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Milos Raonic Biofile  | read this item

Milos Raonic Biofile

Status: ATP tennis pro. Winner of three ATP singles titles. Member of Canada’s Davis Cup team.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 185
Age: 21
Birthplace: Montenegro
Residence: Ontario, Canada
First Tennis Memory: “A lot of time with the ball machine. I think that’s how I started out, mostly. That’s where I started to get my level up. And my dad [...]

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Radek Stepanek Biofile  | read this item

Radek Stepanek Biofile

Status: ATP #25 ranked player. Winner of five career ATP singles and 14 doubles titles. Winner of 2012 Australian Open in doubles. Helped lead Czech Republic to Davis Cup final in 2009 (loss to Spain). Reached career high singles rank of #8 in 2006.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 167
DOB: November 27, 1978 In: Karvina Czech Republic
First [...]

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Biofile with Steve Flink  | read this item

Biofile with Steve Flink

Status: Tennis historian, journalist, author, reporter, editor, member of USTA Eastern Hall of Fame.
First Tennis Memory: “Watching the Davis Cup final in 1964 in my father’s apartment, Fred Stolle and Dennis Ralston playing their five set match. I got the bug a little for tennis then. Then the real turning point came in June 1965 [...]

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Biofile with Gardnar Mulloy  | read this item

Biofile with Gardnar Mulloy

Status: International Tennis Hall of Famer. Wimbledon doubles champion.
DOB: November 22, 1913 In: Washington DC
First Tennis Memory: “When my father (Robin) and two uncles built a clay tennis court in our backyard and they made me take care of it. I was 10. I didn’t like tennis much at first because I had to work [...]

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Biofile with Alexander Dolgopolov  | read this item

Biofile with Alexander Dolgopolov

Status: ATP #15. Has career wins over Clement, Gonzalez, Tomic, Seppi, Lu, Youhzny and Soderling. Member of Ukraine’s Davis Cup team.
Ht: 6-0 Wt: 192
DOB: November 7, 1988 In: Kiev, Ukraine
First Tennis Memory: “Probably traveling with (Andrei) Medvedev when my father (Oleksandr) coached him, being on court and having fun. We were friends. I was [...]

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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 Robin Soderling  | read this item

Biofile with Robin Soderling

 
Status: #7 seed has reached the finals of 2010 Roland Garros – will meet Rafael Nadal in Sunday’s final. Has won five career ATP singles titles.
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 180 pounds.
DOB: August 14, 1984 in Tibro, Sweden.
Tennis Inspirations: “When I was younger I liked to watch a lot of tennis, I watch a lot of matches. But [...]

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Biofile with Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Sochi, Russia, gets set to return a shot to Cecil Mamiit of Los Angeles, Cal., during their singles match during the second day of play at the Pilot Pen International tennis tournament in New Haven, Conn., Tuesday, Aug. 12, 1997. Kafelnikov defeated Mamiit 5-7, 6-1, 6-3. (AP Photo/Bob Child)  | read this item

Biofile with Yevgeny Kafelnikov

 
Status: Former ATP world #1, French Open, Australian Open, 2000 Olympic Champion. Led Russia to first Davis Cup victory in 2002.
Ht: 6-3 Wt: 185
DOB: February 18, 1974 In: Sochi, Russia
Tennis Inspirations: “There are a few people I loved to watch while (I) was young. (Who?) Well, obviously Borg was one of them. Johnny Mac was [...]

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Biofile with Rafael Nadal  | read this item

Biofile with Rafael Nadal

 
(Photo Copyright: Henk Abbink)
Status: World #3 ATP ranked tennis player. Former #1 player has won four French Opens, Wimbledon, Australian Open, Davis Cup and a gold medal in singles at the 2008 Olympic Games.
 
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 188
 
DOB: June 3, 1986 In: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain.
 
Tennis Inspiration: “When I was 10-12-years old I start playing well and [...]

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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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