listen)), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige (help·info)), is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland, and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund.
At 450,295 square kilometres (173,860 sq mi), Sweden is the third largest country in the European Union by area, with a total population of about 9.4 million. Sweden has a low population density of 21 inhabitants per square kilometre (54 /sq mi) with the population mostly concentrated to the southern half of the country. About 85% of the population live in urban areas. Sweden's capital city is Stockholm, which is also the largest city.
Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. In the 17th century, the country expanded its territories to form the Swedish Empire. The empire grew to be one of the great powers of Europe in the 17th and early 18th century. Most of the conquered territories outside the Scandinavian Peninsula were lost during the 18th and 19th centuries. The eastern half of Sweden, present-day Finland, was lost to Russia in 1809. The last war in which Sweden was directly involved was in 1814, when Sweden by military means forced Norway into a personal union. Since then, Sweden has been at peace, practicing "non-participation in military alliances during peacetime and neutrality during wartime". However, Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and is a member of the OECD.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state governed under a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary system, with its seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in its own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. There are three devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in Belfast, Edinburgh and Cardiff, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Associated with the UK, but not constitutionally part of it, are three Crown Dependencies. The United Kingdom has fourteen overseas territories. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in 1922, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface and was the largest empire in history. British influence can still be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former territories.
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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Albert Costa
Albert Costa i Casals (born 25 June 1975, in Lleida) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at the French Open in 2002.
Costa began playing tennis at the age of five. He first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player. In 1993, he reached the French Open junior final and won the Orange Bowl. He turned professional later that year and quickly established a reputation as a strong clay court player. In 1994, he won two challenger series events and was named the ATP's Newcomer of the Year.
Costa won his first top-level singles title in 1995 at Kitzbühel, beating the "king of clay", Thomas Muster, in a five set final. Costa won three further titles in 1996. In 1997, he won another two singles titles and was part of the Spanish team that won the World Team Cup. He won another two singles titles in 1998, including the Tennis Masters Series event in Hamburg. Three further titles followed in 1999.
In 2000, Costa helped Spain win its first Davis Cup. He also captured a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, partnering Álex Corretja.
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Albert Portas
Albert Portas Soy (born November 15, 1973, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain) is a former professional tennis player.
Portas turned professional in 1994. He reached his career-high ranking on October 1, 2001 at 19th in the world.
His only top-level singles title came at the Hamburg Masters in 2001, a tournament in which his mastery of the drop shot (key to his defeat of Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final) earned him the nickname "Drop Shot Dragon". According to the BBC, Lleyton Hewitt said of Portas that "He sure hits a lot of drop shots but he hits them so well, as well as anyone I have faced."
He coached WTA player Daniela Hantuchová from November 2008 to February 2009.
LQ = lost in the qualifiers WR = Win Ratio, the ratio of tournaments won to those played A = Did not play in tournament
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Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi ( /ˈɑːndreɪ ˈæɡəsi/; born April 29, 1970) is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game. Described by the BBC upon his retirement as "perhaps the biggest worldwide star in the sport's history", Agassi's performances, along with his unorthodox apparel and attitude, have seen him cited as one of the most charismatic players in the history of the game, and credited for helping revive the popularity of tennis during the 1990s.
In singles tennis, Agassi is an eight-time Grand Slam champion who competed in 15 Grand Slam finals, and an Olympic gold medalist. A multi-surface specialist, he is the first of two male players to have achieved a singles Career Golden Slam, and one of four to have achieved a singles Career Grand Slam in the Open Era (one of seven in history). He was the first male player to win all four Grand Slams on three different surfaces (hard, clay and grass), and is the last American male to win the French Open (1999) and the Australian Open (2003). Agassi also won 17 ATP Masters Series titles, the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships, and was part of a winning Davis Cup team in 1990 and 1992. He is the only male singles player in history to have won all four Grand Slam tournaments, the Olympic gold medal and the ATP Tour World Championships: a distinction dubbed as a "Career Super Slam" by Sports Illustrated.
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Andrei Chesnokov
Andrei Eduardovich Chesnokov (Russian: Андрей Эдуардович Чесноков; born February 2, 1966) is a former professional tennis player from Russia.
Chesnokov's highest singles ranking was World No. 9 in 1991. The biggest tournament victories of his career came at the Monte Carlo Open in 1990, and at the Canadian Open in 1991 (both Tennis Masters Series events).
Chesnokov's best performance at a Grand Slam event came at the French Open in 1989, where he reached the semi-finals before being eliminated by the eventual champion Michael Chang.
The most famous match in Chesnokov's career took place on 24 September 1995 in the semi-final of the 1995 Davis Cup against Germany. In the fifth set of the final deciding match of the semi-final, playing against Michael Stich, Chesnokov saved nine match points before emerging the winner, the final score being: 6-4, 1-6, 1-6, 6-3, 14-12. The next day President of Russia Boris Yeltsin awarded Chesnokov with Order of Courage.
During his career, Chesnokov won seven top-level singles titles and earned prize-money totalling US$3,084,188. He retired from the professional tour in 1999.
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Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel (born January 27, 1974 in Constanţa) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching the world top-50 tennis player, Tamira Paszek.
Andrei began playing tennis at age eight, and moved to Germany at age sixteen.
Pavel has turned professional in 1995. He has won three singles titles, including the ATP Masters Series tournament in Montreal/Toronto in 2001. He has also won seven doubles titles, the latest title being the Open Seat Barcelona, in 2007.
Pavel played what John McEnroe considers to be the best first round match at a Grand Slam he has ever seen at the U.S Open in August 2006, where he lost to Andre Agassi in four sets; 6–7(4), 7–6(8), 7–6(6), 6–2; taking three and half hours. Had Pavel won, it would have been Agassi's last match in a professional tournament.
His best single result over the course of his career took place in 2001, when he captured the Masters Series title in Montreal. For his efforts during that week alone, Pavel earned $400,000. When playing Andy Murray in the Australian Open in 2009, Pavel was forced to retire from the game in the second set due to a recurring back injury. He had lost the previous set. Andrei entered the 2009 French Open, where he was defeated by Tommy Haas 6–1, 6–4, 6–4.
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Andriy Medvedev
Andriy (Andrei) Medvedev (Ukrainian: Андрій Медведєв, born 31 August 1974 in Kiev), is a former professional tennis player from Ukraine. Medvedev made a splash on the international tennis scene when, as a 17-year-old, he won titles in Genoa and Stuttgart. His most successful tournament was the Hamburg Masters (formerly the German Open), which he won three times. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 4.
In the late 1990s, Medvedev's form and results began to founder until he unexpectedly reached the final of the 1999 French Open after having defeated Pete Sampras and Gustavo Kuerten en route. Medvedev dominated the first two sets of the final against Andre Agassi before Agassi mounted a come-from-behind victory, which allowed him to complete a career Grand Slam. Afterwards Medvedev did not score further notable results, and retired from the tour in 2001.
One main rival of Medvedev's was Sergi Bruguera. While their head-to-head record ended deadlocked at five each, Bruguera was able to win their two most important matches — the semi-finals and quarter-finals of the 1993 and 1994 French Open, both matches in straight sets. Medvedev lost all six times to the eventual French Open champion (1992–95, 1997 and 1999).
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Andy Murray
Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player, ranked No. 4 in the world, and was ranked No. 2 from 17 to 31 August 2009. Murray achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. He has been runner-up in three Grand Slam finals: the 2008 US Open, the 2010 Australian Open and the 2011 Australian Open, losing the first two to Roger Federer and the third to Novak Djokovic. In 2011, Murray became only the seventh player in the Open Era to reach the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam tournaments in one year.
Andy Murray was born to Will and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland. His maternal grandfather, Roy Erskine, was a professional footballer who played reserve team matches for Hibernian and in the Scottish Football League for Stirling Albion and Cowdenbeath. Murray's brother, Jamie, is also a professional tennis player, playing on the doubles circuit. Following the separation of his parents when he was nine years old, Andy and Jamie lived with their father. Murray later attended Dunblane High School. Murray is in a five-year relationship with Kim Sears, who is regularly seen attending his matches. The relationship ended briefly in 2009 before they reconciled a short time later in 2010.
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Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the third highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish and John Isner.
He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals, which currently makes him the last North American male player to win a grand slam singles event. Roddick has reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer each time. He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swimwear model and actress.
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Blanche Roddick. Roddick's father was a businessman and his mother was a school teacher. She now directs the Andy Roddick Foundation. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John (All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996–98) and head tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma), who were both promising tennis players at a young age.
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Björn Phau
Björn Phau (born 4 October 1979) is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis players he has ever faced. His main strengths are his movement, foot speed and fitness. He is sponsored by Nike and Wilson.
At the 2007 SAP Open, Phau showed incredible sportsmanship while playing in the first round against Konstantinos Economidis. A ball that Phau hit to Economondis was out, but not called by the line judge. Economidis returned it, and Phau having seen that his ball was out, let the return go by, giving the point to Economidis. Phau went on to win the match and advance to the second round.
In April 2009 at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas at River Oaks Country Club, Phau was defeated by American Wayne Odesnik 4–6, 3–6 in the semi-finals. In August 2009, he lost to Andy Roddick in the 1st round of the US Open. In October 2009 he reached the quarterfinal in St.Petersburg, Russia.
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Boris Becker
Boris Franz Becker (born 22 November 1967) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. Becker also won five major indoor championships titles including three ATP Masters World Tour Finals (played eight finals, second all-time to Ivan Lendl, who played nine) and one WCT Finals and one Grand Slam Cup. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles and eight Championship Series titles. Tennis Magazine put Becker in 18th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players from 1965 to 2005.
Becker was born in Leimen, West Germany, the only son of Elvira (née Pisch), who was raised in Czechoslovakia. His parents were Catholic, and part of his mother's family were Jewish. His father Karl-Heinz, an architect, founded the tennis centre (Tennis-Club Blau-Weiß 1964 Leimen e. V.) in Leimen, where Becker learned the game.
Becker turned professional in 1984, under the guidance of Romanian-born coach, Günther Bosch, and with Ion Ţiriac as manager and won his first professional doubles title that year in Munich. As a West German teenager, Becker won his first top-level singles title in June 1985 at Queen's Club and two weeks later on 7 July, became the first unseeded player and the first German to win the Wimbledon singles title, defeating Kevin Curren in four sets. At the time, he was the youngest ever male Grand Slam singles champion at &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000227000000227 days (a record later broken by Michael Chang in 1989, who won the French Open when he was &1000000000000001700000017 years, &10000000000000110000000110 days). Two months after his triumph, Becker became the youngest winner of the Cincinnati Open.
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Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moyá Llompart (Catalan: Carles Moyà, Spanish: Carlos Moyá; born 27 August 1976) is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland.
Moyá was born in Palma, Spain. He began playing tennis at six with his parents. He turned professional in 1995 and won his first tour title later that year in Buenos Aires. He previously dated Italian Flavia Pennetta. The two split in 2007. He is dating Spanish actress Carolina Cerezuela, with whom he has a daughter, Carla, born by C-section on 18 August 2010 at the USP Clínica Palmaplanas in Palma, Majorca.
In 1997, Moyá reached his first Grand Slam final at the Australian Open, defeating World No. 3 Michael Chang in the semifinals in straight sets, before losing in straight sets to Pete Sampras.
In 1998, Moyá won the French Open. He defeated the tournament favourite, Marcelo Ríos in the quarterfinals, and fellow-Spaniard Álex Corretja in the final with a straight-sets win. He also won his first Tennis Masters Series tournament that year at Monte Carlo. He reached the semifinals of the US Open, losing to Mark Philippoussis. He concluded the year by finishing runner-up at the ATP World Championships (now known as the Tennis Masters Cup), where he lost in a five-set final to Corretja, having won the first two sets.
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Chris Woodruff
Chris Woodruff (born January 3, 1973) is an American former professional male tennis player. He hails from Knoxville, Tennessee and was trained at the Knoxville Racquet Club.
Woodruff attended the hometown University of Tennessee where in 1993 he won the NCAA single's title by defeating Wade McGuire of Georgia. He remains the only individual champion the school has ever had. He was also an All-American in 1992.
After winning the collegiate crown, Woodruff began his professional career.
Woodruff won two singles titles during his career, and his first was also his biggest: The Canadian Open in 1997, an ATP Masters Series event. After winning that title he posted the highest ranking of his career: World No. 29 on August 25, 1997. He also won the 1999 Newport, Rhode Island event at the Tennis Hall of Fame.
He was named to the United States Davis Cup team in 2000, joining Andre Agassi after Pete Sampras and Todd Martin both were forced to drop out, and won his match against Wayne Black to help erase a 2–1 deficit and advance to the second round. He reached the quarterfinals at the Australian Open in the year 2000 before losing to Pete Sampras in straight sets.
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Cédric Pioline
Cédric Pioline (born 15 June 1969) is a retired French professional tennis player who played on the professional tour from 1989 to 2002. He reached the men's singles final at the 1993 US Open and at Wimbledon in 1997. On both occasions, he was beaten by Pete Sampras in straight sets.
Pioline's career-high singles ranking was World No. 5, achieved in 2000.
Pioline won five singles titles in his career, the biggest at the ATP Masters Series event in Monte Carlo in 2000 – his last ever final on the professional tour. In addition to his finals appearances at the US Open and Wimbledon, he reached 10 other singles finals, including at Monte Carlo in 1993 and 1998. Pioline also competed for France in Davis Cup, winning the cup in 1996 and 2001. After retiring from tennis, he became a tennis administrator. As of October 2008, he is the tournament director of the ATP Masters Series event in Paris and plays on the senior ATP tour.
Cédric grew up in a family of athletes. His native Romanian mother, Adriana, born in Câmpina, was a volleyball player; she was part of the Romanian national team at 1956 Volleyball World Championships Finals, but her team lost in the finals against the Soviet Union, and took home the silver medal. His father, Maurice, also a professional volleyball player, who met his mother while at a volleyball match in Paris; they started dating, and later they married. The couple had two sons: Denis, who was their first child; and, three years later, Cédric.
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Daniel Brands
Daniel Brands (born 17 July 1987 in Deggendorf, Germany) is a German professional tennis player. His career high rank was No. 66, achieved on July 5, 2010.
Brands began 2008 ranked No. 220. After a few unimpressive tournaments to start the year, he beat No. 132 Aisam Qureshi and No. 193 Simon Stadler en route to a semifinal Challenger finish in Germany in February. In March, he made the quarters of a Challenger in Japan before losing to No. 124 Yen-Hsun Lu, then reached the quarters of a Challenger in Sarajevo, beating No. 169 Matthias Bachinger.
In May, Brands reached the quarters at two more Challengers, beating No. 66 Michael Berrer and No. 114 Brian Dabul, while also winning the doubles title in one and reaching the doubles final in the other. Then, with his ranking at a career-high of No. 210, he beat No. 123 Nicolás Massú, No. 151 Pablo Andújar (who beat him a week earlier), and No. 198 Alex Bogomolov to qualify into the main draw of the 2008 French Open.
Brands made it to the semi-finals of the 2009 BMW Open before losing to Mikhail Youzhny, 6–3, 3–6, 4–6. He lost in the 1st round of the 2009 French Open to Robert Kendrick 7–6, 5–7, 6–7, 6–4, 3–6.
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David Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982) is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.
David Nalbandian was born in the small city of Unquillo in Córdoba Province, Argentina. His mother is of Italian descent and his father is of Armenian descent. He turned a professional tennis player at the age of 18.
He turned professional in 2000. In 2001, he finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time. He finished 2002 as the no. 1 Argentine and South American for the first time in his career, winning two ATP titles and reaching the Wimbledon final, where he lost to Lleyton Hewitt.
Nalbanian was not able to return to the Wimbledon final in 2003, as he was knocked out in the round of 16 by hometown favourite Tim Henman. He did however make an impressive run at the U.S. Open, taking out both of the Wimbledon finalists 20th seed Mark Philippoussis, and the second seed Roger Federer along the way to a semifinal matchup with Andy Roddick. It was the second time in less than a month that he had met Roddick in a high-stakes match, having lost to him in the final of the Rogers Cup a few weeks earlier. Nalbandian started strongly, taking a two sets to love lead, and held a match point in the third-set tiebreak. There was a little bit of controversy during the match, when a fan yelled "out" at 7–7 in the tiebreak, causing Nalbandian to mishit his following shot when he thought the linesman was the one who called it. Roddick took the point and eventually prevailed in the tiebreak. Ultimately, he was unable to finish the match off and eventually lost 6–7, 3–6, 7–6, 6–1, 6–3. He finished 2003 ranked #8 in the world.
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Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov (Russian: Дми́трий И́горевич Турсу́нов (help·info); born December 12, 1982, in Moscow, Russia) is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player.
Tursunov is an offensive baseliner with excellent groundstrokes from both sides[citation needed], and prefers to play on faster surfaces; he jokes about his lack of ability and success on clay courts. He is sponsored by Fila and Wilson.
Tursunov helped the Russian Davis Cup team win the 2006 Davis Cup, and reach the finals of the 2007 Davis Cup.
Tursunov began tennis in Moscow when his father made him play a few hours a day at 5. He came to the United States to train with Vitaly Gorin.
I practiced a few hours a day. My dad realized fairly early that I had a lot of potential. A lot of people criticize him for basically choosing that career for me. He understood that I didn’t have many options to make money and since he really liked tennis, he decided that I was to be a tennis player. It just happened that I was naturally good at it.
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Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý (born 4 January 1978, Bratislava) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 12.
Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire. When he was younger, Hrbatý was European junior competitor in skiing and from the age of 11, he focused on tennis full time.
He is engaged to Nelly Petrová; he proposed after Slovakia won the Hopman Cup on 10 January 2009 (with Dominika Cibulková). He also won the tournament for Slovakia in 2005 with Daniela Hantuchová. This makes Hrbatý a dual winner to move into the company of Serena Williams, James Blake, Tommy Robredo and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario.
Hrbatý turned professional in 1996. During the year he reached six Challenger finals and achieved a 35–15 match record. He ended the year as the youngest player in the top 100.
In 1997, Hrbatý won the Košice Challenger title defeating Nicolás Lapentti. He also reached his first ATP Tour final in Palermo, losing to Alberto Berasategui. His first doubles success on the Tour was reaching the final of Umag with Karol Kučera.
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Eduardo Schwank
Eduardo Jonatan Schwank (born April 23, 1986, in Rosario, Santa Fe) is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian.
Schwank's family background is from the German-speaking part of Switzerland
Schwank in his final year on the junior circuit in 2004 had a record of 39–4 winning 5 tournaments, with his biggest title winning the Banana Bowl defeating Pablo Andújar in the final. Schwank finished 2nd in the rankings behind Gaël Monfils who won three out of four of the Junior Grand Slams in that season.
In 2006, he won four consecutive futures events: the former two in Argentina, the latter two in Bolivia.
In 2007 he won a challenger title in Medellín, defeating Chris Guccione in the final, as well as three consecutive futures events. He also won the bronze medal in singles and the gold medal in men's doubles at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro. At the 2007 United States Open qualifying singles, he defeated Mischa Zverev and Richard Bloomfield before falling to Alexander Waske.
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Emilio Sánchez
Emilio Ángel Sánchez Vicario (born 29 May 1965, in Madrid, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He won three Grand Slam doubles titles and the men's doubles silver medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. He is the brother of multiple Grand Slam winner Arantxa.
Sánchez turned professional in 1984 and won his first top-level singles title in Nice, France in 1986. He won 15 singles titles during his career, including the Italian Open (Tennis Masters Series event) in 1991. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 7.
In men's doubles, Sánchez captured 50 men's doubles titles, including three at Grand Slam events. In 1988, he won the men's doubles titles at both the French Open (with Andrés Gómez) and the US Open (with Sergio Casal). He won the French Open title again (with Casal) in 1990. Sánchez and Casal were also the men's doubles runners-up at Wimbledon in 1987, and the pair won the silver medal for Spain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul. Sánchez was ranked World No. 1 in men's doubles in 1989.
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Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis (pronounced [ˈærnəsts ˈɡulbis], born August 30, 1988) is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final. He won his second in July, 2011, by defeating Mardy Fish in the final of the 2011 Farmers Classic tournament, held in Los Angeles. His career highlights also include a 4th round appearance at the 2007 US Open and a quarterfinal appearance at the 2008 French Open, as well as several other ATP World Tour semifinal appearances.
Gulbis' professional training in tennis began at the age of 12, when he was enrolled at the Niki Pilić Tennis Academy in Croatia. Beginning after Wimbledon 2011, Gulbis is being coached by Guillermo Cañas. Previously, he was coached by Hernán Gumy (who before that was Marat Safin's coach), but their partnership ended due to Gumy's schedule; during that time, Darren Cahill served as Gulbis' consultant for several tournaments. Before Gumy, Ernests was coached by Karl Heinz Wetter and subsequently Nikola Pilić, the former professional Croatian tennis player and Croatian and German Davis Cup captain.
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Fabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro (born December 9, 1972) is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other players alike for his winning demeanor and shot-making abilities.
Owing to his longevity on the tour and consistent ranking, Santoro holds several ATP records: the most losses in singles play (444, though he won even more matches), and the most appearances in singles competition at Grand Slam events (70). He is also the only male player to have appeared in Grand Slam singles competition in four different decades, from the 1989 French Open to the 2010 Australian Open.
In singles play, Santoro earned 6 titles but reached the quarter-finals at a Grand Slam only once; however, he was more successful in doubles competition, with two Grand Slam doubles titles, one Grand Slam mixed-doubles title, and 24 doubles championships overall.
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Fernando González
Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980) is a retired professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina ("The La Reina Bomber") and Mano de Piedra ("Stone Hand"). The English-language media has labeled him "Gonzo".
González reached at least the quarterfinal round of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his first major final at the 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-ranked Roger Federer. He is the fourth male tennis player in history to have won each Olympic medal (gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Beijing 2008). Throughout his career, he has defeated many former no. 1 players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (all while they held the top spot), Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyà, Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin, and Pete Sampras. González qualified twice for the year-end Masters Cup event and was runner-up at two Masters Series tournaments. He is arguably Chile's best tennis player of the 2000s.
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Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 15 November 1983 in Madrid, Spain) is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 19 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. As of 2009, Verdasco has been working in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team, including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach). Verdasco has aided Spain in winning three Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009, he was part of the winning team in 2011 as well. His best performance in a Grand Slam was making the semifinals of the 2009 Australian Open, where he lost to compatriot and eventual champion Rafael Nadal in five sets in what was the second-longest match in Australian Open history (next to Australian Open 2012 Final).
He turned professional in 2001, finishing as world no. 464. 2002 was a good year for him, as he won his first Futures category title in Spain F1 and was runner-up in Spain F3. He played his second career challenger in Segovia, where he reached the final after beating Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov in the semifinals. He then reached two additional Challenger semifinals in Kiev and in Eckental, finishing the year in the top 200 at no. 173. 2002 also finished strongly off the court, as Fernando finished runner-up in a closely contested Best Abs in Castilla La Mancha contest..
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Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla (born 20 October 1983, in Rome) is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open. His career high rank is #70, achieved on 23 April 2012.
Cipolla began 2008 with a bang the first week in January, winning the singles and doubles titles of the Challenger in New Caledonia, to get his singles ranking to a career high of #116. He won 2 more Challenger doubles titles in February in Belgrade and in March in Italy to establish himself as a top-100 doubles player.
Cipolla got a chance to compete in a grand-slam tournament at the 2008 U.S. Open in the men's singles competition at Flushing Meadows. Despite losing in qualifying he, along with Rui Machado, were reinstated following the withdrawals of Mikhail Youzhny. Cipolla made the most of his opportunity and reached the third round. In the first round he beat Jan Hernych before defeating Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the second round. In the third round he came up against world number 10 and tenth seed Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland. Cipolla took the match to 5 sets by taking a shock two set lead, however his Swiss opponent still had enough to come from behind and take the match, emerging victorious 5–7, 6–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4.
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Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer (born 5 October 1983) is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour.
Mayer reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 18 on 6 June 2011. Also in 2011, Mayer won his first ATP title after four previous defeats in ATP finals. In addition, he has won nine Challenger events.
At the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, Mayer reached the quarter-finals, which is his best Grand Slam result to date. He received the ATP Newcomer of the Year award in 2004.
Mayer is known for his unorthodox style of play. He has a long backswing on his forehand and backhand and uses a lot of different slices and spin on his backhand side. He is also known for his jumping backhand dropshots which catches many of his opponents on the back foot.
Florian made a return from injury reaching the final of the Nouméa Challenger but losing to Brendan Evans. Mayer then qualified for the main draw of the Australian Open by beating Sergei Bubka, Blaž Kavčič and Amer Delic. There he beat Lamine Ouahab in the first round, and then lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the second round.
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Franco Squillari
Franco Squillari (born on August 22, 1975 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.
In his career he won 3 ATP Tour singles titles (all in Germany) and reached the semi-finals of the 2000 French Open (getting to the fourth round the following year). He retired in 2005. Squillari is one of the very few tennis players to have a perfect 100% record against Roger Federer, having beaten him in both times they played.
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Germans
The Germans (Deutsche) are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages. Legally, Germans are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Of approximately 100 million native speakers of German in the world, about 66–75 million consider themselves Germans. There are an additional 80 million people of German ancestry mainly in the United States, Brazil, Canada, Argentina, France, Russia, Chile, Poland, Australia and Romania who most likely are not native speakers of German. Thus, the total number of Germans worldwide lies between 66 and 160 million, depending on the criteria applied (native speakers, single-ancestry ethnic Germans, partial German ancestry, etc.).
Today, peoples from countries with a German-speaking majority or significant German-speaking population groups other than Germany, such as Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Luxembourg, have developed their own national identity and usually do not refer to themselves as "Germans" in a modern context.
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Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller (born May 9, 1983) is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country. He was born and raised in Schifflange and he resides in Leudelange. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 42.
In 2001, the year Müller turned pro, he reached the final of the boys' singles at the 2001 Wimbledon Championships, but was defeated by Swiss Roman Valent, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. Later that year, Müller won the boys' singles final at the 2001 US Open by defeating Taiwanese Yeu-Tzuoo Wang, 7–6, 6–2. Müller finished the year 2001 as the World No. 1 junior.
Remarkable results against top players were Müller's victories over Andre Agassi in the semifinals of the 2004 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., over Rafael Nadal in the second round of 2005 Wimbledon, and over Andy Roddick in the first round of the 2005 US Open.
At the 2008 US Open Gilles Müller, then ranked 130, had to go through the qualification tournament. He reached the main draw, where he consecutively beat Laurent Recouderc, former No. 2 Tommy Haas, Nicolás Almagro, and fifth-seeded Nikolay Davydenko, advancing to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time in his career. He had not been sure that he would even qualify, and so he had not even booked a hotel room for the tournament. He then lost to defending champion and eventual winner Roger Federer, 6–7, 4–6, 6–7.
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Goran Ivanišević
Goran Ivanišević (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋitɕ]; born 13 September 1971) is a retired Croatian professional tennis player. He is the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous for his strong serve, which is considered among the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He is the reigning Legends under 45 French Open doubles Champion.
Goran is the son of Srđan and Gorana (née Škaričić). He turned professional in 1988 and later that year, with Rudiger Haas, won his first career doubles title in Frankfurt, but he focused more on his singles career, yet had some success in doubles, winning nine titles and reaching a career high ranking of 20.
Ivanišević made his first significant impact on the tour in 1990, knocking Boris Becker out of the first round of the French Open men's singles; he went on to reach the quarter-finals. He was also, with Petr Korda, the runner-up in the French Open men's doubles. At that year's Wimbledon, Ivanišević reached the semi-finals, where he lost to Becker in four sets. Ivanišević also won his first tour singles title in 1990 at Stuttgart and helped Yugoslavia win the World Team Cup. He played in eight ties for Yugoslavia in the Davis Cup before quitting the team after the Croatian declaration of independence in 1991. Yugoslavia lost its subsequent tie against France 5–0.
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Greg Rusedski
Gregory "Greg" Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33. He is a former British No. 1 and ATP World No. 4.
Rusedski now provides commentary and analysis on the BBC's Wimbledon coverage.
Rusedski's first career singles tournament title was at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island in 1993.
Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets, (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of World No. 4). He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
In 1998, Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as Britain's number one tennis player. Rusedski, however, won the Grand Slam Cup in 1999.
Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden 7–6, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6. Following that disappointment, Rusedski had a successful July. He successfully defended his title at the Hall of Fame Championship, defeating Vince Spadea in the final. This was the first time he had successfully defended a title and the third time he had won the championship. He then reached the semifinals at both the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, losing to Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre Agassi.
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Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas (born November 25, 1977), often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th (June 2005). Upon his retirement from competition, Cañas currently serves as a coach to Ernests Gulbis. He also runs his own tennis academy, the "Cañas Tennis Academy," located at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park on Key Biscayne, Florida.
Cañas played a defensive counter-punching game from the baseline, and utilised his retrieving skills in order to frustrate opponents. He used a double-handed backhand.
After being suspended in August 2005 as a result of a positive drugs test, Cañas returned to the circuit on September 2006 at the challenger of Belém, Brazil.
Cañas holds a record of 5 victories and 2 defeats (3:1 in singles) in Davis Cup matches.
Cañas started playing at age 7. He turned professional in 1995, and began playing on the juniors circuit, enjoying some successes; these included a runner-up appearance at Surbiton, United Kingdom, and a win in the doubles event at the Italian Junior Championships, partnering Martín García.
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Guillermo Coria
Guillermo Sebastián Coria (born 13 January 1982 in Rufino, Santa Fe Province), nicknames include El Mago (The Magician in Spanish), is a retired professional tennis player from Argentina who was runner-up in the 2004 French Open. He was named after tennis champion and compatriot Guillermo Vilas.
As a junior, Coria won the boy's singles title at the 1999 French Open by beating his friend and fellow Argentine, David Nalbandian, 6–4, 6–3 in the final. One month later at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships, Coria and Nalbandian teamed up to win the boy's doubles title by beating Todor Enev and Jarkko Nieminen, 7–5, 6–4.
Coria turned professional in 2000, finishing 2003, 2004, and 2005 as a top-10 player. He was one of the fastest players on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tour, consistently showing great performances in clay-court tournaments. His playing style was that of a counter-puncher.
Coria tested positive for nandrolone in April 2001 and was initially suspended for two years. Coria claimed that the only supplement he was taking was a multivitamin made by a New Jersey supplements company. His family had a private lab test the multivitamin, which found them contaminated with steroids. Subsequently, the ATP reduced his suspension to only the seven months that had already passed. Coria sued the company for more than $10 million in lost prize money and endorsements and settled after the third day of the trial for an undisclosed amount.
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Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɡusˈtavu ˈkiɾtẽ]; born September 10, 1976) is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000.
Kuerten suffered many problems with injuries which led him to miss a number of tournaments between 2002 and 2005. After a few failed attempts of comebacks, he retired from top-level tennis in May 2008.
Kuerten is also known as "Guga" (pronounced: [ˈɡuɡɐ]), an affectionate nickname which is a common abbreviation of the name "Gustavo" in Portuguese-speaking countries. He is a polyglot who speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish, English and French.[citation needed]
Kuerten was born in Florianópolis in southern Brazil. He comes from an ethnically German family. He began playing tennis when he was six, an early start to a life and career marked by family tragedy. His father, a former amateur tennis player, died of a heart attack in 1985 while umpiring a junior tennis match in Curitiba, when Kuerten was only eight years old. His older brother, Raphael, is currently his business manager. His youngest brother suffered prolonged oxygen deprivation and consequently irreparable brain damage during birth, and as a result suffered from mental retardation and severe physical disability until his death in 2007. Kuerten was deeply affected by his brother's daily struggles, later donating the entire prize money from one tournament he has won every year of his professional career so far to a hometown NGO that provides assistance for people suffering from similar disabilities. He gave every trophy he won to his younger brother as a souvenir, including the three miniature replicas of the French Open men's singles trophy. His favourite football team is brazilian Avaí Futebol Clube.
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Guy Forget
Guy Forget (French pronunciation: [ɡi fɔʁʒe]; born 4 January 1965 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French former professional tennis player. During his career, he helped France win the Davis Cup in both 1991 and 1996. Since retiring as a player, he has served as France's Davis Cup team captain.
Forget first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who won the French Open junior title in 1982. He turned professional later that year.
His breakthrough year on the professional tour was 1986 when he made it to the fourth round of Roland Garros, his best grand slam at that point, and won his first top-level singles title in Toulouse, and was also part of the French team which won the World Team Cup. Forget also won six doubles titles in 1986, reaching his career-high doubles ranking of World Number 3 in August that year, finishing in the runner-up spot with partner Jakob Hlasek at the 1990 ATP Tour World Championships tournament.
