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CAREER TITLES (12): 2012 – Nice (CL), São Paulo (ICL); 2011 – Nice(CL), Buenos Aires(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL);2010 – Gstaad(CL), Båstad(CL); 2009 – Acapulco(CL);2008 – Acapulco(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2007 – Valencia(CL);2006 – Valencia(CL). FINALIST (9): 2014 – Houston (CL);2013 – Barcelona(CL), Houston(CL). 2012 – Båstad (CL), Buenos Aires(CL); 2011 – Hamburg(CL), Acapulco(CL); 2008 – Valencia(CL); 2007 – Båstad(CL). CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 13-11)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04

Aus. Open 15-9 — QF 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st —

Roland Garros 20-11 1st 4th QF 1st QF 3rd QF 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st

Wimbledon 9-9 — 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st —

US Open 12-9 — 1st 4rd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 72-65)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

Indian Wells 8-6 — 3rd QF 3rd 4th — 2nd 2nd — —

Miami 11-9 3rd 4th 4th 3rd QF 2nd 3rd 3rd — 1st

Monte-Carlo 9-7 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st — —

Madrid 9-8 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st SF 1st 1st 2nd — —

Rome 13-9 — 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st QF 2nd QF 3rd

Toronto/Montréal 3-5 — 1st — QF 2nd — — 1st 1st —

Cincinnati 7-6 — 1st — 3rd 1st 2nd — QF 2nd —

Shanghai 5-5 — QF 1st 3rd 1st 2nd — — — —

Paris 4-7 — 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd — 1st 2nd —

PERSONAL• Started playing tennis at age 8. Nickname is “Nico”• Parents, Nicolas and Mercedes; siblings Juan and Balta are

teachers. Enjoys most spending time with his family• Big fan of Real Murcia and Real Madrid• In 2013, was part of 18-page feature in Esquire Latinoamerica• Trains at JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Alicante (Spain)• Coached by Samuel Lopez, fitness trainer is Jose Luis Molina

www.nicoalmagro.net @nicoalmagro NicolasAlmagro

2014 IN REVIEW• Finished outside Top 50 for 1st time since ‘05 after an

injury-plagued season. Underwent left foot surgery on June 30 and was out rest of year

• Season highlighted by reaching 21st career final in Houston in April (l. to Verdasco). Later that month in Barcelona, posted career-best win over No. 1 Nadal in QF - his 1st win over his compatriot in 11 meetings (l. to Giraldo in SF). Also reached back-to-back SFs in Viña del Mar (l. to Fognini) and Buenos Aires (l. to Ferrer) in February after missing month of January with a shoulder injury

• Lone Grand Slam outing came at Roland Garros, retiring at 0-5 vs Sock in 1R – last competitive outing of 2014

• Compiled records of 13-8 on clay, 1-1 on hard and went 1-3 vs. Top 10 opponents

CAREER IN REVIEW• Finished in Top 20 from 2010-13 including year-end best No.

10 in 2011. Is 12-9 in finals, all on clay. With 242-116 record on clay joins Nadal, Ferrer, Robredo and Monaco as only active players with more than 200 clay wins

• In 2013, reached QF or better 11 times. Streak of winning an ATP title for 7 years in a row came to an end with runner-up in Houston (l. to Isner) and Barcelona (l. to Nadal). Reached 1st Grand Slam QF on hard courts at Australian Open (l. to Ferrer), 4th overall

• In 2012, won personal-best 58 matches, with 2 titles (São Paulo, Nice) and 5-2 record in Davis Cup play leading Spain to final (l. 3-2 to Czech Republic). QF at Roland Garros (d. No. 8 Tipsarevic, l. to Nadal). Hit a career-high and ATP season-best 48 aces in 1R at Wimbledon vs. Rochus. Led ATP for 3rd time in 5 years with 35 match wins on clay (35-9). Spent 6 weeks in Top 10

• In 2011, compiled 1st Top 10 season with 3 titles in 5 finals• In 2010, reached 8 QF or better, with clay titles in Båstad and

Gstaad and 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in Madrid• In 2009, reached 3R at each Grand Slam event for 1st time• In 2008, reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros

(l. to Nadal) and won 2 titles. Underwent tendon surgery. Made Davis Cup debut vs. Peru

• In 2007, repeated title in Valencia• In 2006, captured 1st ATP title in Valencia (d. Simon)• In Davis Cup, 8-4 career record in 7 ties• Has 4-2 Olympics record (‘12 London QF, ‘08 Beijing 1R)

NICOLAS ALMAGRO (ESP)DATE OF BIRTH: August 21, 1985 | BORN: Murcia, Spain | RESIDENCE: Murcia, Spain

EMiRAtEs AtP RAnkinG HistORy (W-L)

2014 HiGHLiGHts

Prize Money: $380,294

Matches won-lost: 14-9 (singles), 0-1 (doubles)

Singles finalist: Houston

Semi-finalist: Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires, Barcelona

Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 6’0” (1.83m)

Weight: 185lbs (84kg)

Career Win-Loss: 347-223

Plays: Right-handedOne-handed backhand

Career Prize Money: $9,051,2008

Career Singles Titles/ Finalist: 12/9

Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 17-59

Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:9 (May 2, 2011)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 48 (March 21, 2011)

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2014: 71 (14-9)

2013: 13 (42-23)

2012: 11 (58-24)

2011: 10 (47-23)

2010: 15 (44-26)

2009: 26 (30-24)

2008: 18 (35-17)

2007: 28 (34-27)

2006: 32 (27-20)

2005: 111 (13-22)

2004: 100 (2-7)

2003: 153 (1-1)

2002: 864 (0-0)

2001: 844 (0-0)

2000: T1334 (0-0)

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EmiratEs atP ranking History (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHts

Turned Pro: 2007

Height: 6’8” (2.03m)



Plays: Right-handedTwo-handed backhand




Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:16 (October 6, 2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 58 (November 17, 2014)

KEVIN anDErson (RSA)date OF BIRtH: May 18, 1986 | BORn: Johannesburg, South Africa | ResIdence: Gulf Stream, Florida, USA


2014: 16 (38-24)

2013: 20 (37-23)

2012: 37 (30-26)

2011: 32 (42-27)

2010: 61 (14-18)

2009: 162 (2-6)

2008: 106 (11-10)

2007: 228 (0-1)

2006: 513 (0-0)

2005: 548 (0-0)

2004: T1175 (0-0)

2014 In ReVIeW• The 1st South African with back-to-back Top 20 seasons

since Wayne Ferreira from 1994-96. Finished at a personal-best No. 16 in Emirates ATP Rankings

• Reached QF or better 8 times during year, including runner-up appearances in back-to-back weeks in Delray Beach (l. to Cilic) and Acapulco (l. to Dimitrov) in February

• In Grand Slam play, became 1st player from his country since Ferreira in ‘00 to reach 4R at Wimbledon (l. to Murray). Also 4R at Australian Open (l. to Berdych), Roland Garros (l. to Ferrer) and 3R at US Open (l. to eventual champ Cilic)

• Reached QF at multiple ATP Masters 1000 events for 1st time at Indian Wells (d. No. 3 Wawrinka, l. to Federer), Toronto (d. No. 19 Fognini, No. 4 Wawrinka; l. to Dimitrov after having 2 MPs) and Paris (d. No. 4 Wawrinka; l. to Berdych in 3 sets)

• Rose to a career-high No. 16 on October 6• Captured 1st career ATP World Tour doubles title in Acapulco

with Ebden (d. F.Lopez-Mirnyi)• Went 28-17 on hard, 5-5 on clay, 5-2 on grass and 4-9 vs. Top

10 opponents. Earned a career-high $1,497,611

caReeR In ReVIeW• The South African has compiled 4 consecutive seasons in

Top 40 Emirates ATP Rankings• In 2013, became 1st player from his country to finish in Top

20 (No.20) since Ferreira was No. 13 in ‘00. Reached a personal-best 3 finals: Sydney (l. to Tomic), 1st on clay in Casablanca (l. to Robredo) and Atlanta (l. to Isner in 3 TBs). Broke Top 20 on Aug. 12. Lone Top 10 win came over No. 4 Ferrer en route to QF in Indian Wells

• In 2012, won 2nd career title in Delray Beach (d. Matosevic). Also reached 5 QFs in San Jose, Houston, London/Queen’s Club, Washington and Basel

• In 2011, won 28 more matches than previous season. Claimed maiden ATP title on home soil in Johannesburg (d. Devvarman). Reached QF or better 9 times

• In 2010, finished in Top 70 for 1st time and qualified an ATP World Tour-high 9 times, including his 1st 6 ATP tournaments with a SF showing in Atlanta (l. to Isner)

• In 2009, won 4th career Challenger title at Sanremo• In 2008, reached 1st ATP World Tour final as a qualifier in

Las Vegas (l. to Querrey). 1st South African ATP finalist since Moodie won Tokyo in Oct 2005. In ATP Masters 1000 debut in Miami, he qualified and defeated No. 3 Djokovic in 2R

• In Davis Cup, 9-1 career singles record in 5 ties

• Has 1-1 Olympics record (‘08 Beijing 2R)

CAREER TITLES (2): 2012 – Delray Beach(H); 2011 – Johannesburg(H). FINALIST (6): 2014 – Acapulco(H), Delray Beach(H); 2013 – Atlanta(H), Casablanca(CL), Sydney(H); 2008 – Las Vegas(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (3).

GRand sLaM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 9-5) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Aus. Open 8-7 4th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st

Roland Garros 9-5 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st — —

Wimbledon 6-6 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 1st — 1st

US Open 7-5 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd — —

atP WORLd tOUR MasteRs 1000 HIstORY (Career W-L: 44-44) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Indian Wells 8-6 QF QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st —

Miami 10-6 3rd 3rd 3rd QF 2nd — 3rd

Monte-Carlo 1-4 1st 2nd 1st 1st — — —

Madrid 5-5 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st — —

Rome 3-4 2nd 3rd 1st 1st — — —

Toronto/Montréal 7-5 QF 1st 1st 3rd 3rd — —

Cincinnati 1-5 1st 1st 1st 2nd — — 1st

Shanghai 3-5 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st — —

Paris 6-4 QF 2nd 3rd 2nd — — —

PeRsOnaL• Began playing tennis at age 6• Parents Michael and Barbara are retired from engineering.

Younger brother, Gregory, works at a tennis academy in New York• Used to competitively run 800 meter races• Played at University of Illinois for 3 seasons (2005-07). Won

2006 NCAA doubles title (w/Ryan Rowe). Reached 2007 NCAA singles semi-finals and doubles final. Also reached 2007 team final. Earned All-American honours all 3 years

• Wife, Kelsey (married Nov 26, 2011), played on golf team at Illinois• Member of ATP Player Council from June 2012-16• Coached by countryman Neville Godwin and Michael Anderson

@kevinanderson18 KevinAndersonTennis

Prize money: $1,497,611


Singles finalist: Delray Beach, Acapulco

Quarter-finalist: Indian Wells, London / Queen’s Club, Washington, Toronto, Valencia, Paris

Doubles winner: Acapulco (w/Ebden)

Finalist: Valencia (w/Chardy)

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Roland Garros doubles title (w/Granollers). Finished No. 7 in world junior rankings in ‘04 and in ‘03

CAREER TITLES (3): 2014 – Gstaad(CL); 2012 – Casablanca(CL); 2011 – Casablanca(CL). FINALIST (3): 2011 – Bucharest(CL), Stuttgart(CL); 2010 – Bucharest(CL).CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (4).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 1-6) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Aus.Open 2-5 2nd 1st 2nd 1st — 1st —

RolandGarros 5-7 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Wimbledon 0-5 1st 1st 1st 1st — 1st —

USOpen 3-5 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st — — 1st


CAREER 14 13 12 11

IndianWells 4-4 2nd 2nd 4th 1st

Miami 2-3 — 1st 1st 3rd

Monte-Carlo 3-3 2nd 2nd 2nd —

Madrid 4-4 1st SF 1st 1st

Rome 0-2 1st — 1st —

Toronto/Montréal 2-3 — 2nd 2nd 1st

Cincinnati 2-2 — 1st 3rd —

Shanghai 1-4 1st 2nd 1st 1st

Paris 1-3 1st 2nd 1st —

PERSONAL• Began playing at age 6• Full name is Pablo Andujar Alba• Father, Jose; mother, Inma• Has 1 brother, Jose, and 1 sister, Ana• Enjoys football and is a fan of Levante U.D. • Admires play of countrymen Juan Carlos Ferrero, David Ferrer

and Rafael Nadal• Speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian• Plays for Club de Tenis Valencia• Coached by Jorge Montesinos

@AndujarPablo

2014 IN REVIEW• The Spaniard finished in Top 50 for 4th year in a row at year-end

high No. 41, highlighted by 1st title in 3 years in Gstaad (d. Monaco) – 3rd career title. Was 1 of 7 Spanish winners during year. Rose from No. 71 to 44 with title in Switzerland

• In February, upset No. 17 Robredo en route to SF in Rio de Janeiro (l. to No. 1 Nadal 7-6(10) in 3rd set after having 2 MPs). Also made QF in Buenos Aires (l. to Fognini), Hamburg (l. to Ferrer), Kuala Lumpur (l. to Nieminen) and Valencia (d. No. 6 Berdych in 1R, l. to Robredo)

• Went 2-4 in Grand Slam play, reaching 2R at Australian Open(l. to Janowicz) and US Open (ret. vs. Nishikori). Lost 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Cilic) and Wimbledon (l. to Rola)

• Made Davis Cup debut in Spain’s World Group play-off loss to Brazil in September, falling to Bellucci in 5 sets

• Compiled records of 14-10 on clay, 8-12 on hard and 0-1 on grass. Went 1-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and and earned a career-high $735,953

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Spaniard has compiled 5 straight Top 100 seasons, winning

3 career titles. All 6 ATP finals have come on clay• In 2013, reached 1st career ATP Masters 1000 SF at Madrid (l.

to No. 5 Nadal). 2 weeks later reached SF in Nice (l. to Monfils)• In 2012, repeated title in Casablanca (d. countryman Ramos),

SF in Belgrade (l. to Paire) and QF in Acapulco (l. to Ferrer), all on clay. Ranked in Top 50 in all but 1 week during season (No. 58 on Apr. 9). Best ATP Masters 1000 result was 4R at Indian Wells (d. No. 18 F. Mayer, l. to Djokovic in 3 sets)

• In 2011, won 1st ATP title in Casablanca (d. Starace). Also reached finals in Stuttgart (l. to Ferrer) and Bucharest (l. to F. Mayer). Won a career-high 22 matches on clay

• In 2010, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 71, highlighted by reaching 1st ATP World Tour final in Bucharest (l. to Chela)

• In 2009, reached 2R at Roland Garros (d. Ginepri in only win of season, l. to Mathieu)

• In 2008, finished just outside Top 100 (at No. 103) and won3 tour-level matches for 2nd straight season, all as a qualifier, at Valencia (d. Vliegen), in Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros (d. Volandri) and Bucharest (d. Dabul)

• In 2007, qualified for his 1st ATP tournament at Costa do Sauipe (l. to Montañes) and won back-to-back matches on ATP World Tour for 1st time in Barcelona (l. to Cañas in 3R)

• As a junior in 2004, reached QF in singles and captured

emirates atP ranking History (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 41 (22-23)

2013: 48 (18-31)2012: 42 (19-29)

2011: 46 (25-28)

2010: 71 (8-8)

2009: 161 (1-12)

2008: 103 (3-6)

2007: 144 (3-4)

2006: 210 (0-0)

2005: 373 (0-0)

2004: T957 (0-0)

Prize money: $735,953

Matches won-lost: 22-23 (singles), 6-16 (doubles) Challenger: 2-1 (singles), 0-1 (doubles)

Singles winner: Gstaad

Semi-finalist: Rio de Janeiro

Quarter-finalist: Buenos Aires, Hamburg, Kuala Lumpur, Valencia

Doubles semi-finalist: Gstaad (w/Monaco), Winston-Salem (w/Granollers)

Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 5’11” (1.80m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 (September 10, 2012)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 74 (December 3, 2012)

PABLO anDUJar (ESP)DATE OF BIRTH: January 23, 1986 | BORN: Cuenca, Spain | RESIDENCE: Valencia, Spain


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CAREER TITLES (4): 2010 – Sydney(H); 2009 – Stockholm(IH); 2007 – Zagreb(IC); 2006 – Beijing(H). FINALIST (7): 2011 – Kuala Lumpur(IH); 2010 – Moscow(IH), Washington(H);2007 – Halle(G), Marseille(IH); 2006 – Australian Open(H);2005 – Basel(IC). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (2).


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04

Aus. Open 22-10 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd RUP 4th —

Roland Garros 8-9 — 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 4th 2nd 1st —

Wimbledon 17-9 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 1st — 4th QF SF 1st —

US Open 5-9 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st — — 1st 2nd 1st 2nd


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06

Indian Wells 8-7 — 1st 3rd 2nd 4th — 3rd 2nd QF

Miami 6-7 3rd — 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd — 2nd 3rd

Monte-Carlo 0-3 — — — 1st 1st — — 1st —

Madrid 3-6 — 1st 1st 2nd 2nd — — 2nd 2nd

Rome 3-6 — 1st 1st 1st 1st — — 3rd 2nd

Toronto/Montréal 3-6 — 1st 2nd 1st 1st — — 3rd 1st

Cincinnati 9-6 — 1st 2nd 1st SF — — 3rd 3rd

Shanghai 2-2 — — 3rd — 1st — — — —

Paris 4-3 — — 1st — — — 1st SF —

PERSONAL• Began playing tennis at age 5. Played with his father and 2 older

brothers, Marinos and Petros, who played Davis Cup• Father, Christos, owns a clothing store in Cyprus. Mother, Andry• Has a younger sister Zena, who was adopted at 1 month old• Idol as a kid was Rafter, but also looked up to Agassi and Sampras• Enjoys football. Favourite team is Apollo in Cyprus• “Man of the Year” in Cyprus in 2005• Wife, Karolina (Sprem) is former WTA No.17. They married on July

14, 2012 in Croatia. Daughter, Zahara, born October 20, 2012• Trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris on an Olympic

Solidarity Youth Development Programme Scholarship

www.baghdatis.com MarcosBaghdatis

2014 IN REVIEW• The Cypriot finished in Top 100 for 10th straight year with best

results coming at Challenger level (22-2 record), winning 4 titles: Nottingham (d. Matosevic) in June, back-to-back in Vancouver (d. Dustov) and Aptos (d. Kukushkin) in August and Geneva (d. Przysiezny) in November

• Registered consecutive wins on ATP World Tour once, reaching 3R in Miami (d. Giraldo, Kohlschreiber, l. to Tsonga in 3 sets)

• In Grand Slam play, lone win came over Dustin Brown at Wimbledon (l. to L. Mayer). Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Istomin) and US Open (ret. vs. Cilic)

• Compiled records of 5-8 on hard, 2-2 on grass and 0-1 on clay. Went 0-1 vs. Top 10 opponents

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Cypriot posted a winning record in 7 straight seasons from

2006-12 and reached at least 1 final in 6 of past 10 seasons. Spent 13 weeks in Top 10 in ‘06, with career-high No. 8 on Aug. 21, 2006. Has 84-27 record in Challengers (10-1 in finals)

• In 2013, finished outside Top 50 for 1st time since 2008. His best result was SF in Brisbane (l. to Dimitrov in 3rd set TB). Also QF in Rotterdam (l. to Dimitrov) and Washington (l. to Isner)

• In 2012, reached 4 SFs in Sydney, Zagreb, Tokyo and Stockholm. Also QF in Brisbane and Munich. Had 5 Top 20 wins overall and Top 10 win over No. 10 Monaco in Tokyo 2R

• In 2011, QF or better 7 times, highlighted by runner-up appearance in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Tipsarevic)

• In 2010, only player to beat Nadal and Federer while they were No. 1 during year. Saved 3 MPs in win over Federer in 3R at Indian Wells. Beat Nadal in Cincinnati QF. Won Sydney title

• In 2009, won 3rd career title in Stockholm (d. O. Rochus)• In 2008, limited to 12 tournaments, missing 2 months with

stress fracture in right wrist and back injury. Lost in Australian Open 3R to Hewitt in 4h45m marathon that finished at 4:34AM (latest ever finish)

• In 2007, won a career-high 48 matches and 2nd title in Zagreb• In 2006, won 1st title in Beijing and reached 1st Grand Slam

final at Australian Open (d. No. 3 Roddick, No. 8 Ljubicic and No. 4 Nalbandian; l. to Federer). Jumped from No. 54 to No. 27. Reached SF at Wimbledon (l. to Nadal)

• In 2005, underwent right arm surgery• As a junior in 2003, was No. 1, winning Australian Open and

reaching US Open final in ‘02 and ‘03. Won 9 titles• Has a 62-13 career Davis Cup record (43-3 in singles) in 38 ties

and has a 3-2 Olympics record (‘12 London 3R, ‘04 Athens 2R)

MARCOS BAGHDATIS (CYP)DATE OF BIRTH: June 17, 1985 | BORN: Limassol, Cyprus | RESIDENCE: Limassol, Cyprus

emIrATeS ATP rAnkInG HISTory (W-L)

2014 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 85 (7-11)

2013: 86 (15-22)

2012: 36 (35-25)

2011: 44 (28-27)

2010: 20 (43-27)

2009: 42 (23-16)

2008: 100 (14-12)

2007: 16 (48-22)

2006: 12 (37-20)

2005: 56 (11-12)

2004: 153 (2-2)

2003: 179 (0-0)

2002: T1066 (0-0)

2001: T1379 (0-0)

2000: T1182 (0-0)

Prizemoney: $278,643

Matcheswon-lost: 7-11 (singles) Challenger: 22-2 (singles)

Turned Pro: 2003

Height:6’0”(1.79m)

Weight: 181lbs(82kg)


Plays: Right-handedTwo-handedbackhand

Career Prize Money:$6,045,611


Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10:19-44

Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:8(August21,2006)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 93(January7,2008)


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date OF BIRtH: April 14, 1988 | BORn: Castellón de la Plana, Spain | ResIdence: Castellón de la Plana, Spain

CAREER TITLES (2): 2014 – Stuttgart(CL), ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G). FINALIST (2): 2014 – Moscow (IH), 2013 – Chennai(H).

