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Roger Federer

roger-federerRoger Federer
Country – Switzerland
Date of Birth – 8th August 1981
Height – 6’1” (185 cm)
Weight – 187 lbs (85 Kg)
Birthplace – Basel, Switzerland
Residence – Bottmingen, Switzerland
Hobbies – Playing sports like golf, soccer, skiing; friends, music, Playstation, playing cards
Hair Color – Dark Brown
Eye Color - Brown
Coaches – None
Fitness Trainer - Pierre Paganini
Turned Pro – 1998
Hand – Right handed (single-handed backhand)
Grand Slam Titles – 16,   Australian Open (2004, 2006, 2007, and 2010)
French Open (2009)
Wimbledon (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009)
US Open (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)

Tournament Titles Singles – 62
Tournament Titles Doubles – 7
Olympic Medals – 1 Gold (In doubles, Beijing Olympics 2008)
Former Idols – Boris Becker, Stefan Edberg
Favorite Player – Pete Sampras
Ultimate mode of Relaxation –Enjoys sitting on the beach, playing table tennis and cards.
Favorite team – Hometown Soccer club FC Basel
Languages spoken - English, German, Swiss German, French and some Swedish and Italian

Relationships –
Father – Robert Federer
Mother – Lynette Federer
Mother is South African and Father is Swiss. They both worked for a pharmaceutical company and met on a business trip.
Sister – Diana, who is two years older to Roger
Wife - Mirka (Vavrinec), who was a WTA Tour Player.
Daughters - Twin daughters, Myla Rose and Charlene Riva (born July 23, 2009)

 

Achievements
Roger finished as No.1 in juniors in 1998. He won Wimbledon junior singles and doubles title that year. He is just the fourth player in history to win the junior and men’s title at Wimbledon. Federer carried the Swiss national flag in the opening ceremonies of Athens Olympics in 2004 and Beijing Olympics in 2008. There are other awards which federer has been honored with. These include -

  • ATP Player of the Year and Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship award from 2004-2008.
  • ATPWorldTour.com fans’ favorite from 2003-2008.
  • Swiss of the Year in 2003.
  • Laureus World Sportsman of Year from 2004-2007.
  • I.T.W.A. Player of the Year and Ambassador for Tennis from 2004-2006
  • Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year in 2006
  • BBC Sports Overseas Personality of Year in 2004 and 2006-2007
  • Recipient of U.S. Academy Outstanding Athlete in 2005-2006
  • In 2007, Roger was voted No.30 in a list of “100 most influential people in sporting world.
  • GQ’s “International Man of the Year”, in Germany in 2005.

Charities –
In 2003, he initiated Roger Federer Foundation in South Africa, for promoting sports for young people and to support disadvantaged children. He is an ambassador for global promotion of tennis and was named as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2006.

Rafael Nadal

Rafael-NadalName – Rafael Nadal
Country – Spain
Date of Birth – 3rd June 1986
Height – 6’1” (185 cm)
Weight – 190 lb (85 Kg)
Nickname – Rafa, The King of Clay, The man from Majorca
Birthplace – Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Residence – Manacor, Majorca, Spain
Hobbies – Reading books, Playstation, Soccer, fishing and going to cinema with friends
Eye color – Brown
Music Preferences - Bon Jovi, Maná, and Bryan Adams
Favorite Actors - Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman
Odd habits - Take shower before the match.
Coach – Toni Nadal
Fitness trainer - Rafael Maymo.
Turned Pro – 2001
Hand – Left handed, (Two-handed backhand)
Grand Slam Titles – 6,    Australian Open (2009)
French Open (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
Wimbledon (2008)

Tournament Titles Singles – 40
Tournament Titles Doubles – 6
Olympic Medals – 1 Gold (In singles, Beijing Olympics 2008)
Favorite Player – Zinédine Zidane
Favorite team – Real Madrid and Real Mallorca

Relationships –
Father – Sebastian Nadal, owns a restaurant with two brothers
Mother – Ana Maria
Sister – Maria Isabel, who is younger to Rafa.
Uncle - Miguel Ángel Nadal, a retired professional soccer player who has played for FC Barcelona, Spanish National Team and RCD Mallorca.

Achievements –
Rafael Nadal holds the record of winning 81 consecutive matches on clay. He is the only male in the open era to go unbeaten for 81 matches on a single surface. Ha also holds the record of winning 31 consecutive matches in the French Open which he won 4 times in a row from 2005-2009. The other awards which Rafa has been honored with are-

  • ATP Newcomer of Year in 2003.
  • ATP Most Improved Player of Year in 2005.
  • ATP Player of Year in 2008.
  • Prince of Asturias award in 2008.
  • Won the French Open at the first attempt.
  • Won French Open and Wimbledon in same year. Tied with 3 other players.
  • Only male player to win Olympic Gold medal, French Open and Wimbledon in the same year-2008.
  • First male player to hold 3 Grand Slam titles on 3 different surfaces at the same time – French Open 2008, Wimbledon 2008, Australian Open 2009.
  • First player in history to win 4 Rome titles.
  • First player to win 400 matches in less than 500 matches played in singles – 401-won, 91-lost.

In February 2010, Rafa featured in the music video- Gypsy, which is a forthcoming single from Shakira.

