Tommy Haas
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Tommy Haas is a German
and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional, he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season
, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to play on the Tour.
Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament
, his best result being the semi-finals at the Australian Open
and Wimbledon. He has won thirteen career titles in singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics.
racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich
. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri
. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy.
title in 1999 and managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open and was a finalist in the Grand Slam Cup
. The following year he won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics.
In 2001, he began to make even greater strides in his tennis career by winning four ATP titles, including his first ATP Master's title. Haas was quickly rising to the top of the tennis ranks when his career was suddenly halted at no. 2 in the world by a tragic and severe accident that nearly claimed the lives of Haas's parents, leaving his father in a coma. Haas spent much of the 2002 year taking care of his family, instead of playing tennis. At the end of the lay-off from tennis because of his parent's accident, he seriously injured his shoulder, requiring a major operation. He was plagued by further injuries and related complications afterwards, and did not return to professional tennis fully until 2004. Before his parents' accident and his injuries, he had an impressive record against notable former, current, and future no. 1 ranked players: 3–0 against Andy Roddick
, 5–5 against Pete Sampras
, 2–1 against Roger Federer
, 2–1 against Marat Safin
, and 2–0 against Jim Courier
. Haas won two more ATP titles in his return year of 2004, while trying to gain back his form.
, despite having been up two sets. Haas began having severe cramps in his legs in the third set, and from then on, his limited mobility on the court perhaps cost him the remaining three sets and a match in the semifinals. During the match he was visibly disturbed, repeatedly hitting his legs with his racquet, frustrated at the cramps.
At the end of the year, he had to win the Paris Masters to qualify for the Masters Cup
, the ATP year-end finale. He lost after a semifinal run to Dominik Hrbatý
with health problems and did not play again for the rest of the year.
and a five-set quarterfinal rematch against Nikolay Davydenko
. He lost his semifinal match against first-time Grand Slam
finalist Fernando González
from Chile
in straight sets. Despite this loss, Haas returned to the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since 2002.
On 25 February, at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
in Memphis
, Haas stopped Andy Roddick
's quest for the final, winning 6–3, 6–2. This was the first time Haas had won a title without facing a single break point in any of his matches, as well as the first time he has won titles in consecutive seasons. Haas is also only the second player who has won three titles at Memphis, the other being Jimmy Connors
, who won in 1979, 1983, and 1984. Haas has not lost a final since losing to Andre Agassi
in the 2002 Rome Masters
.
Haas reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, an ATP Masters Series
tournament held in Indian Wells, California
, where he lost to Scotland's Andy Murray in a third-set tiebreaker. In the 2007 ATP Champion's Race, Haas, the thirteenth seed (10th-ranked), not known for being much of a grass courter, advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Zack Fleishman
, Tomáš Zíb
, and no. 21 seed Dmitry Tursunov
. Unfortunately, this run came to an end after he suffered a torn abdominal muscle and had to withdraw a day before playing Roger Federer
.
At the 2007 U.S. Open
, Haas equaled his best result in New York by reaching the quarterfinals with thrilling five-set wins over Sébastien Grosjean
and James Blake
. He beat Blake, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 7–6, saving match points. His run ended, however, with a three-set loss to Nikolay Davydenko
.
In the first half of 2008, Haas was derailed by injuries, causing him to miss both the Australian Open and the French Open. This dropped him significantly in the rankings, as he was unable to back up his semifinal performance at the Australian Open the year before. He made it to the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, defeating Andy Murray in three sets. He was then forced to withdraw from his quarterfinal match against Roger Federer
due to injury.
He reached the third round at Wimbledon with a four-set win over Guillermo Cañas
and a straight-set win over 23rd seed Tommy Robredo
. He then fell to Andy Murray in four sets, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6.
In the hard-court season, he got to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
in Washington, D.C., but was steamrolled by the red-hot Juan Martín del Potro
, 6–2, 6–1. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, he beat former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà
, and then lost to Nikolay Davydenko
in the second round. At the US Open, he beat twelfth seed Richard Gasquet
in five tough sets, 6–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. He then fell to Gilles Müller
of Luxembourg
in five sets, despite cruising in the first two sets. He lost 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6.
due to elbow problems. However, he appeared in Kooyong Exhibition game where he beat Mardy Fish
, 7–6, 6–3.