GRand sLaM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 3-1)

CAREER 14 13 12

Aus.Open 4-3 4th 2nd 1st

RolandGarros 3-2 3rd 2nd —

Wimbledon 3-2 3rd 2nd —

USOpen 4-2 4th 2nd —

atP WORLd tOUR MasteRs 1000 HIstORY (Career W-L: 16-14)

CAREER 14 13 12

IndianWells 3-2 4th 1st —

Miami 3-3 3rd 1st 2nd

Monte-Carlo 2-2 2nd 2nd —

Madrid 4-1 SF — —

Rome 0-1 1st — —

Toronto/Montréal 0-1 1st — —

Cincinnati 1-1 2nd — —

Shanghai 2-1 3rd — —

Paris 1-2 3rd — 1st

PeRsOnaL• Started playing tennis at age 5• Nicknamed “Bati”• Father, Joaquin, is a former football player and current banker;

mother, Ester, owns a clothing store• Idols growing up were Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer• Enjoys horseback riding (he owns 2 horses)• Supports Villarreal C.F. and C.D. Castellon• He played football for Villarreal C.F. until he was 14 • If he wasn’t a tennis player he would be a football player• Best memories in tennis are winning his 1st ATP titles in

‘s-Hertogenbosch and Stuttgart as well as making his Davis Cup debut (all in 2014)

• In 2014, received ATP Most Improved Player of the Year Award (voted by players)

• Coached by Javier Piles since October 2014

@BautistaAgut

2014 In ReVIeW• The No. 4 Spaniard (behind Nadal, Ferrer, F. Lopez) finished a

year-end best No. 15, rising from No. 59 at start of season, and was named ATP Most Improved Player of the Year. Won his 1st ATP titles in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in June (d. Becker) and Stuttgart in July (d. Rosol). Broke Top 20 for 1st time after Stuttgart success (No. 16). 1 of 5 1st-time winners during year

• Rose to career-high No. 14 on Oct. 20 after reaching 4th career ATP World Tour final in Moscow (l. to Cilic)

• In May, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in Madrid (l. to Nadal). Also SF in Auckland in January (l. to Isner)

• Produced career-best performances at all 4 Grand Slams, reaching 4R at Australian Open (d. No. 5 del Potro, l. to Dimitrov) and US Open (l. to Federer) and 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Berdych) and Wimbledon (l. to Murray)

• Made Davis Cup debut for Spain in 4-1 loss to Germany in 1R (l. to Kohlschreiber, Brands). Also featured in 3-1 defeat to Brazil in play-off (d. Dutra Silva, l. to Bellucci), which saw Spain relegated from World Group

• Went 25-16 on hard, 13-6 on clay, 7-1 on grass and 2-8 vs. Top 10 opponents. Earned a career-high $1,467,793

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Spaniard improved his year-end Emirates ATP Ranking

in 7 of past 8 years. Made improvement in Futures, boasting a career record of 155-86 with 10 titles at that level. Also 82-55 in Challengers (3-2 in finals)

• In 2013, year highlighted by maiden ATP World Tour final in Chennai (l. to No. 9 Tipsarevic in 3 sets). Recorded 1st Top 10 win over No. 6 Berdych in QF. Played all 4 Slams for 1st time

• In 2012, finished in Top 100 for 1st time, winning 3 Challenger titles. At ATP level, won 3 matches, highlighted by 1st QF in St. Petersburg (l. to Fognini). Qualified in 6 of 10 ATP level events he played, including his 1st Grand Slam at Aus. Open (l. to Mello). Broke Top 100 on Aug. 13 for 1st time (at No. 95)

• In 2011, compiled a 30-23 record in Challengers, with best result being final at Alessandria

• I n 2010, was 19-18 in Challengers, reaching 1st career final at Pozoblanco. Went 18-1 with 3 titles in Futures events• In 2009, made ATP debut as a qualifier in Valencia

(l. to Montañes). Went 2-3 in Futures finals• In 2008, went 40-26 in Futures, winning w3 titles• In 2007, in his 34th career Futures event, claimed 1st title.

Reached 2 other finals, winning 1 additional title• In Davis Cup, 1-3 singles record in 2 ties

ROBERTO bAUTISTA AGUT (Esp)

EmIrATES ATP rAnkInG HISTory (W-L)

2014 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 15 (45-23)

2013: 59 (26-22)

2012: 80 (3-10)

2011: 178 (0-0)

2010: 170 (0-1)

2009: 282 (0-1)

2008: 381 (0-0)

2007: 452 (0-0)

2006: T1013 (0-0)

2005: 870 (0-0)

2004: T1175 (0-0)

Prizemoney: $1,467,793

Matcheswon-lost: 45-23 (singles), 3-9 (doubles)

Singleswinner: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Stuttgart

Finalist: Moscow

Semi-finalist: Auckland, Madrid

Turned Pro: 2005

Height:6’0”(1.83m)








Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 169 (March 3, 2014)


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(d. Vinciguerra). Went 16-11 in Challengers. Reached 2 Futures finals, winning title in Nussloch (d. Summerer)

• In 2005, reached Stuttgart 2R for 2nd straight season (d.Di Mauro, l. to Gaudio). Had 12-8 Challenger record, reaching 2 SFs

• In 2004, made ATP debut in Stuttgart and reached 2R (d. Peya, l. to Davydenko). Won 1st career Futures title at Alphen aan den Rijn (d. Wauters) and was runner-up at Neheim-Hüsten

• In 2003, was 9-9 in Futures events, reaching 3 QFs• In Davis Cup, 2-2 career record (1-2 in singles) in 2 ties

CAREER FINALIST (1): 2009 – Gstaad(CL).CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (2).


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Aus. Open 2-1 — — 2nd — — 2nd —

Roland Garros 2-5 1st 1st — 1st 2nd 2nd —

Wimbledon 1-4 — — — 1st 2nd 1st 1st

US Open 3-4 1st — — — 2nd 2nd 2nd


CAREER 10 09

Indian Wells 0-1 1st —

Miami 0-1 1st —

Monte-Carlo 3-2 1st QF

Rome 0-1 1st —

Shanghai 1-1 — 2nd

Paris 0-1 — 1st

PERSONAL• Nicknamed “Beckes”• Began playing tennis at age 4 with his grandfather• Father, Bernd; mother, Beatrix. Has 1 older sister, Anja, who is a

physiotherapist• Enjoys playing tennis “because it’s the best sport in the world”• Big fan of VFB Stuttgart & FV Ravensburg football teams• The one person he would like to meet is Barack Obama• Coached by Hans Dieter Beutel. Fitness trainer is

Robert Schmidt

@andi_beck

2014 IN REVIEW• The left-handed German finished in Top 125 for 4th time and for

1st time since 2011 by compiling a 30-17 match record in Challengers. Earned 5th career title in St. Brieuc, France in April (d. Burquier). Also runner-up Aix en Provence, France in May (l. to Schwartzman) and Scheveningen, Netherlands in July (l. to Goffin). Reached SF at 3 additional events

• Qualified into main draw at 3 tour-level tournaments - Barcelona (l. to Roger-Vasselin), Roland Garros (l. to Fognini) and US Open (l. to Carreño Busta)

CAREER IN REVIEW• The German finished in Top 50 once (in ‘09) and has won

13 career pro titles, claiming 5 Challenger crowns (189-121 match record) and 8 Futures titles (101-38 match record)

• In 2013, after dropping to No. 821 in February, finished inTop 200 with 3 SF results in Futures and Challenger tournaments. Qualified at Roland Garros (l. to Fognini) and Stuttgart (l. to F. Mayer)

• In 2012, played only 4 months (2-5 record) and was out restof season due to back injury. Underwent surgery on May 8 to repair slipped disc

• In 2011, didn’t win a match on ATP World Tour (0-4) but did win a circuit-best 43 Challenger matches. Reached 4 finals - Kazan (l. to Copil), Bath (l. to Tursunov), Oberstaufen (l. to Brands) and Como (l. to Carreño Busta). Qualified for ATP World Challenger Finals in São Paulo and reached SF (l. to Stebe)

• In 2010, missed 1st 2 months of season, and winless in 1st 5 events. Reached QF at Halle (l. to Hewitt). Best Challenger result was QF at Alphen aan den Rijn

• In 2009, finished career-high No. 39 and won at least 1 match in 14 of 20 ATP events. Reached 1st ATP QF at Monte-Carlo with wins over Kiefer, No. 7 Simon and Monaco (l. to Wawrinka). Reached 1st final at Gstaad (l. to Bellucci). Added QFs at Halle (l. to Kohlschreiber), Metz (l. to Mathieu) and Bangkok (l. to Melzer). Made Davis Cup debut in World Group QF vs. Spain, losing to Verdasco and Ferrero. Won Challenger title at Khorat

• In 2008, reached 1st ATP QF at Halle (l. to Blake). Made Grand Slam debut at Wimbledon as a qualifier (l. to Blake). Also qualified at US Open and reached 2R (d. Isner, l. to Ferrer). Was 21-14 in Challengers with titles in Sarajevo and Dresden

• In 2007, advanced through qualifying in Munich (l. to Bachinger). Was 13-9 in Challengers, reaching Aachen final (l. to Korolev). Was 32-8 in Futures with 4 finals

• In 2006, won 1st career Challenger title at Sarajevo

ANDREAS BECK (gER)DATE OF BIRTH: February 5, 1986 | BORN: Weingarten, Germany | RESIDENCE: Stuttgart, Germany

EmiratEs atP ranKing History (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHts


Matches won-lost: 0-3 (singles)Challenger: 30-17 (singles), 12-12 (doubles)

Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 6’3” (1.91m)



Plays: Left-handedTwo-handed backhand




Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:33 (November 2, 2009)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 116 (January 30, 2012)


2014: 116 (0-3)2013: 188 (0-2)2012: 449 (2-5)2011: 98 (0-4)2010: 154 (10-15)

2009: 39 (22-22)2008: 110 (5-7)2007: 207 (0-1)2006: 228 (0-2)2005: 289 (1-1)

2004: 325 (1-1)2003: 699 (0-0)2002: T1285 (0-0)

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2014 IN REVIEW• The No. 2 German (behind No. 24 Kohlschreiber) finished year at

No. 40, equalling year-end high he set in ‘09. Best showing came in ‘s-Hertogenbosch where he defeated 3 Top 50 opponents to reach 1st Tour-level final in 5 years (l. to Bautista Agut)

• Put together a strong finish to season, advancing to SF in Tokyo(l. to Nishikori in 3rd set TB) and QFs in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Gulbis), Vienna (l. to Kohlschreiber) and Basel (l. to Karlovic). Afterwards, rose to a career-high No. 35

• In March, reached 4R at an ATP Masters 1000 for 2nd time, advancing to that stage in Miami as a lucky loser (l. to Raonic)

• Lone win in Grand Slam play came at Wimbledon (d. Young, l. to Dolgopolov). Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Kyrgios), Roland Garros (l. to Bellucci) and US Open (l. to Gojowczyk)

• Compiled records of 20-18 on hard, 5-3 on grass and 2-5 on clay. Went 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned career-high $678,782

CAREER IN REVIEW• The German has Top 100 finishes in 7 of past 9 seasons, and

owns 1 ATP World Tour title in 3 finals. Has a 9-6 career mark in Challenger finals with an 121-56 match record

• In 2013, best results were QF at London/Queen’s Club (l. to Murray) and Metz (l. to Mahut). Compiled 22-10 record in Challengers with titles in Istanbul and Eckental

• In 2012, returned to Top 100 after an elbow injury in 2011 sidelined him for 6 months. Jumped 240 ranking positions, 3rd biggest improvement in Top 100. SF in Memphis and QF in Newport while winning 2 Challenger titles

• In 2011, missed 6 months with elbow injury• In 2010, won a personal-high 29 matches, reaching 3 SFs,

1st 2 on grass in Halle and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, and later in Bangkok (d. No. 8 Verdasco, l. to Nieminen). Advanced to personal-best 4R in Miami (l. to No. 8 Roddick)

• In 2009, finished in Top 50 for 1st time, highlighted by 1st title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch as a qualifier (d. Sluiter)

• In 2007, reached his 1st final in Bangkok (l. to Tursunov) and advanced to SF in Delray Beach and San Jose

• In 2006, qualified at US Open and reached Grand Slam best 4R by defeating Volandri, Grosjean and Agassi in his last career match. Won ATP Newcomer of the Year

• In Davis Cup, 0-5 singles record in 3 ties

CAREER TITLES (1): 2009 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G).FINALIST (2): 2014 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G); 2007 – Bangkok(IH). CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (2).


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 40 (27-26)2013: 78 (9-20)2012: 65 (10-14)2011: 305 (3-9)2010: 53 (29-31)

2009: 40 (14-19)2008: 130 (11-20) 2007: 87 (21-32)2006: 58 (9-8) 2005: 477 (0-0)

2004: N/R2003: N/R 2002: T949 (0-0)2001: N/R 2000: T814 (0-0)


Matcheswon-lost: 27-26 (singles), 6-15 (doubles) Challenger: 4-4 (singles), 1-3 (doubles)

Singlesfinalist: ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Semi-finalist: Atlanta, Tokyo

Quarter-finalist: Kuala Lumpur, Vienna, Basel

Turned Pro: 2005

Height:5’10”(1.78m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:35(October27,2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 58(July5,2010)

BENJAMIN BeCker (gEr)dAtE OF BIRtH: June 16, 1981 | BORN: Merzig, Germany | REsIdENCE: Dallas, Texas, USA


GRANd sLAM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 0-6) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06

Aus. Open 3-7 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd — 1st 1st —

Roland Garros 0-6 1st 1st 1st — 1st — 1st 1st —

Wimbledon 6-8 2nd 1st 2nd — 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd

US Open 5-7 1st 2nd 1st — 2nd 1st — 1st 4th

AtP WORLd tOUR MAstERs 1000 HIstORY (Career W-L: 17-32)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

Indian Wells 1-6 1st 1st — 2nd 1st — 1st 1st

Miami 8-8 4th 1st 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 1st

Monte-Carlo 2-2 — — — — 2nd — — 2nd

Madrid 1-2 1st — — — 2nd — — —

Rome 0-2 — — — — 1st — — 1st

Toronto/Montréal 0-1 — 1st — — — — — —

Cincinnati 3-6 2nd 2nd — — 1st 2nd 1st 1st

Shanghai 0-2 — — — — 1st 1st — —

Paris 2-2 — — — — 2nd 2nd — —

PERsONAL • Began playing at age 7. Nicknamed Benni• Father, Jorg, works in a tax office; mother, Ulrike, works at a

retail store; 1 younger sister, Kathrin• No relation to former No. 1 Boris Becker• Played 4 years from 2001-05 at Baylor University in Texas and

earned All-American honours last 3 years• Captured NCAA singles title (d. Michael Kogan of Tulane) and

helped Baylor to its 1st team title in 2004 (d. UCLA)• Majored in Finance and International Business and is 1 semester

short of earning his degree• Considers serve and forehand as his biggest weapons• Favourite football team is 1. FC Köln and follows NBA Dallas

Mavericks because of countryman Dirk Nowitzki• Idolised Boris Becker and Andre Agassi growing up• Voted Sportsman of the Year in November, 2006, in his home

province Saarland in Germany • Wife, Kristin; sons, Collin (born April 23, 2012) and Connor

Jacob (born December 2, 2014)• Coached by former ATP pro Andrei Pavel

www.benjamin-becker.com

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date OF BIRtH: December 30, 1987 | BORn: Tiete, Brazil | ResIdence: São Paulo, Brazil

• Reached junior finals in Ecuador and Venezuela in ‘04 and ranked a career-best No. 15 in January ‘05

• In Davis Cup, has a 17-10 record (16-10 in singles) in 14 ties and 0-2 Olympic record (‘12 London 1R, ‘08 Beijing 1R)

CAREER TITLES (3): 2012 – Gstaad (CL); 2010 – Santiago(CL); 2009 – Gstaad(CL). FINALIST (2): 2012 – Moscow(IH);2009 – Costa do Sauipe(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLE (1).

GRand sLaM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 7-7)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Aus. Open 4-6 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st —

Roland Garros 6-6 2nd — 1st 3rd 4th 1st 1st

Wimbledon 3-4 — — 1st 1st 3rd — 2nd

US Open 4-7 2nd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Indian Wells 4-5 — 1st 4th 3rd 3rd 2nd —

Miami 4-5 — 3rd 1st 2nd 4th 1st —

Monte-Carlo 2-4 — 1st 3rd 1st 1st — —

Madrid 5-3 — — 1st SF 2nd — —

Rome 2-4 — — 1st 1st 3rd 1st —

Toronto/Montréal 1-4 — 1st — 2nd 1st — 1st

Cincinnati 1-4 — 1st — 1st 2nd — 1st

Shanghai 2-4 — — 1st 1st 2nd 2nd —

Paris 1-3 — — 1st 1st 2nd — —

PeRsOnaL• Full name is Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci• Father, Ildebrando, is a salesman; mother, Maria Regina,

is a business owner; has 1 older sister, Beatriz• Future goal is to break Top 20• In his spare time likes to play video games• A football fan of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in São Paulo• Best friend on tour is countryman Marcelo Melo• Favourite tournaments are Brasil Open and Roland Garros

www.thomazbellucci.com.br @BellucciOficialThomazBellucci

2014 In ReVIeW• The No. 1 Brazilian finished in Top 75 for 5th time in past 6

years (except ’13) with best result a SF on home soil in São Paulo in early March (l. to Delbonis). Also 5 QFs: Rio de Janeiro (l. to Ferrer), Munich (l. to Fognini), Gstaad (l. to Monaco), Vienna (l. to Troicki) and Valencia (l. to Ferrer)

• In Grand Slam play, reached 2R at Australian Open as a qualifier (l. to Tsonga), Roland Garros (l. to Fognini) and US Open (l. to Wawrinka). Fell in Wimbledon qualifying

• In Davis Cup, led Brazil to 2015 World Group after wins over Andujar in 5 sets and No. 15 Bautista Agut in play-off, consigning Spain to 1st loss on clay in 15 years

• Put together a 8-6 record in Challenger play, reaching 13th career final in Orleans in September (l. to Stakhovsky)

• Compiled records of 12-8 on clay and 5-5 on hard. Went 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents

caReeR In ReVIeW• Has compiled 20-more match win seasons in 4 of last 6 years,

highlighted by 3 titles in 5 finals, 4 of which have been on clay• In 2013, finished outside Top 100 for 1st time since 2007

after struggling with on and off abdominal injury. Closed out year with 8th career Challenger title at Montevideo (d. Schwartzman) and runner-up in Bogota (ret. vs. Estrella-Burgos due to abdominal injury). In doubles, won 1st ATP title in Stuttgart (w/Bagnis)

• In 2012, top Brazilian finished in Top 40 for 4th consecutive year, highlighted by 3rd ATP title in Gstaad (d. No. 8 Tipsarevic). Best stretch came in July when he won Braunschweig Challenger (d. Kamke), reached SF in Stuttgart and won Gstaad. In 3 weeks, climbed from No. 80 to No. 40. Also SF in São Paulo and QF in Nice

• In 2011, reached 2 SF, in Acapulco and Madrid, and 5 QF. Closed with SF at ATP Challenger Tour Finals in São Paulo

• In 2010, finished year-end best No. 31, captured 2nd career ATP World Tour title in Santiago (d. Monaco) and won personal-high 34 matches. Compiled 21-10 record on clay and 11-14 on hard. Reached Grand Slam best 4R at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal). Earned career-high $682,261

• In 2009, won 1st title at Gstaad (d. A. Beck) and reached 1st final in Costa do Sauipe (l. to Robredo). Became 1st player from his country to finish in Top 50 (at No. 36) since Kuerten was No. 40 in ‘04

• In 2008, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 90, winning 4 Challenger titles on clay


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 65 (17-13)

2013: 125 (8-18)

2012: 33 (27-22)

2011: 37 (25-25)

2010: 31 (34-25)

2009: 36 (21-18)

2008: 90 (4-15)

2007: 199 (0-1)

2006: 578 (0-0)

2005: 864 (0-0)

2004: T1447 (0-0)


Matcheswon-lost: 17-13 (singles) Challenger: 8-6 (singles), 4-2 (doubles)

Singlessemi-finalist: São Paulo

Quarter-finalist: Rio de Janeiro, Munich, Gstaad, Vienna, Valencia

Turned Pro: 2005

Height:6’2”(1.88m)



Plays: Left-handedTwo-handedbackhand




Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:21(July26,2010)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:70(July15,2013)

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• In 2008, posted QF or better on 4 surfaces, with final in Casablanca• In 2006, reached 1st Grand Slam QF at Roland Garros (l. to Ljubicic)• Has 8-7 Davis Cup record (5-4 in doubles) in 10 ties. Has 1-1 Olympics

record (‘12 London 2R). Won doubles bronze in London (w/Gasquet)

CAREER FINALIST (10): 2014 – Kuala Lumpur(IH); 2013 – Kuala Lumpur(IH), Rotterdam(IH); 2012 – Kuala Lumpur(IH), Sydney(H); 2011 – Winston-Salem(H); 2010 – Marseille(IH); 2009 – Kitzbühel(CL); 2008 – Lyon(IC), Casablanca(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (8). FINALIST (5).