Novak Djokovic

Novak-Djokovic1Name – Novak Djokovic
Country – Serbia
Date of Birth – 22nd May 1987
Height – 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight – 175 lbs
Nickname – Nole, Nokia, Nox, Djoker
Birthplace – Belgrade, Serbia
Residence – Monte Carlo, Monaco
Hair Color – Black
Eye Color – Brownish-green
Coaches – Marian Vajda
Turned Pro – 2003
Sports Equipment - Sergio Tacchini
Racquet – Head
Idol – Pete Sampras
Inspiration – Andre Agassi
Languages Spoken – English, Serbian, Italian and German
Ultimate mode of relaxation – watching films, surfing the net, listening to relaxing music and also hanging with friends.
Food – likes home-cooked food, salad and fresh juice.
Hand – Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Favorite surface – hardcourt
Best shot – backhand down the line
Grand Slam Titles –1
Tournament Titles Singles – 17
Tournament Titles Doubles – 0
Olympic Medals – 1 Bronze (In singles, Beijing Olympics 2008)

 

Relationships –

Father – Srdjan
Mother – Dijana
Owns a pancake and pizzeria in Serbia for last 15 years.
Novak with his family, also opened a restaurant in Belgrade called Novak in 2009
Novak’s father, aunt and uncle were all professional skiers and his father was an excellent soccer player.
Brother – Has 2 younger brothers, Marko and Djordje are also tennis players with
Professional tennis aspirations.

Achievements –

  • Appeared in Vogue magazine in September 2007.
  • ATP Most Improved Player of Year in 2006-2007.
  • Elected to ATP Player Council for a 2 year term in June 2008.
  • In 2009, he finished No.3 for the third straight year. He is the first player to finish No.3 for three straight years after Mats Wilander.
  • In 2008, he won the Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai as well as his first Grand Slam crown at Australian Open.

Andy Roddick

andy-roddickName – Andy Roddick
Country – United States
Date of Birth – 30th August 1982
Height – 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight – 195 lbs (88 Kg)
Nickname – A-Rod
Birthplace – Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Residence – Austin, Texas, USA
Coach – Larry Stefanki
Trainer - Doug Spreen
Turned Pro – 2000
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Raquet - Babolat Pure Drive
Clothing – Lacoste
Shoes – Babolat
Automobile – Lexus
Hobbies – watching movies and listening to songs
Favorite artistes - Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer
Favorite movies - Shawshank Redemption
Grand Slam Titles – 1, US Open (2003)
Tournament Titles Singles – 30
Tournament Titles Doubles – 4

Relationships –

Father – Jerry Roddick, is an investor
Mother – Blanche Roddick, director of Andy Roddick Foundation
Brothers – John Roddick, former All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996-98) and now operates a tennis academy in San Antonia.
Oldest brother Lawrence was a spring board diver and a member of US Senior National team.

Achievements –
Andy hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003, a comedy program and thus he became the second tennis player and only the 12th athlete ever to host it. Some other achievements of Andy include –

  • Finished as World No.1 junior in 2000.
  • Featured in People Magazine’s, “Sexiest Man Alive” issue in 2006
  • 31-11 career Davis Cup record in singles since 2001. Ranks second all-time in singles wins in US Open history.
  • Named on President George W. Bush’s President’s Council of Sports and Fitness in May 2006.
  • In summer of 2007, featured on cover of "Men's Fitness".
  • Holds the fastest recorded serve in professional tennis measuring around 249.5 Km/h.
  • ESPY Award for Best Male Tennis Player in 2004.
  • Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award of the Year in 2005.
  • ATP Player of the year in 2003.

 

Charities –

In 2001, Andy started the Andy Roddick Foundation which is dedicated to improve the quality of life of needy children as well as to enhance the economic and educational opportunities. Since 2001, the foundation has raised over $9 million for 10 charities.

Andy Murray

andy-murray3Name – Andy Murray
Country – Scotland
Date of Birth – 15th May 1987
Height – 6’3” (190 cm)
Weight – 185 lbs (84 Kg)
Birthplace – Dunblane, Scotland
Residence – Dunblane, Scotland
Coach – Miles Maclagan
Turned Pro – 2005
Hand – Right handed (two-handed backhand)
Best Surface – Hardcourt
Raquet - Head
Clothing – Adidas
Hobbies – Boxing, football, karting
Favorite music – 50 cent, BEP, Eminem
Favorite movies - Shawshank Redemption
Favorite Food – Haagen Dazs Cookies and Cream ice cream, Pizza Express Pizza Pollo ad Astra with mixed leaf and salad dressing, Pizza Express Bruschetta
Favorite TV – Still game, The Office, Soccer AM
Favorite DVDs – Ocean's 11, The Office, Still game, Fahrenheit 9-11, Happy Gilmore.
Favorite Drink – Starbucks Chocolate Cream Frappuccino
Favorite tournament – US Open
Favorite tennis player - Fabrice Santoro
Sporting Heroes – Ricky Hatton, Ali
Grand Slam Titles – 0
Tournament Titles Singles – 15
Tournament Titles Doubles – 0

Relationships –

Father – William Murray, is a retail area manager
Mother – Judy Murray, is a former Scottish national coach
Brothers – One older brother Jamie plays on the ATP circuit.

Achievements –
Murray won the US Open Junior title as well as reached the doubles semi-finals with Brother Jamie in 2004. The other awards which Murray has been honored with are –

  • BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2004.
  • Named LTA’s Young Player of the Year twice.
  • Became the youngest British player to play in a Davis Cup tie in 2005.
  • Held the No.2 ranking for two weeks in August of 2009, which made him the highest ranked British male player since Fred Perry.

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