At the 2009 Australian Open
, Haas had a decent run, easily beating Eduardo Schwank
in the first Round and Flavio Cipolla
in the second. In the third round, he fell to the tournament's first seed and eventual champion Rafael Nadal
, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6.
At the SAP Open
in San Jose
, he joined forces with Czech Radek Štěpánek
to clinch his first-ever doubles title, after losing in the singles quarterfinals to defending champion Andy Roddick
.
Haas lost in the first round in both Memphis
and Delray Beach. He did not succeed in defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, as he fell to Novak Djokovic
in third round, 2–6, 6–7, after defeating Óscar Hernández and Rainer Schüttler
. He suffered another failure in the Miami Masters, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
.
In Houston, Texas, at the River Oaks Mens Clay Championship, Haas was defeated by Björn Phau
in the quarterfinals, after he defeated defending champion Marcel Granollers
in the second round.
As a qualifier in Madrid
, he defeated Ernests Gulbis
, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, before he lost to Andy Roddick
.
, Haas matched his best result since 2002. He defeated Andrei Pavel
in straight sets, and then won a five-setter, 6–3, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, against Leonardo Mayer
. After defeating Jérémy Chardy
in the third round, Haas was narrowly defeated by the former world no. 1 and eventual champion Roger Federer
, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6, 0–6, 2–6 in the fourth round. At a crucial stage of the third set, Haas was only five points away from his biggest win in clay, unable to convert the break point the score leveled to 4–4. Federer overturned the match after this break, winning the last three sets.
At the Gerry Weber Open
in Germany, Haas won his first title on grass in his 21st ATP World Tour final. In the process, he defeated fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, Mischa Zverev
in the quarterfinals, and Philipp Kohlschreiber
in the semifinals. He defeated the tournament's second seed Novak Djokovic
, 6–3, 6–7, 6–1, in the final.
This victory made Haas one of a very select group of players to have won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (grass, clay, and hard courts.) With Haas' success at this tournament and at the French Open, his ranking rose to no. 35.
At Wimbledon
, Haas won a memorable five-set match against Marin Čilić
. Haas was up two sets to love and had match points in the fourth set, then had to save two match points serving at 5–6 before the match was suspended due to darkness after over four hours of play, at 6–6 in the fifth. The next day, Haas broke Cilic at 8–8 and eventually held on to win, 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7, 10–8. Haas then comfortably defeated Igor Andreev
, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4, to reach the quarterfinals. There, he defeated Novak Djokovic
, 7–5, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, for the second time in three weeks to reach the semifinals at the Wimbledon
for the first time in his career, where he faced Roger Federer
in a rematch of their encounter in Paris. Haas lost, 6–7, 5–7, 3–6, ensuring Federer's historic seventh Wimbledon final. This success at Wimbledon made Haas rise considerably in ATP ranking, reaching no. 19.
Haas continued his late career resurgence by making it to the semifinals at the LA Tennis Open by defeating Marat Safin
in the quarterfinals, 7–6, 6–2. But with "The Samurai" fans behind Sam Querrey
at home, Haas was defeated, 3–6, 5–7. He made it to the third round at the U.S. Open
, losing narrowly to Fernando Verdasco
, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 1–6, 6–4, after being up a break in each set.
, Haas reached the third round after defeating Simon Greul
and Janko Tipsarević
.He did not play after February 2010, spending time recovering from right hip and right shoulder surgeries. He returned to action partnering Radek Štěpánek
in doubles in Munich in May 2011, but they lost in the first round. His return match in singles came at the 2011 French Open
, where he lost in Round One. He also went down in the first round at Wimbledon, but reached the third round of the 2011 US Open
, losing to Juan Mónaco
in four sets, 7–6(3), 3–6, 2–6, 3–6.
Haas is married to actress Sara Foster
. On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen.
On 5 July 2010, Haas announced on his website that he would become a father for the first time. And on 15 November 2010, Haas announced on his website that his wife Sara had given birth to a baby girl, Valentina. He says he wants to remain playing long enough for his daughter to watch him play.
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw
Germans
The Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe. The English term Germans has referred to the German-speaking population of the Holy Roman Empire since the Late Middle Ages....
and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional, he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season
2003 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to play on the Tour.
Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
, his best result being the semi-finals at the Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
and Wimbledon. He has won thirteen career titles in singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Playing equipment
His equipment include Solfire, Lacoste and Nike for his clothes and shoes, respectively. He switched to using HeadHead (company)
Head N.V. is a sports equipment and clothing company, known mainly for their alpine skis and tennis racquets. Founded as a ski company in Baltimore, Maryland, the company is currently headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and Kennelbach, Austria...
racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
Early life
Born in HamburgHamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri
Nick Bollettieri
Nicholas James Bollettieri is an American tennis coach who is credited with developing many world-class champions, including Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Monica Seles, and Mary Pierce. Recently, he has worked with 2006 U.S. Open champion Maria Sharapova, Jelena Janković, Nicole Vaidišová and Sabine...
. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy.
1996–2000
In 1996, Haas became a professional tennis player. He gained attention as a future tennis star when he won his first ATPAssociation of Tennis Professionals
The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 by Donald Dell, Jack Kramer, and Cliff Drysdale to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the worldwide tennis tour for men and linked the title of the tour with the...
title in 1999 and managed to make it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open and was a finalist in the Grand Slam Cup
Grand Slam Cup
The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation , which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.The...
. The following year he won a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics.
2001–2004
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, 5–5 against Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time....
, 2–1 against Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 2–1 against Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
, and 2–0 against Jim Courier
Jim Courier
James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open...
. Haas won two more ATP titles in his return year of 2004, while trying to gain back his form.
2006
In 2006, Haas won three ATP Tournaments and put on an impressive performance at the 2006 U.S. Open, making it to the quarterfinals, where he was knocked out by Nikolay DavydenkoNikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
, despite having been up two sets. Haas began having severe cramps in his legs in the third set, and from then on, his limited mobility on the court perhaps cost him the remaining three sets and a match in the semifinals. During the match he was visibly disturbed, repeatedly hitting his legs with his racquet, frustrated at the cramps.
At the end of the year, he had to win the Paris Masters to qualify for the Masters Cup
Masters Cup
The Masters Cup is an annual disc golf tournament held at De Laveaga Disc Golf Course in Santa Cruz, California. The event features both amateur and professional divisions...
, the ATP year-end finale. He lost after a semifinal run to Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý
Dominik Hrbatý is a retired professional tennis player from Slovakia.-Personal life:Hrbatý was born on 4 January 1978 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. His father was an architecture engineer and his younger brother is an umpire...
with health problems and did not play again for the rest of the year.
2007
In 2007, Haas, with his trademark long hair now cut short, had battled his way to his third Australian Open semifinal, which included intense matches against David NalbandianDavid Nalbandian
David Pablo Nalbandian is an Argentine professional tennis player and former world no. 3. He was runner-up at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships and the winner of the Tennis Masters Cup in 2005.-Biography:...
and a five-set quarterfinal rematch against Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
. He lost his semifinal match against first-time Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
finalist Fernando González
Fernando González
----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
from Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
in straight sets. Despite this loss, Haas returned to the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since 2002.
On 25 February, at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships
Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup
The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and the Cellular South Cup are tennis tournaments held in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The Regions Morgan Keegan Championships is a men's ATP Tour event that has been held since 1976. In previous years it has been known as the U.S. Indoor Championships, the...
in Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
, Haas stopped Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
's quest for the final, winning 6–3, 6–2. This was the first time Haas had won a title without facing a single break point in any of his matches, as well as the first time he has won titles in consecutive seasons. Haas is also only the second player who has won three titles at Memphis, the other being Jimmy Connors
Jimmy Connors
James Scott "Jimmy" Connors is an American former world no. 1 tennis player....
, who won in 1979, 1983, and 1984. Haas has not lost a final since losing to Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi
Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game...
in the 2002 Rome Masters
Rome Masters
The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's...
.
Haas reached the quarterfinals of the Pacific Life Open, an ATP Masters Series
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
tournament held in Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
, where he lost to Scotland's Andy Murray in a third-set tiebreaker. In the 2007 ATP Champion's Race, Haas, the thirteenth seed (10th-ranked), not known for being much of a grass courter, advanced to the fourth round at Wimbledon for the first time, defeating Zack Fleishman
Zack Fleishman
Zachary Rodin "Zack" Fleishman is a right-handed professional tennis player from the United States.-Tennis career:Fleishman began playing tennis at the age of 8....
