Artist LeRoy Neiman has traveled the globe to paint, sketch and draw. His creations have showcased nature, humanity or any subject that arrest his attention, including sport and tennis.
“Tennis is pure,” says the artist in his studio on a sunny summer day, less than a block from Central Park in New York City. “The players [...]
Biofile with Tomas Berdych
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 sports, nothing. I’m trying to play and be myself.”
Hobbies/Leisure Activities: “Yeah, of course my hobbies — if you are in pro [...]
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 [...]
Status: 2008 French Open champion and former world #1.
Ht: 6-1 Wt: 150
DOB: November 6, 1987 In: Belgrade, Serbia
Tennis Inspiration: “Monica Seles. I was watching her on TV when I was four. During the break there was a commercial for a tennis school. I remembered the phone number and kept asking my mom there for maybe [...]
Status: WTA tennis player ranked #58 in the world upset 2008 champion Maria Sharapova in three sets in the first round of the 2010 Australian Open.
Ht: 5-8 Wt: 127
DOB: January 25, 1987 In: Moscow, Russia
First Tennis Memory: “When I came to the club when I was seven-years-old and I came to one of the bigger clubs [...]
“Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.” — Shakespeare.
“There is no great genius without some touch of madness.” — Seneca.
No tennis player ever awed us with his beautiful talents quite like Marcelo Rios. Even his name flowed smoothly, like that of some [...]
Status: World’s #1 tennis player. Winner of this year’s French Open and Wimbledon.
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 years old, I hoped to maybe [...]
Why I Like Boxing: John McEnroe
September 13, 1981, John McEnroe was on top of the world. He was the world’s #1 tennis player, having just won his third consecutive U.S. Open title in New York. Just three nights after his 46 62 64 63 KO win over Bjorn Borg, which sent the super Swede staggering [...]
Roland Garros Biofile with 1990 Champ Andres GomezStatus: 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, [...]
LeRoy Neiman: The Artist's view on tennis | 
Biofile with Tomas Berdych | 
Biofile with Ana Ivanovic | ![MariaK[1]](http://thebiofile.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/272_190.jpg )
Biofile with Maria Kirilenko | ![McEnroeRios[1]](http://thebiofile.com/wp-content/uploads/cache/265_190.jpg )
Rios meets John McEnroe. | 
Federer on the practice court at the U.S. Open. | 
John McEnroe On Boxing | 
