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Isner at the 2009 US Open |
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Country | United States |
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Residence | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
Born | (1985-04-26) April 26, 1985 (age 27) Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)[1] |
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
College | University of Georgia |
Turned pro | 2007 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $3,790,558 |
Official web site | www.johnisner.com |
Singles | |
Career record | 122–89 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 9 (April 16, 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 11 (May 28, 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2010) |
French Open | 3R (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2011) |
US Open | QF (2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 61–48 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 27 (May 17, 2010) |
Current ranking | No. 32 (August 30, 2010) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2009) |
French Open | 3R (2008) |
US Open | 2R (2009) |
Last updated on: January 10, 2011[2]. |
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 9 on March 19, 2012, and is currently the second highest-ranked American tennis player.[4] His most famous victories were against Roger Federer in the Davis Cup encounter in February 2012, Top seed Novak Djokovic at the 2012 Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, Andy Roddick in the 2009 US Open, and against Nicolas Mahut at the 2010 Wimbledon Championships where he played the longest ever professional tennis match, which lasted 11 hours and 5 minutes over the course of three days.
Unlike many top tennis players, who have brilliant juniors careers and hit the ATP Tour in their teens, Isner didn't decide that he wanted to play professional tennis until he was 21.
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Isner played collegiate tennis at the University of Georgia from 2004 to 2007 and became the school's all-time leader in singles and doubles victories, earning All-American honors each of his four years and leading Georgia to the 2007 NCAA championship.[2]
Isner began his professional career in earnest in the summer of 2007. With a world ranking of no. 839, he needed wildcard entries into the main draws of every tournament, even at the Futures level.[5]
He won his first tournament of the fall, the USA F14 Futures, beating the top three seeds along the way. Then, after first round losses in an Challenger-level and an ATP-level tournament, he beat five top-300 players and three seeds to win the Lexington Challenger in July to improve his ranking to no. 416 after just one month.
At the following week's tournament at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., Fernando González's late withdrawal freed a wildcard spot, which was given at the last minute to Isner.[6] Isner took full advantage of his good fortune, recording his first wins over top-100 players. He won third-set tiebreakers on five consecutive days, beating no. 73 Tim Henman, no. 47 Benjamin Becker, no. 189 qualifier Wayne Odesnik, no. 12 Tommy Haas, and no. 54 Gaël Monfils, to reach the final, where he fell to fellow American Andy Roddick. His incredible week raised his ranking to no. 193 in the world after just six weeks on the pro tour.
Isner's Washington success earned him wildcard entries into three more ATP tournaments: the Masters Series event in Cincinnati a week later, New Haven, and the US Open. He lost in the first round in Cincinnati to quarterfinalist no. 15 David Ferrer. The following week in New Haven, he beat no. 49 Becker a second time, before falling to Ferrer for the second week in a row.
In his US Open debut, he defeated the 26th-seeded player, former quarterfinalist Jarkko Nieminen, and fired 34 aces along the way. He proceeded to win his second round match vs. Rik de Voest, before losing in the third round to top-seed and eventual champion Roger Federer. Isner was one of only two players to take a set from Federer in the championship. His US Open performance improved his ranking to no. 144.
After the US Open, Isner continued to play exclusively in North America and finished the year ranked no. 107. That year, Isner was added to the United States Davis Cup team as a practice partner.[7]
Isner's no. 106 ranking in November, 2007 was just good enough to get him direct entry into his first Australian Open, after several players ranked above him dropped out.[8] He was defeated in the first round of the 2008 Australian Open by veteran Fabrice Santoro of France. Teamed with Croat Ivo Karlović (currently the tallest player on the ATP tour and 2cm longer than John), Isner also lost in the first round of doubles.[9]
Isner broke into the top-100 at no. 93 in February with a quarterfinal appearance at the ATP stop in San Jose, beating no. 90 Florent Serra and no. 26 Tommy Haas. He established himself as a top-100 player in the first three months of the year, beating six players in the top 100, while playing exclusively in ATP-level events. Isner played in his first French Open and Wimbledon, losing in the first round of each. He also played in the US Open, where he lost in the first round. He ended the year ranked no. 144 in the world.
Isner qualified for the singles draw of the 2009 Heineken Open in Auckland, after winning three consecutive three-set matches in qualifying. His final match saw him bounce back from a 0–3 deficit in the third set to eventually beat Brazilian Thomaz Bellucci in a tie-breaker. In the main draw, Isner beat Albert Montañés and countryman Robby Ginepri, before bowing out in the quarterfinals to Robin Söderling.
Isner received a wildcard entry into the 2009 Australian Open, after winning the United States Tennis Association's wildcard tournament, beating Donald Young and Jesse Levine along the way.[10] Despite serving 39 aces against his first-round opponent, Slovakia's Dominik Hrbatý, he lost in four sets. Isner began working with new coach, Craig Boynton, who had previously coached former world no. 1 Jim Courier in the 1990s, in March 2009.[11]
At the 2009 Indian Wells tournament, Isner pulled off a major upset by defeating ninth seed Gaël Monfils. This was Isner's first win over a top-10 player, after four previous defeats. He then went on to defeat former world no. 1 Marat Safin, before losing to world no. 6 Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round.
In April 2009 at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas at River Oaks Country Club, Isner made it as far as the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by fellow American Wayne Odesnik.[12] Isner qualified for the French Open, but had to withdraw after being diagnosed with mononucleosis, which caused him to miss Wimbledon as well.[13]
In August 2009, he defeated world no. 7 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and world no. 18 Tomáš Berdych en route to the semifinals of the ATP World Tour 500 event in Washington, before losing to world no. 5 Andy Roddick. This performance brought him to a career-high ranking of no. 55 and a special exemption into the Masters 1000 Series event in Montreal, where he defeated Jesse Levine, before losing to Mikhail Youzhny. He earned a wildcard into the Masters 1000 Series event in Cincinnati, where he defeated world no. 21 Tommy Haas, before losing to world no. 35 Jérémy Chardy in the second round.
Unseeded and ranked no. 55 in the world entering the US Open, Isner defeated world no. 29 Victor Hănescu in the first round, which was his first in a Grand Slam tournament since the 2007 US Open, ending a streak of six consecutive defeats. He then advanced to the third round, where he defeated world no. 5 and fellow American Andy Roddick in five sets for his first victory over Roddick, his first victory in a five-set match, and the first time he advanced past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament. He was then defeated in the fourth round by world no. 10 Fernando Verdasco in four sets. His US Open performance brought his ranking to a career-high no. 39.
After playing in Vienna, Basel, and the Paris Masters, Isner finished the year at a career-high no. 34 in the world. He has credited his work with Boynton for helping him get back on track following his disappointing 2008 season.[11]
His progress was acknowledged by his peers, as he was voted the ATP Most Improved Player for 2009,[14] becoming the tenth American to win the award, and the first since Andre Agassi in 1998.
Isner began the year at the 2010 Heineken Open in Auckland. Unseeded, he reached his second career ATP final and first since Washington in 2007. In the final, he saved a championship point to defeat 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clément.[15][16] The victory in Auckland was Isner's first ATP tour title; after the victory he donated $5,000 of his winnings to aid rescue action for the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[17]
The victory catapulted Isner into the top 30 for the first time and also allowed him to surpass Sam Querrey to become the second-highest ranked American for the first time, behind only Andy Roddick.[11] Isner said he intended to finish the year in the top 20,[17] and given his ascendency in the world rankings combined with the absence of Roddick and James Blake for the 2010 Davis Cup season, it became increasingly likely that Isner would qualify to play singles for the US Davis Cup team for the first time in his career.[11]
After Gilles Simon withdrew, Isner became the final seed for the 2010 Australian Open.[18] In the first round, he defeated world no. 49 Andreas Seppi for his first victory at the Australian Open and his first victory at a Grand Slam other than the US Open. He then advanced to the round of 16, before bowing out to world no. 4 and eventual finalist Andy Murray.
After the Australian Open, Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe announced that Isner and Querrey would be first and second singles on the 2010 United States Davis Cup team for the team's 2010 Davis Cup World Group first-round match in Serbia on indoor clay in March 2010; Isner described the selection as "a dream come true".[19]
Isner next entered the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. Seeded sixth, he made it to the finals, before losing to Sam Querrey. In the doubles event, Isner teamed up with Querrey to win the tournament, defeating British-Australian pair of Ross Hutchins and Jordan Kerr.
Prior to the Davis Cup tie, Isner competed at the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel Championships, an ATP World Tour 500 series event on clay, where he was the fifth seed. He lost in the first round to Simon Greul. Despite the loss, Isner following the tournament moved into the top 20 for the first time.
Isner appeared at the 2010 Davis Cup first round, where USA was up against Serbia. In his two singles matches, he faced Serbia's team of world no. 2 Novak Djokovic and world no. 35 Viktor Troicki. He lost the first singles match against Viktor Troicki, but bounced back by winning the doubles match with Bob Bryan, as a replacement for food-poisoned Mike Bryan. In his second singles match, he lost to Novak Djokovic, which enabled Serbia to defeat the United States.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Open Masters 1000 in Indian Wells, he was seeded 15th and advanced to the fourth round, before losing to world no. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal.
Afterwards, he appeared in the second master series tournament of the season, the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open Masters 1000 in Miami as the 17th seed. He advanced to the third round, before losing to 12th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero.
Isner began the clay-court season with an opening-round loss to world no. 89 Xavier Malisse at the U.S. Men's Claycourt Championship, followed by a round of 32 showing at his first-ever Rome Masters, where he defeated Horacio Zeballos, before losing to Thomaz Bellucci. However, he teamed with Querrey to reach the doubles final in Rome, before losing to Bob and Mike Bryan; his doubles performance raised his doubles ranking to the top 30 for the first time.
His next tournament was the 2010 Serbian Open, where he was the second seed behind defending champion, tournament host, and world no. 2 Djokovic. Isner advanced to the first clay-court final of his career, third final of the year, and fourth final of his career. In the final, he lost to Querrey, despite having a match point while serving up 6–3, 5–4; this was the second consecutive final Isner lost to Querrey after serving for the championship. However, Isner's finals performance improved his ranking to a career-high no. 19.
Isner's next tournament was his debut appearance at the Madrid Masters. Seeded thirteenth, he advanced to the round of 16, before losing to world no. 3 and eventual champion Nadal.
Isner then played in the 2010 French Open; his ranking assured his first direct seed into a Grand Slam event. Seeded 17th, he defeated Andrey Golubev in the first round for his first singles victory at the French Open. He advanced to the third round, before losing to no. 15 seed and eventual semifinalist Tomáš Berdych. In doubles, he and Querrey were the 12th seeds, but withdrew prior to the start of the tournament after Querrey's first-round loss in singles.
Despite being ranked no. 19 in the world entering the Wimbledon, Isner was seeded 24th by the tournament committee due to his lack of experience on grass, but was moved up to 23rd following the withdrawal of Radek Štěpánek. In the first round, Isner played Nicolas Mahut in the longest match in tennis history, prevailing 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68.[20] However, fatigued and having little time to recover his energy, Isner was beaten by Thiemo de Bakker in the second round, 0–6, 3–6, 2–6, having served no aces. He also pulled out of the doubles, where he and Querrey had been 12th seeds.[21] Despite having been eliminated in the second round, Isner's total of 113 aces[22] were more than any other player throughout the championship. His Wimbledon performance brought his ranking to a career-high no. 18 in the world.
