Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick
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Full name is Andrew Stephen Roddick...Since 2001, has been one of the most celebrated athletes in United States, being featured in non-sports publications ranging from Rolling Stone to Vogue...Some of the most interesting profiles have included an item written by Sir Elton John for Interview Magazine and being selected as the Sexiest Athlete by People Magazine"s Sexiest Man Alive issue in December of 2003.

Andy Roddick has hosted the popular comedy program Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003, becoming the second tennis player (Chris Evert) and only the 10th athlete in three decades to do so...Following his US Open win, embarked on a 12-hour media tour hitting major outlets including the Today Show, MTV, CNN and The Late Show with David Letterman, among others.Hosted a kid"s clinic in Central Park prior to the 2003 US Open with Dave Matthews Band violinist Boyd Tinsley, who is an avid tennis fan and regular supporter of Roddick...Opened NASDAQ Stock Market on August 20, 2003.Has been honored by throwing out the first pitch at several Major League Baseball games, most recently Game 2 of 2003 Oakland-Boston playoff series.
Andy Roddick's Father, Jerry, is an investor, and mother, Blanche, is director of the Andy Roddick Foundation...Brother John was an All-American tennis player at University of Georgia (1996-98), and now operates a tennis academy in San Antonio...Oldest brother Lawrence, a chiropractor in San Antonio, was an accomplished spring board diver and a member of U.S. Senior National Team.
A big University of Nebraska football fan, bathroom at parents" home is covered in red-and-white Cornhuskers wallpaper...Moved to Austin, Texas at age 4 1/2, then moved to Boca Raton at age 10...Purchased a second home in Austin in November 2003...Played varsity basketball in high school alongside Davis Cup teammate Mardy Fish, who trained and lived with Roddick in 1999.
Andy Roddick finished as No. 1 junior in U.S. in 1999-2000 and as No. 1 junior in world in 2000...A winner of six world junior singles and seven doubles titles, won the US Open and Australian Open junior singles titles in 2000...Nicknamed "A-Rod" by other players, but ESPN"s Chris Berman dubbed him "Kid Roddick" following an on-line survey of nearly 2,000 voters.
Andy Roddick's hobbies include listening to music (favorites include Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer) and watching movies (favorite is Shawshank Redemption)...Enjoys skydiving, coercing his coach (Gilbert) to join him after winning his first Tennis Masters Series title in Canada in August of 2003...Coached by Brad Gilbert (since June 2003), who won 20 career titles and reached a career-high No. 4 in 1990.

