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Andy Roddick
| Full name: Andrew Stephen “Andy” Roddick Nickname: A-Rod, American Express, Hot Rod, Robo Rod Date of Birth: August 30, 1982 ATP ranking: 6th Nationality: American Residence: Austin, Texas Career Tiles: 26 singles, 3 doubles Career Prize Money: US$ 14,972,588 Game Style: All-court player, powerful serve. Right-handed, two-handed backhand. Profesional Career Achievements: Singles: Grand Slams: 1 Win • US Open 2003 ATP Masters Series: 4 Wins • Montréal 2003 • Cincinnati 2003 and 2006 • Miami 2004 ATP World Tour 500 Series: 4 Wins • Washington, D.C. 2001 • Memphis, US 2002 • Indianapolis, US 2003 • Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2008 ATP World Tour 250 Series: 17 Wins • Atlanta, US 2001 • Houston, US 2001, 2002, 2005 • St. Pölten, Austria 2003 • Queen's Club 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007 • San Jose, US 2004, 2005, 2008 • Indianapolis, US 2004 • Washington, D.C 2005, 2007 • Lyon, France 2005 • Beijing, China 2008 |
Andy Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1982 and started playing tennis when he was seven.
By the age of 16, Andy Roddick was winning every junior tournament he entered, and it was predicted Roddick would be the next, great American tennis superstar.
Andy Roddick turned pro by age 17. A year before he had already won two tournaments and was one of the top 50 ranked players. As of 2003, Andy Roddick had won five titles and was ranked among the top five tennis players in the world
The key to Andy's game is his monstrous serve. On June 2003 during the finals of a grass-court tournament in London Roddick tied a world record by unleashing a thunderbolt serve that reached 149 miles per hour.
In 2003 Andy reached the semi-finals of both Wimbledon and the Australian Open and in September of that same year, Roddick won the US Open; his first Grand Slam title.
From June 2003 to December 2004 Roddick was coached by former pro Brad Gilbert. Then in 2004 he broke his own record for faster serve in Delray Beach Florida, with a serve of 152 mph.