, Tomáš Zíb
Tomáš Zíb
Tomáš Zíb , is a male tennis player from the Czech Republic. He reached a career high ranking of 51 in 2005, and is ranked number 290 in the world as of August 18, 2008.-Wins :-Runners-up :-External links:* *...
, and no. 21 seed Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
. Unfortunately, this run came to an end after he suffered a torn abdominal muscle and had to withdraw a day before playing Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
.
At the 2007 U.S. Open
2007 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
, Haas equaled his best result in New York by reaching the quarterfinals with thrilling five-set wins over Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien Grosjean
Sébastien René Grosjean is a retired tennis player from France. His career-high ATP Entry ranking is No. 4 . He retired from tennis on May 27, 2010.-Career:...
and James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
. He beat Blake, 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 7–6, saving match points. His run ended, however, with a three-set loss to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
.
2008
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
due to injury.
He reached the third round at Wimbledon with a four-set win over Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Cañas
Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he...
and a straight-set win over 23rd seed Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
. He then fell to Andy Murray in four sets, 4–6, 7–6, 3–6, 2–6.
In the hard-court season, he got to the semifinals of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
in Washington, D.C., but was steamrolled by the red-hot Juan Martín del Potro
Juan Martin Del Potro
Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4...
, 6–2, 6–1. At the Rogers Cup in Toronto, he beat former world no. 1 Carlos Moyà
Carlos Moyá
Carlos Moya Llompart is a retired former world no. 1 tennis player from Spain. He was the French Open singles champion in 1998 and was the singles runner-up at the 1997 Australian Open. In 2004, he helped his country win the Davis Cup. He currently resides in Switzerland...
, and then lost to Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Davydenko
Nikolay Vladimirovich Davydenko is a Ukrainian-Russian tennis player. Davydenko's best result in a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the semifinals, which he has done on four occasions: twice each at the French Open and the U.S. Open. His biggest achievement to date was winning the 2009 ATP...
in the second round. At the US Open, he beat twelfth seed Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet
Richard Gasquet is a French professional tennis player. He won the mixed doubles Grand Slam title at the 2004 French Open, partnering Tatiana Golovin. His highest ranking in singles is #7. His best achievements in tennis are reaching the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2007 and later that year...
in five tough sets, 6–7, 6–4, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2. He then fell to Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller
Gilles Müller is a Luxembourgish professional tennis player. He was a US Open junior champion and is the most successful male tennis player in the history of his country...
of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
in five sets, despite cruising in the first two sets. He lost 6–2, 6–2, 6–7, 3–6, 3–6.
2009
At the beginning of the new season, Haas pulled out of the Qatar ExxonMobil OpenQatar ExxonMobil Open
The Qatar Open, currently known as the Qatar ExxonMobil Open for sponsorship reasons, is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...
due to elbow problems. However, he appeared in Kooyong Exhibition game where he beat Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, 7–6, 6–3.
At the 2009 Australian Open
2009 Australian Open
The 2009 Australian Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 97th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 19 January through 1 February 2009. The 2009 men's...
, Haas had a decent run, easily beating Eduardo Schwank
Eduardo Schwank
Eduardo Jonatan Schwank is a professional tennis player from Argentina on the ATP Tour. He is currently coached by Javier Nalbandian, the brother of David Nalbandian....
in the first Round and Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla
Flavio Cipolla is a professional tennis player on the ATP Tour from Italy. He reached the second round at the French Open of 2007, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. He reached the 3rd round of the 2008 US Open...
in the second. In the third round, he fell to the tournament's first seed and eventual champion Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal
Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...
, 4–6, 2–6, 2–6.
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, he joined forces with Czech Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
to clinch his first-ever doubles title, after losing in the singles quarterfinals to defending champion Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
.
Haas lost in the first round in both Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
and Delray Beach. He did not succeed in defending his title at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, as he fell to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
in third round, 2–6, 6–7, after defeating Óscar Hernández and Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler
Rainer Schüttler is a German professional tennis player, ranked World No. 113 in the ATP rankings. He is the last German player who reached a final in a grand slam tournament....
. He suffered another failure in the Miami Masters, losing to Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin
Mikhail Kukushkin is a professional Kazakh tennis player of Russian origin.-History:Born in Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union, he turned pro in 2006 and achieved his highest ranking on 1 November 2010....
.