In 1987 Forget and Yannick Noah finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open. In 1990, Forget partnered Jakob Hlasek to win the ATP Tour World Championships doubles title.
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Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev (Russian: Игорь Валерьевич Андреев; born 14 July 1983) is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.
Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.
At the Moscow ATP tournament later the same month, Andreev defeated the top seed Sjeng Schalken in straight sets, 6–3, 6–1, and made his first ATP quarterfinal appearance, eventually losing to Paul-Henri Mathieu 6–2, 3–6, 5–7. He entered the St. Petersburg tournament in October 2003 as a wildcard, and defeated the number 4 seed Max Mirnyi 6–4, 7–6 before losing to Sargis Sargsian in the second round.
Andreev finished in the top 50 of the ATP rankings for the first time in his career. During the same year he also reached two ATP finals, Gstaad, Switzerland in July (losing to Roger Federer), and Bucharest, Romania in September (losing to José Acasuso). He won a personal best 28 matches in the year, and also made his Davis Cup debut.
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Ivan Ljubičić
Ivan Ljubičić (pronounced [ǐv̞an ʎûbitʃitɕ]; born March 19, 1979) is a retired Croatian tennis player. His career-high ATP ranking was no. 3.
Tall and powerfully built, he was noted for his strong serve. He achieved his best results in indoor tournaments played on carpet or hardcourt. Mostly a baseliner, he approached the net selectively (Ljubičić was a good volleyer and plays doubles occasionally). On his backhand, he used a slice or a drop-shot to great effect to draw a player or put him out of position. Relying heavily on his serve, he held well but was a comparatively weak returner, producing many sets ending in tie-breaks. Ljubičić used the Head Youtek Extreme Pro Racquet, after using the Babolat Pure Drive for most of his professional career.
Ljubičić previously served as the ATP Player Council president and strongly voiced his opinion on many issues, such as the possible downgrading of current Masters Series tournaments in Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[citation needed]
Ljubičić and Mario Ančić are only the second doubles team ever to defeat Bob and Mike Bryan in Davis Cup history, the other team being France's Arnaud Clément and Michaël Llodra. Ljubičić helped Croatia win the 2005 Davis Cup, where they triumphed over the Slovakian Davis Cup team in the final.
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James Blake
James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979) is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of April 2012, Blake is ranked World No. 74 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances (10–14 record), whilst his career-high singles ranking is World No. 4. His career highlights include reaching the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup, the semifinals of the Beijing Olympics and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open (2008) and US Open (2005, 2006). His two titles for the United States at the Hopman Cup are an event record. Blake was a key performer for the United States 2007 Davis Cup championship team, going 2–0 in the championship tie vs. Russia at second singles. In 2005, Blake was presented with the Comeback Player of the Year award for his remarkable return to the tour. Later, in 2008, Blake was awarded another honor by the ATP where he was named the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year. On July 3, 2007, Blake's autobiography Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, which discussed his comeback after his unlucky 2004 season, was released and debuted at No. 22 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He co-wrote this book with Andrew Friedman.
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Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarević (Serbian Cyrillic: Јанко Типсаревић, Serbian pronunciation: [jâːŋkɔ tipsǎːrɛʋit͡ɕ]) (born 22 June 1984) is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 8, achieved on 2 April 2012. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10.
In his career, he has won two ATP tour championships, two Futures and nine tournaments in the ATP Challenger Series. Tipsarevic has also won the 2001 Australian Open Junior title.
Tipsarević has achieved two victories over a World No. 1 player, having defeated compatriot Novak Djokovic twice. He also has twelwe (12) victories against other players from the top 10, consisting of four wins against Tomáš Berdych, two against Andy Roddick, and one against Fernando González, Mikhail Youzhny, David Ferrer, James Blake, Gaël Monfils, and Andy Murray. He also has wins against former World No. 1 players, Carlos Moyá, Marat Safin, Lleyton Hewitt, and Juan Carlos Ferrero. Arguably his most notable matches to date are his third-round match at the 2008 Australian Open, where he lost to Roger Federer 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 1–6, 8–10, & reaching the quarter-finals at the 2011 US Open, losing to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. He has also defeated former top-ten players Andy Roddick and Fernando González at Grand Slam level.
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Jarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional tennis player from Finland.
His highest ranking is World No. 13, which he achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won two ATP singles titles and two doubles titles in his career. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarterfinals of the 2005 US Open, the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2008 Australian Open.
Arguably Finland's best player ever, Nieminen is the highest-ranked Finn ever, and is also the first and so far only Finnish player to have won an ATP singles title and to have reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam event.
His wife, Anu Nieminen, is currently Finland's top-ranked badminton women's single player.
Nieminen won the Sydney International for his second career title against Julien Benneteau. He was a finalist in doubles in the same tournament with Matthew Ebden against Mike Bryan and Bob Bryan.
He was a quarterfinalist at the Open Sud de France and in Rotterdam.
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Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. (born August 17, 1970) is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open. He holds the record for being the youngest man to have reached the finals of all four Grand Slam singles tournaments, at the age of 22 years and 11 months. He also won five Masters 1000 series titles.
Jim was raised in Dade City, Florida and though he excelled at youth sports in general, after a certain point it became clear that tennis was where his true talent lay. As a junior player in the 1980s, Courier attended the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy and won the prestigious Orange Bowl in 1986 and 1987, as well as the French Open junior doubles title in 1987.
Courier turned professional in 1988 and made his Grand Slam breakthrough at the 1991 French Open when he defeated Stefan Edberg and Michael Stich to reach his first Grand Slam final. In the final, he defeated his former Bollettieri Academy roommate Andre Agassi in five sets to win his first Slam. He made the quarterfinals of Wimbledon before losing to eventual champion Stich. At the US Open, he defeated defending champion Pete Sampras in the quarterfinals and then Jimmy Connors in the semifinals before losing the final to Edberg.
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Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors (born September 2, 1952, in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a former world no. 1 tennis player from the United States. He is regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Connors won eight Grand Slam singles titles and two Grand Slam doubles titles with Ilie Năstase. He was also a runner-up seven times in Grand Slam singles, a doubles runner-up with Năstase at the 1973 French Open, and a mixed doubles runner-up with Chris Evert at the 1974 US Open. He held the top ranking for a then-record 160 consecutive weeks from July 29, 1974 to August 22, 1977 and an additional eight times during his career for a total of 268 weeks
In 1974, Connors became the second male in the open era to win three or more Grand Slam singles titles in a calendar year (Rod Laver being the first in 1969 and having been joined since by Mats Wilander, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic). Connors is also the only man to win U.S. Open singles championships on grass, clay, and hard courts.
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Juan Aguilera
Juan Aguilera Herrera (born March 22, 1962) is a professional male tennis player. He was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.
Aguilera has won 5 singles titles during his career, including one Tennis Masters shield: Hamburg Masters 1990. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 7.
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Juan Carlos Ferrero
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born 12 February 1980) is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 player, from Spain. He captured the men's singles title at the 2003 French Open, and in September of that year, became the 21st player to hold the World No. 1 ranking. He was also the runner-up at the 2002 French Open and the 2003 US Open. His nickname is "Mosquito" due to his speed and his slight physical build.
Ferrero began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo, who often travels with son. He has two sisters, Ana and Laura and admires the play of former No. 1 and two-time Roland Garros champion Jim Courier. Ferrero's inspiration has been his mother, Rosario, who died from cancer when he was 17. In July 2007, he bought an old cottage in Bocairente, 50 minutes south from Valencia and refurbished it into "Hotel Ferrero", which features 12 luxury suites. He is also a joint owner of the Valencia Open 500 tournament together with David Ferrer. His fitness trainer is Miguel Maeso, and he is coached by Antonio Martinez (since 1989) and Salvador Navarro (since May 2008), who travels with him most of the time.
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Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco (born March 29, 1984 in Tandil), nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of world no. 14 on February 4, 2008.
Monaco started playing tennis at the age of six. His father, Héctor, is a businessman, while his mother, Cristina, is an architect. He has two siblings. He enjoys spending time at home in Tandil with family and friends. His favorite sports to follow are football and basketball. His favorite teams are Estudiantes de La Plata and the San Antonio Spurs. His favorite surface is clay. He counts Andre Agassi and countryman Mariano Zabaleta as his heroes. He also enjoys going to the cinema. His favorite movies are Gladiator and 300. He is also a fan of The Lord of the Rings books.
Monaco used to be mentored by Luis Lobo of Argentina. Since the latter part of the 2010 season, Monaco has been coached by Mariano Zabaleta. He added Gastón Etlis to his coaching team in February 2011.
In 2002, Monaco made his pro circuit debut. On February 12 he won his first Tournament in Jamaica F20, Montego Bay by defeating Francisco Rodriguez of Paraguay. He ended the year ranked no. 470 in the singles.
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Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy (born 12 February 1987) is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no. 31, which he achieved on 2 November 2009.
Chardy made his Grand Slam debut in 2006, receiving a wild card at the French Open, where he beat Jonas Björkman in straight sets in the first round, before losing in four sets to fifteenth-seeded David Ferrer in the second round.
In 2008, after losing the final of the Marrakech Challenger in May to eventual French Open semifinalist Gaël Monfils, Chardy produced his best Grand Slam showing so far at the French Open, where he entered as a wild card and came back in the second round from two-sets-to-love down to ATP no. 6 David Nalbandian to defeat him 3–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2. He continued his run by beating thirtieth seed Dmitry Tursunov 7–6, 6–3, 6–4, before losing in the fourth round to nineteenth seed Nicolás Almagro 6–7, 6–7, 5–7, after holding set points in each of the three sets.
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Karel Nováček
Karel Nováček (born 30 March 1965) is a retired Czech former top ten tennis player. Born in Prostějov, Czechoslovakia (Czech Republic). Nováček now lives in Boca Raton, Florida, United States.
In his career, Nováček won 13 singles titles and 6 doubles titles. His highest singles ranking was World No. 8, which he achieved on 18 November 1991.
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Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Martin Mayer (born May 15, 1987) is an Argentine professional tennis player.
Mayer achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career-high in doubles was World No. 94 on March 1, 2010. He is coached by Emiliano Redondi. He was born in Corrientes and resides in Buenos Aires.
He started playing tennis at age nine.
He won one Challenger singles title in 2008, against Sergio Roitman, and lost in three other finals.
He qualified for his first ever Grand Slam at the 2009 French Open, and beat 15th seed James Blake in straight sets in the first round. He lost to Tommy Haas in five sets in the second round. At Wimbledon, he beat Óscar Hernández 6–0, 6–0, 6–3 in the first round. He lost to Fernando González in four sets in the second round. Mayer had a successful American summer, reaching the semi-finals of the LA Tennis Open (lost to Carsten Ball 7–5, 7–6 and the quarter-finals of the Pilot Pen Tennis tournament in New Haven (lost to Igor Andreev 6–4, 6–7, 6–3. At the 2009 US Open, Mayer reached the second round of the tournament losing to Radek Štěpánek in straight sets 7–6, 6–3, 6–4. In 2011, Mayer qualified for the Brasil Open by defeating Brazilian Rafael Camilo, Romanian Adrian Ungar and Brazilian Ricardo Hocevar. In the main draw, he faced world number 73, Russian Igor Andreev, who he defeated 4–6, 6–4, 7–6. In the second round, he played the seventh seed, Italian Potito Starace. He lost 6–4, 7–6.
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Lleyton Hewitt
Lleyton Glynn Hewitt ( /ˈleɪtən ˈhjuːɨt/; born 24 February 1981) is an Australian professional tennis player and former world no. 1, who has a current ATP ranking of 176.
Hewitt is the youngest male ever to be ranked no. 1 at the age of 20. His career achievements include winning the 2000 US Open men's doubles, the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles, and back-to-back Tennis Masters Cup titles (2001 and 2002). In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Hewitt in 34th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players since 1965.
Hewitt might well have followed in the footsteps of his Australian rules football-playing father Glynn. Instead, he became one of the youngest winners of an Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) tournament when, as an almost unknown youngster, he won the 1998 Next Generation Adelaide International, defeating Andre Agassi in the semifinals. Only Aaron Krickstein winning Tel Aviv in 1983 and Michael Chang winning San Francisco in 1988 were younger when claiming their first ATP title. Hewitt then left Immanuel College to concentrate on his tennis career.. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder.
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Magnus Norman
Magnus Norman (born 30 May 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner-up at the 2000 French Open and for briefly being ranked World No. 2. He won 12 singles titles, including the 2000 Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.
Norman reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 on 12 June 2000. This ranking resulted from his success during the first half of the year: he reached the semifinals of the 2000 Australian Open, won the Rome Masters, beating Gustavo Kuerten of Brazil, and was the runner-up at the French Open, where Kuerten took revenge. His decline began late that year at the Sydney Olympics, when he lost in the third round to Frenchman Arnaud di Pasquale in straight sets (di Pasquale went on to win the bronze medal).
Norman underwent corrective surgery for a heart valve condition in 1998. He retired due to hip and knee injuries in 2004. Magnus is the former coach of Thomas Johansson and Robin Söderling. He is now running his own tennis academy called the Good to Great Tennis Academy.
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Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin (Russian: Марат Михайлович Сафин, Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, Marat Möbin uğlı Safin) (born January 27, 1980) is a Russian politician and retired tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the World No. 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken racquets in a year with 87. Safin is the older brother of former World No. 1 WTA player Dinara Safina (Dinara Mikhailovna Safina) (Russian: Динара Михайловна Сафина), born April 27, 1986 in Moscow. They are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve No. 1 rankings.
Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No. 1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 U.S. Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Australian Lleyton Hewitt in the final. Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the semi-finals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. At the time of his final Grand Slam appearance at the US Open on September 2, 2009, Safin was No. 58 in the official world men's tennis rankings.
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Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers i Pujol (born April 12, 1986) is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 23 on February 20, 2012, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.
Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in 2006, but lost to Andrei Pavel. In the qualifying rounds, he beat Stéphane Robert, Konstantinos Economidis and Marco Chiudinelli.
In 2007, Granollers won the Naples and Rome Challengers for doubles with Flavio Cipolla, and the Maspalomas Challenger for doubles with Marc López. At the 2007 French Open, he made the second round of the men's doubles tournament with Feliciano López before they lost in three close sets to the number 4 seeds Fabrice Santoro and Nenad Zimonjić, who won 7–5, 1–6, 6–4. He lost at the French and Wimbledon Championships both times in the second round of qualifying for the main draws.
2008 saw Granollers qualify for the 2008 Australian Open Singles Draw, but lost to Evgeny Korolev 7–5, 6–2, 6–0 in the first round. He reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco, Mexico, an International Series Gold tournament, before losing to José Acasuso 7–6, 6–3. On April 20, he won his first ATP singles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, defeating James Blake in the final. The previous day, he and Pablo Cuevas lost in the doubles final. Following Rafael Nadal's announcement that he would not play the Davis Cup Final at Argentina on November 21–23, Spain's Captain Emilio Sánchez announced that Marcel Granollers would replace Nadal. This was Granollers' first Davis Cup appearance, although he did not play any matches.
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Marcelo Ríos
Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino ("Chinaman") and El zurdo de Vitacura ("Vitacura's Lefty"), he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in 1998. He held the World No. 1 ranking for six weeks. He has held the top ranking in both juniors and seniors. He was the first player to win the three clay-court Masters Series tournaments (Monte Carlo, Rome, and Hamburg) since the format began in 1990. He is the only male player in the open era to have been World No. 1 while never managing to win a Grand Slam singles tournament in his career. He did reach the 1998 Australian Open final, losing to Petr Korda.
He retired prematurely in 2004, after being overtaken by a back injury. He played his last ATP level tournament while only 27 years old at the 2003 French Open.
Ríos began playing tennis at the age of 11 at the Sport Francés golf club in Vitacura (Greater Santiago), adjacent to his house.
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Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish (born December 9, 1981) is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several American tennis players who rose to prominence in the early 2000s.
Fish has won six tournaments on the main ATP Tour, and has reached the final of four Masters Series events: Cincinnati in 2003 and 2010, Indian Wells in 2008, and Montreal in 2011. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the quarter final stage at the 2007 Australian Open, the 2008 US Open, and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
In April 2011, Fish overtook compatriot Andy Roddick to become the American No. 1 in the ATP rankings. As of 21 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 8. His current career-high singles ranking is World No. 7.
Fish is the son of a tennis teaching professional and a housewife, Tom and Sally Fish. He was born in Edina, Minnesota. In 1984 a Minneapolis TV station ran a profile of Fish, at the age of two, hitting tennis balls from the baseline over the net. In 1986, Fish's family moved to Vero Beach, Florida. He attended Vero Beach High School for tenth grade, then moved to Boca Prep in Boca Raton, Florida for his junior and senior years of high school. He, Andy Roddick, and Jesse Levine all attended Boca Prep International School. During 1999 he lived with Roddick's family, and the two played on the same tennis and basketball teams.
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Marin Čilić
Marin Čilić (Croatian pronunciation: [mâriːn tʃǐːlitɕ]) (born 28 September 1988) is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semifinals in the 2010 Australian Open. Čilić developed his career at a young age; his potential was realized by local hometown coaches who saw him play and encouraged his move to Zagreb for further training. He was soon befriended by his fellow countryman Goran Ivanišević who introduced him to current coach Bob Brett. He went on to turn professional in 2005. He is known to support Italian Serie A side A.C. Milan.
Čilić was born and grew up in Međugorje, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He was raised Roman Catholic. His father Zdenko was determined that his sons—Marin and older brothers Vinko and Goran—would have the opportunities he lacked in playing sports. When the first tennis courts in the town were built in 1991, Marin and his friends were amongst the first to play on them. At the recommendation of Goran Ivanišević, Čilić moved in 2004 to San Remo, Italy at the age of 15 to work with Ivanišević's former coach Bob Brett.
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Mark Philippoussis
Mark Anthony Philippoussis (Greek: Μαρκ Φιλιππούσης; born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994. His father is Greek, while his mother is of Italian ancestry.
He has had a minor career in modelling and starred in the American reality television dating show Age of Love. He is nicknamed 'the Scud', after the Scud missile. He was educated at Maribyrnong College. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 8.
Philippoussis was born in Melbourne and was educated at Maribyrnong College.
Coached by his father, Nick, the right-hander has played tennis since he was six years of age. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. He was briefly coached by former 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash, which ended in an acrimonious split in 2000. In 1994, he finished third in single ranking for juniors. Philippoussis also finished as junior doubles champion with Ben Ellwood in Australia, Wimbledon, and Italy. He turned professional in 1994.
In 1995, at the age of 19, he was the youngest player in the year-end top 50. In 1996, he reached the 4th round of the Australian Open upsetting Pete Sampras in the 3rd round and in doubles with Patrick Rafter. On 25 May 1997, he recorded a personal best 229.0 km/h (142.3 mph) serve in a game he lost to Albert Costa. During the height of his career, Mark was known as having one of the fastest serves in the game.
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Matthias Bachinger
Matthias Bachinger (born 2 April 1987 in Munich) is a professional tennis player from Germany who turned professional in 2005. His career high rank was No. 85, achieved on August 15, 2011.
In 2007, Bachinger qualified for his first ATP Tour tournament, the 2007 BMW Open. Bachinger won the first round against Andreas Beck 6–2, 7–6, 7–5 before losing to Marcos Baghdatis in the second round 7–6, 2–6, 4–6.
In 2008, Bachinger entered the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, the BMW Open, the Austrian Open and the If Stockholm Open, losing in the first round in each event.
He then only played Challenger level tournaments before qualifying for the 2010 If Stockholm Open, where he reached the second round.
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
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Max Mirnyi
Max Mirnyi (Belarusian: Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны; Russian: Максим Николаевич Мирный; born 6 July 1977 in Minsk) is a professional tennis player from Belarus.
Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He holds eight Grand Slam titles: men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and in the 2005, 2006 and 2011 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998 and 2007 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon. He earned the nickname "The Beast" during his time on tour. Mirnyi has played with a host of doubles partners, namely forming long-term partnerships with Mahesh Bhupathi, Jonas Björkman, Lleyton Hewitt, Jamie Murray, Andy Ram, and Daniel Nestor, and short-term partnerships with other top competitors on the doubles tour and the top singles tennis player Roger Federer.
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Michael Chang
Michael Te-Pei Chang (born February 22, 1972) is a former American professional tennis player. He is best remembered for becoming the youngest-ever male player to win a Grand Slam singles title when he won the French Open in 1989 at the age of 17.
Known for his on-court speed and fighting spirit, Chang is considered by many observers to have been one of the best tennis counterpunchers of all time. He also introduced the jumping two-handed backhand. He remained in the top 10 of the ATP world rankings for several years in the 1990s, peaking at world no. 2.
Chang was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008.
Chang first came to the tennis world's attention as an outstanding junior player who set numerous "youngest-ever" records. He won his first national title, the USTA Junior Hard Court singles, at the age of 12. Aged 13, he won the Fiesta Bowl 16s. Two years later, aged 15, Chang won the USTA Boys 18s Hardcourts and the Boys 18s Nationals, and became the youngest player to win a main draw match at the US Open when he defeated Paul McNamee in four sets in the first round. A month later he reached the semifinals at Scottsdale, Arizona to become the youngest player to reach the semifinal stage of a top-level professional tournament. He won his first top-level singles title in 1988 at San Francisco, aged 16 years and 7 months.
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Michael Stich
Michael Detlef Stich (born October 18, 1968 in Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein) is a former professional tennis player from Germany. He is best remembered for winning the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991. He also won the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games, and was a singles runner-up at the 1994 US Open and the 1996 French Open. Stich won 18 singles titles and 10 doubles titles. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 in 1993.
Stich was raised in Elmshorn, Schleswig-Holstein. He turned professional in 1988 and won his first top-level singles title in 1990 at Memphis, Tennessee.
Stich won Wimbledon in 1991. He defeated the defending champion and World No. 1 Stefan Edberg in the semifinals, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–6, without breaking his service once. Then in the final, he beat his compatriot and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker in straight sets.
In 1992, Stich teamed with John McEnroe to win the men's doubles title at Wimbledon in a five-set and five-hour final that stretched into Monday (the day after the tournament normally ends) and ended with a 19–17 final set. Then at the Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Stich teamed with Becker to win the men's doubles gold medal. Stich also won the 1992 Grand Slam Cup, defeating Michael Chang in the final.
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Mikael Pernfors
Mikael Pernfors (born 16 July 1963) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. He is best remembered for reaching the men's singles final at the French Open in 1986 and winning the 1993 Canada Masters in Montreal.
Pernfors was born in Malmö.
Pernfors played a topspin-heavy baseline game with a double-handed backhand, like his countrymen Björn Borg and Mats Wilander, but he lacked their consistency and relied on a crowd-pleasing game full of variety, liberally employing the drop shot and the topspin lob.
Before turning professional, Pernfors played tennis for the University of Georgia in the United States and became the first player since Dennis Ralston two decades earlier to win back-to-back NCAA singles titles in 1984 and 1985.
In 1986 Pernfors reached his first (and only) Grand Slam singles final at the French Open. He defeated Boris Becker in the quarter-finals and Henri Leconte in the semi-finals. In the final he lost in straight sets to World No. 1 Ivan Lendl 6–3, 6–2, 6–4.
Pernfors played for Sweden in the final of the Davis Cup in 1986. He won one singles rubber against Paul McNamee in straight sets and lost the other to Pat Cash in five sets – after winning the first two – as Australia beat Sweden 3–2. The following year at Wimbledon he again lost a two-set lead, falling to Jimmy Connors 1–6, 1–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–2 after having led 6–1, 6–1, 4–1, and afterwards 3-0 in the fourth set. [1]
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Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Kukushkin (Russian: Михаил Александрович Кукушкин, born 26 December 1987) is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.
Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his career-high singles ranking of World No. 51 on 7th May 2012.
In 2009, he came through qualifying to reach the main draw of a Masters Series 1000 tournament for the first time at the Miami Masters. He beat Tommy Haas in the first round, but lost to Dmitry Tursunov in the second round.
In September 2010, during the Davis Cup play-offs, he notably beat Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka. His good form continued, later reaching and winning his maiden ATP World Tour title, as he beat Mikhail Youzhny in the final of the St. Petersburg Open 6–3, 7–6.
Current through 2012 French Open.
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Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev (born 22 August 1987, in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally. His career-high ranking is # 45 achieved on 8 June 2009.
He had a successful junior career, attaining a # 3 ranking and reaching the semi-finals of the US Open (losing to Andy Murray), the quarter-finals of Roland Garros (losing to Alex Kuznetsov), and the quarter-finals of the Australian Open (losing to Novak Đoković) in 2004.
In October 2006, he made his first ATP-level quarter-final in Bangkok, Thailand, beating former #1 Juan Carlos Ferrero and former #5 Rainer Schüttler before losing to former #1 Marat Safin.
He spent all of 2007 in the top 200. He made his 2nd quarter-final in July, 2007, in Rhode Island. In August 2007, he won a Challenger title at İstanbul, and followed that up with a quarter-final run at the Bronx Challenger, which put him into the top-100 for the first time at # 99.
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Nick Bollettieri
Nicholas James Bollettieri (born July 31, 1931 in Pelham, New York) is an American tennis coach who is credited with developing many world-class champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. He has also worked with 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Daniela Hantuchova, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová, Sabine Lisicki, Sara Errani, Tommy Haas, Max Mirnyi, Xavier Malisse, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Martina Hingis, Anna Kournikova and Marcelo Ríos. He coached Boris Becker for two years.
Nick Bollettieri attended Pelham Memorial High School in his home town and was a charter member of the Beta Lambda Chapter of the Omega Gamma Delta Fraternity, graduating in 1949. He graduated in 1953 from Spring Hill College (Mobile, Alabama) with a degree in philosophy. After serving with the United States Army, attaining the rank of First Lieutenant, he turned in 1956 to teaching tennis after dropping out of the University of Miami Law School. Bollettieri's first students included Sheryl Smith and Brian Gottfried. His first formal tennis camp was at Wayland Academy in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
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Nicolas Kiefer
Nicolas Kiefer (born 5 July 1977 in Holzminden, Lower Saxony), is a former German professional tennis player. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.
Kiefer was taken notice of as an outstanding junior. He won the Junior Australian Open, US Open and was a finalist and semi-finalist at Wimbledon and the French Open finishing as the number 2 junior behind Mariano Zabaleta when he was 18.
On 10 January 2000, he reached his second quarter-final at the Australian Open and afterwards was ranked World No. 4, his highest position to date.
Nicolas has been known to have a few tennis superstitions. He is sometimes seen tapping his racquet on the corners of the court after a point, although the reasons behind this are not clear. He also, when serving, frequently asks for the ball with which he has just won a point to re-use it in the next one.
Kiefer became infamous for an incident on 25 January 2006, during the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. While facing Sébastien Grosjean late in the fifth set of a marathon match, Kiefer threw his racquet mid-point. Grosjean lost the point, hitting the ball into the net. Grosjean protested that the racquet distracted his shot. The umpire Carlos Bernardes said he did not believe the act was intentional and noted Grosjean had already hit the ball before the flying racquet could have had any effect on his shot. Grosjean eventually lost the fifth and final set to Kiefer. Kiefer went through to the semi-finals where he was defeated by the 2004 champion Roger Federer.
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Nicolás Massú
Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10, 1979, in Viña del Mar, Chile), nicknamed Vampiro (Spanish: "vampire"), is a Chilean tennis player, a former World No. 9 in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist. He is the only male player to have won both the singles and doubles gold medals in the same Olympic Games in modern (1988 ff.) Olympic tennis.
Massú was introduced to tennis at age five by his Hungarian grandfather, Ladislao Fried. From age 12, he was trained at the Valle Dorado tennis academy, near Villa Alemana, by Leonardo Zuleta, with whom he perfected his forehand and double-handed backhand. He later trained at the Nick Bollettieri academy, in Florida, United States, alongside Marcelo Ríos, and later at the High Performance Center in Barcelona, Spain.
Massú became a professional tennis player in 1997. That year he won the prestigious juniors year-end Orange Bowl tournament. He also claimed the boys doubles competitions at Wimbledon (with Peru's Luis Horna) and the US Open (with countryman Fernando González), and was junior doubles world champion.
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Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko (Russian: Николай Владимирович Давыденко, Mykola Volodymyrovych Davydenko) is a Russiantennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP World Tour Finals, and he has also won three ATP Masters Series. He is one of the few players who has a winning record against Rafael Nadal.
Davydenko was born on June 2, 1981, in Volgograd, Russia to Vladimir and Tatyana. At the age of 11, Nikolay left his parents in Ukraine to live with his elder brother Eduard in Volgograd, Russia in the belief that Russia would afford more opportunities to become a professional tennis player.
Years later, Davydenko explained his peripatetic youth, "I stayed four years in Russia. Eduard worked as a tennis coach for kids, and we practised together. He pushed me pretty hard. At 15 we left for Germany. A Russian who lived there convinced Eduard it would be better for me and help me to learn more about my game with better coaches. In Europe I could play more tournaments and earn more money than in Russia."[citation needed]
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Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић or Novak Đoković; pronounced [nɔ̂ʋaːk dʑɔ̂ːkɔʋitɕ] ( listen); born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) since 4 July 2011. He has won five Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008, 2011 and 2012 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open. By winning three Majors in 2011, Djokovic became the sixth male player in the open era to win three Majors in a calendar year.
He is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Major singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively. Amongst other titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008 and was on the team which won the 2010 Davis Cup. He also won the bronze medal in singles at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He has won 11 Masters 1000 series titles placing him joint fourth on the all time list. Djokovic has quickly moved up in the rankings of history. Tennis Channel ranked him number 40 , and former player Pat Cash said he is one of the greatest ever.
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Patrick Rafter
Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He twice won the men's singles title at the US Open and was twice the runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He was known for his natural serve-and-volley style of play. He became the first man in the Open Era to win Montreal/Toronto, Cincinnati and the US Open in the same year (1998); this achievement has been dubbed the American Summer Slam.
Rafter turned professional in 1991 and won his first career singles title in 1994 in Manchester. Prior to 1997, this was the only ATP singles title he had won.
Rafter's breakthrough came in 1997. At that year's French Open he reached the semifinals, falling in four sets to Sergi Bruguera. Then he surprised many by winning the US Open, defeating Greg Rusedski in a four-set final and Andre Agassi and Michael Chang, among others, in earlier rounds; he was the first non-American to win the title since Stefan Edberg in 1992. This was his first Grand Slam title, and catapulted him ahead of Chang to finish the year ranked #2 in the world, behind only Pete Sampras. The unexpected nature of his U.S. Open title led many, including Hall-of-famer and four-time U.S. Open champion John McEnroe to criticise Rafter as a "one-slam wonder".
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Pete Sampras
Peter "Pete" Sampras (/ˈsæmprəs/; born August 12, 1971) is a retired Greek–American tennis player and former world number 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Sampras debuted on the professional tour in 1988 and played his last top-level tournament in 2002 when he won the US Open, defeating rival Andre Agassi in the final. He was the year-end world no. 1 for six consecutive years (1993–1998), a record for the open era. His seven Wimbledon singles championships are also an Open Era record. He spent 286 weeks at no. 1, the most of any male player. His five US Open singles titles is an Open Era record shared with former world no. 1 players Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer. Sampras is the last American male to win Wimbledon (2000) and the ATP World Tour Finals (1999).
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Petr Korda
Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.
Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
He first came to the tennis world's attention as a promising junior player. In 1985, he partnered with fellow Czech Cyril Suk to win the boy's doubles title at the French Open. Korda and Suk ranked the joint-World No. 1 junior doubles players that year.
Korda turned professional in 1987. He won his first career doubles title in 1988, and his first top-level singles title in 1991. Korda was involved in four Grand Slam finals during his career — two in singles and two in doubles.
In 1990, Korda and Goran Ivanišević finished runners-up in the men's doubles at the French Open. In 1992, he rose to the men's singles final at the French Open, where he was defeated in straight sets by defending champion Jim Courier 7–5, 6–2, 6–1. In 1996, he teamed-up with Stefan Edberg to win the men's doubles title at the Australian Open.
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Philipp Petzschner
Philipp Petzschner (born on March 24, 1984 in Bayreuth, Germany) is a professional German tennis player. He is known for his hard-hitting and bursts of speed around the court, and now for controversy in the US Open Men's Doubles Final which he won partnered with Jurgen Melzer against the Polish team of Fystenberg/Matkowski. He is sponsored by Wilson for his racquets and Adidas for his attire and shoes. His career high rank was No. 9 for doubles which he achieved on April 4, 2011.
He entered the 2007 US Open as a Qualifier entry. He defeated fellow German player Benjamin Becker in the first round 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 before losing to other fellow German player Tommy Haas in four sets.
In 2008 he managed to qualify for the Wimbledon Championships where he fell to Croatian Mario Ančić in the second round 1–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, 3–6.