Isner's next tournament was the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships, where he played doubles with James Blake and reached the semifinals. In singles, Isner was second seed and made it to his fourth final of the year, before losing to Mardy Fish, which dropped his career record in finals to 1–4 (0–4 against Americans).
Isner next competed at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, the ATP World Tour 500 series event in Washington, D.C. and site of his breakthrough performance in 2007. Isner was also to compete in the doubles with Sam Querrey, but withdrew due to shoulder concerns. Seeded fifth in singles, Isner made it to the round of 16, before losing to Xavier Malisse.
Isner next played in the Cincinnati Masters, where he was unseeded. After defeating Łukasz Kubot in the first round, he faced 2002 Wimbledon finalist and 2005 Tennis Masters Cup champion David Nalbandian, but was forced to retire up a break at 5–4 in the first set after injuring his right ankle. Although Isner was found to have suffered ligament damage to the ankle, he chose not to withdraw from the US Open singles tournament.[23]
At the 2010 US Open, Isner was 18th seed and defeated Frederico Gil in the first round. After the match he revealed that although the initial diagnosis was a right ankle ligament tear, a second opinion revealed that the damage was a strain and not a tear, and he declared his ankle 90% healed.[24][25] He then advanced to the third round, before losing to 12th seed and 2006 US Open semifinalist Mikhail Youzhny. The loss dropped Isner out of the top 20, and from the no. 2 to the no. 4 ranked American player. Due to his ankle injury, he chose not to compete in doubles.
Following the US Open, Isner participated with Mardy Fish and Sam Querrey in the Davis Cup tie against Colombia, winning the doubles match with Fish as his partner. The US won the match 3–1 to remain in the 2011 Davis Cup world group.[26] Isner was next granted a wildcard to participate in the 2010 China Open, his first time competing in Beijing. In doubles, he teamed with Querrey, losing in the first round to Bob and Mike Bryan. In singles, Isner was unseeded, but made it to the semifinals, before losing to world no. 2 and defending champion Novak Djokovic 6–7, 2–6. Isner next competed in the Shanghai Masters, where he was unseeded, and made it to the second round, before losing to world no. 3 and reigning Australian Open champion Roger Federer in their first meeting since the 2007 US Open.
Isner began the year by teaming with Bethanie Mattek-Sands to win the (mixed doubles) Hopman Cup Final for the US, defeating Belgium's Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans.
Following his win in Perth, Isner returned to Auckland to defend his ATP title at the 2011 Heineken Open. After a bye in his first round, the third seed faced Dutch world no. 52[27] Robin Haase. Isner defeated Hasse[28] to go through to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by David Nalbandian in straight sets.[29]
Isner next played in the Australian Open. He entered the tournament seeded 20th[30] and received a tough draw, including Radek Štěpánek, Marin Čilić, and Rafael Nadal. Isner came up against French world no. 69 Florent Serra, whom he easily defeated. Isner faced Radek Štěpánek in the second round. After losing the first set, Isner rallied to defeat Stepanek to progress into the third round. In the third round, Isner faced fellow top-20 player Marin Čilić. The match went to five sets, with Cilic emerging as the eventual winner.
At the 2011 French Open, Isner was drawn against top seed and defending champion Rafael Nadal. Isner took what was considered a surprise two-sets-to-one lead against Nadal, who had never played a five-set match at Roland Garros before. Nadal went on to win the title.[31] Ironically, in the 2011 Wimbledon men's singles draw, Isner was paired against Mahut in the first round, a rematch of the world's longest match from the previous year's tournament, which he went on to win in straight sets. However, he lost in the second round to the 16th seed Nicolas Almagro in four sets, dropping his 2011 record to 11–14.
Isner next took a last-minute wild card to participate in the 2011 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, replacing compatriot and defending champion Mardy Fish, who was chosen to play in the Davis Cup for the United States during the that weekend. Isner was the top seed and defeated Karol Beck, 2001 Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement, Alex Bogomolov, Jr., and Tobias Kamke without dropping a set, to reach his first career grass-court final. In the final, he defeated Olivier Rochus to become the first top seed in 35 years to win the event. The title was his first of 2011 and second of his career, raising his record in ATP finals to 2–0 against non-Americans, and ending a three-match losing streak in finals. The championship raised Isner's world ranking from no. 48 to no. 36.
Isner next played in the 2011 Atlanta Tennis Championships, where he was the third seed. He defeated James Blake, Lu Yen-hsun, and Gilles Müller to reach his second consecutive tour final. In the final, he faced Mardy Fish in a rematch of the 2010 final. Isner was ultimately defeated by Fish. He then reached the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic, defeating Tobias Kamke, James Blake, Victor Troicki, before losing to Gael Monfils.
At the Rogers Cup, Isner defeated Marcos Baghdatis, but lost to Viktor Troicki in the second round. Isner won the Winston-Salem Open as the fourth seed, defeating Dudi Sela, Jarkko Nieminen, Marcos Baghdatis, and Andy Roddick in the semifinals, before defeating Julien Benneteau in the final.
In the US Open, Isner defeated Marcos Baghdatis, Robby Ginepri, Alex Bogomolov Jr., and Gilles Simon on the way to his first Grand Slam quarterfinal. There, he was defeated by Andy Murray.
John reached the semifinals at the Master's 1000 in Paris, where he held three match points before losing to Jo-Willifried Tsonga in the semifinals. The result brought him back into the world top 20. He finished the year ranked no. 18, his second consecutive year-end top 20 ranking, and his highest year-end ranking to date.
He defeated David Nalbandian in the second round of the 2012 Australian Open in an epic five-set match, but was defeated in the third round by Feliciano Lopez. He kept his good form and stunningly beat world no. 3 Roger Federer in Switzerland in the Davis Cup first round, as well as beating Marco Chiudinelli in another singles rubber, to help propel the US team to victory over the Swiss. He then reached the final of the Indian Wells Masters by beating world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in three sets in the semifinals, before being defeated by Federer in straight sets in the final. Isner also reached the doubles final of the same tournament partnering Sam Querrey.
Isner continued his fine form in the U.S. Davis Cup Quarterfinals against France. Isner defeated Gilles Simon in the first live rubber of the tie in straight sets. Two days later, Isner clinched the tie and propelled the United States into the semifinals by defeating French no. 1 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in four sets.
A week before Roland Garros, he was top seed in Nice, but was upset by Nikolay Davydenko in the quarterfinals.
In the French Open, he defeated Rogério Dutra da Silva 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 in the first round before being defeated by wildcard Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round: 6–7, 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 18–16 in the second-longest ever Roland Garros match at 5 hours and 41 minutes.
At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, Isner, who was seeded 23rd, faced qualifier Nicolas Mahut in the first round. Isner won the match 6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 7–6, 70–68.
In the match, Isner set the record for most aces in a match, breaking Ivo Karlović's record of 78; Mahut passed the old mark as well.[32] Isner served an all-time record of 113 aces, ahead of the 103 aces served by Mahut.
At 21:13 BST on June 23 the match was suspended due to darkness for a second day at 59–59 in the fifth set. The match resumed on 24 June, at 15:30 BST,[33] starting the third day of the match. Overall, the match lasted eleven hours and five minutes. Isner also set the record for most games won in a Wimbledon match with 92.
The match brought Isner a measure of fame, particularly in the United States. He had guest appearances on "Good Morning America" and the "Late Show with David Letterman", and threw the ceremonial first pitch at a New York Yankees game in Yankee Stadium.[34][35] He and Mahut also won the 2010 ESPY Award for Best Record-Breaking Performance in sport.[36]
1 (32') | 2 (29') | 3 (49') | 4 (64') | 5 (491') | |
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Nicolas Mahut (Q) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 63 | 68 |
John Isner (23rd) | 6 | 3 | 67 | 7 | 70 |
Isner has a powerful serve, thanks in part to his 6-ft, 9-in (206cm) height he gets a good angle, only Ivo Karlovic is taller among the current players.[37] Commentators[who?] have also praised his composure; in five consecutive third-set tiebreaker wins in Washington, he delivered huge serves when it mattered most.[38] Isner also has a very powerful forehand as well. On serve, Isner often goes for one-two points, a big serve followed up by a big forehand. He is also known to back up his serves with approaches to the net, though he does not strictly serve-and-volley. Isner's movement around the court is hampered by his body, and he is hurt by players who move him around the court. Isner's fitness has improved considerably over the years, and he displayed this during his win in the longest tennis match ever at Wimbledon against Nicolas Mahut.
He is sponsored by Lacoste, as of January 2012, and Prince for his attire and racquets respectively.[39][40]
Isner was born in Greensboro, North Carolina. He has two older brothers, Nathan and Jordan. Isner started playing tennis seriously at age 11 under the tutelage of Oscar Blacutt and Rob Stephens at the Carolina Tennis Academy. He is a graduate of Walter Hines Page Senior High School, in Greensboro, and the University of Georgia, where he majored in Speech Communication. He currently resides in Tampa, Florida, where he trains at the Saddlebrook Academy alongside other American tennis pros such as James Blake and Mardy Fish.
Tournament | Year | Record accomplished | Player tied |
Wimbledon | 2010 | 113 aces in an ATP singles match[22] | Stands alone |
113 aces in a Grand Slam singles match | Stands alone | ||
85 aces in a single set | Stands alone | ||
92 games won in a single match | Stands alone | ||
246 winners in a single match | Stands alone | ||
Longest singles match ever played (11 hours, 5 minutes) | Nicolas Mahut | ||
Longest play in a single day (7 hours, 6 minutes) | Nicolas Mahut | ||
118 games in a single day | Nicolas Mahut |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 5 August 2007 | Washington, D.C., United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 1. | 16 January 2010 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Arnaud Clément | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(7–2) |
Runner-up | 2. | 21 February 2010 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Sam Querrey | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 9 May 2010 | Belgrade, Serbia | Clay | Sam Querrey | 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 25 July 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | Mardy Fish | 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 2. | 10 July 2011 | Newport, United States | Grass | Olivier Rochus | 6–3, 7–6(8–6) |
Runner-up | 5. | 24 July 2011 | Atlanta, United States (2) | Hard | Mardy Fish | 6–3, 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | 27 August 2011 | Winston-Salem, United States | Hard | Julien Benneteau | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 6. | 18 March 2012 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Roger Federer | 6–7(7–9), 3–6 |
Runner-up | 7. | 15 April 2012 | Houston, United States | Clay | Juan Monaco | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Winner | 1. | July 7, 2008 | Newport, United States | Grass | Mardy Fish | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–6(7–1) |
Winner | 2. | February 21, 2010 | Memphis, United States | Hard | Sam Querrey | Ross Hutchins Jordan Kerr |
6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | May 2, 2010 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sam Querrey | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
2–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | April 9, 2011 | Houston, United States | Clay | Sam Querrey | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10] |
Winner | 3. | May 15, 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Sam Querrey | Mardy Fish Andy Roddick |
w/o |
Runner-up | 3. | March 18, 2012 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Sam Querrey | Marc López Rafael Nadal |
2–6, 6–7(3–7) |
In January 2011, Isner teamed with Bethanie Mattek-Sands for the USA, and they reached the mixed doubles Hopman Cup final. They won, 6–1, 6–3, against Justine Henin and Ruben Bemelmans of Belgium.
Updated till 2012 French Open.
Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | |
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | |
French Open | A | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |
Wimbledon | A | 1R | A | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | ||
US Open | 3R | 1R | 4R | 3R | QF | 0 / 5 | 11–5 | ||
Win–Loss | 2–1 | 0–4 | 3–2 | 8–4 | 7–4 | 3–2 | 0 / 17 | 23–17 | |
Year-End Championship | |||||||||
ATP World Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||
Olympic Games | |||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | A | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | ||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | 2R | 4R | 4R | 3R | F | 0 / 5 | 12–5 | |
Miami Masters | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | ||
Cincinnati Masters | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | ||
Shanghai Masters | NMS | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | |||
Paris Masters | A | A | 2R | 2R | SF | 0 / 3 | 5–3 | ||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 2–3 | 7–6 | 8–7 | 9–7 | 7–4 | 0 / 28 | 33–28 | |
Career Statistics | |||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 2–3 | 0–2 | 3 / 10 | 3–10 | |
Year End Ranking | 106 | 144 | 34 | 19 | 18 | $3,886,223 |
Isner's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked world no. 10 or higher is as follows:
Players who have been ranked world no. 1 are in bold.
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
ATP Most Improved Player 2009 |
Succeeded by Andrey Golubev |
Preceded by Michael Phelps |
Best Record-Breaking Performance ESPY Award (with Nicholas Mahut) 2010 |
Succeeded by Rory McIlroy |
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Name | Isner, John |
Alternative names | |
Short description | American tennis player |
Date of birth | 1985-04-26 |
Place of birth | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
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Country | Canada |
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Residence | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Born | (1990-06-23) June 23, 1990 (age 22) Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | US $237,843 (Singles and Doubles) |
Singles | |
Career record | 6-11 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 95 (April 9, 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 102 (May 28, 2012) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | Q2 (2012) |
French Open | 1R (2012) |
Wimbledon | Q2 (2011) |
US Open | 2R (2011) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 4–3 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (August 8, 2011) |
Current ranking | No. 149 (April 2, 2012) |
Last updated on: May 28, 2012. |
Vasek Pospisil (born June 23, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player. Pospisil has a No. 95 ATP career ranking high in singles and No. 115 in doubles. As Canada's No. 2 in singles and No. 3 in doubles, he is an important member of the Canada Davis Cup team.
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Pospisil reached the final of his first ever junior International Tennis Federation event, the 2005 Canadian U18 ITF World Ranking Event, to compatriot Graeme Kassautzki. He and Kassautzki won the doubles event. Partnering another star junior Canadian, Milos Raonic, Pospisil won his second doubles title in December 2006, the Prince Cup in the United States. He also won back-to-back doubles titles in the Czech Republic in January–February, 2007, as well as the Guru Cup in Italy in April–May.
In singles, Pospisil won the ITF Flevoland Junior Championships in Holland in February, the 25th All-Canadian ITF Junior Championships in April, and the Canadian U18 ITF World Ranking Event, the last one without losing more than four games in any set.
Pospisil won two more European events that summer in doubles and was finalist three more times. He capped his summer off by reaching the 2007 U.S. Open Boys' doubles final partnering Grigor Dimitrov. The pair lost to Jonathan Eysseric and Jérôme Inzerillo. In December, he and partner Roman Jebavý won the doubles event at the prestigious Orange Bowl.
Pospisil won his first ever professional tour tournament singles match, in Canada F1 Futures event in March, defeating World No. 689 and Guatemala No. 1 Christian Paiz 2–6, 6–2, 6–1. In the second round he lost to No. 495 compatriot Rob Steckley in straight sets while in doubles he and partner, fellow junior and Canadian Milos Raonic lost in the opening round in straight sets. The following week, Pospisil lost in the first round of both the singles and doubles of Canada F2. The week after at Canada F3, he captured his first career title, in doubles partnering compatriot Érik Chvojka. He lost in the first round in doubles.
At the end of May, Pospisil competed in the main draw in doubles partnering Chvojka at Czech Republic F4, and reached the second round. The following week the pair lost in the first round of the UniCredit Czech Open, as Pospisil played in his first ever challenger event. In July, Pospisil played as a singles wild card entry at the Granby Challenger, and lost to Italian Stefano Ianni in straight sets. In doubles he and Chvojka lost in the first round. The following week Pospisil again lost in the first round in the main draw in doubles, this time partnering American Adam Davidson, at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open.
Pospisil played in one other tournament main draw in 2007, doubles at Germany F18 in October, where he and partner Roman Vogeli reached the second round. Pospisil ended 2007 ranked World No. 1479 in singles and No. 1111 in doubles.
In November 2008, Pospisil accounted himself well against a much higher ranked opponent, World No. 301 Alex Kuznetsov, losing 6–2, 6–7(4), 4–6. He then reached the second round of Nicaragua Futures1. Pospisil finished the year with a win-loss record of 8–18 playing almost all Futures events.
Pospisil opened 2009 in singles losing in the final round of qualifying in USA F1 and Mexico F1 Futures events. He next defeated compatriot Kirill Sinitsyn 6–2, 6–3 to qualify for Mexico F2, where he lost in the second round to another Canadian, Adil Shamasdin. After losing in the first round of both U.S.A. F4 and F5, Pospisil turned things around, reaching the quarter-finals of Canada F2 and semi-finals of Canada F3. The Canada F2 result included a second-round win over World No. 359 Nathan Thompson and the F3 result saw him better World No. 426 Vincent Millot. He reached a career high singles ranking of World No. 1038 on March 9.
In doubles, Vašek reached the semi-finals of Mexico F1, partnering Jan Blecha, in late January. He also reached the semis of Canada F3, in March, playing alongside compatriot Milos Raonic. His best result for the year to this point was reaching the finals of U.S.A. F8, partnering American Ryan Young. Playing with fellow Canadian Adil Shamasdin, he then reached the semis of Mexico F3 in late April. The pair then won both Mexico F4 and F5, as the tournament top seeds.
Pospisil continued his career-best play in singles through the April and into May as well, as he reached the semi-finals of Canada F3, the quarter-finals of Mexico F3 (on hard courts), and the semis of Mexico F4 (hard), the quarters at Mexico F5 (hard), and the semis of Mexico F6 (on clay), where he scored an impressive 6–4, 6–0 victory over top seed Chris Klingemann in the second round. Pospisil next reached the semis of Mexico F6 on clay, picking up 5 ATP points in the process, and seeing his singles ranking soar to World No. 837.
In June, Pospisil tried his luck in a Challenger event, the Košice Open - Steelers Cup. He lost in singles in the second round of qualifying and in the doubles partnering Kaes Van't Hof in the first round of the main draw. The following week Pospisil qualified for the main draw of the Polska Energia Open, but lost in the first round to World No. 454 Guillaume Rufin. This result secured him 3 ATP ranking points. At the Mamaia Challenger however, the week after, Pospisil lost in the final round of qualifying.
In July, as his singles ranking continued to become a career high each time new rankings were released, Pospisil lost in the second round of U.S.A. F16 in singles. In doubles, he and partner Raonic reached the semi-finals, as the top-seeded team. The following week, Pospisil reached the singles final of U.S.A. F17 in Peoria, Illinois, losing in that round to Michael Venus 7–6, 4–6, 4–6. In doubles, he and Roanic, again the top seeds, won, defeating Matt Reid and Dennis Zivkovic in the finals.
After a week off, Pospisil lost in the first round of the Granby Challenger as a wild card entrant, to No. 2 seed Michael Russell 3–6, 6–3, 3–6. In doubles, he and partner Raonic lost in the second quarter-finals. The following week he lost in singles in the second round of qualifying at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, to No. 7 seed and eventual qualifier Tim Smyczek, 4–6, 2–6. In doubles he lost in the first round of the main draw, partnering compatriot Pierre-Ludovic Duclos.
Pospisil lost in singles in the first round of qualifying for the Rogers Cup, to No. 5 seed Jan Hernych, 2–6, 2–6. Somewhat surprisingly, he and Raonic, who has qualified for the main draw in singles, did not play doubles in Montreal. The following week, Pospisil reached the quarter-finals of Romania F14 as the tournament's No. 8 seed. In doubles, he and partner Marius Copil, the top seeds, took the title without dropping set. The week after at Romania F15, the unseeded Pospisil went out again in the quarters, just missing out on making the semis with a 6–3, 6–7(5), 6–7(6) loss to an unseeded Romanian opponent. In doubles, he and Copil, again the top seeds, lost the finals, 10–12 in the final mini-set. During the first week of September, Pospisil, seeded, lost in the second round of qualifying for the Brasov Challenger.
Pospisil upset No. 3 seed Jan-Pablo Villar on route to reaching the semi-finals of Italy F28, where he lost to No. 2 seed Filip Prpic 6–4, 4–6, 2–6. In doubles, he and partner Marcus Willis, the top seeds, took the title. The following week Vasek captured the singles title of Italy F29, as the No. 8 seed, defeating No.3 seed Francesco Piccari in the final 6–3, 6–7. 6–3. In doubles, he and Willis are again the top seeds lost in the finals. Two weeks later Pospisil was in top form, capturing his second title in singles in as many tournaments, Italy F30, and without dropping a set or even reaching a tie-break. He was the No.7 seed and in the final he beat No. 2 seed Matteo Viola 6–1, 6–2. Vasek did not play doubles. His singles ranking has shot up 203 spots in just three weeks and he stood at World No. 440. The following week it reached a career high World No. 436. His doubles has continued its steady climb to also be at a career best, World No. 195.
After being off for three weeks, Pospisil, as the number 2 seed in singles, won Mexico F12, again without dropping a set. In doubles, he and partner Nima Roshan of Austria, the number 3 seeds, also took the tournament title. The following week Vasek won Mexico F14 as the No. 3 seed in singles, saving his best tennis for the latter rounds, as he defeated No. 6 seed Daniel Garza in the semis 6–1, 6–2 and No. 5 seed César Ramírez in the final, 6–2, 6–2. This was Pospisil's fourth consecutive title and third without dropping a set. In doubles, he and partner Ashwin Kumar, the top seeds, lost in the final. In the rankings, Vasek once again made a big jump, to a new career high of World No. 389.
Two weeks later Pospisil, the top seed, lost at Mexico F15 in the semi-finals. This loss snapped his twenty-three match winning streak. He did not play doubles. In the latest rankings, Pospisil has again jumped several spots to a new career high of World No. 355. After a week off, Pospisil was back in action in Mexico, this time at the Challenger Britania Zavaleta. Unseeded, he has lost to Leonardo Tavares in the first round, 3–6, 3–6. In doubles he and his partner, new Canada No. 3 and World No. 220 doubles player Adil Shamasdin, won the doubles title. In the ATP rankings released November 30, Vasek was at yet another career high singles ranking of World No. 340 and, for the first time, was Canada No. 3.
Pospisil finished 2009 ranked a still further career-high World No. 339 in singles and No. 233 in doubles.
Pospisil opened his 2010 campaign losing in the first round in singles at the Challenger Salinas Diario Expreso challenger. In doubles, he and partner Márcio Torres of Brazil reached the semi-finals where they fell to the top seeded Ratiwatana twins.
Pospisil lost in the first round of qualifying for the Honolulu Challenger as the No. 8 seed to Brian Battistone, in straight sets. He did not play in the doubles. The following week, having gained his career best World No. 335 ranking, Pospisil lost in the final qualifying round of the Challenger of Dallas, as the No. 5 seed, to No. 4 seed Luka Gregorc, 6–7, 4–6. In doubles, he and compatriot Adil Shamasdin, unseeded, lost in the main draw final, to the top seeds Scott Lipsky and David Martin, 6–7(7), 3–6.