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02

Aus. Open 8-10 2nd 3rd 3rd — 2nd 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st — 1st —

Roland Garros 15-13 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd2nd 1st 4th 1st QF 1st 3rd 1st 1st

Wimbledon 9-11 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd — —

US Open 9-11 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st 1st — 1st 1st —

Doubles (1-0 in finals): Roland Garros: WON – ‘14 (w/Roger-Vasselin) BARCLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS HISTORY

CAREER 14

2-2 SF(w/Roger-Vasselin) ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 61-69) - BEST RESULTS: SF (Cincinnati ‘14), QF (Indian Wells ’14, Shanghai ’14, Cincinnati ’09).Doubles (2-4 in finals): Monte-Carlo: WON – ‘13 (w/Zimonjic), RUP – ‘07 (w/Gasquet); Toronto: RUP – ‘10 (w/Llodra); Shanghai: WON – ‘09 (w/Tsonga), RUP – ‘14 (w/Roger-Vasselin); Paris: RUP – ‘11 (w/Mahut).

PERSONAL• Nicknamed “Bennet”, began playing tennis at age 4• Father, Andre, works for a glasses company; mother, Laurence, a

lawyer. 1 brother, Antoine, 2 sisters, Dominique and Marie-Sophie• Idols were Yannick Noah, Jimmy Connors, Michael Jordan, Ayrton

Senna and Alberto Tomba. Supports Olympique de Marseille• Coached by former ATP pro Loic Courteau (since December 2010)

@julienbenneteau

2014 IN REVIEW• The Frenchman ended season at a year-end high No. 25 after

reaching his 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF in Cincinnati (d. No. 4 Wawrinka, l. to Ferrer) and a runner-up appearance in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Nishikori, falling to 0-10 in tour-level finals). Has reached a final 7 straight years

• Also advanced to QFs at ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Djokovic) and Shanghai (d. No. 10 Dimitrov, l. to Federer), and at Eastbourne (l. to Querrey)

• Compiled a 1-4 record in Grand Slam play with lone win coming at Australian Open (d. Carreño Busta, l. to Robredo). Lost 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Bagnis 18-16 in 5th set), Wimbledon (l. to Muller) and US Open (l. to Paire)

• In doubles, won 1st Grand Slam title at Roland Garros alongside Roger-Vasselin (d. Granollers-M. Lopez). Became 1st French duo to win in Paris since ‘84. Also captured title in Marseille (d. Hanley-Marray). Finished as No. 3 team, No. 5 individually. Qualified for 1st Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London where they reached SF (l. to Bryan-Bryan)

• Helped country to 1st Davis Cup final in 4 years with 2-3 record. Lost to Switzerland 3-1 in final, falling to Federer-Wawrinka in doubles rubber (w/Gasquet)

• Won 3rd career Challenger title in Bordeaux (d. Johnson)• Went 22-17 on hard, 2-4 on clay, 2-3 on grass and 3-6 vs. Top

10 opponents. Earned a career high $1,478,197

CAREER IN REVIEW• Has won at least 20 matches in 9 consecutive seasons while

finishing in Top 50 in 7 of them. His 10 finals without a title are most among active players. Has played in 250 tournaments without a title going into 2015

• In 2013, reached 8th and 9th career finals in Rotterdam (d. No. 2 Federer in QF, l. to del Potro) and Kuala Lumpur (d. No. 10 Wawrinka in SF, l. to Sousa after holding MP). In doubles (w/Zimonjic), won Monte-Carlo after saving 7 MP vs Bryans

• In 2012, reached finals in Sydney and Kuala Lumpur. In doubles, won bronze at London Olympics (w/Gasquet)

• In 2011, closed season with 14-7 record after 8-14 start. As a qualifier, reached Winston-Salem final (l. to Isner).

• In 2010, injured left wrist at US Open, missed rest of year• In 2009, reached final in Kitzbühel (l. to Garcia-Lopez)

JULIEN BENNETEAU (FRA)DATE OF BIRTH: December 20, 1981 | BORN: Bourg-en-Bresse, France | RESIDENCE: Geneva, Switzerland

EmirATEs ATP rANkiNg HisTory (w-L)

2014: 25 (26-24)2013: 35 (27-25)2012: 35 (27-23)2011: 52 (21-21)2010: 44 (26-19) 2009: 46 (26-28)

2008: 43 (22-20)2007: 68 (22-28)2006: 40 (24-22)2005: 167 (5-18)2004: 64 (14-15) 2003: 140 (3-7)

2002: 255 (0-2)2001: 271 (1-1)2000: 423 (0-0)1999: T1042 (0-0)

2014 HigHLigHTs


Matcheswon-lost: 26-24 (singles), 38-20 (doubles) Challenger: 5-0 (singles)

Singlesfinalist: Kuala Lumpur

Semi-finalist: Cincinnati

Quarter-finalist: Indian Wells, Eastbourne, Shanghai

Doubleswinner: Marseille, Roland Garros(both w/Roger-Vasselin)

Finalist: Beijing (w/Pospisil), Shanghai(w/Roger-Vasselin)

Turned Pro: 2000

Height:6’1”(1.85m)


Career Win-Loss:244-253





Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:25(November17,2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:5(November3,2014)


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date OF BIRtH: June 21, 1990 | BORn: Vilnius, Lithuania | ResIdence: Vilnius/Bradenton, Florida, USA

• In 2008, qualified into 1st ATP tournament in Warsaw (l. to Odesnik). Also qualified in 3 Challengers in Puerto Rico, Germany and Poland, reaching 2R in each of them

• In 2007, captured his 1st Futures title in Portugal. Ranked as World No. 1 junior after winning US Open and Orange Bowl titles

• In Davis Cup, 17-9 career record (14-5 in singles) in 13 ties

CAREER FINALIST (1): 2012 – Los Angeles(H)

GRand sLaM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 3-1) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

Aus. Open 4-3 1st 3rd — 3rd —

Roland Garros 0-1 — 1st — — —

Wimbledon 1-2 — 1st — — 2nd

US Open 1-2 — 1st — — 2nd


CAREER 14 13 11

Indian Wells 1-1 — — 2nd

Miami 0-2 — 1st 1st

PeRsOnaL• Began playing tennis at age 2 when he’d follow his older sister,

Lina, to local tennis courts in Vilnius• Goes by nickname “Rycka” back home by friends and family• Father, Genadijus, is a taxi driver in Vilnius and his mother,

Jelena, is retired• Speaks Lithuanian, Russian and English• Became an uncle for 1st time in 2011 and considers that 1 of his

major highlights• Hobbies include reading, spear fishing in lakes of Lithuania,

playing pool, and listening to a variety of music• Considers forehand his best shot and hard courts his

favourite surface• Has trained at IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida,

since 2007• Also trains in Lithuania and Saddlebrook, Florida• Coached by Rainer Schuettler and Dirk Hordorff

RicardasBerankis

2014 In ReVIeW• The top-ranked Lithuanian finished in Top 100 for 2nd time (‘10)

at a year-end best No. 86. Season highlighted by ATP World Tour QFs as a lucky loser in Munich in early May (l. to Struff) and as a qualifier in Moscow in October, where he posted his 1st career Top 10 win over No. 9 Raonic in 2R (l. to Bautista Agut)

• Lone Grand Slam appearance came at Australian Open (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R). Fell in last round of qualifying at other 3 majors

• At Challenger level, compiled a 26-10 record, with 2 titles in Astana II, Kazakhstan in July (d. Ilhan) and Andria, Italy in November (d. Basilashvili)

• Put together tour-level records of 9-4 on hard, 2-2 on clay and 0-1 on grass. His 11 wins were 2nd-most in career (13 in ’13)

caReeR In ReVIeW• The highest ranked player from Lithuania in ATP history has won

at least 8 ATP-level matches in each of past 5 seasons. In Challengers, owns a 104-63 record with 4 titles and 4 runner-up showings. Also has a 40-23 record in Futures events (1-3 in finals)

• In 2013, best results were 3 QF showings in Delray Beach (l. to Roger-Vasselin) as a qualifier, Houston (d. No. 14 Haas in 2R, l. to eventual champ Isner) and Winston-Salem (l. to Querrey). Won a personal-high 13 Tour-level matches. Reached a career-high No. 67 on May 6

• In 2012, became 1st player from his country to reach an ATP World Tour final with runner-up effort in Los Angeles as a qualifier ranked No. 141. Won 3 qualifying and 4 main draw matches in straight sets before falling to Querrey in title match. Also QF in St. Petersburg and Stockholm. Missed nearly 3 months from mid-February due to sports hernia injury. Underwent surgery on Feb. 23

• In 2011, reached QF in San Jose before being sidelined for4 months with a right pelvis stress fracture. Returned in September and was 19-8 in Challengers with 4 SF

• In 2010, the youngest player (20) in year-end Top 100. Breakthrough season included a 24-12 Challenger match record with 2 titles, his maiden ATP World Tour QF and 2 Grand Slam main draw wins climbing to No.85 by year’s end. In February, qualified in San Jose and became 1st Lithuanian native to reach an ATP QF with wins over Ginepri and Phau before losing to No. 11 Verdasco

• In 2009, played mostly Futures, 1 final in January and then qualified in 4 U.S. Challengers – Baton Rouge, Tallahassee, Savannah and Sarasota, within 5 week span from April 6-May 11


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 86 (11-7)

2013: 131 (13-16)

2012: 114 (10-5)

2011: 125 (8-10)

2010: 87 (8-4)

2009: 324 (2-2)

2008: 459 (0-2)

2007: 698 (0-0)

2006: T1540 (0-0)


Matcheswon-lost: 11-7 (singles), 2-1 (doubles)Challenger: 26-10 (singles), 3-3 (doubles)

Singlesquarter-finalist:Munich, Moscow

Turned Pro: 2007

Height:5’9”(1.75m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:67(May6,2013)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:285(November28,2011)

RICARDAS Berankis (LTU)


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2014 IN REVIEW• The Czech No. 1 finished in Top 10 for 5th year in a row, winning 2

titles - Rotterdam and Stockholm - in a career-best 5 finals• Put together a personal-best 11-match winning streak in

February, which included a 9th title in Rotterdam (d. Cilic) and a runner-up finish in Dubai (d. No. 10 Tsonga, l. to Federer)

• In October, won 10th career title in Stockholm (d. Dimitrov). It was the 1st time he won the same tournament twice (also ‘12)

• Also reached final in Oeiras in early May (l. to Berlocq after winning 1st set 6-0) and Beijing in October (l. to Djokovic)

• Went 15-4 in Grand Slams, with SF at Aus. Open (d. No. 3 Ferrer in QF, l. to Wawrinka), QF at Roland Garros (l. to Gulbis) and US Open (l. to Cilic) and 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Cilic)

• At ATP Masters 1000 level, best showing was SF in Miami(d. No. 10 Isner, W/O vs. Nadal) and Paris (l. to Raonic)

• Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London for 5th year in a row (went 1-2 in RR play)

• In doubles, won title in Doha with Hajek (d. Peya-Soares)• In Davis Cup, fell to France in SF after winning title in 2012-13• Compiled records of 40-14 on hard, 11-6 on clay and 4-2 on

grass. Went 5-7 vs. Top 10 opponents

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Czech has 5 straight Top 10 seasons while reaching at

least 1 final in 11 consecutive years, winning 10 titles• In 2013, was only Top 10 player to finish year without a title

despite reaching QF or better in 15 of 23 tournaments, including 3 final appearances. Rose to a career-high No. 5 on Aug. 19. Helped his country to repeat Davis Cup title (d. Serbia 3-2)

• In 2012, 1st time won 2 titles in a season: Montpellier and Stockholm. 1st Czech to win 60-plus matches since Korda (61) in ‘92. Led country to 1st Davis Cup title since 1980

• In 2011, reached QF-better 16 times, including title in Beijing• In 2010, 1st Czech Top 10 since Jiri Novak (No. 7 in ‘02).

Finalist in Miami and Wimbledon• In 2009, led nation to 1st Davis Cup final since ‘80 (l. to Spain)• In 2006, 1st time in Top 20 and as No. 1 Czech w/2 F, 48 wins• In 2005, earned biggest title in Paris (d. Ljubicic in 5 sets)• In 2004, won 1st title in Palermo (d. Volandri)• In Davis Cup, 48-16 career record (28-14 in singles) in 28 ties• 5-4 Olympics mark (12 London 1R, 08 Beijing 3R, 04 Athens QF)

CAREER TITLES (10): 2014 – Stockholm(IH), Rotterdam(IH);2012 – Stockholm(IH), Montpellier(IH); 2011 – Beijing(H);

TOMAS BERDYCH (CZE)dAtE OF BIRtH: Sept 17, 1985 | BORN: Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic | REsIdENCE: Monte-Carlo, Monaco

EmiRatEs atP Ranking HistoRY (W-L)

2014: 7 (55-22)2013: 7 (54-25) 2012: 6 (61-23)2011: 7 (53-23)2010: 6 (45-26)

2009: 20 (36-26) 2008: 20 (35-22)2007: 14 (46-24)2006: 13 (48-24) 2005: 25 (34-29)

2004: 44 (16-15)2003: 103 (2-2)2002: 532 (0-0)2001: T1379 (0-0)

2014 HigHLigHts



Singleswinner: Rotterdam, Stockholm

Singlesfinalist: Dubai, Oeiras, Beijing

Semi-finalist: Australian Open, Miami, Paris

Quarter-finalist: Madrid, Roland Garros, London/Queen’s Club, US Open, Shanghai

Doubleswinner: Doha (w/Hajek)

Turned Pro: 2002

Height:6’5”(1.96m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:5(August19,2013)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:54(April10,2006)


2009 – Munich(CL); 2008 – Tokyo(H); 2007 – Halle(G); 2005 – Paris(IC); 2004 – Palermo(CL). FINALIST (14): 2014 – Beijing(H), Oeiras(CL), Dubai(H); 2013 – Bangkok(IH), Dubai(H), Marseille(IH);2012 – Winston-Salem(H), Madrid(CL); 2010 – Wimbledon(G), Miami(H); 2008 – Båstad(CL); 2006 – Mumbai(H), Halle(G);2005 – Båstad(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (1).

GRANd sLAM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 17-8)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03

Aus. Open 29-11 SF QF QF QF 2nd 4th 4th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd —

Roland Garros 17-11 QF 1st 4th 1st SF 1st 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 1st —

Wimbledon 29-11 3rd QF 1st 4th RUP 4th 3rd QF 4th 3rd 1st —

US Open 28-12 QF 4th SF 3rd 1st 3rd 1st 4th 4th 3rd 4th 2nd

BARCLAYs AtP WORLd tOuR FINALs HIstORY CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

6-10 RR RR RR SF RR

AtP WORLd tOuR MAstERs 1000 HIstORY (Career W-L: 145-87; 1-2 in finals)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04

Indian Wells 15-10 2nd SF 4th 4th QF 2nd 2nd 2nd 4th 3rd —

Miami* 24-9 SF QF 3rd QF RUP 4th SF 3rd 3rd 1st —

Monte-Carlo 14-10 3rd 3rd SF 3rd 3rd 1st — SF 2nd 2nd 1st

Madrid 16-10 QF SF RUP QF — 2nd 2nd 2nd SF 1st 1st

Rome 14-9 3rd SF QF QF 2nd 1st — QF 3rd 1st —

Toronto/Montréal 12-10 3rd 3rd 3rd QF QF 1st 2nd 1st QF 2nd —

Cincinnati 15-10 2nd SF 3rd SF 3rd QF 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd —

Shanghai 10-6 QF 3rd SF 3rd 3rd 3rd — — — — —

Paris 23-9 SF QF QF SF 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd QF WON —

*W/O in ’14 Miami not included as loss

PERsONAL• Began playing at age 5 at a tennis center in his hometown• Father, Martin, was a train engineer, mother, Hana, is a doctor• Featured in GQ Magazine’s “20 Most Stylish Athletes of 2013”• Coached by Tomas Krupa (since Jan 2009), fitness trainer is

David Vydra and physiotherapist is Per Bastholt

www.tomasberdych.cz @tomasberdych TomasBerdych

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CAREER TITLES (2): 2014 – Oeiras(CL); 2013 – Båstad (CL). FINALIST (1): 2012 – Viña Del Mar(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (5).


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 08 07 06

Aus. Open 2-6 1st 2nd 2nd 1st — 1st — 1st

Roland Garros 3-7 2nd 1st 1st 2nd — 1st 2nd 1st

Wimbledon 0-7 1st 1st 1st 1st — 1st 1st 1st

US Open 2-6 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 1st — 1st —


CAREER 14 13 12 11 08 06

Indian Wells 4-4 — 4th 2nd — 1st 1st

Miami 3-6 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 2nd

Monte-Carlo 0-1 — — 1st — — —

Madrid 0-1 — — 1st — — —

Rome 1-3 — 1st 2nd 2nd — —

Toronto/Montréal 0-1 — — 1st — — —

Cincinnati 1-1 — — 2nd — — —

Shanghai 2-2 — 3rd 1st — — —

Paris 1-1 — — 2nd — — —

PERSONAL• Full name is Carlos Alberto Berlocq, nicknamed Charly• Began playing at age 4• Father, Carlos is an electrician; mother, Esther is a hairdresser• Comes from 1 of the biggest families on ATP circuit with 3

sisters (Mara, Fernanda, Florencia) and 2 brothers (Nicolas, Guillermo)

• Says he wants to have a charity foundation later in his career• Favourite surfaces are clay and hard. Forehand is his best shot• Wife Maria Noel Serrano (married Nov. 30, 2006), daughter

Stefania (born Oct. 30, 2009), son Agustin (born Feb. 19, 2014)• Coached by Francisco Yunis. Fitness trainers are Horacio

Anselmi and Hernan Rojas

www.charlyberlocq.com/ @charlyberlocqCarlosBerlocq(PaginaOficial)

2014 IN REVIEW • The No. 5 Argentine finished in Top 100 for 5th consecutive year

and 7th overall. In Oeiras in May, beat 2 Top 10 players en route to his 2nd career ATP World Tour title (d. No. 9 Raonic in QF, No. 8 Berdych in F despite losing 1st set 6-0)

• Reached SF as defending champion in Båstad (d. No. 7 Ferrer in QF, l. to Sousa). Also QF in Nice (l. to Simon)

• Lone Grand Slam win came over Hewitt at Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet). Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Roger-Vasselin), Wimbledon (l. to Stakhovsky) and US Open (l. to Sela)

• Won 15th career Challenger title in Porto Alegre, Brazil (d. Schwartzman) in his only outing at that level

• In Davis Cup, won decisive 5th rubber over Israel’s Bar Tzuf Botzer in play-off to secure 3-2 win and help Argentina retain place in World Group

• Compiled records of 16-8 on clay, 2-8 on hard and 1-2 on grass. Went 3-0 vs. Top 10 opponents - came into year 0-19

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Argentine has finished in Top 100 in 7 of past 10 years. In

early part of his career, played primarily at Challenger level, compiling a 246-116 match record with 15 titles in 23 finals

• In 2013, finished in Top 50 for 1st time and won his maiden ATP title at Båstad (d. Verdasco). 1 of 8 1st-time ATP winners during year. Reached SF in Viña del Mar also (l. to Zeballos) and earned a career-high $615,753

• In 2012, advanced to 1st ATP final in Viña del Mar (l. to Monaco). Reached QF in 5 other tournaments, all on clay – São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Acapulco, Houston and Umag

• In 2011, best ATP result was a QF in Umag. Won 5 Challenger titles, compiling a 28-3 record

• In 2010, QF in Costa do Sauipe. Won 57 matches and 3 titles on Challenger circuit finishing in Top 100 for 1st time since ‘07. Won 1st ATP doubles title in Stuttgart (w/Schwank)

• In 2008, reached QF in Viña del Mar (l. to Gonzalez)• In 2007, advanced to 1st ATP SF in Bucharest and QF in Viña del

Mar and Umag. Won 1st Grand Slam match at Roland Garros, and 1st Top 20 win over No. 18 Ferrero in ‘s-Hertogenbosch

• In 2006, recorded his 1st ATP win in Miami over Young. In August that year, reached 1st ATP QF in Umag

• In 2005, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 97• Has a 5-6 career record (5-4 in singles) in Davis Cup in 6 ties


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 72 (19-18)

2013: 41 (28-25)

2012: 67 (25-31)

2011: 60 (14-23)

2010: 66 (3-3)

2009: 255 (0-0)

2008: 153 (3-16)

2007: 74 (11-15)

2006: 130 (5-17)

2005: 97 (0-1)

2004: 210 (0-0)

2003: 307 (0-0)

2002: 297 (0-0)

2001: 660 (0-0)

2000: T959 (0-0)


Matches won-lost: 19-18 (singles), 4-10 (doubles) Challenger: 5-0 (singles)

Singles winner: Oeiras

Semi-finalist: Båstad

Quarter-finalist: Nice

Turned Pro: 2001

Height: 6’0” (1.83m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:37 (March 19, 2012)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 50 (June 6, 2011)

CARLOS BErLoCQ (ARG)DATE OF BIRTH: February 3, 1983 | BORN: Chascomus, Argentina | RESIDENCE: Buenos Aires, Argentina


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Biella (d. Minar) and Como (d. Luzzi). Made ATP debut in Rome (as wild card) and lost to Verdasco in 1R

• In 2005, advanced to Trani Challenger final (l. to Dlouhy) • Has a 14-10 Davis Cup career record (7-7 in singles) in 14 ties

CAREER FINALIST (1): 2008 – Munich(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (3). FINALIST (2).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 5-3) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

Aus. Open 2-4 — 1st — — 1st 2nd 2nd —

Roland Garros 6-8 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd

Wimbledon* 8-6 3rd 1st 1st 3rd — 2nd 3rd 2nd

US Open 2-4 2nd — — — — 1st 1st 2nd *W/O in 2009 not included as loss

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 17-27) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06

Indian Wells 0-2 — — — — — 1st 1st — —

Miami 5-5 — 2nd 1st — — 1st 3rd 3rd —

Monte-Carlo 3-5 1st — 1st — 1st 3rd 2nd — —

Madrid 2-2 — — — — — 2nd 2nd — —

Rome 4-7 2nd — — 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st

Toronto/Montréal 0-1 — — — — — — 1st — —

Cincinnati 1-2 — — — — — 1st 2nd — —

Paris 1-1 — — — — — — 2nd — —

PERSONAL• Began playing tennis at age 7 in Bologna• Father, Daniele, is a dentist; mother, Stefania, is an accountant.

