Andy Roddick biography

NAME: Andrew Stephen Roddick

OCCUPATION: Tennis Player

BIRTH DATE: August 30, 1982 (Age: 29)

EDUCATION: Boca Prep International School, Highlands Christian Academy

PLACE OF BIRTH: Omaha, Nebrask

Tennis player. Born on August 30, 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska. Andy Roddick is one of the top tennis players in the world today. As a junior competitor, he won six world singles and seven doubles titles. Roddick turned professional in 2000 after becoming the top ranked junior player in the United States and the world that year.

Starting out as a professional player, Roddick found success early on, winning three tournaments, including Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., in 2001. That same year, he made his first appearance as a member of the Davis Cup team. He has played for his country every year since. In 2003, Roddick had a career breakthrough, winning his first Grand Slam tournament title. He beat Spain??s Juan Carlos Ferrero at the U.S. Open. In recognition of his accomplishments, Roddick was named the 2003 Player of the Year by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).

In 2004 Roddick came to his first Wimbledon finals. He lost in four sets to Roger Federer. Roddick finished the year as the number two player in the world and the player with the most aces with 1,017.2005 was not a great year for Roddick. He came to the Wimbledon finals once again and lost again to Federer.

After the 2006 Wimbledon Tournament Roddick hired the tennis legend Jimmy Connors to be his coach. There was a bounce in Roddick’s performance. Roddick finished 2007 by helping the US Davis Cup team beat Russia in the finals.

On the 1st of December, 2008, Roddick hired Larry Stefanki as his new coach. Stefanki had previously trained some of the best men’s players such as John McEnroe, Marcelo Rios, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Fernando Gonzalez, and Tim Henman. Roddick decided not to defend his Dubai title in 2009 with prize money over $2 million to protest against the refusal of the United Arab Emirates to grant Israeli Shahar Peer a visa for the Women’s event.