After a week off from playing, Pospisil was the No. 3 seed at the U.S.A. F5 Futures tournament, where he defeated Australian qualifier Matheson Klein in straight sets, another qualifier Gastão Elias of Portugal in the second round, unseeded American Blake Strode in the quarter-finals, unseeded Nikoloz Basilashvili of Georgia in the semis. He lost the final to No. 2 seed Víctor Estrella, however, 4–6, 3–6. Vasek did not play doubles.
Pospisil's excellent result in the States a month ago saw his singles ranking jump to a new career high of World No. 312. His doubles ranking was also at a new career high of World No. 189. He was next set to compete in Davis Cup in an away American Group I tie, against Colombia, but after training was replaced in the roster by new Tennis Canada recruit Steven Diez. The following week, as the top seed in the ITF Canada F2 tournament in Montreal, Pospisil was upset in the first round to unheralded, fellow 20 year old, Jérôme Inzerillo, 4–6, 4–6. He and partner Milos Raonic, the top seeds in doubles, also lost early, in the second round.
In mid-March Pospisil was again the top seed in singles and in doubles with Raonic, in Canada F3 in Sherbrooke. He lost only one set in capturing his fifth ITF tour title, defeating partner Raonic, the No. 2 seed, in the final, in three sets. In doubles, he and Raonic lost the finals to No. 2 seed team, Cory Parr and Todd Paul, 4–6, 4–6. Two weeks ago Vasek lost to fellow unseeded player Nick Lindahl in the first round of the Challenger Banque Nationale in Rimouski, in three sets. In doubles, he and partner Raonic withdrew from their first round match. The following week Pospisil lost in the second round of U.S.A. F8 in both singles and doubles (partnering Ashwin Kumar).
In the second week in April Pospisil won the doubles title of the 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon, partnering Santiago González as the top-seeded pair. This result has seen his doubles ranking climb to yet another career-high World No. 162. He lost in singles in the first round to fellow unseeded player John Millman. After being off the following week, Pospisil lost in the first round of the 2010 Tail Savannah Challenger, to Greg Jones, in three sets. In doubles he and partner Andreas Siljeström, the No. 3 seeds, lost in the first round.
In May Pospisil lost in the opening round of the 2010 Sarasota Open, to the No. 3 seed Kevin Kim. In doubles he and partner Daniel Garza, unseeded, also lost in the first round. The following week Pospisil lost again in the first round, to fellow unseeded player Martin Slanar in the Trofeo Paolo Corazzi, 1–6 in the third. He did not play doubles. After a week off, Pospisil lost in the second round of qualifying for the 2010 AEGON Trophy, 6–7 in the third to Prakash Amritraj. He again did not play doubles.
In June Pospisil lost in the first round of qualifying for the 2010 Gerry Weber Open, in straight sets to No. 5 seed Niels Desein. The following week he lost to No. 1 seed Pere Riba of Spain in the first round of the ZRE Katowice Bytom Open, 3–6, 1–6. And in doubles, partnering Czech Jaroslav Pospíšil, the No. 3 seeded team lost in the quarter-finals. After a week off, Vasek reached the semi-finals in doubles of U.S.A. F16, played in Rochester, NY, partnering Greg Ouellette, and the second round in singles, despite being the top seed in both. Last week at U.S.A. F17 in Pittsburgh, he again lost in the second round in singles as the top seed to lowly ranked opponent, this time World No. 1315 Rhyne Williams. In doubles, again playing with Ouellette as the top seeds, Vasek lost the finals, to unseeded opponents.
In early July at U.S.A. F18 in Peoria, Illinois and again as the top seed, Pospisil lost in singles in the quarter-finals, to No. 6 seed Dennis Zivkovic, in three sets. He did not play doubles. The following week lost in the first round of the 2010 Fifth Third Bank Tennis Championships, to compatriot Milos Raonic, 6–7(4), 1–6. In doubles, he and partner Cory Parr lost their first round match. The next week Vasek lost again in the first round match, at the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, to Takao Suzuki 6–7(6), 6–4, 3–6. In doubles he and Canadian-born American Jesse Levine reached the semi-finals. The following week Vasek has a wild card for entry into the main draw of his hometown Odlum Brown Vancouver Open, where he lost to Paul Capdeville, 4–6, 4–6. Partnering fellow British Columbian Daniel Chu in doubles, the pair lost in the first round.
In August, Pospisil lost in the first round of qualifying for the 2010 Rogers Cup to No. 8 seed and eventual qualifier Illya Marchenko 3–6, 4–6. He is playing doubles, in the main draw as a wild card, partnering his old partner Raonic. Together, they defeated the doubles team Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic in the first round 5–7, 6–3, 10–8. This win, his first in a ATP Tour main draw event, propelled Pospisil to a new career high doubles ranking of World No. 153. After two weeks off, he, as the tournament top seed, took the singles title at the ITF Mexico F6, defeating No. 5 seed David Rice in the final 6–1, 6–2. Pospisil and partner Nima Roshan, the No. 1 seeds, lost in the doubles final.
Pospisil won a second consecutive singles title, Mexico F7, by defeating No. 2 seed Adam El Mihdawy in the final, 6–0, 6–1. He did not play doubles. The following week, he lost to No. 6 seed Tim Smyczek in the first round of the 2010 USTA Challenger of Oklahoma, 2–6, 1–6. Playing doubles with compatriot Pierre-Ludovic Duclos, as the No. 2 seeds, the pair went out in the semi-finals. The week after, Vasek was the top seed at Canada F4, being played at the Rexall Centre, but lost in first round. In doubles he and partner Frank Dancevic reached semi-finals. Then the next week, Pospisil again was the top seed in singles, at Canada F5 in Markham, Ontario, and captured the title, defeating No. 5 seed Nicholas Monroe in the final 6–3, 6–2. It was his eighth Futures singles title of his career. In doubles, he and compatriot Daniel Chu, the No. 3 seeds in doubles, lost in the quarter-finals.
After a week off, Pospisil travelled to Asia for a pair of Challenger events. He qualified for the main draw in singles for both the 2010 Tashkent Challenger and the 2010 Samsung Securities Cup, reaching the second round in both events. In doubles he and partner Adil Shamasdin lost in the first round in Tashkent but reached the finals in Seoul. Pospisil's singles and doubles rankings both reached new career highs – World No. 270 in singles and No. 139 in doubles. Then, after being off from tour play for two weeks, Pospisil played in singles qualifying for the 2010 Bauer Watertechnology Cup, as the No. 4 seed. He lost in the qualifying round to No. 6 seed Marius Copil, 3–6, 4–6. In doubles he and Shamasdin lost to the No. 3 seeds, the Ratiwatana twins in the first round of the main draw.
The following week, Pospisil lost to the No. 1 seed and now German competitor Dustin Brown in the first round of the 2010 Lambertz Open by STAWAG, 6–7(6), 7–5, 3–6. He did not play doubles. It was his final tour action for 2010. He finished the year ranked World No. 339 in singles and No. 153 in doubles.
At the mid-way point of 2011, Pospisil is having his best year on tour thus far. For the week starting July 4, he is ranked at a new career high for both singles, World No. 191, and doubles, at No. 121. He has captured three Challenger doubles titles and two Futures titles, including one in singles.
Pospisil began the year playing just singles and reached the quarter-finals of his first tourney, the 2011 Honolulu Challenger, losing to No. 1 seed Michael Russell, 4–6, 6–7. After failing to qualify for the 2011 Caloundra International, he next played in Davis Cup, replacing an injured Daniel Nestor to team with Milos Raonic to win the doubles tie, as Canada defeated Mexico. Following a poor performance at Canada F2 the following week, Pospisil reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Men's Rimouski Challenger in singles and won the doubles title partnering Treat Conrad Huey.
Two weeks later Vasek captured the doubles title of U.S.A. F8 partnering Nicholas Monroe, while losing in the first round in singles. Two weeks later, in April, he won his third straight doubles title, the 2011 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger playing with Bobby Reynolds. In singles he qualified and then reached the main draw quarter-finals, losing to an in-form Wayne Odesnik. Again playing after a week off, Pospisil lost in three sets to eventual champion Reynolds in the semi-finals of the 2011 Torneo Internacional AGT. In doubles, he and partner Monroe reached the semi-finals.
Pospisil spent May in Korea, reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 Busan Open Challenger Tennis in singles and the semi-finals in doubles, partnering Jamie Baker. The following week, as the tournament top seed, he was upset in the semi-finals of Korea F1, where he did not play doubles. The week after, again as the No. 1 seed, he captured his ninth career ITF Futures singles title, Korea F2.
Attempting to qualify for a Grand Slam tournament for the first time, Pospisil lost in the second round of qualifying for the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. The following week he reached the quarter-finals in singles at the 2011 Jalisco Open while in doubles he teamed with Reynolds, as the No. 2 seeds, to capture the title. The following week Vasek again faced Reynolds and lost in three sets, in the second round of the 2011 Nielsen Pro Tennis Championships. He did not play doubles.
The following weekend Pospisil was instrumental in seeing the Canadian Davis Cup team come back from 2 rubbers down to win a Davis Cup tie, for their first time ever. The win allows the team to face Israel, in September away, in a World Group play-off fixture. Missing through injury their two top singles players, Milos Raonic and Frank Dancevic, Pospisil played No. 1 singles and doubles. He lost his first match in four sets, to Ivan Endara. With fellow British Columbian Philip Bester also losing, Pospisil and veteran doubles specialist Daniel Nestor had to win their doubles match to keep the tie alive, and did, in three close sets. Perhaps buoyed by this win, Pospisil looked like a new player in beating Júlio César Campozano comfortably, 6–3, 6–4, 7–5. Bester then won the tie-deciding rubber, also in straight sets.
Right back into action the next week, at the 2011 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby, cruised into the quarter-finals, handily between fellow Canucks Zachary White and Steven Diez. He retired from his quarter-finals match, however, against No. 4 seed Karol Beck, with an ankle injury. Out of action for a couple weeks, Pospisil came back to win his tenth ITF Men's Circuit singles title in Saskatoon, without dropping a set. The following week he reached the semi-finals of the 2011 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open in singles, as the No. 6 seed, and, with Bobby Reynolds, in doubles.
Pospisil has upset World No. 22 Juan Ignacio Chela in the first round of the 2011 Rogers Cup but lost in the second round to No. 3 seed Roger Federer. In doubles, he and partner Adil Shamasdin have lost in the first round.
Vasek qualified for Aircel Chennai Open and lost in the first round of the main draw to Andreas Beck. He reached the 2nd round of qualifiers losing to Carsten Ball of Australia. Pospisil won his 1st ATP Challenge title on March 25 defeating Maxime Authom 7–6(8–6), 6–4. After this win, he joined world's top 100.
