tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53733702844090858022024-03-13T17:16:45.662-07:00Tennis IdolsAll female and male tennis players, with biography, news, photo, pictures. And you can find your's tennis idols ....adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-3563885812802015632009-09-03T08:14:00.000-07:002009-09-03T08:21:07.990-07:00Martina Hingis<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yujiaheng/80856980/" title="Hingis by jiaheng_yu, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/43/80856980_8371007c7a.jpg" alt="Hingis" width="500" height="393" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Hingis by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/yujiaheng/">jiaheng_yu</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/anam1973/311076101/" title="Hingis by anam1973, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/116/311076101_80abf134ee.jpg" alt="Hingis 14" width="500" height="345" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Hingis 14 by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/anam1973/">anam1973</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alexchapman76/2586148341/" title="Martina Hingis by alex.chapman76, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3003/2586148341_f33bf7311c.jpg" alt="Martina Hingis" width="500" height="357" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Martina Hingis by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alexchapman76/">alex.chapman76</a></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Martina Hingis</span> (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Czechoslovakia) is a retired professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles (three Australian Opens, one Wimbledon, and one US Open). She also won nine Grand Slam women's doubles titles, winning a calendar year doubles Grand Slam in 1998, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title.<br /><br />Hingis set a series of "youngest-ever" records before ligament injuries in both ankles forced her to withdraw temporarily from professional tennis in 2002 at the age of 22. After several surgeries and long recuperations, Hingis returned to the WTA tour in 2006. She then climbed to world number 6 and won three singles titles. On November 1, 2007, Hingis announced her retirement from tennis while admitting she had tested positive for cocaine during Wimbledon in 2007. She denied using the drug.<br /><br />On January 4, 2008, she was banned from tennis for two years after both cocaine tests (samples A and B) turned positive. She has stated that she will not return to professional tennis when this ban expires. It has been announced that she will participate in the seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing, partnering Matthew Cutler.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-73845634947540274042009-08-13T05:04:00.000-07:002009-08-13T05:07:04.236-07:00Marko Baghdatis<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://tennisidols.blogspot.com/"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Marcos_Baghdatis_2006.jpg/661px-Marcos_Baghdatis_2006.jpg" alt="Marko Baghdatis" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marko Baghdatis</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marcos Baghdatis</span> (Greek: Μάρκος Παγδατής, IPA: [ˈmaɾkos paɣðaˈtis]) born June 17, 1985, Limassol is a Cypriot professional tennis player. He was the runner-up at the 2006 Australian Open and a semifinalist at the 2006 Wimbledon Championships and reached a career-high ATP ranking of World No. 8 on August 2006. As of July 2009, he is ranked No. 146 in the ATP rankings.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-53283979548801672962009-08-13T05:01:00.000-07:002009-08-13T05:03:40.547-07:00Mario Ancic<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/89666562@N00/2623289194/" title="Mario Ancic by rachael-yeah, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3012/2623289194_b54fe5b9a8.jpg" alt="Mario Ancic" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Mario Ancic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/89666562@N00/">rachael-yeah</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Mario Ančić</span> (born March 30, 1984) is a professional tennis player from Croatia. He has won three singles titles and five doubles titles. His highest international ranking came during the 2006 ATP Tour, when he reached No. 7 in singles. Apart from his success on the ATP Tour, Mario helped Croatia to win the 2005 Davis Cup and at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004, he and Ivan Ljubičić won a bronze medal in doubles for Croatia.<br /><br />As a teenager making his Grand Slam debut at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships, he defeated 7th-seeded Roger Federer. This win also made him the last player to defeat Federer at Wimbledon (until Rafael Nadal) and on grass courts; and during the years, he was known as the last man to beat Federer, until Nadal's victory over Federer in the 2008 Wimbledon Championships finals.<br /><br />His best performance at Grand Slams came at the 2004 Wimbledon Championships, when he reached the semifinals. Due to his success at Wimbledon and grass courts, many saw in Mario a successor of Goran Ivanišević, the 2001 Wimbledon Champion and a former No. 2 in singles, earning a nickname New Goran and Baby Goran.<br /><br />During 2007 and 2008, mononucleosis and minor injuries forced him to miss many major events, and his ranking dropped from No. 9 in January 2007 to No. 135 in January 2008. As of June 15, 2009, he is currently No. 37 in singles rankings. He has been coached by Fredrik Rosengren since August 2005.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-70443805951402783282009-08-13T04:53:00.000-07:002009-08-13T04:59:10.739-07:00Maria Sharapova<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23078432@N04/2435814819/" title="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 6 by Maria S Forever, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2109/2435814819_773127579a.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 6" height="500" width="374" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Maria Sharapova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23078432@N04/">Maria S Forever</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23078432@N04/2436634584/" title="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture by Maria S Forever, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3091/2436634584_b4089cb444.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture" height="500" width="374" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Maria Sharapova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23078432@N04/">Maria S Forever</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23078432@N04/2435814871/" title="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 5 by Maria S Forever, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3112/2435814871_f3d340e55c.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 5" height="500" width="374" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Maria Sharapova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23078432@N04/">Maria S Forever</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23078432@N04/2435814459/" title="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 14 by Maria S Forever, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2084/2435814459_256481ef81.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 14" height="374" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Maria Sharapova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23078432@N04/">Maria S Forever</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23078432@N04/2436634544/" title="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 2 by Maria S Forever, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2436634544_0a2eb4577f.jpg" alt="Maria Sharapova 莎拉波娃 - 2008 TAG Heuer 豪雅錶 Luxury Watch Promo shoot Picture 2" height="374" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Maria Sharapova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23078432@N04/">Maria S Forever</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Maria Yuryevna Sharapova </span>(Russian: Maria_sharapova.ogg Мари́я Ю́рьевна Шара́пова (help·info), Mariya Yur’evna Shara'pova [pronounced Sha-RA-po-va]; born April 19, 1987) is a former World No. 1 Russian professional tennis player and three time Grand Slam singles champion. She is currently ranked World No. 49.