Has 1 older sister, Simona, who is a bank manager• Growing up admired Stefan Edberg and Patrick Rafter • Used to swim and play football as a youngster• Likes cinema (favourite movie is Gladiator), music (Queen,

Michael Jackson) and chatting with friends online• Goal is to reach Top 10• Favourite shot is forehand and surface is hard courts• Wife, Ximena Fleitas (married August 5, 2009)• Coached by Giancarlo Petrazzuolo since 2014

www.simonebolelli.com/ @BolelliSimone

2014 IN REVIEW• The No. 3 Italian (behind No. 20 Fognini, No. 45 Seppi) finished

in Top 60 for 2nd time (also ‘08), rising 189 places during year after winning 4 Challenger titles

• Returned to Top 100 on July 28 for 1st time since July 1, 2013 after capturing Oberstaufen Challenger title (d. Berrer). Also won titles in Bergamo in February (d. Struff) and back-to-back on clay in Vercelli in late April (d. Delic) and Tunis in May (d. Reister)

• Helped Italy to Davis Cup SF (2-1 in doubles w/Fognini) and lost to Federer in 1st match of SF tie in Geneva

• In Grand Slam play, qualified at Roland Garros (d. Arnaboldi, l. to Ferrer) and Wimbledon (d. Ito, Kohlschreiber; l. to Nishikori). Also 2R at US Open (d. Pospisil in 5 sets, l. to Robredo in 5 sets)

• Compiled tour-level records of 2-5 on hard, 2-1 on grass and 2-3 on clay and went 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Italian has compiled 5 Top 100 finishes, including a year-end

best No. 41 in 2008. Has a 182-91 career mark in Challengers with a 12-8 record in finals at that level

• In 2013, made SF in São Paulo (l. to Nalbandian). Won doubles title in Buenos Aires and reached Aus. Open SF (both w/Fognini)

• In 2012, finished in Top 100 for 1st time in 3 years, capturing 2 Challenger titles in Florianopolis (d. Kavcic) and Recanati (d. F. Martin). Best ATP result was QF in Kitzbühel (l. to Klizan)

• In 2011, qualified into 4 ATP events in 14 attempts, including at Roland Garros (2R) and Wimbledon (3R). Won Rome Challenger

• In 2010, won Challenger title in Turin and reached final in Biella• In 2009, finished in Top 100 for 3rd straight year and reached a

career-high No. 36 on Feb. 23. Reached 3R in Monte-Carlo (l. to Ljubicic) and QF in Umag (l. to Davydenko). In Grand Slam play, advanced to 2R at both Roland Garros, defeating No. 20 Berdych in 5 sets (l. to Chardy), and Wimbledon (w/o vs. Tsonga)

• In 2008, No. 2 Italian (behind Seppi) finished in Top 50 for 1st time by winning a career-high 29 matches. Reached 1st ATP SF in Zagreb (l. to Stakhovskiy) and in May advanced to maiden final in Munich (l. to F. Gonzalez). In Grand Slam play, turned in personal-best 3R showings at Roland Garros (l. to Llodra) and Wimbledon (l. to Hewitt) where he beat No. 14 Gonzalez in 2R. Also QF in Basel (l. to Federer). Earned a career-high $657,826

• In 2007, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 67. Made his debut at Roland Garros and defeated ‘03 finalist Verkerk before losing to Cañas in 2R. Also 2R at Wimbledon (l. to Hewitt) and US Open (l. to Berdych). Won 2 Challenger titles

• In 2006, reached 4 Challenger finals, winning titles on clay in

2014 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 55 (6-9)

2013: 244 (6-8)

2012: 83 (8-11)

2011: 134 (5-9)

2010: 107 (7-12)

2009: 93 (15-23)

2008: 41 (29-30)

2007: 67 (9-15)

2006: 128 (0-4)

2005: 249 (0-0)

2004: 268 (0-0)

2003: 637 (0-0)

2002: T1221 (0-0)



Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 6’0” (1.85m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:36 (February 23, 2009)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 37 (February 13, 2012)

SIMONE BOLELLI (ITA)DATE OF BIRTH: October 8, 1985 | BORN: Bologna, Italy | RESIDENCE: Monte-Carlo, Monaco

EmIraTES aTP rankInG HISTOry (W-L)


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• In 2009, jumped 350 spots to finish at No. 144 with successful Futures and Challengers results. Had a 1-2 Futures finals mark and 1-4 in Challengers, winning first title in Samarkand, Uzbekistan in August

• From 2002-08, played in 113 Futures events (5 Challengers) during that span. From April ’02-May ’03, played his 1st 29 Futures in Jamaica before going overseas. Qualified for his 1st ATP World Tour event in Newport in July ’03 and lost to B. Bryan in 1R. Did not play another ATP main draw until February 2010 in Johannesburg

CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (3).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-1) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

Aus. Open 0-1 — — — — 1st

Roland Garros 0-2 1st — — 1st —

Wimbledon 2-4 1st 3rd 1st — 1st

US Open 1-2 1st — — — 2nd

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 0-1) CAREER 11

Indian Wells 0-1 1st

PERSONAL• Nicknamed “Dreddy” because of his dreadlocked hair• Began playing tennis at age 5• His father, Leroy, is Jamaican and his mother, Inge, is German.

He has two half-brothers, Steve and Dean• Most inspirational people in his life are his parents• Born in Germany, lived there until August 1996, when he moved

to Jamaica to begin his pro career• In October 2010, changed his nationality to German• Speaks German, English and Jamaican• Favourite surface is grass and considers serve and forehand his

best shots• Idol growing up was Marat Safin• Parents bought him a camper van, which he used to drive

around Europe between 2004-07

http://dustintennis.de.tl/ @DreddyTennis

2014 IN REVIEW• The German finished in Top 100 for 1st time since 2010 with

year-end best No. 89. Compiled 3 ATP World Tour QF results on as many surfaces (clay, grass, hard) while reaching a career-high No. 78 in the Emirates ATP Rankings. Won a personal-best 13 tour-level matches during year

• Opened season with QF in Doha, saving 4 MPs in 2nd set TB vs. Karlovic in 2R before falling to Gojowczyk in a 3rd set TB

• In April in Houston, recorded 1st career Top 10 win over No. 9 Isner in 3 TB sets in 2R before falling to Querrey in 3 sets in QF

• In June reached QF in Halle, posting a career-best win over world No. 1 Nadal in 2R. Failed to convert MPs vs. Kohlschreiber, losing in a 3rd set TB. Also reached doubles SF (w/Struff). Afterwards reached a career-high No. 78 on June 16

• In other home events, reached SF in doubles (w/Knowle) in Munich and saved 2 MPs in 3rd set TB in Hamburg 2R vs. Verdasco (l. to Andujar in 3R). Also reached SF in doubles (w/Siljestrom) in Stockholm

• In Grand Slam play, lost in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Matosevic), Wimbledon (l. to Baghdatis) and US Open (l. to Tomic). Fell in 1R of qualifying at Australian Open

• In September, won 6th career Challenger title in Szczecin (d. countryman Struff)

• Compiled records of 5-6 on hard, 6-8 on clay and 2-2 on grass. Went 2-1 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career-high $389,506

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Jamaican-born German has compiled his best results at

Challenger and Futures levels. Has a 151-105 match record in Challengers (6-6 in finals) and 152-116 in Futures (3-8 in finals)

• In 2013, reached 3R at Wimbledon as qualifier (d. Garcia-Lopez, Hewitt, l. to Mannarino) and won Genova Challenger (d. Volandri). In doubles, reached final in Casablanca (w/Kas)

• In 2012, best ATP result was QF in Stuttgart (l. to Garcia-Lopez). Qualified for Wimbledon, Munich and Gstaad. Won Challenger Tour title in Bath (d. Mertl)

• In 2011, began season in Top 100. Failed to win an ATP World Tour-level match until late April at Munich (d. No. 14 Wawrinka; l. to Stepanek in 2R)

• In 2010, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 92, highlighted by a pair of ATP World Tour QFs in Johannesburg (l. to Robert) and Newport (d. No. 19 Querrey, l. to Dabul). Won Challenger titles in Johannesburg (d. Van der Merwe) and Aachen (d. Sijsling). In doubles, captured maiden ATP title in Metz (w/Wassen)

2014 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 89 (13-16)2013: 122 (2-3)2012: 154 (4-5)2011: 161 (2-10)2010: 92 (6-10)

2009: 144 (0-0)2008: 499 (0-0)2007: 456 (0-0)2006: 563 (0-0)2005: 636 (0-0)

2004: T810 (0-0)2003: 529 (0-1)2002: 736 (0-0)



Singles quarter-finalist: Doha, Houston, Halle

Doubles semi-finalist: Munich (w/Knowle), Halle (w/Struff), Stockholm (w/Siljestrom)

Turned Pro: 2002

Height: 6’5” (1.96m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:78 (June 16, 2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 43 (May 14, 2012)

DUSTIN BROWN (GER)DATE OF BIRTH: December 8, 1984 | BORN: Celle, Germany | RESIDENCE: Winsen, Germany

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date OF BIRtH: April 29, 1978 | BORn: Camarillo, California, USA | ResIdence: Sunny Isles Beach, Florida, USA

BOB BRYAN (USA)

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 1 (64-12)2013: 1 (70-13)2012: 2 (60-13) 2011: 1 (60-16) 2010: 1 (68-13)2009: 1 (68- 18)2008: 3 (64-18)

2007: 1 (77-9)2006: 1 (66-14)2005: 1 (58-18) 2004: 4 (64-17)2003: 2 (53-21)2002: 8 (54-19) 2001: 23 (45-23)

2000: 63 (18-17) 1999: 64 (15-15)1998: 174 (6-6)1997: 635 (1-7)1996: 654 (1-4)1995: 1200 (0-1)


Matches won-lost: 64-12 (doubles)

Doubles winner: Delray Beach, Indian Wells, Miami, Houston, Monte-Carlo, Cincinnati, US Open, Shanghai, Paris, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - London

Finalist: Memphis, Madrid, Wimbledon

Semi-finalist: Rome

Turned Pro: 1998

Height: 6’4” (1.93m)


Career Doubles Win-Loss: 912-275

Plays: Left-handedOne-handed backhand

Career Prize Money: $12,598,351 8

Career Doubles Titles/ Finalist: 103/51

Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:116 (Nov. 13, 2000)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 1T(September 8, 2003)

date OF BIRtH: April 29, 1978 | BORn: Camarillo, California, USA | ResIdence: Wesley Chapel, Florida, USA

MIKE BRYAN (USA)

EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RANkING HISTORY (W-L)

2013 HIGHLIGHTS

2014: 1 (64-12)

2013: 1 (70-13)

2012: 1 (61-13)

2011: 1 (60-16)

2010: 1 (67-13)

2009: 1 (68- 18)

2008: 3 (65-18)

2007: 1 (77-9)

2006: 1 (66-14)

2005: 1 (58-18)

2004: 4 (64-17)

2003: 2 (53-21)

2002: 7 (67-21)

2001: 22 (45-23)

2000: 63 (18-17)

1999: 64 (15-15)

1998: 174 (6-6)

1997: 635 (1-7)

1996: 654 (1-4)

1995: 1200 (0-1)


Matches won-lost: 64-12 (doubles)

Doubles winner: Delray Beach, Indian Wells, Miami, Houston, Monte-Carlo, Cincinnati, US Open, Shanghai, Paris, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - London

Finalist: Memphis, Madrid, Wimbledon

Semi-finalist: Rome

Turned Pro: 1998

Height: 6’3” (1.90m)





Career Doubles Titles/ Finalists: 105/52


Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 1T(September 8, 2003)

2014 In ReVIeW• The twins finished at No. 1 for a record 10th time in 12 years,

compiling a 64-12 match record with 10 titles in 13 finals. Mike has ranked No. 1 in individual doubles rankings a record 412 weeks, Bob 395 weeks (as of Dec. 29)

• At US Open, won 16th Grand Slam and 100th team title overall (d. Granollers-M. Lopez). At Wimbledon, fell to Pospisil-Sock in 5 sets in final. Only team to win a Slam title for 10 straight years

• Compiled a 30-3 record at ATP Masters 1000 level, winning a record 6 titles at that level: Indian Wells, Miami, Monte-Carlo, Cincinnati, Shanghai and Paris. Became 1st team to win ATP Career Golden Masters by capturing all 9 current ATP Masters 1000 titles in their career with title in Shanghai

• Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 13th year in a row and clinched title – their 4th at the season finale – defeating Dodig-Melo

caReeR In ReVIeW• The American twins are most successful doubles team in Open

Era with a record 103 titles in 154 finals. Only team in Open Era to win at least 5 titles for 13 straight years and to win more than 900 matches (911-275 record). Only team to win each Grand Slam title at least twice and all-time team leaders with 16 – Australian Open (6), Roland Garros (2), Wimbledon (3) and US Open (5). Bob has 7 Grand Slam mixed titles with 6 partners and Mike 2 mixed titles. They have won 10 different ATP Masters 1000

EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RANkING HISTORY (W-L)

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EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RAnkIng HISTORy (W-L)

GRAND SLAM HISTORY Doubles (16-11 in finals)Aus. Open: WON–2013,2011,2010,2009,2007,2006; RUP–2012,2005,2004.Roland Garros: WON –2013,2003;RUP–2012,2006,2005

Mixed:WON–2009(Bobw/Huber),2008(Bobw/Azarenka),2003(Mikew/Raymond).

Wimbledon: WON –2013,2011,2006;RUP–2014,2009,2007,2005;Mixed:WON–2012(Mikew/Raymond),2008(Bobw/Stosur).

US Open: WON–2014,2012,2010,2008,2005;RUP–2003; Mixed:WON–2010(Bobw/Huber),2006(Bob w/Navratilova),2004(Bobw/Zvonareva),2003 (Bobw/Srebotnik),2002(Mikew/Raymond).

BARcLAYS ATP wORLD TOuR fINALS HISTORYCAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 01

33-18 WON RUP RR SF SF WON RUP DNP ̂ RR SF WON WON RR

^Qualifiedin2007butdidnotparticipateduetoMike’selbowinjury

ATP wORLD TOuR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Doubles – 32-18 in finals)Indian Wells:WON–2014,2013;RUP–2006,2003;Miami:WON–2014,2008,2007;RUP –2006;Monte-Carlo:WON–2014,2012,2011,2007;RUP–2013,2009,2005;Madrid:WON–2013,2011,2010,2007,2006;RUP–2014,2004;Rome:WON–2013,2010,2008;RUP–2009,2007,2005;Hamburg:WON–2007;RUP –2008,2004;Montréal/Toronto:WON–2012,2010,2006,2002;RUP –2011,2008;Cincinnati:WON–2014,2013,2010,2008,2003;RUP –2009,2007,2006;Shanghai:WON–2014;Paris:WON–2014,2013,2007,2005

PERSONAL•Bob’sfullnameisRobertCharlesBryanandMike’sfullnameis

MichaelCarlBryan(Mikeis2minutesolder)•Parents,WayneandKathy,bothteachtennisandbeganteaching

theirsonsatage2.Wayneisalawyer,musician,nationaltenniscoach,speakerandhasbeennamedWTTCoachoftheYear3times(Sacramento).HeisinvolvedinvariousATPKids’Days

•Kathywasaformerplayeronwomen’scircuitandplayedatWimbledon4times,reachingmixeddoublesQFin1965

•PlayedatStanfordUniversityfrom1997-98andhelpedteamtoNCAAteamtitlesbothyears.In‘98,Bobwonarare“TripleCrown”ofNCAAsingles,doubles(w/Mike)andteamtitles

•TheBryanBrosBand,withBobonkeyboardsandMikeondrumsandguitar,haveheldconcertsattournamentsandcharityeventsaroundtheworld

•Released“LetItRip”EPat‘09USOpen,featuringDavidBaron.PerformedwiththeCountingCrowsinTampainOctober2008

•InNovember2006,featuredamongthetwinsin“DoublyDelicious”sectionof“SexiestManAlive”issueofPeopleMagazine.HaveappearedinvariousTVSitcoms

•TheyparticipateinanannualBryanBrothersFoundationEventtoraisefundsforkidsinneedinVenturaCounty

•BobwasnamedtoATPPlayerCouncilinJune2006•Favouritebands:CountingCrows,DaveMatthewsBandand

Maroon5•VotedATPWorldTour.comFans’FavouriteTeamfrom‘05-14and

ATPDoublesTeamofYearin2003,‘05-07,‘09-14•Bob,wifeMichelle,marriedDec.13,2010inMiami;daughter,

Micaela,bornJan.31,2012;son,BobbyJr,bornDec.24,2013•Mike,wifeLucille,marriedNov.25,2012inSantaBarbara,Calif.•CoachedbyformerAussieproDavidMacpherson,a16-timeATP

doubleswinner(sinceAugust2005)

www.bryanbros.com

Mike: @bryanbrothersBob: @bryanbros BryanBros

tournaments(32-18recordinfinals)and4year-endchampionshiptitles(‘03-04,’09,‘14)

•In2013,won11titles,including3GrandSlamcrownsand5ATPMasters1000titles.Became1stteamtoholdall4GrandSlamdoublestitlesatsametimeinOpenEraafterwinningtheir3rdWimbledontitle(15thGrandSlamcrown)inJuly.Theyalsocompleteda‘GoldenBryanSlam’astheywongoldmedalatLondon‘12Olympicsandthen4Slamtitlesinarow.Wereattemptingtobecome1stteamtowincalendaryearGrandSlamsinceMcGregor/Sedgmanin’51atUSOpenbutfellinSFatUSOpen(l.toPaes-Stepanek).Hadacareer-best25-matchwinningstreaksnappedinQFatATPMasters1000MontréalbyLindstedt-Nestor

•In2012,went7-3infinals.Earnedrecord-tying12thGrandSlamtitleatUSOpen,equallingJohnNewcombeandTonyRocheforSlamtitles.AlsowongoldatLondonOlympics

•In2011,were8-3infinals,including5thAustralianOpentitleand2ndatRolandGarros

•In2010,surpassed600matchwinsasateamandwon11titles,includingrecord-breaking62ndteamtitlewith6thLosAngeleswinintheir100thfinal.Bobbecame1stplayertowinmixed(w/Huber)andmen’sdoublesattheUSOpensinceKevinCurrenin‘82

•In2009,won7titlesin12finals.TiedWoodbridge-Woodfordeformostyear-endNo.1finisheswith5

•In2008,won5titles,including2ndUSOpen.PlayedagainsteachotherinWimbledonmixeddoublesfinalwithBobandSamanthaStosurdefeatingMikeandKatarinaSrebotnik.WonbronzeatBeijingOlympics

•In2007,became1stteamtofinishNo.14timesin5yearswithacareer-best77-9record.Wonpersonal-best11titles,includingAustralianOpenand5ATPMasters1000s,in15finals.1stteamtowinatleast10titlesinaseasonsinceWoodieswon12in‘96.BothrankedNo.1individuallyeveryweekthroughoutseason

•In2006,won7titlesin10finals.Won1stAustralianOpenin3rdstraightfinalandcompletedcareerGrandSlamwithWimbledoncrown.BothrankedNo.1individuallyeveryweekinseason

•In2005,finishedNo.1with5titlesin11finals,including1stUSOpentitle.2ndteamin50yearstoreachall4GrandSlamfinalsinaseason(Bhupathi-Paesin‘99)

•In2004,won7titlesin11finals.Went4-0tohelpU.S.to1stDavisCupfinal(l.toSpain3-2)since‘97

•In2003,became1stNo.1siblingteamwith5titles,including1stGrandSlamatRolandGarros.WonTennisMastersCup.BrokeTimandTomGullikson’srecordof10doublestitlesbybrothers

•In 2002,won5titles,including1stATPMasters1000inToronto

•In 2001,1stteamofbrotherstowin4titlesinaseason•In1999,made1stfinalinOrlando(l.toCourier-Woodbridge)•Wonwellover100juniordoublestitles,includingUSOpen

‘95and‘96.Wereforbiddentoplayeachotherinsinglesintournamentsbyparents(theyalternateddefaultingtoeachother).BobrankedNo.1inU.S.Boys’18sin‘96

•InDavisCup,mostsuccessfulteaminU.S.historywith22-4record.Went4-0intitleeffortin‘07,clinchingtievs.Russia.Bothhavewinswithdifferentpartners(Bobw/Isnerin‘10vs.Serbia;Mikew/Fishin‘08vs.Spainand‘12vs.Switzerland).Bobis4-2insingleswhileMikeis0-1(alldeadrubbers)

•Havea12-2Olympicrecord(‘12Londongold,‘08Beijingbronze,‘04AthensQF).Mikewonmixedbronzein‘12Londonw/Raymond

BOB CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (103). FINALIST (51).MIKE CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (105). FINALIST (52).