Legend (Singles) |
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Grand Slam (0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
ATP Challenger Tour (1) |
ITF Futures (10) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 26 September 2009 | Italy F29 (Alghero) | Hard | Francesco Piccari | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
2. | 3 October 2009 | Italy F30 (Quartu Sant'Elena) | Hard | Matteo Viola | 6–1, 6–2 |
3. | 1 November 2009 | Mexico F12 (Obregón | Hard | Daniel Garza | 7–6(7–0), 6–3 |
4. | 8 November 2009 | Mexico F14 (Guadalajara) | Clay | César Ramírez | 6–2, 6–2 |
5. | 21 March 2010 | Canada F3 (Sherbrooke) | Hard (i) | Milos Raonic | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 |
6. | 5 September 2010 | Mexico F6 (León) | Hard | David Rice | 6–1, 6–2 |
7. | 12 September 2010 | Mexico F7 (Guadalajara) | Hard | Adam El Mihdawy | 6–0, 6–1 |
8. | 3 October 2010 | Canada F5 (Markham) | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | 6–3, 6–2 |
9. | 29 May 2011 | Korea F2 (Changwon) | Hard | Lim Yong-Kyu | 7–5, 6–4 |
10. | 31 July 2011 | Canada F4 (Saskatoon) | Hard | Érik Chvojka | 7–5, 6–2 |
11. | 25 March 2012 | Men's Rimouski Challenger (Rimouski) | Hard (i) | Maxime Authom | 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Legend (Singles) |
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Grand Slam (0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
Challengers (0) |
Futures (2) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 13 July 2009 | U.S.A. F17 (Peoria, Illinois) | Clay | Michael Venus | 7–6(7–4), 4–6, 4–6 |
2. | 22 February 2010 | U.S.A. F5 (Brownsville, Texas) | Hard | Víctor Estrella | 4–6, 3–6 |
Legend (Doubles) |
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Grand Slam (0) |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0) |
ATP World Tour 500 (0) |
ATP World Tour 250 (0) |
ATP Challengers (6) |
ITF Futures (10) |
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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1. | 25 March 2007 | Canada F3 (Rock Forest, Quebec) | Hard (i) | Érik Chvojka | Christophe Palmanshofer Jason Zimmermann |
7–5, 6–3 |
2. | 12 October 2008 | Germany F22 (Leimen) | Hard (i) | Michal Navrátil | Nils Langer Frank Wintermantel |
6–3, 6–4 |
3. | 9 November 2008 | Rimouski Challenger (Rimouski) | Hard | Milos Raonic | Kristian Pless Michael Ryderstedt |
5–7, 6–4 [10–6] |
4. | 23 November 2008 | Nicaragua F1, (Managua) | Hard | Jiří Krkoška | Alexandru Cojanu Deniss Pavlovs |
7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
5. | 10 May 2009 | Mexico F4 (Coatzacoalcos) | Hard | Adil Shamasdin | Kaden Hansel Adam Huddle |
6–3, 6–4 |
6. | 17 May 2009 | Mexico F5 (Puerto Vallarta) | Hard | Adil Shamasdin | Juan Manuel Elizondo César Ramírez |
6–1, 2–6, [10–7] |
7. | 19 July 2009 | U.S.A. F17 (Peoria, Illinois) | Clay | Milos Raonic | Matt Reid Dennis Zivkovic |
6–3, 6–4 |
8. | 23 August 2009 | Romania F14 (Arad) | Clay | Marius Copil | Andrei Mlendea Jiří Školoudík |
6–3, 6–4 |
9. | 20 September 2009 | Italy F28 (Porto Torres) | Hard | Marcus Willis | Alessandro Giannessi Francesco Piccari |
4–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
10. | 31 October 2009 | Mexico F12 (Obregón) | Hard | Nima Roshan | Adrien Bossel Julien Dubail |
6–7, 6–3, [11–9] |
11. | 29 November 2009 | 15 Challenger Varonil Britania Zavaleta (Puebla) | Hard | Adil Shamasdin | Guillermo Olaso Pere Riba |
7–6(7–0), 6–0 |
12. | 18 April 2010 | 2010 Abierto Internacional del Bicentenario Leon (León de los Aldama) | Hard | Santiago González | Kaden Hensel Adam Hubble |
3–6, 6–3, [10–8] |
13. | 20 March 2011 | Rimouski Challenger (Rimouski) | Hard | Treat Conrad Huey | David Rice Sean Thornley |
6–0, 6–1 |
14. | 28 March 2011 | U.S.A. F8 (Oklahoma) | Hard | Nicholas Monroe | Carsten Ball Chris Guccione |
6–4, 6–3 |
15. | 4 April 2011 | Tallahassee Tennis Challenger (Tallahassee) | Hard | Bobby Reynolds | Go Soeda James Ward |
6–2, 6–4 |
16. | 26 June 2011 | Jalisco Open (Guadalajara) | Hard | Bobby Reynolds | Pierre-Ludovic Duclos Ivo Klec |
6–4, 6–7(6–8), [10–6] |
Originally from Vernon, British Columbia, Pospisil currently lives in Vancouver to train. His parents are Milos and Mila, both of Czech descent.[1] He has two older brothers, both of whom were nationally ranked junior tennis players. One of his brothers, Petr Pospisil, teaches at Kitsilano Secondary School in Vancouver.
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Name | Pospisil, Vasek |
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Date of birth | 23 June 1990 |
Place of birth | Vernon, British Columbia, Canada |
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Milos Raonic at the 2011 Australian Open |
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Country | Canada[1] |
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Residence | Thornhill, Ontario, Canada; Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain; Monte Carlo, Monaco[1] |
Born | (1990-12-27) December 27, 1990 (age 21) Titograd, SR Montenegro, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $1,360,669 |
Singles | |
Career record | 57-33 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 21 (May 14, 2012) |
Current ranking | No. 22 (May 28, 2012)[2] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 4R (2011) |
French Open | 3R (2012) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2011) |
US Open | 1R (2010) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 6–9 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 232 (June 13, 2011) |
Last updated on: May 28, 2012. |
Milos Raonic ( /ˈmiːloʊʃ ˈraʊnɪtʃ/ MEE-lohsh ROW-nich;[3][4] Serbian[5]: Милош Раонић, Miloš Raonić [mîloʃ râonitɕ]; born December 27, 1990) is a Canadian professional tennis player who lives in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada.[1][6]
Born in what is now Podgorica, Montenegro, Raonic moved to Canada with his family at the age of 3.[6] He speaks his native Serbian and English.[7] Raonic is Canada's highest ATP ranked male singles player since computer rankings began in 1973. He qualified for his first grand slam event at the 2010 U.S. Open. In 2011 he rose from World No. 152 to No. 37 in a month, after he reached the fourth round of the Australian Open and won his first ATP title at the 2011 SAP Open. Raonic, who prefers to play on hard courts, plays an all-court game but is most notable for his serve, which is powerful and accurate. Since late 2010 he has been coached by former Spanish pro player Galo Blanco in Barcelona.
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Raonic's first ITF-sanctioned junior tennis event was the qualifying draw for the Canadian ITF Group 4 Championships in October 2003, where he lost in the first round to fellow Canadian Kirill Sinitsyn 6–7, 3–6. His next junior circuit action was a year later at the Canadian ITF Championships 1 event, where he lost in the first round of the main draw 4–6, 4–6 to compatriot Peter Marrack. In doubles at the same event he and partner Sheharyar Wali, also Canadian, reached the second round.
He won his first ITF tournament singles match in October 2005, defeating compatriot Tony Dang in three sets before falling in the round of 16 to American Christopher Racz. In doubles, he and compatriot Mohammed Niaki reached the semi-finals. Two weeks later, at the Canadian ITF Grade 3 Championships, Raonic reached his first final, where he and partner Sinitsyn lost to Marrack and Peter Polansky. In singles he lost again to Marrack in the first round.
In April 2006, Raonic reached the later rounds in a singles event, defeating Marrack in straight sets in the quarter-finals at the 24th All-Canadian ITF Junior Championships before losing to Julien Gauthier in the semis. After reaching the second round in singles of the Canadian Junior Open (Grade 1) in August, he then won the 2006 U18 ITF World Ranking Event (Grade 4) in early October, defeating Gauthier in the final 6–4, 6–0. He also captured the doubles title partnering compatriot John Taylor.
Raonic reached the third round in singles at a Grade 1 junior event in November–December 2006, the Eddie Herr International Junior Tennis Championships. Two weeks later he lost the singles final of the Grade 4 Prince Cup and won the doubles. In 2007 he lost early in the Grade 2 and Grade 1 junior events he entered. Raonic did however reach the finals of the Grade 3 US Junior International Hard Court Championships in August and won both the Grade 3 2007 U18 ITF World Ranking Event and Grade 4 U18 ITF World Ranking Event 2 in October on home soil. He also won the doubles at these events, partnering compatriot Nathaniel Gery for both. In doubles, he also lost in the final of the Pan American Closed ITF Championships (Group B1) in early October, partnering American Waylon Chin.
In December 2007, Raonic qualified for the prestigious Orange Bowl Tennis Championships, a Grade A event. He went on to reach the third round where he lost to American Chase Buchanan 4–6 in the third. Raonic began 2008 with a bang in juniors, winning the Grade 1 Nottinghill ITF event doubles event, partnering American Bradley Klahn. He and Klahn the following week reached the second round of the Australian Open before winning the Grade 1 USTA International Spring Championships in March–April. At the USTA International Spring, Raonic reached the quarter-finals for the first time in singles at a Grade 1 event, losing to Klahn in straight sets.
Raonic was given wild cards into three Tennis Canada and Banque Nationale sponsored ITF Futures events in March, held indoors in the Province of Quebec. At Hull he won his first ever singles match played, over World No. 687 Fabrice Martin 7–5, 2–6, 6–4. He lost in the next round to World No. 661 Patrick Schmolzer 3–6, 3–6. The following week he lost in the first round to No. 2 seed John Paul Frattero 6–7, 3–6. In doubles, at both events, Raonic partnered fellow junior Vasek Pospisil and lost in the first round. Then in Rock Forest he again reached the second round, going out to No. 1 seed, Davis Cup teammate, hometown favourite and future coach Fred Niemeyer. He and Niemeyer played doubles in Sherbrooke too and reached the semi-finals.
Raonic saw his first ATP Challenger Series action in the summer, receiving a further wild card into the main draw of the Granby Challenger. He lost to No. 5 seed Gary Lugassy in the first round handily 4–6, 0–6. He also played doubles with Lugassy but went out in the first round. Raonic ended the year ranked World No. 1386, in both singles and doubles.
Raonic was again a wild card entrant in singles in the Banque Nationale Futures events in Quebec in March, fairing far better this time. At Canada F1 in Gatineau, he and partner Milan Pokrajac, unseeded, won the doubles title, while in singles he lost to World No. 457 Michael Yani in the quarter-finals in three sets. The following week in Montreal Raonic and Pokrajac finished doubles runners-up and in singles Raonic went out in the second round. Then in Canada F3 in Sherbrooke, Raonic reached his first tour finals in singles, winning four three-set matches to do so. In the final he lost 5–7, 6–7 to unseeded Italian Enrico Iannuzzi . In doubles, he and Pokrajac lost in the first round.
In late April, Raonic next competed in an ITF tour event, defeating compatriot Kirill Sinitsyn 6–2, 6–0 to qualify (as the No. 5 seed) for the main draw in singles at U.S.A. F9 in Vero Beach on outdoor clay. In the main draw he lost however in the first round to fellow qualifier American Marcus Fugate 1–6, 4–6. Raonic was a direct entrant into the main doubles draw, but he and partner Adam El Mihdawy lost in the first round. The following week at U.S.A. F10 in Orange Park, Florida, Raonic lost in the third round of singles qualifying despite being the No. 3 seed. He did not compete in any tour events next until July.
In July, Raonic, as a wild-card entrant, lost in the first round in singles of back-to-back Canadian held Challenger events, Granby and Moncton. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil reached the second round at Granby but lost in the first in Moncton. The following week he received a wild card in qualifying for the 2008 Rogers Cup and lost in the first round to World No. 203 Alexandre Kudryavtsev 3–6, 4–6.