In Houston, Texas, at the River Oaks Mens Clay Championship, Haas was defeated by Björn Phau
Bjorn Phau
Björn Phau is a German tennis player and the son of a German mother and an Indonesian father. He reached a singles ranking of 59 in the world on 19 June 2006. He defeated Andre Agassi 7–5, 7–5 at the 2006 Dubai Tennis Championships. In an interview, Agassi cited Phau as one of the quickest tennis...
in the quarterfinals, after he defeated defending champion Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers
Marcel Granollers i Pujol is a professional tennis player from Spain who turned professional in 2003. He reached his highest singles ranking of World Number 33 on August 1, 2011, and his highest doubles ranking of World Number 5.-2006:Granollers made the first round of the Wimbledon tournament in...
in the second round.
As a qualifier in Madrid
2009 Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open
The 2009 Madrid Masters is a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It is the 8th edition of the event on the ATP and 1st on the WTA. It is classified as an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the 2009 ATP World Tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the 2009 WTA Tour...
, he defeated Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, before he lost to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
.
Resurgence
At the 2009 French Open2009 French Open
The 2009 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 108th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, Haas matched his best result since 2002. He defeated Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel
Andrei Pavel is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Romania. He is currently coaching former world No. 1 and the current world No. 15 of the WTA, Jelena Janković.-Career:...
in straight sets, and then won a five-setter, 6–3, 7–6, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, against Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Mayer
Leonardo Martin Mayer is an Argentine professional tennis player.Mayer achieved a singles career high of world no. 51 on June 7, 2010. His career high in doubles was world no. 94 on March 1, 2010.http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/player.asp?player=100049039 He is coached by Emiliano Redondi...
. After defeating Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
in the third round, Haas was narrowly defeated by the former world no. 1 and eventual champion Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
, 7–6, 7–5, 4–6, 0–6, 2–6 in the fourth round. At a crucial stage of the third set, Haas was only five points away from his biggest win in clay, unable to convert the break point the score leveled to 4–4. Federer overturned the match after this break, winning the last three sets.
At the Gerry Weber Open
Gerry Weber Open
The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule....
in Germany, Haas won his first title on grass in his 21st ATP World Tour final. In the process, he defeated fourth seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round, Mischa Zverev
Mischa Zverev
Mikhail "Mischa" Zverev is a German professional tennis player. He is the son of former Russian tennis player Alexander Zverev, who is also his coach. He now resides in Monte-Carlo, Monaco and represents Germany internationally...
in the quarterfinals, and Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber
Philipp Kohlschreiber is a tennis player from Germany, who turned professional in 2001. The right-hander has won six doubles and three singles titles. He reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on 28 September 2009, when he achieved a ranking of World No. 22...
in the semifinals. He defeated the tournament's second seed Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 6–3, 6–7, 6–1, in the final.
This victory made Haas one of a very select group of players to have won ATP titles on all three major surfaces (grass, clay, and hard courts.) With Haas' success at this tournament and at the French Open, his ranking rose to no. 35.
At Wimbledon
2009 Wimbledon Championships
The 2009 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, from Monday 22 June through to Sunday 5 July 2009...
, Haas won a memorable five-set match against Marin Čilić
Marin Cilic
Marin Čilić , is a Croatian professional tennis player. His career high ATP ranking is no. 9, achieved on 22 February 2010, following his best-ever performance at a Grand Slam, reaching the semi-finals in the 2010 Australian Open...
. Haas was up two sets to love and had match points in the fourth set, then had to save two match points serving at 5–6 before the match was suspended due to darkness after over four hours of play, at 6–6 in the fifth. The next day, Haas broke Cilic at 8–8 and eventually held on to win, 7–5, 7–5, 1–6, 6–7, 10–8. Haas then comfortably defeated Igor Andreev
Igor Andreev
Igor Valerievich Andreev is a Russian professional tennis player, born in Moscow.-2003:Andreev made his ATP debut in September 2003 at Bucharest, Romania as a qualifier and defeated top seed Nikolay Davydenko 7–5, 6–7, 6–0 in the first round, before losing in the next round to José Acasuso.At the...
, 7–6, 6–4, 6–4, to reach the quarterfinals. There, he defeated Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, 7–5, 7–6, 4–6, 6–3, for the second time in three weeks to reach the semifinals at the Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
for the first time in his career, where he faced Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
in a rematch of their encounter in Paris. Haas lost, 6–7, 5–7, 3–6, ensuring Federer's historic seventh Wimbledon final. This success at Wimbledon made Haas rise considerably in ATP ranking, reaching no. 19.