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2014 IN REVIEW• The Minnesota native teamed with South African Klaasen to

finish No. 9 in Emirates ATP Team Rankings and at No. 20 individually (equalling year-end high in ‘11). They served as alternates at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London

• Began season with SF in Auckland and followed by reaching 1st career Grand Slam final at Australian Open (l. to Kubot-Lindstedt). It was their 1st major appearance together and 6th tournament overall. En route to final, beat 4 seeds, including No. 1 Bryans in 3R

• Lifted 15th career doubles title in Memphis, 2nd with Klaasen, after beating Bryans in straight sets. In October, won title in Stockholm (w/Klaasen) (d. Huey-Sock). Has won an ATP title for 8 consecutive years

• In other Grand Slam play, fell in QF at US Open, 3R at Wimbledon and 2R Roland Garros. Earned a career-high $309,639 and compiled a 33-25 record (w/Klaasen)

CAREER IN REVIEW• The left-handed American has captured 16 ATP World Tour

doubles titles in 25 finals since turning pro in 2003. Has won at least 1 title for past 8 years (since ‘07), including a personal-best 3 in 2007, ‘09 and ‘11

• In 2013, won title in duo debut (w/Klaasen) in Kuala Lumpur. Began season with runner-up in Brisbane (w/Hanley). In May, reached final in Munich (w/Baghdatis) as a 1st-time pairing

• In 2012, began 1st 5 months with Soares. Won title in São Paulo and reached QF at Aus. Open. Then with Hanley, reached SF at London/Queen’s Club and finalist in Bangkok

• In 2011, collected 3 titles in 4 finals (w/Rojer), finishing No. 9 in ATP Doubles Team Rankings. Served as alternates for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. Captured title in Oeiras (d. M. Lopez-Marrero) and 3 weeks later, added another title in Nice (d. S. Gonzalez-Marrero). In October, earned 3rd title of season in Kuala Lumpur (d. Cermak-Polasek)

• In 2010, made Grand Slam breakthrough with QF at Australian Open (w/R. Ram). Reached Munich final (w/Kohlmann) and Nottingham final (w/Lipsky). In 1st time pairing (w/Rojer) made Los Angeles final and won titles in Tokyo and Stockholm

• In 2009, went 8-0 in finals, winning 3 ATP World Tour and 5 Challenger titles. Won 2 titles w/R. Ram and 1 w/Lipsky

• In 2008, claimed Los Angeles title (w/Bopanna) and Vancouver Challenger (w/Parrott)

• In 2007, teamed with J. Murray to win titles in 3 straight weeks – Dallas Challenger then ATP events in San Jose and Memphis. Later duo added title in Nottingham

2014: T20 (33-25)2013: 47 (23-22)2012: 42 (25-27)2011: T20 (42-26)

2010: 36 (30-26)2009: 38 (23-21)2008: 71 (15-18)2007: 33 (29-26)

2006: 60 (7-8)2005: 250 (0-0)2004: 562 (0-0)2003: T594 (0-0)

2014 HIgHLIgHTS

Prize money: $309,639Matches won-lost: 33-25 (doubles) Doubles winner: Memphis, Stockholm Finalist: Australian Open Semi-finalist: Auckland, Munich, ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Tokyo (all w/Klaasen)

Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 6’3” (1.91m)



Plays: Left-handedTwo-handed backhand


Career Doubles Titles/ Finalist: 16/9

Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:935 (January 16, 2006)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 17 (August 29, 2011)

ERIC BUTORAC (usa)dAtE OF BIRtH: May 22, 1981 | BORN: Rochester, MN, USA | REsIdENCE: Cambridge, MA, USA

• In 2006, reached 1st ATP final in Los Angeles (w/J. Murray) in 3rd career event. Won 1st Challenger title at St. Brieuc and later in Bogota (w/Drake) then in Vancouver and Bratislava (w/Parrott)

• In 2005, played in 6 Futures finals, winning 3 titles• In 2004, reached 2 Futures finals• In 2003, began career with 2 Futures titles in France (w/Popovic)

CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (16): 2014 – Stockholm(IH), Memphis(IH) (both w/Klaasen); 2013 – Kuala Lumpur(IH)(w/Klaasen); 2012 – São Paulo(ICL) (w/Soares);2011 – Kuala Lumpur(IH), Nice(CL), Oeiras(CL) (all w/Rojer);2010 – Stockholm(IH), Tokyo(H) (both w/Rojer);2009 – Bangkok(IH) (w/Ram), Oeiras(CL) (w/Lipsky),Chennai(H) (w/Ram); 2008 – Los Angeles(H) (w/Bopanna);2007 – Nottingham(G), Memphis(IH), San Jose(IH) (all w/J. Murray). FINALIST (9): 2014 – Australian Open(H) (w/Klaasen);2013 – Munich(CL) (w/Baghdatis), Brisbane(H) (w/Hanley);2012 – Bangkok(IH) (w/Hanley); 2011 – Valencia(IH), Memphis(IH) (both w/Rojer); 2010 – Los Angeles(H)(w/Rojer), Munich(CL)(w/Kohlmann); 2006 – Los Angeles(H) (w/J. Murray)

GRANd sLAM HIstORY Doubles (0-1 in finals)

Australian Open: RUP – 2014 (w/Klaasen)

PERsONAL• Began playing tennis at age 5 with his father, Tim, who is

manager of Rochester Tennis Connection, a club in Minnesota. Mother, Jan, manages at the club. Has 1 younger brother, Jeff, who played 2 years at St. John’s University in Minnesota

• Played collegiate tennis at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minnesota, a Division III school, from 2001-03, capturing NCAA singles and doubles titles (w/Kevin Whipple) in ‘03. Earned All-American honors in singles and doubles 3 seasons

• Played 1 season at Ball State in 2000 before transferring• After finishing school, lived in Evreux, France, for 1 year and

played in club level tennis and gained his 1st ATP Ranking on Oct. 6, 2003 after winning French Futures doubles title in Plaisir

• A huge Minnesota pro sports fan, following Twins (baseball), Timberwolves (NBA) and Vikings (NFL)

• Considers serve as strength and favorite surfaces are indoor hard courts and grass

• Member of ATP Player Council since June 2008, vice president from June 2012-14 and president from June 2014-2016

• Wife, Maggie (married Sept. 17, ‘11). Son, Jack (born Dec. 13, ‘13)

@ebutorac


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GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-2) CAREER 14 13

Aus. Open 0-1 1st —

RolandGarros 0-2 1st 1st

Wimbledon 0-1 1st —

US Open 2-1 3rd —


CAREER 14

IndianWells 0-1 1st

Miami 0-1 1st

Monte-Carlo 2-1 3rd

Madrid 0-1 1st

Rome 0-1 1st

PERSONAL•Beganplayingtennisatage6•ParentsareAlfonso,anarchitect,andMariaAntonia,adoctor;

hastwosisters,LuciaandAlicia•SpeaksSpanishandEnglish•Favouritesurfaceisclayandshotisbackhand•IdolgrowingupwascountrymanJuanCarlosFerreroandisnow

DavidFerrer•SupportsSportingdeGijon(football)•In2013,receivedATPMostImprovedPlayerofTheYearAward

(votedbyplayers)•HastrainedinBarcelonasincehewas15•PhysicaltrainerisWalterNavarroandcoachedbyJavierDuarte

@pablocarreno91 PabloCarreno-Busta

2014 IN REVIEW•TheyoungSpaniardfinishedatayear-endhighNo.51,reaching

4QFsonclayinCasablanca(l.toGranollers),Båstad(l.toVerdasco),Umag(l.toRobredo)andValencia(l.toChardy).Rosetoacareer-highNo.50onOctober27

•InChallengerplay,compileda17-2record,winning3titles:Caltanissetta,Italy(d.Bagnis),Mohammedia,Morocco(d.Muñoz-delaNava)andSeville,Spain(d.Daniel)

•Contestedall4GrandSlamsfor1sttime.Afterfallingin1RatAustralianOpen(l.toBenneteauin5sets),RolandGarros(l.toYouzhnyin5sets)andWimbledon(l.toFerrer),registered1stmajorwinsoverA.BeckandPairetoreach3RatUSOpen(l.toTsonga)

•Compiledrecordsof9-15onclay,4-9onhardand0-1ongrass.Went0-3vs.Top10opponentsandearnedacareer-high$593,615

CAREER IN REVIEW•TheBarcelonaresidenthasan81-37recordinChallengersand

aperfect9-0recordinfinals.Alsoownsa141-43recordinFutureswith12titlesin19finals

•In2013,votedATPMostImprovedPlayerofYear.MadebiggestrankingjumpinTop100frompreviousseason,climbing650positions.Registered1stATPmatchwininCasablanca,beatingAndujar(l.toAndersonin2R).AsaqualifierinOeiras,reached1stATPSFwithhishighest-rankedwinsofyearoverNo.33Benneteauin1RandNo.25FogniniinQF(l.toWawrinkain3sets).Playedin96maindrawmatchesat3differentlevels(Futures,Challenger,ATPWorldTour),winning7Futuresand4Challengertitles:Tanger(d.Kukushkin),Segovia(d.Olivetti),Cordenons(d.Burquier)andComo(d.Thiem).MadeGrandSlamdebutasaqualifieratRolandGarros(l.toFedererin1R)

•In2012,sufferedherniateddisc(back)inMarch,underwentsurgeryonJune7andspenttwomonthsrecovering.Didnotplayfor7monthsintotalanddroppedouttheTop600

•In 2011,madeATPWorldTourdebutatBarcelonaandwon5Futurestitles.BrokeTop150andreachedNo.136

•In2009,rankedasNo.6juniorinworld

PABLO CARREÑO BUSTA (ESP)DATE OF BIRTH: July 12, 1991 | BORN: Gijon, Spain | RESIDENCE: Barcelona, Spain

EmiRATES ATP RAnking HiSTORy (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHTS

2014: 51(13-25)

2013: 65(7-7)

2012: 715(0-0)

2011: 136(0-1)

2010: 340(0-0)

2009: 515(0-0)


Matcheswon-lost: 13-25(singles),6-13(doubles)Challenger:17-2(singles),

4-2(doubles)

Singlesquarter-finalist:Casablanca,Båstad,Umag,Valencia

Doublessemi-finalst: Valencia(w/Garcia-Lopez)

Turned Pro: 2009

Height:6’2”(1.88m)




Career Prize Money:$865,161



Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:50(October27,2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:137(October27,2014)


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2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 29 (33-27)2013: 34 (22-25)2012: 32 (24-20)

2011: 103 (10-18)

2010: 45 (26-29)

2009: 32 (35-28)

2008: 73 (10-9)

2007: 188 (0-3)

2006: 262 (2-2)

2005: 577 (0-0)

2004: T1175 (0-0)

Prizemoney: $1,020,295Matcheswon-lost: 33-27 (singles), 16-16 (doubles) Singlessemi-finalist: Brisbane, ValenciaQuarter-finalist: Viña del Mar, Buenos Aires, Rome,

Eastbourne, TokyoDoublesfinalist: Båstad (w/Marach), Valencia (w/Anderson)Semi-finalist: Viña del Mar (w/Dlouhy)

TurnedPro:2005

Height:6’2”(1.88m)

Weight:165lbs(75kg)

CareerWin-Loss:162-161

Plays:Right-handedTwo-handedbackhand

CareerPrizeMoney:$4,532,069

CareerSinglesTitles/Finalist:1/1

CareerWin-Lossvs.Top10:8-32

HighestEmiratesATPRanking:25 (January 28, 2013)

HighestEmiratesATPDoublesRanking:58 (September 20, 2010)

JEREMY CHarDy (FRA)date OF BIRtH: February 12, 1987 | BORn: Pau, France | ResIdence: Liege, Belgium

finishing No. 4. In doubles, reached Roland Garros juniors final (w/Bubka). Won Eddie Herr International in Florida and SF at Wimbledon (l. to Monfils) in 2004

• In Davis Cup, 3-0 career singles record in 2 ties

CAREERTITLES(1):2009 – Stuttgart(CL).FINALIST(1): 2009 – Johannesburg(H). CAREERDOUBLESTITLES(2).FINALIST(6).

GRand sLaM HIstORY(Career5-setrecord:8-2)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 06

Aus. Open 7-6 3rd QF 1st 1st 1st 2nd — —

Roland Garros 11-8 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 3rd 4th 2nd

Wimbledon 9-7 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd —

US Open 6-6 2nd 2nd 3rd — 2nd 1st 2nd —

atP WORLd tOUR MasteRs 1000 HIstORY (CareerW-L:37-47)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08

Indian Wells 4-6 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 3rd —

Miami 3-6 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 1st —

Monte-Carlo 1-5 2nd 1st — 1st 1st 1st —

Madrid 3-4 2nd 2nd — — 1st 2nd —

Rome 6-4 QF 3rd — — 2nd 1st —

Toronto/Montréal 7-6 2nd 1st 3rd 1st QF 2nd —

Cincinnati 7-5 1st 2nd QF — 2nd 3rd —

Shanghai 3-5 1st 2nd 1st — 3rd 1st —

Paris 3-6 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd — 1st 1st

PeRsOnaL• Began playing at age 6• Father, Guy, is a banker; mother, Maryse, is a housewife; sister,

Stephanie, is a French teacher and brother, Thierry, is a banker• Fan of Paris Saint-Germain football club• Idol growing up was Pete Sampras• Considers serve best shot• Would like to be an actor after his tennis career• Coached by former ATP pro Magnus Tideman of Sweden.

Fitness trainer is Frederic Lefevre

@jimchardy

2014 In ReVIeW• The Frenchman finished in Top 30 for 1st time at a year-end high

No. 29, reaching QF-better 7 times• Best results were SF in Brisbane (l. to Federer) and Valencia (l. to

Robredo). Also QF in Viña del Mar (l. to Fognini), Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro), ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. No. 4 Federer in 2R, l. to Raonic), Eastbourne (l. to F. Lopez) and Tokyo (l. to Nishikori)

• Put together a 7-4 record in Grand Slam play, reaching 4R at Wimbledon for 1st time (l. to Cilic). Advanced to 3R at Australian Open (l. to Ferrer) and 2R at both Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) and US Open (l. to Kavcic)

• Compiled records of 18-15 on hard, 10-9 on clay and 5-3 on grass. Went 1-10 vs. Top 10 opponents with lone victory coming over No. 4 Federer in Rome 2R. Earned a career-high $1,020,295

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Frenchman has finished in Top 100 in 6 of past 7 seasons.

Has an 80-60 career record in Challengers with 5 titles in 8 finals• In2013, ranked a personal-best No. 25 in Jan. after 1st Grand

Slam QF at Aus. Open (d. No. 7 del Potro, l. to No. 3 Murray). Best result was SF in Viña del Mar (l. to Nadal). Also QF in Valencia (l. to Tursunov) and ‘s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Wawrinka)

• In 2012, finished a year-end best No. 32 (also in ‘09) by climbing 71 ranking positions from previous season. Opened season with Challenger title in New Caledonia (d. Menendez-Maceiras) and runner-up at Tunis Challenger (l. to Ramirez Hidalgo). Best ATP results were SF in Viña del Mar and QF in Acapulco, Casablanca, Hamburg and ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati (d. No. 4 Murray, l. to del Potro). Also beat No. 6 Tsonga in Toronto en route to 3R

• In 2011, reached Moscow SF as a qualifier, but did not win back-to-back matches at any other tournament. Reached 2 Challenger finals, winning title in Madrid

• In 2010, posted 1st QF result at ATP Masters 1000 in Toronto by beating consecutive Top 10s, No. 9 Verdasco and No. 6 Davydenko (l. to Djokovic). In doubles, captured 1st ATP title in Brisbane (w/Gicquel) and runner-up in Hamburg (w/Mathieu)

• In 2009, won personal-best 35 matches, 25 more than previous season, and captured 1st ATP title in Stuttgart (d. Hanescu)

• In 2008, finished in Top 100 for 1st time at No. 73 with 2 ATP World Tour QF appearances (Gstaad, Moscow) and a Grand Slam best 4R appearance at Roland Garros (d. No. 7 Nalbandian in 5 sets, 1st Top 10 win) before falling to Almagro. Reached 1st final in Johannesburg (l. to Tsonga)

• In 2005,as a junior,captured Wimbledon title (d. Young in SF, Haase in F) and finished runner-up at US Open (l. to Sweeting),


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2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 9 (54-21)

2013: 37 (26-12)

2012: 15 (39-19)

2011: 21 (44-22)

2010: 14 (40-22)

2009: 14 (48-21)

2008: 22 (37-25)

2007: 71 (14-13)

2006: 173 (5-11)

2005: 600 (0-1)

2004: T1447 (0-0)

Prizemoney: $ 4,957,288Matcheswon-lost: 54-21 (singles), 7-13 (doubles) Singleswinner: Zagreb, Delray Beach, US Open, MoscowFinalist: RotterdamSemi-finalist: UmagQuarter-finalist: Brisbane, Barcelona, Wimbledon, BeijingDoublessemi-finalist: Toronto (w/S. Gonzalez)

TurnedPro:2005

Height:6’6”(1.98m)

Weight:196lbs(89kg)






HighestEmiratesATPRanking:8(October13,2014)

HighestEmiratesATPDoublesRanking:49(April15,2013)

marin ciLic (cro)date OF BIRtH: Sept. 28, 1988 | BORn: Medjugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina | ResIdence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco

• In 2006, rose over 400 ranking spots to ATP Top 175 by year end • In 2005, finished as No. 2 junior (behind Young) and won

Roland Garros (d. Van Der Duim)• In Davis Cup, 22-13 career record (17-7 in singles) in 16 ties• Has 2-2 Olympics record (‘12 London 2R, ‘08 Beijing 2R)

CAREERTITLES(13):2014– Moscow (IH), US Open(H), Delray Beach(H), Zagreb(IH); 2013– Zagreb(IH); 2012– Umag(C), London/Queen’s Club(G); 2011– St. Petersburg(IH);2010 – Zagreb(IH), Chennai(H); 2009 – Zagreb(IH), Chennai(H); 2008– New Haven(H). FINALIST(9):2014– Rotterdam(IH); 2013 – London / Queen’s Club(G); 2012 – Munich (CL); 2011 – Beijing(H), Umag(CL), Marseille(IH); 2010 – Munich(CL); 2009 – Vienna(IH), Beijing(H). CAREERDOUBLESFINALIST(1).