The next tour action Raonic saw was in October in Japan. In Kashiwa at Japan F10 he lost in the first round to fellow unseeded player Hiroki Kondo 4–6, 2–6. In doubles he and partner Tadayuki Longhi reached the second round. The following week at Japan F11 in Tokyo, Raonic upset No. 2 seed Tatsuma Ito in three sets before falling to Thailand Davis Cupper Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana in the second round. He did not play doubles.
Raonic competed his 2008 tour play as a wild card entrant in the Rimouski Challenger, where he lost in the first round to Jose De Armas after taking the first set. In doubles however, he and partner Vasek Pospisil teamed to capture their first Challenger title. The wild cards defeated the No. 2 seeds in the semis and the No. 3 seeded team of Kristian Pless and Michael Ryderstedt in the final 5–7, 6–4, 10–6. Raonic finished 2008 World No. 915 in singles and No. 513 in doubles. Following the 2008 season Raonic turned down an offer from the University of Virginia and turned pro signing on with the SFX agency.[8]
Raonic began his year in mid-January attempting to qualify in singles for U.S.A. F1 in Boca Raton, Florida, losing in three sets in the qualifying round as the No. 13 seed. He qualified the following week for the main draw at U.S.A. F2 as the No. 12 seed, but lost in the first round of the main draw. Qualifying for singles allowed him to enter the doubles draw as a wild card—he and partner Kevin Botti reached the second round.
The next week at U.S.A. F3 in Plantation, Florida, Raonic again lost in singles in the qualifying round, this time as the No. 9 seed. After a week off, he qualified for Croatia F1, as the No. 11 seed. He then knocked off World No. 293 and No. 7 seed Jan Mertl, World No. 425 Ivaylo Traykov, and No. 606 Denis Matsukevich before falling to No. 8 seed Louk Sorensen in the semi-finals. In doubles he and compatriot Erik Chvojka, the No. 3 seeds, reached the second round. The following week the Canadian doubles duo reached the finals of Croatia F2; in singles, Roanic again qualified for the main draw and then reached the quarter-finals.
After a couple weeks off, Raonic captured his first tour singles title, Canada F2 in Montreal.[9] Receiving a wild card from Tennis Canada to play in the main draw, Raonic faced no seeded players and two qualifiers—he defeated World No. 594 Gregoire Burquier in the final 6–3, 6–4. In doubles, he and Vasek Pospisil, the top seeds, reached the second round. The team then did one better the following week at Canada F3 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, reaching the semi-finals, again as the top seeds. In singles, Milos lost to Vasek in the quarter-finals in three close sets.
Two weeks later Raonic again qualified for the main draw at a Futures event, this time as the No. 4 seed at U.S.A. F7, and reached the quarter-finals. He and partner Philip Bester, as the No. 3 seeds, captured the doubles title, defeating the No. 1 seeds in the final, Lester Cook and Treat Conrad Huey. The following week in Little Rock, Arkansas, Milos qualified for the main draw as the No. 2 seed, but lost in the first round. He did not play doubles.
Raonic's next action was in June at Slovenia F2. For the first time he received a spot in the main draw of a singles tournament based solely on this ranking. He lost however in the first round, to No. 1 seed Pavol Cervenak 4–6, 2–6. In doubles, he and partner Aljaz Bedene lost in the second round. The following week at Slovenia F3 Milos again lost in the first round, this time to No. 3 seed Denis Molchanov . He and Molchanov teamed to win the doubles title however, the fourth tour doubles title of Raonic's career. The next week, Raonic reached the quarter-finals of Italy F15, on clay in Padova, while in doubles he and partner Marc Fornell-Mestrs reached the second round. He completed his European swing losing in the first round of Italy F16 in singles while reaching the semis in doubles, partnering with Stefano Valenti.
After two weeks off, Raonic resumed play at U.S.A. F16 in Pittsburgh, on clay. The No. 7 seed, he was upset in the second round by Rhyne Williams. In doubles he and partner Pospisil, the top seeds, lost in the semi-finals. The following week in Peoria, Illinois, the No. 6 seed Raonic reached the quarter-finals where he was upset by the unseeded Pospisil. He and Vasek captured the doubles title however, winning their final three matches handily. After a week off, Raonic once again received a wild card into the main draw of the Granby Challenger. He played World No. 262 to a first-set tie-break loss before succumbing in the second set 1–6. In doubles, he and Pospisil lost in a second-round tie-break to the No. 2 seeds Colin Fleming and Ken Skupski.
The following week Raonic was given a wild card into singles qualifying for the 2009 Rogers Cup, where he began by beating World No. 77 Teymuraz Gabashvili in three sets following up with a straight sets win over World No. 113 Michael Llodra in the qualifying round.[10] In the main draw, he lost to World No. 10 Fernando Gonzalez in three sets. Raonic finished the match having served and returned better on first serves than his opponent, and having won more points in the match, 112 to 107.[11] In the week following this result, he lost to Kittipong Wachiramanowong in three sets in the final of Thailand F1 and, with partner Nikolaus Moser, won the doubles title. Then playing just singles in the next two weeks, he won the title for Thailand F2 and reached the semis of Thailand F3 (l/Jamie Baker).
Raonic spent the autumn of 2009 playing on the American Challenger circuit, but with less success than he had in summer. He finished 2009 ranked World No. 373 in singles and No. 425 in doubles.
Raonic started the 2010 season with new coach, former teammate Frédéric Niemeyer.[6] Raonic reached the semi-finals of three of his first five ITF Futures events in doubles, Great Britain F1, F2, partnering with Uladzimir Ignatik, and France F2 playing with Romain Jouan. He also won his doubles Davis Cup tie playing against Colombia with World No. 1 Daniel Nestor.[12] He lost, however, both of his singles rubbers in Bogota.
In mid-April Raonic captured the Korea F2 singles title as the top seed, defeating No. 3 Hiroki Kondo in the final 6–1, 6–1. He did so without losing a set and by winning his first match without conceding a game, over World No. 668 Min-Hyoek Cho. In May he captured his second title in three weeks, dropping just one set in taking Korea F4. The following week he lost to No. 8 seed Tatsuma Ito in the first round of the 2010 Busan Open Challenger Tennis tournament. Despite the loss he saw his singles ranking reach a career high for the second time in two weeks, at World No. 303. Raonic reached a new career high singles ranking in late June, rising to World No. 276.
In July Raonic reached the singles finals of the 2010 Challenger Banque Nationale de Granby before falling to No. 1 seed Tobias Kamke 3–6, 6–7. This result saw Raonic's ranking go to yet another new career best World No. 209. The following week Raonic received a special exemption to appear in the main draw of the 2010 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open where he has lost to No. 7 seed Robert Kendrick in the first round 6–7, 4–6. Granted a wild card into the singles main draw of the 2010 Rogers Cup, Raonic lost in the first round to Victor Hănescu 4–6, 4–6. In doubles he and partner Vasek Pospisil had the privilege of playing against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, and winning 10–8 in the tie-break. It was first time that the World Nos. 1 and 2 had played together in a tour doubles match since Jimmy Connors and Arthur Ashe did so in 1976. Raonic and Pospisil lost in the second round, however.
Raonic qualified for the U.S. Open but lost his main draw first round match to Australia No. 3 and wild card entrant Carsten Ball. Two weekends later in the Davis cup, versus the Dominican Republic, Raonic won his singles match 9–7 in the fifth set over Victor Estrella, as Canada won the tie 5–0 to stay in the Americas Zone Group 1 for 2011.
After a week off, Milos qualified for the 2010 Proton Malaysian Open. He reached quarterfinals before losing to Igor Andreev. One week later, Raonic qualified for the 2010 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championship. He lost to World No. 1 Rafael Nadal in the second round.[13] Raonic competed well against Nadal, returning better on first serve in fact (winning 20% of points to Nadal's 14) while serving well on first serve (getting 67% of his first serves in play, winning 86% of those points). He had more chances to break point but experience and poise won out for the veteran as Nadal converted both of his only two break points and Raonic, none of his five.
The next two weeks playing in Asia, Tennis Canada hired Galo Blanco, who had worked with fellow Canadian player Steven Diez in Spain, on a two-week trial basis.[14] (Niemeyer wished to step down and he and Blanco co-coached during this period.) Unseeded, Milos reached the quarter-finals of the 2010 Tashkent Challenger. After defeating No. 2 seed and Indian No. 1 Somdev Devvarman in the second round in straight sets, he was forced to retire with a sore shoulder trailing No. 5 seed Karol Beck. After a couple of weeks off, with Blanco now in charge, Raonic lost in the first round of qualifying for the 500 Series 2010 Valencia Open 500, to No. 2 seed Pablo Cuevas. It was turned out to be the last tour action he had for the year. Instead, he turned his attention to a six-week off-season training regiment in Barcelona, under the guidance of Blanco and trainer Tony Estalella, one that Blanco later described, during the 2011 Australian Open, as "amazing." [14]
Raonic ended 2010 ranked World No. 156 in singles and No. 349 in doubles.
Raonic started 2011 playing qualifying matches for the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open where he lost in the qualifying round against Édouard Roger-Vasselin. Next, he qualified for the 2011 Australian Open. He won his first round match against German Björn Phau in three sets, his first victory in a main draw Grand Slam match.[15] In the second round he defeated No. 22 seed Michaël Llodra of France, again in three sets, becoming the first Canadian man in 10 years to reach the third round of a singles Grand Slam.[16] He then knocked out the Russian World No. 10 Mikhail Youzhny in four sets to reach the fourth round, the first qualifier to make the 4th round of a Grand Slam since 1999.[17] Playing his next match at the Hisense Arena, he fell to World No. 7 David Ferrer after he lost the last three sets, despite winning the first.[18]
Despite the loss, Raonic received rave reviews for his performance at the Australian Open, such as when John McEnroe referred to Raonic as "the real deal" on Twitter,[19] or the BBC's reference to Raonic as part of "a new generation".[20] Martina Navratilova referred to Raonic as "a new star" saying that "the sky is the limit" for the young tennis player,[21] and the Sydney Morning Herald referred to Raonic as a "future superstar".[22]
On November 17, 2011, Raonic played an exhibition match against Pete Sampras, and won the match 7-6, 6-1. Sampras’s serve approached 200 km/h throughout the night, whereas Raonic regularly topped that mark and reached speeds up to 222 km/h.[54]
Two weeks later, Raonic began play at the SAP Open tournament. After upsetting No. 4 seed Xavier Malisse in the first round in two sets, he then beat James Blake, again in two sets.[23] After beating Ričardas Berankis in the quarterfinal match 6–4, 7–6, he reached ATP tournament semifinals for the first time in his career. Raonic advanced to his first final of an ATP tournament when the No. 2 seed Gaël Monfils defaulted in the semifinals citing a wrist injury.[24] In the final, Milos beat 1st seeded Fernando Verdasco 7–6, 7–6, winning his first ATP title, and became the first Canadian player to win an ATP singles tournament since Greg Rusedski in 1995 (before Rusedski started representing Great Britain).[25]
Raonic received a wild card into the main singles draw of the following week's 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships. Interestingly, he opened against Fernando Verdasco, the player he had just faced two days earlier, and prevailed again, this time in three sets. Milos next defeated Radek Štěpánek also in three sets, serving a career-high 38 aces in the process.[26] After defeating qualifier Robert Kendrick in the quarter-finals, again losing the second set before prevailing, Raonic continued his unbeaten run, defeating No. 4 seed Mardy Fish in the semis, once again despite dropping the second set. He lost a closely contested final, however, to No. 1 seed and two-time Memphis champion Andy Roddick 6–7, 7–6, 5–7, with Roddick making a diving forehand to win break point, on his fifth championship point for the match.[27] Raonic's performance in this tournament elevated him to yet another career high ranking of World No. 37, making him the highest-ranked Canadian male singles player in ATP Rankings history.[28]
Raonic won both his singles Davis Cup rubbers against Mexico on clay as well as the doubles tie together with Vasek Pospisil to advance Canada to the second round.[29]
He was given a wild card berth for the Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament main draw,[30] where he lost to Ryan Harrison in the third round after wins over Marsel İlhan and Mardy Fish in the first two rounds.
