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RADU ALBOT MDA @RaduAlbot @ RaduAlbot @radu.albot11 BORN: 11 November 1989, Chisinau, Moldova HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.75m (5'9") / 69kg (152lbs) RESIDENCE: Chisinau, Moldova PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 73-91 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $3,128,654 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 0-7 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 39 (5 August 2019) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 7-4 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 56 (29 April 2019) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER TITLES (1): 2019 (1): Delray > Favourite tournaments are US PRIZE MONEY: $1,145,773 Beach (H). Open and Wimbledon. W-L: 31-26 (singles), 13-22 (doubles) CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). > Idols growing up were Sebastien SINGLES TITLES (1): Delray Beach Grosjean and Marat Safin. SF (3): Montpellier, Geneva, PERSONAL > If he wasn't a tennis player, he Los Cabos > Nicknamed Machine by other would play football. players. > Enjoys spending time with CAREER HIGHLIGHTS > Speaks Romanian, Russian, friends and biking. > Achieved career-high No. 39 on English and a bit of German and > Studies at sports university in 5 August 2019 after reaching Spanish. Chisinau. Los Cabos SF. Broke into Top > Began playing tennis at age 8 > Has trained in Romania, Germany, 100 on 27 July 2015 following because his father watched USA and Spain. run to Poznan, POL Challenger tennis on TV. > Coached by Magnus Tideman. final. Finished 4 straight > Father, Vladimir, works at the seasons in Top 100 (2016-19). ministry of internal affairs; > Earned career-high 31 tour- mother, Svetlana, is a dentist. level wins in 2019, highlighted > Favourite surfaces are hard by 1st ATP Tour final and title at and clay. Delray Beach. Saved 3 championship points vs. Evans after also defeating Kyrgios, FEDEX ATP RANKINGS HISTORY Johnson and McDonald in 3 2019: 46 (31-26) 2015: 121 (2-5) 2011: 281 (0-0) 2007: T1028 (0-0) sets. 2018: 99 (12-23) 2014: 169 (7-4) 2010: 490 (0-0) > Defeated No. 12 Carreno Busta 2017: 87 (9-17) 2013: 168 (5-1) 2009: 715 (1-2) in 5 sets for biggest win of 2016: 97 (4-11) 2012: 224 (2-2) 2008: 933 (0-0) career en route to 2018 Wimbledon 3R. Qualified and GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 9-17) beat Lu in 5th-set TB to reach W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 2017 US Open 3R. Owns 4 wins Aus. Open 1-3 2R 1R 1R — — — from 2 sets down, including Roland Garros 2-4 2R 2R 1R 1R — — comeback against Barrere in Wimbledon 4-4 1R 3R 2R 2R — — 2018 Roland Garros 1R. US Open 2-6 1R 1R 3R 1R 1R 1R > Upset 2017 champion Rojer/ Tecau and 2016 champion J. ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 10-13) Murray/Soares en route to W-L 20 19 18 17 2018 US Open doubles SF w/ Indian Wells 2-3 3R 1R 1R Jaziri as ALT. Captured 2015 Miami 2-3 2R 2R 1R Istanbul doubles title in team Monte-Carlo 1-1 2R — — debut w/Lajovic. Madrid 0-1 1R — — > Peaked at No. 11 in junior Rome 1-1 2R — — rankings on 22 January 2007. Canada 1-1 2R — — Defeated future ATP Tour No. Cincinnati 1-1 2R — — 3s Dimitrov and Raonic in Shanghai 0-1 1R — — junior matches. Paris 2-1 3R — — 22 For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit KEVIN ANDERSON RSA @KAndersonATP @ KAndersonATP @kandersonatp BORN: 18 May 1986, Johannesburg, RSA HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 2.03m (6'8") / 94kg (208lbs) RESIDENCE: Gulf Stream, FL, USA PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 330-225 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $16,293,854 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 18-65 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 5 (16 July 2018) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 14-10 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 58 (17 November 2014) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS (1): Delray Beach (H); 2011 (1): > Raised more than $100,000 at PRIZE MONEY: $560,921 Johannesburg (H). FINALIST (13). inaugural Grand Slam Cause for W-L: 11-4 (singles) CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (3). the Paws in 2018, supporting SINGLES TITLES (1): Pune dog rescue Dezzy's Second QF (1): Miami PERSONAL Chance and Ocean Conservancy. > Began playing tennis at age 6. > Planning to hold event again on CAREER HIGHLIGHTS > Parents, Michael and Barbara, 14 December 2019 in support of > Achieved career-high No. 5 on were engineers; brother, First Serve, Dezzy's Second 16 July 2018 after advancing to Gregory. Chance and Ocean Wimbledon final. Highest- > Played at University of Illinois Conservancy. ranked African in ATP Rankings for 3 seasons (2005-07). Won > Wife, Kelsey, played golf at history (since 1973). Finished 5 2006 NCAA doubles title with University of Illinois (married of last 7 seasons in Top 20 Ryan Rowe. Reached 2007 26 November 2011). Daughter, (2013-15, 2017-18). NCAA singles SF, doubles final Keira (born 27 September > Debuted at Nitto ATP Finals in and team final. Earned All- 2019). 