<br /><br />When Sharapova was seven, she and her father moved from their life of poverty in Russia to the United States, to enroll in the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy. After graduating rapidly through the junior and then professional ranks in the years that followed, Sharapova won her first Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2004 at the age of 17. In the two years that followed, Sharapova won eight titles on the WTA Tour and had two brief stints as the World No. 1, but was defeated in all five Grand Slam semifinals she competed in during this period. She eventually won her second Grand Slam title at the 2006 US Open.<br /><br />Starting in 2007, Sharapova began to suffer from a right shoulder injury, which forced her to withdraw from numerous tournaments during the season. It was partly due to this that she dropped out of the top five on the WTA world rankings for the first time in three years in October 2007.<br /><br />Although she won her third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open at the beginning of 2008 and returned to the World No. 1 position later in the year, her shoulder problems eventually resurfaced, with Sharapova ultimately undergoing surgery for the injury in October 2008. Sharapova did not return to the sport until May 2009, having been out for ten consecutive months, and as a consequence had dropped out of the top 100 on the rankings. Since returning, Sharapova's standing has recovered to World No. 49.<br /><br />Sharapova's public profile extends beyond tennis. She has been featured in a number of modeling assignments, including a feature in Sports Illustrated. Sharapova was the most searched-for athlete on Yahoo! in both 2005 and 2008.<br /><br />In July 2008, as a result of her success both on and off court, she was the world's highest-paid female athlete, earning $26 million. Sharapova is on track to repeat this feat again in 2009; despite playing few matches due to injury Sharapova made $22 million between June 2008 and June 2009. Since February 2007, she has been a United Nations Development Project Goodwill Ambassador, concerned specifically with efforts in Chernobyl to recover from the 1986 nuclear disaster.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-34948067034425008282009-08-01T08:12:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:17:29.400-07:00Marat Safin<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Safin_toronto_2008.jpg/394px-Safin_toronto_2008.jpg" alt="Marat Safin" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marat Safin by wikipedia</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Marat_Safin%2C_2006.jpg/416px-Marat_Safin%2C_2006.jpg" alt="Marat Safin" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marat Safin by wikipedia</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Marat_Perth.jpg/800px-Marat_Perth.jpg" alt="Marat Safin" height="335" width="500" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marat Safin by wikipedia</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/adifans/3336263337/" title="marat_safin_1024x768 by adifansnet, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3316/3336263337_65059fe049.jpg" alt="marat_safin_1024x768" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marat Safin by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/adifans/">adifansnet</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/demiace/2795455978/" title="Marat Safin warming-up by Graffiti By Numbers, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/2795455978_48379494c8.jpg" alt="Marat Safin warming-up" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Marat Safin By <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/demiace/">Numbers</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Marat Mikhailovich Safin</span> (Tatar: Марат Мөбин улы Сафин, Marat Möbin ulı Safin; Russian: Мара́т Миха́йлович (Муби́нович) Са́фин /mɑ.ˈrɑt.ˈsɑ.fɪn/; born January 27, 1980, in Moscow) is a Russian former World No. 1 tennis player. He is the older brother of current world number one WTA player Dinara Safina.<br /><br />Safin began his professional career in 1997, and held the No. 1 world ranking for a total of 9 weeks between November 2000 and April 2001. He won his first Grand Slam title at the 2000 U.S. Open after defeating Pete Sampras, and won the 2005 Australian Open, defeating Lleyton Hewitt.<br /><br />Safin helped lead Russia to Davis Cup victories in 2002 and 2006. Despite his dislike of grass courts, he became the first Russian man to reach the semifinals of Wimbledon at the 2008 Wimbledon Championships. Safin is currently ranked no. 58 in the official world men's tennis rankings.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-51025447856883671992009-08-01T08:05:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:10:01.385-07:00Lleyton Hewitt<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Lleyton_Hewitt_Wimbledon_2004.jpg/800px-Lleyton_Hewitt_Wimbledon_2004.jpg" alt="Lotus blossom" height="335" width="500" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lleyton Hewitt</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Lleyton_hewitt_medibank_international_2006_01.jpg/800px-Lleyton_hewitt_medibank_international_2006_01.jpg" alt="Lleyton Hewitt" height="335" width="500" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lleyton Hewitt</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lleyton Glynn Hewitt</span> (pronounced /ˈleɪtən ˈhjuː.ɨt) (born 24 February 1981) is a professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1 ranked player, from Australia. In 2000, Hewitt had won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (Hard, Clay and Grass) and reached one final on carpet.<br /><br />By 2001, he became the youngest male ever to be ranked number one. His career best achievements are winning the 2001 US Open and 2002 Wimbledon men's singles titles, along with back-to-back ATP World Tour Finals (2001 and 2002). In 2005, TENNIS Magazine put Hewitt in 34th place on its list of the 40 greatest tennis players since 1965.<br /><br />Hewitt is known for his competitiveness and has won most of his matches with fitness, consistency and skilled footwork. Hewitt spent much time in the late stages of 2004 working with his former coach and good friend, Roger Rasheed, on bulking up his physique. His hard work paid off after he made it to the final of the 2005 Australian Open, before losing to Marat Safin in 4 sets (1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4).</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-19436255406499666932009-08-01T08:02:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:05:45.413-07:00Lindsay Davenport<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lindsay_Davenport_Indian_Wells_2006.jpg/389px-Lindsay_Davenport_Indian_Wells_2006.jpg%20alt=" lindsay="" davenport="" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Lindsay Davenport </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lindsay Ann Davenport</span> (born June 8, 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional tennis player. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles.<br /><br />In 2005, Tennis magazine ranked her as the 29th-best player of the preceding forty years. She is one of only four women (the others being Steffi Graf, Martina Navratilova, and Chris Evert) since 1975 who has been the year-end World No. 1 at least four times. Davenport finished 1998, 2001, 2004, and 2005 as the top ranked player.<br /><br />Davenport is the daughter of Wink Davenport, who was a member of the U.S. volleyball team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, and Ann Davenport. She attended both Chadwick School in Palos Verdes Peninsula, California and Murrieta Valley High School in Murrieta, California. Davenport currently owns a home in the Irvine, California neighborhood of Shady Canyon.<br /><br />In 2003, she married investment banker and former All-American tennis player Jon Leach, brother of tennis player Rick Leach.