Raonic started the clay court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters tournament by winning over Michaël Llodra and Ernests Gulbis before falling to 4th seed and eventual finalist David Ferrer in the third round.[31] After the tournament, Raonic rose to a new career-high ranking of 28, his first time in the top 30. It is also his 7th week in the top 50. He reached third round at the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, and advanced to the semifinals at the 2011 Estoril Open (5th seeded there, he disposed of Igor Andreev in the first round, of João Sousa in the second round, and upset Gilles Simon in the quarterfinal before retiring due to a back injury against Fernando Verdasco 4–6 0–0).
On grass courts, Raonic's reached quarterfinals at the 2011 Gerry Weber Open by taking out both Pablo Andujar and Tobias Kamke in straight sets before losing to Philipp Petzschner in three. In doubles with partner Robin Hasse, he reached his first ATP World Tour doubles final. The pair lost to Rohan Bopanna and Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi (the nicknamed "Indo-Pak Express") 9–11 in the deciding tie-break. At Wimbledon 31st seeded Milos advanced to the second round after disposing of Marc Gicquel. However in his second round match Raonic had to retire after winning 3 games in the first set due to injury.
Tennis Canada announced that Raonic underwent hip surgery. Raonic returned to action following the US Open, where he was defeated by Israel's Amir Weintraub in Canada's Davis Cup matchup. He reached the semifinals at 2011 If Stockholm Open (lost to Gaël Monfils).
On January 8, he won his second ATP title at the 2012 Aircel Chennai Open in Chennai, India, defeating Janko Tipsarević in the final, 6–7, 7–6, 7–6. Raonic did not drop serve during the tournament, becoming the first player to do so since Roger Federer at the 2008 Gerry Weber Open. Later in January, Raonic advanced to the third round of the 2012 Australian Open, disposing of Filippo Volandri of Italy and Philipp Petzschner of Germany. He was beaten by Lleyton Hewitt of Australia 1 set to 3 (6–4, 3–6, 6–7, 3–6) in 3 hours 6 minutes, after going to deuce (5) for the match point.
On February 19 in San Jose, California, Raonic won his third ATP title and second SAP Open in a row, defeating Denis Istomin, 7–6, 6–2.[32]
The following week in Memphis, Raonic reached the final of the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships for the second straight year, losing to Jürgen Melzer, 5-7, 6-7.[33]
In Indian Wells, Raonic reached the third round, before losing to eventual title winner Roger Federer in three sets, 7–6, 2–6, 4–6. He was one of only two opponents who forced Federer to a third set in this tournament.
In April, Raonic participated at Monte-Carlo Masters, but lost in the first round to Albert Montañés in three sets, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6. He reached semifinals at 2012 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell by defeating world No.4 Andy Murray in straight sets in the quarter finals.
Raonic endorses the Wilson BLX Blade 98 and he uses LUXILON M2 Pro 1.25 16L Strings. He also endorses Lacoste clothing and wears SAP AG on his sleeve. [34]
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 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||
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Australian Open | A | 4R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71.43 | ||||
French Open | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 00.00 | |||||
Wimbledon | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50.00 | |||||
US Open | 1R | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0.00 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 4–3 | 2–1 | 0 / 5 | 6–5 | 54.54 |
2011 – ATP Newcomer of the Year
Raonic worked for Rogers Sportsnet as a colour analyst for their broadcast of the 2011 Rogers Cup. He said he enjoyed that experience quite a bit. [35]
Raonic moved together with his family to Canada at the age of 3 from Titograd, Yugoslavia or what is now Podgorica, Montenegro.[6] Raonic started playing tennis at the age of 8 at the Blackmore Tennis club in Richmond Hill, Ontario with coach, Casey Curtis.[36] Growing up in the suburbs of Toronto, Ontario, Raonic stated how Canada is mostly a hockey country. He says he chose tennis because of its "individuality and [because he] felt [he] could train more alone and on a ball machine with [his] dad".[37] His brother Momir, and sister Jelena, have moved back to Montenegro and Raonic says he visits his family there often.[6] Raonic's uncle Branimir Gvozdenović used to be the Minister of Urbanism and Environmental Protection in the Government of Montenegro where he also performed the vice-prime minister duties.[17][38] His parents live in Canada and are both engineers, his father Dusan holds a PhD in engineering and his mother Vesna has a masters degree in the same field, while his sister also has a masters degree.[6] Raonic is fluent in two languages, speaking both Serbian and English.[1] His three favourite sports teams are Real Madrid C.F., Toronto Raptors, and Toronto Maple Leafs.[1][39]
In an interview after his third round win at the 2011 Australian Open it was questioned if he would follow in the footsteps of Greg Rusedski the last great Canadian tennis player who ended up playing for his second nationality in Great Britain. When asked if he would continue to play for Canada he replied "Yes".[6] Raonic has shown a passion for Canada and the game of tennis in the country. This was displayed in an October, 2010 interview where he said of the matter that "I want to make a singles career, I enjoy it more and I want to make a difference in Canada with it. I feel if I were to achieve my goals it could make a great difference to the growth of tennis in Canada and help to produce more top players in the future."[40]
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ATP Newcomer of the Year 2011 |
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Name | Raonic, Milos |
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Short description | |
Date of birth | 27 December 1990 |
Place of birth | Titograd, Montenegro, Yugoslavia |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
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). |
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Competitor for Serbia | ||
Men's Tennis | ||
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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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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 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 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.
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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 % |
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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 |
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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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 |
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]
Time span | Selected Grand Slam tournament records | Players matched |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 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.
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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 |
Date of death | |
Place of death |
Country | United States of America |
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Residence | Beverly Hills, CA, United States |
Born | (1981-12-09) December 9, 1981 (age 30) Edina, Minnesota |
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Weight | 82 kg (180 lb) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Career prize money | $5,815,885 |
Singles | |
Career record | 274–194 (58.24%) |
Career titles | 6 |
Highest ranking | No. 7 (August 15, 2011)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 10 (May 21, 2012)[1] |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2007) |
French Open | 3R (2011) |
Wimbledon | QF (2011) |
US Open | QF (2008) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | RR (2011) |
Olympic Games | Silver medal (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 114–93 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
Career titles | 8 |
Highest ranking | No. 14 (July 6, 2009) |
Current ranking | No. 49 (June 6, 2011) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2005, 2009) |
French Open | 2R (2002) |
Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
US Open | 3R (2001, 2010) |
Last updated on: April 4, 2012. |
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Silver | 2004 Athens | Singles |
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.[2] His current career-high singles ranking is World No. 7.
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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.[3] During 1999 he lived with Roddick's family, and the two played on the same tennis and basketball teams.[4]
Fish turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18. He spent his first few years as a pro playing in the Challenger and Futures circuits. He earned his first title on the ATP Tour in 2002 playing doubles in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, with Andy Roddick.
Fish's career improved significantly in 2003, when he won his first ATP singles title and reached the biggest final of his career in Cincinnati. His singles victory came near the end of the season, when he defeated Robin Söderling to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden. In addition, he defeated fifth-seeded and former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà at the 2003 Australian Open in the second round, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2. He finished the year ranked no. 20 in the world.
Fish played well in 2004, reaching the finals at the SAP Open in San Jose, California and in the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. Later that year, in August, Fish obtained a silver medal for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, when he lost in five sets to Chilean Nicolás Massú. Fish defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fernando González to reach the final.
In 2005, Fish injured his left wrist. It eventually required two surgeries, and as a result, he only played 17 matches in the year.
Fish was awarded a wildcard in April into the US Men's Claycourt Championships. He won the tournament, defeating eighth seed Juan Mónaco, Rainer Schüttler, Vince Spadea, Tommy Haas, and Jürgen Melzer in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.
At Wimbledon, Fish signaled his return to professional status as he reached the third round, defeating fellow American Robby Ginepri and Dutch player Melle van Gemerden. The night prior to his third-round match, he suffered from food poisoning. He could only play one set before retiring against Georgian Irakli Labadze.
Fish began 2007 by achieving his best finish at a Grand Slam. Fish reached the fourth round of the Australian Open, eventually losing to his old roommate and doubles partner, Andy Roddick, in the quarterfinals. Fish made waves on day 1 of the tournament by knocking off Ivan Ljubičić, the fourth seed, and had an easy win in the third round when his opponent Wayne Arthurs retired in the opening set. Fish had few problems in his first four matches, but lost in straight sets to Roddick in the quarterfinals. However, he moved up by 17 places in the ATP rankings.
Fish started off 2008 quite well at the Hopman Cup, an exhibition event in Perth, Australia. Partnering with Serena Williams, he won the title. Williams was ill and arrived after the start of the event, but Meghann Shaughnessy filled in for the first match. Fish won against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Australian Peter Luczak, and received a walkover from Czech Tomáš Berdych. Although Fish lost the first doubles match, he and Williams were undefeated in two mixed doubles matches. They qualified as undefeated for the final, where they faced top-seeded Serbians Novak Djokovic and Jelena Janković. Although Fish lost in singles against Djokovic, the Americans again won the mixed doubles match to win the title.
Fish fell to Jarkko Nieminen in the third round of the Australian Open after a code violation caused him to lose his composure.
Fish then went on to make a quarterfinal showing at the 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, before losing to long-time friend and wild-card entry Robby Ginepri.
At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, Fish defeated world no. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals in what Fish described as "a great win,"[5] after failing to beat the Swiss player in five previous matches. However, Fish lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, the third seed.
At the French Open, Fish lost in the second round to 25th-seeded Lleyton Hewitt with Fish committing 58 unforced errors, compared to Hewitt's twelve.[6]
At Wimbledon, Fish lost in the first round to eighth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France.[7]
At the US Open, Fish reached the quarterfinals, before losing to Rafael Nadal of Spain.
Fish won his fifth doubles title, partnering Mark Knowles of the Bahamas at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. The next week, ranked as the top seed, he won his third singles title at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships against first-time finalist Evgeny Korolev.
In the 2009 BNP Paribas Open, Fish received a first-round bye, only to be eliminated in the second round by unseeded Frenchman Jérémy Chardy. However, he captured his sixth doubles title and first ATP Masters Series 1000 title with partner Andy Roddick.
In April, Fish played in the 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, but was knocked out in the first round by Björn Phau of Germany. He then played in the 2009 Rome Masters, where he lost in the second round to Fernando Verdasco.
Fish advanced to the third round in Wimbledon men's singles, where he fell to Novak Djoković in straight sets. In doubles, he and partner James Blake advanced to the semifinals, before losing to the defending and eventual champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.
In July, Fish competed in the Davis Cup against Croatia, losing to Marin Čilić in five sets.
