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Sania Mirza Personal Life & Biography
Country India
Residence Hyderabad, India
Date of birth November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57 kg (130 lb; 9.0 st)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$ 1,361,015
Residence Hyderabad, India
Date of birth November 15, 1986 (1986-11-15) (age 22)
Place of birth Mumbai, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57 kg (130 lb; 9.0 st)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$ 1,361,015
Mirza was born to a sports journalist, Imran Mirza and her mother Nasima in Mumbai. She was brought up in Hyderabad in a devout Muslim family.Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She was trained by her father, as well as her other family members. She went to Nasr school in Hyderabad and later graduated from St. Mary's College.
Sam Querrey Personal Life & Biography
Country Flag of the United States United States
Residence Thousand Oaks, CA United States
Date of birth October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 21)
Place of birth San Francisco, CA United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 91 kg (200 lb; 14.3 st)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money $1,149,213
Residence Thousand Oaks, CA United States
Date of birth October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 21)
Place of birth San Francisco, CA United States
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 91 kg (200 lb; 14.3 st)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money $1,149,213
Sam Austin Querrey was born October 7, 1987 in San Francisco, California, United States.He is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California. As of February, 2009, he is the fourth-highest ranked American and thirty-fourth ranked player in the world. Querrey stands at 6'6" and weighs 200 pounds. His height allows him to play with a huge serve and forehand. Querrey holds the record for most consecutive service aces since the ATP began keeping records of those statistics, with ten.
Rafael Nadal Personal Life & Biography
Country Flag of Spain Spain
Residence Flag of Spain Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Date of birth June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03) (age 22)
Place of birth Flag of Spain Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187 lb; 13.39 st)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Left-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$ 24,910,508
5th All-time leader in earnings
Residence Flag of Spain Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Date of birth June 3, 1986 (1986-06-03) (age 22)
Place of birth Flag of Spain Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187 lb; 13.39 st)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Left-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$ 24,910,508
5th All-time leader in earnings
Rafael Nadal was born in Manacor, Majorca to Sebastián Nadal and Ana María Parera. He has a younger sister named María Isabel. His uncle, Miguel Ángel Nadal, is a retired professional football player, having played for RCD Mallorca, FC Barcelona, and the Spanish national team.Nadal supports football clubs Real Madrid and RCD Mallorca.His other uncle, Toni Nadal, a former professional tennis player, introduced him to tennis when he was three years old. Toni Nadal has been coaching him ever since.Toni spotted that Nadal had a natural talent for tennis, and at eight he won an under-12 year regional tennis championship at a time where he was also a promising football player.This made Toni Nadal intensify training, and at that time he encouraged Nadal to play left-handed, as he noticed Nadal played forehand shots with two hands. The natural right-handed Nadal took the advice.When Nadal was 12, he won the Spanish and European tennis titles in his age group and was playing tennis and football all the time.Nadal's father made him choose between football and tennis so that his school work would not suffer. Nadal said: "I chose tennis. Football had to stop straight away."
When he was 14, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Mallorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis progression and training. Nadal's family turned down this request, partly because they feared it would hurt his education,but also because Toni Nadal said that "I don't want to believe that you have to go to America, or other places to be a good athlete. You can do it from your house."The decision to stay home meant that Nadal received less financial support from the federation; instead Nadal's father covered the costs. In May 2001, he defeated former Grand Slam champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.By the age of 16, Nadal was ranked in the world's top 50 players.
When he was 14, the Spanish tennis federation requested that he leave Mallorca and move to Barcelona to continue his tennis progression and training. Nadal's family turned down this request, partly because they feared it would hurt his education,but also because Toni Nadal said that "I don't want to believe that you have to go to America, or other places to be a good athlete. You can do it from your house."The decision to stay home meant that Nadal received less financial support from the federation; instead Nadal's father covered the costs. In May 2001, he defeated former Grand Slam champion Pat Cash in a clay-court exhibition match.By the age of 16, Nadal was ranked in the world's top 50 players.
Roger Federer Personal Life & Biography
Country Switzerland
Residence Bottmingen, Switzerland
Date of birth August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 27)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187 lb; 13.39 st)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money US$46,588,210
Residence Bottmingen, Switzerland
Date of birth August 8, 1981 (1981-08-08) (age 27)
Place of birth Basel, Switzerland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 85.0 kg (187 lb; 13.39 st)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Career prize money US$46,588,210
Federer was born in Binningen, near Basel, to Swiss national Robert Federer and South Africa-born Lynette Durand.
Federer started playing tennis at the age of eight.He began participating in group lessons aged nine and began weekly private coaching the following year. He played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis.At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996.In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year.
Federer started playing tennis at the age of eight.He began participating in group lessons aged nine and began weekly private coaching the following year. He played football until the age of twelve when he decided to focus solely on tennis.At fourteen, he became the national champion of all groups in Switzerland and was chosen to train at the Swiss National Tennis Center in Ecublens. He joined the ITF junior tennis circuit in July 1996.In 1998, his final year as a junior, Federer won the junior Wimbledon title and the prestigious year-ending Orange Bowl. He was recognized as the ITF World Junior Tennis champion of the year.
