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Roland Garros Biofile with Gael Monfils  | read this item

Roland Garros Biofile with Gael Monfils

 
Status: Current ATP rank is #15. Career high was #9 in March 2009. Winner of two ATP singles titles ( Sopot 2005, Metz 2009).
DOB: September 1, 1986 In: Paris, France
Ht: 6-4 Wt: 177
Tennis Inspiration: “Arthur Ashe.”
Childhood Heroes: “My hero was maybe Michael Jordan.”
Nickname: “Lamonf. Sliderman”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “NBA, watch TV and movies and music.”
Favorite Movie: “Remember [...]

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Biofile with Ion Tiriac  | read this item

Biofile with Ion Tiriac

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 [...]

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Classic Biofile with Chris Evert  | read this item

Classic Biofile with Chris Evert

 
(Note: This Biofile interview was done in 1994.)
Status: Tennis Hall of Famer.
Ht: 5-6 Wt: 125
DOB: December 21, 1954 In: Fort Lauderdale, FL
Tennis Inspirations: “My father Jimmy. I looked up to and respected him a lot.”
Early Tennis Memory: “I was at a clinic with Maureen Connolly when I was 10. I got to hit with her. [...]

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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 Tomas Berdych  | read this item

Biofile with Tomas Berdych

 
Status: #16 seed at the Sony Ericsson in Miami is in the semifinals after defeating Federer and Verdasco in three set thrillers.
Ht: 6-5 Wt: 200
DOB: September 17, 1985 in Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic
Tennis Heroes/Inspirations: “If I have some heroes in tennis? No I don’t have any heroes, not in tennis, not in other kind of [...]

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Biofile with Jarkko Nieminen

MASON, OH - AUGUST 16: Jarkko Nieminen of Finland poses for a portrait during the 2006 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, at the Lindner Family Tennis Center on August 16, 2006 in Mason, Ohio. (Photo by Mark Lyons/Getty Images)  | read this item

Biofile with Jarkko Nieminen

 
Status: Winner of one ATP singles title. Career high singles rank #13 in July 2006. Has career wins over Sampras, Agassi, Djokovic.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 172
DOB: July 23, 1981 In: Masku, Finland
Tennis Inspirations: “Vilas when Borg and McEnroe played. Becker, Edberg and Sampras.”
Nicknames: “Just my first name. I haven’t had any nice nicknames [smiles].”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Well, [...]

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Biofile with Gisela Dulko  | read this item

Biofile with Gisela Dulko

 
Status: #1 WTA ranking in doubles in 2010. Has won three Sony Ericsson WTA singles titles. Career high rank was #26 in 2005.
Ht: 5-7  Wt: 123
DOB: January 30, 1985 In: Argentina.
Tennis Inspiration: “Monica Seles. (Meet her?) No I didn’t have the chance but I loved her game and her attitude on the court.”
First Tennis Memory: [...]

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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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The flowing F-Lo backhand on display on Grandstand at the 2008 U.S. Open.  | read this item

Biofile with Feliciano Lopez

Status: Member of Spain’s Davis Cup winning team in 2008 and 2009. Highest rank was #20 in January 2005.
Ht: 6-2 Wt: 187
DOB: September 20, 1981 in Toledo, Spain.
Tennis Inspiration: “Stefan Edberg. Because of him, I like the way he played, behaved but I like the way he was very quiet and very gentleman on court. I [...]

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