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DUSAN LAJOVIC SRB @Dutzee @Dusanlajovicofficial @Dutzee DUSAN LAJOVIC SRB @Dutzee @DusanLajovicOfficial @dutzee BORN: 30 June 1990, Belgrade, Serbia HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.82m (6'0") / 83kg (183lbs) RESIDENCE: Stara Pazova, Serbia PLAYS: Right-handed · One-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 99-123 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $3,277,158 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 2-14 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 48 (19 November 2018) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 1-8 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 104 (8 June 2015) 2018 HIGHLIGHTS > Owns 100-58 record on ATP tennis. PRIZE MONEY: $969,301 Challenger Tour with 6 titles, > Father, Dragisa; mother, Marina. W-L: 24-24 (singles), 4-8 (doubles) most recently 2018 Le Gosier, > If he wasn't a tennis player, he SINGLES SF (1): Lyon GUD. Boasts Challenger wins would be a football player. QF (4): Madrid, Umag, Kitzbuhel, over past or present Top 25 Supports FC Barcelona. Beijing players Carreno Busta, > Favourite surface is hard, shot Cecchinato, Klizan, L. Mayer, is backhand and tournament is CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Pouille, Tursunov and Volandri. Doha. > Broke into Top 50 on 15 October > Idol growing up was Pete 2018 and achieved career-high CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). Sampras. No. 48 on 19 November 2018. > Owns a coffee shop in Belgrade Ended year as No. 2 Serbian PERSONAL called "Laboratorije Kafe". behind World No. 1 Djokovic. > Nicknamed "Dutzee". > Trains in Barcelona, Spain. Finished 5 straight seasons in > Began playing tennis at age 7 > Coached by Jose Perlas. Top 100 (2014-18). by coincidence. Only sport > Underwent hernia surgery on 1 > Owns 0-4 record in ATP Tour available for his age group was November 2017. SFs, including losses in 2016 at Sao Paulo, Kitzbuhel and Los Cabos. Lost 1st 8 QFs from YEAR-END ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (W-L) October 2011 to February 2016. 2018: 48 (24-24) 2015: 76 (17-21) 2012: 164 (2-1) 2009: 570 (0-0) After going 0-6 overall in 2013, 2017: 75 (18-22) 2014: 69 (16-19) 2011: 191 (3-5) 2008: 1093 (0-0) won 16 to 19 matches each year 2016: 93 (19-23) 2013: 117 (0-6) 2010: 428 (0-2) 2007: T1461 (0-0) from 2014-17 and career-high 24 matches in 2018. GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 13-19) > Advanced to Grand Slam 3R and W-L 19 18 17 16 15 14 4R for 1st time at 2014 Roland Aus. Open 3-5 1R 2R 2R 1R 2R Garros, losing to eventual Roland Garros 6-5 2R 1R 2R 2R 4R champion Nadal. Snapped Wimbledon 2-5 1R 2R 1R 1R 2R 7-match losing streak in Grand US Open 2-4 3R 1R 1R — 1R Slam 2R by reaching 3R at 2018 US Open. Owns 8-match losing ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 11-17) streak in 5th sets. W-L 19 18 17 16 15 14 > Earned biggest win of career Indian Wells 4-5 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R over No. 6 Del Potro to reach 1st Miami 3-5 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R ATP Masters 1000 QF at 2018 Monte-Carlo 0-1 1R — — — — Madrid as Q. Saved 1 MP vs. Madrid 3-1 QF — — — — Pospisil to reach 1st ATP Rome 0-1 — — — 1R — Masters 1000 R16 at 2017 Indian Canada 0-0 — — — — — Wells as Q. Qualified 10 times at Cincinnati 0-1 1R — — — — ATP Masters 1000 events Shanghai 0-1 — 1R — — — beginning with debut at 2014 Paris 1-2 — — 1R 2R — Indian Wells. For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit 97 FELICIANO LOPEZ ESP @feliciano_lopez @FelicianoLopezTP @felilopezoficial BORN: 20 September 1981, Toledo, Spain HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.88m (6'2") / 88kg (194lbs) RESIDENCE: Madrid, Spain PLAYS: Left-handed · One-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 473-430 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $15,830,804 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 38-92 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 12 (2 March 2015) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 24-11 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 9 (7 November 2016) 2018 HIGHLIGHTS Stepanek). One of only 2 losses Mutua Madrid Open PRIZE MONEY: $1,190,793 suffered by Berdych/Stepanek tournament director. W-L: 21-21 (singles), 21-22 (doubles) in Davis Cup (16-2). > Supports Fundacion Emilio SINGLES QF (5): Sydney, Acapulco, Sanchez Vicario, which Stuttgart, London/Queen's Club, CAREER TITLES (6): 2017 (1): London/ received an ATP ACES For Gstaad Queen's Club (G); 2016 (1): Gstaad Charity grant in 2018 for DOUBLES TITLES (1): Barcelona (CL); 2014 (1): Eastbourne (G); 2013 €15,000. (w/M. Lopez) (1): Eastbourne (G); 2010 (1): > With Sanchez, created 2018 Johannesburg (H); 2004 (1): Vienna Casper Tour of junior events in CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (IH). FINALIST (11). honor of Casper Fernandez, a > Achieved singles career-high CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (4). FINALIST (11). friend and student at Academia No. 12 at age 33 on 2 March 2015 Sanchez-Casal who passed and doubles career-high No. 9 at PERSONAL away due to bone cancer at age age 35 on 7 November 2016 after > Began playing tennis at age 5 16 in July 2017. qualifying for Nitto ATP Finals with father. > Cut soda, bread and dairy w/M. Lopez. Finished 17 straight > Father, Feliciano, is a tennis products out of his diet at age seasons in Top 100 (2002-18). coach; mother, Belen Diaz- 30. Ranked in Top 100 each week Guerra, is a nurse; brother, > Fan of Real Madrid (football). since 8 July 2002. Victor. > Coached by countryman Jose > Captured biggest of 6 singles > In 2019 will begin serving as "Pepo" Clavet. titles at 2017 London/Queen's Club, saving 1 MP to beat both Berdych in QF and Cilic in final. YEAR-END ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (W-L) Earned 20+ victories in 14 of last 2018: 64 (21-21) 2012: 40 (26-27) 2006: 81 (19-29) 2000: 269 (0-1) 16 seasons (2003-05, 2007-08, 2017: 36 (25-23) 2011: 20 (36-26) 2005: 34 (31-28) 1999: 277 (0-0) 2010-18), posting 400th win in 2016: 28 (31-24) 2010: 32 (26-24) 2004: 25 (33-27) 1998: 548 (0-1) 2016 Dubai 1R (d. Garcia-Lopez). 2015: 17 (32-26) 2009: 47 (17-24) 2003: 28 (34-31) 1997: 559 (0-0) Owns 38 Top 10 wins despite 2014: 14 (39-26) 2008: 31 (27-26) 2002: 62 (18-16) 1996: T1294 (0-0) never being in Top 10, including 2013: 28 (29-20) 2007: 35 (27-25) 2001: 159 (2-5) victories over No. 1 Nadal in 2010 London/Queen’s Club QF and No. GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 93-68) 1 Djokovic in 2016 Dubai QF. W-L 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01 > Advanced to Wimbledon QF in Aus. Open 22-16 1R 1R 3R 4R 3R 2R 4R 2R 3R 1R 2R 2R 3R 3R 1R 3R — — 2005, 2008 and 2011, as well as Roland Garros 12-18 1R 3R 3R 1R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 4R 1R 2R 1R US Open QF in 2015. Appeared at Wimbledon 33-17 2R 1R 3R 2R 4R 3R 1R QF 3R 1R QF 3R 1R QF 3R 4R 4R — all-time record 67 straight US Open 26-17 1R 3R 2R QF 3R 3R 3R 3R 4R 1R 1R 4R 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R — Grand Slam events. Defeated Doubles Titles (1): 2016 - Roland Garros (w/M. Lopez). No. 1 seeds and previous 3 champions to win 2016 Roland NITTO ATP FINALS DOUBLES HISTORY Garros doubles title w/M. Lopez. Career 19 18 17 16 Also reached 2017 US Open 1-2 — — RR (w/M. Lopez) doubles final w/M. Lopez. > Reached ATP Masters 1000 ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 113-132) Shanghai SF in 2009, 2011 and W-L 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 2014, as well as ATP Masters Indian Wells 14-16 4R 2R 4R QF 4R 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R 2R 1R 3R 2R 2R — 1000 Toronto SF in 2014. Miami 11-16 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R — 2R 3R 3R 3R 3R 4R 2R 2R 2R 1R 2R Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 6-12 2R 2R 1R — — — 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R — 2R 1R 2R 2R — doubles finals at 2014 Rome w/ Madrid 22-17 2R 3R 2R 2R QF 1R 1R 2R 3R 1R QF QF 1R 1R 2R QF 3R Haase and 2017 Monte-Carlo Rome 6-15 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R QF 2R 1R — 1R 1R 1R 1R — w/M. Lopez. Canada 10-12 — 1R — 1R SF 1R — 2R 1R 1R 2R — 1R 1R 2R QF — > Three-time Davis Cup champion. Cincinnati 10-15 — 2R 2R QF 1R 3R 1R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R — Clinched 2009 title for Spain by Shanghai 19-9 — 2R 2R 3R SF 2R 3R SF 1R SF — — — — — — — winning doubles rubber w/ Paris 13-15 2R 2R 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R — 2R QF 2R — Verdasco in final (d. Berdych/ Hamburg: 2-5 (2R - 2005, 2003; 1R - 2008, 2006, 2004) 98 For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit NICOLAS MAHUT FRA @nmahut @NicolasMahutOfficiel @nicomahut BORN: 21 January 1982, Angers, France HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.90m (6’3”) / 82kg (181lbs) RESIDENCE: Boulogne-Billancourt, France PLAYS: Right-handed · One-handed backhand CAREER DOUBLES W-L: 323-203 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 37 (5 May 2014) CAREER PRIZE MONEY:$9,775,328 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 1 (6 June 2016) 2018 HIGHLIGHTS in 2010 Wimbledon 1R, falling Marseille (IH), Montpellier (IH) PRIZE MONEY: $996,063 70-68 in 5th after 11h5m.
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