GRand sLaM HIstORY(Career5-setrecord:19-9) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

Aus. Open 17-7 2nd 3rd — 4th SF 4th 4th 1st

Roland Garros 13-8 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 4th 4th 2nd 1st

Wimbledon 13-7 QF 2nd 4th 1st 1st 3rd 4th 1st

US Open 20-5 WON — QF 3rd 2nd QF 3rd —

BaRcLaYs atP wORLd tOuR FInaLs HIstORY CAREER 14

0-3 RR

atP wORLd tOuR MasteRs 1000 HIstORY (CareerW-L:61-59)

BESTRESULTS:QF (Miami ‘13; Cincinnati, Shanghai ‘12; Rome ‘11; Paris ‘09; Toronto/Montréal ‘08)

PeRsOnaL• Nicknamed “Chila” by his friends. Began playing at age 7• Parents Zdenko (father) and Koviljka (mother) are retired; 3

brothers: Vinko, Goran and Mile• Favourite football teams are AC Milan and Croatia• Says hard and grass are best-suited surfaces for him• Admires countrymen Ivanisevic and Ljubicic• Coached by countryman and former world No.2 Goran

Ivanisevic (since Nov. ’13). Fitness trainer is Slaven Hrvoj

www.marin-cilic.net/ @cilic_marin MarinCilic

2014 In ReVIew• The No. 1 Croat finished a year-end best No. 9 and won more

than 50 matches for 1st time (54), capturing a personal-high 4 titles, including a 1st Grand Slam crown at US Open (d. Nishikori). 1st Croat in year-end Top 10 since Ljubicic in ‘06

• Compiled a 14-1 record in February, with 4th title on home soil in Zagreb (d. Haas), runner-up in Rotterdam (d. No. 10 Tsonga, No. 6 Murray; l. to Berdych) and 11th career title at Delray Beach (d. Anderson), surpassing compatriot Ljubicic (10) into 2nd on list of Croatian title holders, behind coach Ivanisevic (22)

• In Grand Slam play, won a maiden major at US Open, defeating No. 7 Berdych in QF, No. 3 Federer in SF and No. 11 Nishikori in final – his 300th career win. Was 1st US Open champion outside Top 10 (at No. 16) since No. 17 Pete Sampras in 2002. Also joined del Potro (2009 US Open) and Wawrinka (2014 Aus. Open) as just 3rd player outside ‘Big Four’ to win in past 39 majors

• At other Slams, advanced to a career-best QF at Wimbledon (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to Djokovic in 5 sets), 3R at Roland Garros (l. to Djokovic) and 2R at Australian Open (l. to Simon in 5 sets)

• Won 13th career title in Moscow in his last regular season tournament in October (d. Bautista Agut)

• Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals and went 0-3 in RR• Went 39-13 on hard, 11-6 on clay, 4-2 on grass and 5-10 vs. Top

10 opponents. Earned a career-high $4,957,288

caReeR In ReVIew• The Croat finished in Top 25 in 6 of last 7 years and in 2010

became 4th Croat to break into Top 10• In2013, won 9th career title on home soil in Zagreb (d. Melzer)

and also runner-up at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 6 Berdych in QF, l. to Murray in 3 sets)

• In 2012, won title on grass at London/Queen’s Club (d. Nalbandian) and on clay in Umag (d. Granollers). Missed 1st 8 weeks with a left knee injury before returning on Feb. 27. After 3-5 start, compiled a 36-14 record from May on, reaching final in Munich (l. to Kohlschreiber) and QF at US Open (l. to Murray)

• In2011, reached 4 finals, winning title in St. Petersburg (d. Tipsarevic). Finalist in Marseille (l. to Soderling), Umag (l. to Dolgopolov) and Beijing (l. to Berdych). Reached 6 other QF

• In2010, defended titles in Chennai (d. Wawrinka) and Zagreb(d. Berrer). Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF at Aus. Open. Afterwards broke into Top 10 and spent 11 straight weeks there

• In 2009, won titles in Chennai and Zagreb. Reached 1st Grand Slam QF at US Open (d. No. 2 Murray, l. to del Potro)

• In 2008, won 1st title in New Haven (d. Fish)


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World Group play-off tie vs. Great Britain and lost to Murray• In 2012, played in 3 Futures events and reached 2R in each• In Davis Cup, 1-2 career singles record in 3 ties


CAREER 14

US Open 1-1 2nd

PERSONAL• Started playing tennis aged 5, after watching his father Damir

play• Mother, Zeljka; older sister, Bruna• Favourite surface is outdoor hard and favourite shot is

backhand• Idols growing up were Goran Ivanisevic and Rafael Nadal• Favourite tournament on the ATP World Tour is Umag• Goal in tennis is “to become No. 1”• Hobbies include spending time at the pool and if he hadn’t been

a tennis player, he would be “a boxer. I love the sport”• Favourite sporting personality is Mike Tyson• Named ATP Star of Tomorrow presented by Emirates in

November 2014• Speaks Croatian and English• Coached by Zeljko Krajan (since Nov. 2014). Physical trainer is

Marino Basic (since 2013)

@BornaCoric BornaCoric

2014 IN REVIEW• Finished season as youngest player (18) and 1 of 2 teenagers

(Kyrgios) in Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings after rising 276 places during year

• Recipient of ATP Star of Tomorrow presented by Emirates, given to youngest player in year-end Top 100

• Made breakthrough in late October in Basel, where he beat No. 13 Gulbis, Golubev and No. 3 Nadal to reach maiden ATP World Tour SF (l. to Goffin in 3 sets). Was 1st 17-year-old to beat a Top 3 player since Nadal d. No. 1 Federer in Miami in 2005. Afterwards jumped from No. 124 to No. 93

• During summer, advanced to QF in Umag (l. to Fognini in 3 sets). Also won his 1st Challenger at Izmir, Turkey (d. Jaziri) and made the SF in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (l. to Lacko). Compiled a 16-7 record in Challengers

• Qualified for 1st Grand Slam tournament at US Open and reached 2R (d. No. 27 Rosol, l. to Estrella Burgos)

• In Davis Cup play, defeated No. 21 Janowicz 6-4 in 5th set for 1st tour-level win as Croatia beat Poland 3-1 in April

• Earned a career-high $230,365

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Croat has progressed up the Emirates ATP Rankings

with success in Futures and Challenger levels. Has a 53-15 career Futures record (5-1 in finals) and 17-9 in Challengers (1-0 in finals)

• In 2013, captured 5 Futures titles: 1 in Great Britain, 3 in Turkey and 1 in Nigeria. Also won US Open junior title (d. Kokkinakis) and finished as No. 2 junior in world. Made Davis Cup debut in

BORNA CORIC (CRO)DATE OF BIRTH: November 14, 1996 | BORN: Zagreb, Croatia | RESIDENCE: Zagreb, Croatia

EmIRatEs atP RankIng HIstORy (W-L)

2014 HIgHLIgHts


Matches won-lost: 7-6 (singles) Challenger: 16-7 (singles), 3-4 (doubles)

Singles semi-finalist: Basel

Quarter-finalist: Umag

Turned Pro: 2013

Height: 6’1” (1.85m)




Career Prize Money: $251,9088




Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 560 (October 13, 2014)


2014: 91 (7-6)2013: 367 (0-2)2012: T1305 (0-0)

YOUNGEST IN TOP 100 EMIRATES ATP RANKINGSIn 2014, Borna Coric finished as the youngest player in the Top 100 Emirates ATP Rankings. Here are the 5 youngest players:

Age 2014 Year-end RankingBorna Coric 18y, 0m No. 91Nick Kyrgios 19y, 6m No. 52Dominic Thiem 21y, 2m No. 39Jiri Vesely 21y, 4m No. 66Bernard Tomic 22y, 1m No. 56

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• Has a 28-9 career Davis Cup record (19-5 in singles) in 16 ties• As a junior, won his native Uruguay Bowl in 2004. Never played

in a junior Grand Slam event

CAREER TITLES (2): 2014 – Båstad(CL), Umag(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (4). FINALIST (5).


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

Aus. Open 0-2 — — — 1st 1st — — —

Roland Garros 2-5 2nd 2nd — 1st 1st — 1st —

Wimbledon 1-2 1st — — — — 2nd — —

US Open 2-6 1st 1st — — 2nd 2nd 1st 1st

Doubles (1-0 in finals). Roland Garros: WON – 2008 (w/Horna)


CAREER 14 11 10 09 08

IndianWells 2-2 — 2nd 2nd — —

Miami 3-3 — 3rd 1st — 2nd

Madrid 0-1 — — 1st — —

Rome 0-3 — 1st 1st — 1st

Shanghai 0-1 1st — — — —

Paris 1-2 2nd — — 1st —

PERSONAL• Full name is Pablo Gabriel Cuevas• Began playing at age 6 at a country club with his parents Gabriel,

a businessman, and Lucila, an accountant. Has 1 younger brother, Martin “bebu”, who is also a professional tennis player

• Best moments of his career were winning Roland Garros doubles title (w/Horna) in ‘08 and Båstad and Umag singles titles in ‘14

• Future goal is to reach the Top 20 in singles rankings• Considers baseline game and backhand as strengths and

favourite surface is clay• Hobbies include surfing and playing football • Favourite holiday spot is Punta del Este and particularly enjoys

“asados” with friends and family when not on Tour• Daughter Alfonsina (born October 10, 2014)• Trains with Facundo Savio

PabloCuevas @PabloCuevas22

2014 IN REVIEW• The top Uruguayan returned from right knee injury to finish at a

year-end high No. 30, climbing 191 places during season. Highest ranked Uruguayan in Emirates ATP Rankings history

• Won 1st 2 ATP World Tour titles within a 3-week span. On July 13, captured maiden title in Båstad (d. Sousa), becoming 1st Uruguayan ATP winner since Marcelo Filippini in St. Poelten in May 1997. Then 2 weeks later, as a qualifier, won title in Umag (d. Fognini in SF, Robredo in F). Was 1st Uruguayan to win two titles in the same season since Filippini in ‘97

• In Grand Slam play, reached 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Verdasco in 5 sets) and US Open (l. to Anderson in 5th set TB), and 1R at Wimbledon (l. to Stepanek)

• In Challenger play, compiled 29-5 record, winning titles in Barranquilla in March (d. Klizan) and Mestre in June (d. Cecchinato) before closing season with back-to-back crowns in Guayaquil (w/o vs. Lorenzi) and Montevideo (d. Dellien)

• Compiled records of 13-6 on clay, 5-5 on hard and 0-1 on grass and earned a career-high $629,969

• Dropped to 4-5 in ATP World Tour doubles finals, with runner-up in Oeiras (w/Marrero) and Buenos Aires (w/Zeballos)

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Uruguayan has finished in the Top 50 twice (2009, ‘14) and

has 2 singles and 4 doubles titles, including Roland Garros in ‘08. Has a 136-68 career record in Challengers with 11 titles

• In 2013, returned from right knee surgery in Oct. 2011 and was limited to only 4 tour-level tournaments (2-4). Reached 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Simon) and Kuala Lumpur (l. to eventual champ Sousa). Finished with Challenger title in Buenos Aires

• In 2012, did not play due to right knee injury• In 2011, played 5 months, highlighted by SFs in Houston (l. to

Nishikori) and Oeiras (l. to del Potro), both on clay. Posted 1st Top 10 win over No. 8 Roddick in Miami en route to 3R. Was sidelined with a right knee injury in May and underwent surgery on Oct. 11. Did not return until Apr. 2013

• In 2009, became 1st player from Uruguay to finish in Top 50 since Filippini (No. 45) in ‘97. Reached SFs in Viña del Mar (l. to Gonzalez) and Hamburg (l. to Mathieu), both as a qualifier

• In 2008, captured his 1st Grand Slam doubles title at Roland Garros (w/Horna) and became 1st South American doubles team to capture a Grand Slam title in Open Era. Advanced to maiden ATP singles SF in Viña del Mar (l. to Gonzalez) and afterwards broke Top 100 at No. 89

• In 2007, won two Challenger titles in Scheveningen and Tunica

PABLO CUEVAS (URU)DATE OF BIRTH: January 1, 1986 | BORN: Concordia, Argentina | RESIDENCE: Salto, Uruguay

EmirAtES AtP rAnking HiStory (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHtS



Singles winner: Båstad, Umag

Quarter-finalist: Kuala Lumpur

Doubles finalist: Buenos Aires (w/ Zeballos), Oeiras (w/ Marrero)

Doubles semi-finalist: Umag (w/Zeballos)

Turned Pro: 2004

Height: 5’11” (1.80m)








Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 14 (April 20, 2009)


2014: 30 (18-12)2013: 221 (2-4)2012: N/R (0-0)2011: 142 (13-13)

2010: 63 (21-22)2009: 50 (19-15)2008: 132 (9-15)2007: 117 (4-1)

2006: 266 (1-1)2005: 411 (4-1)2004: T844 (3-1)

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GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-1) CAREER 14 13 12 11

Aus.Open 1-2 2nd — 1st —

RolandGarros 1-2 2nd 1st — —

Wimbledon* 3-4 1st 4th 2nd 1st

USOpen 0-2 1st 1st — —*W/Oin‘13notincludedaswin


CAREER 14

Miami 0-1 1st

Paris 0-1 1st

PERSONAL•Beganplayingtennisatage8•FatherEric,originallyfromBelgium,wasaformerprosquash

player;mother,Lydia.Has1youngerbrother,Joffrey•Atage13,joinednationaltenniscentreinPoitiers•Stoppedplayingtennisfor2yearsduetogrowthinjuries•Enjoysspendingtimeinthemountains•IdolgrowingupwasPeteSampras•Considershardcourtsfavouritesurfaceandalsoenjoysgrass•Saysbestshotishisserve•FavouritetournamentsareRolandGarrosandWimbledon•PhysicaltrainerisFrançoisOussetandcoachedby

JeanChristopheDupont

@K2Schepper KennyDeSchepperOfficiel

2014 IN REVIEW•TheFrenchmanfinishedjustoutsideTop100atNo.106after

puttingtogethera7-19markonATPWorldTour•Posted1stTop10winoverNo.10Gulbisenroutetoaseason-

best3RatLondon/Queen’sClub(l.toF.Lopez7-6in3rdsetTB).Reachedthe2Ron5otheroccasions:AustralianOpen(l.toBerdych),Barcelona(l.toVerdasco),RolandGarros(l.toRobredo),Gstaad(l.toYouzhny)andBasel(l.toKarlovic)

•InChallengerplay,compileda17-11matchrecord,clinchinga4thcareertitleonhomesoilinCherbourg(d.Gombos)andarunner-upshowinginLeGosier,Guadeloupe(l.toJohnsonin3rdsetTB)

CAREER IN REVIEW•TheFrenchmanhasacareerChallengerrecordof81-54with4

titlesin9finalsand77-53inFutures(2-6infinals)•In2013,finishedinTop100for1sttimeandimprovedyear-end

rankingfor6thyearinarow,highlightedbyGrandSlam-best4RatWimbledon(d.Lorenzi,w/ovsCilic,No.20Monaco,l.toVerdasco)andQFinStockholm(d.Anderson,l.toeventualchampDimitrov).AlsoreachedChallengerfinalsatSt.Brieuc(l.toHuta-Galung)andRennes(l.toMahut).Earnedacareerhigh$389,069

•In2012won15matchesinarowonChallengercircuit,includingtitlesatMons(d.Llodra)andatRennes(d.Marchenko).Qualifiedfor3tour-levelevents–atLondon/Queen’sClub,WimbledonandMetz.Recorded1stTour-levelmatchwinatWimbledon(d.Bachingerin1R)

•In2011,startedyearrankedNo.672andendedwith1stTop150finish.Won1stChallengerTourtitleatPozoblanco(d.Navarro)andwasrunner-upatRecanatiandQuimper.Qualifiedfor1stGrandSlamatWimbledon(l.toO.Rochusin1R).Indoubles,reachedMetzSF(w/Clement).Runner-upatMonsChallenger(w/Roger-Vasselin)

•In2010,1stseasonasapro,reached1Futuresfinaland5SF

KENNY DE SCHEPPER (FRA)DATE OF BIRTH: May 29, 1987 | BORN: Bordeaux, France | RESIDENCE: Toulouse, France

EmiRatES atP Ranking HiStoRy (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHtS

2014: 106(7-19)

2013: 83(8-15)

2012: 121(1-4)

2011: 139(0-2)

2010: 470(0-0)

2009: 726(0-0)

2008: T1353(0-0)

2007: T1461(0-0)


Matcheswon-lost: 7-19(singles),0-2(doubles)Challenger:17-11(singles),2-5(doubles)

Turned Pro: 2010

Height:6’8”(2.03m)



Plays: Left-handedOne-handedbackhand




Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:62(April7,2014)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:152(February27,2012)


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Wells(H); 2012– Rotterdam(IH); 2011 – Vienna(IH); 2009 – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - London(IH), Montréal(H); 2008 – Tokyo(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 4-9) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06

Aus. Open 17-8 2nd 3rd QF 2nd 4th QF 2nd 2nd —

Roland Garros 12-6 — — QF 3rd — SF 2nd 1st 1st

Wimbledon 14-6 — SF 4th 4th — 2nd 2nd 2nd —

US Open 20-6 — 2nd QF 3rd — WON QF 3rd 1st

bARcLAYS ATP WORLD TOuR fINALS HISTORY CAREER 13 12 09 08

7-8 RR SF RUP RR

ATP WORLD TOuR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 73-88, 0-3 in finals)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 09 08 07 06

Indian Wells 16-5 — RUP QF SF QF — 2nd —

Miami 13-6 — 2nd 4th 4th SF 2nd 4th —

Monte-Carlo 1-2 — 3rd — — 2nd — — —

Madrid 13-5 — — SF 3rd SF QF 3rd 1st

Rome 5-4 — 3rd 3rd — QF 1st — —

Toronto/Montréal 6-5 — 3rd 2nd 2nd RUP — 1st —

Cincinnati 9-4 — SF SF 2nd — — 3rd —

Shanghai 3-2 — RUP — — 2nd — — —

Paris 7-5 — QF 3rd — QF 3rd 2nd —

PERSONAL• Nicknames are “Delpo”, “la Torre de Tandil” or “the Tower”• Father, Daniel, played semi-pro rugby, and works as a veterinarian,

and mother, Patricia, is a teacher. Younger sister, Julieta• Comes from same hometown (Tandil) as ATP pros Mariano

Zabaleta, Juan Monaco, Diego Junqueira and Maximo Gonzalez• Childhood idol was Pete Sampras• Supports football teams Boca Juniors and Juventus• Was named Argentina’s Sportsman of the Year in 2013• Fitness trainer is Martiniano Orazi. Coached by former ATP pro

Franco Davin (since March ‘08)

www.del-potro.com.ar @delpotrojuan JuanMartindelPotro

2014 IN REVIEW• The Argentine finished outside Top 100 for 1st time since

2005 after contesting just 4 tournaments during year• Opened season with 18th title in Sydney (d. Tomic) and

reached QF in Rotterdam in February (l. to Gulbis). Retired during 1R in Dubai vs. Devvarman with left wrist injury. Subsequently withdrew from Indian Wells and Miami, and underwent surgery on March 24 at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Missed rest of year

• In lone Grand Slam appearance, reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Bautista Agut in 5 sets)

cAREER IN REVIEW• Has finished in Top 10 4 years and 5 in Top 20, winning at least

1 title in 6 of past 7 years• In 2013, ended season at No. 5 for 1st time since ‘09, winning

4 titles at 500 level – Rotterdam, Washington, Tokyo and Basel. Reached his 2nd and 3rd career ATP Masters 1000 finals in Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) and Shanghai (l. to Djokovic). Beat No. 4 Ferrer to reach Wimbledon SF for 1st time before losing to Djokovic in 5 sets in longest SF in tournament history (4h43m). Won 50-more matches for 3rd time, qualifying for Barclays ATP World Finals (1-2 in RR play)

• In 2012, had 1st Top 10 finish since ’09 and won career-high 65 matches. Won 4 titles in 5 finals and reached 10 SF, including Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London. At London Olympics lost record 4h26m SF, 19-17 in 3rd set to Federer but came back to beat No. 2 Djokovic to win bronze. Made QF at Australian Open, Roland Garros and US Open

• In 2011, won ATP Comeback Player of the Year after improving ranking by 246 spots to finish at No. 11. Won 2 titles, Delray Beach and Oeiras, and finalist in Vienna

• In 2010, only played 3 tournaments due to right wrist injury• In 2009, won 3 titles, including US Open. Finalist at Barclays

ATP World Tour Finals. Earned career-high $4,753,087• In 2008, won career-high 23-straight matches with 4 titles• In Davis Cup, 12-4 career singles record in 10 ties• Has 5-1 Olympics record (’12 London bronze)

CAREER TITLES (18): 2014 – Sydney(H). 2013 – Basel(IH), Tokyo(H), Washington(H), Rotterdam(IH); 2012 – Basel(IH), Vienna(IH), Oeiras(CL), Marseille(IH); 2011 – Oeiras(CL), Delray Beach(H); 2009 – US Open(H), Washington(H), Auckland(H); 2008 – Washington(H), Los Angeles(H), Kitzbühel(CL), Stuttgart(CL). FINALIST (7):2013– Shanghai(H), Indian


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 138 (7-3)

2013: 5 (51-16)

2012: 7 (65-17)

2011: 11 (48-18)

2010: 257 (3-3)

2009: 5 (54-16)

2008: 9 (46-16)

2007: 44 (28-25)

2006: 91 (10-12)

2005: 159 (0-0)

2004: T1077 (0-0)



Singleswinner: Sydney

Quarter-finalist: Rotterdam

Turned Pro: 2005

Height:6’6”(1.98m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:4(January11,2010)

Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking:105(May25,2009)

juan martin dEL Potro (arg)DATE Of bIRTH: September 23, 1988 | bORN: Tandil, Argentina | RESIDENcE: Tandil / Buenos Aires, Argentina


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FEDERICO DELBONIS (ARG)date OF BIRtH: October 5, 1990 | BORn: Azul, Argentina | ResIdence: Azul, Argentina

EmIratES atP raNkINg HIStOry (W-L)

2014 HIgHLIgHtS

2014: 60 (20-27)

2013: 55 (12-8)

2012: 136 (6-9)

2011: 166 (3-2)

2010: 160 (0-2)

2009: 195 (0-1)

2008: 842 (0-0)

2007: T1180 (0-0)

TurnedPro:2007

Height:6’3”(1.91m)

Weight:194lbs(87kg)


Plays:Left-handedTwo-handedbackhand




HighestEmiratesATPRanking:34(May26,2014)

HighestEmiratesATPDoublesRanking:150(March3,2014)


CAREERTITLES(1):2014 – São Paulo(CL). FINALIST(2):2014 – Nice(CL);2013 – Hamburg(CL).