Haas continued his late career resurgence by making it to the semifinals at the LA Tennis Open by defeating Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
in the quarterfinals, 7–6, 6–2. But with "The Samurai" fans behind Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
at home, Haas was defeated, 3–6, 5–7. He made it to the third round at the U.S. Open
2009 US Open - Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but was defeated by Juan Martín del Potro in the final, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–7, 2–6.-Seeds:# Roger Federer # Andy Murray # Rafael Nadal # Novak Djokovic ...
, losing narrowly to Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
, 3–6, 7–5, 7–6, 1–6, 6–4, after being up a break in each set.
2010 and 2011
At the 2010 Australian Open2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, Haas reached the third round after defeating Simon Greul
Simon Greul
Simon Greul is a German male tennis player born April 13, 1981. He is 6'1" tall and weighs 176 lbs . His career high rank was #55, achieved on March 22, 2010.-Career:...
and Janko Tipsarević
Janko Tipsarevic
Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player. His career-high ranking is No. 9, achieved on 14 November 2011. He is the 117th player in history to crack the top 10....
.He did not play after February 2010, spending time recovering from right hip and right shoulder surgeries. He returned to action partnering Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
in doubles in Munich in May 2011, but they lost in the first round. His return match in singles came at the 2011 French Open
2011 French Open
The 2011 French Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 110th edition of the French Open, and the second Grand Slam event of the year...
, where he lost in Round One. He also went down in the first round at Wimbledon, but reached the third round of the 2011 US Open
2011 US Open (tennis)
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States...
, losing to Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco
Juan Mónaco , nicknamed "Pico", is a male tennis player from Argentina. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 14 on February 4, 2008. He is sponsored by Adidas and Yonex.-Biography:...
in four sets, 7–6(3), 3–6, 2–6, 3–6.
Personal life
Haas was born to Brigitte and Peter Haas. He has two sisters, Sabine (born 24 April 1975) and Karin (born 16 June 1979).Haas is married to actress Sara Foster
Sara Foster
Sara Christine Foster is an American actress. She was previously a fashion model before moving to the film industry. She is best known for her role as Jen Clark on 90210.-Career:...
. On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen.
On 5 July 2010, Haas announced on his website that he would become a father for the first time. And on 15 November 2010, Haas announced on his website that his wife Sara had given birth to a baby girl, Valentina. He says he wants to remain playing long enough for his daughter to watch him play.
Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 2000 Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Men's Singles The men's singles tennis competition during the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney was played at the Tennis Centre, Sydney Olympic Park.-Medalists:-Seeds:# # # # ... |
Sydney Olympics 2000 Summer Olympics The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia... |
Hard |  Russia Yevgeny KafelnikovYevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 2001 | Stuttgart | Hard (i) |  Belarus Max MirnyiMax Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a... |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 2002 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
Clay |  United States Andre AgassiAndre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game... |
6–3, 6–3, 6–0 |
Singles: 21 (12–9)
| Legend (pre/post 2009) |
|---|
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0) |
| Grand Slam Cup (0–1) |
| Olympic Silver Medal (1) |
| ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–1) |
| ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (4–2) |
| ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–4) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 1. | 13 October 1997 | Lyon Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon The Open Sud de France is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the ATP Tour. It was held annually at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France, in October, from 1987 through to 2009, before being relocated to... , France |
Hard (i) |  France Fabrice SantoroFabrice Santoro Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 19 October 1998 | Lyon, France | Hard (i) |  Spain Àlex CorretjaÀlex Corretja Àlex Corretja i Verdegay is a former professional tennis player from Spain. During his career, he finished runner-up twice at the French Open . He won the ATP Tour World Championships in 1998 and reached his career-high singles ranking of world no. 2 in 1999... |
6–2, 6–7(6–8), 1–6 |
| Runner-up | 3. | 11 January 1999 | Auckland Heineken Open (tennis) The Heineken Open is a tennis tournament on the ATP International Series played in Auckland, New Zealand. It was also a combined mens and womens tournament until 1981.-History:... , New Zealand |
Hard |  Netherlands Sjeng SchalkenSjeng Schalken Sjeng Schalken is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands.-Playing style:A right-handed baseliner with a single-handed backhand, Schalken's game is characterised by his consistency of both wings and his continental technique on both the forehand and backhand... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 1. | 15 February 1999 | Memphis, United States | Hard | United States Jim Courier Jim Courier James Spencer "Jim" Courier, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won four Grand Slam singles titles, two at the French Open and two at the Australian Open... |
6–4, 6–1 |
| Runner-up | 4. | 19 July 1999 | Stuttgart Mercedes Cup The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts... , Germany |