Novak Djokovic Personal Life & Biography
Nickname(s) Nole,The Djoker
Country Serbia
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 22)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12.60 st)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$ 12,291,794
Country Serbia
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22) (age 22)
Place of birth Belgrade, SR Serbia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb; 12.60 st)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$ 12,291,794
Djokovic was born May 22, 1987 in Belgrade, Serbia. He was born to Srdjan and Dijana and is the oldest of their three sons.His two younger brothers, Djordje and Marko, are also tennis players with professional aspirations.He started playing tennis at the age of four, and was spotted by Yugoslav tennis legend Jelena Genčić at the age of eight, who stated "This is the greatest talent I have seen since Monica Seles."At twelve years old, he spent three years at Nikola Pilić's tennis academy in Munich, Germany, and at age fourteen, his international career began, winning European championships in singles, doubles, and team competition.He currently resides in Monte Carlo, Monaco and is coached by a former Slovak tennis player, Marián Vajda.
Djokovic speaks Serbian, Italian and English fluently and often gives interviews and press conferences in all three. He also speaks a bit of German.
Djokovic is also known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends. This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moyà, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.
Djokovic's family purchased the ATP Tour date of the Dutch Open, which he had won in 2006, and moved the tournament to Belgrade, where it became the Serbia Open. His family also purchased the land on which a new clay court facility for the tournament was built.
Djokovic speaks Serbian, Italian and English fluently and often gives interviews and press conferences in all three. He also speaks a bit of German.
Djokovic is also known for his often humorous off-court impersonations of his fellow players, many of whom are his friends. This became evident to the tennis world after his 2007 US Open quarterfinal win over Carlos Moyà, where he entertained the audience with impersonations of Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.
Djokovic's family purchased the ATP Tour date of the Dutch Open, which he had won in 2006, and moved the tournament to Belgrade, where it became the Serbia Open. His family also purchased the land on which a new clay court facility for the tournament was built.
Martina Hingis Personal Life & Biography
Nickname(s) Swiss Miss
Country Switzerland
Residence Hurden, Switzerland
Date of birth September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 28)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia)
Height 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 59 kilograms (130 lb)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2002; Comeback in 2006;
again November 1, 2007
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$20,130,657
(6th in all-time rankings)
Country Switzerland
Residence Hurden, Switzerland
Date of birth September 30, 1980 (1980-09-30) (age 28)
Place of birth Košice, Slovakia (then Czechoslovakia)
Height 1.70 metres (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 59 kilograms (130 lb)
Turned pro 1994
Retired 2002; Comeback in 2006;
again November 1, 2007
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$20,130,657
(6th in all-time rankings)
Martina Hingis was born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia.She is a retired professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1.She won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Open, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.
Hingis set a series of "youngest-ever" records before ligament injuries in both ankles forced her to withdraw temporarily from professional tennis in 2002 at the age of 22. After several surgeries and long recuperations, Hingis returned to the WTA tour in 2006. She then climbed to World No. 6 and won three singles titles. On November 1, 2007, after suffering from injuries for much of the year, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis while admitting she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon in 2007. She denied using the drug.On January 4, 2008, she was banned from tennis for two years for the cocaine offense.She has stated that she will not return to professional tennis when this ban expires.
Hingis set a series of "youngest-ever" records before ligament injuries in both ankles forced her to withdraw temporarily from professional tennis in 2002 at the age of 22. After several surgeries and long recuperations, Hingis returned to the WTA tour in 2006. She then climbed to World No. 6 and won three singles titles. On November 1, 2007, after suffering from injuries for much of the year, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis while admitting she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon in 2007. She denied using the drug.On January 4, 2008, she was banned from tennis for two years for the cocaine offense.She has stated that she will not return to professional tennis when this ban expires.
Maria Kirilenko Personal Life & Biography
Nickname(s) Makiri
Country Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth January 25, 1987 (1987-01-25) (age 22)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57.6 kg (127 lb; 9.07 st)
Turned pro 2001
Retired Active
Plays Right
Career prize money $2,042,005
Country Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Date of birth January 25, 1987 (1987-01-25) (age 22)
Place of birth Moscow, Soviet Union
now Russia
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 57.6 kg (127 lb; 9.07 st)
Turned pro 2001
Retired Active
Plays Right
Career prize money $2,042,005
Maria Yuryevna Kirilenko was born January 25, 1987.She is a Russian professional tennis player of Paternal Ukrainian Heritage. Born in Moscow, she won her first WTA Tour title in 2005, defeating Anna-Lena Grönefeld 6–3, 6–4 in the China Open. Kirilenko reached 18, her career-high singles ranking, on the WTA tour in July 2008. She is a good friend of Maria Sharapova. She is affectionately called Makiri. She won the junior event at the 2002 Canadian Open, as well as the 2002 US Open junior tournament. In December 2004 she played in a tennis exhibition in Tampa, Florida to raise money for the Florida Hurricane Relief Fund.