<br /><br />Davenport took a break from competitive tennis in late 2006 and much of 2007 to have a baby. On June 10, 2007, she gave birth to a baby boy, Jagger Jonathan, in Newport Beach, California. She gave birth to a baby girl, Lauren Andrus, on June 27, 2009 in Newport Beach, California. </div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-38554646749308414302009-08-01T07:59:00.000-07:002009-08-01T08:01:54.330-07:00Kim Clijsters<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mister-e/3540405764/" title="Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters by Mister-E, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3540405764_c45dc1c075.jpg" alt="Steffi Graf and Kim Clijsters" height="332" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Kim Clijsters by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mister-e/">Mister-E</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters </span>(Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkɪm ˈklɛistərs] ( listen); born 8 June 1983, in Bilzen, Limburg) is a Belgian tennis player. She is a former World No. 1 ranked player in singles and in doubles.<br /><br />During her professional career, Clijsters won 34 WTA singles titles and 11 WTA doubles titles. She won the US Open singles title in 2005 and the WTA Tour Championships singles title in 2002 and 2003. In doubles, she won the French Open and Wimbledon titles in 2003.<br /><br />Clijsters was twice a singles runner-up at the French Open and a one-time runner-up at the Australian Open, also reaching two Wimbledon singles semifinals. She announced her retirement with immediate effect on 6 May 2007, but almost two years later, on 26 March 2009, she publicly declared her intent to return to the WTA tour next summer for several hardcourt tournaments in the United States and Canada, including the US Open.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-73421665559431919822009-07-30T04:13:00.000-07:002009-07-30T04:20:35.464-07:00Justine Henin<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2491554423_36c3ab059d.jpg" alt="Justine Henin" height="375" width="500" /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:78%;">Justine Henin by<a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/23301912@N04/"> piestobis</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2290/2180416478_cf46b1ce81.jpg" alt="justine_henin" height="347" width="466" /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Justine Henin by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/apenbe/">apen.be</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Justine Henin </span>(known as Justine Henin-Hardenne 2002–2007), (born 1 June 1982) is a retired professional Belgian tennis player. On 14 May 2008, Henin announced her immediate retirement from professional tennis. She was 25 years old and ranked World No. 1 at the time of her retirement. Billie Jean King has said that "pound for pound, Henin is the best tennis player of her generation."<br /><br />Henin won 41 WTA singles titles and more than US$19 million in prize money. Seven of those titles were Grand Slam singles titles, including four French Open titles, one Australian Open title, and two US Open titles. She also won the year-ending Sony Ericsson Championships twice and the singles gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Tennis experts cite her mental toughness, the completeness and variety of her game, her footspeed and footwork, and her one-handed backhand (which John McEnroe has described as the best single-handed backhand in the women's or men's game) as the principal reasons for her success.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-21684409326418809912009-07-27T07:15:00.000-07:002009-07-27T07:27:16.635-07:00Jelena Jankovic<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944432@N07/2606962097/" title="Pre-Wimbledon Party"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3264/2606962097_f6af0c33bc.jpg" alt="Pre-Wimbledon Party" height="331" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/27944432@N07/">Jelena Jankovic - pics</a><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/packedbox/539097544/" title="Jelena Jankovic "><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1231/539097544_01fed1d4fb.jpg" alt="Jelena Jankovic " height="345" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/packedbox/">Packedbox</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/reefoto-com/3659632993/" title="Jelena Jankovic – Wimbledon 2009"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3324/3659632993_b2488e9aee.jpg" alt="Jelena Jankovic – Wimbledon 2009" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/reefoto-com/">alphababy</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944432@N07/2721277467/" title="Montreal: Jankovic - Dubois by Jelena Jankovic - pics, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3235/2721277467_db405382d4.jpg" alt="Montreal: Jankovic - Dubois" height="413" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944432@N07/2721277313/" title="Montreal: Jankovic - Dubois"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2721277313_a819bff0c8.jpg" alt="Montreal: Jankovic - Dubois" height="500" width="320" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944432@N07/2721276657/" title="Montreal: Jelena Jankovic"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3108/2721276657_c318db523c.jpg" alt="Montreal: Jelena Jankovic" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic </span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/27944432@N07/2607790130/" title="Pre-Wimbledon Party: Jelena Jankovic"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3060/2607790130_c2672be722.jpg" alt="Pre-Wimbledon Party: Jelena Jankovic" height="500" width="304" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Jelena Jankovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/27944432@N07/">Jelena Jankovic - pics</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Jelena Janković</span> (Serbian: Јелена Јанковић, Serbian pronunciation: [ˈjɛlɛna ˈjaːnkɔvitɕ]; born February 28, 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player. She was ranked World No. 1 for seventeen consecutive weeks until she was overtaken by Serena Williams on February 2, 2009. She was the year-end World No. 1 in 2008, the first player in the history of the WTA tour to do this without winning a Grand Slam title. As of June 8, 2009, she is ranked World No. 6.<br /><br />Janković has reached the singles final of the US Open and the singles semifinals of the Australian Open and the French Open. In 2007, she won the Wimbledon mixed doubles title with British partner Jamie Murray.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-57561808495517075412009-07-27T06:45:00.000-07:002009-07-27T06:54:58.056-07:00James Blake<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwooduk/3623948665/" title="James Blake"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3389/3623948665_a67028b0f0.jpg" alt="James Blake" height="373" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">James Blake by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mattwooduk/">Matt Wood UK</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mattwooduk/3624766746/" title="Blakes back hand"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3624766746_1f75095816.jpg" alt="Blakes back hand" height="394" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">James Blake by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mattwooduk/">Matt Wood UK</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/drusolini/2280909278/" title="James Blake-59 "><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2371/2280909278_615ec82320.jpg" alt="James Blake-59" height="478" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">James Blake by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/drusolini/">.dru</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/askcurly/1031672552/" title="James Blake at the ATP Tennis fashion show in Montreal."><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1395/1031672552_004e338320.jpg" alt="James Blake at the ATP Tennis fashion show in Montreal." height="316" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">James Blake by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/askcurly/">ask curly</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/themalones/3217109282/" title="2009-01-20 Australian Open Tennis 311"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3480/3217109282_9ba6f77711.jpg" alt="2009-01-20 Australian Open Tennis 311" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">James Blake by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/themalones/">The Malones</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">James Riley Blake</span> (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers, New York, United States) is a professional tennis player and currently the second-highest ranked American, 17th in the world. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. He reached the final of the 2006 Tennis Masters Cup but lost to the then World No. 1 Roger Federer in straight sets. On July 3, 2007, Blake's book, Breaking Back: How I Lost Everything and Won Back My Life, discussing his comeback after his unlucky 2004 season, was released and debuted at Number 22 on the New York Times Best Seller list. He wrote this book along with Andrew Friedman.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-76212274607217950092009-07-20T05:52:00.000-07:002009-07-20T05:59:11.552-07:00Greg Rusedski<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mboyne/3632402422/" title="Greg Rusedski"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2484/3632402422_712105df5f.jpg" alt="Greg Rusedski" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Greg Rusedski by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mboyne/">mboyne</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianfromblighty/384141597/" title="Greg Rusedski"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/183/384141597_0d0b201810.jpg" alt="Greg Rusedski pops by" height="500" width="494" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Greg Rusedski by by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianfromblighty/">ian_fromblighty</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefeatherstone/3543637963/" title="Opening new courst at Coolhurst Tennis Club with Greg Rusedski"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3565/3543637963_af669c9c4f.jpg" alt="Opening new courst at Coolhurst Tennis Club with Greg Rusedski" height="500" width="375" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Greg Rusedski by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lynnefeatherstone/">lynnefeatherstone</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lynnefeatherstone/3544444454/" title="Opening new courst at Coolhurst Tennis Club with Greg Rusedski"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2278/3544444454_2c39062369.jpg" alt="Opening new courst at Coolhurst Tennis Club with Greg Rusedski" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Greg Rusedski by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/lynnefeatherstone/">lynnefeatherstone</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Gregory "Greg" </span>Rusedski (born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former British Canadian tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33.<br /><br />Rusedski was born in Canada to a British mother and a German-born father of Polish-Ukrainian descent. He was a very promising junior player in Canada in the 1980s and subsequently caused some anger in Canada when he decided to adopt British citizenship and play for Britain in 1995. Rusedski has been with partner Lucy Connor for 15 years; they married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at Douai Abbey in England in 1999. Together they have a daughter, Scarlett Mary, born 27 January 2006.<br /><br />Rusedski's highest ranking on the ATP was World No. 4.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-45372351985356638102009-07-19T07:59:00.000-07:002009-07-19T08:05:09.559-07:00Goran Ivanisevic<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennis-buzz/2272428666/" title="Goran Ivanisevic"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2148/2272428666_1efcffd1eb.jpg" alt="Goran Ivanisevic" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Goran Ivanisevic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tennis-buzz/">tennis buzz</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenacity_inc/362237434/" title="Goran Ivanisevic"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/164/362237434_3d7c6f05c9.jpg" alt="Goran Ivanisevic" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Goran Ivanisevic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tenacity_inc/">tenacity_inc</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenacity_inc/362235166/" title="Goran Ivanisevic"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/128/362235166_6ca0f80c45.jpg" alt="Goran Ivanisevic" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Goran Ivanisevic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tenacity_inc/">tenacity_inc</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Goran Ivanišević</span> (Croatian pronunciation: [ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋitɕ]; born in Split on 13 September 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Croatia. He is best remembered for being the only person to win the men's singles title at Wimbledon as a wildcard. He achieved this in 2001, having previously been runner-up at the championships in 1992, 1994 and 1998. Ivanišević is famous for his strong serve, which is considered among the greatest to date. His career-high singles ranking was World No. 2 (behind Pete Sampras) in 1994. He is the current reigning Legends under 45 French Open doubles Champion.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-16964966355951958492009-07-16T08:30:00.000-07:002009-07-16T08:37:42.773-07:00Fernando Gonzalez<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/alcam/282199410/" title="Fernando Gonzalez @ Swiss Indoors 2006"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/100/282199410_0a4e7fb3bf.jpg" alt="Fernando Gonzalez @ Swiss Indoors 2006" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/alcam/">Alain Camenzind</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cpozo/1242080246/" title="Fernando González"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1032/1242080246_28ce959e8e.jpg" alt="Fernando González" height="500" width="478" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cpozo/">cpozo</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/arlequin_soto/2278628898/" title="Fernando González - ATP Viña 2008"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2034/2278628898_2ef12b217b.jpg" alt="Fernando González - ATP Viña 2008" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/arlequin_soto/">Cristián Soto - Fotografías</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/solracovarb/2863494854/" title="Fernando Gonzalez :: Copa Davis :: Chile"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/2863494854_85b59936db.jpg" alt="Fernando Gonzalez :: Copa Davis :: Chile" height="376" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/solracovarb/">Solracovarb Alias Salco</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andaurstudios/3667069342/" title="Wallpaper Fernando Gonzalez"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3391/3667069342_91ee234c97.jpg" alt="Wallpaper Fernando Gonzalez" height="313" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/andaurstudios/">andaurstudios</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/andaurstudios/3706497180/" title="Fernando Gonzalez"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3461/3706497180_faa43a9730.jpg" alt="Fernando Gonzalez" height="313" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Fernando Gonzalez by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/andaurstudios/">andaurstudios</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi</span> (born July 29, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest hitting forehands in the circuit. In Spanish he is called El bombardero de La Reina ("The La Reina Bomber") and Mano de Piedra ("Stone Hand"). The English-language media has labeled him "Gonzo."<br /><br />González is one of the few active players to have reached at least the quarter-final round of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his first major final at the 2007 Australian Open, losing to top-ranked Roger Federer. He is the fourth male tennis player in history to have won each Olympic medal (gold in doubles and bronze in singles at Athens 2004, and silver in singles at Beijing 2008). Throughout his career, he has defeated many former number-one players, including Lleyton Hewitt, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer (all while they held the top spot), Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Carlos Moyà, Gustavo Kuerten, Marat Safin and Pete Sampras. González has qualified twice for the year-end Masters Cup event and was runner-up at two Masters Series tournaments.