In October, he captured his first ATP Title in Vienna after he won his qualifying round matches and defeating top seeded Stanislas Wawrinka in the first round.
At the 2009 Australian Open he was defeated by Brian Dabul in the first round. In Paris at the second Grand Slam of the year Petzschner reached the second round after defeating Canadian Peter Polansky in five sets. There he lost to Spaniard Fernando Verdasco in straight sets. At the 2009 Gerry Weber Open he took revench for the second round defeat in Paris against Fernando Verdasco. He won in three sets before losing to Olivier Rochus from Belgium in the second round. At the 2009 Wimbledon Championships, he beat Rajeev Ram in the first round, then Mischa Zverev in the second round, but lost to Lleyton Hewitt in the third round. After this he reached the last sixteen in Washington, D.C. and Montreal. Petzschner was defeated by Juan Carlos Ferrero in the second round of the 2009 US Open after leading 2:0 sets. He was not able to defend his title in Vienna as he had to pull out due to an injury.
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Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štěpánek ((Czech pronunciation: [ˈradɛk ˈʃcɛpaːnɛk]; born 27 November 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 8.
Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles. He is known for his after-the-shot grunting, his over-the-top celebrations and his many relationships with WTA players.
Štěpánek first came to mainstream notice when he defeated former world No. 1 Gustavo Kuerten in five sets on his way to the third round of the 2003 Australian Open.
2006 was Štěpánek's best year to date; he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated José Acasuso in the semi-finals of the Masters Series event in Hamburg. He went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP world ranking of No. 11 in singles.
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Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera (Catalan: [rəˈfɛɫ nəˈðaɫ pəˈɾeɾə]; Spanish: [rafaˈel naˈðal paˈɾeɾa]) (born 3 June 1986) is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. As of 28 May 2012 (2012 -05-28)[update], he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time; his success on clay has earned him the nickname "The King of Clay", and has prompted many experts to regard him as the greatest clay court player of all time.
Nadal has won ten Grand Slam singles titles, including a record six French Open titles (tied with Bjorn Borg), the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles, a record 21 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments, and also was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2004, 2008, 2009 and 2011. He completed the Career Grand Slam by winning the 2010 US Open, being the seventh player in history, and the youngest in the open era, to achieve it. He is the second male player to complete the Career Golden Slam (winner of the four grand slams and the Olympic Gold medal) after only Andre Agassi.
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Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler (born 25 April 1976 in Korbach, Hesse) is a German professional tennis player. He is the last German player to reach a Grand Slam final, finishing as runner-up at the 2003 Australian Open. Schüttler achieved a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in April 2004.
He began playing tennis at the age of nine. He resides in Switzerland.
He had his breakthrough year in 2003, when he finished in the ATP top 10 for the first time improving his ATP ranking for the ninth year in succession, which is the longest among current players.[citation needed] He also became the first German since Boris Becker in 1989 to advance to the fourth round at all Grand Slams. He became the first German to reach a Grand Slam final, at the Australian Open, since Michael Stich was the runner-up at Roland Garros in 1996. En route to the final, which he lost in straight sets to Andre Agassi, he defeated Andy Roddick who would end the season as world no. 1.
In 2004, Schüttler reached his first career ATP Masters Series final in Monte Carlo by beating Gustavo Kuerten in the first round, Lleyton Hewitt in the third round, Tim Henman in the quarter-final and Carlos Moyà in the semi-final. He however lost to Guillermo Coria in the final. That week, he would reach a career high ranking of No. 5. Schüttler won a silver medal for Germany in tennis men's doubles with partner Nicolas Kiefer at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 2004 was the sixth straight year in, which he finished in the ATP top 50.
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Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet (French pronunciation: [ʁiʃaʁ ɡasˈkɛ]) (born 18 June 1986) is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year qualifying for the Tennis Masters Cup. Gasquet is best known for his long winding groundstrokes and his one-handed backhand.
Richard Gasquet was born in Béziers in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. He is the only child in the family. He began playing tennis at the age of 4 under the guidance of his father, Francis, who ran a tennis club, the TC Sérignan, along with his mother Maryse. He appeared on the cover of French Tennis Magazine aged only 9, and was touted as an extremely promising prospect even at such an early age. He was coached by his father during his junior career, and by Tarik Benhabiles for a short period. Since turning professional he has been coached by Eric Deblicker and Guillame Peyre. In February 2010, he hired coach Gabriel Markus, who has worked with Marat Safin and David Nalbandian in the past.
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Richard Krajicek
Richard Peter Stanislav Krajicek (born 6 December 1971) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. In 1996 he won the men's singles title at Wimbledon, the only Dutch player to have done so. In the quarterfinals of that tournament he defeated Pete Sampras. This was Sampras' only singles defeat at Wimbledon between 1993 and 2001. Since 2004 Krajicek has been the tournament director of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam. He is also the author of various sports books.
Richard Krajicek is the son of Czech immigrants. In 1999, Krajicek married model, ex-Bond girl, writer and hostess of Holland's Next Top Model and Benelux' Next Top Model, Daphne Deckers. Nicknamed "de Kraai" in his home country, Krajicek has, among his siblings, half-sister Michaëlla Krajicek who also is a professional tennis player.
Richard Krajicek began playing tennis at the age of four. As a youngster he won both the Dutch under-12 and the under-14 National Championships twice. He turned professional in 1989, and in 1991 won his first top-level singles title at Hong Kong, and his first tour doubles title in Hilversum.
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Roberto Carretero
Roberto Carretero (born 30 August 1975 in Madrid) is a Spanish former professional tennis player. He won one singles title, the 1996 Hamburg AMS.
Carretero, a former junior French Open Champion shocked the tennis world by winning the title in Hamburg as a virtually unknown player ranked outside the top 300. En route to the title he defeated two top 100 players, two top 20 players (Washington and Boetsch), and most notably, Yevgeny Kafelnikov in the semi-finals, and Àlex Corretja in the final. After winning the title, Carretero lost in the first round of Roland Garros and did not have any significant results other than winning a Challenger tournament held in Sopot, Poland in 1999.
He retired from professional tennis after the 2001 season.
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Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈrɔbɪn ˈsøːdəɭɪŋ]; born 14 August 1984 in Tibro) is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 67 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010. In both tournaments, he defeated the defending champion and number 1 seed en route to the final — Rafael Nadal in 2009 (becoming the first and, to date, only player to defeat Nadal at the French Open), and Roger Federer in 2010 (ending Federer's record streak of 23 consecutive Grand Slam semifinals). He has also won one Masters 1000 event, the 2010 Paris Masters.
Söderling speaks English, Swedish and a bit of German. His father Bo is a lawyer and mother Britt-Inger, a housewife. Söderling's sister, Sandra, is a teacher. He is engaged to Jenni Moström. The couple are expecting their first child in late-September 2012.
Söderling began playing tennis at the age of five. He made his first steps in international tennis in November 1998 in Luxembourg when at the age of 14 he played his first official junior tournament, losing the opening match to Fred Hemmes, Jr. In his first full year in the junior tour (2000), he achieved four tournament victories and in 2001 attained three more titles in the juniors including the Orange Bowl. In the same year Söderling achieved fourth place in the year-end ranking and played in his first ATP tournament in Stockholm, winning his first match 6–3 6–3 against Ramón Delgado.
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Roger Federer
Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008. Federer has occupied the #1 ranking for 285 overall weeks, one week short of the record 286 weeks held by Pete Sampras. As of 28 May 2012, he is ranked World No. 3. Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam tournament finals, including a men's record ten in a row, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open. At the 2012 Australian Open, he reached a record 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. During the course of his run at the 2012 French Open in Roland Garros, Federer eclipsed Jimmy Connors long standing record of 233 match wins in Grand Slam tournaments when he defeated Adrian Ungur in a second round match.
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Rohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna (Kannada: ರೋಹನ್ ಬೋಪಣ್ಣ) (born 4 March 1980) is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002. In 2010, he finished as a runner-up in doubles at the US Open, partnering with Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi.
Bopanna started playing tennis at age 11. He reached his career high doubles rankings on 13 June 2011 when he was ranked world no. 9 in the ATP Rankings. He reached his career-high singles rankings of world no. 213 on 23 July 2007. Bopanna partnered with Qureshi in doubles in 2007. The duo, nicknamed the IndoPak Express, went on to win four Challenger titles in quick succession. However, it was only in the 2010 season that the pair broke into the top 10 doubles teams. That year, they reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, finished runners-up in the US Open and in five ATP Tour events, and won the Johannesburg Open. Bopanna also played a decisive role in India's 2010 Davis Cup triumph over Brazil, taking India back to the World Group for the first time since 1998.
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Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey (born October 7, 1987) is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. His current ATP rank is 71, with a career high rank of #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong serve and forehand. Querrey holds the record for most consecutive service aces since the ATP began keeping records of those statistics, with 10 in a 2007 match against James Blake. His regular doubles partner is fellow American John Isner.
Many tennis experts, including Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe, have touted Querrey as America's next great talent.[citation needed]
Querrey turned down a scholarship offer from USC to turn pro. His father Mike Querrey recommended that his son try making it in tennis, as he often regretted his own decision to go to the University of Arizona rather than play baseball for the Detroit Tigers which had drafted him. Sam Querrey said that going pro was "one of the toughest decisions of my life."
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Sara Foster
Sara Christine Foster (born August 2, 1981) is an American actress. She was previously a fashion model before moving to the film industry. She is best known for her role as Jen Clark on 90210.
Foster guest-starred as herself on the HBO series Entourage, in which she had a romantic tryst with character Vincent Chase (played by actor Adrian Grenier) before appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live in the episode "Talk Show". She briefly hosted Entertainment Tonight spin-off ET on MTV in 2002. Based on that she was cast as the lead femme fatale in The Big Bounce in 2004, a remake of a movie adaptation of the same novel by Elmore Leonard. She also appeared in the Backstreet Boys video "Shape of My Heart". In 2005, she played crime-fighting lesbian girl Amy Bradshaw in Angela Robinson's 2004 film D.E.B.S.. As of 2009, she signed on for the major recurring role of Jen Clark on the TV show 90210 . So far, she has appeared in every season of the show. Additionally, Foster stars in the science-fiction film Psych 9., which was directed by Andrew Shortell.
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Sergi Bruguera
Sergi Bruguera i Torner (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈsɛrʒi βɾuˈɣeɾə turˈne]) (born 16 January 1971, in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. He is best remembered for winning consecutive men's singles titles at the French Open in 1993 and 1994.
Bruguera was Spain's national junior champion in 1987. He turned professional in 1988. In his first full year on the tour, 1989, he won the Cairo Challenger title as a qualifier (defeating Jordi Arrese in the final) and reached the semi-finals in Rome. He finished 1989 ranked World No. 26, and was named the ATP's Newcomer of Year.
Bruguera earned a reputation as a top clay court player in the early 1990s, winning titles in Estoril, Monte Carlo, and Athens in 1991, and in Madrid, Gstaad, and Palermo in 1992.
In 1993, following wins over Pete Sampras and Andrei Medvedev, Bruguera reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open, where he faced two-time defending champion and the current World No. 2 Jim Courier. Courier was overwhelmingly favoured to win his third title, but ultimately Bruguera won a gruelling five-set final. The victory was one of five titles Bruguera captured that year. The following year Bruguera defended his title at the French Open, defeating, once again, Courier and Medvedev and fellow Spaniard Alberto Berasategui in the final.
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Simon Greul
Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs (80 kg). His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.
His major breakthrough was at the 2006 Nasdaq-100 Open, where after beating Adrián García and Ricardo Mello in the qualifying rounds, he reached the round of 16 at the main draw, defeating Paradorn Srichaphan, Dominik Hrbatý, and Tim Henman before succumbing to fourth seed Andy Roddick 6–3, 3–6, 6–2.
In 2009 he reached the quarterfinal at the German Open in Hamburg. He lost to Spaniard David Ferrer. At the 2009 US Open he defeated Giovanni Lapentti in the first round but lost to eventual finalist Roger Federer in the second round. In his next tournament, the BCR Romania Open in Bucharest he reached the semifinal where he lost to Juan Mónaco. Greul finished the season ranked No.59. The year was highlited by a win at an ATP Challenger Tour Event in Todi, a semifinal appearance in Trani and Genoa. It was the best season in his career earning $305,269 and a match record of 15–15 in ATP World Tour level.
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Sjeng Schalken
Sjeng Schalken (born 8 September 1976 in Weert) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.
A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand. The latter is his major weapon, a rallying shot that is also capable of being struck for winners either cross-court or down the line. The player he admired most while growing up was Ivan Lendl.
Schalken is known for his placid on-court demeanour, seemingly reacting in the same manner whether trailing or leading. But as a junior and a young pro he had an explosive temper that, he has stated, hindered him in many matches and caused him to lose through not thinking clearly. Only in 1999 did he manage to suppress his emotional side while on court and develop a more level-headed temperament, although he was disqualified from the Nasdaq-100 Open in 2004 for verbally abusing the umpire.
Schalken turned tennis professional in 1994 having been an outstanding junior, winning the US Open junior event in 1994. He won his first career title on clay in Valencia at the age of 19, defeating Gilbert Schaller in the final. He was the youngest winner on tour for that year, 1995, and the next year as well when he defeated Younes El Aynaoui in the final in Jakarta for his second title. Schalken managed to win at least one ATP tournament eight out of nine years from 1995 to 2003, the sole exception being 1998.
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Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edberg (born 19 January 1966 in Västervik, Sweden) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player (in both singles and doubles) from Sweden. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won one season-ending championship title, the Masters Grand Prix. In addition he won four Masters Series titles and four Championship Series titles.
Edberg first came to the tennis world's attention as a junior player. He won all four Grand Slam junior titles in 1983 to become the first-ever player to achieve the "Junior Grand Slam". Later that year as a professional, Edberg won his first career doubles title in Basel. Edberg accidentally caused the death of Dick Wertheim with an errant serve during the 1983 US Open.
In 1984, Edberg won his first top-level singles title in Milan. Edberg also won the tennis tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics when the sport was an exhibition event and partnered with fellow Swede Anders Järryd to reach the final of the US Open. Edberg also reached the French Open doubles final with Järryd in 1986 and consequently was World No. 1 in doubles in that year.
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Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean (French pronunciation: [sebastjɛ̃ ʁəne ɡʁoˈʒɑ̃]; born May 29, 1978, Marseille, France) is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is World No. 4 (achieved on October 28, 2002). He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.
Grosjean joined the professional tour in 1996. In 2003 and 2004 he reached the final of the Queen's London Tournament. In the same two years, he also reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon. He finished 2001 as the No. 1 player from his country and for the first time in the top 10 becoming the first Frenchman to finish a year in the top 10 since Cédric Pioline in 1993. In 2001, Grosjean won the Davis Cup with the French team.
Grosjean is known for his extreme forehand, his best shot, he utilizes something of a western grip, which is hit at high velocities. He has appeared in four Grand Slam semifinal matches. As well as his two Wimbledon runs, he also reached the French Open semi-finals in 2001. His most famous chance was at the 2001 Australian Open against Arnaud Clément. Grosjean led two sets to love and had a match point in the fourth set before Clément prevailed. This was long considered the worst 'choke' in five-set history, until the 2004 French Open final.
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Thomas Enqvist
Thomas Karl Johan Enqvist (born 13 March 1974 in Stockholm) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden.
He was quickly touted as the only Swede who could follow in the footsteps of Stefan Edberg and Björn Borg, and was ranked as high as No. 4 (which he attained in 1999) on the ATP Rankings.
Enqvist was a force on the Swedish Davis Cup team. In 1998, he helped Sweden reach the finals of the Davis Cup for the fourth time in five years.
Throughout his career, Enqvist finished a year ranked in the top 10 four times and won at least one ATP title for six consecutive years. In 1998 he underwent surgery in Stockholm to remove a small piece of bone from his right foot and had surgery on his right shoulder to repair a repetitive strain injury. Despite his surgeries, Enqvist posted some impressive victories, including wins over Pete Sampras, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Andy Roddick.
Enqvist won a total of 19 singles titles, the biggest being ATP Masters Series titles at Paris (1996), Stuttgart (1999) and Cincinnati (2000). He also won one doubles title.
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Thomas Johansson
Karl Thomas Conny Johansson (born 24 March 1975), commonly known as Thomas Johansson, is a former Swedish professional tennis player. He is a former Australian Open singles champion and Olympic silver medalist in doubles.
Johansson began to play tennis at age five with his father, Krister. In 1989, became European 14s singles champion and won doubles title (with Magnus Norman). Even when he injured his right elbow while playing Orange Bowl 16s in 1991, he reached the final, losing to Spain's Gonzalo Corrales. He finished No. 10 in the 1993 world junior rankings.
That same year he joined the pro tour for the first time. He has managed to win 9 top-level singles titles and 1 doubles title, including the 1999 Canada Masters (df. Yevgeny Kafelnikov) and the 2002 Australian Open Grand Slam championship, which he unexpectedly won (on his 25th attempt at winning a Grand Slam title) after defeating his heavily favored opponent, Marat Safin, in four sets, 3–6 6–4 6–4 7–6. Johansson became the first Swedish player to win a Slam since Stefan Edberg won the 1992 U.S. Open title, and the first Swede to claim the Australian since Mats Wilander in 1988.
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Thomas Muster
Thomas Muster (born 2 October 1967 in Leibnitz, Styria) is a former world no. 1 tennis player from Austria. One of the world's leading clay court players in the 1990s, Muster won the 1995 French Open and at his peak was known as "The King of Clay." In addition, he won eight Masters 1000 series titles, placing him joint sixth on the all-time list. Muster is one of only three players to win Masters titles on three different surfaces (clay, carpet, and hard court).
Muster first came to prominence when he reached the final of the French Open junior tournament and the Orange Bowl juniors tournament in 1985. He turned professional later that year and won his first tour title at Hilversum, (Netherlands) in 1986.
In 1988, Muster reached six tour finals, winning four of them. He finished the year ranked in the world's top 20 for the first time.
Early in 1989, Muster became the first Austrian to reach the semifinals of the Australian Open and, shortly after that, the first Austrian to be ranked in the world's top 10. In March, he defeated Yannick Noah in the semifinals of the Lipton International Players Championships in Key Biscayne, Florida (now known as the Sony Ericsson Open) to set up a final match with world no. 1 Ivan Lendl. But in the hours that followed that semifinal victory, Muster was struck by a drunk driver, severing ligaments in his left knee and forcing him to default the final. He flew back to Vienna to undergo surgery. With the aid of a special chair designed to allow him to practice hitting balls while recovering from knee surgery, Muster returned to competitive tennis just six months later.
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Tim Henman
Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE (born 6 September 1974) is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship. Henman never reached the finals of any Grand Slam but having reached six Grand Slam semi-finals, won 15 career ATP titles (11 in singles and 4 in doubles), and been ranked number 4 in the world, Henman was one of Britain's most successful open era male tennis players. He retired after helping Great Britain defeat Croatia in a Davis Cup match played in September 2007. Nicknamed "Tiger Tim", Henman is worth £17 million and remains a celebrity among the public.
Tim Henman comes from a talented sporting family: his father Tony, a solicitor, was accomplished at various sports, including tennis and squash. His mother Jane, a dress designer, played Junior Wimbledon and introduced Tim and his older brothers Michael and Richard to tennis as soon as they could walk on the family's grass tennis court. His great grandfather played at Wimbledon. His maternal grandfather, Henry Billington, played at Wimbledon between 1948 and 1951, plus representing Britain in the Davis Cup in 1948, 1950 and 1951. In 1901 his maternal great-grandmother, Ellen Stanwell-Brown (or Ellen Mary Stowell-Brown), was reputedly the first woman to serve overarm at Wimbledon. His maternal grandmother, Susan Billington, appeared regularly at Wimbledon in the 1950s, playing mixed doubles on Centre Court with her husband Henry, reaching the third round of the ladies' doubles in 1951, 1955 and 1956.
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Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke (born 21 May 1986 in Lübeck, Germany) is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.
In June, Kamke made the main draw in singles for the 2008 Wimbledon Championships as a Lucky Loser after losing to #134 Jan Hernych in the final qualifying round. He lost in the first round to world No. 30 Andreas Seppi.
He made the main draw at Wimbledon where he progressed through to the first and second round and then lost in the third round to 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1–6, 4–6, 6–7. In July, he won the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby by beating Milos Raonic in the final 6–3, 7–6. At the 2010 Tiburon Challenger he secured his second career challenger title by defeating Ryan Harrison in the final. He reached back-to-back second rounds on ATP World Tour Level at Stockholm, Vienna and Basel. As Kamke started the year as World No. 254 and finished it as World No. 66 he was awarded "Newcomer of the Year" by the ATP.
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Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas (born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas) is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the World Top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional, he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to play on the Tour.
Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament, his best result being three-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open and one semi-final at Wimbledon. He has won thirteen career titles in singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics.
His equipment include Solfire, Lacoste and Nike for his clothes and shoes, respectively. He switched to using Head racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
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Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric, Girona) is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No. 5, which he first reached on 28 August 2006 soon after winning the Hamburg Masters.
He turned professional in 1998 and was coached by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet and is now coached by Karim Perona. Robredo considers his forehand to be his best shot, and red clay is his favorite surface.
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and his family moved to Olot, where his father Ángel became the director of the local tennis club, Club Natació Olot. (Robredo's mother Dolores is herself a former assistant coach.) He was coached by his father until 1996 when he joined the Spanish Tennis Federation at the Centre d'Alt Rendiment ("High Performance Center"), a famous center for professional sports training in Sant Cugat del Vallès. He turned professional in 1998.
As a junior player, Robredo won the Junior Orange Bowl 16–Under in both singles and doubles (with Marc López) in 1998. As a professional he made the singles and doubles finals of a Futures-level event, winning the doubles title with Pedro Cánovas. In 1999 he made the semifinals of the boys' event at the French Open and won a Futures tournament in singles as well as another in doubles. Earlier that year in Robredo's hometown tournament of Barcelona – his first event at the ATP Tour level – he recorded a win over Marat Safin, who was then ranked in the world's top thirty, before going on to lose to top ten player Todd Martin.
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Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbɛrdɪx]; born September 17, 1985, in Valašské Meziříčí) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semi-finals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters (which is a part of the ATP Masters 1000) in 2005. He has since reached the finals of the Miami Masters in 2010 and the Madrid Open in 2012, losing to Andy Roddick and Roger Federer, respectively. He reached a career high of World No. 6 on October 18, 2010.
Berdych turned pro in 2002, winning two Futures events, both in his country of the Czech Republic, in Czech F8 defeating Pavel Šnobel in the finals 6–2, 6–3, and in Czech F5 defeating Ladislav Chramosta 6–4, 6–3.
In 2003, Berdych won three Futures events in Great Britain F5 over Peter Clarke 6–1, 6–4, in the Challenger in Budaors, Hungary over Ivaylo Traykov 6–2, 6–3, and Challenger of Graz, Austria Julian Knowle 6–4, 5–7, 6–2. He also reached the final of Great Britain F1, losing to Wesley Moodie 6–7, 6–7. He also reached six other semifinals. He won his first ATP Tour match in the 2003 US Open over Tomas Behrend 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3, but lost in the next round to Juan Ignacio Chela 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6.
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Tomáš Zíb
Tomáš Zíb (born January 31, 1976, Písek), is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career high ranking of 51 in 2005, and is ranked number 290 in the world as of August 18, 2008.
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Wayne Ferreira
Wayne Richard Ferreira (born 15 September 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a former professional tennis player from South Africa.
As a junior player, Ferreira was ranked the world's No. 1 junior doubles player and No. 6 junior singles player. He won the junior doubles title at the US Open in 1989.
Ferreira turned professional in 1989. He won his first ATP doubles title in Adelaide in 1991.
1992 was Ferreira's breakthrough year on the tour. He started out by reaching the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In June he won his first ATP singles title at Queen's Club, London. His second singles title came just a few weeks later at Schenectady, New York. He also teamed-up with compatriot Piet Norval to win the men's doubles silver medal for South Africa at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.
After a quieter year in 1993 in which he didn't win any singles titles, Ferreira came back strongly in 1994 to win a career-best five singles titles. He then won another four events in 1995.
The biggest titles of Ferreira's career came at Toronto in 1996 and Stuttgart in 2000 (both Tennis Masters Series events).
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Xavier Malisse
Xavier Malisse (born 19 July 1980) is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour, with a career-high singles ranking of World No. 19. His nickname is "The X-Man".
Malisse turned professional in 1998. His best performance in Grand Slam singles competition was at the 2002 Wimbledon championships, where he reached the semifinal, beating Britain's Greg Rusedski in five sets en route, as well as former champion Richard Krajicek. He eventually lost to runner-up David Nalbandian, again in five sets. Malisse and Olivier Rochus won the French Open doubles championship in 2004. He won three ATP tour singles titles: Delray Beach in 2005 and 2007, and Chennai in 2007.
After a difficult year, Malisse was just No. 205 of the world. In his first tournament of the year in Brisbane he lost in the last qualifying round to American Bobby Reynolds. A week later, in Medibank International Sydney he reached the main draw but lost to Mario Ančić in the first round. At the Australian Open he first won his qualifying matches. In the first round of the main draw he won against Michaël Llodra. But in the next round he lost to Andy Roddick in four sets. In October he won a challenger tournament in Lyon and this pushed him back into the worlds top 100 for the first time in nearly two years
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Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (Russian: Евгений Александрович Кафельников; IPA: [jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf]; born 18 February 1974) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles, which were the 1996 French Open and the 1999 Australian Open. He also won four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002. He is the last man to have won both the singles and men's doubles titles at the same Grand Slam tournament, which he did at the 1996 French Open.
Since retiring, Kafelnikov cashed three times at the 2005 World Series of Poker. He also played golf on the European PGA tour at the 2005 and 2008 Russian Open. He stated that he was there not to make up the numbers, before finishing last by 20 odd shots in 2005 (and second to last in 2008).
He now works as a commentator for Russian TV covering tennis. During the 2008 Miami Masters, Kafelnikov coached Marat Safin in the absence of Hernán Gumy.
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Zack Fleishman
Zachary Rodin "Zack" Fleishman (born March 17, 1980) is a right-handed professional tennis player from the United States.
Fleishman began playing tennis at the age of 8.
In 1998, he became the highest ranked American junior in the world (at # 18 in the world rankings). He was the top-ranked player in Southern California in boys 10, 12, 14, and 18s, and was listed No. 5 nationally in boys 14 and unders at age 13. He competed in numerous Junior Grand Slam events, including Wimbledon, the French Open, and the US Open where he reached the quarterfinals.
Fleishman played one year of high school tennis at Crossroads School in ninth grade for coach Martin Hershey. He went undefeated for that season, and won the Delphic League Championship.
At the age of 18, he played one season (1998–99) of collegiate tennis at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). That year Fleishman helped UCLA to the number 1 ranking in the country, and to the final of the National Collegiate Athletics Association championships. After one year of competing on the collegiate level, Fleishman opted to turn professional in 2000.
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Àlex Corretja
Àlex Corretja i Verdegay (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaləks kuˈrɛdʒə]) (born 11 April 1974, in Barcelona, Spain) is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open (in 1998 and 2001). He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 in 1999. He also played a key role in helping Spain win its first-ever Davis Cup title in 2000. He became a temporary coach of British tennis player Andy Murray in April 2008 for the duration of the clay-court season and resumed the role in 2009. On 29 March 2011, Corretja and Murray parted company on a mutual agreement.
Corretja first came to the tennis world's attention as a promising junior player who won the Orange Bowl 16s title in 1990. He turned professional in 1991 and won his first top-level singles title in 1994 at Buenos Aires. His first doubles title came in 1995 at Palermo.
In 1996, Corretja faced Pete Sampras in an epic five-set quarterfinal match at the US Open. Pete Sampras threw up in the fifth set tiebreak, where Corretja held a match point later on, but he eventually lost to Sampras in 4 hours and 9 minutes 6–7, 7–5, 7–5, 4–6, 6–7.
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Haas, Tommy Filmography
- US Open 2009 (2009)
- Wimbledon Championships 2009 (2009)
- Serving for Tsunami Relief (2005)
- Stars for Stars: A Celebration of Tennis Excellence (2005)
- Charity Jam (2005)
- No Strings (2003)
Haas, Tommy Filmography
Famous quotes by Tommy Haas:
"It will be tough to beat him here this week, ... He's got the crowd behind him, which really helped. I give him a good shot at winning this title."
"If you think there might be a chance that you can't play pro tennis ever again, you relish good tennis. You appreciate the times when you play good tennis, ... Right now, James is appreciating his health and his tennis game."
"I was ranked No. 2 in the world and then I was out for 15 months between my shoulder surgery and my parents getting in a motorcycle accident in 2002,"
"The break in the third set changed the complexion of things. With the crowd behind him, he's playing confident tennis."
"I think everybody here is focused on the U.S. Open, to be honest. But I think the guys here are also trying to make a statement of getting far here as well as having a good run at the Open."
"I think the field is pretty good here,"
"When I was able to come back after being down 40-15, I think that affected him mentally, ... I was able to step it up from there."
"James is good when his serve is on, ... I might have to make some adjustments for the first few games. I know James will come up with some big serves."
"James has been playing some great tennis the last two weeks and he'll probably be the crowd favorite since he lives 25 minutes from here, ... It should be a good atmosphere. It should be a very interesting match."
"You look back and you always think you can probably do something better."
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Tsonga vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2010 HD
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- Duration: 15:16
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]
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Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]
ATP World Tour Uncovered - Tommy Haas
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- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgence of Tommy Haas and looks back on his lengthy career.
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In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgence of Tommy Haas and looks back on his lengthy career.
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 4036
- author: ATPWorldTour
Tommy Haas vs Gilles Simon 2R Rogers Cup Toronto 2012 Highlights
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- Duration: 12:42
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Toronto Match highlights and last game.
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Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Toronto Match highlights and last game.
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 4367
- author: MrPieroTWV2
Tommy Haas hitting in High Definition
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- Duration: 6:24
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming up at the BNP Paribas Open. His hitting partner was Radek Stepanek.
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www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming up at the BNP Paribas Open. His hitting partner was Radek Stepanek.
- published: 01 Apr 2009
- views: 201777
- author: FYB2007
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Marin Cilic Hamburg 2012 SF - FULL MATCH
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- Duration: 117:54
- Updated: 19 Sep 2012
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Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
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- Duration: 6:18
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
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Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
- published: 04 Jan 2013
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- author: TennisprosHD
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Roland Garros 2009 HD
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- Duration: 15:06
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first minute quality is much better
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Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first minute quality is much better
- published: 09 May 2012
- views: 25985
- author: mrNaiman009
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas | Toronto 2012 QUART FINAL
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- Duration: 57:03
- Updated: 04 Jan 2013
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ============================================ Tommy Haas is a good fight against the Serbian but the road ends in the quarter-final, Djokovic beats Haas 6/3 3/6 6/3 SUSCRIBE ====► www.youtube.com
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▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ============================================ Tommy Haas is a good fight against the Serbian but the road ends in the quarter-final, Djokovic beats Haas 6/3 3/6 6/3 SUSCRIBE ====► www.youtube.com
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 5446
- author: eliottchay
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Wimbledon 2009 HD
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- Duration: 15:09
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas [24]
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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas [24]
- published: 11 Apr 2012
- views: 22794
- author: mrNaiman009
Tommy Haas vs Somdev Devvarman 1R If Stockholm Open 2011 Highlights
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- Duration: 21:21
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 Match highlights and last game.
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Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 Match highlights and last game.
- published: 22 Oct 2011
- views: 15999
- author: MrPieroTW
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Juan Monaco Hamburg 2012 FINAL - FULL MATCH
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- Duration: 130:20
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un triunfo de 10", visual content administered by: CMD
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Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un triunfo de 10", visual content administered by: CMD
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 2927
- author: TennisVideosNetwork
Kia Open Drive 2013: Tommy Haas
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- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Veteran Tommy Haas tells us which superhero he'd be if he could choose, why he still plays tennis and more in this edition of Kia Open Drive.
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Veteran Tommy Haas tells us which superhero he'd be if he could choose, why he still plays tennis and more in this edition of Kia Open Drive.
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 5445
- author: australianopentv
HEAD Tour TV Facebook Interview featuring Tommy Haas
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- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 18 Oct 2012
Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you like to ask HEAD player Tommy Haas? HEAD Tennis asked this question to its Facebook friends, and now Tommy personally answered their questions before his first match at Wimbledon. Check out now which questions he chose to answer! Part 2: www.youtube.com
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Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you like to ask HEAD player Tommy Haas? HEAD Tennis asked this question to its Facebook friends, and now Tommy personally answered their questions before his first match at Wimbledon. Check out now which questions he chose to answer! Part 2: www.youtube.com
- published: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 2662
- author: headtennis
![[HD1080] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas Shanghai 2012 Highlights](http://web.archive.org./web/20130211215401im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/kyzJatTuWOU/default.jpg "[HD1080] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas Shanghai 2012 Highlights")
[HD1080] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas Shanghai 2012 Highlights
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- Duration: 10:31
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic against Tommy Haas 3rd round match from the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012.