Clay |  Sweden Magnus NormanMagnus Norman Magnus Norman is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner-up at the French Open in 2000 and for briefly being ranked World Number 2. He won 12 singles titles, including a Tennis Masters Series tournament in Rome, Italy.Norman reached his career high... |
7–6(8–6), 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 0–6, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 5. | 17 September 1999 | Grand Slam Cup Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation , which invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup.The... , Munich, Germany |
Carpet | Greg Rusedski Greg Rusedski Gregory "Greg" Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33... |
3–6, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–7(5–7) |
| Runner-up | 6. | 1 May 2000 | Munich BMW Open The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:... , Germany |
Clay |  Argentina Franco SquillariFranco Squillari Franco Squillari is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina.In his career he has won 3 ATP Tour singles titles and he has reached the semi-finals at the 2000 French Open. He stopped his career in 2005... |
4–6, 4–6 |
| Runner-up | 7. | 18 September 2000 | Summer Olympics Tennis at the 2000 Summer Olympics The tennis competition at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia consisted of singles and doubles events for both men and women.-Medal table:-Events:-References:*... , Sydney, Australia |
Hard | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Russia. He won two Grand Slam singles titles , four Grand Slam doubles titles, and the men's singles gold medal at the Sydney Olympic Games. He also helped Russia win the Davis Cup in 2002... |
6–7(4–7), 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 9 October 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Tim Henman Tim Henman Timothy Henry "Tim" Henman OBE is a retired English professional tennis player and former British Number One. Henman played a serve-and-volley style of tennis that suited the grass courts of Wimbledon. He was the first player from the United Kingdom since Roger Taylor in the 1970s to reach the... |
4–6, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Winner | 2. | 1 January 2001 | Adelaide, Australia | Hard |  Chile Nicolás MassúNicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried , nicknamed Vampiro , is a Chilean tennis player, a former world number nine in singles, and a two-time Olympic gold medalist... |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Winner | 3. | 20 August 2001 | Long Island ATP Long Island The Volvo International – also known as the Pilot Pen International – is a defunct professional tennis tournament played on clay courts from 1973 to 1984 and on outdoor hard courts from 1985 to 1998. It was first held at the Mount Washington Resort in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire in the... , U.S. |
Hard | United States Pete Sampras Pete Sampras Pete Sampras is a retired American tennis player and former world no. 1. During his 15-year tour career, he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and became recognized as one of the greatest tennis players of all time.... |
6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Winner | 4. | 8 October 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Argentina Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Cañas Guillermo Ignacio Cañas , often referred to as Willy Cañas, is a retired Argentine professional tennis player. He was born in Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, and named after Argentine tennis star Guillermo Vilas. His highest singles ranking was 8th . After retirement Cañas took on coaching, he... |
6–2, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | 15 October 2001 | Stuttgart, Germany | Hard (i) | Belarus Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi Max Mirnyi is a professional tennis player from Belarus.Today Mirnyi is a doubles specialist, but he also enjoyed a good singles career, finishing in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years, as well as representing Belarus in Davis Cup competition since April 1994, where he holds a... |
6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 9. | 6 May 2002 | Rome Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... , Italy |
Clay | United States Andre Agassi Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi is a retired American professional tennis player and former world no. 1. Generally considered by critics and fellow players to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Agassi has been called the best service returner in the history of the game... |
3–6, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Winner | 6. | 12 April 2004 | Houston U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament that started in 1910. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts.... , U.S. |
Clay | United States Andy Roddick Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish.... |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 7. | 12 July 2004 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard |  Germany Nicolas KieferNicolas Kiefer Nicolas Kiefer , is a former German professional tennis player. His mother, Nicole, is French. He won a silver medal in men's doubles with partner Rainer Schüttler at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.... |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
| Winner | 8. | 5 February 2006 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard |  Belgium Xavier MalisseXavier Malisse Xavier Malisse is a Belgian tennis player. Born in Kortrijk, Belgium, he is the only men's player from his country to have been ranked in the top 20 of the ATP tour. He is sponsored by Prince and Lotto. His nickname is "The X-Man".... |
6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Winner | 9. | 25 February 2006 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | Sweden Robin Söderling Robin Söderling Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010... |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Winner | 10. | 24 July 2006 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard | Russia Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Tursunov Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player.... |