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-30247626824830564572009-07-12T04:48:00.000-07:002009-07-12T04:58:20.242-07:00Dinara Safina<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/evianinsiders/3656097449/" title="Dinara Safina at Wimbledon 2009" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3615/3656097449_b894ec92d2.jpg" alt="Dinara Safina at Wimbledon 2009" height="500" width="331" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Dinara Safina by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/evianinsiders/" target="_blank">EvianInsiders</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajacied/3236162537/" title="TENNIS-OPEN-AUS-SAFINA" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/3236162537_f499403ec5.jpg" alt="TENNIS-OPEN-AUS-SAFINA" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Dinara Safina by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ajacied/" target="_blank">azzurri_nr1</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ajacied/3236162829/" title="TENNIS-OPEN-AUS-SAFINA" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3505/3236162829_781f0ec5a2.jpg" alt="TENNIS-OPEN-AUS-SAFINA" height="384" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Dinara Safina by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ajacied/" target="_blank">azzurri_nr1</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/envision/3548592364/" title="Dinara Safina" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3548592364_8f44342bab.jpg" alt="Dinara Safina" height="333" width="500" /></a><br />Dinara Safina by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/envision/" target="_blank">envisionpublicidad</a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dinara Mikhailovna Safina</span> (Tatar: Динара Мөбин кызы Сафина, Dinara Möbin qızı Safina; Russian: Дина́ра Миха́йловна (Муби́новна) Са́фина, born April 27, 1986 in Moscow) is a Russian professional tennis player.<br /><br />She has been the runner-up in three Grand Slam singles tournaments and won the women's doubles title at the 2007 US Open with Nathalie Dechy. She also won the Olympic silver medal in women's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Her most recent achievement is runner-up in the 2009 French Open.<br /><br />She is the younger sister of former World No. 1 men's player Marat Safin. She and her brother are the first brother-sister tandem in tennis history to both achieve a #1 ranking.<br /><br />Safina was born in Moscow, Russia to Tatar parents. Her mother, tennis coach Rauza Islanova, was her trainer when she was younger. Safina's father is director of the Spartak tennis club in Moscow. At age 8 Safina and her family moved to Valencia, Spain and as a result Safina speaks fluent Spanish as well as Russian and English.<br /><br />Previously, Safina was coached by Glen Schaap, former trainer of Nadia Petrova. Her current coach is Željko Krajan. She trains in Varazdin, Croatia.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-27758828654095648362009-07-09T15:40:00.000-07:002009-07-09T15:48:54.920-07:00David Nalbandian<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/matteograzioli/2451714905/" title="David Nalbandian" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3165/2451714905_6d9ca238bc.jpg" alt="david nalbandian montecarlo 2008" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">David Nalbandian by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/matteograzioli/" target="_blank">Matteo Grazioli</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyllis_san_siro/275953563/" title="David Nalbandian" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/86/275953563_377637c1de.jpg" alt="David Nalbandian" height="500" width="346" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">David Nalbandian by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/phyllis_san_siro/" target="_blank">圣西罗的球童</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/phyllis_san_siro/275953562/" title="David Nalbandian" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/275953562_55dd58b0aa.jpg" alt="David Nalbandian" height="365" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">David Nalbandian by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/phyllis_san_siro/" target="_blank">圣西罗的球童</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/__ladyflash/2601333147/" title="David Nalbandian" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3065/2601333147_7689e2a466.jpg" alt="david nalbandian" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">David Nalbandian by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/__ladyflash/" target="_blank">christinamarie</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">David Nalbandian</span> (born January 1, 1982) is an Argentine professional tennis player who is ranked 15th in the world as of April 20, 2009. During the course of his career, Nalbandian has won ten ATP titles.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-59009527155783324452009-07-07T03:50:00.000-07:002009-07-07T04:01:26.801-07:00Daniela Hantuchova<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acafe/2868164146/" title="Daniela Hantuchova " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2868164146_d6b130709e.jpg" alt="Daniela Hantuchova" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Daniela Hantuchova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/acafe/" target="_blank">Apricot Cafe</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Daniela Hantuchová (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈdanɪjɛla ˈɦantuxɔvaː]; born April 23, 1983 is a Slovak professional tennis player. She turned professional in 1999 and had her breakthrough year in 2002, when she won her first Tier I tournament and ended the year in the top ten.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/b_r_i_a_n_/3359761522/" title="Daniela Hantuchova" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3359761522_0e40ec0387.jpg" alt="Daniela Hantuchova" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Daniela Hantuchova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/b_r_i_a_n_/" target="_blank">b_r_i_a_n</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">She is currently coached by Albert Portas. Her WTA Tour mentor in the "Partners for Success" program was Martina Navratilova, who was her doubles partner for a brief period in early 2005. As of July 06, 2009, Hantuchová is ranked World No. 27 in singles and ranked World No. 19 in doubles.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/togasaki/1282643465/" title="Daniela Hantuchova" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/1282643465_9ee83efda8.jpg" alt="Daniela Hantuchova" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Daniela Hantuchova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/togasaki/" target="_blank">toga</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hantuchová was born in Poprad, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) to father Igor, a computer scientist and mother Marianna, a toxicologist. Her tour debut and early results were auspicious. Her performance temporarily dipped, as a result of her parents splitting up in 2003. At the Wimbledon that year, she lost to the 81st ranked player in the world, failing to convert match points and weeping on court. She suffered from weight problem during this period. She was also suspected of being anorexic, however Hantuchová denied this.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/b_r_i_a_n_/3358943591/" title="Daniela Hantuchova" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3440/3358943591_9f44e5985b.jpg" alt="Daniela Hantuchova" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Daniela Hantuchova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/b_r_i_a_n_/" target="_blank">b_r_i_a_n</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Hantuchová speaks six languages and was trained as a classical pianist. She is thought to be a perfectionist and places a lot of pressure on herself during her training. She qualified for university in Slovakia but deferred it to pursue tennis.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jerkstore/3171555119/" title="Daniela Hantuchova" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1055/3171555119_f80db29c5b.jpg" alt="Daniela Hantuchova" height="500" width="329" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Daniela Hantuchova by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jerkstore/" target="_blank">tripletrouble</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">She appeared in the 2009 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside Maria Kirilenko and Tatiana Golovin in a pictoral entitled Volley of the Dolls.