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No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic against Tommy Haas 3rd round match from the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012.
- published: 13 Oct 2012
- views: 3859
- author: MrPieroTWV2
(HQ) Bernard Tomic vs Tommy Haas Hopman Cup 2013 GER VS AUS - FULL MATCH
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- Duration: 141:59
- Updated: 07 Jan 2013
Hopman Cup 2013 - (Australia) Bernard Tomic vs (Germany) Tommy Haas - Rubber 1
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Hopman Cup 2013 - (Australia) Bernard Tomic vs (Germany) Tommy Haas - Rubber 1
- published: 31 Dec 2012
- views: 4870
- author: TennisVideosNetwork
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights (bojan svitac)
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- Duration: 7:27
- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights
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Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights
- published: 12 Oct 2012
- views: 4035
- author: bojansvitac3
Why does Tommy Haas enjoy playing in Memphis?
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- Duration: 0:42
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Tommy Haas tells why he enjoys playing at the US National Indoor Tennis Championships
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Tommy Haas tells why he enjoys playing at the US National Indoor Tennis Championships
- published: 06 Feb 2013
- views: 61
- author: memphistennis1
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2002
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- Duration: 7:43
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it and Push "Like it" )))
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Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it and Push "Like it" )))
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 12016
- author: mrNaiman009
Tommy Haas vs Bernard Tomic Hyundai Hopman Cup Full Match Highlights Australian Open Series 2013
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- Duration: 6:49
- Updated: 09 Jan 2013
Tommy Haas(Ger) vs Bernard Tomic(Aus) Hyundai Hopman Cup- Australian Open Series 2013 Full match Highlights. The Hopman Cup is an invitational team-based tournament that consists of eight teams, which are made up of one male and one female player. Teams are split into two groups of four, with each team playing the other three teams in their group. The two teams that finish top in their group play off in the finals. Each tie consists of a men's and women's singles match and a mixed doubles match. All matches are the best of three sets, except for the mixed doubles. If a mixed match is tied at one set all, a match tiebreak is played to decide the final set. This is match between Germany vs Australia.
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Tommy Haas(Ger) vs Bernard Tomic(Aus) Hyundai Hopman Cup- Australian Open Series 2013 Full match Highlights. The Hopman Cup is an invitational team-based tournament that consists of eight teams, which are made up of one male and one female player. Teams are split into two groups of four, with each team playing the other three teams in their group. The two teams that finish top in their group play off in the finals. Each tie consists of a men's and women's singles match and a mixed doubles match. All matches are the best of three sets, except for the mixed doubles. If a mixed match is tied at one set all, a match tiebreak is played to decide the final set. This is match between Germany vs Australia.
- published: 29 Dec 2012
- views: 3742
- author: Tennnis4u
Bernard Tomic vs Tommy Haas Hopman Cup 2013 Highlights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 16:01
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Match between Benard Tomic (AUS) x Tommy Haas for the Hopman Cup 2013. Please like the video, subscribe in my channel and follow me on twitter @JuanSharapov.
http://wn.com/Bernard_Tomic_vs_Tommy_Haas_Hopman_Cup_2013_Highlights
Match between Benard Tomic (AUS) x Tommy Haas for the Hopman Cup 2013. Please like the video, subscribe in my channel and follow me on twitter @JuanSharapov.
- published: 02 Jan 2013
- views: 956
- author: TheMsharapova
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas | Hopman Cup 2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 59:50
- Updated: 05 Jan 2013
http://wn.com/Novak_Djokovic_vs_Tommy_Haas_|_Hopman_Cup_2013
Tommy Haas Discusses Ernest Gulbis US Open Loss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:58
- Updated: 10 Sep 2012
Tommy Haas, 34, reflects on his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis after building a two-sets lead Wednesday at the US Open. Watch more video and live matches online at www.usopen.org
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_Discusses_Ernest_Gulbis_US_Open_Loss
Tommy Haas, 34, reflects on his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis after building a two-sets lead Wednesday at the US Open. Watch more video and live matches online at www.usopen.org
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 1171
- author: ATPWorldTour
Day 4 highlights (Tommy Haas vs Gael Monfils) - Heineken Open
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:10
- Updated: 15 Jan 2013
http://wn.com/Day_4_highlights_Tommy_Haas_vs_Gael_Monfils_Heineken_Open
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Tommy Haas in "Holding Court with Justin" from World of Tennis, Season 2
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:51
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
BONUS FOOTAGE from World of Tennis presented by BNP Paribas- Episode 3, Season 2. Interview by Justin Gimelstob.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_in_Holding_Court_with_Justin_from_World_of_Tennis,_Season_2
BONUS FOOTAGE from World of Tennis presented by BNP Paribas- Episode 3, Season 2. Interview by Justin Gimelstob.
- published: 20 Jul 2011
- views: 1380
- author: StarGamesTV
Tsonga vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2010 HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:16
- Updated: 23 Jan 2013
Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]
http://wn.com/Tsonga_vs_Tommy_Haas_Australian_Open_2010_HD
Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]
- published: 15 Apr 2012
- views: 45013
- author: mrNaiman009
ATP World Tour Uncovered - Tommy Haas
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:31
- Updated: 10 Feb 2013
In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgence of Tommy Haas and looks back on his lengthy career.
http://wn.com/ATP_World_Tour_Uncovered_Tommy_Haas
In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgence of Tommy Haas and looks back on his lengthy career.
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 4036
- author: ATPWorldTour
HEAD Tour TV Facebook Interview featuring Tommy Haas
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:46
- Updated: 18 Oct 2012
Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you like to ask HEAD player Tommy Haas? HEAD Tennis asked this question to its Facebook friends, and now Tommy personally answered their questions before his first match at Wimbledon. Check out now which questions he chose to answer! Part 2: www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/HEAD_Tour_TV_Facebook_Interview_featuring_Tommy_Haas
Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you like to ask HEAD player Tommy Haas? HEAD Tennis asked this question to its Facebook friends, and now Tommy personally answered their questions before his first match at Wimbledon. Check out now which questions he chose to answer! Part 2: www.youtube.com
- published: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 2662
- author: headtennis
Tommy Haas vs Gilles Simon 2R Rogers Cup Toronto 2012 Highlights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 12:42
- Updated: 08 Jan 2013
Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Toronto Match highlights and last game.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_vs_Gilles_Simon_2R_Rogers_Cup_Toronto_2012_Highlights
Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Toronto Match highlights and last game.
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 4367
- author: MrPieroTWV2
Tommy Haas hitting in High Definition
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:24
- Updated: 20 Jan 2013
www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming up at the BNP Paribas Open. His hitting partner was Radek Stepanek.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_hitting_in_High_Definition
www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming up at the BNP Paribas Open. His hitting partner was Radek Stepanek.
- published: 01 Apr 2009
- views: 201777
- author: FYB2007
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Marin Cilic Hamburg 2012 SF - FULL MATCH
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 117:54
- Updated: 19 Sep 2012
http://wn.com/HD_Tommy_Haas_vs_Marin_Cilic_Hamburg_2012_SF_FULL_MATCH
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Roland Garros 2009 HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:06
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first minute quality is much better
http://wn.com/Roger_Federer_vs_Tommy_Haas_Roland_Garros_2009_HD
Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first minute quality is much better
- published: 09 May 2012
- views: 25985
- author: mrNaiman009
Tommy Haas vs Somdev Devvarman 1R If Stockholm Open 2011 Highlights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 21:21
- Updated: 12 Jan 2013
Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 Match highlights and last game.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_vs_Somdev_Devvarman_1R_If_Stockholm_Open_2011_Highlights
Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 Match highlights and last game.
- published: 22 Oct 2011
- views: 15999
- author: MrPieroTW
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Wimbledon 2009 HD
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 15:09
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas [24]
http://wn.com/Roger_Federer_vs_Tommy_Haas_Wimbledon_2009_HD
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas [24]
- published: 11 Apr 2012
- views: 22794
- author: mrNaiman009
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas | Toronto 2012 QUART FINAL
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 57:03
- Updated: 04 Jan 2013
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ============================================ Tommy Haas is a good fight against the Serbian but the road ends in the quarter-final, Djokovic beats Haas 6/3 3/6 6/3 SUSCRIBE ====► www.youtube.com
http://wn.com/Novak_Djokovic_vs_Tommy_Haas_|_Toronto_2012_QUART_FINAL
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ============================================ Tommy Haas is a good fight against the Serbian but the road ends in the quarter-final, Djokovic beats Haas 6/3 3/6 6/3 SUSCRIBE ====► www.youtube.com
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 5446
- author: eliottchay
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Juan Monaco Hamburg 2012 FINAL - FULL MATCH
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 130:20
- Updated: 24 Nov 2012
Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un triunfo de 10", visual content administered by: CMD
http://wn.com/HD_Tommy_Haas_vs_Juan_Monaco_Hamburg_2012_FINAL_FULL_MATCH
Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un triunfo de 10", visual content administered by: CMD
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 2927
- author: TennisVideosNetwork
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:18
- Updated: 01 Feb 2013
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
http://wn.com/Novak_Djokovic_Vs_Tommy_Haas_HIGHLIGHTS_Hopman_Cup_2013
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
- published: 04 Jan 2013
- views: 7771
- author: TennisprosHD
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2002
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:43
- Updated: 06 Feb 2013
Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it and Push "Like it" )))
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Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it and Push "Like it" )))
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 12016
- author: mrNaiman009
Tommy Haas talking to himself
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:36
- Updated: 25 Jan 2013
Australian Open 2007 vs. Davydenko
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_talking_to_himself
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights (bojan svitac)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 7:27
- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights
http://wn.com/Novak_Djokovic_vs_Tommy_Haas_ATP_Masters_Shanghai_2012_Highlights_bojan_svitac
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights
- published: 12 Oct 2012
- views: 4035
- author: bojansvitac3
Funny Tommy Haas - Being Silly (vs Roger Federer)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:09
- Updated: 04 Feb 2013
Slow motion replay of funny point with Tommy Haas waving arms around distracting Roger Federer. Slow motion of Roger Federer being distracted, forehand unforced error.
http://wn.com/Funny_Tommy_Haas_Being_Silly_vs_Roger_Federer
Slow motion replay of funny point with Tommy Haas waving arms around distracting Roger Federer. Slow motion of Roger Federer being distracted, forehand unforced error.
- published: 04 Jul 2009
- views: 371209
- author: txchou
[HD1080] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas Shanghai 2012 Highlights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:31
- Updated: 15 Dec 2012
No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic against Tommy Haas 3rd round match from the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012.
http://wn.com/_HD1080_Novak_Djokovic_vs_Tommy_Haas_Shanghai_2012_Highlights
No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic against Tommy Haas 3rd round match from the Shanghai Rolex Masters 2012.
- published: 13 Oct 2012
- views: 3859
- author: MrPieroTWV2
Tommy Haas Discusses Ernest Gulbis US Open Loss
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:58
- Updated: 10 Sep 2012
Tommy Haas, 34, reflects on his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis after building a two-sets lead Wednesday at the US Open. Watch more video and live matches online at www.usopen.org
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_Discusses_Ernest_Gulbis_US_Open_Loss
Tommy Haas, 34, reflects on his first-round loss to Ernests Gulbis after building a two-sets lead Wednesday at the US Open. Watch more video and live matches online at www.usopen.org
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 1171
- author: ATPWorldTour
US Open 2007 4th Round Haas vs. Blake 5th Set-Tiebreak
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 8:33
- Updated: 20 Oct 2012
Haas (10) def. Blake (6) 4:6 6:4 3:6 6:0 7:6
http://wn.com/US_Open_2007_4th_Round_Haas_vs_Blake_5th_Set-Tiebreak
Kia Open Drive 2013: Tommy Haas
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:52
- Updated: 28 Jan 2013
Veteran Tommy Haas tells us which superhero he'd be if he could choose, why he still plays tennis and more in this edition of Kia Open Drive.
http://wn.com/Kia_Open_Drive_2013_Tommy_Haas
Veteran Tommy Haas tells us which superhero he'd be if he could choose, why he still plays tennis and more in this edition of Kia Open Drive.
- published: 15 Jan 2013
- views: 5445
- author: australianopentv
Roger Federer vs. Tommy Haas - ATP Halle 2012 - Highlights
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 6:23
- Updated: 07 Feb 2013
On the way to the final, Haas defeated Tomic, Granollers, Berdych and Kohlschreiber. Federer had a bye in the first round and then defeated Mayer, Raonic and Youzhny. Tommy Haas wins the final of ATP World Tour Halle 2012 against Roger Federer!!! (7-6) (6-4)
http://wn.com/Roger_Federer_vs_Tommy_Haas_ATP_Halle_2012_Highlights
On the way to the final, Haas defeated Tomic, Granollers, Berdych and Kohlschreiber. Federer had a bye in the first round and then defeated Mayer, Raonic and Youzhny. Tommy Haas wins the final of ATP World Tour Halle 2012 against Roger Federer!!! (7-6) (6-4)
- published: 17 Jun 2012
- views: 40112
- author: Henna111194
Tommy Haas v Stanislas Wawrinka: World Tennis Challenge Adelaide 2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:33
- Updated: 04 Nov 2012
Tommy Haas v Stanislas Wawrinka at the World Tennis Challenge.
http://wn.com/Tommy_Haas_v_Stanislas_Wawrinka_World_Tennis_Challenge_Adelaide_2012
Tommy Haas v Stanislas Wawrinka at the World Tennis Challenge.
- published: 11 Jan 2012
- views: 30316
- author: AdelaideWTC
7:51
Tommy Haas in "Holding Court with Justin" from World of Tennis, Season 2
BONUS FOOTAGE from World of Tennis presented by BNP Paribas- Episode 3, Season 2. Intervie...
published: 20 Jul 2011
author: StarGamesTV
Tommy Haas in "Holding Court with Justin" from World of Tennis, Season 2
BONUS FOOTAGE from World of Tennis presented by BNP Paribas- Episode 3, Season 2. Interview by Justin Gimelstob.
- published: 20 Jul 2011
- views: 1380
- author: StarGamesTV
15:16
Tsonga vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2010 HD
Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]...
published: 15 Apr 2012
author: mrNaiman009
Tsonga vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2010 HD
Australian Open 2010 | 3rd Round Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [10] vs Tommy Haas [18]
- published: 15 Apr 2012
- views: 45013
- author: mrNaiman009
5:31
ATP World Tour Uncovered - Tommy Haas
In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgen...
published: 08 Aug 2012
author: ATPWorldTour
ATP World Tour Uncovered - Tommy Haas
In season 4, episode 32, ATP World Tour Uncovered presented by Rio celebrates the resurgence of Tommy Haas and looks back on his lengthy career.
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 4036
- author: ATPWorldTour
2:46
HEAD Tour TV Facebook Interview featuring Tommy Haas
Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you lik...
published: 25 Jun 2012
author: headtennis
HEAD Tour TV Facebook Interview featuring Tommy Haas
Keep in touch with HEAD Tennis: www.facebook.com If you had the chance, what would you like to ask HEAD player Tommy Haas? HEAD Tennis asked this question to its Facebook friends, and now Tommy personally answered their questions before his first match at Wimbledon. Check out now which questions he chose to answer! Part 2: www.youtube.com
- published: 25 Jun 2012
- views: 2662
- author: headtennis
12:42
Tommy Haas vs Gilles Simon 2R Rogers Cup Toronto 2012 Highlights
Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Tor...
published: 11 Aug 2012
author: MrPieroTWV2
Tommy Haas vs Gilles Simon 2R Rogers Cup Toronto 2012 Highlights
Tommy Haas against 9th seed Gilles Simon 2R match highlights from the Rogers Cup 2012, Toronto Match highlights and last game.
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 4367
- author: MrPieroTWV2
6:24
Tommy Haas hitting in High Definition
www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming ...
published: 01 Apr 2009
author: FYB2007
Tommy Haas hitting in High Definition
www.fuzzyyellowballs.com This is high definition footage of tennis pro Tommy Haas warming up at the BNP Paribas Open. His hitting partner was Radek Stepanek.
- published: 01 Apr 2009
- views: 201777
- author: FYB2007
117:54
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Marin Cilic Hamburg 2012 SF - FULL MATCH
...
published: 24 Jul 2012
author: TennisVideosNetwork
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Marin Cilic Hamburg 2012 SF - FULL MATCH
- published: 24 Jul 2012
- views: 2243
- author: TennisVideosNetwork
15:06
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Roland Garros 2009 HD
Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first m...
published: 09 May 2012
author: mrNaiman009
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Roland Garros 2009 HD
Roland Garros 2009 | 4th Round Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas Enjoy it) after the first minute quality is much better
- published: 09 May 2012
- views: 25985
- author: mrNaiman009
21:21
Tommy Haas vs Somdev Devvarman 1R If Stockholm Open 2011 Highlights
Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 M...
published: 22 Oct 2011
author: MrPieroTW
Tommy Haas vs Somdev Devvarman 1R If Stockholm Open 2011 Highlights
Tommy Haas against Somdev Devvarman match highlights from the ATP If Stockholm Open 2011 Match highlights and last game.
- published: 22 Oct 2011
- views: 15999
- author: MrPieroTW
15:09
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Wimbledon 2009 HD
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] ...
published: 11 Apr 2012
author: mrNaiman009
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Wimbledon 2009 HD
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club Wimbledon 2009 | Semifinal Roger Federer [2] vs Tommy Haas [24]
- published: 11 Apr 2012
- views: 22794
- author: mrNaiman009
57:03
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas | Toronto 2012 QUART FINAL
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ========...
published: 11 Aug 2012
author: eliottchay
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas | Toronto 2012 QUART FINAL
▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼▼ ►[ DESCRIPTION ] [ ENJOY !!!!!! ] [ SUSCRIBE !!!!!! ]◄ ============================================ Tommy Haas is a good fight against the Serbian but the road ends in the quarter-final, Djokovic beats Haas 6/3 3/6 6/3 SUSCRIBE ====► www.youtube.com
- published: 11 Aug 2012
- views: 5446
- author: eliottchay
130:20
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Juan Monaco Hamburg 2012 FINAL - FULL MATCH
Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un t...
published: 27 Jul 2012
author: TennisVideosNetwork
(HD) Tommy Haas vs Juan Monaco Hamburg 2012 FINAL - FULL MATCH
Visual content administered by: Canal 7 (TV Publica Argentina) "Grande Pico: Mónaco y un triunfo de 10", visual content administered by: CMD
- published: 27 Jul 2012
- views: 2927
- author: TennisVideosNetwork
6:18
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013...
published: 04 Jan 2013
author: TennisprosHD
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
Novak Djokovic Vs Tommy Haas HIGHLIGHTS Hopman Cup 2013
- published: 04 Jan 2013
- views: 7771
- author: TennisprosHD
7:43
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2002
Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it an...
published: 09 Feb 2012
author: mrNaiman009
Roger Federer vs Tommy Haas Australian Open 2002
Australian Open 2002 | 4th Round Roger's Best Points against Tommy Haas Please Enjoy it and Push "Like it" )))
- published: 09 Feb 2012
- views: 12016
- author: mrNaiman009
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Canon's The Story Beyond the Still - "Allison" | Chapter 4 Winner, Sundance 2011 Premiere
***Winning entry for Chapter 4, The Story Beyond the Still Contest***
A short film by Dir...
published: 03 May 2010
author: Jeff Turick
Canon's The Story Beyond the Still - "Allison" | Chapter 4 Winner, Sundance 2011 Premiere
***Winning entry for Chapter 4, The Story Beyond the Still Contest***
A short film by Director and Director of Photography Jeff Turick which was voted the Chapter 4 Winner for Canon's "The Story Beyond the Still Contest." The film screened to standing room only audience at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival with the other seven chapters in the series.
Here's the link to view all the chapters in their chronological entirety, including "Corridors", the Winners-written collaboration directed by Vincent Laforet: https://vimeo.com/19096657
Chapter 4 Director's commentary with technical notes and extended beach scene here:
http://vimeo.com/11806174
New York based DP Jeff Turick and his company 422 Films provides production services and camera crews for small- to mid-sized digital and video productions. You can view more of Jeff's work at http://www.NewYorkDirectorofPhotography.com.
CAST
Cabbie: Steven Nelson
Beachcomber: Clark Middleton
Allison: Daphne Ciccarelle
Thug 1: Solomon Shiv
Thug 2: Rory Dunwoody
Scientist: Tom Knutson
Babysitter: Kristen Turick
CREW
Director of Photography: Jeff Turick
Producer: Kristen Turick
Gaffer: Stephen Cannella
Jib Operator: Ian "The Finger" McGrew
Grip/Electric: Tom "Tommy Boy" Bartlett, Paul Carmine, Kenny Pelczar
Best Girl Electric: Kim Formisano
Makeup: Barbara Whitchurch asuitableimage.com
Production Coordinator: Stephen Stuart
Audio Engineer: Greg McKean
Original score by Jesse Solomon Clark jessesolomonclark.com
Some equipment provided by:
Chris Anderson nevessaproduction.com
Special thanks: Sarah Haas, Nicoelle Cohen, Ralph Umhoefer, Kirk Nehring, Pablo Riera. Dan Welch
Additional voice talent, Prisoners: Ana Alexandria Knight, Cheryl Pickett, Arthur Harold
Shot on a Canon 5D Mark II with Canon f/2.8 EF lenses: 16-35mm, 24-70mm, 70-200mm, and 100mm macro.
Jeff Turick and his company 422 Films provide production services and camera crews for small- to mid-sized digital and video productions in the greater New York City area, New Jersey and beyond. You can view more of Jeff's work at http://www.NewYorkDirectorofPhotography.com.
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SILENCE OF DEATH directed by Mani Nasry (16MM FILM) 1ST YEAR RYERSON UNIVERSITY STUDENT FILM
IMDB PAGE
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This Scene expresses- FEAR- noun: an emotion experience...
published: 22 Jun 2009
author: MANI NASRY
SILENCE OF DEATH directed by Mani Nasry (16MM FILM) 1ST YEAR RYERSON UNIVERSITY STUDENT FILM
IMDB PAGE
www.imdb.me/maninasry
This Scene expresses- FEAR- noun: an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight). noun: a feeling of anxiety and agitation caused by the presence or nearness of danger, evil, pain, etc.; timidity; dread; terror; fright; apprehension. Terrify not your soul with vain imaginary fears. By realizing that you are the one feeding the fire, you can start to take control of your fears. Panic is a vicious cycle that can be broken. When you start to have irrational fears you need to take action quick. Eleanor Roosevelt once said: "You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing, which you think you cannot do." We must stop running away from things that frighten us, face our fears head on, and do the thing we fear the most. Most of the time we'll find out that the "thing" was not that scary after all. Our imaginations had behaved like a super fertilizer and grown a grotesque monstrosity in our minds. Remember, our imaginations are incredibly powerful. They can work against us, creating horrible images that leave us paralyzed with fear and they can also work for us, building a world where everything we do is an adventure, a miracle. And the most amazing thing is that we hold the power to control our minds - we allow fear to dominate our lives or we choose to dominate fear. Those are our only two choices.
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Canadian Film Exhibiton Listing http://www.aflick.ca
Festival Info - Worldwide
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Coming Soon- trailer archive and other stuff
Indie WIRE -Independent film and dialy new
Academmy of Canadian Cinema - www.academy.ca
Toronto Film and Television Office (for permits, etc.) - www.toronto.ca
Canadian Filmmaker (great site for producers and independent film development) - canadianfilmmaker.com
Writer's Guild Development Funding link - www/wgc/ca
LIFT Film co-op - - www.lift.on.ca
Jobs-Crews - Indie Access - www.indieaccess.com
Mandy.com - Cast and Crew - www.mandy.com
National Screen Instistute - - www.nsi-canada.ca
Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund - - www.cifvf.ca
Ontario Media Development Corporation (former OFDC) www.omdc.on.ca/
Telefilm Canada http://www.telefilm.gc.ca
Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/bcpac-cavco/index_e.cfm
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Harold Greenberg Fund - - www.astralmedia.com
National Film Board http://www.nfb.ca
National Film Board - Seven week training for docs
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Canadian Film and Televsion Production Association (CFTPA) http://www.cftpa.ca
Toronto Arts Council http://www.torontoartscouncil.org/
Ontario Arts Council http://www.arts.on.ca/?source=renaissancefaire.ca
Canada Council for the Arts http://www.canadacouncil.ca
Canadian Film Centre http://www.cdnfilmcentre.com
Directors Guild of Canada http://www.dgc.ca
Canadian Society of Cinematographers (CSC)
I.A.T.S.E.- Cameraman http://www.iatse667.com/
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ACTRA http://www.actra.ca
Writers Guild http://www.writersguildofcanada.com
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Tommy Haas talking to himself
Australian Open 2007 vs. Davydenko...
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7:27
Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas - ATP Masters Shanghai 2012. Highlights (bojan svitac)
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1:09
Funny Tommy Haas - Being Silly (vs Roger Federer)
Slow motion replay of funny point with Tommy Haas waving arms around distracting Roger Fed...
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Funny Tommy Haas - Being Silly (vs Roger Federer)
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10:31
[HD1080] Novak Djokovic vs Tommy Haas Shanghai 2012 Highlights
No. 2 seed Novak Djokovic against Tommy Haas 3rd round match from the Shanghai Rolex Maste...
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11 Feb 2013
A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy searches a home for Christopher Dorner, a former police officer, on Sunday in Big Bear Lake, Calif. (Jae C. Hong, The Associated Press) ... "We will not tolerate anyone undermining the security of the community," Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at a news conference. "We will not tolerate this reign of terror." ... "He has targeted those we entrust to protect the public." ... Copyright 2012 The Denver Post ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
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11 Feb 2013
Pope Benedict XVI has announced that he will resign the papacy because of ill health, according to the Italian news agency ANSA. The decision will send shockwaves through the global Catholic community. It is extremely rare for a Pope to give up the papacy and is unheard of in modern times. The vast majority serve until they die, even when struck down by ill health....(size: 1.9Kb)
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11 Feb 2013
ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) - A stampede at a railway station in northern India killed at least 36 Hindu pilgrims on Sunday, the busiest day of the world's largest religious festival at which some 30 million had gathered to wash away their sins in the sacred Ganges river. Twenty-seven of the dead were women, mostly elderly and poor. An eight-year-old girl was also crushed to death ... Daily Press Eyewitness ... M ... ....(size: 5.2Kb)
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11 Feb 2013
Nigeria won its first Africa Cup of Nations title since 1994, beating Burkina Faso, 1-0, on Sunday Mba’s left-footed volley in the 40th minute. Victor Moses, who recovered from an ankle injury just in time to play, was voted the best player of the match. ¶ Manchester United opened a season-high 12-point lead in the Premier League, beating Everton, 2-0, at Old Trafford on goals by Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie ... ... N.Y ... ....(size: 5.7Kb)
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09 Feb 2013
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The video has gone viral in recent days. Syrian government soldiers, in camouflage gear, carrying rocket-propelled grenades and brandishing rifles, mugging for the camera while dancing in a circle to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Enlarge This Image. Ugarit News, via Associated Press. In a video posted online, Syrian soldiers chant and dance to Usher’s hit song “Yeah!”. Related. U.N ... Twitter List ... Raw ... ....(size: 8.2Kb)
noodls
11 Feb 2013
(Source. ATP Tour Inc). CORONA SLICE 2013. byMatt Fitzgerald . . 11.02.2013. Tap into the essentials of the week ahead and re-live the highlights of the past week with Corona Slice, as we serve up an executive summary of what every fan should know, along with a look at the best in social media. LOOKING AHEAD. Who's Playing This Week? ... ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament ... Paire) ... 3 seed), Tommy Haas (No ... Tommy Robredo - 147 wins ... Gasquet....(size: 8.0Kb)
The Examiner
05 Feb 2013
The cold weather in the DC metro area brings me to thinking of my past winter tennis escapes to Boca Raton, Florida. It was by accident that I ran into the Evert Tennis Academy on Diego Drive in Boca on a sunny day in February, circa 2000 ... 441 ... Diego Drive is in the Mission Bay area of Boca.View slideshow ... Capitol ... Cost ... Feb ... Feb ... The ATP tour event includes John Isner, Mardy Fish, Gael Monfils, Tommy Haas, Sam Querry and the Bryan brothers....(size: 9.3Kb)
Belfast Telegraph
04 Feb 2013
The interest is already such that when the top seed arrived in Santiago three days ago he was whisked off to an hour-long meeting with Sebastian Pinera, the country's president ... Tommy Haas, who has probably had more injuries than Nadal has had plates of paella, David Nalbandian and Nikolay Davydenko are all further examples of leading players who have never been quite the same following lengthy periods out of the game ... Nursing Nadal ... ....(size: 7.3Kb)
CNN
28 Jan 2013
January 28, 2013 -- Updated 1650 GMT (0050 HKT). Novak Djokovic has become the world's top tennis player since overhauling his diet in 2010. "I observed him playing in the Australian Open," says the Serbian's former nutritionist Dr. Igor Cetojevic ... The cells are clumped closely together ... 80% good 20% bad ... Federer wore a Brazilian national football team uniform during an exhibition match against German Tommy Haas in Sao Paulo on December 9....(size: 77.2Kb)
Sydney Morning Herald
27 Jan 2013
VICTORIA Azarenka was not sure whether the extraordinary circumstances of her second Australian Open title made Saturday night's dramatic victory more satisfying than her grand slam breakthrough 12 months ago, but what she described as a far different cocktail of feelings was ''way more emotional'' than those she had experienced before ... The final round of interviews ... I'm not LMFAO. #whoyoutryingtokidd.'' German Tommy Haas....(size: 1.9Kb)
Sky Sports
27 Jan 2013
On Sunday Novak Djokovic became the first man in the Open Era to win three successive Australian Open titles as he beat Andy Murray in the final. Djokovic came through in four sets to avenge his defeat to the Briton in last year's US Open final. We take a look at the career of the world No 1 who now has six grand slam titles to his credit. 1987. Born May 22 in Belgrade. 1999 ... 2006 ... July - Loses to Tommy Haas in quarter-finals at Wimbledon ... ....(size: 4.2Kb)
Huffington Post
26 Jan 2013
Adoring fans may have to wait a bit longer for more shirtless photos of Rafael Nadal but his competitors turned plenty of heads at the Australian Open without him ... Who do you think was the hottest male player at the Australian Open?. Loading Slideshow. Novak Djokovic ... Victor Hanescu ... Andy Murray ... Tommy Haas. Germany's Tommy Haas plays a stroke during a practice session ahead of the 2013 Australian Open tennis tournament on January 13, 2013....(size: 7.3Kb)
noodls
26 Jan 2013
(Source. ATP Tour Inc). RIVALRIES. Novak Djokovic meets Andy Murray for the 18th time on Sunday in the Australian Open final ... So is this the next great rivalry?. Djokovic leads Murray 10-7 in their FedEx ATP Head2Head series ... But I have got used to it ... Andy Murray carried a slight injury from his quarter-final win over Tommy Haas, but Novak Djokovic was at his best winning 20 of his 24 first service points in a 63-minute victory ... (noodl....(size: 13.3Kb)
Wall Street Journal
25 Jan 2013
Novak Djokovic, two matches after being pushed to the limit by Stanislas Wawrinka in a five-set thriller, looked unbeatable in the first Australian Open men's semifinal on Thursday.. He lost just five games and didn't face a break point against fourth-seeded David Ferrer, winning 6-2, 6-2, 6-1. It was a thoroughly dominating performance ... 2.74 in Roger Federer's defeat of Tommy Haas in the 2009 Wimbledon semifinals ... So ... ....(size: 2.3Kb)
Sporting Life
25 Jan 2013
The pair, born just a week apart, have long been rivals. Djokovic leads the head-to-head record 10-7. Here, we take a look at all 17 of the previous meetings between the two. Madrid, 2006, L16 (indoor hard) - Djokovic 1-6 7-5 6-3 ... Indian Wells, 2007, SF (outdoor hard) - Djokovic 6-2 6-3 ... To be fair to Murray though, he was hampered by an ankle injury sustained in a fall during his epic quarter-final win over Tommy Haas ... Murray v Djokovic ... ....(size: 9.4Kb)
Sky Sports
25 Jan 2013
Andy Murray takes on Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final on Sunday after the British No 1 saw off Roger Federer in the last four. The pair, born just a week apart, have long been rivals, with Djokovic leading their head-to-head record 10-7 ... Overall. Djokovic 10-7. On hardcourts. Djokovic 8-6 ... To be fair to Murray though, he was hampered by an ankle injury sustained in a fall during his epic quarter-final win over Tommy Haas ... Share. ....(size: 9.2Kb)
Canberra Times
23 Jan 2013
IF MARIA SHARAPOVA looks particularly fresh when she walks onto the court for her Australian Open semi-final against Li Na on Thursday, do not give credit to the lotions from which the lavishly endorsed Russian makes part of her considerable fortune. The spring in her step will be the consequence of old-fashioned rest ... A few, including the German veteran Tommy Haas, have advocated the men playing the best of three sets ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
noodls
19 Jan 2013
20), as well as former champions Kevin Anderson (2012), Mardy Fish (2009), Tommy Haas (2006) and Xavier Malisse (2005 & 2007) ... 21 Haas and No ... The 34-year-old Haas made a successful comeback from injury for the third time in his career, returning the Top 20 in 2012 while the 31-year-old Fish spent most of the last two years in the Top 10....(size: 5.6Kb)
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| Country |  United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Bradenton, Florida, United States |
| Born | (1978-04-03) 3 April 1978 (age 34) Hamburg, Germany |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 88 kg (190 lb; 13.9 st) |
| Turned pro | 1996 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $10,226,680 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 471–268 |
| Career titles | 12 |
| Highest ranking | No. 2 (May 13, 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 109 (May 7, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (1999, 2002, 2007) |
| French Open | 4R (2002, 2009) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
| US Open | QF (2004, 2006, 2007) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  Silver Medal (2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 54–61 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 127 (18 February 2002) |
| Current ranking | No. 320 (February 27, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | – |
| French Open | – |
| Wimbledon | – |
| US Open | 1R (2005) |
| Last updated on: 26 April 2012. | |
Tommy Haas (born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas) is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the World Top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional, he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months.[1] His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to play on the Tour.
Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament, his best result being three-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open and one semi-final at Wimbledon. He has won thirteen career titles in singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics.
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Playing equipment[link]
His equipment include Solfire, Lacoste and Nike for his clothes and shoes, respectively. He switched to using Head racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
Early life[link]
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Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy.
Professional career[link]
1996–2000[link]
In 1996, Haas became a professional tennis player. He gained attention as a future tennis star when he won his first ATP title in 1999 and managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open and was a finalist in the Grand Slam Cup. The following year he won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics.
2001–2004[link]
In 2001, he began to make even greater strides in his tennis career by winning four ATP titles, including his first ATP Master's title, finishing 2001 as number 8 in the world and therefore only missing out on playing in the season-ending Masters Cup because of Goran Ivanišević's Wimbledon triumph, which meant Ivanišević took the eight and final spot. Haas was quickly rising to the top of the tennis ranks when his career was suddenly halted at no. 2 in the world by a tragic and severe accident that nearly claimed the lives of Haas's parents, leaving his father in a coma. Haas spent much of the 2002 year taking care of his family, instead of playing tennis. At the end of the lay-off from tennis because of his parent's accident, he seriously injured his shoulder, requiring a major operation. He was plagued by further injuries and related complications afterwards, and did not return to professional tennis fully until 2004. Before his parents' accident and his injuries, he had an impressive record against notable former, current, and future no. 1 ranked players: 3–0 against Andy Roddick, 5–5 against Pete Sampras, 2–1 against Roger Federer, 2–1 against Marat Safin, and 2–0 against Jim Courier. Haas won two more ATP titles in his return year of 2004, while trying to gain back his form.
2006[link]
In 2006, Haas won three ATP Tournaments and put on an impressive performance at the 2006 US Open, making it to the quarterfinals, where he was knocked out by Nikolay Davydenko, despite having been up two sets. Haas began having severe cramps in his legs in the third set, and from then on, his limited mobility on the court perhaps cost him the remaining three sets and a match in the semifinals. During the match he was visibly disturbed, repeatedly hitting his legs with his racquet, frustrated at the cramps.
At the end of the year, he had to win the Paris Masters to qualify for the Masters Cup, the ATP year-end finale. He lost after a semifinal run to Dominik Hrbatý with health problems and did not play again for the rest of the year.
2007[link]
In 2007, Haas, with his trademark long hair now cut short, had battled his way to his third Australian Open semifinal, which included intense matches against David Nalbandian and a five-set quarterfinal rematch against Nikolay Davydenko. He lost his semifinal match against first-time Grand Slam finalist Fernando González from Chile in straight sets. Despite this loss, Haas returned to the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since 2002.
On 25 February, at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis, Haas stopped Andy Roddick's quest for the final, winning 6–3, 6–2. This was the first time Haas had won a title without facing a single break point in any of his matches, as well as the first time he has won titles in consecutive seasons. Haas is also only the second player who has won three titles at Memphis, the other being Jimmy Connors, who won in 1979, 1983, and 1984. Haas has not lost a final since losing to Andre Agassi in the 2002 Rome Masters.
Haas reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, an ATP Masters Series tournament held in Indian Wells, California, where he lost to Scotland's Andy Murray in a third-set tiebreaker. In the 2007 ATP Champion's Race, Haas, the thirteenth seed (10th-ranked), not known for being much of a grass courter, advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Zack Fleishman, Tomáš Zíb, and no. 21 seed Dmitry Tursunov. Unfortunately, this run came to an end after he suffered a torn abdominal muscle and had to withdraw a day before playing Roger Federer.
At the 2007 US Open, Haas equaled his best result in New York by reaching the quarterfinals with thrilling five-set wins over Sébastien Grosjean and James Blake. He beat Blake, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 7–6, saving match points. His run ended, however, with a three-set loss to Nikolay Davydenko.
2008[link]
In the first half of 2008, Haas was derailed by injuries, causing him to miss both the Australian Open and the French Open. This dropped him significantly in the rankings, as he was unable to back up his semifinal performance at the Australian Open the year before. He made it to the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, defeating Andy Murray in three sets. He was then forced to withdraw from his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer due to injury.
He reached the third round at Wimbledon with a four-set win over Guillermo Cañas and a straight-set win over 23rd seed Tommy Robredo. He then fell to Andy Murray in four sets, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6.
In the hard-court season, he got to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., but was steamrolled by the red-hot Juan Martín del Potro, 6–2, 6–1. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, he beat former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà, and then lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the second round. At the US Open, he beat twelfth seed Richard Gasquet in five tough sets, 6–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. He then fell to Gilles Müller of Luxembourg in five sets, despite cruising in the first two sets. He lost 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6.
2009[link]
At the beginning of the new season, Haas pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open due to elbow problems. However, he appeared in Kooyong Exhibition game where he beat Mardy Fish, 7–6, 6–3.
At the 2009 Australian Open, Haas had a decent run, easily beating Eduardo Schwank in the first Round and Flavio Cipolla in the second. In the third round, he fell to the tournament's first seed and eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6.
At the SAP Open in San Jose, he joined forces with Czech Radek Štěpánek to clinch his first-ever doubles title, after losing in the singles quarterfinals to defending champion Andy Roddick.
Haas lost in the first round in both Memphis and Delray Beach. He did not succeed in defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, as he fell to Novak Djokovic in third round, 2–6, 6–7, after defeating Óscar Hernández and Rainer Schüttler. He suffered another failure in the Miami Masters, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin.
In Houston, Texas, at the River Oaks Mens Clay Championship, Haas was defeated by Björn Phau in the quarterfinals, after he defeated defending champion Marcel Granollers in the second round.
As a qualifier in Madrid, he defeated Ernests Gulbis, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, before he lost to Andy Roddick.
Resurgence[link]
At the 2009 French Open, Haas matched his best result since 2002. He defeated Andrei Pavel in straight sets, and then won a five-setter, 6–3, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, against Leonardo Mayer. After defeating Jérémy Chardy in the third round, Haas was narrowly defeated by the former world no. 1 and eventual champion Roger Federer, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6, 0–6, 2–6 in the fourth round. At a crucial stage of the third set, Haas was only five points away from his biggest win in clay, unable to convert the break point the score leveled to 4–4. Federer overturned the match after this break, winning the last three sets.
At the Gerry Weber Open in Germany, Haas won his first title on grass in his 21st ATP World Tour final. In the process, he defeated fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, Mischa Zverev in the quarterfinals, and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the semifinals. He defeated the tournament's second seed Novak Djokovic, 6–3, 6–7, 6–1, in the final.[2]
This victory made Haas one of a very select group of players to have won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (grass, clay, and hard courts.) With Haas' success at this tournament and at the French Open, his ranking rose to no. 35.
At Wimbledon, Haas won a memorable five-set match against Marin Čilić. Haas was up two sets to love and had match points in the fourth set, then had to save two match points serving at 5–6 before the match was suspended due to darkness after over four hours of play, at 6–6 in the fifth. The next day, Haas broke Cilic at 8–8 and eventually held on to win, 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7, 10–8. Haas then comfortably defeated Igor Andreev, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4, to reach the quarterfinals. There, he defeated Novak Djokovic, 7–5, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, for the second time in three weeks to reach the semifinals at the Wimbledon for the first time in his career, where he faced Roger Federer in a rematch of their encounter in Paris. Haas lost, 6–7, 5–7, 3–6, ensuring Federer's historic seventh Wimbledon final. This success at Wimbledon made Haas rise considerably in ATP ranking, reaching no. 19.
Haas continued his late career resurgence by making it to the semifinals at the LA Tennis Open by defeating Marat Safin in the quarterfinals, 7–6, 6–2.[3] But with "The Samurai" fans behind Sam Querrey at home, Haas was defeated, 3–6, 5–7. He made it to the third round at the US Open, losing narrowly to Fernando Verdasco, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 1–6, 6–4, after being up a break in each set.
Since 2010[link]
Since the 2010 Australian Open, Haas has once again struggled with injury. He reached the third round in Australia, defeating Simon Greul and Janko Tipsarević, but did not play between after February 2010, spending time recovering from right hip and right shoulder surgeries. He returned to action partnering Radek Štěpánek in doubles in Munich in May 2011, but they lost in the first round. His return match in singles came at the 2011 French Open, where he lost in Round One. He also went down in the first round at Wimbledon, but reached the third round of the 2011 US Open, losing to Juan Mónaco in four sets 7–6, 3–6, 2–6, 3–6. Outside of the Grand Slams he played little tennis, competing in only ten other tournaments, mainly in July, August and October.
Haas began the 2012 season at the Brisbane International, but had to withdraw in the second round.[4]
Personal life[link]
Haas was born to Brigitte and Peter Haas. He has two sisters, Sabine (born 24 April 1975) and Karin (born 16 June 1979).
Haas is married to actress Sara Foster. On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen.[5]
On 5 July 2010, Haas announced on his website that he would become a father for the first time. And on 15 November 2010, Haas announced on his website that his wife Sara had given birth to a baby girl, Valentina. He says he wants to remain playing long enough for his daughter to watch him play.[6]
Major Finals[link]
Olympic finals[link]
Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)[link]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Silver | 2000 | Sydney Olympics | Hard |  Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Masters Series finals[link]
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)[link]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 2001 | Stuttgart | Hard (i) |  Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2002 | Rome | Clay | Andre Agassi |
6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
Career finals[link]
Singles: 21 (12–9)[link]
| Legend |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments (0) |
| ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| Grand Slam Cup (0–1) |
| Olympic Silver Medal (1) |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1) |
| ATP World Tour 500 Series (4–2) |
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 13 October 1997 | Lyon, France | Hard (i) |  Fabrice Santoro |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 October 1998 | Lyon, France | Hard (i) |  Àlex Corretja |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 January 1999 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard |  Sjeng Schalken |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 15 February 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Jim Courier |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 July 1999 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay |  Magnus Norman |
7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 September 1999 | Grand Slam Cup, Munich, Germany | Carpet |  Greg Rusedski |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1 May 2000 | Munich, Germany | Clay |  Franco Squillari |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 18 September 2000 | Summer Olympics, Sydney, Australia | Hard | Yevgeny Kafelnikov |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 9 October 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Tim Henman |
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 January 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Nicolás Massú |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 20 August 2001 | Long Island, US | Hard | Pete Sampras |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 October 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Guillermo Cañas |
6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 October 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Max Mirnyi |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 6 May 2002 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Andre Agassi |
3–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 April 2004 | Houston, US | Clay | Andy Roddick |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 July 2004 | Los Angeles, US | Hard |  Nicolas Kiefer |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 5 February 2006 | Delray Beach, US | Hard |  Xavier Malisse |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 9. | 25 February 2006 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | Robin Söderling |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 24 July 2006 | Los Angeles, US | Hard | Dmitry Tursunov |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 February 2007 | Memphis, US | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 14 June 2009 | Halle, Germany | Grass |  Novak Djokovic |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)[link]
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| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1. | 9 February 2009 | San Jose, California, United States | Hard (i) |  Radek Štěpánek |
 Rohan Bopanna Jarkko Nieminen |
6–2, 6–3 |
Singles Performance Timeline[link]
This table is current through 2012 Sony Ericsson Open.
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
 Australian Open |
A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | A | A | 2R | 4R | SF | A | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 26–11 | |
| French Open |
A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | 4R | A | 1R | 15–10 | ||
| Wimbledon |
A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | SF | A | 1R | 20–11 | ||
| US Open |
1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 4R | A | QF | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 3R | 32–14 | ||
| Win–Loss | 0–1 | 3–2 | 3–4 | 12–4 | 6–4 | 5–4 | 11–3 | 0–0 | 5–3 | 5–4 | 11–4 | 12–3 | 3–2 | 12–4 | 2–1 | 2–3 | 1–1 | 93–46 | |
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
 Summer Olympics |
A | Not Held | F | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters |
A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 4R | 2R | 4R | QF | QF | 3R | A | A | 2R | 21–11 | |
| Miami Masters |
A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 10–11 | |
 Monte Carlo Masters |
A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 7–6 | |
 Rome Masters |
LQ | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | F | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 9–9 | |
| Madrid Masters |
LQ | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | W | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | 12–11 | |
 Canada Masters |
A | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | SF | SF | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 17–10 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters |
LQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 13–12 | ||
 Shanghai Masters |
Not Masters Series | 2R | A | A | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Paris Masters |
LQ | A | 3R | QF | 2R | SF | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | SF | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 15–10 | ||
| Hamburg Masters |
LQ | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | Not Masters Series | 12–9 | ||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 9–6 | 13–8 | 9–8 | 4–7 | 20–8 | 17–9 | 0–0 | 11–9 | 4–7 | 10–8 | 6–7 | 7–3 | 5–7 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 117–90 | |
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 12–21 | |
| Year-End Ranking | 170 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 11 | – | 17 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 17 | 372 | 205 | |||
References[link]
- ^ Tommy Haas: Renaissance Man Bleacher Report. 9 June 2011. Accessed 18 October 2011.
- ^ "Haas beats Djokovic to win title". BBC Sport. 14 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/8099645.stm. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Haas beats Safin at LA Open quarters". GOTOTENNIS. 31 July 2009. http://www.gototennisblog.com/2009/08/01/tommy-haas-sees-the-light-thinks-marat-safin-could-too/. Retrieved 31 July 2009.
- ^ "Injured Haas in doubt for Australian Open". Sydney Morning Herald. 4 January 2012. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/injured-haas-in-doubt-for-australian-open-20120104-1pkhr.html. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Haas Receives US Citizenship=atpworldtour". http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/02/Haas-Receives-US-Citizenship.aspx.
- ^ "Hass to begin comeback". http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2011/04/17/Munich-Haas-To-Begin-Comeback.aspx.
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| Name | Haas, Tommy |
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| Short description | German tennis player |
| Date of birth | 3 April 1978 |
| Place of birth | Hamburg, Germany |
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| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Residence | Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Born | (1984-12-27) December 27, 1984 (age 27) Nice, France |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | US$6,080,776 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 244–168 |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (January 5, 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 11 (April 30, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | 4R (2011) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2009) |
| US Open | 4R (2011) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2008) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 16–60 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 117 (January 28, 2008) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2008) |
| French Open | 2R (2005) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| US Open | 3R (2007) |
| Last updated on: September 27, 2010. | |
Gilles Simon (born December 27, 1984) is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a ten-time winner on the ATP World Tour. His coach is French tennis veteran Thierry Tulasne,[3] and his fitness trainer is Paul Quetin.
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Personal life[link]
Simon was born in Nice, France, into a family with no involvement in sport, his mother being a doctor and his father working in insurance.[4] Supported by his parents, he started playing tennis at the age of 6.[5] Due to a growth delay that runs in the family, he was shorter than most kids his age during his early teenage years.[6] This is the reason he cites Michael Chang as a major influence, as his comparatively small frame proved that size was not an important factor in playing tennis.[4]
On September 2, 2010, Simon became a father for the first time. His partner Carine Lauret gave birth to a baby boy. The couple named their first child Timothée. Timothée was born four weeks ahead of schedule, when Simon was competing in the 2010 US Open.[7]
Career[link]
Early career[link]
Simon began his professional tennis career in the summer of 2002, competing at multiple Futures tournaments in France before playing in tournaments outside the country of his birth. His first Futures title came in Lisbon, Portugal, in June 2003, and he reached the quarterfinals of three other tournaments. He then captured his second title in Jamaica in September. During 2004, he saw three wins in France and another in Algeria.
In January 2005, he won his first ATP Challenger hard court tournament in Nouméa, New Caledonia, and defended it the following year. Ranked as world no. 113, Simon made his Grand Slam debut at the 2005 French Open, losing in the first round to Olivier Patience in four sets.
2006[link]
Simon competed at the first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, where he beat Nicolás Massú and Tomáš Berdych before being defeated by No. 13 Thomas Johansson in the third round. After his result in the tournament, he broke into the top 100 for the first time, climbing to no. 89.
The Frenchman reached his first ATP Tour final in Valencia with wins over Andreas Seppi in the quarterfinal and Fernando Verdasco in the semifinal, but lost to Nicolás Almagro, 6–2, 6–3. He also made it to the semifinals in Casablanca, as well as the round of 16 in both the ATP Masters Series tournaments in Monte Carlo and Hamburg. At the end of the year Simon was ranked 45th in the world.
2007[link]
At the beginning of the year, Simon won his first ATP title at the Open 13 in, Marseille, France. En route to the final, Simon beat Lleyton Hewitt, Jonas Björkman, and Robin Söderling. In the final, Simon defeated Marcus Baghdatis, 6–4, 7–6.
In September, he won his second title of the year and of his career at the BCR Open Romania in Bucharest, Romania. He defeated Victor Hănescu in the final, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. He broke into the top 30 for the first time on November 5 and finished the year as no. 29 in the world. By the end of the year, his career record against top-10 players was 4–5.
2008[link]
Simon reached the quarterfinals in Marseille, defeating world no. 3 Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 6–7, 6–3, in the second round. He reached the semifinals in Rotterdam the next week.
In May, he entered Casablanca as a qualifier due to his late entry to the tournament, even though his ranking was high enough to be seeded. Simon went on to win the tournament by defeating Julien Benneteau, 7–5, 6–2, in the final. After his third-round loss to countryman Richard Gasquet at Wimbledon, Simon left Europe for the United States to familiarize himself with the hard courts before the U.S. Open Series. He competed in the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and hit a career-best no. 25. He beat Tommy Haas and Sam Querrey before reaching the final. He won the tournament by beating the defending champion Dmitry Tursunov in straight sets, 6–4, 6–4.
The following week, he competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, including a 2–6, 7–5, 6–4 win over world no. 1 Roger Federer in the second round, before losing in the semifinals to German veteran Nicolas Kiefer. This resulted in an entry into the top 15, three ranks behind the French no. 1, Richard Gasquet.
Simon participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, playing in the singles for France alongside Paul-Henri Mathieu, Michaël Llodra, and Gaël Monfils. He played doubles with Monfils, but lost in the first round to the Indian team of Bhupathi and Paes. In singles the Frenchman reached the third round, with victories over the Swede Robin Söderling and the Argentine Guillermo Cañas before falling to James Blake.
At the US Open, Simon was seeded number 16. On day 6, he lost in the third round to the 17th seed Juan Martín del Potro, 4–6, 7–6, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, in a five-set match that lasted 3 hours and 47 minutes.
On September 14, Simon won his third title of the year and fifth ATP title, defeating Carlos Moyà, 6–3, 6–4 at the 2008 BCR Open Romania. Simon entered the 2008 Madrid Masters the following month, defeating no. 11 James Blake and no. 14 Ivo Karlović to reach the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in three sets, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6, in a match that lasted 3 hours and 23 minutes. Simon lost the final to world no.4 Andy Murray in straight sets, 4–6, 6–7. The tournament boosted Simon to a career-high world no. 10, displacing Richard Gasquet as French no. 1.[8] By the end of 2008, French had four players in the top 20, (Simon, Tsonga, Gasquet, and Monfils), for the first time since computer ranking was established in 1973. The French paper L'Equipe grouped the four player as néo-Mousquetaires. French TV Canal+ went on to produce a documentary series that followed the four French players and their touring around the world. The series "Les 4 Mousquetaires" went on the air for two seasons during 2009 and 2010.[9]
On November 3, he qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup, a tournament usually reserved for the world's top eight players in Shanghai, after Rafael Nadal withdrew due to knee complications and fatigue.[10] He was drawn in the red group with Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Andy Roddick. In his first round-robin match, he beat defending champion Federer with a score of 4–6, 6–4, 6–3.[11] Simon lost to Murray in his next match, 6–4, 6–2, but followed it with a victory over Radek Štěpánek, who replaced the injured Roddick, 6–1, 6–4.[12] After Murray defeated Federer in the final round-robin match, Simon qualified for the semifinals, where he lost to world no. 3 Novak Djokovic in three sets, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5. After this, he achieved a career high of world no. 7.
In December, he played in the newly-formed Masters France exhibition tournament for the eight French players who had performed best at the four French tournaments. He qualified from the round-robin group stage with victories against Julien Benneteau, Marc Gicquel, and Josselin Ouanna. In the final against Michaël Llodra, Llodra pulled out with a shoulder injury, resulting in Simon's becoming the inaugural winner of the tournament.
2009[link]
Simon started the year off rising to a new career high of world no. 6 and played at the Hopman Cup, teaming up with compatriot Alizé Cornet to form the French mixed doubles duo.[13]
Simon played at the first grand slam of the year, the Australian Open, as the sixth seed, winning against Pablo Andújar in the first round. He also competed with Jérémy Chardy as his partner in the doubles, but the pair was defeated by Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić in the first round. The second round saw him beat Chris Guccione in four sets, 6–7, 6–4, 6–1, 6–2. He defeated Mario Ančić in the third round, winning in straight sets, advancing to his fourth-round encounter with compatriot Gaël Monfils. Simon was leading in the first two sets before Monfils retired due to a wrist injury. He then played world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals, where he was dispatched, 2–6, 5–7, 5–7, although he had two set points in the second set.
He participated in the Davis Cup with other French team members Michaël Llodra, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, and Richard Gasquet. The team competed against the Czech Republic from 6–8 March. Simon lost, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–3 to Tomáš Berdych, and then played Radek Štěpánek (whom his fellow team member Tsonga beat). Simon lost to Štěpánek, 6–7, 3–6, 6–7, which gave the Czechs a 3–1 lead, and France was out of the Davis Cup in the first round for the first time since 2000.
He went into the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami ranked no. 7 in the world. After early round wins over former world no. 1 Lleyton Hewitt and Rainer Schüttler, he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the fourth round, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6. Simon competed at the Monte Carlo Masters against Andreas Beck in the men's singles, suffering a first-round loss of 5–7, 1–6.[14] This result caused his world ranking to drop 2 spots down to no.9.
Simon played at the Estoril Open as the top seed, before losing to Albert Montañés, 7–5, 4–6, 6–7, in the third round.[15] He competed with fellow players Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Jérémy Chardy, forming the French team at the ARAG World Team Cup in Düsseldorf. He lost to Robin Söderling and Rainer Schüttler.
He entered Roland Garros as the seventh seed and defeated Wayne Odesnik in five sets in the first round, and Robert Kendrick in straight sets. He was ousted by Victor Hănescu in the third round, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6.[16] During his third-round match, he also injured his right knee. Although he managed to finish the match, this knee injury would turned into a chronic problem that bothered him for a long time.
Simon competed at the AEGON Championships at Queens as the third seed, where he beat Grigor Dimitrov, but lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the third round.[17] At 2009 Wimbledon, Simon was the eighth seed. He defeated Bobby Reynolds and Thiago Alves in the first two rounds. He defeated Victor Hănescu in the third round with a comfortable 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 victory. He was ousted in the fourth round by unseeded Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero, 6–7, 3–6, 2–6.
Simon was the top seed at Stuttgart's MercedesCup and defeated Philipp Petzschner in the first round in straight sets before falling to Mischa Zverev, 3–6, 2–6. At the 2009 International German Open, after receiving a bye in the first round, he lost to wildcard Daniel Brands, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6.
During the 2009 US Open Series, he played at the 2009 Rogers Cup where he lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round. One week later, he played at the 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open in Cincinnati, where he defeated Nikolay Davydenko en route to the quarterfinals, where he would lose to world no. 4 Novak Djokovic. At the 2009 US Open, Simon equalled his best result of third round before retiring with a right knee injury during his third-round match against Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Simon then won his first title of 2009 at the 2009 PTT Thailand Open, where he defeated Viktor Troicki in the final, 7–5, 6–3. In Tokyo, Simon was third seeded, but fell to Mikhail Youzhny in the second round. A week later he played at the Shanghai Masters as the eight seed and received a bye in the first round. He beat Viktor Troicki and Tomáš Berdych, but lost to Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6.
Simon returned to France to play in Lyon and lost in the semifinal to Michaël Llodra, 7–6, 3–6, 6–7. At the next tournament in Valencia, he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinal. He continued to Bercy to play at the BNP Paribas Masters. He was seeded 11th and had a first-round bye. In the second round, he faced Ivan Ljubičić, whom he had never beaten in three previous meetings. In the third set of the match, Simon has a break point to go up 4–2. While lunging to return a wide serve, he aggravated a right knee injury that has been bothering him for half of the 2009 season. Although with his movement severely hampered, Simon decided to play on to finish the match in front of an enthusiastic home crowd. He went on to win the match, 6–3, 3–6, 7–6.[18] Two days later, he played his R3 match against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and lost, 2–6, 3–6.
In an interview during the Paris tournament, Simon said that the doctor had recommended that he take at least two months to recover from his knee injury.[19]
2010[link]
Gilles started the 2010 season with an exhibition event, the World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide. It started badly for him, as he struggled with injury. He lost three straight matches, including to the home favourite Bernard Tomic. Simon pulled out of the Australian Open due to his knee injury.[20] He did not make any appearances in the 2010 season until mid-February, at the 2010 Open 13 tournament in Marseille. As the fifth seed, he lost in the first round to Olivier Rochus, 5–7, 2–6 in Marseille. He then participated in the 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships as the eighth seed, but lost in the first round to Marcos Baghdatis, 6–7, 4–6. Continuing to struggle, he lost to Brian Dabul, 5–7, 4–6, in the second round of the 2010 BNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 in Indian Wells. He also lost to Horacio Zeballos in the second round of the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open.
The right knee injury eventually caused Simon to miss the entire spring European clay season, including the French Open.[21] He returned to the tour in mid-June, winning two rounds in Eastbourne before losing to Michaël Llodra, 1–6, 3–6, in the quarterfinals. Continued on to 2010 Wimbledon, Simon reached the third round before losing to Andy Murray, 1–6, 4–6, 4–6. He began the summer US hard court season by participating in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C. and won two rounds of matches, including a win over top 10 player Andy Roddick. He lost in the quarterfinals to David Nalbandian in three sets. However, he suffered first-round defeats in his next two ATP Masters 1000 series tournaments, the 2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto and the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open in Cincinnati, showing that he still had a long way to go to return to his top form and regain his confidence. He moved on to New York to take part in US Open, reaching the thirdround by defeating Donald Young in three sets and Philipp Kohlschreiber in five sets. He went on to meet the no. 1 player Rafael Nadal in the third round. Before the match, upon hearing about the birth of Simon's son, Nadal jokingly offered to buy Simon a flight ticket back to Europe to see his son before the match.[22] Simon stayed, and lost to Rafael Nadal in three sets.
After the US Open, Simon was picked to represent France in the semifinal of the Davis Cup because Tsonga was unavailable due to injury. He did not play any live rubber, but defeated Eduardo Schwank in a dead rubber, 7–6, 6–7, 6–3.
Simon then entered 2010 Open de Moselle as a wildcard. Originally, he did not plan to play the tournament because his son was supposed to be due that week. He took his newly extended family to Metz and eventually won the tournament by beating Mischa Zverev, 6–3, 6–2, in the final. This was his seventh career title, coming only weeks after the birth of his first child. During the award ceremony, he thanked his girlfriend for the support and called the victory a "family effort."[23]
The rest of 2010 was more ups and downs, indicating that after returning from the serious knee injury, he was still struggling to find his consistency. He went on to participate in two Asian tournaments. He beat Sam Querrey and Michael Berrer to reach the quarterfinals of the China Open in Beijing, but lost to Djokovic in two relatively easy sets. He then crashed out at the first round of the Shanghai Masters to Stanislas Wawrinka in two sets. After Asia, he returned to France to play Open Sud de France in Montpellier. During his second-round encounter, he was down a set and a break to David Nalbandian before fighting back to even the match at one all. He was then down a break again before coming back to beat the seeded player in three sets. He eventually lost in the quraterfinals to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets. The next tournament was the Valencia Open 500, where Simon beat two seeds (Fernando Verdasco and Nikolay Davydenko) en route to his semifinal appearance, only to lose to the Spanish qualifier Marcel Granollers in two sets. At the last tournament of the season, BNP Paribas Masters, Simon again came from behind to beat newcomer Andrey Golubev in three sets during their first-round encounter. However, in the seoncd round, after failing to convert numerous breakpoints in the beginning of set 1, a set that he eventually lost, Simon faded and lost the second set to the eventual title winner Robin Söderling in two easy sets.
In December 2010, Simon was picked to play the Davis Cup final for France, which was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia. The final was filled with controversies over which player was to be called on to play each match. France called on Simon to play Novak Djokovic in day 1, while others were expecting Michaël Llodra to play, based on Llodra's good form in the BNP Paribas Masters (including beating Djokovic in two sets). Simon lost the match in three sets. When France won the doubles and led 2–1 going into day 3, the French team seemed to be on its way to yet another Davis Cup victory. But day 3 opened with Djokovic in strong form defeating Monfils in three easy sets, leaving the championship to a deciding fifth match. The schedule originally stated that the fifth match was to be played by Janko Tipsarević and Simon. Last-minute replacement saw both replaced by their teammates Viktor Troicki and Michaël Llodra respectively. The fifth match ended in anti-climatic fashion with an overwhelming victory for Troicki in three sets. Serbia won the Davis Cup for the first time in history. France's defeat caused some to question the choice of Llodra to play Troicki when Simon has a 4–0 head-to-head record against the Serb. Nevertheless, everyone agrees that Troicki and the Serbian team had displayed convincing performances over their French opponent, and the victory was well deserved.[24]
2011[link]
Simon started his 2011 campaign by entering three tournaments in Australia: Brisbane, Sydney, and the Australian Open. He lost in the first round of Brisbane to Santiago Giraldo 3–6, 3–6. One week later, he beat Alexandr Dolgopolov and Ernests Gulbis in the quarterfinals and semifinals and then captured his eighth title by defeating Viktor Troicki 7–5, 7–6, in the final of the Sydney International. In the Australian Open, he lost to Roger Federer in the second round in a five-set match 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6. Simon went on to defeat Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 in Hamburg, capturing the most important title (in terms of ATP Rankings) of his career to date.
Simon reached the fourth round of Roland Garros but lost to Robin Soderling 6–2, 6–3, 7–6. At Wimbledon, he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the third round 7–6, 7–6, 7–5.
At the US Open, he advanced to the fourth round by defeating Ricardo Mello, Guillermo García-López, and Juan Martin del Potro in the third round in four sets 4–6, 7–6, 6–2, 7–6. He lost to John Isner in the fourth round 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6.
2012[link]
Simon started his season at the Brisbane International, where he made the semifinals. At the Australian Open, Simon went out in the second round.
He made the semifinals of the Open Sud de France and the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, where he went down against John Isner, 3-6, 6-1, 5-7. In Miami, he was defeated by Andy Murray in the fourth round, 3-6, 4-6.
He reached the semifinals at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters, defeating Janko Tipsarevic and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the third round and quarterfinals, respectively. He lost in the semifinals to champion Rafael Nadal, 3-6, 4-6.
He won the tournament in Bucharest, Romania, defeating Fabio Fognini in the final, 6-4, 6-3.
At the Masters 1000 event in Madrid, the lost in the third round to Janko Tipsarevic. In Rome, he lost to David Ferrer in the third round.