4–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Winner | 11. | 25 February 2007 | Memphis, U.S. | Hard (i) | United States Andy Roddick |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Winner | 12. | 14 June 2009 | Halle Gerry Weber Open The Gerry Weber Open is a tennis tournament held in Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Held since 1993, the tournament is played on four outdoor grass courts and is a part of the ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour schedule.... , Germany |
Grass |  Serbia Novak DjokovicNovak Djokovic Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open... |
6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–1 |
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Legend |
|---|
| ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0) |
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 9 February 2009 | San Jose, California SAP Open The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour... , United States |
Hard (i) |  Czech Republic Radek ŠtěpánekRadek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... |
 India Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...  Finland Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals... |
6–2, 6–3 |
Singles performance timeline
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | |SR | |W–L | |||
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| Grand Slam Tournaments Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
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| Australian Open Australian Open The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court... |
A | A | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | SF | A | A | 2R | 4R | SF | A | 3R | 3R 2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event... |
A | 0 / 10 | 25–10 | |||
| French Open | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | A | A | 4R 2009 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances... |
A | 1R 2011 French Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever... |
0 / 10 | 15–10 | |||
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 4R | 3R | SF | A | 1R 2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No... |
0 / 12 | 20–11 | |||
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 4R | A | QF | 3R | QF | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 3R 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:... |
0 / 14 | 32–14 | |||
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia... |
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| Indian Wells Masters Indian Wells Masters The Indian Wells Masters is an annual tennis tournament held in Indian Wells, California.... |
A | LQ | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 4R | 2R | 4R | QF | QF | 3R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 19–10 | |||
| Miami Masters Miami Masters The Miami Masters is an annual tennis tournament for men and women held in Key Biscayne, Miami, Florida. It is an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the men's tour and a Premier Mandatory event on the women's tour and is played on hard courts at the Tennis Center at Crandon Park... |
A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 4R | 3R | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 10 | 9–9 | |||
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 | |||
| Rome Masters Rome Masters The Italian Open is an annual tennis tournament held in Rome, Italy. It is the most prestigious red clay tennis tournament in the world after the French Open, with the men's competition being an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, and the women's... |
LQ | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | F | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | |||
| Madrid Masters Madrid Masters There are two sporting events named the Madrid Masters:*Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open — a men's and women's tennis tournament*Madrid Masters... |
LQ | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | W | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | 1 / 11 | 12–10 | |||
| Canada Masters Canada Masters The Canada Masters , currently sponsored as the Rogers Cup, is an annual tennis tournament held in Canada. The men's competition is a Masters 1000 event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour. The women's competition is a Premier 5 tournament on the Women's Tennis Association tour... |
A | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | SF | SF | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 11 | 17–11 | |||
| Cincinnati Masters Cincinnati Masters The Cincinnati Open is an annual outdoor hardcourts tennis event held in the Cincinnati suburb of Mason, Ohio, USA. The event started on September 18, 1899 and is the oldest tennis tournament in the United States played in its original city., Between... |
LQ | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | 0 / 12 | 13–12 | |||
| Shanghai Shanghai Masters (tennis) The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's... |
Not Held | Not Masters Series | 2R | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | ||||||||||||||
| Paris Masters Paris Masters The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour... |
LQ | AA | 3R | QF | 2R | SF | 3R | A | 3R | 3R | SF | 3R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 16–10 | ||||
| Hamburg Masters Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
LQ | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 3R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | NMS | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | |||||
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| Summer Olympics Tennis at the Summer Olympics Tennis was part of the Summer Olympic Games program from the inaugural 1896 Summer Olympics, but was dropped after the 1924 Summer Olympics... |
A | Not Held | F | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | A | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 6–2 | |||||||||||
| Year-End Ranking | 170 | 45 | 34 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 11 | – | 17 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 82 | 17 | 372 | ||||||
LQ = lost in the qualifying draw