<br /></div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-53860382771008398752009-07-05T21:23:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:28:50.086-07:00Bryan Brothers<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennis_express/3288289778/" title="Bryan Brothers" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3453/3288289778_a9360c758e.jpg" alt="Bryan Brothers" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bryan Brothers by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tennis_express/">TennisExpress</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Twin brothers <span style="font-weight: bold;">Robert Charles Bryan</span> (Bob) and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Michael Carl Bryan</span> (Mike) are American professional tennis players. Between 2005 and 2006, they set an Open Era record by competing in seven consecutive men's doubles Grand Slam finals, three of which they won.<br /><br />Born on April 29, 1978, with Mike being older by two minutes, and Bob taller by 3 cm, The Bryans, as they are known, have won 53 tour titles. They have a career Grand Slam that includes victories at the French Open (2003), US Open (2005, 2008), Australian Open (2006, 2007 and 2009), and Wimbledon (2006). They won the Tennis Masters Cup Doubles tournament twice (2003 and 2004), and have been finalists in 33 other occasions. They won the bronze medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. They also won the 2007 Davis Cup along with Andy Roddick and James Blake.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennis_express/3288310296/" title="Bryan Brothers" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3611/3288310296_4df10fbc50.jpg" alt="Bryan Brothers" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bryan Brothers by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tennis_express/">TennisExpress</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The twins are part of the United States Davis Cup team, with a 15–2 record in doubles matches. Their two losses were to Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic and Mario Ancic, 3–6, 7–6[10-8], 6–4, 6–4[1]; and, in 2008, to France's Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra, 6-7 [7-9], 7-5, 6-3, 6-4. Both brothers have played Davis Cup singles matches.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/askcurly/1280410192/" title="The Bryan brothers" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301/1280410192_98a09734d3.jpg" alt="The Bryan brothers " height="332" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Bryan Brothers by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/askcurly/">ask curly</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">They are sponsored by Adidas for their clothes and shoes and Prince for their racquets. They wear the Adidas Competition Group for their attire and the Adidas Barricade V for their shoes and utilize the Prince 03 Speedport Black racquets. They are noted for their attacking style of play. They both play with one-handed backhands.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-67136547647559622522009-07-05T09:57:00.000-07:002009-07-05T10:05:06.964-07:00Arnaud Clement<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/incuboy/3333912724/" title="Arnaud Clément" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3375/3333912724_f8d645c787.jpg" alt="Arnaud Clément" height="333" width="500" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Arnaud Clement by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/incuboy/" target="_blank">incuboy</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Arnaud Clément </span>(born 17 December 1977) is a professional tennis player from France.<br /><br />Clément was born in Aix-en-Provence, and currently lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He turned professional in 1996, and his most significant achievement has been to reach the Australian Open men's singles final in 2001, where he was defeated by Andre Agassi, defeating the then-unseeded but future number one Roger Federer and former number one Yevgeny Kafelnikov on his way to the final. While playing he often wears a bandana and sunglasses. The sunglasses have been medically prescribed for Clement because of severe eye problems he has encountered through his life, which had nearly left him blind as a child.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/incuboy/3333074951/" title="Arnaud Clément" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3566/3333074951_bd10d2221a.jpg" alt="Arnaud Clément" height="333" width="500" /></a> <br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Arnaud Clement by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/incuboy/" target="_blank">incuboy</a></span></div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-36441675123203881632009-07-03T08:40:00.000-07:002009-07-03T08:45:54.629-07:00Andy Roddick<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34989512@N08/3239998859/" title="Australian Open 2009 Andy Roddick by One Eyed Bandit, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3297/3239998859_f922ae7893.jpg" alt="Australian Open 2009 Andy Roddick" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Roddick by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34989512@N08/" target="_blank">One Eyed Bandit</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick</span> (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. He is a hardcourt specialist who also plays well on grass.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34989512@N08/3239987361/" title="Australian Open 2009 Andy Roddick by One Eyed Bandit, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3259/3239987361_6f8f5639f4.jpg" alt="Australian Open 2009 Andy Roddick" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Roddick by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34989512@N08/" target="_blank">One Eyed Bandit</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">He is the 6th-ranked player in the world, and the top-ranked American player, as of March 23, 2009. He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 U.S. Open. Roddick has reached three other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon twice, and the U.S. Open), losing to Roger Federer each time. He and Federer are the only players to have finished the season in the ATP top 10 each of the past seven years. Roddick is known for his powerful serves, and holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, clocked at 155 mph (249.5 km/h).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ravanloon/3574254542/" title="Andy Roddick - Roland garros 2009_34 by Richard van loon, on Flickr" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2434/3574254542_bf5d1e7c0a.jpg" alt="Andy Roddick - Roland garros 2009_34" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Roddick by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/ravanloon/" target="_blank">Richard van loon</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Roddick was on the United States Davis Cup team which won the 2007 Davis Cup. Roddick defeated Dmitry Tursunov of the Russian Davis Cup team, the defending champions, in the final.<br /><br />Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Blanche Roddick. Roddick's father was a businessman and his mother was a school teacher. She now directs the Andy Roddick Foundation. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John, (All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996-98) and head tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma) who were both promising tennis players at a young age.<br /><br />Roddick lived in Austin, Texas, from age 4 until he was 10, then moved to Boca Raton, Florida in the interest of his brother John's tennis career, where he lived, first attending Boca Prep International School which Mardy Fish and later Jesse Levine also attended, until graduating from Highlands Christian Academy in 2000. Roddick played varsity basketball in high school alongside Davis Cup teammate Mardy Fish, who trained and lived with Roddick in 1999. During that time period, he sometimes trained with Venus and Serena Williams; he later moved back to Austin.<br /><br />Roddick began dating singer Mandy Moore in 2002. Moore, after reading a magazine article about him, thought he was "really cute", so she sent her mother who was attending a tournament in Toronto, to invite him to her set on a movie she was shooting nearby, "How to Deal". Roddick accepted and they began dating. Roddick ended the relationship in March 2004.