Playing style[link]
Simon is known for his endurance, agility, mental strength and tennis brain. His backhand is considered his best shot as he is capable of expertly creating angles and varying his shots in addition to taking the ball earlier and unleashing flat and penetrating backhand drives. He is also very capable on the forehand side, and his forehand is the wing with which he is able to attack opponents. His technique is seamless, and this enables him to absorb and redirect powerful shots. As mentioned before, he is also a tactical player who can vary his hit point on both sides, keeping the ball on his strings until the very last moment, and then suddenly taking the ball early with random injections of pace. This keeps his opponents off-guard; hence, although he is widely classed as a counter-puncher, it is often he who controls the points.
As his career kicked off in 2008, Simon began to work tirelessly on his volleys and net-game, and this has since come to form a prominent part of his game. Nowadays, he looks to sneak in and finish points off at the net whenever he can, and he often enjoys rushing to the net off the return to break up his opponent's rhythm on break points and important points in general.
While his return is one of the best parts of his game, his serve has also become a pivotal part of his game, and he often manages to find his best serves on the biggest points. In general, Simon is often overlooked in an era filled with powerful players and big servers. However, he is a very unique player with countless layers to his game.
Equipment[link]
Simon plays with a Head YouTek IG Prestige Pro and 2009 Team series bag, both from Head, a brand which he has endorsed.[25] His racquet is strung with Head IntelliTour 16 String. He is sponsored by Adidas.[26]
Major finals[link]
Masters Series finals[link]
Singles: 1 (0 Titles, 1 Runner-up)[link]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 2008 | Madrid |
Hard (i) | Andy Murray |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
ATP Career Finals[link]
Singles: 12 (10-2)[link]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | April 16, 2006 | Valencia, Spain |
Clay | Nicolás Almagro |
2–6, 3–6 |
| Winner | 1. | February 18, 2007 | Marseille, France |
Hard (i) |  Marcos Baghdatis |
6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Winner | 2. | September 16, 2007 |  Bucharest, Romania |
Clay | Victor Hănescu |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | May 24, 2008 |  Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay | Julien Benneteau |
7–5, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | July 20, 2008 | Indianapolis, United States |
Hard | Dmitry Tursunov |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | September 14, 2008 | Bucharest, Romania (2) |
Clay | Carlos Moyà |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2. | October 19, 2008 | Madrid, Spain |
Hard (i) | Andy Murray |
4–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Winner | 6. | September 28, 2009 |  Bangkok, Thailand |
Hard (i) | Viktor Troicki |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 7. | September 26, 2010 | Metz, France |
Hard (i) | Mischa Zverev |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 8. | January 15, 2011 | Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Viktor Troicki |
7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
| Winner | 9. | July 24, 2011 | Hamburg, Germany |
Clay | Nicolás Almagro |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Winner | 10. | April 29, 2012 | Bucharest, Romania (3) |
Clay | Fabio Fognini |
6–4, 6–3 |
Singles Performance Timeline[link]
Updated till 2012 French Open.
| Tournament | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | W–L | |
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| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | Q3 | 3R | 1R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 2R | 10–6 | |
| French Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | A | 4R | 3R | 8–7 | |
| Wimbledon | A | Q3 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 9–6 | ||
| US Open | Q1 | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 11–6 | ||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 11–4 | 3–2 | 9–4 | 3–2 | 38–25 | |
| Year-End Championship | |||||||||||
| ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | 2–2 | ||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | 2–1 | ||||||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | Q1 | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | QF | 8–6 | |
| Miami Masters | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 4R | 2R | QF | 4R | 7–6 | |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | Q1 | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | SF | 8–6 | |
| Rome Masters | A | Q2 | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 7–5 | |
| Madrid Masters | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | F | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | 9–4 | |
| Canada Masters | A | Q1 | 1R | A | SF | 3R | 1R | 1R | 6–5 | ||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | QF | 1R | QF | 8–6 | ||
| Shanghai Masters | Not Masters Series | QF | 1R | 3R | 3–3 | ||||||
| Paris Masters | A | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 4–6 | ||
| Hamburg Masters | A | Q1 | 3R | 2R | 2R | Not Masters Series | 4–3 | ||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 18 | 27 | 14 | 172 | |
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–2 | 3–4 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 10–12 | |
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 6–6 | 24–24 | 35–26 | 51–27 | 45–29 | 23–18 | 39–27 | 29–14 | 252–172 | |
| Year End Ranking | 177 | 124 | 45 | 29 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 12 | |||
ATP Tour career earnings[link]
| Year | Grand Slam singles titles |
ATP singles titles |
Total singles titles |
Earnings ($) | Money list rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147,393 | 140[27] |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 378,760 | 68[28] |
| 2007 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 560,655 | 38[29] |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1,425,489 | 7[30] |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $1,128,735 | 15[31] |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $532,413 | 58[32] |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 | $1,222,752 | 12[33] |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 | $565,383 | 20 [34] |
| Career | 0 | 9 | 9 | $6,130,672 | -- |
References[link]
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| Name | Simon, Gilles |
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| Short description | Tennis player |
| Date of birth | 1984–12–27 |
| Place of birth | Nice, France |
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| Country | Serbia |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco |
| Born | (1987-05-22) 22 May 1987 (age 25) Belgrade, Serbia |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 80.0 kg (176 lb; 12.60 st) |
| Turned pro | 2003 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money |
$36,889,162 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 427–116 (78.64%) |
| Career titles | 30 |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (4 July 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (28 May 2012)[1] |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2008, 2011, 2012) |
| French Open | SF (2007, 2008, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | W (2011) |
| US Open | W (2011) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2008) |
| Olympic Games |  Bronze Medal (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–44 (41.33%) |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 114 (30 November 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 546 (28 May 2012) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| French Open | 1R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 1R (2006) |
| Last updated on: 19:34, 1 June 2012 (UTC). | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| Competitor for Serbia |
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| Bronze | 2008 Beijing | Singles |
Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић or Novak Đoković; pronounced [nɔ̂ʋaːk dʑɔ̂ːkɔʋitɕ] ( listen); born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) since 4 July 2011. He has won five Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008, 2011 and 2012 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open. By winning three Majors in 2011, Djokovic became the sixth male player in the open era to win three Majors in a calendar year.
He is the first male player representing Serbia to win a Major singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semifinals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively.[4] Amongst other titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup in 2008 and was on the team which won the 2010 Davis Cup. He also won the bronze medal in singles at the Beijing Olympics in 2008. He has won 11 Masters 1000 series titles placing him joint fourth on the all time list. Djokovic has quickly moved up in the rankings of history. Tennis Channel ranked him number 40 [5], and former player Pat Cash said he is one of the greatest ever. [6]
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Early and personal life[link]
Djokovic was born 22 May 1987, in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, to father Srđan (Срђан) and mother Dijana (Дијана). His two younger brothers, Marko and Đorđe (Ђорђе) are also tennis players with professional aspirations.[2] Residing in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Djokovic has been coached since 2006 by a former Slovak tennis player Marián Vajda.[7] Similar to fellow pro Roger Federer, Djokovic is a self-described fan of languages, speaking four himself: his native Serbian, English, German, and Italian.[8][9] Since the end of 2005, Djokovic has been dating Jelena Ristić (Јелена Ристић).[10]
He started playing tennis at the age of four. In the summer 1993, the six-year-old was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić[11] at Serbian Mount Kopaonik where Djokovic's parents ran a fast-food parlour.[12] Upon seeing the dedicated and talented youngster in action, she stated: "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles."[2] Genčić worked with young Djokovic over the following six years before realizing that, due to his rapid development, going abroad in search of increased level of competition was the best option for his future. To that end, she contacted Nikola Pilić, and in September 1999, the 12-year-old moved to the Pilić tennis academy in Oberschleißheim, Germany, spending four years there.[13] At age 14, he began his international career, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.[2]
Djokovic is known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends. This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moyà, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.[14] He also did an impression of John McEnroe after his final preliminary game at the 2009 US Open, before playing a brief game with McEnroe, much to the delight of the audience. It is because of this jovial personality that he earned the nickname "Djoker", a portmanteau of his surname and the word joker. Novak Djokovic is a member of the "Champions for Peace" club, a group of famous elite athletes committed to serving peace in the world through sport, created by Peace and Sport, a Monaco-based international organization.[15]
Djokovic is a Serbian Orthodox Christian. On 28 April 2011, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia awarded Djokovic the Order of St. Sava I class, the highest decoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church, because he demonstrated love for the church, and because he provided assistance to the Serbian people, churches and monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church of Kosovo and Metohija.[16]
He is a keen fan of Serbian football club Red Star Belgrade,[17] Italian Serie A side A.C. Milan[18] and Portuguese club S.L. Benfica. Djokovic is good friends with fellow Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanović, whom he has known since the two were children growing up in Serbia.
Tennis career[link]
Early career[link]
As a member of the FR Yugoslavia national team, he reached the finals of the 2001 Junior Davis Cup for players under 14, in which he lost his match in singles.[19]
At the beginning of his professional career, Djokovic mainly played in Futures and Challenger tournaments, winning three of each type from 2003 to 2005. His first tour-level tournament was Umag in 2004, where he lost to Filippo Volandri in the round of 32. He made his first Grand Slam tournament appearance by qualifying for the 2005 Australian Open, where he was defeated by Marat Safin in the first round.
2006[link]
Djokovic briefly considered plans to move from Serbia to play for Britain.[20] He reached the top-40 world ranking due to a quarterfinal appearance at the French Open, and reaching the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Three weeks after Wimbledon, he won his maiden ATP title at the Dutch Open in Amersfoort without losing a set, defeating Nicolás Massú in the final. Djokovic won his second career title at the Open de Moselle in Metz, and moved into the top 20 for the first time in his career.
2007[link]
Djokovic began the year by defeating Australian Chris Guccione in the final of the ATP Adelaide, before losing in the fourth round of the Australian Open to eventual champion Roger Federer in straight sets. His performances at the Masters Series events in Indian Wells, California, and Key Biscayne, Florida, where he was the runner-up and champion respectively, pushed him into the world's top 10. Djokovic lost the Indian Wells final to Rafael Nadal, but defeated Nadal in Key Biscayne in the quarterfinals before defeating Guillermo Cañas for the title in the finals.
Right after his first master series title, he went back home to contribute to his country's attempt to get into the World Group of the Davis Cup competition. Serbia faced off the Republic of Georgia, and Djokovic won a point by defeating Georgia's George Chanturia. This was a tournament where he prepared for the later clay court season. Djokovic played in the Masters Series Monte Carlo Open, where he was defeated by David Ferrer in the third round, and in the Estoril Open, where he defeated Richard Gasquet in the final. Djokovic then reached the quarterfinals of both the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome and the Masters Series Hamburg, but lost to Nadal and Carlos Moyà respectively. At the French Open, Djokovic reached his first Major semifinal, losing to eventual champion Nadal.
During Wimbledon, Djokovic won a five-hour quarterfinal against Marcos Baghdatis. In his semifinal match against Rafael Nadal, he was forced to retire with elbow problems in the 3rd set after winning the first and losing the 2nd set.
Djokovic went on to win the Masters Series Rogers Cup in Montreal. He defeated world no. 3 Andy Roddick in the quarterfinals, world no. 2 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals, and world no. 1 Federer in the final. This was the first time a player had defeated the top three ranked players in one tournament since Boris Becker in 1994.[21] Djokovic was also only the second player, after Tomáš Berdych, to have defeated both Federer and Nadal since they became the top two players in the world. After this tournament, Björn Borg stated that Djokovic "is definitely a contender to win a Grand Slam (tournament)."[22] However, the following week at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Djokovic lost in the second round to Moyà in straight sets. Djokovic nevertheless reached the final of the US Open. Djokovic had five set points in the first set and two in the second set, but lost them all before losing the final to top-seeded Federer in straight sets. During the 2007 tournament, Djokovic emerged as a fan favorite with his on-court impressions of other players including Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, and Maria Sharapova.
Djokovic won his fifth title of the year at the BA-CA TennisTrophy in Vienna, defeating Stanislas Wawrinka in the final. His next tournament was the Mutua Madrileña Masters in Madrid, where he lost to David Nalbandian in the semifinals. Djokovic, assured of finishing the year as world no. 3, qualified for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup, but did not advance beyond the round robin matches.
He received the Golden Badge award for the best athlete in Serbia, and the Olympic Committee of Serbia declared him the best athlete.[23]
2008[link]
Djokovic started the year by playing the Hopman Cup with fellow Serbian world no. 3 Jelena Janković. While he won all his round-robin matches, the team lost 1–2 in the final to the second-seeded American team consisting of Serena Williams and Mardy Fish.
At the Australian Open, Djokovic reached his second consecutive Major final without dropping a set, including a victory over two-time defending champion Roger Federer in the semifinals. By reaching the semifinals, Djokovic became the youngest player to have reached the semifinals in all four Majors. In the final, Djokovic defeated unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets to earn Serbia's first Grand Slam singles title.[24] This marked the first time since the 2005 Australian Open that a Grand Slam singles title was not won by Federer or Nadal.
Djokovic's next tournament was the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost in the semifinals to Andy Roddick.
At the Masters Series Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, Djokovic won his ninth career singles title, defeating American Mardy Fish in the three-set final.
Djokovic won his tenth career singles title and fourth Master Series singles crown at the Internazionali d'Italia in Rome. The following week at the Hamburg Masters, Djokovic lost to Nadal in the semifinals. At the French Open, Djokovic was the third-seeded player behind Federer and Nadal. Djokovic lost to Nadal in the semifinals in straight sets.
On grass, Djokovic once again played Nadal, this time in the Artois Championships final in Queen's Club, London, losing in two sets. At Wimbledon, Djokovic was the third-seeded player; however, he lost in the second round to Marat Safin. This ended a streak of five consecutive Majors where he had reached at least the semifinals.
Djokovic then failed to defend his 2007 singles title at the Masters Series Rogers Cup in Toronto. He was eliminated in the quarterfinals by eighth-seeded Andy Murray. The following week at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, Djokovic advanced to the final, beating Nadal. In the final, he again lost to Murray in straight sets.
His next tournament was the Beijing Olympics, his first Olympics. He and Nenad Zimonjić, seeded second in men's doubles, were eliminated in the first round by the Czech pairing of Martin Damm and Pavel Vízner. Seeded third in singles, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Nadal. Djokovic then defeated James Blake, the loser of the other semifinal, in the bronze medal match.
After the Olympics, Djokovic entered the US Open as the third seed. He defeated Roddick in the quarterfinals. To a smattering of boos in a post-match interview, Djokovic criticized Roddick for accusing him of making excessive use of the trainer during matches. His run at the US Open ended in the semifinals when he lost to Federer in four sets, in a rematch of the 2007 US Open final.
Djokovic played four tournaments after the US Open. In a rematch of the 2008 Australian Open final, he lost in the final of the Thailand Open to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. In November, Djokovic was the second seed at the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai. In his first round-robin match, he defeated Argentine Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets. He then beat Nikolay Davydenko in three sets, before losing his final round robin match against Tsonga. Djokovic qualified for the semifinals, where he defeated Gilles Simon. In the final, Djokovic defeated Davydenko again to win his first Tennis Masters Cup title.
2009[link]
Djokovic started the year at the Brisbane International in Brisbane, Australia, where he was upset by Ernests Gulbis in the first round.[25] At the Medibank International in Sydney, he lost to Jarkko Nieminen in the semifinals.[26]
As defending champion at the Australian Open, Djokovic retired from his quarterfinal match with former world no. 1 Andy Roddick.[27]
After losing in the semifinals of the Open 13 tournament in Marseille to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Djokovic won the singles title at the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships, defeating David Ferrer to claim his twelfth career title. The following week, Djokovic was the defending champion at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, but lost to Roddick in the quarterfinals. At the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida, another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, Djokovic beat Federer in the semifinals, before losing to Andy Murray in the final.
Djokovic reached the final of the next ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters on clay, losing to Rafael Nadal in the final. At the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, another ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event, Djokovic was the defending champion, but again lost in the final.
Djokovic was the top seed at his hometown tournament, the Serbia Open in Belgrade. He defeated first-time finalist Łukasz Kubot to win his second title of the year.[28] As third seed at the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, Djokovic advanced to the semifinals without dropping a set. There, he faced Nadal and lost despite holding three match points. The match, at 4 hours and 3 minutes, was the longest three-set singles match on the ATP World Tour in the Open Era.[29] At the French Open, he lost in the third round to German Philipp Kohlschreiber.
Djokovic began his grass court season at the Gerry Weber Open where, after the withdrawal of Federer, he competed as the top seed. He advanced to the final, where he lost to German Tommy Haas.[30] Djokovic also lost to Haas in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon.[31]
During the US Open Series, Djokovic made the quarterfinals of the Rogers Cup in Montreal, before losing to Andy Roddick. At the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Djokovic defeated world no. 3 Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. He lost in the final to world no. 1 Roger Federer.[32] At the 2009 US Open, Djokovic made the semifinals, having dropped only two sets, defeating Ivan Ljubičić, 15th seed Radek Štěpánek and 10th seed Fernando Verdasco. He then lost to Roger Federer.[33]
At the China Open in Beijing, he defeated Victor Hănescu, Viktor Troicki, Fernando Verdasco, and Robin Söderling en route to the final, where he defeated Marin Čilić in straight sets to win his third title of the year.[34] At the inaugural Shanghai ATP Masters 1000, Djokovic lost in the semifinals to Nikolay Davydenko.
At the Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel, Djokovic defeated Jan Hernych to make it to the quarterfinals.[35] He then recovered from a deficit to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarterfinals. He won the semifinals against Radek Štěpánek. In the final, he defeated home favourite and three-time defending champion Roger Federer to win his fourth title of the year.[36]
At the last Masters 1000 event of the year at the BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, Djokovic won his first Masters 1000 title of the year. He defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.[37] In the final, Djokovic prevailed over Gaël Monfils.[38]
Coming into the year-ending ATP World Tour Finals in London as the defending champion, Djokovic defeated Nikolay Davydenko in his first round-robin match.[39] In his second match, he lost to Robin Söderling.[40] Despite victory over Rafael Nadal in his third round-robin match, Djokovic failed to make the semifinals.[41]
Djokovic ended the year as the world no. 3 for the third consecutive year. Djokovic played 97 matches throughout the year, the most of any player on the ATP World Tour, with a 78–19 win-loss record. In addition to leading the ATP World Tour in match wins, he reached a career best 10 finals, winning 5 titles.
2010[link]
Djokovic started his year by playing in the Kooyong Classic, an exhibition event. In his first match, he defeated Tommy Haas, but lost to Fernando Verdasco in his second.[42]
At the Australian Open, Djokovic was eliminated in the quarterfinals by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in five sets.[43] Despite the loss, Djokovic attained a career-high ranking of world no. 2.
He reached the semifinals of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam, losing to Mikhail Youzhny. At the Dubai Tennis Championships in the U.A.E., Djokovic reached the final, defeating Mikhail Youzhny to win his first title of the year.[44]
He then took part in Serbia's Davis Cup tie against the USA on clay in Belgrade. He helped Serbia reach their first quarterfinal in the Davis Cup 3–2 victory, defeating Sam Querrey and John Isner.
At the Indian Wells Masters, he lost in the fourth round to Ivan Ljubičić. At the Miami Masters, he lost in his opening match to Olivier Rochus. Djokovic then announced that he had ceased working with Todd Martin as his coach.[45]
In his first clay-court tournament of the year at the Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, top-seeded Djokovic reached the semifinals with wins over Stanislas Wawrinka and David Nalbandian. There, he lost to Fernando Verdasco. Djokovic again lost to Verdasco at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome, this time in the quarterfinals.[46]
As the defending champion at his hometown event, the Serbia Open in Belgrade, he withdrew in the quarterfinals while trailing Filip Krajinović.[47]
Djokovic entered the 2010 French Open seeded third. He defeated Evgeny Korolev, Kei Nishikori, Victor Hănescu, and Robby Ginepri en route to the quarterfinals, where he lost to Jürgen Melzer in five sets.[48]
Djokovic entered the 2010 Wimbledon Championships as third seed, defeating Olivier Rochus, Taylor Dent, Albert Montañés, Lleyton Hewitt, and Yen-Hsun Lu en route to the semifinals, which he lost to Tomáš Berdych in straight sets.
Djokovic then competed at the Rogers Cup in Toronto, where he lost to Roger Federer in the semifinals. Djokovic also competed in doubles with Rafael Nadal in a one-time, high-profile partnership. That hadn't happened since 1976, when Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe as world no.1 and no.2 paired together as a doubles team.[49] They lost in the first round to Canadians Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. Djokovic lost in the quarterfinals of the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati to Andy Roddick.
As the third seed at the US Open, Djokovic came very close to losing in his opening round against Viktor Troicki in extreme heat. He then defeated Philipp Petzschner, James Blake and Mardy Fish, and number 17 seed Gaël Monfils, all in straight sets to reach the US Open semifinals for the fourth consecutive year. In the semifinals, Djokovic defeated Roger Federer in five sets after saving 2 match points with forehand winners while serving to stay in the match at 4–5 in the 5th set. It was Djokovic's first victory over Federer at the US Open in four attempts, and his first victory over Federer in a Major since the 2008 Australian Open. Djokovic lost to Nadal in the final, a match that saw Nadal complete his career Grand Slam.
After helping Serbia defeat the Czech Republic 3–2 to make it to the Davis Cup final, Djokovic competed at the China Open as the top seed and defending champion. He won the title for the second successive year, after defeating Maoxin Gong, Mardy Fish (walkover), Gilles Simon, and John Isner en route to the final. Djokovic then defeated David Ferrer in the final.
At the Shanghai Masters, Djokovic made a semifinal appearance, losing to Roger Federer.
Djokovic played his final tournament of the year at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. Djokovic was placed in Group A along with Rafael Nadal, Tomáš Berdych, and Andy Roddick. Djokovic won his first round-robin match against Berdych. He next lost to Nadal. He defeated Roddick in his final round-robin match and advanced to the semifinals. He lost to Roger Federer in two sets.
Djokovic went on to win his two singles rubbers in Serbia's Davis Cup finals victory over France. This started a long unbeaten run that went on into 2011. Djokovic finished the year ranked world no. 3, his fourth successive finish at this position.
He was awarded the title "Serbian Sportsman of the year" by the Olympic Committee of Serbia[50] and "Serbian Athlete of the year" by DSL Sport.[51]
2011[link]
Main article: 2011 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Djokovic won ten tournaments in 2011,[12] including Grand Slam tournament victories at the Australian Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.[12] Djokovic also captured a record-breaking five ATP World Tour Masters 1000 titles,[12][52] and set a new record for the most prize money won in a single season on the ATP World Tour (12.0 million dollars).[12] His level dropped at season's end beginning with a back injury and ended with a poor showing at the ATP World Tour Finals. Djokovic finished the season with a 70–6 record and No. 1 in the world. Pete Sampras declared Djokovic's season as the best he has ever seen in his lifetime, calling it "one of the best achievements in all of sports."[53] Boris Becker called Djokovic's season "one of the very best years in tennis of all time," adding that it "may not be the best statistically, but he’s beaten Federer, he’s beaten Nadal, he’s beaten everybody that came around to challenge him in the biggest tournaments in the world."[54] Rafael Nadal, who lost to Djokovic in six finals on three different surfaces, described Djokovic's performances as "probably the highest level of tennis that I ever saw."[55] Djokovic was named 2011 ITF World Champion.[56]
2012[link]
Main article: 2012 Novak Djokovic tennis season
Djokovic began his season winning at the 2012 Australian Open. He won his first four rounds against Paolo Lorenzi,[57] Santiago Giraldo, Nicolas Mahut and Lleyton Hewitt respectively. In the quarter-finals he defeated David Ferrer in three sets. In the semifinal, Djokovic beat Andy Murray in five sets (7–5 in the fifth set) after 4 hours and 50 minutes, coming back from a two-sets-to-one deficit and fending off break points at 5-all in the fifth set .[58] In the final, Djokovic beat Rafael Nadal in five sets, coming from a break down in the final set to win 7–5. At 5 hours and 53 minutes, the match was the longest final in Open Era Grand Slam history, as well as the longest match in Australian Open history, surpassing the 5 hour and 14 minute 2009 semifinal between Nadal and Fernando Verdasco.[59]
Djokovic was beaten by John Isner in the semifinals at Indian Wells. He successfully defended his title in Miami.
In the Monte Carlo final, he lost in straight sets 3-6 1-6 to Nadal, unable to prevent Nadal from earning his record-breaking eighth consecutive title there.
Djokovic also lost in straight sets 7-5 6-3 to Nadal at the Rome Masters 2012 final.[60]
Davis Cup[link]
In 2006, Djokovic got the decisive win on 9 April, against Great Britain by defeating Greg Rusedski in four sets in the fourth match, giving his team an unsurmountable 3–1 lead in their best-of-five series, thus keeping Serbia and Montenegro in the Group One Euro/African Zone of Davis Cup. Following this match-up, a lot of media buzz appeared about Djokovic's camp negotiating with the Lawn Tennis Association about changing his international loyalty by joining British tennis ranks.[20] Nineteen-year-old Djokovic, who was no.63 on the ATP list at the time, mostly dismissed the story at first by saying that the talks were not serious, describing them as "the British being very kind to us after the Davis Cup".[61] However, more than three years later, in October 2009, Djokovic confirmed that the talks between his family and the LTA throughout April and May 2006, were indeed serious:
Britain was offering me a lot of opportunities and they needed someone because Andy [Murray] was the only one, and still is. That had to be a disappointment for all the money they invest. But I didn't need the money as much as I had done. I had begun to make some for myself, enough to afford to travel with a coach, and I said, 'Why the heck?' I am Serbian, I am proud of being a Serbian, I didn't want to spoil that just because another country had better conditions. If I had played for Great Britain, of course I would have played exactly as I do for my country but deep inside, I would never have felt that I belonged. I was the one who took the decision.[62]
By winning all three of his matches, Djokovic played a key role in the 2007 play-off win over Australia, promoting the Serbia Davis Cup team to World Group in 2008. In Serbia's tie against Russia in early 2008, in Moscow, Djokovic was sidelined due to influenza and was forced to miss his first singles match. He returned to win his doubles match, teaming with Nenad Zimonjić, before being forced to retire during his singles match with Nikolay Davydenko. Djokovic also had a big role in promoting Serbia to the 2009 World Group. On 6–8 March 2010, he played the key role in bringing Serbia to World Group quarterfinals for the first time in its independent history, winning both singles matches in the home tie against United States (against Sam Querrey and John Isner). Later, Serbia progressed to the Davis Cup final, following the victories over Croatia (4–1) and Czech Republic (3–2). Serbia came from 1–2 down to defeat France in the final tie 3–2 in Belgrade to win the nation's first Davis Cup Championship. In the final, Djokovic scored two singles points for Serbia, defeating Gilles Simon and Gaël Monfils.[63] He was the backbone of the Serbian squad, going 7–0 in singles rubbers to lead the nation to the title, although the honour of winning the deciding rubber in the final went to compatriot Viktor Troicki.
In the semi finals of the 2011 Davis Cup Djokovic played a crucial rubber match for Serbia against Juan Martin Del Potro playing for Argentina, which he lost 6–7, 0–3 having to retire after reaggravating a back injury sustained during the US Open tournament, which secured Argentina's place in the final defeating Serbia 3–2. This marked Djokovic's third loss of his 2011 season, and his second retirement.[64]
Rivalries[link]
Djokovic vs. Nadal[link]
Main article: Djokovic–Nadal rivalry
Djokovic and Nadal have met 32 times (the sixth-most head-to-head meetings in the Open Era)[65] with Nadal having a 18–14 advantage.[66] Nadal leads on grass 2–1 and clay 11–2, but Djokovic leads on hard courts 11–5.[66] This rivalry is listed as the third greatest rivalry in the last decade by ATPworldtour.com[67] and is considered by many to be the emerging rivalry.[68][69] Djokovic is the first player to have at least ten match wins against Nadal and the only person to defeat Nadal seven times consecutively.[70] The two share the record for the longest Australian Open and Grand Slam final match ever played (5 hours and 53 minutes), which was the 2012 Australian Open final,[71] as well as the record for the longest match played in a best-of-three sets (4 hours and 3 minutes) which was the 2009 Mutua Madrid Open semifinal.[72] In the 2011 Wimbledon final, Djokovic won in four sets, which was his first victory over Nadal in a Major.[73] By doing so, he became the only person other than Federer to defeat Nadal in a Grand Slam tournament final. Djokovic also defeated Nadal in the 2011 US Open Final to capture his third major title of the year and fourth overall. By beating Nadal, Djokovic became the second player to defeat Nadal in more than one Grand Slam final (the other being Federer), and the only player to beat Nadal in a Slam final on a surface other than grass. In 2012, Djokovic defeated Nadal in the Australian Open final which made Nadal the first player to lose in three consecutive Grand Slam finals.
At the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in April, Nadal finally beat Djokovic for the first time since November 2010. They had met in seven finals from January 2011 to January 2012, all of which Djokovic won. In the final at Monte Carlo, an in-form Nadal defeated Novak, 6–3, 6–1.
Djokovic vs. Federer[link]
Main article: Djokovic–Federer rivalry
Djokovic and Federer have met 25 times, with Federer leading 14–11. Federer leads on all surfaces, although they have never met on grass. Djokovic is the only player other than Nadal who has defeated Federer in consecutive Grand Slam tournament matches.[4] Federer ended Djokovic's 41-match winning start to the 2011 season at the 2011 French Open semi-finals which many consider to be a classic match.[74] Djokovic played Federer in his first Major final at the 2007 US Open and lost in three sets.[75] Djokovic has the second-most wins against Federer (after Nadal). The two have met twice in Australian Open (in 2008 and 2011) both of which Djokovic won in straight sets. The two have met five years in a row at the US Open with Federer triumphant in their first three encounters while their last two meetings (in 2010 and 2011) were five-set matches in which Djokovic saved two match points before going on to win.
Djokovic vs. Murray[link]
Djokovic and Murray have met 13 times with Djokovic leading 8–5. Djokovic leads 2–0 on clay, and 6–5 on hard courts. The two went to training camp together, and Murray won the first match they ever played as teenagers. The pair have met 5 times in finals, with Murray leading 3–2, however, their most important final was the 2011 Australian Open final, in which Djokovic won in straight sets.[76] The other four finals were all ATP Masters 1000 finals, with Murray winning the first three in straight sets. But Djokovic defeated Murray in the most recent final in straight sets. They also played a nearly five-hour long semifinal match in the 2012 Australian Open, which Djokovic won 7–5 in the fifth set after Murray led 2 sets to 1.
Playing style and equipment[link]
Djokovic is an all-court player with emphasis on aggressive baseline play.[77] His groundstrokes from both wings are consistent, deep, and penetrating. His backhand is widely regarded as the best in today's game. His best weapon is his backhand down the line, with great pace and precision. He is also known as one of the greatest movers on the court with superior agility, court coverage and defensive ability. After great technical difficulties during the 2009 season, his serve is one of his major weapons again, winning him many free points; his first serve is typically hit flat, while he prefers to slice and kick his second serves wide.[77] Occasionally, Djokovic employs a well-disguised backhand underspin drop shot and sliced backhand. His drop shots still tend to be a drawback when hit under pressure and without proper preparation.[78]
Djokovic commented on the modern style of play, including his own, in interview with Jim Courier after his semifinal win against Andy Murray in the 2012 Australian Open tournament:[79]
| “ | I had a big privilege and honour to meet personally today Mr. Laver, and he is one of the biggest, and greatest players ever to play the game, thank you for staying this late, sir, thank you ... even though it would actually be better if we played a couple times serve and volley, but we don’t know to play ... we are mostly around here [points to the area near the baseline], we are running, you know, around the baseline ... | ” |
Entering the pro circuit, Djokovic used Wilson rackets, continuing so until the end of 2008. At that time, he switched to Head rackets, using a custom paint job of the Head YouTek Speed Pro racquet. Starting with 2011 Australian Open, he began using Head's YouTek IG Speed MP 18/20. Djokovic uses a hybrid of Head Natural Gut in the mains and Luxilon Alu Power in the crosses.
