Country – Spain
Date of Birth – 15th November 1983.
Height – 6’2” (188 cm)
Weight – 179 lbs (81 Kg)
Birthplace – Madrid, Spain
Residence – Madrid, Spain
Coach – Juan Luis Tati Rascon.
Fitness Coach - Vicente Calvo.
Turned Pro – 2001
Hand – Left handed (two-handed backhand)
Favorite soccer team – Real Madrid.
Favorite holiday destination – Miami.
Playing style – Fernando is an offensive baseline player and his style of play makes him comfortable on all surfaces.
Best shot – forehand.
Racquet - Tecnifibre TFight 325 and recently switched to Dunlop.
Shoes – Adidas.
Clothing – Adidas.
Grand Slam Titles – 0, best Grand Slam result, Australian Open semi-finals (2009)
Tournament Titles Singles – 5
Tournament Titles Doubles – 1
Relationships –
Father – Jose Verdasco,
Mother – Olga.
Fernando’s parents own a restaurant in Madrid.
Sisters – Fernando has 2 sisters- Sara and Ana.
Close friend – Fernando Lopez, who is also a pro tennis player on the ATP Tour.
Achievements –
Verdasco started playing tennis at the age of 4 years, and he practiced with his father on the 2 hard courts located in the backyard of their family home. Fernando won his first Futures category title in 2002 in Spain F1 and was runner-up in Spain F3.