<br /><br />Lonely and bored one night, Roddick was flipping through the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue when he spotted Brooklyn Decker, a fashion model. He had his agent contact her. The two dated since at least the 2007 Davis Cup. On March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his website that he and Brooklyn had become engaged and they were then married in Austin on April 17, 2009.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-19123899644116667952009-07-03T08:18:00.000-07:002009-07-03T08:40:12.242-07:00Andy Murray<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirsasha/3410855798/" title="Andy Murray"target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3640/3410855798_a4c2e00388.jpg" alt="Andy Murray" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Murray by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mirsasha/"target="_blank">mirsasha</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Andrew "Andy" Murray (born 15 May 1987) is a Scottish professional tennis player and currently the highest-ranked British player. Murray achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on 16 April 2007. In 2008, Murray finished runner-up to Roger Federer at the 2008 US Open, and he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 3 in May 2009.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mirsasha/3410023431/" title="Andy Murray"target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3320/3410023431_54b969432a.jpg" alt="Andy Murray" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Murray by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mirsasha/"target="_blank">mirsasha</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In 2005, Murray won the BBC Scotland Sports Personality of the Year Award and the sport section of the Top Scot awards. Murray is most proficient on a fast surface (such as hard courts), although he has worked hard since 2008 on improving his clay court game. Murray works with a team of fitness experts, and Miles Maclagan is his main coach. He was previously coached by American Brad Gilbert, who used to coach former World No. 1 players Andre Agassi and Andy Roddick.<br /><br />Murray's elder brother Jamie is a top 100 doubles player.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/askcurly/1732918732/" title="Andy Murray's ATP"target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2124/1732918732_e621515f19.jpg" alt="Andy Murray's ATP" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Murray by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/askcurly/"target="_blank">ask curly</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Andy Murray was born to Willie and Judy in Glasgow, Scotland. His maternal grandfather Roy Erskine was a professional footballer who played reserve team matches for Hibernian and senior football for Stirling Albion; Murray has a bipartite patella, where the kneecap remains as two separate bones instead of fusing together in early childhood. Murray attended Dunblane Primary School, where he experienced the Dunblane Massacre of 1996. Thomas Hamilton killed 17 people, mostly children who were in a younger age group than Murray, before turning one of his four guns on himself. Murray himself took cover in a classroom. Murray says he was too young to understand what was happening and is reluctant to talk about it in interviews, but in his autobiography Hitting Back he says that he attended a youth group run by Hamilton, and that his mother gave him rides in her car. Murray went on to attend Dunblane High School.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/e01/3664482427/" title="Wimbledon 2009: Andy Murray"target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/3664482427_5017710d86.jpg" alt="Wimbledon 2009: Andy Murray" height="500" width="364" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andy Murray by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/e01/"target="_blank">E01</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Murray's girlfriend since 2006 is Kim Sears, daughter of Nigel Sears, former tennis coach of the Slovak player Daniela Hantuchová. The couple live in a house in Surrey.<br /><br />Murray supports two professional football teams. As a result of his grandfather playing for Hibernian, Murray supports them as well as Wolverhampton Wanderers due to the influence of Great Britain's Davis Cup Captain John Lloyd (a noted Wolves fan himself). Murray is often seen wearing the Wolves shirt that was presented to him by Lloyd.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-76498081669272506872009-07-02T08:50:00.000-07:002009-07-02T09:21:09.052-07:00Andre Agassi<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemanning/2747931494/" title="Andre Agassi &amp; Steffi Graf" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3137/2747931494_b1e82a80c1.jpg" alt="Andre Agassi &amp; Steffi Graf" height="334" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andre Agassi by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mikemanning/" target="_blank">MikeManning</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/360pixels/353929271/" title="andre_agassi" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/132/353929271_dd2e1660bc.jpg" alt="andre_agassi" height="351" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andre Agassi by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/360pixels/" target="_blank">360 Pixels</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemanning/2747090689/" title="Andre Agassi Steffi Graf signing my ball (tennis) " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3032/2747090689_e6ee5ec7fe.jpg" alt="Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf signing my ball (tennis)" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Andre Agassi by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/mikemanning/" target="_blank">MikeManning</a></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Andre Kirk Agassi </span>(born April 29, 1970) is a former World No. 1 professional American tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. He is, with Rod Laver, Don Budge, Fred Perry, Roy Emerson, and Roger Federer, one of only six men to have achieved a Career Grand Slam, one of only three (with Laver and Federer) since the beginning of the Open Era, and the only male player to have achieved a Career Golden Slam. In addition to his Grand Slam and Olympic singles titles, he won the Tennis Masters Cup and was part of a winning Davis Cup team. He won 17 ATP Masters Series tournaments, more than any other player. TENNIS Magazine named him the 12th greatest player, male or female, for the period 1965 through 2005. Agassi's Grand Slam composition is (4 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 Wimbledon, 2 US Open) for his career.<br /><br />Because of sciatica caused by two bulging discs in his back, a spondylolisthesis (vertebral displacement) and a bone spur that interferes with the nerve[citation needed], Agassi retired from professional tennis on September 3, 2006, after losing in the third round of the US Open. Agassi is married to the former World no.1 women's tennis player Steffi Graf and has two children. He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which has raised over $60 million for at-risk children in Southern Nevada. In 2001, the Foundation opened the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy in Las Vegas, a K-12 public charter school for at-risk children.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-34210694417979505072009-07-02T08:43:00.000-07:002009-07-02T08:50:39.892-07:00Ana Ivanovic<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/micovillasenor/3163623794/" title="Ana Ivanovic" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3117/3163623794_48db0e8fbd.jpg" alt="Ana Ivanovic" height="389" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ana Ivanovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8511439@N04/" target="_blank">villasenormico</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29784277@N04/2785574427/" title="Ana Ivanovic " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2785574427_fd937ea329.jpg" alt="Ana Ivanovic" height="375" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ana Ivanovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/29784277@N04/" target="_blank">Diaspark Inc</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tennischannel/2528078335/" title="Ana Ivanovic hits forehand shot" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3122/2528078335_718327faac.jpg" alt="Ana Ivanovic hits forehand shot" height="355" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ana Ivanovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/tennischannel/" target="_blank">Tennis Channel</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8511439@N04/537156660/" title="ana ivanovic " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1189/537156660_37f786749c.jpg" alt="ana ivanovic" height="500" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Ana Ivanovic by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/8511439@N04/" target="_blank">sharelove</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ana Ivanovic, (Serbian: Ана Ивановић, Serbian pronunciation: [ˈana iˈvaːnɔvitɕ] ( listen); born November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, Serbia, then Yugoslavia) is a former World No. 1 Serbian tennis player. As of June 15, 2009, she is ranked World No. 12 by the Women's Tennis Association. She won the 2008 French Open and was the runner-up in singles at the 2007 French Open and the 2008 Australian Open.