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Biofile with Elena Dementieva  | read this item

Biofile with Elena Dementieva

Status: 2008 Olympic gold medalist retired this week at the WTA Tour Championships in Doha. She won 16 career ATP singles titles. Reached a career high #3 ranking in April 2009.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 141
DOB: October 15th, 1981 In: Moscow, Russia.
Tennis Inspiration: “My mom was the person that I admire all my life. (Who [...]

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Biofile with Michael Chang  | read this item

Biofile with Michael Chang

Status: 1989 French Open champion. Winner of 34 career ATP singles titles. Highest ATP ranking of #2 in 1996. Inducted into Tennis Hall of Fame in 2008.
Ht: 5-10 Wt: 165
DOB: February 22, 1972 In: Hoboken, N.J.
First Tennis Memory: “Probably hitting against the basement wall when I was young. With my mom (Betty), my dad (Joe) [...]

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Biofile with Nicolas Escude  | read this item

Biofile with Nicolas Escude

 
Status: 2001 Davis Cup winner for France; Winner of four ATP singles titles (Toulouse 1999, 2001 & 2002 Rotterdam, 2004 Doha); Career-high ATP rank #17 in 2000; Career wins over Federer, Agassi, Ferrero, Costa, Hewitt, Henman, Robredo, Grosjean, Ljubicic.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 155
DOB: April 3, 1976 In: Chartres, France
First Tennis Memory: “Me and my brother (Julien) [...]

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Biofile with Ernests Gulbis  | read this item

Biofile with Ernests Gulbis

 
Status: Winner of one ATP singles title – 2010 Delray Beach. Coached by Hernan Gumy since September 2009. Currently ranked ATP #28.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 169
DOB: August 30, 1988 In: Riga, Latvia
First Tennis Memory: “I went with my grandmother. I was living a lot with my grandmother when I was a kid, because my father and [...]

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Biofile with Jurgen Melzer  | read this item

Biofile with Jurgen Melzer

Status: Winner of two ATP singles titles. Highest singles rank was #29 in May of 2009. Has career wins over Agassi, Davydenko, Del Potro, Cilic, Djokovic, Robredo, Simon, Haas, Gonzalez, Safin, Ferrero, Karlovic.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 165
DOB: May 22, 1981 In: Vienna, Austria
Tennis Inspirations: “Well, I had of course – it went from Edberg to Stich [...]

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John McEnroe Analyzes James Blake's Career  | read this item

John McEnroe Analyzes James Blake’s Career

 
At a recent tennis event, I asked John McEnroe to discuss the struggles of James Blake who has recently dropped out of the top 50 in the ATP rankings.
“I think it’s amazing he got to #4 in the world,” says McEnroe. “His speed was one of the greatest I’ve ever seen. So that was a [...]

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Biofile with Ivo Karlovic  | read this item

Biofile with Ivo Karlovic

 Photo Credit: Henk Abbink
Status: Winner of four ATP singles titles. Highest singles rank is #14. Member of Croatia’s Davis Cup team. Has wins over Federer,
Hewitt, Roddick, Blake, Djokovic.
Ht: 6-10 Wt: 230 pounds.
DOB: February 28, 1979 in Zagreb, Croatia.
Hobbies/Interests: “You know, it is difficult to have like a real hobby because like every week we are [...]

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Biofile with David Nalbandian  | read this item

Biofile with David Nalbandian

 
Status: Former world ATP #3 tennis player. Member of Argentina’s Davis Cup team.
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 175
DOB: January 1, 1982 in Unquillo, Cordoba, Argentina
First Tennis Memory: “Becker, Wimbledon.”
Tennis Inspirations: “My family.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Fishing, watching Rally races, futbol, big fan of River Plate.”
Favorite Movies: “Action.”
Musical Tastes: “Everything.”
Last Book Read: “I’m reading The Psychoanalyst.”
Pre-Match Feeling: “Well, always a [...]

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Biofile with Taylor Dent  | read this item

Biofile with Taylor Dent

Status: Retired ATP tennis player. Winner of four ATP singles titles. Won 2006 Hopman Cup in Perth Australia for America with Lisa Raymond.
Ht: 6-1 1/2  Wt: 200
DOB: Aprill 24, 1981 In: Newport Beach, CA
First Tennis Memory:  “In tears after losing my first set in the final of a tournament. I was ten. (Against who?) Curtis [...]

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Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres Gomez

1990, Paris, France --- Andres Gomez lifts the winner's trophy at the 1990 French Open. --- Image by © Gilbert Iundt/TempSport/Corbis  | read this item

Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres Gomez

Status: 1990 Roland Garros champion. Won 21 career ATP singles and 34 doubles titles. Won 1988 Roland Garros in doubles (w. E. Sanchez) and 1986 U.S. Open in doubles (w. Zivojinovic).
DOB: February 27, 1960 In: Guayaquil, Ecuador
Nickname: “Go Go – from Jimmy Connors.”
Tennis Inspirations: “I think Nastase, Laver and Hoad.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Surfing, [...]

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