GRand sLaM HIstORY(Career5-setrecord:0-0) CAREER 14 13

Aus. Open 0-1 1st —

RolandGarros 1-2 1st 2nd

Wimbledon 0-1 1st —

US Open 1-1 2nd —


CAREER 14 13 12

IndianWells 0-1 1st — —

Miami 0-1 1st — —

Monte-Carlo 0-2 1st — 1st

Madrid 1-2 1st — 2nd

Rome 0-1 1st — —

Toronto/Montréal 0-1 1st — —

Cincinnati 0-1 1st — —

PeRsOnaL• Began playing tennis at age 7• Nickname is “Delbo” or “Gordo”• Father, Horacio, is a hair products distributor; was once a

goalkeeper for a professional football team; mother, Marta, is a social assistant; brother, Alfredo, and sister, Felicitas, are both students

• Speaks Spanish and English• Goal in tennis is “to be No. 1”• Favourite surfaces are clay and outdoor hard courts• Favourite shot is his forehand and tournament is Roland Garros• Idols growing up were countryman Guillermo Vilas and

Björn Borg• Hobbies include football, movies and going out with friends• Practices in Azul, Argentina, and Barcelona, Spain• Coached by countryman Gustavo Tavernini

www.fededelbonis.com.ar @FedeDelboni FedericoDelbonis

2014 In ReVIeW• The No. 2 Argentine (behind No.28 L. Mayer) finished in Top

60 for 2nd year in a row, winning a career-best 20 matches. Clinched maiden ATP World Tour title in February in São Paulo (d. Lorenzi) - 1 of 5 first-time and 1 of 4 Argentine winners during year

• Best results came on clay, reaching final in Nice (l. to Gulbis),SF in Casablanca (l. to Granollers) and QF in Stuttgart (l. to Youzhny)

• Contested all 4 Grand Slams for 1st time with lone win coming at US Open (d. Rubin, l. to Simon). Fell in 1R at Australian Open (l. to Rola), Roland Garros (l. to Lajovic) and Wimbledon (l. to Nieminen)

• Compiled records of 18-13 on clay, 2-12 on hard and 0-2 on grass. Went 0-1 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career high $622,031 and earned a career-high $622,031

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Argentine is 1 of 5 players born in the 1990s to win an ATP

World Tour title, along with Raonic (6), Dimitrov (4), Tomic (2) and Goffin (2)

• In 2013, finished in Top 100 for 1st time, highlighted by reaching his maiden ATP World Tour final as a qualifier in Hamburg (d. Verdasco in QF saving 2 MPs, No. 5 Federer in SF, l. to Fognini after holding 3 MPs). Also reached QF in Buenos Aires (l. to Almagro) as a wild card and 1st QF on hard courts in Kuala Lumpur (l. to Melzer). On Grand Slam debut, advanced to 2R at Roland Garros (l. to Youzhny). In Challengers, won titles at Barranquilla (d. Bagnis) and Bucaramanga (d. Odesnik)

• In 2012, went 6-9 on ATP World Tour, best result was QF at Viña del Mar (l. to Berlocq) as a qualifier

• In 2011, reached 1st tour-level SF at Stuttgart (l. to Ferrero)• In2010, won Challenger title at Rome-2 (d. F. Mayer) and

runner-up at Napoli (l. to Machado) and Rimini (l. to Lorenzi). Qualified into 2nd ATP tournament in Oeiras (l. to A. Martin)

• In 2009, qualified in 1st ATP tournament in Gstaad (l. to Wawrinka) and won 1st career Challenger title at Manerbio (d. Tavares). Runner-up at Guatemala #1, Italy #3 and Argentina #7 Futures events

• In 2008, SF at Ecuador #2 Futures


Matcheswon-lost: 20-27 (singles), 7-17 (doubles) Challenger: 1-1 (singles), 1-1 (doubles)

Singleswinner: São Paulo

Finalist: Nice

Semi-finalist: Casablanca

Quarter-finalist: Stuttgart

Doublessemi-finalist:São Paulo (w/Bagnis), Casablanca(w/Bracciali), Gstaad (w/Bagnis)

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grigor dimitrov (bul)date OF BIRtH: May 16, 1991 | BORn: Haskovo, Bulgaria | ResIdence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco


2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 11 (50-18)

2013: 23 (37-23)

2012: 48 (24-19)

2011: 76 (18-25)

2010: 106 (3-2)

2009: 287 (4-6)

2008: 482 (0-1)

2007: T1461 (0-0)



Singleswinner: Acapulco, Bucharest,London/Queen’s Club

Finalist: Stockholm

Semi-finalist: Rome, Wimbledon, Toronto

Quarter-finalist: Australian Open, Beijing, Basel

Doublessemi-finalist: Rome (w/Rosol)

TurnedPro:2008

Height:6’3”(1.90m)

Weight:176lbs(80kg)


Plays:Right-handedOne-handedbackhand




HighestEmiratesATPRanking:8(August4,2014)

HighestEmiratesATPDoublesRanking:66(August26,2013)

• In Davis Cup, has 18-4 career record (15-1 in singles) in 13 ties• Has 1-1 Olympic record (‘12 London 2R)

CAREERTITLES(4): 2014 – London/Queen’s Club(G), Bucharest(CL), Acapulco(H); 2013 – Stockholm(IH).FINALIST(2): 2014– Stockholm(IH); 2013 – Brisbane(H). CAREERDOUBLESFINALIST(1).

GRand sLaM HIstORY(Career5-setrecord:3-3) CAREER 14 13 12 11 09

Aus. Open 6-4 QF 1st 2nd 2nd —

Roland Garros 3-4 1st 3rd 2nd 1st —

Wimbledon 8-5 SF 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st

US Open 3-4 4th 1st 1st 1st —


CAREER 14 13 12 11

Indian Wells 3-3 3rd 3rd 2nd —

Miami 5-4 3rd 3rd 4th 1st

Monte-Carlo 5-2 3rd QF — —

Madrid 4-2 3rd 3rd — —

Rome 5-2 SF 2nd — —

Toronto/Montréal 3-2 SF 1st — —

Cincinnati 3-3 2nd 3rd — 2nd

Shanghai 3-4 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd

Paris 4-3 3rd 3rd 2nd —

PeRsOnaL• Began to play tennis at age 3 with his parents• Only child of father, Dimitar, who is a tennis coach, and mother,

Maria, who is a sports teacher and former volleyball player• Considers favourite shot backhand down the line and favourite

surfaces are hard and grass• Fan of Manchester United. Favourite tournament is Wimbledon• Ambition is to be World No. 1. Idol was Pete Sampras• Hobbies include cars, computers and watches• Coached by Roger Rasheed (since Oct. 2013). Physiotherapist is

former ATP physio Stephane Vivier (since Sept. ‘14)

www.grigor-dimitrov.com @GrigorDimitrov GrigorDimitrov

2014 In ReVIeW• The top Bulgarian finished a year-end high No. 11, winning a

personal-best 50 matches. Year highlighted by 3 titles on as many surfaces: Acapulco (d. No. 7 Murray in SF, Anderson in F – both in 3rd set TB), 1st on clay in Bucharest (d. Rosol) and 1st on grass at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 3 Wawrinka in SF, F.Lopez in F in 3 TB sets after saving 1 MP)

• Compiled a 15-9 record in ATP Masters 1000 play, reaching 1st SFs in Rome (d. No. 6 Berdych in 3R, l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Toronto (l. to eventual champ Tsonga)

• Reached 1st Grand Slam SF at Wimbledon (d. No. 5 Murray in QF, l. to eventual champion Djokovic in 4 sets). Afterwards, broke Top 10 for 1st time on July 7. A month later reached career-high No. 8. At other 3 Slams: made 1st QF at Australian Open (l. to Nadal), notched 1st US Open wins en route to 4R (l. to Monfils) and fell in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Karlovic)

• Compiled records of 28-13 on hard, 13-4 on clay, 9-1 on grass and 20-14 in TBs. Went 4-9 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career high $2,795,407

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Bulgarian has progressed steadily since turning pro,

improving his ranking for 7 years in a row• In 2013, became 1st Bulgarian to win an ATP World Tour title in

Open Era with win over No. 3 Ferrer in Stockholm. Reached the QF-better 7 times, including a maiden Tour-level final appearance at Brisbane in the opening week of season (l. to No. 3 Murray). Highest-ranked win came over world No. 1 Djokovic in 2R at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to Wawrinka in 3R). Reached 1st Masters 1000 QF in Monte-Carlo (l. to Nadal)

• In 2012, finished in Top 50 for 1st time, highlighted by 3 SF results, at London/Queen’s Club on grass (l. to Nalbandian) and back-to-back in Båstad (l. to Ferrer) and Gstaad (l. to Bellucci) on clay. Posted 1st Top 10 win over No. 7 Berdych in Miami en route to 4R

• In 2011, was 3rd youngest player in Top 100 (behind Tomic and Harrison). Reached 3 ATP QFs on as many surfaces

• In 2010, was youngest player at 19y6m to finish in Top 125. Won 3 straight Challenger titles at Geneva (d.Andujar) and 2 more in Bangkok (d. Kravchuk and d. Kudryavtsev)

• In 2009, made his 1st impression on ATP World Tour in Rotterdam defeating No.23 Berdych (l. to No. 1 Nadal in 3 sets)

• In 2008, won 3 Spanish Futures titles. As a junior, finished world No.3 and captured Wimbledon and US Open titles

• In2007, reached Orange Bowl final in Miami (l. to Berankis)


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date OF BIRtH: May 22, 1987 | BORn: Belgrade, Serbia | ResIdence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco

novak djokovic (SRB)

2014 HigHLigHts

2014: 1 (61-8)

2013: 2 (74-9)

2012: 1 (75-12)

2011: 1 (70-6)

2010: 3 (61-18)

2009: 3 (78-19)

2008: 3 (64-17)

2007: 3 (68-19)

2006: 16 (40-18)

2005: 83 (11-11)

2004: 187 (2-3)

2003: 676 (0-0)



Singles winner: Indian Wells, Miami, Rome, Wimbledon, Beijing, Paris, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals - London

Finalist: Roland Garros

Semi-finalist: Dubai, Monte-Carlo, US Open, Shanghai

Quarter-finalist: Australian Open

Turned Pro: 2003

Height: 6’2” (1.88m)







Highest Emirates ATP Ranking:1 (July 4, 2011)


2014 In ReVIeW• The Belgrade native finished season at No. 1 for 3rd time in 4

years (2011-12, ’14), winning an ATP World Tour-high 7 titles in 8 finals. Year highlighted by capturing 7th career Grand Slam title at Wimbledon - extending run of winning a major every year to 4 years - 4 ATP Masters 1000 titles and the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London for 3rd straight year (4th overall). Took over top spot from Nadal on July 7

• Opened season at Australian Open with QF loss to Wawrinka (9-7 in 5th set), ending run of 14 consecutive Grand Slam SF appearances and his 25-match winning streak in Melbourne

• In March, completed the Indian Wells-Miami title sweep for 2nd time in his career (‘11). At Indian Wells, saw off Federer in final for his 42nd career title, moving clear of Stefan Edberg (41) on Open Era title list. Won 18th ATP Masters 1000 title in Miami, defeating Nadal in final. Surpassed Agassi in both titles (17) and match wins (209) at ATP Masters 1000 level

• In April in Monte-Carlo, was looking to become 1st player to win 5 ATP Masters 1000 titles in a row but fell to Federer in SF

• Missed Madrid with wrist injury but returned to win his 3rd title in Rome, defeating Nadal for 4th straight time in final

• On June 8, fell just short of becoming 8th man to complete career Grand Slam after losing to Nadal in Roland Garros final

• On July 6, won 2nd Wimbledon title with 5-set win over 7-time champion Federer in final. Afterwards, returned to No. 1 for 1st time since week of Sept. 30, 2013. Also took sole ownership of 13th place on Open Era title list with 45th title

• After 3R exits in Toronto (l. to Tsonga) and Cincinnati (l. to Robredo), only times he failed to reach QF all year, advanced to 8th straight US Open SF (l. to Nishikori)

• In October, clinched 5th title in Beijing – 1st time winning a tournament 5 times. Was 8th title in China, tying with USA for his most titles in a single country. A week later, 28-match winning run in China ended by Federer in Shanghai SF

• In November, captured his 20th ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris (d. Raonic), clinching his 600th career match win in final. Was 5th active player to reach mark, 23rd in Open Era

• Qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London for 8th consecutive year. Dropped a record-low number of games in RR (9) and defeated Nishikori in SF. Received W/O from Federer (back) in final to clinch 4th season-ending crown. Was 1st player since Lendl (‘85-87) to win 3 year-end titles in a row

• Compiled records of 40-6 on hard, 14-2 on clay, 7-0 on grass. Ended year on 31-match winning streak indoors, stretching

back to Paris ‘12 (3rd longest in Open Era). Went 19-5 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned a career-high $14,269,462 (2nd most all-time, behind Nadal in ’13)

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Serbian has won more than 60 matches and at least 2

titles in past 8 seasons. He owns 48 titles overall, 3rd-most among active players (behind Federer (82), Nadal (64)), including 7 Grand Slams and 20 ATP Masters 1000 crowns. Has ranked a total of 127 weeks (as of Dec. 29) at No. 1 in his career, 7th-most all time. Along with Federer (5 times) and Nadal (3 times) only players to finish No. 1 since ‘04. 7th player to finish No.1 3-more times

• In 2013, finished season at No. 2, winning 7 titles in 9 finals (2nd-most in career). Ranked No. 1 for most of year until Nadal took over top spot on Oct. 7, ending streak of 48 weeks. For 3rd year in a row, reached 3 Slam finals, highlighted by winning his 4th Australian Open title (d. Wawrinka 12-10 in 5th set in 4R in longest Grand Slam match of year - 5h2m, d. Murray in F). Became 1st player in Open Era to win 3 straight titles in Melbourne and 1st to accomplish feat since Roy Emerson won 5 in a row from 1963-67. Went 17-0 to start season, including 4th Dubai title (d. Berdych). On June 1, became 40th player in ATP World Tour history to record 500 match wins after he beat Dimitrov in 3R at Roland Garros. In SF vs. Nadal, squandered a 4-2 lead in 5th set, losing 9-7. Finished runner-up at Wimbledon (d. del Potro in longest SF in tournament history - 4h43m, l. to Murray) and US Open (l. to Nadal). Added 3 ATP Masters 1000 titles: won 1st Monte-Carlo crown, beating 8-time reigning champion Nadal to snap Spaniard’s 46-match win streak at tournament; defended his Shanghai title (d. del Potro); and captured his 16th career ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris (d. Ferrer). His Shanghai and Paris titles were part of a 24-match winning streak to close season, which also included repeat titles in Beijing and at the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (d. Nadal) where he didn’t lose a match for 2nd straight year. Helped Serbia to Davis Cup final with 7-0 singles record. Won both matches in 3-2 loss to Czech Republic in final

• In 2012, finished No. 1 for 2nd year in a row, earning 6 titles in 11 finals while posting 75 match wins (2nd-most in his career). First player to finish No. 1 in back-to-back seasons since Federer from 2004-07. Compiled most match wins in Grand Slam (24-3) and ATP Masters 1000 play (34-6 record). Went


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Olympics (d. Blake) and advanced to SF at US Open (l. to Federer)

• In 2007, finished as youngest player (20) in Top 10 and won5 ATP titles while reaching his 1st Grand Slam final at US Open (l. to Federer). In March, reached his 1st ATP Masters 1000 final in Indian Wells (l. to Nadal) and followed with title in Miami without dropping a set (d. Nadal in QF, Murray in SF, Cañas in F). On clay, picked up title in Estoril (d. Robredo in SF, Gasquet in F) and reached SF at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal). Also reached SF at Wimbledon when he retired vs. Nadal with toe blister. In August, won title in Montréal where he posted wins over No. 3 Roddick (QF), No. 2 Nadal (SF) and No. 1 Federer (F) to become 1st player to defeat World’s Top 3 since Becker in October 1994 in Stockholm. Also 1st player to beat Federer and Nadal in same tournament while they were ranked No. 1 and 2. Advanced to his 1st Slam final at US Open, getting past Stepanek in a 4h41m marathon in 2R (l. to Federer). Named ATP Most Improved Player for 2nd year in a row

• In 2006, captured 2 ATP titles in 3 finals and finished as youngest player (at 19) in year-end Top 20. Made breakthrough in Grand Slam play with QF at Roland Garros (ret. vs. Nadal). In July, won maiden ATP World Tour title in Amersfoort (d. Massu). Won title in Metz (d. Melzer)

• In 2005, finished as youngest player in Top 100 at 18y5m• As a junior, advanced to SF at Australian Open in singles and

doubles (w/Jenkins) in ‘04• In Davis Cup, has a 28-9 career record (26-7 in singles) in 21

ties and member of 2010 winning team• Has 7-3 Olympics record (‘12 London SF, ‘08 Beijing bronze)

CAREER TITLES (48): 2014 – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals-London(IH), Paris(IH), Beijing(H), Wimbledon(G), Rome(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H); 2013 – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals-London(IH), Paris(IH), Shanghai(H), Beijing(H), Monte-Carlo(CL), Dubai(H), Australian Open(H); 2012 – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals-London(IH), Shanghai(H), Beijing(H), Toronto(H), Miami(H), Australian Open(H); 2011 – US Open(H), Montréal(H), Wimbledon(G), Rome(CL), Madrid(CL), Belgrade(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H), Dubai(H), Australian Open(H); 2010 – Beijing(H), Dubai(H); 2009 – Paris(IH), Basel(IH), Beijing(H), Belgrade(CL), Dubai(H); 2008 – Tennis Masters Cup-Shanghai (IH), Rome(CL), Indian Wells(H), Australian Open(H); 2007 – Vienna(IH), Montréal(H), Estoril(CL), Miami(H), Adelaide(H); 2006 – Metz(IH), Amersfoort(CL). FINALIST (22): 2014 – Roland Garros(CL); 2013 – US Open(H), Wimbledon(G); 2012 – US Open(H), Cincinnati(H), Roland Garros(CL), Rome (CL), Monte-Carlo (CL); 2011 – Cincinnati(H); 2010 – Basel(IH), US Open(H); 2009 – Cincinnati(H), Halle(G), Rome(CL), Monte-Carlo(CL), Miami(H); 2008 – Bangkok(IH), Cincinnati(H), London / Queen’s Club(G); 2007 – US Open(H), Indian Wells(H); 2006 – Umag(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

PERSONAL• Began playing at age 4 and made pro debut at 16• Nicknamed “Nole”• Father, Srdjan and mother, Dijana• Younger brothers; Marko (born Aug. 20,1991), ranked

career-high 581 on Oct. 22, ’12 and won a Serbian Futures title in July ’12, and Djordje (born July 17, 1995) ranked a career-high No. 1463 on Sept. 9, ‘13

• Owner of company, “Family Sports,” which has 3 restaurants, a tennis academy, and a range of products, featuring his likeness on mineral water, candy bars, sugar, clothing and cups. He and his family opened a restaurant in

Belgrade in April 2009 called “Novak”• Father, uncle and aunt were all pro skiers and his father was

4-1 in 5-set matches and 16-3 in decisive sets. Overall reached SF or better in 15 of 17 tournaments. 3 of his titles were repeat efforts from 2011 – Australian Open (d. Nadal in record 5h53m marathon), his 5th Grand Slam crown, and ATP Masters 1000 events in Miami and Toronto. Also won back-to-back Asian titles in Beijing (d. Tsonga) and ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai (d. Murray, saving 5 MP). Closed season by going undefeated (5-0) and winning Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London (d. del Potro in SF, Federer in F). Reached SF at Wimbledon for 3rd year in a row (l. to Federer) and afterwards lost No. 1 after holding top spot for 53 consecutive weeks (from July 4, 2011 to July 8, 2012). Federer regained No. 1 after his Wimbledon title (held for 17 weeks) before Serb took it back on Nov. 5. Lost in bronze medal match at London Olympics (l. to del Potro) on Aug. 5. Also lost to Murray in SF (left with 45-9 record). Rest of year won 30 of 33 matches, reaching 5 straight finals, including US Open (l. to Murray in 5 sets). Had most wins on hard courts (50-5) and vs. Top 10 opponents (24-10). Played well on clay with a 16-4 record, reaching finals at ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo, Rome and 1st at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal in each). Had chance to win 4 Slam titles in a row but lost in Monday final in 4 sets in Paris

• In 2011, was year-end No. 1 for 1st time. 1st player with10 titles in a season since Federer (12) in ’06, doing so in 11 finals, including 3 Grand Slams and a record 5 ATP Masters 1000s. Finished with 21-4 record against Top 10, 1st with 20 Top 10 wins since Lendl in ’85. Just 3rd player to win more than 30 ATP Masters 1000 matches in a single season with 31-1 record. Opened with 41-match winning streak (43 back to ’10 Davis Cup final) with 7 titles (Australian Open, Dubai, Indian Wells, Miami, Belgrade, Madrid, Rome). 2nd-longest season-opening winning streak in ATP history (McEnroe, 42 in 1984). 1st loss came to Federer in Roland Garros SF. Won next 16 matches, including Wimbledon and Montréal titles. Won US Open after saving 2 MP in SF against Federer

