Status: 1970 French Open doubles champ (with Nastase). Promoter of ATP Madrid Masters Series 1000 event. Former coach/manager of Boris Becker, Ilie Nastase, Guillermo Vilas. Member of Romania’s 1964 Olympic hockey team. Started an orphanage and first private bank in Romania. Worth a net $1.1 billion according to Forbes Magazine in 2007.
DOB: May 9, 1939 [...]
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 [...]
Status: Legendary tennis coach and founder of the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy in Bradenton, FL. Credited with developing world class champion players such as Agassi, Sharapova, Courier, Seles, Jankovic, Pierce. Has also worked with Haas, Mirnyi, Becker, Malisse, Rios and Vaidisova.
DOB: July 31, 1931 In: Pelham, N.Y.
First Tennis Memory: “Probably down in North Miami Beach. [...]
Status: ATP #3 ranked tennis player. Winner of 16 grand slam singles titles and 2008 Olympic doubles gold medal.
Tennis Inspiration: “Watching my idols play back at Wimbledon or at the U.S. Open, wanting to maybe be like them one day. Practice hard. Maybe when I was #1 junior in the world when I was 17 [...]