On August 30, Fish withdrew from the 2009 US Open, where he was seeded 25th, citing a rib injury.[8]
Fish began 2010 by winning the SAP Open in San Jose with doubles partner Sam Querrey. The pair defeated Benjamin Becker and Leonardo Mayer, 7–6, 7–5, in the final. With this win, Fish improves to 7–1 lifetime in ATP World Tour doubles finals.[7] On 27 March, Fish knocked his second round opponent Andy Murray out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida in straight sets[9] On 10 June, Fish played Andy Murray again in the third round of the Queen's tournament in London. Fish won the first set 6–4, but lost the second 6–1. However, during the third set, Fish was leading 3–0, Murray then brought it back to 3–3. Fish then complained to the umpire that it was too dark, and he then walked off the court without talking to Murray. Murray stayed on the court for a few minutes after the incident and said, "He only complained because I was gaining momentum," and "He wouldn't have complained when he was 3–0 up." The following day, Fish went on to win the third and final set in a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6 victory. He faced Michaël Llodra in the quarterfinals and Feliciano López in the semifinals to reach the final. He lost to compatriot Sam Querrey to finish as runner-up.
At Wimbledon, he lost in the second round to Florian Mayer, 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.[10] After Wimbledon, he participated in the last grass-court event of the year, the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport. He won his fourth title, and first on grass, over Belgian Olivier Rochus in three sets.[11] As a result, his ranking jumped up to the top 50 at 49.[12] He proceeded to win a second straight title, which was also his second of the year and first on hard courts, at the Atlanta Tennis Championships. It was the first tournament in Atlanta in over a decade, and in the semifinal and final rounds, Fish defeated Andy Roddick (whom he had not beaten in eight consecutive career meetings), who was the top seed, and John Isner, who played collegiate tennis for nearby University of Georgia.[13]
In Fish's return to the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, he advanced over former world no. 6 Gilles Simon, over world no. 8 Fernando Verdasco, over former world no. 7 Richard Gasquet, and over world no. 4 Murray to reach the semifinals, where he defeated former world no. 1 Andy Roddick, 4–6, 7–6, 6–1. He was edged by world no. 2 Roger Federer, 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, in the final, but jumped into the top 25 in the world rankings.[14]
Fish opened his season at the 2011 Brisbane International, falling in the second round to Stepanek, 3–6, 1–6. Fish then fell in the second round to Tommy Robredo, 6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6, at the 2011 Australian Open.
He made the semifinals at his next two tournaments; 2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, losing to resurging, eventual champion Juan Martin del Potro, and at the 2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships losing to fast-rising Canadian youngster Milos Raonic in three sets.
After a first-round bye in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, he fell in the second round again to Milos Raonic, 5–7, 4–6. At the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Fish found some rich vein of form, collecting wins over Julien Benneteau, Richard Gasquet, and notably reached the quarterfinals by winning against Juan Martin del Potro, 7–5, 7–6, who only a few weeks earlier had defeated Fish in Delray Beach. By defeating del Potro and reaching the quarterfinals in Miami, Mardy Fish overtook Andy Roddick as the highest-ranked American player on the tour. Fish's campaign continued, as he upset ATP world no. 6 David Ferrer, 7–5, 6–2, before falling to world no. 2 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open. He entered the top 10 for the first time on April 18, despite not playing, because Fernando Verdasco did not defend his Monte Carlo points.
Fish reached the third round of the 2011 French Open, his best result at the tournament so far. He was beaten by Gilles Simon, 3–6, 4–6, 2–6.
Fish reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon for the first time, after beating the 2010 finalist Tomas Berdych in straight sets. He lost to world no. 1 Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. At the 2011 Farmers Classic on July 31, 2011, Fish faced Ernests Gulbis for the title, having defeated fellow American teenager Ryan Harrison in the semifinals. He finished runner-up to Gulbis, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6. This dropped him to a 6–13 mark in ATP World Tour finals. The following week, he withdrew from Washington D.C., citing a heel injury sustained during the Farmers Classic final.
In August at the 2011 Rogers Cup, Fish reached his fourth Masters series final, defeating Feliciano López, Ernests Gulbis, Stanislas Wawrinka, and Janko Tipsarević, 6–3, 6–4, in the semifinal. In the final, Fish faced world no. 1 Novak Djokovic, who was looking to extend his season record to 53–1. He lost to Djokovic, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, in the final, saving three match points to come up from 0–40 in the final game. Fish rose to a career-high ranking of no. 7.
Fish continued his impressive run on the American hard courts with a comfortable 6–0, 6–2 victory in the second round of the 2011 Western & Southern Open against former world no. four Nikolay Davydenko. In the quarterfinal, he defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–3, 6–4. This was Fish's first win against Nadal. He faced world no. 4 Andy Murray in the semifinal. Fish lost, 3–6, 6–7, after a thrilling second-set tiebreak. In the 2011 US Open, he advanced to the fourth round by beating German Tobias Kamke and qualifier Malek Jaziri in straight sets in the first two rounds, and South African Kevin Anderson in straight sets with two tiebreakers in the third round. Fish was subsequently eliminated in the fourth round of the tournament by world no. 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
He reached the semifinals in Tokyo in October, defeating Ryan Harrison, Ernests Gulbis, and Bernard Tomic, before falling to Rafael Nadal.
He played for the first time in the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.
Fish went down in the second round of the Australian Open to Colombian Alejandro Falla. He made it to the third round of Indian Wells, before being defeated by Australian Matthew Ebden.
He reached the quarterfinals in Miami, but was defeated by Juan Mónaco, 1–6, 3–6.
Suffering from fatigue, he did not play any of the European clay-court season and withdrew from the 2012 French Open.[15]
Fish currently endorses the Wilson BLX Six.One 95 18 by 20 racquet with hybrid of Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon Alu Power strings. His grip of choice is "Wilson Pro Overgrip". He wears K-Swiss clothing and shoes.
Fish is one of the few players on the tour to possess an all-court game. His biggest weapons are his strong serve and reliable backhand, and he often wins points at net with adept volleying. His most reliable shot is a two-handed backhand, which he can flatten out effectively to end points. His forehand is more inconsistent, though it has improved in recent years. In 2010, he dropped over 30 pounds, from 203 to 170. This enabled Fish to become much fitter, faster and maintain longer rallies.
Fish married Stacey Gardner, a California attorney and "Briefcase Model" on NBC's Deal or No Deal, in a Jewish wedding ceremony in September 2008 (Gardner is Jewish).[16][17] Fish's friend and fellow tennis player James Blake served as groomsman.[17] He is also good friends with Andy Roddick and Bob and Mike Bryan.
He has a group of fans called "The Fishheads" who travel with him and cheer him on during matches.[18]
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 2003 | Cincinnati | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Runner-up | 2008 | Indian Wells | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 2010 | Cincinnati (2) | Hard | Roger Federer | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 2011 | Montreal | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
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Runner-up | 1. | March 10, 2003 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill | 0–6, 6–7(5–7) |
Runner-up | 2. | June 23, 2003 | Nottingham, United Kingdom | Grass | Greg Rusedski | 3–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | August 18, 2003 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 1. | October 20, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Robin Söderling | 7–5, 3–6, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 4. | February 16, 2004 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick | 6–7(13–15), 4–6 |
Runner-up | 5. | June 14, 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Roger Federer | 0–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | August 22, 2004 | Athens, Greece | Hard | Nicolás Massú | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | April 10, 2006 | Houston, United States | Clay | Jürgen Melzer | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 7. | August 27, 2007 | New Haven, United States | Hard | James Blake | 5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 8. | March 23, 2008 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2–6, 7–5, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 9. | August 23, 2008 | New Haven, United States (2) | Hard | Marin Čilić | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 10. | February 15, 2009 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | Radek Štěpánek | 6–3, 4–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 3. | March 1, 2009 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | Evgeny Korolev | 7–5, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 11. | June 13, 2010 | London, United Kingdom | Grass | Sam Querrey | 6–7(3–7), 5–7 |
Winner | 4. | July 11, 2010 | Newport, United States | Grass | Olivier Rochus | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | July 25, 2010 | Atlanta, United States | Hard | John Isner | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
Runner-up | 12. | August 22, 2010 | Cincinnati, United States (2) | Hard | Roger Federer | 7–6(7–5), 6–7(1–7), 4–6 |
Winner | 6. | July 24, 2011 | Atlanta, United States (2) | Hard | John Isner | 3–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–2 |
Runner-up | 13. | July 31, 2011 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | Ernests Gulbis | 7–5, 4–6, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 14. | August 14, 2011 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Novak Djokovic | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
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Winner | 1. | April 29, 2002 | Houston, United States | Clay | Andy Roddick | Neville Godwin Jan-Michael Gambill |
6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | February 16, 2004 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | James Blake | Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–2, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | April 19, 2004 | Houston, United States | Clay | James Blake | Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–3, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | February 27, 2006 | Memphis, United States | Hard | James Blake | Chris Haggard Ivo Karlović |
6–0, 5–7, [5–10] |
Winner | 4. | July 7, 2008 | Newport, United States | Grass | John Isner | Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–6 |
Winner | 5. | February 13, 2009 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) | Mark Knowles | Travis Parrott Filip Polášek |
7–6(9–7), 6–1 |
Winner | 6. | March 9, 2009 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Andy Roddick | Max Mirnyi Andy Ram |
3–6, 6–1, [14–12] |
Winner | 7. | February 14, 2010 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | Sam Querrey | Benjamin Becker Leonardo Mayer |
7–6(7–3), 7–5 |
Winner | 8. | August 8, 2010 | Washington, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles | Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek |
4–6, 7–6(9–7), [10–7] |
Runner-up | 2. | May 15, 2011 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Andy Roddick | John Isner Sam Querrey |
w/o |
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). Updated till the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open.
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | SR | W–L | ||||
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Grand Slam Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | QF | 3R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 0 / 10 | 14–10 | ||||
French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 | ||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | |||||
US Open | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | QF | A | 4R | 4R | 0 / 11 | 15–11 | |||||
Win–Loss | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 3–2 | 5–3 | 7–4 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 10–4 | 1–1 | 0 / 36 | 45–36 | ||||
ATP World Tour Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | 0 / 1 | 0–3 | |||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | A | Not Held | F | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 1 | 5–1 | |||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | 2R | 1R | A | 4R | 2R | 3R | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 0 / 11 | 14–11 | ||||
Miami | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | SF | QF | 0 / 11 | 16–11 | ||||
Monte Carlo | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | ||||
Rome | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 3R | A | 0 / 5 | 5–5 | ||||
Madrid | A | A | A | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 7–8 | ||||
Canada | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | F | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | |||||
Cincinnati | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | F | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | F | SF | 0 / 8 | 14–8 | |||||
Shanghai | Not Masters Series | A | A | 2R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | Q1 | 2R | A | A | A | 3R | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | |||||
Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 1–2 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 10–8 | 4–5 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 1–6 | 8–7 | 2–4 | 10–4 | 14–8 | 4–2 | 0 / 55 | 63–55 | ||||
Career Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–4 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 6–20 | |||||
Year-End Ranking | 305 | 141 | 84 | 20 | 37 | 225 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 55 | 16 | 8 | $6,674,459 |
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US Open Series Champion 2011 |
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Name | Fish, Mardy |
Alternative names | Fish, Mardy |
Short description | Tennis player |
Date of birth | 1981-12-09 |
Place of birth | Edina, Minnesota |
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