Career Highlights
2000- Andy Roddick finished as youngest player (18 years, 3 months) in year-end Top 200 and as No. 1 junior in world, winning junior Grand Slam titles at Australian Open (d. Ancic) and US Open (d. Ginepri) without dropping a set...Also a QF at Roland Garros.Became first American to win Australian junior title since Ericsson Open chairman Butch Buchholz in 1959... First American to finish as No. 1 junior in world since Brian Dunn in 1992.
Andy Roddick compiled an impressive 17-3 record in Challenger play and 4-5 in ATP level events...Won his first ATP match at TMS in Miami where he defeated Vicente before losing to Agassi in next round...Underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery on Apr. 11 and returned at Roland Garros juniors where he reached QF...In August in Washington, advanced to his first ATP QF with victories over Voinea, Santoro and Kucera before losing to Agassi...Made his US Open debut and lost to A. Costa in four sets in 1st RD...Closed out final two months of season with a 17-2 record, winning his first Challenger title in Austin (d. Russell)... Followed with SF in Las Vegas, his second title in Burbank (d. K. Kim) and runner-up in Knoxville (l. to Caratti)...Ranked No. 325 on Oct. 2 and improved to No. 160 on Nov. 27 in ATP Entry System.
In doubles, reached final in Las Vegas (w/Fish)...
2001 - Andy Roddick at 19 years, 4 months, finished as youngest player in ATP Top 20...Won three ATP titles and became first American teenager to win three or more titles in same season since Sampras won four in 1990...Turned in consistent results, reaching QF or better in eight of 19 ATP level tournaments, including QF at US Open...Did not lose consecutive opening round matches throughout year and played well on all surfaces...Opened season with title at Waikola Challenger (d. Blake).
Andy Roddick made Davis Cup debut in 1st RD in Switzerland and beat Bastl in a dead rubber...Went undefeated (3-0) during year in helping U.S. back to World Group in 2002...His breakthrough tournament occurred in March at TMS Miami where he defeated Levy, former No. 1s Rios and Sampras and Pavel, before losing to Hewitt in QF...In late April, made his ATP clay court debut in Atlanta and dropped only one set in five matches en route to his first ATP title (d. Malisse in F)...Held serve 42 straight games (49 of 51 overall) in becoming first American teenager to win an ATP title since Chang won in February 1992...It was only his 10th career ATP level tournament...Following week in Houston, kept momentum by winning title without dropping a set (d. Hyung-Taik Lee in F) and held serve 45 of 48 games...In capturing back-to-back clay titles, became first American to accomplish feat since Courier in 1992.
Andy Roddick extended his winning streak to 12 matches by reaching 3rd RD in his Roland Garros debut...Defeated Scott Draper in 1st RD and overcame cramps late in fourth set and throughout fifth to beat Chang 7-5 in final set with a tournament record 37 aces...In 3rd RD against Hewitt, retired at 2-2 in 3rd set (tied one set each) with a strained left hamstring...On grass, reached SF in Nottingham (l. to Levy) and advanced to 3rd RD in his Wimbledon debut, defeating Kratochvil and Johansson on Centre Court before losing to eventual champion Ivanisevic in four sets.
Andy Roddick compiled a 9-3 record in summer hard court circuit, reaching QF at TMS Montreal with wins over former No. 1 Moya and current No. 1 Kuerten before losing to eventual winner Pavel in three sets...In lead-up to US Open, lost only one set in six matches and won his first hard court title in Washington, defeating Rios in QF, Chang in SF and Schalken in F...Extended his winning streak to 10 matches at US Open where he posted wins over Corretja in 3rd RD and Robredo in 4th RD before losing a dramatic five-set match to eventual champion Hewitt..Made his Davis Cup home debut in Winston-Salem, N.C. vs. India and posted two wins to help U.S. to a 4-1 victory...Compiled records of 23-10 on hard, 12-1 on clay, 5-3 on grass and 2-2 on carpet...Played well in tie-breaks, posting a 21-11 mark...Only player on tour to lead three MatchFacts categories - service games won (90 percent), break points saved (72 percent) and 2nd serve points won (56 percent)...Also No. 9 in aces (572).
In doubles, Andy Roddick won first ATP title in Delray Beach and reached final in Los Angeles (both w/Gambill)...
2002 - Andy Roddick, the youngest American to finish in year-end Top 10 since Michael Chang in 1992...Captured two ATP titles in four finals, including first Tennis Masters Series, won 56 matches and helped U.S. to Davis Cup SF.
Andy Roddick recorded an ATP season-best 144 mph serve at Wimbledon...Captured his first title in February in Memphis (d. Blake) and two weeks later, reached final in Delray Beach (l. to Sanguinetti)...Compiled an 18-5 record in first three months of season and went 4-0 in Cup play, posting two singles wins over Slovakia and Spain...In April, repeated his clay court title in Houston (d. Coria in SF, Sampras in F)...Also won doubles title (w/Fish), becoming lone double winner on ATP circuit during season...Advanced to SF at TMS Roma and at Roland Garros.
On grass, Andy Roddick reached 3rd RD at Wimbledon, losing to Rusedski...During North American summer hard court circuit, reached first TMS final in Toronto (d. Nalbandian in QF, Novak in SF, l. to Canas in F)...Duplicated his QF result at US Open (l. to eventual champion Sampras)...In Davis Cup SF in France, lost four-set matches to Clement and Grosjean...Closed year with back-to-back QF in Basel and TMS Paris to break into Top 10 for second time...Had a 48-3 match record when winning first set...Compiled records of 34-11 on hard and 14-7 on clay...Finished No. 2 in service games won (88 percent) and No. 3 in aces (658)...Surpassed $1 million mark for first time.

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