After his 2011 victory in Montreal, tennis coach Nick Bollettieri stated that Djokovic is the most "complete" player of all time.[80] He has the backhand, forehand, serve, second serve, movement, mentality, and can play equally well on any surface. In assessing his 2011 season, Jimmy Connors said that Djokovic gives his opponents problems by playing "a little bit old-school, taking the ball earlier, catching the ball on the rise, (and) driving the ball flat." Connors adds that a lot of the topspin that Djokovic's opponents drive at him comes right into his zone, thus his ability to turn defense into offense well.[81]
Coaching and personal team[link]
From fall 2005 until June 2006, Djokovic was coached by Riccardo Piatti who divided his time between the 18-year-old and Ivan Ljubičić. Player and coach reportedly parted ways over the latter's refusal to work full time with Djokovic.[82]
Since June 2006, Djokovic has been coached by Slovakian former professional tennis player Marián Vajda. They met for the first time during that year's French Open, after which Vajda got hired to be the 19-year-old's coach. On occasion Djokovic employed additional coaches on part-time basis: in 2007, during the spring hardcourt season, he worked with Australian doubles ace Mark Woodforde with specific emphasis on volleys and net play while from August 2009 until April 2010 American Todd Martin joined the coaching team, a period marked by his ill-fated attempt to change Djokovic's serve motion.[83]
Since early 2007, Djokovic has been working with physiotherapist Miljan Amanović who was previously employed by Red Star Belgrade basketball team and NBA player Vladimir Radmanović.[84] In April 2009, Djokovic hired Austrian Gebhard Phil-Gritsch (formerly worked with Thomas Muster) to join the team in fitness coach capacity.[85][86]
In July 2010, before the Davis Cup clash away at Croatia, Djokovic made another addition to his team – nutritionist Igor Četojević who additionally focuses on Chinese medicine and does acupuncture.[87] He discovered the tennis player suffers from gluten intolerance and cannot eat gluten, purging it from his diet. It appeared to have worked as Djokovic began feeling stronger, quicker, and much more fit. After Djokovic's Wimbledon win in July 2011, Četojević left the team.[88]
Sponsorships and business ventures[link]
Djokovic endorses Serbian telecommunications company Telekom Srbija and German nutritional supplement brand FitLine.[89]
Since turning professional in 2003, Djokovic wore Adidas clothing and footwear. At the end of 2009, Djokovic signed a 10-year deal with the Italian clothing company Sergio Tacchini after Adidas refused to extend his clothing contract (choosing instead to sign Andy Murray).[90] Since Sergio Tacchini doesn't make shoes, he continued with Adidas as his choice of footwear. From 2011, Djokovic began to wear custom Red and Blue Adidas Barricade 6.0's shoes, referring to the colours of the Serbian national flag. On May 23, 2012, Uniqlo has appointed Djokovic as its global brand ambassador. The five-year partnership, will see Djokovic promoting the Uniqlo brand where Djokovic debut his newly designed Uniqlo match wear to spectators in Paris' Roland-Garros French Open Tennis Tournament and to a worldwide TV audience on May 27.
Djokovic did television commercial spots and print ads for supermarket chain Idea, the Serbian arm of Croatian supermarket retailer Konzum as well as for rival Serbian supermarket chain DIS Trgovina.
In August 2011, Djokovic became the brand ambassador of Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet.[91] Less than a month later, Djokovic signed a sponsorship deal with German car company Mercedes-Benz.[92] In March 2012, Djokovic was announced by Bombardier Aerospace as its latest Learjet brand ambassador, thus joining the likes of actor and pilot John Travolta, architect Frank Gehry, maestro Valery Gergiev, and classical pianist Lang Lang.[93]
The business end of Djokovic's career was initially handled by Israeli managers Amit Naor and Allon Khakshouri. In June 2008, he signed with CAA Sports.[94]
Investments[link]
In 2005, as Djokovic moved up the tennis rankings, his family founded a legal entity in Serbia named Family Sport. Registered as a limited liability company, its initial focus was the restaurant business. The company's day-to-day operations are mostly handled by Novak's father Srdjan and uncle Goran expanded its activities into real estate, sports/entertainment event organization, and sports apparel distribution.[citation needed]
The company opened theme cafés named Novak Café, as well as Novak Café & Restaurant in the Belgrade's municipality of Novi Beograd.
In February 2008, the company reached an agreement with local authorities in the city of Kragujevac about jointly entering into a real estate development deal that was to include 4 hectares of city-owned land at Veliki Park being developed into a tennis center with 14 courts. But by 2010 the company pulled out of these plans.[95][96]
In March 2008, Family Sport won a municipal authority-organized tender in Novi Beograd by submitting an €11 million bid for the 3.8 hectares of land located in Ivan Ribar neighbourhood;[97] with the ambitious plan to build a big tennis center there.[98][99][100] As of fall 2011, construction is yet to commence.
In 2009, the company managed to buy an ATP tournament known as the Dutch Open and bring it to Serbia where it became – Serbia Open. With the help of Belgrade city authorities, the tournament's inaugural edition was held during May 2009 at the city-owned 'Milan Gale Muškatirović' courts, located at an attractive spot in Dorćol neighbourhood.[101]
On Monday, 4 July 2011, one day after Djokovic won Wimbledon, Family Sport organized the homecoming reception in front of the National Assembly building with more than 80,000 people gathering to greet him.[102][103]
Career statistics[link]
Main article: Novak Djokovic career statistics
From the 2010 Davis Cup finals to the 2011 French Open, Djokovic had a 43-match win streak, placing him behind Guillermo Vilas (46 matches in 1977) and Ivan Lendl (44 matches in 1981/1982).[104][105]
He won 41 straight matches from the start of 2011 until the French Open semi-finals,[105] second only to John McEnroe's record (he started 42–0 in 1984[106]).
Novak Djokovic is one of only four players (besides David Nalbandian, Andy Murray, and Rafael Nadal) to beat Roger Federer three times in one calendar year, and one of only two players (Juan Martin Del Potro being the other) to beat both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in a Grand Slam in consecutive matches. He is the only player who can claim to have beaten both Federer and Nadal in the same tournament on 4 different occasions (Montreal 2007, Indian Wells 2011, US Open 2011,). He is also the youngest player in the Open Era to defeat the top three players in succession and he achieved this when he defeated world number three Andy Roddick, world number two Nadal, and World number one Federer in the 2007 Rogers Cup. He is one of only two players to have defeated Federer at the semifinal stage or later on more than one occasion in Grand Slam tournaments, and also at consecutive tournaments (the other being Nadal).[citation needed]
His five Masters titles in 2011 are a season record.[citation needed]
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline[link]
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2012 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | W | QF | QF | W | W | 3 / 8 | 32–5 | 86.49 |
| French Open | A | A | 2R | QF | SF | SF | 3R | QF | SF | 0 / 7 | 25–7 | 78.12 | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | 3R | 4R | SF | 2R | QF | SF | W | 1 / 7 | 27–6 | 81.81 | |
| US Open | A | A | 3R | 3R | F | SF | SF | F | W | 1 / 7 | 33–6 | 84.62 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 9–4 | 19–4 | 18–3 | 15–4 | 19–4 | 25–1 | 7–0 | 5 / 29 | 117–24 | 82.98 |
Grand Slam tournament finals[link]
Singles: 7 (5 titles, 2 runner-ups)[link]
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2007 | US Open | Hard |  Roger Federer |
6–7(4–7), 6–7(2–7), 4–6 |
| Winner | 2008 | Australian Open | Hard | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(7–2) |
| Runner-up | 2010 | US Open (2) | Hard | Rafael Nadal |
4–6, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2011 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Andy Murray |
6–4, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2011 | Wimbledon | Grass | Rafael Nadal |
6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Winner | 2011 | US Open | Hard | Rafael Nadal |
6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
| Winner | 2012 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Rafael Nadal |
5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
Awards and honours[link]
List of awards[link]
- Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia and Montenegro (1): 2005[citation needed]
- Best Male Tennis Player in Serbia (6): 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011[citation needed]
- DSL Sport Golden Badge (3): 2007, 2010, 2011[107]
- Best Sportsman by OCS (3): 2007, 2010, 2011[citation needed]
- BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year (1): 2011[citation needed]
- GQ ACE of the Year (1): 2011[108]
- AIPS Athletes of the Year (1): 2011[citation needed]
- Golden Bagel Award (1): 2011[109]
- ATP Most Improved Player of the Year (2): 2006, 2007[citation needed]
- ATP Player of the Year (1): 2011[citation needed]
- ITF World Champion (1): 2011[56]
- Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year (1): 2012[citation needed]
Orders and special awards[link]
- Order of St. Sava
- Order of the Karađorđe's Star
- Vermillion Medal for Physical Education and Sports (by Albert II, Prince of Monaco)[110]
- Order of Saint Sava
On 28 April 2011, in Belgrade, Patriarch Irinej of Serbia awarded Djokovic the Order of St. Sava I class, the highest decoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church. The order was given to him because he demonstrated love for the church, and because he provided assistance to the Serbian people, churches and monasteries of the Serbian Orthodox Church in Kosovo and Metohija.[16]
Records[link]
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis and in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series since 1990.
- Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
| Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 French Open — 2008 Australian Open |
Youngest player to have reached the semi-finals of all four Majors (20 years, 250 days old) | Stands alone |
| 2012 Australian Open | Longest Grand Slam final match (with Rafael Nadal)[111] | Stands alone |
| Grand Slam tournaments | Time Span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2011–2012 | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Roger Federer |
| Time span | Other selected records | Players matched |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Winner of the hard court treble (Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami) | Pete Sampras Roger Federer |
| 2011 | Player to qualify earliest for the ATP World Tour Finals – 18 weeks, 6 days | Stands alone |
| 2011 | 5 Masters 1000 titles in 1 season | Stands alone |
| 2011 | 3 consecutive Masters 1000 titles | Rafael Nadal |
| 2011 | 31 consecutive Masters 1000 match victories | Stands alone |
| 2011 | 6 Masters 1000 finals in 1 season | Roger Federer |
| 2009 | Longest best-of-three sets men's singles match ever played (4 hours, 3 minutes)[112] | Rafael Nadal |
| 2007 | Youngest player to defeat the top 3 players in succession | Stands alone |
| 2007–2009 | 91 consecutive weeks at World number 3 | Stands alone |
| 2011 | 5 consecutive match wins against World No. 1 player in finals (Rafael Nadal)[a] | Stands alone |
| 2011 | Most prize money in one season ($12,619,803) | Stands alone |
| 2007–2010 | 4 years ended at World number 3 | Jimmy Connors |
In popular culture[link]
In 2009, and 2010, Djokovic won an Oscar Of Popularity for the most popular male athlete in Serbia.[113]
He was a special guest in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade. He threw a big tennis ball into the crowd, announcing the start of the voting. Together with the presenter of the show Željko Joksimović, Djokovic sang a song about Belgrade.[114]
Djokovic is also featured in the music video for the song "Hello" by Martin Solveig and Dragonette. The video, filmed at Stade Roland Garros, shows Solveig facing off against Bob Sinclar, another DJ, in a tennis match. When the referee calls a crucial ball "Out", Djokovic enters the arena and convinces the referee otherwise.[115]
In 2010, the Serbian blues-rock band Zona B recorded the song "The Joker", dedicating it to Djokovic.[116][117]
On 25 June 2011, its seventieth Congress in Chicago, all the members unanimously awarded Djokovic the Order of Serbian National Defense in America I class, the highest decoration of the SND. The order was given to him because of his merits in the international sport scene and his contributions to the reputation of Serbs and Serbia around the world.[118]
Owing to his extroverted personality, fluency in several languages, and willingness to go along with comedic concepts, Djokovic became a fixture on entertainment-based TV talk shows around the globe immediately upon achieving a measure of prominence via results on the tennis court. After winning the Australian Open, his first major, in early 2008, Djokovic appeared on American late-night programme The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Throughout spring 2009, during ATP Master Series tournaments in Madrid and Rome, respectively, the Serb was a guest on Pablo Motos' show El Hormiguero[119] followed by an appearance on the Fiorello Show hosted by Italian comedian Rosario Fiorello.[120] Djokovic's television appearances particularly intensified during his amazing run of form throughout 2011: after winning Wimbledon and reaching number one spot on the ATP list, he again appeared on Leno's Tonight Show as well as on Conan O'Brien's show on TBS. Djokovic's dramatic win at the US Open was followed by another television blitz including spots on Live with Regis and Kelly, CBS' The Early Show, NBC's Today as well as a walk-on appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. In mid-November 2011, he made a triumphant return to Rai 1's Fiorello Show. In late November during the ATP World Tour Finals in London he was a guest on Sir David Frost's interview programme Frost Over the World on Al Jazeera English.
He was voted the 19th most influential man on AskMen.com's Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2011. On invitation from film producer Avi Lerner, Djokovic became part of the high-budget Hollywood movie production The Expendables 2 in a cameo playing himself,[121] which he shot on 29 November 2011 in a warehouse in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia.[122] He appeared on the cover of Italian GQ's March 2012 issue.[123]
He was a guest on the CBS show 60 minutes. He was one of TIME magazines 100 Most Influential People in 2012.
Footnotes[link]
- a Djokovic proceeded to defeat Nadal at the 2011 US Open and 2012 Australian Open, where their rankings were by then reversed
See also[link]
- ATP World Tour Awards
- ATP World Tour records
- List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players
- List of Grand Slam men's singles champions
- List of non-Grand Slam tennis statistics and records
- List of open era tennis records
- Tennis performance timeline comparison (men)
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Further reading[link]
- Grossekathöfer, Maik (7 October 2011). "Street Fighter, Artist and Patriot: Tennis Star Djokovic Is the Pride of New Serbia". Der Spiegel. http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,790484,00.html. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
- Price, S.L. (23 May 2011). "Staring Down History". Sports Illustrated 114 (21). http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1186004/index.htm. Retrieved 9 June 2011.
- Scocca, Tom (29 November 2011). "Novak Djokovic: GQ Men of the Year 2011". GQ. http://www.gq.com/moty/2011/novak-djokovic-gq-men-of-the-year-issue. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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| Name | Đoković, Novak |
| Alternative names | Ђоковић, Новак; Djokovic, Novak |
| Short description | Serbian tennis player |
| Date of birth | 22 May 1987 |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, SFR Yugoslavia |
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Roger Federer (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːdəʁɐ]) (born 8 August 1981) is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP No. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks from 2 February 2004 to 18 August 2008.[2] Federer has occupied the #1 ranking for 285 overall weeks, one week short of the record 286 weeks held by Pete Sampras. As of 28 May 2012, he is ranked World No. 3. Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles. He is one of seven male players to capture the career Grand Slam and one of three (with Andre Agassi and Rafael Nadal) to do so on three different surfaces (clay, grass, and hard courts). He is the only male player in tennis history to have reached the title match of each Grand Slam tournament at least five times and also the final at each of the nine ATP Masters 1000 Tournaments. Many sports analysts, tennis critics, and former and current players consider Federer to be the greatest tennis player of all time.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Federer has appeared in an unprecedented 23 career Grand Slam tournament finals, including a men's record ten in a row, and appeared in 18 of 19 finals from the 2005 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open, the lone exception being the 2008 Australian Open. He holds the record of reaching the semifinals or better of 23 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments over five and a half years, from the 2004 Wimbledon Championships through the 2010 Australian Open.[10] At the 2012 Australian Open, he reached a record 31st consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal. During the course of his run at the 2012 French Open in Roland Garros, Federer eclipsed Jimmy Connors long standing record of 233 match wins in Grand Slam tournaments when he defeated Adrian Ungur in a second round match.
Federer has won a record six ATP World Tour Finals and 20 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournaments. He also won the Olympic gold medal in doubles with his compatriot Stanislas Wawrinka at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. He spent eight years (2003–2010) continuously in the top 2 in the year-end rankings and nine (2003–2011) in the Top 3, also a record among male players. His rivalry with Rafael Nadal is considered one of the greatest of all time in the sport. Federer is greatly respected by fans and by fellow players alike as shown by the fact that he has won the ATPWorldTour.com Fans' Favorite Award a record nine consecutive times (2003–2011) and the Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award (which is voted for by the players themselves) a record seven times overall and six times consecutively (2004–2009, 2011). Federer also won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of the Year Award in 2006. In 2011, he was voted the second most trusted and respected person in the world, second only to Nelson Mandela.[11][12]
As a result of Federer's successes in tennis, he was named the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year for a record four consecutive years (2005–2008)[13] and in 2012 he topped a list of the "100 greatest tennis players of all time" (male or female) by Tennis Channel.[14] He is often referred to as the Federer Express[15] or abbreviated to Fed Express, or FedEx, the Swiss Maestro,[15] or simply Maestro.[15][16][17][18]
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Personal life[link]
Childhood and early life[link]
Federer was born in Binningen, Arlesheim near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South African-born Lynette Durand.[19] He holds both Swiss and South African citizenships.[20] He grew up in nearby Münchenstein, close to the French and German borders and speaks Swiss German, German, French and English fluently, Swiss German being his native language.[19][21][22] He was raised as a Roman Catholic and met Pope Benedict XVI while playing the 2006 Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome.[23] Like all male Swiss citizens, Federer was subject to compulsory military service in the Swiss Armed Forces. However, in 2003 he was deemed unfit due to a long-standing back problem and was subsequently not required to fulfill his military obligation.[24] Federer himself also credits the range of sports he played as a child—he also played badminton and basketball—for his hand-eye coordination. "I was always very much more interested if a ball was involved," he says. Most tennis prodigies, by contrast, play tennis to the exclusion of all other sports.[25]
Marriage and family[link]
Federer is married to former Women's Tennis Association player Mirka Vavrinec. He met her while both were competing for Switzerland in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Vavrinec retired from the tour in 2002 because of a foot injury and has since been working as Federer's public relations manager.[26] They were married in Basel on 11 April 2009, surrounded by a small group of close friends and family at Wenkenhof Villa (municipality of Riehen).[27] On 23 July 2009, Mirka gave birth to twin girls, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva.[28]
Outreach and charitable efforts[link]
Federer supports a number of charities. He established the Roger Federer Foundation in 2003 to help disadvantaged people and to promote sports.[29][30] In 2005, he auctioned his racquet from his US Open championship to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.[31] He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by UNICEF in 2006.[32] At the 2005 Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, Federer arranged an exhibition involving several top players from the ATP tour and WTA tour called Rally for Relief. The proceeds from the event went to the victims of the tsunami caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Since then, he has visited South Africa and Tamil Nadu, one of the areas in India most affected by the tsunami.[33] He has also appeared in UNICEF public messages to raise public awareness of AIDS. In response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake, Federer arranged a collaboration with fellow top tennis players Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Andy Roddick, Kim Clijsters, Serena Williams, Lleyton Hewitt, and Sam Stosur to forgo their final day of preparation for the 2010 Australian Open to form a special charity event called Hit for Haiti, in which all proceeds went to Haiti earthquake victims.[34] He was named a 2010 Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in recognition of his leadership, accomplishments, and contributions to society.[35]
Similar to the 2010 event, Hit for Haiti, Federer organized and participated in a charity match called Rally for Relief on 16 January 2011, to benefit those that were affected by the 2010–2011 Queensland floods.
Federer is currently number 31 on Forbes top 100 celebrities as of May 2012. [36]
Tennis career[link]
Pre-1998: Junior years[link]
Main article: Roger Federer juniors years
Federer's main accomplishments as a junior player came at Wimbledon in 1998, where he won both the boys' singles tournament over Irakli Labadze,[37] and in doubles teamed up with Olivier Rochus, defeating the team of Michaël Llodra and Andy Ram.[38] In addition, Federer lost the US Open Junior tournament in 1998 to David Nalbandian. He won four ITF junior singles tournaments in his career, including the prestigious Orange Bowl, where he defeated Guillermo Coria, in the finals.[39] He ended 1998 as the junior world no. 1.
1998–2002: Early career in the ATP[link]
Main article: Roger Federer's early career
Federer's first tournament as a professional was Gstaad in 1998 (12th grade), where he faced Lucas Arnold Ker in the round of 32 and lost.[40] Federer's first final came at the Marseille Open in 2000, where he lost to fellow Swiss Marc Rosset.[41] Federer won the 2001 Hopman Cup representing Switzerland along with Martina Hingis. The duo defeated the American pair of Monica Seles and Jan-Michael Gambill in the finals. Federer's first win was at the 2001 Milan Indoor tournament, where he defeated Julien Boutter.[41] Although he won his first ever title already in 1999 on the challenger tour, winning the doubles event in Segovia, Spain together with Dutchman Sander Groen, the finals was played on Federer´s 18th birthday. In 2001, Federer made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the French Open, and at Wimbledon that same year defeated four-time defending champion Pete Sampras to reach the quarterfinals. The most prestigious event final he reached during this period was the 2002 Miami Masters event, where he lost to Andre Agassi, on hard court.[42] In addition, Federer won his first Master Series event at the 2002 Hamburg Masters on clay, over Marat Safin; the victory made him a top-10 player for the first time.[42] Federer made 10 singles finals between 1998 and 2002, of which he won four and lost six.[40][41][42][43][44] He also made six finals in doubles. Of note are Federer and partner Max Mirnyi's defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters in 2002, and their victory in the same year in the final of the Rotterdam 500 series event. Federer had won the latter a year earlier with partner Jonas Björkman.[42][44]
2003–2007: Breakthrough and dominance[link]
In 2003, Federer won his first Grand Slam singles title at Wimbledon, beating Mark Philippoussis.[45] Federer won his first and only doubles Masters Series 1000 event in Miami with Max Mirnyi,[46] and made it to one singles Masters Series 1000 event in Rome on clay, which he lost.[45] Federer made it to nine finals on the ATP Tour and won seven of them, including the 500 series events at Dubai and Vienna.[45] Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships over Andre Agassi.[45]
During 2004, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles for the first time in his career and became the first person to do so since Mats Wilander in 1988. His first Grand Slam hard-court title came at the Australian Open over Marat Safin. He then won his second Wimbledon crown over Andy Roddick.[47] Federer defeated the 2001 US Open champion, Lleyton Hewitt, at the US Open for his first title there.[47] Federer won three ATP Masters Series 1000 events. One was on clay in Hamburg, and the other two were on hard surfaces at Indian Wells and in Canada.[47] Federer took the ATP 500 series event at Dubai and wrapped up the year by winning the year-end championships for the second time.[47]
In 2005, Federer failed to reach the finals of the first two Grand Slam tournaments, losing the Australian Open semifinal to eventual champion Safin and the French Open semifinal to eventual champion Rafael Nadal.[48] However, Federer quickly reestablished his dominance on grass, winning the Wimbledon Championships over Andy Roddick. At the US Open, Federer defeated Andre Agassi in the latter's last Grand Slam final.[48] Federer also took four ATP Masters Series 1000 wins: Indian Wells, Miami, and Cincinnati on hard court, and Hamburg on clay.[48] Furthermore, Federer won two ATP 500 series events at Rotterdam and Dubai.[48] Federer lost the year-end championships to David Nalbandian in the final.[48]
In 2006, Federer won three Grand Slam singles titles and reached the final of the other, with the only loss coming against Nadal in the French Open. This was the two men's first meeting in a Grand Slam final.[49] Federer defeated Nadal in the Wimbledon Championships final. In the Australian Open, Federer defeated Marcos Baghdatis,[49] and at the US Open, Federer defeated Roddick (2003 champion).[49] In addition, Federer made it to six ATP Masters Series 1000 finals, winning four on hard surfaces and losing two on clay to Nadal. Federer won one ATP 500 series event in Tokyo and captured the year-end championships for the third time in his career.[49]
In 2007, Federer reached all four Grand Slam singles finals, winning three of them. He won the Australian Open over Fernando González, Wimbledon over Rafael Nadal for the second time, and the US Open over Novak Djokovic. Federer lost the French Open to Nadal.[50] Federer made five ATP Masters Series 1000 finals in 2007, winning the Hamburg and Cincinnati titles.[50] Federer won one 500 series event in Dubai and won the year-end championships.[50]
2008 to present[link]
In 2008, Federer won one Grand Slam singles title, which came at the US Open over Briton Andy Murray.[51] Federer was defeated by Nadal in two Grand Slam finals, at the French Open, and at Wimbledon, when he was going for six straight wins to break Björn Borg's record.[51] At the Australian Open, Federer lost in the semifinals to Djokovic, which ended his record of 10 consecutive finals.[51] Federer lost twice in Master Series 1000 finals on clay to Nadal, at Monte Carlo and Hamburg.[51] However, Federer captured two titles in 250-level events at Estoril and Halle and one title in a 500 level event in Basel. In doubles, Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.[52]
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In 2009, Federer won two Grand Slam singles titles, the French Open over Robin Söderling, and Wimbledon over Andy Roddick.[53] Federer reached two other Grand Slam finals, losing to Nadal at the Australian Open, and to Juan Martín del Potro at the US Open.[53] Federer won two more events, the first at the Madrid Masters over Nadal in the final on clay.[53] The second was in Cincinnati over Djokovic, although Federer lost to Djokovic in Basel, later in the year.[53] Federer completed a career Grand Slam by winning his first French Open title and won a men's record fifteenth Grand Slam singles title, surpassing Pete Sampras's mark of fourteen.[53]
In 2010, Federer slowed down in his milestones and achievements. The year started with a win at the Australian Open,[54] where he defeated Andy Murray in the final and improved his Grand Slam singles record to sixteen titles.[51] But at the French Open, Federer failed to reach a Grand Slam semifinal for the first time since the 2004 French Open, losing to Söderling, in the quarterfinals, and losing his no. 1 ranking.[54] At the French Open, Federer won his 700th tour match and 150th tour match on clay.[54][55] Federer was just one week away from equaling Pete Sampras's record of 286 weeks as world no. 1. In a big surprise at Wimbledon, Federer lost in the quarterfinal to Tomáš Berdych, and fell to world no. 3 in the rankings.[54][56][57] At the 2010 US Open, Federer reached the semifinals, avenging his French Open loss to Söderling in the quarterfinals, but then lost a five-set match to third seed Novak Djokovic.[54] Federer made it to four Masters 1000 finals, losing three of them (the Madrid Open, the Canadian Masters, and the Shanghai Masters) while winning the Cincinnati Masters against Mardy Fish.[58] In 2010 Federer equaled Agassi for the number of Masters wins at 17 and tied Bjorn Borg's mark for number of total titles won, moving to just one behind Sampras. Towards the middle of July, Federer hired Pete Sampras' old coach Paul Annacone to put his tennis game and career on the right path on a trial basis.[59] Federer won two lesser titles at the Stockholm Open and the Davidoff Swiss Indoors which brought his tally to 65 career titles. Lastly, Federer won the year-end championships by beating rival Rafael Nadal, for his fifth title at the event. He showed much of his old form, beating all contenders except Nadal in straight sets. Since Wimbledon 2010, Federer had a win-loss record of 34–4 and had multiple match points in two of his losses: to Novak Djokovic in the semifinal of the US Open, and to Gaël Monfils in the semifinal of the Paris Masters. Federer did not play in the 2010 Davis Cup.
The year 2011, although great by most players' standards, was a lean year for Federer. He was defeated in straight sets in the semifinals of the 2011 Australian Open by eventual champion Novak Djokovic, marking the first time since July 2003 that he did not hold any of the four Major titles. In the French Open semifinal, Federer ended Djokovic's undefeated streak of 43 consecutive wins with a stunning four-set victory. However, Federer then lost in the final to Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, Federer advanced to his 29th consecutive Grand Slam quarterfinal, but lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. It marked the first time in his career that he had lost a Grand Slam match after winning the first two sets. At the US Open, Federer lost a much-anticipated semifinal match with Novak Djokovic, after squandering two match points in the fifth set which repeated his previous year's result against Djokovic and added a second loss from two sets up in Grand Slam play to his record. The loss at Flushing Meadows meant that Federer did not win any of the four Majors in 2011, the first time this has happened since 2002.
During this 2011 season, Federer won the Qatar Open, defeating Nikolay Davydenko in the final. However, he lost the final in Dubai to Djokovic and lost in the Miami Masters and Madrid Open semifinals to Rafael Nadal. In pulling out of the 2011 Shanghai Masters, Federer dropped out of the top 3 for the first time since June 2003.[60] Later in the season, things picked up for Federer. He ended a 10-month title drought and won the Swiss Indoors for the fifth time, defeating youngster Kei Nishikori, who had defeated an ailing Djokovic in the semifinals. Federer followed this up with his first win at the Paris Masters, where he reached his first final at the event and defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Federer crushed Rafael Nadal in exactly one hour en route to the semifinals,[61] where he defeated David Ferrer to reach the final at the year-end championships for the seventh time, his 100th tour-level final overall. As a result of this win, Federer also regained the world no. 3 ranking from Andy Murray. In the final, he defeated Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the third consecutive Sunday and, in doing so, claimed his record sixth ATP World Tour Finals title.[62]
Federer began his 2012 season with the Qatar Open, where he withdrew in the semifinals. He then played in the 2012 Australian Open, where he reached the semifinals, setting up a 27th career meeting with Nadal, a match he lost in four tight sets. He then participated in the Davis Cup representing Switzerland in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group, but Switzerland was eliminated in a home tie against the United States played on indoor clay in Fribourg. The loss included a four-set defeat for Federer at the hands of John Isner as well as a tight four-set loss with Stanislas Wawrinka in the doubles rubber against Mardy Fish and Mike Bryan. He then played the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament for the first time since winning the title in 2005. He beat del Potro in the final to clinch his second title in Rotterdam. Federer then played in the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships where he defeated Andy Murray in the final, improved his record against him to 7–8, and won the championship title for the fifth time in his career. Federer then moved on to the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he defeated Rafael Nadal in the semifinal, and defeated John Isner in the final. Federer won the title for a record fourth time, and, in doing so, equalled Rafael Nadal's record of 19 ATP Masters 1000 titles. Federer then lost in the third round of the Sony Ericsson Open to Andy Roddick in three sets. Federer went on to compete at the Madrid Masters on new blue clay, where he beat Milos Raonic, Richard Gasquet, David Ferrer, Janko Tipsarevic and Tomáš Berdych in the final and regained the world no. 2 ranking from Rafael Nadal in the process. Federer then participated in the Internazionali BNL d'Italia tournament in Rome where he won over Carlos Berlocq, Juan Carlos Ferrero and Andreas Seppi en route to the semifinal, where he was defeated in straight sets by the defending champion and 2012 runner up Novak Djokovic.
Rivalries[link]
Federer vs. Nadal[link]
Main article: Federer–Nadal rivalry
Federer and Nadal have been playing each other since 2004, and their rivalry is a significant part of both men's careers.[63][64][65][66][67]
They held the top two rankings on the ATP Tour from July 2005 until 14 September 2009, when Nadal fell to World No. 3 (Andy Murray became the new No. 2).[68] They are the only pair of men to have ever finished four consecutive calendar years at the top. Federer was ranked number 1 for a record 237 consecutive weeks beginning in February 2004. Nadal, who is five years younger, ascended to No. 2 in July 2005 and held this spot for a record 160 consecutive weeks before surpassing Federer in August 2008.[69]
Nadal leads their head-to-head 18–10. However, most of their matches have been on clay. Federer has a winning record on grass (2–1) and indoor hard courts (4–0) while Nadal leads the outdoor hard courts by 5–2 and clay by 12–2.[70] Because tournament seedings are based on rankings, 19 of their matches have been in tournament finals, including an all-time record 8 Grand Slam finals.[71] From 2006 to 2008 they played in every French Open and Wimbledon final, and then they met in the 2009 Australian Open final and the 2011 French Open final. Nadal won six of the eight, losing the first two Wimbledons. Three of these matches were five set-matches (2007 and 2008 Wimbledon, 2009 Australian Open), and the 2008 Wimbledon final has been lauded as the greatest match ever by many long-time tennis analysts.[72][73][74][75] They have also played in a record 9 Masters Series finals, including their lone five hour match at the 2006 Rome Masters which Nadal won in a fifth-set tie-break having saved two match points.
Federer vs. Djokovic[link]
Main article: Djokovic–Federer rivalry
The two have met 25 times with Federer leading 14–11, and 5–4 in Grand Slam events. Djokovic is the only player besides Nadal to have defeated Federer more than once in a Grand Slam tournament since 2004, the only player besides Nadal to defeat Federer in consecutive grand slam tournaments (2010 US Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player besides Nadal who has "double figure" career wins over Federer. Djokovic is one of two players (the other again being Nadal) currently on tour to have defeated Federer in straight sets at a Grand Slam (2008 Australian Open and 2011 Australian Open) and the only player to do it two times.
Because of the continuously improving game and general rise of Djokovic in the last 3 years, many experts include Djokovic when talking about Nadal and Federer (all 3 have played each other at least 25 times) and Federer has cited his rivalry with Djokovic as his second favorite after his rivalry with Nadal. Experts such as John McEnroe have said that this is the beginning of a new change in tennis. Djokovic's recent back-to-back-to-back wins against Federer at the Australian Open, Dubai and Indian Wells tournament have made this rivalry even more intense. During that span, Djokovic had gone on a 43–0 winning streak dating back to the Davis Cup final the previous year. Federer ended Djokovic's perfect 41–0 season defeating him in the semifinals of the 2011 French Open, but Djokovic was able to avenge his loss at the 2011 US Open, and Federer lost with a score of 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5.[76] Federer cited this as one of the greatest losses in his career, as he had 2 consecutive match points in set five, with his serve, and was 2 sets up before Djokovic came back in what has become one of the greatest comebacks in tennis history (according to John McEnroe). McEnroe claimed that Djokovic's crosscourt forehand return was "one of the great all-time shots in tennis history" and that the semifinal was one of the greatest matches in history. Djokovic contributed to ending Federer's eight-year streak of winning at least one Grand Slam title per year and Djokovic became the second male tennis player to have at least 10 wins against Federer (the other being Nadal).