• In 2010, finished No. 3 for 4th year in a row, winning 2 ATP titles, reaching QF or better in all 4 Grand Slam tournaments for 1st time in a season, while leading his country to Davis Cup title (d. France 3-2) for 1st time while going 7-0 in singles play. In Dubai he successfully defended an ATP World Tour title for 1st time in his career, beating Youzhny to become 2nd player in tournament history (since ‘93) to win back-to-back titles. At Roland Garros, fell to Melzer in 5 sets in QF after holding a 2-set lead. Participated in one of the latest finishes at Wimbledon in his 1R against O. Rochus, which ended at 10:59pm under roof and lights on Centre Court (l. to Berdych in SF). Afterwards, returned to No. 2 and was there for 6 weeks. At US Open, reached 2nd career final (’07), outlasting Federer in 5 sets in SF, saving 2 MPs before losing to No. 1 Nadal in 4 sets in a rain-delayed Monday final. In October defended his title in Beijing over Ferrer

• In 2009, won 5 ATP titles in 10 finals and became 1st playerto finish No. 3 for 3 straight years since Mats Wilander from 1985-87. Led ATP circuit in matches played (97), matches won (78) and hard court matches won (53), all personal bests. In May, lost in Madrid SF to Nadal in longest best-of-3 sets match (4h03m) in Open Era (after holding 3 MPs). In last month, won titles in Basel (d. Federer) and Paris (d. Monfils)

• In 2008, captured 4 titles in 6 finals, winning his 1st Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai title (d. Davydenko) and a 1st Grand Slam crown at Australian Open (d. Tsonga). In March, picked up title in Indian Wells (d. Nadal in SF, Fish in F). After a 17-4 start in 1st 3 months, played well on clay (16-3) with SF in Monte-Carlo (ret. to Federer), won title in Rome (d. Wawrinka) and reached SF in Hamburg and Roland Garros (l. to Nadal both times). On grass, advanced to final at Queen’s (l. to Nadal). During summer hard court circuit, runner-up in Cincinnati (l. to Murray), won bronze medal at Beijing



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also an excellent football player. Father wanted him to be a football player or skier but excelled in tennis at an early age

• Credits his family as inspiration for giving him somuch support

• Idol growing up was Pete Sampras• At age 12, attended Niki Pilic Academy in Munich and practiced

there for almost 2 years before returning to Belgrade• Speaks Serbian, French, Italian, German and English• Favourite surface is hard but considers himself all-rounder• Best shot is backhand down the line• His family invited 50 underprivileged Kosovo-Serb children to Belgrade in September 2007 to be courtside for Serbia- Australia Davis Cup World Group tie• Elected to 2-year term in June 2008 to ATP Player Council• Serves as ambassador for UNICEF in Serbia to defend

children’s rights and provide access to early education• Named Ace of the Year in GQ’s 2011 “Men of the Year” issue• Named recipient of Arthur Ashe Humanitarian of Year in 2012

for Novak Djokovic Foundation & UNICEF ambassador work• Earned ATP Player of the Year honours in 2011 and 2012• Received 2013 ATP Aces for Charity grant for his work with

the Novak Djokovic Foundation which helps unprivileged youths around the world.

• A day after the ’13 US Open final, hosted 2nd annual fundraising dinner in New York for Novak Djokovic Foundation, which supports underprivileged youths around the world. Raised $2.5 million for Serbian preschoolers at the event

• Gave a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in the name of the global family of athletes around the world for the proclamation of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (which will be on 6th of April)

• In December 2012, HRH Prince William recognised Djokovic for his charity work for young people in London

• On July 2013, published a book called “Serve to Win: The 14-Day Gluten-Free Plan for Physical and Mental Excellence” where, among other topics, talks about his eating and training regime.

• Wife, Jelena Ristic (married Jul. 10, 2014 in a private ceremony in Montenegro); son, Stefan (born Oct. 22, 2014)

• Works with physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic and Gebhard Phil-Gritsch, who used to work with Thomas Muster

• Coached by former ATP pro and Slovak Republic native Marian Vajda (since June 2006) and former World No. 1/6-time Grand Slam winner Boris Becker (since Dec. 2013)

www.novakdjokovic.com/en/ @DjokerNole Novak Djokovic

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 180-33, 7-7 in finals. Career 5-set record: 22-8)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

Aus. Open 43-6 QF WON WON WON QF QF WON 4th 1st 1st

Roland Garros 42-10 RUP SF RUP SF QF 3rd SF SF QF 2nd

Wimbledon 45-8 WON RUP SF WON SF QF 2nd SF 4th 3rd

US Open 50-9 SF RUP RUP WON RUP SF SF RUP 3rd 3rd

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 228-56, 20-10 in finals)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

Indian Wells 36-6 WON SF SF WON 4th QF WON RUP 1st —

Miami 30-5 WON 4th WON WON 2nd RUP 2nd WON 2nd —

Monte-Carlo 23-7 SF WON RUP — SF RUP SF 3rd 1st —

Madrid 16-6 — 2nd QF WON — SF 3rd SF QF —

Rome 29-5 WON QF RUP WON QF RUP WON QF — —

Toronto/Montréal 26-5 3rd SF WON WON SF QF QF WON — —

Cincinnati 22-10 3rd QF RUP RUP QF RUP RUP 2nd 2nd 1st

Shanghai 19-3 SF WON WON — SF SF — — — —

Paris 21-6 WON WON 2nd QF 3rd WON 3rd 2nd 2nd 3rd

bARcLAYS ATP WORLD TOUR FINALS HISTORY CAREER 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07

23-9 WON WON WON RR SF RR WON RR

MOST YEAR-END NO. 1 FINISHES ON ATP WORLD TOURIn 2014, Novak Djokovic became the 7th player in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings (since 1973) to finish No. 1 at least 3 times:

No. Year-end No. 1Pete Sampras 6 1993-98Roger Federer 5 2004-07, ‘09Jimmy Connors 5 1974-78Ivan Lendl 4 1985-87, ‘89 John McEnroe 4 1981-84Novak Djokovic 3 2011-12, ‘14Rafael Nadal 3 2008, ’10, ‘13



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2014 IN REVIEW• Finished in Top 100 for 5th year in a row, highlighted by QFs in

Zagreb (l. to Cilic) and Marseille (l. to Gasquet)• Suffered right rib stress fracture in Rome, then retired vs.

Granollers in 1R at Roland Garros with right shoulder injury. Missed June and July due to rib injury. Returned at ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, reaching 3R with highest-ranked win of year over No. 14 Isner in 1R (l. to Ferrer)

• Reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to Dzumhur). At US Open, ret. in 5th set of 1R vs. F.Lopez with cramp

• In doubles, reached ATP Masters 1000 finals in Monte-Carlo (l. to Bryan-Bryan) and Toronto (l. to Peya-Soares) with Melo. Duo also advanced to US Open SF (l. to Granollers-Lopez)

• Finished No. 7 in team rankings (No. 12 individually) with Melo and qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals for 2nd year in a row. Went 2-1 in RR play and defeated Kubot-Lindstedt in SF before falling 10-7 in Match TB to Bryan-Bryan in final

• Went 11-17 on hard, 4-6 on clay and 0-4 vs. Top 10 opponents

CAREER IN REVIEW• The Croat has finished in Top 100 in past 5 seasons. He has a

career record of 71-57 in Challengers (2-3 in finals) and is 83-51 in Futures with 3 titles in 6 finals

• In 2013, finished year as top Croat for 1st time with year-end best ranking of No. 33. Year highlighted by SF in Eastbourne (l. to Lopez), Munich (l. to No. 14 Haas) and Tokyo (l. to Raonic). Won personal-high 33 matches and earned a career-high $1,255,455. In doubles, qualified for Barclays ATP World Tour Finals (w/Melo) and reached SF along with 1st Grand Slam final at Wimbledon (l. to Bryans) and SF at US Open. Finished year-end best No. 3 in team rankings and No. 7 individually

• In 2012, best results were SF in Valencia and QF in Zagreb and at London/Queen’s Club (d. No. 5 Tsonga, l. to Querrey)

• In 2011, won 1st career title in Zagreb (d. Berrer). Finalist in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. Finished in Top 50 for 1st time. Also reached SF in Barcelona and QF in Delray Beach. Defeated No. 2 Nadal in Montréal for biggest career win

• In 2010, reached 2nd career QF in Stockholm (l. to Ljubicic) as a qualifier. Made Grand Slam debut at Australian Open, beating No. 23 Ferrero in 5 sets before losing to Koubek in 2R. Won Challenger title at Astana-2 and reached final at Ostrava

• In 2009, qualified in Zagreb and reached his 1st ATP World Tour QF (l. to Ancic). Won Sarajevo Challenger

• In 2008, ATP debut in Marseille and lost to No. 3 Djokovic in 1R• In Davis Cup, 11-26 career record (5-13 in singles) in 23 ties.


2014 HigHLigHts



Singles quarter-finalist: Zagreb, Marseille

Doubles finalist: Monte-Carlo, Toronto, Tokyo, Barclays ATP World Tour Finals – London

Semi-finalist: Doha, Barcelona, US Open, Basel(all w/Melo)

Turned Pro: 2004

Height: 6’0” (1.83m)









ivan dodig (cro)dAtE OF BIRtH: January 2, 1985 | BORN: Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina | REsIdENCE: Zagreb, Croatia


2014: 96 (15-23)

2013: 33 (33-27)

2012: 73 (16-26)

2011: 36 (26-25)

2010: 88 (8-7)

2009: 181 (2-2)

2008: 387 (0-1)

2007: 298 (0-0)

2006: 414 (0-0)

2005: 840 (0-0)

2004: T1160 (0-0)

2003: T934 (0-0)

Played 22 rubbers for Bosnia and Herzegovina between April ‘02 and July ‘06 before making debut for Croatia in ’10

• Has 0-1 Olympics record (‘12 London 1R)

CAREER TITLES (1): 2011 – Zagreb(IH). FINALIST (1): 2011 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G). DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (8).

GRANd sLAM HIstORY (Career 5-set record: 5-5)

CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

Aus.Open 5-5 2nd 3rd 1st 2nd 2nd

RolandGarros 0-4 1st 1st 1st 1st —

Wimbledon 4-4 — 4th 1st 1st 2nd

USOpen 4-5 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 2ndDoubles (0-1 in finals). Wimbledon: RUP – 2013 (w/Melo)

BARCLAYs AtP WORLd tOUR FINALs HIstORY CAREER 14 13

5-4 RUP SF(bothw/Melo)

AtP WORLd tOUR MAstERs 1000 HIstORY (Career W-L: 18-24)

CAREER 14 13 12 11

IndianWells 2-3 2nd 3rd 1st —

Miami 4-4 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd

Monte-Carlo 1-4 1st 1st 2nd 1st

Madrid 0-1 1st — — —

Rome 2-1 3rd — — —

Toronto/Montréal 5-3 3rd 2nd — 3rd

Cincinnati 1-3 1st — 1st 2nd

Shanghai 1-3 2nd 1st — 1st

Paris 2-2 — 2nd — 2nd

Doubles (1-2 in finals). Shanghai: WON – 2013;Monte-Carlo: RUP – 2014; Toronto: RUP – 2014 (all w/Melo)

PERsONAL• Began playing aged 8. Enjoys music, movies and table tennis• Father, Tomislav; mother, Davorka; brothers Zeljko and Mladen• Childhood idol was countryman Goran Ivanisevic• Coached by Martin Stepanek

www.ivandodig.com @DodigTennis IvanDodig

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date OF BIRtH: November 7, 1988 | BORn: Kiev, Ukraine | ResIdence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco

ALEXANDR DOLGOPOLOV (ukR)

emirates atP rankinG HistOry (W-L)

2014 HiGHLiGHts

2014: 23 (27-21)

2013: 57 (24-27)

2012: 18 (34-25)

2011: 15 (38-29)

2010: 48 (21-23)

2009: 131 (1-1)

2008: 309 (0-0)

2007: 226 (0-2)

2006: 269 (0-2)

2005: T1523 (0-0)



Singlesfinalist: Rio de Janeiro

Semi-finalist: Acapulco, Indian Wells

Quarter-finalist: Sydney, Miami, London/Queen’s Club

Doublessemi-finalist:Buenos Aires (w/Starace)

TurnedPro:2006

Height:5’11”(1.80m)

Weight:157lbs(71kg)






HighestEmiratesATPRanking:13(January16,2012)

HighestEmiratesATPDoublesRanking:42(January9,2012)

• In2007, won 1st Challenger title at Sassuolo (d. Ruiz-Cadenas)• In Davis Cup, 4-4 career record (4-3 in singles) in 5 ties

CAREERTITLES(2):2012– Washington(H); 2011– Umag(CL).FINALIST(4):2014 – Rio de Janeiro(CL); 2012– Valencia(IH), Brisbane(H); 2011– Costa do Sauipe(CL). CAREERDOUBLESTITLES(1).

GRand sLaM HIstORY(Career5-setrecord:7-6) CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

Aus. Open 7-4 2nd 1st 3rd QF —

Roland Garros 5-5 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 3rd

Wimbledon 6-5 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 2nd

US Open 6-4 — 2nd 3rd 4th 1st


CAREER 14 13 12 11 10

Indian Wells 7-4 SF 2nd 4th 3rd —

Miami 7-4 QF 3rd 3rd 4th —

Monte-Carlo 4-5 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st

Madrid 5-5 2nd 1st QF 1st 2nd

Rome 1-4 1st 3rd 1st 1st —

Toronto/Montréal 4-4 — 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd

Cincinnati 0-4 — 1st 1st 1st 1st

Shanghai 7-5 1st 2nd 3rd QF 2nd

Paris 1-4 1st 1st 1st 3rd —

Doubles(1-0infinals).IndianWells:WON – 2011 (w/Malisse)

PeRsOnaL• Began playing at age 3, nickname is “Dolgo”• Mother, Elena, was a gymnast who earned a gold and silver

medal at the European Championships, younger sister, Maria• Hobbies include car racing• Considers clay favourite surface, ambition is to be ranked No. 1• Identifies his father as most inspirational person in his life• If he wasn’t a tennis player he would be a rally car driver• Coached by his father, Oleksandar, a former ATP pro who was

also the coach of former player Andrei Medvedev

www.alexdolgopolov.com @TheDolgo AlexDolgopolov

2014 In ReVIeW• The No. 1 Ukrainian finished in Top 25 for 3rd time in past 4

years, highlighted by QF-better 6 times • Best results came in opening 3 months, advancing to a 6th

ATP World Tour final in Rio de Janeiro (d. No. 4 Ferrer in SF, l. to Nadal) and the SF in Acapulco 1 week later (l. to Anderson)

• In March, reached 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at Indian Wells with 3 Top 15 wins, including career-best win over No. 1 Nadal in 3R (l. to Federer). Was 1st Ukrainian to beat reigning No. 1. Followed up with QF in Miami (d. No. 3 Wawrinka in 4R, l. to Berdych)

• In Grand Slam play, reached 3R at Wimbledon (l. to Dimitrov in 5 sets), and 2R at Australian Open (l. to Chardy in 5 sets) and Roland Garros (l. to Granollers in 5 sets)

• Injured right knee in Hamburg in July and underwent surgery on July 24. Did not return until Tokyo at the end of September (l. to Sock in 1R). Compiled a 1-5 record in last 5 tournaments

• Compiled records of 14-11 on hard, 9-9 on clay and 4-1 on grass. Went 3-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and earned over $1 million for 2nd time in 3 years

caReeR In ReVIeW• The Ukrainian achieved 4 Top 50 seasons and won 20-more

matches in past 5 years. Before going full-time on ATP circuit in 2010, compiled a 75-45 Challenger match record

• In 2013, finished out of Top 50 for 1st time since ’09. Best results were SF in Winston-Salem (l. to Monfils) and 4 QFs. Highest-ranked win came over No. 21 Anderson in Montréal

• In2012, finished in Top 20 for 2nd straight season, highlighted by 2nd career ATP title in Washington (d. Haas). Reached finals in Brisbane (l. to Murray) and Valencia (l. to Ferrer). Also SF in Umag (l. to eventual champion Cilic) and QF at ATP Masters 1000 Madrid (l. to del Potro) and Winston-Salem (l. to Querrey). Lone Top 10 win of season came over No. 5 Tsonga in Madrid

• In 2011, became 1st Ukrainian to finish in Top 20 since Medvedev in ’95. Won 1st career title in Umag (d. Cilic). Reached final in Costa do Sauipe (l. to Almagro). Advanced to 3 SF and 4 QF, including at Australian Open (l. to Murray). Won 1st career doubles title at Indian Wells (w/Malisse)

• In 2010, climbed over 80 spots to finish in Top 50 for 1st time, highlighted by 21 match wins. Reached 1st career SF in Eastbourne (l. to Llodra) and QFs in Umag, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Won Challenger title in Meknes in Febuary

• In 2009, won 3 Challenger titles in Orbetello (d. Andujar),Como (d. Aranguren) and Trnava (d. Ouahab). Posted 1st ATP World Tour match win in St. Petersburg in October (d. Ginepri)


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US Open. Ranked as high as No. 3 in world junior rankings in July before finishing No. 4

• Has an 8-8 career Davis Cup record (7-7 in singles) in 9 ties


CAREER 14

Aus. Open 2-1 3rd

Roland Garros 0-1 1st

US Open 0-1 1st

PERSONAL• Began playing tennis at age five• Father, Nerfid ; mother, Žaneta. His birth came shortly after

outbreak of Bosnian War, in a maternity hospital located near the Zetra Olympic Hall. The arena was destroyed at the time, but it was the same place where Damir would start playing tennis. He also has a brother, Zlatan (5 years younger)

• As a kid enjoyed skiing and soccer, in addition to tennis• Growing up, admired Patrick Rafter and Roger Federer. Fan and

supporter of Bosnian soccer team FK Željeznicar• In his childhood, acted in two movies – Grbavica (2006), as

background actor, and Mörderischer Frieden (2007), where he played major role as Durcan

• Speaks Bosnian and English. Studied political science at the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, at University of Sarajevo

• Coached by his father Nerfid, who has been running a tennis school since 1994

www.damirdzumhur.com @DzumhurDamir

2014 IN REVIEW• The No. 1 Bosnian finished just outside Top 100 at a year-end

best No. 109, winning 5 tour-level matches during season• Made Grand Slam debut as a qualifier at Australian Open,

reaching 3R with victories over Hajek and Dodig (l. to Berdych). They were his 1st and only tour-level match wins outside of Davis Cup. Fell in the 1R at Roland Garros (l. to F.Lopez) and the US Open (l. to Ferrer)

• Also qualified at Winston-Salem, losing 1R to Mannarino• Compiled his best results at Challenger level with a 26-15

record, winning 3 clay-court titles - his 1st at that level - in Mersin, Turkey in April (d. Riba), Arad, Romania in June (d. Riba) and San Benedetto, Italy in July (d. Haider-Maurer)

CAREER IN REVIEW• The top Bosnian has progressed up the Emirates ATP Rankings

with success at Futures and Challenger levels. Has a 114-37 career record in Futures (12-3 in finals) and a 52-42 mark in Challengers (3-2 in finals)

• In 2013, won three Futures titles and runner-up in two others. Reached Challenger finals at Kosice as a qualifier in June (l. to Kukushkin) and Poznan in July (l. to Haider-Maurer)

• In 2012, won five Futures titles and SF at Kosice Challenger• In 2011, won four Futures titles and runner-up at Bosnia #2• In 2010, made Davis Cup debut in 3-2 win over Estonia, winning

decisive 5th rubber vs. Ivanov. Won bronze medal in singles event at Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, where he was a flag bearer for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the opening ceremony. That year he appeared in his only 3 junior Grand Slam events: 2R at Roland Garros, QF at Wimbledon and 3R at

DAMIR DZUMHUR (BIH)DATE OF BIRTH: May 20, 1992 | BORN: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | RESIDENCE: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

EMiRatEs atP Ranking HistoRy (W-L)

2014 HigHLigHts


Matches won-lost: 5-7 (singles)Challenger: 26-15 (singles), 10-16 (doubles)

Turned Pro: 2011

Height: 5’9” (1.75m)




Career Prize Money: $296,1538




Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 354 (January 9, 2012)


2014: 109 (5-7)

2013: 189 (2-1)

2012: 221 (0-2)

2011: 343 (0-1)

2010: 1008 (2-0)

2009: T1664 (0-0)

2014 CHALLENGER TITLE LEADERSIn 2014, Damir Dzumhur was 1 of 15 players to win 3 or more Challenger titles. Here are the Challenger title leaders:

No.Gilles Muller 5 Simone Bolelli 4 Blaz Kavcic 3Adrian Mannarino 5 David Goffin 4 Bradley Klahn 3Diego Schwartzman 5 Pablo Carreno Busta 3 Nick Kyrgios 3Marcos Baghdatis 4 Damir Dzumhur 3 Sam Querrey 3Pablo Cuevas 4 Maximo Gonzalez 3 Go Soeda 3

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