2018 and became 1st African American honours all 3 years. > Coached by Diego Moyano and semi-finalist in history. Beat > Member of ATP Player Council Jay Bosworth. Nishikori 6-0 6-1 in RR for most for 4 terms from 2012-20. > Struggled with series of injuries lopsided victory of career. > Enjoys outdoor adventures, from 2016-19, including left > First of 6 career titles came at reading, playing guitar and knee, right shoulder, groin, hip, home in Johannesburg (2011). racing sports cars. left thigh and right elbow. Also Captured biggest title of career > Works to reduce plastic on underwent ankle surgery in at 2018 Vienna ATP 500 event. tour. Inspired by documentary March 2016 and right knee Reached ATP Masters 1000 SFs “Plastic Oceans." surgery in September 2019. in 2018 at Madrid and Toronto. Earned 30+ wins in 7 of last 9 seasons (2011-15, 2017-18), FEDEX ATP RANKINGS HISTORY posting personal-best 48 wins 2019: 91 (11-4) 2015: 12 (46-24) 2011: 32 (42-27) 2007: 228 (0-1) in 2018. Qualified for 9 tour- 2018: 6 (48-20) 2014: 16 (38-24) 2010: 61 (14-18) 2006: 513 (0-0) level events in 2010, tied with 8 2017: 14 (32-21) 2013: 20 (37-23) 2009: 162 (2-6) 2005: 548 (0-0) other players for 3rd-most 2016: 67 (17-21) 2012: 37 (30-26) 2008: 106 (13-10) 2004: T1175 (0-0) since start of ATP Tour in 1990. > Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 71-40) and final at 2017 US Open as W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 World No. 32. Lowest-ranked Aus. Open 12-11 2R 1R — 1R 4R 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R US Open finalist in history and Roland Garros 17-9 — 4R 4R 1R 3R 4R 4R 3R 2R 1R — — 1st African US Open finalist in Wimbledon 20-11 3R F 4R 1R 4R 4R 3R 1R 2R 1R — 1R Open Era. Also became tallest US Open 22-9 — 4R F 3R QF 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R — — Grand Slam finalist in Open Era at 2.03m/6-foot-8. NITTO ATP FINALS HISTORY > Reached 2nd Grand Slam SF Career 20 19 18 and final at 2018 Wimbledon. In 2-2 — SF SF, beat Isner 26-24 in 5th for 300th win after 6h36m -- 2nd- ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 87-73) longest match in Grand Slam W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 history. In QF, rallied from 2 Indian Wells 13-9 — QF 2R — 3R QF QF 3R 1R 2R 1R — sets down and saved 1 MP for Miami 19-10 QF QF 2R — 4R 3R 3R 3R QF 2R — 3R biggest career win over 8-time Monte-Carlo 1-4 — — — — — 1R 2R 1R 1R — — — champion and World No. 2 Madrid 8-8 — SF — 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R — — Federer after 4h14m. Rome 6-8 — 2R 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R — — — Canada 16-9 — SF QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 3R 3R — — CAREER TITLES (6): 2019 (1): Pune (H); Cincinnati 6-9 — 3R 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R — — 1R 2018 (2): Vienna (IH), New York (IH); Shanghai 10-9 — QF 2R 2R QF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R — — 2015 (1): Winston-Salem (H); 2012 Paris 8-7 — 3R 2R — 3R QF 2R 3R 2R — — — For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit 23 PABLO ANDUJAR ESP @AndujarPablo @pabloandujaroficial @pabloandujaroficial BORN: 23 January 1986, Cuenca, Spain HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.80m (5'11") / 80kg (176lbs) RESIDENCE: Valencia, Spain PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 138-196 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $5,355,556 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 4-22 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 32 (13 July 2015) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 5-6 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 74 (3 December 2012) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS > Peaked at No. 5 in junior rankings and Italian. PRIZE MONEY: $724,751 on 7 June 2004. Captured 2004 > Began playing tennis at age 6. W-L: 14-18 (singles), 0-5 (doubles) Roland Garros boys' doubles title > Father, Jose; mother, Inma; CHALLENGER: 19-2 (singles) with countryman Granollers. brother, Jose; sister, Ana. SINGLES F (1): Marrakech Went 67-16 in singles on ITF > Admires play of countrymen SF (1): Gstaad Junior Circuit, highlighted by 6-3 Juan Carlos Ferrero, David QF (1): Kitzbuhel 6-1 win over future ATP No. 3 Del Ferrer and Rafael Nadal. Potro in 2003 Yucatan Cup SF. > Favourite surface is clay, shot CAREER HIGHLIGHTS is backhand and tournament is > Achieved career-high No.