Many experts have included the rivalry between Federer and Djokovic as one of the best hard-court rivalries in the Open Era.[77]
Federer vs. Murray[link]
Federer and Murray have met 15 times, all hard courts, with Murray leading 8–7.[78] Federer has won each of their Grand Slam matches (both were in the final) in straight sets at the 2008 US Open[79] and 2010 Australian Open,[80] but Murray leads 5–1 in ATP 1000 tournaments. They have met three times in the ATP World Tour Finals, with Murray winning in Shanghai in 2008[81] and Federer in London in 2009 and 2010.[82] Their most recent encounter was in the 2012 Dubai final where Federer was victorious. Apart from Nadal, Murray is the only other active player to have a positive head to head record against Federer.
Federer vs. Hewitt[link]
Federer and Lleyton Hewitt have played each other on 26 occasions. Early in their careers, Hewitt dominated Federer, winning seven of their first nine meetings, including a victory from two sets down in the 2003 Davis Cup semifinal which allowed Australia to defeat Switzerland. However, from 2004 onward, Federer has dominated the rivalry, winning 16 of the last 17 meetings to emerge with a 18–8 overall head-to-head record.[83] This is Federer's longest rivalry as these two first played each other as juniors in 1996. They have met in one Grand Slam final, the 2004 US Open final, where Federer won to win his first US Open title. Federer is 9–0 against Hewitt in Grand Slams, and has won six of the Grand Slams in which he has defeated Hewitt.
Federer vs. Roddick[link]
Main article: Federer–Roddick rivalry
One of Federer's longstanding rivalries is with American Andy Roddick. Federer and Roddick have met on many occasions, including in four Grand Slam finals (three at Wimbledon and one at the US Open). Federer leads 21–3, making Roddick the ATP player with the most tournament losses to Federer. Roddick lost his World No. 1 ranking to Federer after Federer won his first Australian Open in 2004.
In the 2009 Wimbledon final, Roddick lost to Federer in five sets. It included a fifth set made up of 30 games (a Grand Slam final record) and a match that was over 4 hours long. With that victory, Federer broke Pete Sampras' record of 14 Grand Slam titles.
Federer vs. Nalbandian[link]
David Nalbandian was Federer's biggest rival earlier in his career. Both players had an outstanding junior career, Federer won the Wimbledon junior title and Nalbandian won the US Open junior title (beating Federer). Even though Federer has a narrow advantage against Nalbandian, leading their meetings 11–8, Nalbandian beat Federer in their first five meetings after turning professional, including the fourth round of both the Australian Open and US Open in 2003. Their most impressive match was in the 2005 Shanghai Tennis Master Cup, where Nalbandian came back from being two sets to love down against Federer and ultimately prevailed in a fifth set tiebreak. The loss prevented Federer from tying John McEnroe's 82–3 all-time single year record, set in 1984. Nalbandian, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray have beaten Federer 8 times, with only Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic recording more victories over Federer.
Playing style[link]
Federer's versatility was summarised by Jimmy Connors: "In an era of specialists, you're either a clay court specialist, a grass court specialist, or a hard court specialist...or you're Roger Federer."[84]
Federer is an all-court, all-round player known for his speed, fluid style of play, and exceptional shot making. Federer mainly plays from the baseline but is also comfortable at the net, being one of the best volleyers in the game today. He has a powerful, accurate smash and very effectively performs rare elements in today's tennis, such as backhand smash, half-volley and jump smash (slam dunk). David Foster Wallace compared the brute force of Federer's forehand motion with that of "a great liquid whip,"[85] while John McEnroe has referred to Federer's forehand as "the greatest shot in our sport."[86] Federer is also known for his efficient movement around the court and excellent footwork, which enables him to run around shots directed to his backhand and instead hit a powerful inside-out or inside-in forehand, one of his best shots. Though Federer plays with a single-handed backhand which gives him great variety. Federer's forehand and backhand slice are both known as the best ever to enter the game. He employs the slice, occasionally using it to lure the opponent to the net and pass him. Federer can also fire topspin winners and possesses a 'flick' backhand where he can generate pace with his wrist; this is usually used to pass the opponent at the net.[85] His serve is difficult to read because he always uses a similar ball toss regardless of what type of serve he is going to hit and where he aims to hit it, and turns his back to his opponents during his motion. He is often able to produce big serves on key points during a match. His first serve is typically around 200 km/h (125 mph);[87][88][89] however, he is capable of serving at 220 km/h (137 mph).[87][88] Federer is also accomplished at serve and volleying,[90] and employed this tactic especially frequently in his early career.[91] His speciality is a half-volley from the baseline which enables him to play close to the baseline and to pick up even the deeper shots very early after they bounce, giving his opponents less time to react.[citation needed] Later in his career Federer added the drop shot to his arsenal, and can perform a well-disguised one off both wings. He sometimes uses a between-the-legs shot, which is colloquially referred to as a "tweener." His most notable use of the tweener was in the semifinals of the 2009 US Open against Novak Djokovic, bringing him triple match point, on which he capitalised for a straight-set victory over the Serb.[92]
Equipment, apparel, endorsements[link]
Federer currently plays with a customised Wilson Pro Staff Six.One 90 BLX tennis racquet,[93] which is characterised by its smaller hitting area of 90 square inches, heavy strung weight of 357.2 grams, and thin beam of 17.5 millimeters. His grip size is 4 3/8 inches (sometimes referred to as L3).[94] Federer strings his racquets at 21.5 kg mains/20 kg crosses pre stretched 20%, utilizing Wilson Natural Gut 16 gauge for his main strings and Luxilon Big Banger ALU Power Rough 16L gauge (polyester) for his cross strings.[94] When asked about string tensions, Federer stated "this depends on how warm the days are and with what kind of balls I play and against who I play. So you can see – it depends on several factors and not just the surface; the feeling I have is most important."[95]
Federer is one of the highest-earning athletes in the world. He has a contract with Nike footwear and apparel.[96] For the 2006 championships at Wimbledon, Nike designed a jacket emblazoned with a crest of three tennis racquets, symbolising the three Wimbledon Championships he had previously won, and which was updated the next year with four racquets after he won the Championship in 2006.[97] In Wimbledon 2008 and again in 2009, Nike continued this trend by making him a personalised cardigan.[98] He also has his own logo, an R and F joined together.[99] Federer endorses Gillette,[100] Jura, a Swiss-based coffee machine company,[101] as well as Mercedes-Benz and NetJets. Federer also endorses Rolex watches,[102] although he was previously an ambassador for Maurice Lacroix.[103] Also in 2009 Federer became brand ambassador for Swiss chocolate makers Lindt.[104] In 2010 his endorsement by Mercedes-Benz China was extended into a global Mercedes-Benz partnership deal.[105]
Career statistics[link]
Grand Slam tournament performance timeline[link]
Main article: Roger Federer career statistics
Information in these tables is updated only once the player's participation in the tournament has concluded.
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | A | LQ | 3R | 3R | 4R | 4R | W | SF | W | W | SF | F | W | SF | SF | 4 / 13 | 63–9 | 87.50 |
| French Open | A | 1R | 4R | QF | 1R | 1R | 3R | SF | F | F | F | W | QF | F | 1 / 14 | 52–12 | 81.25 | |
| Wimbledon | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 1R | W | W | W | W | W | F | W | QF | QF | 6 / 13 | 59–7 | 89.39 | |
| US Open | A | LQ | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | W | W | W | W | W | F | SF | SF | 5 / 12 | 61–7 | 89.71 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 7–4 | 13–4 | 6–4 | 13–3 | 22–1 | 24–2 | 27–1 | 26–1 | 24–3 | 26–2 | 20–3 | 20–4 | 7–1 | 16 / 52 | 235–35 | 87.04 |
- Finals: 23 (16 titles, 7 runners-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2003 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Mark Philippoussis |
7–6(7–5), 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |
| Winner | 2004 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Marat Safin |
7–6(7–3), 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2004 | Wimbledon (2) | Grass | Andy Roddick |
4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2004 | US Open (1) | Hard | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Winner | 2005 | Wimbledon (3) | Grass | Andy Roddick |
6–2, 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2005 | US Open (2) | Hard | Andre Agassi |
6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| Winner | 2006 | Australian Open (2) | Hard | Marcos Baghdatis |
5–7, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | French Open (1) | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
6–1, 1–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
| Winner | 2006 | Wimbledon (4) | Grass | Rafael Nadal |
6–0, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(2–7), 6–3 |
| Winner | 2006 | US Open (3) | Hard | Andy Roddick |
6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2007 | Australian Open (3) | Hard | Fernando González |
7–6(7–2), 6–4, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2007 | French Open (2) | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2007 | Wimbledon (5) | Grass | Rafael Nadal |
7–6(9–7), 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2007 | US Open (4) | Hard | Novak Djokovic |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | French Open (3) | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
1–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Wimbledon (1) | Grass | Rafael Nadal |
4–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(10–8), 7–9 |
| Winner | 2008 | US Open (5) | Hard | Andy Murray |
6–2, 7–5, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | Australian Open (1) | Hard | Rafael Nadal |
5–7, 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 2–6 |
| Winner | 2009 | French Open (1) | Clay | Robin Söderling |
6–1, 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Winner | 2009 | Wimbledon (6) | Grass | Andy Roddick |
5–7, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 16–14 |
| Runner-up | 2009 | US Open (1) | Hard | Juan Martín del Potro |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 2–6 |
| Winner | 2010 | Australian Open (4) | Hard | Andy Murray |
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(13–11) |
| Runner-up | 2011 | French Open (4) | Clay | Rafael Nadal |
5–7, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 1–6 |
Year-End Championship performance timeline[link]
| Tournament | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEC | NQ | NQ | NQ | NQ | SF | W | W | F | W | W | RR | SF | W | W | 6 / 10 | 39–7 | 84.78 | |
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 4–1 | 1–2 | 2–2 | 5–0 | 5–0 |
- Finals: 7 (6 titles, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2003 | Houston |
Hard | Andre Agassi |
6–3, 6–0, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2004 | Houston |
Hard | Lleyton Hewitt |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2005 | Shanghai |
Carpet (i) | David Nalbandian |
7–6(7–4), 7–6(13–11), 2–6, 1–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Winner | 2006 | Shanghai |
Hard (i) | James Blake |
6–0, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2007 | Shanghai |
Hard (i) | David Ferrer |
6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 2010 | London |
Hard (i) | Rafael Nadal |
6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 2011 | London |
Hard (i) | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
6–3, 6–7(6–8), 6–3 |
Olympic games[link]
- Finals: 1 (1 gold medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2008 | Beijing |
Hard | Wawrinka |
Aspelin Johansson |
6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 |
Records[link]
Main article: List of career achievements by Roger Federer
- These records were attained in the Open Era of tennis.
- Records in bold indicate peer-less achievements.
- Records in italics are currently active streaks.
| Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
Career Grand Slam | Rod Laver Andre Agassi Rafael Nadal |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
16 titles | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
23 finals | Stands alone |
| 2005 Wimbledon — 2007 US Open |
10 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
| 2004 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
23 consecutive semifinals[106][107] | Stands alone |
| 2004 Wimbledon — 2012 Australian Open |
31 consecutive quarterfinals | Stands alone |
| 2004 & 2006–2007 | 3 years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
| 2004–2007 & 2009 | 5 years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
| 2006–2007 | 2 consecutive years winning 3+ titles | Stands alone |
| 2004–2007 | 4 consecutive years winning 2+ titles | Stands alone |
| 2003–2010 | 8 consecutive years winning 1+ title[107] | Björn Borg Pete Sampras |
| 2004 Australian Open — 2011 US Open |
8 consecutive years winning 20+ matches | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2010 Australian Open |
4+ titles at 3 different Majors | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
5+ finals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2011 French Open |
6+ semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
| 2001 French Open — 2011 US Open |
8+ quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2008 US Open |
5 consecutive titles at 2 different Majors[107] | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2+ consecutive finals at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2009 French Open |
5+ consecutive semifinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2011 US Open |
7+ consecutive quarterfinals at all 4 Majors | Stands alone |
| 2003 Wimbledon — 2006 Australian Open |
First 7 finals won | Stands alone |
| 2004 Australian Open — 2010 Australian Open |
9 hard-court titles | Stands alone |
| 2006–2007 & 2009 | All 4 Major finals in 1 season | Rod Laver |
| 2006 French Open — 2009 US Open |
Runner-up finishes at all 4 Majors | Ivan Lendl |
| 2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
235 match wins overall[108] | Stands alone |
| 2000 Australian Open — 2012 French Open |
50+ match wins at all 4 Majors[109] | Stands alone |
| 2006 | 27 match wins in 1 season | Stands alone |
| 2004 French Open — 2008 Wimbledon |
18 consecutive No. 1 seeds | Stands alone |
| 2006 US Open — 2007 French Open |
36 consecutive sets won | Stands alone |
| 2007 US Open | 35 consecutive service points won | Stands alone |
| 2009 Wimbledon | 50 aces in a final | Stands alone |
| 2007 US Open | $2.4 million earned at one event | Stands alone |
| 2005 Wimbledon — 2007 French Open |
2 winning streaks of 25+ matches | Stands alone |
| 2005 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
3 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
| 2004 Wimbledon — 2009 US Open |
5 winning streaks of 15+ matches | Stands alone |
| Grand Slam tournaments | Time Span | Records at each Grand Slam tournament | Players matched |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 4 titles overall | Andre Agassi |
| Australian Open | 2006–2007 | 2 consecutive titles | Ken Rosewall Guillermo Vilas Johan Kriek Mats Wilander Stefan Edberg Ivan Lendl Jim Courier Andre Agassi Novak Djokovic |
| Australian Open | 2004–2007 | 3 titles in 4 years | Andre Agassi |
| Australian Open | 2004–2010 | 5 finals overall | Stefan Edberg |
| Australian Open | 2004–2012 | 9 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
| Australian Open | 2007 | Won without dropping a set[110] | Ken Rosewall |
| Australian Open | 2000–2012 | 63 match wins overall[110] | Stands alone |
| French Open | 2006–2009 | 4 consecutive finals | Björn Borg Ivan Lendl Rafael Nadal |
| French Open | 2006–2008, 2011 | 4 runner-ups[111] | Stands alone |
| French Open | 2006–2008 | 3 consecutive runner-ups | Stands alone |
| French Open | 2005–2009 | 5 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
| French Open—Wimbledon | 2009 | Accomplished a "Channel Slam": Winning both tournaments in the same year | Rod Laver Björn Borg Rafael Nadal |
| Wimbledon | 2003–2007 | 5 consecutive titles[112] | Björn Borg |
| Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 finals overall | Boris Becker Pete Sampras |
| Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive finals | Stands alone |
| Wimbledon | 2003–2009 | 7 consecutive semifinals | Stands alone |
| US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 titles overall | Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras |
| US Open | 2004–2008 | 5 consecutive titles | Stands alone |
| US Open | 2004–2009 | 40 consecutive match wins[113] | Stands alone |
| US Open | 1999–2011 | 89.71% (61–7) match winning percentage | Stands alone |
| Time span | Other selected records | Players matched |
|---|---|---|
| 2 February 2004 — 17 August 2008 |
237 consecutive weeks at No. 1[107] | Stands alone |
| 2003–2005 | 26 consecutive match victories vs. top 10 opponents | Stands alone |
| 2005–2006 | 56 consecutive hard court match victories | Stands alone |
| 2003–2008 | 65 consecutive grass court match victories[107] | Stands alone |
| 2003–2005 | 24 consecutive tournament finals won[107] | Stands alone |
| 2001–2012 | 10+ titles on grass, clay and hard courts | Stands alone |
| 2003–2009 | 11 grass court titles | Stands alone |
| 2002–2012 | 51 hard court titles | Stands alone |
| 2006 | 9 hard court titles in 1 season | Jimmy Connors |
| 1998–2012 | 315 tiebreaks won[114] | Stands alone |
| 1999–2011 | 87.18% (102–15) grass court match winning percentage[115] | Stands alone |
| 1998–2012 | 83.20% (515–104) hard court match winning percentage[116] | Stands alone |
| 2006 | 94.12% of tournament finals reached in 1 season | Stands alone |
| 2003–2011 | 6 ATP World Tour Finals titles overall[117] | Stands alone |
| 2002–2011 | 39 ATP World Tour Finals match wins[117] | Ivan Lendl |
| 2002–2012 | 32 combined Championship Masters Series finals | Stands alone |
| 2002–2012 | 44 Masters 1000 semifinals | Stands alone |
| 2000–2012 | 261 Masters 1000 match wins | Stands alone |
| 2004–2012 | 14 Masters 1000 hard court titles | Andre Agassi |
| 2004–2012 | 4 Indian Wells Masters titles[118] | Stands alone |
| 2004–2008 | 2 consecutive Olympic games as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007 | 3 consecutive calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Stands alone |
| 2005–2007 | 3 calendar years as wire-to-wire No. 1 | Jimmy Connors |
| 2003–2010 | Ended 8 years ranked inside the top 2 | Jimmy Connors |
| 2007 | $10 million prize money earned in a season | Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic |
| 2005–2007 | 2 winning streaks of 35+ matches | Björn Borg |
| 2004–2012 | 7 winning streaks of 20+ matches | Stands alone |
See also[link]
- Roger Federer career statistics
- List of career achievements by Roger Federer
- ATP World Tour records
- ATP World Tour Awards
- List of Grand Slam Men's Singles champions
- List of ATP number 1 ranked singles players
- 2004 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
- 2008 Summer Olympics national flag bearers
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Further reading[link]
- Bowers, Chris (2007). Fantastic Federer: The Biography of the World's Greatest Tennis Player. John Blake. ISBN 1-84454-407-9.
- Stauffer, René (2007). The Roger Federer Story: Quest for Perfection. New York, N.Y: New Chapter Press. ISBN 0-942257-39-1.
Video[link]
- Wimbledon Classic Match: Federer vs Sampras Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 31 October 2006, Run Time: 233 minutes, ASIN: B000ICLR98.
- Wimbledon 2007 Final: Federer vs. Nadal (2007) Kultur White Star, DVD Release Date: 30 October 2007, Run Time: 180 minutes, ASIN: B000V02CU0.
- Wimbledon — The 2008 Finals: Nadal vs. Federer Standing Room Only, DVD Release Date: 19 August 2008, Run Time: 300 minutes, ASIN: B001CWYUBU.
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| Short description | Swiss tennis professional |
| Date of birth | 8 August 1981 |
| Place of birth | Binningen (near Basel), Switzerland) |
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| Country | India |
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| Residence | Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A. |
| Born | (1985-02-13) February 13, 1985 (age 27) Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (160 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Career prize money | $650,347 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 39–50 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 62 (July 25, 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 90 (January 30, 2012) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2011) |
| French Open | 1R (2010, 2011) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 5–15 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 140 (12 September 2011) |
| Current ranking | No. 140 (12 September 2011) |
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| Gold | 2010 Delhi | Singles |
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| Gold | 2010 Guangzhou | Singles |
| Gold | 2010 Guangzhou | Doubles |
| Bronze | 2010 Guangzhou | Team |
Somdev Devvarman ( Bengali: সম্দেভ দেভ্ভার্মান born in 13 February 1985), is a professional Indian tennis player. Three of Devvarman's college conquests, John Isner, Kevin Anderson, and Jesse Levine have successful pro careers.[1][2][3] He hit the headlines for being the only collegiate player to have made three consecutive finals at the NCAA, winning back-to-back finals in his junior and senior years. Only three other players have matched that record since 1950. His 44–1 win-loss record in 2008 at NCAA Men's Tennis Championship is unprecedented.[4]
His best achievement so far on the ATP World Tour has been reaching the finals of the Chennai Open in 2009, as a wild card entry. In 2010, Somdev won the Gold medal in the Men's Singles event of XIXth Commonwealth Games at the R.K. Khanna Tennis Stadium in New Delhi and followed it up with both Men's Singles and Doubles Gold in the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He is coached by Scott McCain.
In 2011, Devvarman received the Arjuna Award from the Indian government for his national tennis successes.[5]
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Early life[link]
Somdev was born in Guwahati, Assam to Pravanjan Dev Varman, a retired income tax commissioner. He belongs to the Indian state of Tripura. His family shifted to Calcutta when he was 3 to 4 months old and stayed there till the age of 8.[6] His father's work took the family to Madras(Chennai), Tamil Nadu where Somdev grew up, beginning tennis at age 9.[7] Devvarman started competing in futures tournaments in 2002 aged 17. His biggest achievement during this time was a victory in the Kolkata F2 championship in 2004 after which he rose to 666 in world ranking. He moved to the USA later that year and competed less regularly while at the University of Virginia. Somdev, while at college, won the 2007 NCAA Singles Championship by defeating Georgia Bulldog's senior, the No. 1 seed John Isner in the final with a score 7–6 (7), 4–6, 7–6 (2). A year later he defeated Tennessee's J.P. Smith 6–3, 6–2 to win his consecutive NCAA Singles National Championship. Devvarman becomes the 13th player in the 124-year history of the tournament to win consecutive titles, and just the fourth to do so in the past 50 years with an unprecedented 44–1 record in 2008. Somdev finished University with a degree in sociology and turned pro in the summer of 2008. He won his first career title that year at a Futures Tournament in Rochester, New York. The University of Virginia retired Devvarman's jersey in 2009.[8] At the end of 2010, he was felicitated by the Tamil Nadu Tennis Association in Chennai.
Professional results[link]
Early career[link]
After graduating from the University of Virginia, Devvarman signed with Mamba International,[9] a sports management company based in Charlottesville, and started his professional career at the Futures tournament in Rochester, New York, where he won the singles title. He and his former university partner, Treat Huey, won the doubles title. The next week at another Futures match in Pittsburgh, Devvarman and Huey won the doubles title, and Devvarman the singles.
Devvarman made the final of the Kennedy Funding Invitational in New York in July 2007. In a clay-court non-tour event which included several players ranked in the top 150, Devvarman defeated Ricardo Mello, Robert Kendrick, and Justin Gimelstob, before losing a three-set match to no. 69 Michael Russell in the final. He returned and won the tournament in 2008, beating Sam Querrey and Dudi Sela along the way.
On 27 July 2008, Devvarman won the Lexington Challenger, first coming through qualifying, and then beating players including Bobby Reynolds, Xavier Malisse, and Robert Kendrick to take the title. He received automatic entry into the Vancouver Open and reached the quarterfinal, before his first professional defeat, by Go Soeda.
In August 2008, Devvarman made the quarterfinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, first beating Sam Warburg, Jamie Baker, and Soeda to qualify, and then beating Taylor Dent and Robert Kendrick in the main draw, before losing to Russian Igor Kunitsyn.
At the BCR Bucharest Open, Devvarman lost to world no. 18 Nicolás Almagro after winning the first set in the first round, having beaten no. 93 Italian Filippo Volandri in the final round of qualifying. Devvarman ended 2008 ranked as world no. 204. He had started the year at no. 1033.
2009[link]
Devvarman reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2009 Chennai Open, the first tournament of the new season, beating two-time Chennai Open champion and world no. 42 Carlos Moyá of Spain and no. 25 Ivo Karlović of Croatia. Rainer Schüttler of Germany pulled out due to injury in the semifinal, meaning that Devvarman progressed to the finals. In the final, he lost to Marin Čilić of Croatia, 4-6, 6-7.
At the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, Somdev was seeded 28th in singles qualifying. He beat Prakash Amritraj, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, in his first qualifying round; then lost to unseeded Łukasz Kubot of Poland in the second round, 6-4, 4-6, 5-7. After some poor results in qualifying and challenger tournaments, Somdev had a successful Davis Cup campaign, winning both his matches against Chinese Taipei, including a critical reverse singles match against world no. 59 Yen-Hsun Lu by a score of 6–1, 6–2, 6–3 to lead India to victory.
In the second Grand Slam of 2009, the French Open, Devvarman was seeded 26th in singles qualifying. He defeated João Souza of Brazil, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 in the first round and ousted Brit Alex Bogdanovic, 6–2, 6–7, 6–4, before losing to third seed and world no. 96 Marcos Daniel, 0–6, 1–6. At the third Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon, Somdev, seeded 14th in qualifying, failed to advance to the singles draw, losing in the first round to Jean-Rene Lisnard of Monaco, 3–6, 2–6. In doubles, Devvarman and partner Kevin Anderson advanced to the main draw, but lost to the 4th-seeded pair Mahesh Bhupathi and Mark Knowles.
Devvarman had a poor clay- and grass-court season, but was more successful upon return to hard courts, reaching the semifinal of the Comerica Bank Challenger. He then caused a major upset in the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, avenging his defeat in the Chennai Open against Marin Čilić. After beating Poland's Jerzy Janowicz, Devvarman became the first Indian to be in the main draw of a Grand Slam singles tournament since Prakash Amritraj in 2002.
In the US Open, Devvarman beat Janowicz to qualify for his first Grand Slam singles main draw. He beat Frederico Gil, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3, in the first round. In the second round, he lost to 24th seed Philipp Kohlschreiber of Germany, 3-6, 4-6, 6-0, 2-6.
2010[link]
Devvarman reached the quarterfinals of the SA Open in Johannesburg. He also reached the second round of the ATP World Tour 500 series Dubai Tennis Championships, where he lost against Marcos Baghdatis. He also led India's Davis Cup team in their match against Russia.
Somdev qualified for the 2010 French Open and lost to Switzerland's Marco Chiudinelli, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, in the first round. He achieved direct entry to the 2010 US Open, where he lost to South Africa's Kevin Anderson, 3-6, 4-6, 3-6, in the first round. Somdev competed at Wimbledon in the doubles draw with former UVA teammate, Treat Huey, where they lost to Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi, 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 6-7.
On 10 October 2010, Somdev won the Men's Tennis gold medal in the Commonwealth Games 2010 at Delhi by beating Greg Jones of Australia in straight sets, 6–4, 6–2. On 23 November 2010, Somdev also won the singles gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games at Guangzhou, China by beating Denis Istomin of Uzbekistan in straight sets, 6–1 6–2. The day before, he had teamed up with Sanam Singh to win the gold in the doubles event.[10] However, because tennis at both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games are not considered ATP tour events, Somdev did not gain any ATP ranking points.
Somdev rose to a career high ranking of no. 94 on 25 October.
2011[link]
Somdev started 2011 ranked at 108. He started the season with the Chennai Open, an ATP 250 tournament and lost, 2-6, 4-6, to qualifier David Goffin in the first round.
Somdev got a wild card to the 2011 Australian Open due to his good performance in 2010. Playing this tournament for the first time in his career, he lost to Tommy Robredo in the first round. Somdev was top seed in the Singapore challenger tournament, where he lost to Andrej Martin of Slovakia, 3-6, 4-6, in the quarterfinals.
Somdev was given direct entry into the South African Tennis Open 2011, an ATP 250 tournament by the virtue of his good ranking in the ATP circuit. He lost to Kevin Anderson, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, in the final. After this tournament, Somdev reached his career-best ranking of no. 80 as he claimed 150 ATP points from this tournament. He then traveled to Dubai, where he obtained a wild card for the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships. He faced world no. 2 Roger Federer in the first round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where he lost 3-6, 3-6. Somdev lost 45 ATP points due to this defeat. After this tournament, Somdev moved to no. 93.
Then Somdev moved to Serbia for the first round of the Davis cup World Group against Serbia. Somdev played two singles rubbers and one doubles against Serbs. He defeated Janko Tipsarević in the second rubber. Somdev showed remarkable resilience in rallying from an identical down 1–4 in the first two sets and clinching the third set on a tie-break to overpower world no. 45 Tipsarević, 7–5, 7–5, 7–6. After this match, India managed to keep the scoreline on 1–1 the opening day. In the fourth rubber of the tie, Somdev faced Victor Troicki and lost, 4-6, 2-6, 5-7. Somdev got 50 ATP points from first round of Davis cup 2011 and moved to no. 84 on the ATP charts on 7 March 2011.
After playing the Davis Cup, Somdev played at the BNP Paribas Open. Somdev reached the fourth round of the tournament. This is his best performance at a ATP Masters 1000 event so far. He started the tournament from qualification rounds, and then in the main draw, he defeated Adrian Mannarino in the first round. Then he created a huge upset by beating world no. 22 Marcos Baghdatis in second round, 7–5, 6–0. Then he stunned Xavier Malisse (world no.52) in the third round, 6–1, 3–6, 7–6. He faced world no. 1 Rafael Nadal in the fourth round and lost, 5–7, 4–6, after giving a tough fight. Somdev got 112 ATP points from this tournament and moved to no. 73 on 21 March 2011.
After his good performance at Indian Wells, Somdev played the Sony Ericsson Miami Masters ATP 1000 tournament. He defeated world no. 47 Potito Starace in the first round in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, and then stunned big-serving sensation Milos Raonic (world no. 34) in a tough straight-set match, 7–6, 7–5. In the third round, he lost to Spain's no. 6 ranked David Ferrer, 4-6, 2-6.
Somdev started his clay season at the 2011 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas. He lost to world no. 27 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round. After taking three weeks rest, he reached Belgrade to play the Serbia open. He defeated Mikhail Kukushkin, in the first round. Then, he stunned world no. 26 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he lost to world no. 36 Janko Tipsarević, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6. He moved to his career-best ranking of no. 70 on 2 May 2011. He lost in the first round of the 2011 French Open to Ivan Ljubičić, 4–6, 3–6, 4–6.
Devvarman bowed out of the 2011 Wimbledon men's singles second round with a 2–6, 4–6, 4–6 defeat to 18th seed Mikhail Youzhny of Russia. In the Atlanta Tennis Championships Somdev reached the quarterfinals, where he lost to Mardy Fish 4–6, 3–6.
Management[link]
Devvarman is now professionally managed by Mahesh Bhupathi's company Globosport.
He is sponsored by Lacoste and Babolat.
Personal life[link]
His parents are from the state of Tripura in India. Somdev belongs to Tripura's erstwhile royal family. He is the grandson of Tripura's late royal scion Bikramendra Kishore Debbarman, popularly known as Bidurkarta.[11] He is a big fan of Roger Federer. He idolises the Krishnans, Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupathi. He likes watching cricket and idolises Sachin Tendulkar. His favourite film is Good Will Hunting and his favourite actress is Priyanka Chopra. Devvarman's favourite musician is the Dave Matthews Band.[6]
ATP Career Finals[link]
Singles: 2 (0–2)[link]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | 5 January 2009 | Chennai, India |
Hard |  Marin Čilić |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 6 February 2011 |  Johannesburg, South Africa |
Hard | Kevin Anderson |
4–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Doubles: 1 (0–1)[link]
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
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| Runner-up | 1. | July 31, 2011 | Los Angeles |
Hard |  Treat Conrad Huey |
 Mark Knowles Xavier Malisse |
7–6(7–3), 7–6(12–10) |
Singles performance table[link]
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | A | P | Z# | PO | SF-B | F | NMS |
Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series). To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current as far as the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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| Grand Slams | |||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| French Open | A | A | A | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | ||||||||
| US Open | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25.00 | ||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22.22 | ||||||||
| Davis Cup | A | A | PO | PO | 1R | PO | 0 / 5 | 6–8 | 42.86 | ||||||||
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 4R | 0 / 1 | 3–1 | 75.00 | ||||||||
| Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 0 / 1 | 2–1 | 66.66 | ||||||||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |||||||||
| Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 5–3 | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | 50.00 | ||||||||
| Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||
| Tournaments Played | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 41 | ||||||||||
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 41 | 0–2 | 0.00 | ||||||||
| Overall Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–5 | 10–5 | 8–14 | 19–22 | 0 / 33 | 39–49 | 44.32 | ||||||||
| Win % | 0% | 0% | 40% | 67% | 36% | 46% | 44.32% | ||||||||||
| Year End Ranking | 1116 | 1033 | 204 | 126 | 108 | 66 | $567,175 | ||||||||||
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External links[link]
- Somdev Devvarman at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Somdev Devvarman at the International Tennis Federation
- Somdev Devvarman at the Davis Cup
- "2007 NCAA Men's Tennis Champ": Interview by Ranjit Souri in The desiConnect
- "ARRIVAL OF Somdev Dev Varman": By Sunil Yajaman – AITA Development Officer
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| Name | Devvarman, Somdev |
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| Short description | |
| Date of birth | 13 February 1985 |
| Place of birth | Assam, India |
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