Maria Sharapova Personal Life & Biography
Nickname(s) Masha
Country Russia
Residence Longboat Key, Florida, United States
Date of birth April 19, 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 22)
Place of birth Nyagan, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 59.1 kg (130 lb; 9.31 st)
Turned pro April 19, 2001
Retired No
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$12,186,381
Country Russia
Residence Longboat Key, Florida, United States
Date of birth April 19, 1987 (1987-04-19) (age 22)
Place of birth Nyagan, Soviet Union
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 59.1 kg (130 lb; 9.31 st)
Turned pro April 19, 2001
Retired No
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$12,186,381
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova was born April 19, 1987.She is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles titles. In 2004 at the age of 17, she won Wimbledon, defeating Serena Williams in the final.She has since won the 2006 US Open, defeating Justine Henin in the final and the 2008 Australian Open, defeating Ana Ivanovic in the final.Sharapova has represented Russia in Fed Cup, although her appearances have been controversial.
She has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in Sports Illustrated. Sharapova was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in both 2005 and 2008.In July 2008, as a result of her success both on and off court, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.
Starting in 2007, Sharapova has been suffering from a right shoulder injury and has not played a professional singles match since August 2008. This caused her ranking to slip to World No. 126 on May 18, 2009.As of 25 May 2009, her ranking is World Number 102.
She has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in Sports Illustrated. Sharapova was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in both 2005 and 2008.In July 2008, as a result of her success both on and off court, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete.
Starting in 2007, Sharapova has been suffering from a right shoulder injury and has not played a professional singles match since August 2008. This caused her ranking to slip to World No. 126 on May 18, 2009.As of 25 May 2009, her ranking is World Number 102.
Jelena Dokic Personal Life & Biography
Jelena DokicCountry Australia (1998–2000, 2006- present)
Flag of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia (2001-2005) (as Serbia and Montenegro 2003–2005)
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco & Zagreb, Croatia
Date of birth 12 April 1983 (1983-04-12) (age 26)
Place of birth Osijek, Yugoslavia
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb; 9.4 st)
Turned pro 1998
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$3,917,501
Jelena was born in Osijek, Croatia, to a Serbian father, Damir, and a Croatian mother, Ljiljana. She has a younger brother, Savo, who is 8 years her junior. Her family lived in Osijek till June, 1991, when they decided to leave due to the impending war. They settled in Sombor, Serbia, for a short time and later, in 1994, emigrated to Australia. From 1994, they lived in Fairfield, a suburb of Sydney, where she attended Fairfield High School.
Julie Coin Personal Life & Biography
Julie Coin
Country France
Residence
Date of birth 2 December 1982 (1982-12-02) (age 26)
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Turned pro 1999
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$203,270
Residence
Date of birth 2 December 1982 (1982-12-02) (age 26)
Place of birth Amiens, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Weight 65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Turned pro 1999
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$203,270
Julie Coin was born 2 December 1982 in Amiens, France.She is a professional French tennis player. Coin recorded the largest victory of her career by defeating the world's 1 ranked female singles player, and 1 seed, Ana Ivanovic at the 2008 US Open.Her career high ranking was World No. 67, achieved on May 4, 2009.
Jelena Jankovic Personal Life & Biography
Jelena JankovicNickname(s) J.J. (in the media),
Jeca (in Serbia),
Jelly (in the UK)
Country Serbia
Residence Belgrade, Serbia
Date of birth February 28, 1985 (1985-02-28) (age 24)
Place of birth Belgrade, Serbia then SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Weight 59 kg (130 lb; 9.3 st)
Turned pro February 6, 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money US$7,300,102
Jelena Jankovic is a Serbian professional tennis player. She was ranked World No. 1 for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by Serena Williams on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008. As of May 18, 2009, she is ranked World No. 5.
Jankovic has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.
Jankovic has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.
Daniela Hantuchova Personal Life & Biography
Hantuchová at the 2009 Brisbane InternationalNickname(s) Danka (in Slovak)
Dani (in English)
Country Slovakia
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth April 23, 1983 (1983-04-23) (age 26)
Place of birth Poprad, Slovakia, (then CSSR)
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Weight 62 kg (140 lb; 9.8 st)
Turned pro May 1999
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career prize money $6,243,832
Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist and mother Marianna, a toxicologist.Her tour debut and early results were auspicious. Her performance temporarily dipped, as a result of her parents splitting up in 2003.[5] For example, despite being seeded ninth at Wimbledon that year, she lost to the 81st ranked player in the world, failing to convert match points and weeping on court. She lost weight and was then suspected to be anorexic.
Hantuchová speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist.She is thought to be a perfectionist and places a lot of pressure on herself during her training.She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis.
She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.
Hantuchová speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist.She is thought to be a perfectionist and places a lot of pressure on herself during her training.She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis.
She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.
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