<br /><br />Ivanović's mother Dragana, who is a lawyer, attends all of her daughter's matches. Her father, Miroslav, a self-employed businessman, attends as many events as he possibly can. Ana has a younger brother, Miloš, with whom she loves to play basketball. She chooses not to have a permanent coach. Aside from her tennis career, Ivanović also studies finance at a university in Belgrade and Spanish in her spare time. Her inspiration to begin playing was Monica Seles.<br /><br />On September 8, 2007, Ivanović became a UNICEF National Ambassador for Serbia, alongside Aleksandar Đorđević and Emir Kusturica. She takes a special interest in the fields of education and child protection. Ivanović visited a primary school in Serbia during her inauguration and said: "I'm also looking forward to going into the classroom and meeting many kids."<br /><br />Ivanović confirmed in November 2008 that she was romantically involved with Spanish tennis player Fernando Verdasco; however, it was reported that the relationship ended in January 2009. Australian golfer Adam Scott was spotted in Ana's box at Wimbledon 2009, sparking rumours of a romance between the two sports stars.<br /><br />Ivanović endorsed Nike apparel and shoes at the beginning of her professional career, but at the beginning of 2006, she switched to rival Adidas. She started with the Wilson HTour racquet,[citation needed] then upgraded to the nCode nTour[citation needed] and to the nCode nTour Two[citation needed] before switching to the nCode nBlade. Since the beginning of 2008, Ivanović has been using the Yonex RQiS-1TOUR racquet. She has now begun using the RQiS 1 Tour XL racquet.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-54748110573757008892009-07-01T21:59:00.000-07:002009-07-01T22:07:17.107-07:00Amelie Mauresmo<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/accesser/3162792382/" title="Tennis-Star(Amelie Mauresmo )" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3128/3162792382_43533f7c31.jpg" alt="Tennis-Star(Amelie Mauresmo )" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/accesser/" target="_blank">accesser</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolasg/3564514063/" title="Roland Garros 2009 - Amélie Mauresmo" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2168/3564514063_cb8b644877.jpg" alt="Roland Garros 2009 - Amélie Mauresmo" height="335" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nicolasg/" target="_blank">NicolasGaire</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/raeallen/3172577629/" title="IMGP3964_Amelie-Mauresmo " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3482/3172577629_dc9c4fd9b2.jpg" alt="IMGP3964_Amelie-Mauresmo" height="500" width="450" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/raeallen/" target="_blank">RaeA</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/accesser/3161964639/" title="Tennis-Star(Amelie Mauresmo ) " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/3161964639_4c01b1b574.jpg" alt="Tennis-Star(Amelie Mauresmo )" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/accesser/" target="_blank">accesser</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/7863933@N04/3403340452/" title="Amelie Mauresmo" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3638/3403340452_f2f41ca315.jpg" alt="Amelie Mauresmo" height="500" width="333" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by<a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/7863933@N04/" target="_blank"> sr_cranks</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nicolasg/3564495247/" title="Roland Garros 2009 - Amélie Mauresmo" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2475/3564495247_5620b43ea6.jpg" alt="Roland Garros 2009 - Amélie Mauresmo" height="500" width="334" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Amelie Mauresmo by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nicolasg/" target="_blank">NicolasGaire</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Amélie Simone Mauresmo</span> French pronunciation: [ameli simɔn moʀɛsmo]; born 5 July 1979) is a French professional tennis player. She is a former World No. 1. Mauresmo won two Grand Slam singles titles in 2006, at the Australian Open and at Wimbledon.<br /><br />Mauresmo first attained the top ranking on 13 September 2004, holding it for five weeks on that occasion. She was the fourteenth World No. 1 in women's tennis since the computer rankings began. She is well known for her powerful one-handed backhand and strong net play . As of June 8, 2009, Mauresmo is ranked World No. 17.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5373370284409085802.post-23836421292322599202009-07-01T08:34:00.000-07:002009-07-01T08:44:25.831-07:00Akiko Morigami<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wuertele/262099886/" title="Akiko Morigami" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/95/262099886_3549c8bd93.jpg" alt="Akiko Morigami" height="458" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/wuertele/" target="_blank">Wuertele</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/3656099065/" title="Akiko Morigami " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3546/3656099065_94b2975af8.jpg" alt="Akiko Morigami" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/brunogirin/" target="_blank">Bruno Girin</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brunogirin/3656099403/" title="Akiko Morigami, receiving" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3308/3656099403_fba694084a.jpg" alt="Akiko Morigami, receiving" height="333" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/brunogirin/" target="_blank">Bruno Girin</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34354076@N06/3649141441/" title="Akiko" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3569/3649141441_49f89acf92.jpg" alt="Akiko" height="482" width="500" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34354076@N06/" target="_blank">suetto</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/34354076@N06/3649139067/" title="Akiko05" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2429/3649139067_8cd61c3720.jpg" alt="Akiko05" height="500" width="363" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/34354076@N06/" target="_blank">suetto</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rickydiver/177594860/" title="Aikko Morigami " target="_blank"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/76/177594860_76584a08e0.jpg" alt="Aikko Morigami" height="500" width="368" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">Akiko Morigami by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/rickydiver/" target="_blank">rickydiver78</a></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Akiko Morigami</span> (Japanese: 森上亜希子, born January 12, 1980, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese female tennis player. She turned professional in 1998. On August 15, 2005, Morigami reached her career-high singles ranking: World No. 41.<br /><br />Morigami has won 1 singles title in her career, defeating top-seed Marion Bartoli of France 6–1 6–3 in Prague in 2007. She has reached two other singles finals, both in Cincinnati (falling to Patty Schnyder in 2005, and losing to Anna Chakvetadze in 2007). In the 2006 French Open, she upset then-World No.3 Nadia Petrova in the first round. Petrova was a favorite to win the Grand Slam title. She is known for her strong two-handed game.</div>adminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547848550379769152noreply@blogger.com0