KYLE EDMUND GBR @Kyle8edmund @Kyleedmundtennis @Kyle.Edmund
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KYLE EDMUND GBR www.kedders.co.uk @kyle8edmund @kyleedmundtennis @kyle.edmund BORN: 8 January 1995, Johannesburg, RSA HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.88m (6'2") / 83kg (183lbs) RESIDENCE: Nassau, Bahamas PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 107-106 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $5,313,587 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 2-23 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 14 (8 October 2018) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 4-6 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 143 (7 October 2019) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER TITLES (1): 2018 (1): Antwerp > Favourite surface is clay, shot PRIZE MONEY: $995,608 (IH). is forehand and tournament is W-L: 17-22 (singles), 5-8 (doubles) FINALIST (1): 2018 (1): Marrakech (CL). Wimbledon. SINGLES SF (1): Eastbourne CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). > If he wasn't a tennis player, he QF (1): Washington would be a cricket player or PERSONAL Formula 1 driver. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS > Nickname is Kedders. > Hobbies include riding his > Achieved career-high No. 14 on 8 > Father, Steven, is an Yamaha Rhino 4x4, listening to October 2018 after reaching accountant who grew up in music and playing golf. Follows Beijing SF. Became No. 1 Brit on Zimbabwe; mother, Denise, is a Formula 1 and loves sports 5 March 2018, ending Murray's former sprinter from South cars. 12-year reign. Earned new Africa; sister, Kelly. > Lifelong fan of Liverpool FC. career-high ranking 10 times in > Moved to North Yorkshire from Says that he is more nervous 2016 and 9 times in 2018, but South Africa at age 3. watching the team than playing never in 2017 and 2019. Reached > Began playing tennis by chance tennis. No. 8 in junior rankings on 16 at age 10, taking lessons at a > Ambassador for Great Ormond January 2012. local club where his sister Street Hospital Childrens > Won 1st ATP Tour singles title in used to swim. Charity. 1st tournament as No. 1 seed at > Left school at age 14 to train at > Coached by Colin Beecher and 2018 Antwerp. Ended 0-5 start to the Win Tennis academy in Franco Davin. career in ATP Tour SFs by Berkshire. > Struggled with left knee injury reaching 1st final at 2018 > Idols growing up were Andy in 2019. Marrakech. Did not drop a set en Murray and Marat Safin. route to 1st doubles title at 2018 > Trained with countryman Estoril with countryman and 1st- Murray in Miami before 2012- time partner Norrie. 14 seasons. > Earned biggest win of career over No. 3 Dimitrov en route to 2018 Australian Open SF. FEDEX ATP RANKINGS HISTORY Became 4th Brit to reach 2019: 69 (17-22) 2017: 50 (30-30) 2015: 102 (1-5) 2013: 376 (1-3) Australian Open SF and 6th Brit 2018: 14 (37-21) 2016: 45 (21-20) 2014: 193 (0-5) 2012: 568 (0-0) to reach Grand Slam SF in Open Era. Advanced to 1st Grand Slam GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 22-20) 3R and 4R at 2016 US Open. Won W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 boys' doubles titles w/Ferreira Aus. Open 6-5 1R SF 2R 1R 1R — — Silva at 2012 US Open and 2013 Roland Garros 7-4 2R 3R 3R 2R 2R — — Roland Garros. Wimbledon 4-7 2R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R > Snapped 0-9 start to career in US Open 5-4 1R 1R 3R 4R — — — ATP Masters 1000 2R matches by defeating Djokovic en route to ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 23-31) 2018 Madrid QF. Went on to reach W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 2018 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai Indian Wells 3-4 4R 2R 2R 1R — — QF. Miami 3-6 4R 2R 1R 2R 1R 1R > Made Davis Cup debut in 2015 Monte-Carlo 1-3 1R 1R 2R — — — final (GBR d. BEL 3-1). Became Madrid 3-2 1R QF — — — — 1st player since F. Lopez in 2003 Rome 3-3 1R 3R 2R — — — to debut in final. Went 3-0 to lead Canada 1-4 2R 1R 1R 1R — — Brits to 2019 Davis Cup SF (ESP Cincinnati 1-3 1R 2R 1R — — — d. GBR 2-1). Shanghai 5-4 1R QF 2R 2R — — Paris 3-2 3R — 2R — — — For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit 57 DANIEL EVANS GBR BORN: 23 May 1990, Birmingham, England HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.75m (5'9") / 75kg (165lbs) RESIDENCE: Birmingham, England PLAYS: Right-handed · One-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 54-68 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $2,301,746 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 3-10 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 41 (6 March 2017) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 2-5 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 145 (7 October 2019) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS Captured consecutive Challenger mother, Bernadette, is a nurse; PRIZE MONEY: $887,543 titles on grass in 2019 at sisters, Clare and Laura. W-L: 19-21 (singles), 6-9 (doubles) Surbiton, GBR and Nottingham, > Favourite surface is hard, shot CHALLENGER: 20-4 (singles), GBR. Boasts Challenger wins is slice backhand and event is 2-2 (doubles) over one-time Top 10 players Davis Cup. SINGLES F (1): Delray Beach Clement, J. Melzer and Stepanek. > Idols growing up were Tim QF (2): Eastbourne, Atlanta Henman and Pete Sampras. CAREER FINALIST (2): 2019 (1): Delray > Member of British team that CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Beach (H); 2017 (1): Sydney (H). won World Junior Tennis title in > Achieved career-high No. 41 on 2004. 6 March 2017 and returned to PERSONAL > Enjoys playing golf (9 handicap) career-high No. 41 on 28 > Nickname is Evo. and watching football (supports October 2019. Unranked as > Played squash before taking up Aston Villa). recently as 30 April 2018. tennis at age 7 with his father. > Coached by Mark Hilton. Finished a season as No. 1 Brit > Father, David, is an electrician; for 1st time in 2019. Peaked at No. 10 in junior rankings on 1 January 2008. FEDEX ATP RANKINGS HISTORY > Earned 4 wins in 3 sets en route 2019: 42 (19-21) 2015: 185 (0-2) 2011: 344 (0-2) 2007: T1180 (0-0) to 1st ATP Tour final at 2017 2018: 199 (1-1) 2014: 297 (4-6) 2010: 362 (0-3) Sydney. Reached 2019 Delray 2017: 134 (13-12) 2013: 150 (6-4) 2009: 261 (0-3) Beach final as 148th-ranked Q, 2016: 66 (9-10) 2012: 295 (2-3) 2008: 481 (0-1) but squandered 3 championship points against Albot. Went on to GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 14-13) beat Moldovan at Eastbourne W-L 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 and Atlanta in 2019. Aus. Open 4-3 2R — 4R 1R — — — — — — — > Defeated No. 7 Cilic for biggest Roland Garros 0-2 1R — 1R — — — — — — — — win of career en route to 2017 Wimbledon 4-5 3R — — 3R — 1R — — 1R — 1R Australian Open 4R. Held 1 MP US Open 6-3 3R — — 3R — — 3R — — — — against eventual champion Wawrinka in 2016 US Open 3R ATP MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 3-9) before falling in 5 sets. Also W-L 20 19 18 17 reached 3R at 2013 US Open as Indian Wells 1-2 1R — 2R Q, 2016 Wimbledon, 2019 Miami 1-2 2R — 1R Wimbledon and 2019 US Open. Monte-Carlo 0-1 — — 1R > In 2019, qualified at Australian Madrid 0-1 — — 1R Open, Delray Beach, Beijing Rome 0-2 1R — 1R and ATP Masters 1000 events Canada 1-1 2R — — in Indian Wells, Rome and Cincinnati 0-0 — — — Montreal. Posted career-high Shanghai 0-0 — — — 19 tour-level wins in 2019. Paris 0-0 — — — > Owns 108-69 ATP Challenger Tour record (8-6 in finals). 58 For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit ROBERT FARAH COL www.colombianpower.com @RobertFarah_ @RobertFarahOficial @robertfarah BORN: 20 January 1987, Montreal, Canada HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.93m (6'4") / 89kg (196lbs) RESIDENCE: Panama City, Panama PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER DOUBLES W-L: 269-158 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP RANKING: 163 (6 June 2011) CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $3,709,746 HIGHEST FEDEX ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 1 (15 July 2019) 2019 HIGHLIGHTS men's doubles or men's singles women's volleyball team captain PRIZE MONEY: $1,390,028 to be ranked No. 1, qualify for at 1976 Montreal Olympics. W-L: 51-20 (doubles) ATP Finals, win a Grand Slam Sister, Romy, played tennis for DOUBLES TITLES (5): Barcelona, Rome, title and win an ATP Masters University of Miami. Eastbourne, Wimbledon, 1000 title. > Majored in economics at US Open University of Southern California, F (2): Sydney, Cincinnati CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (16): 2019 (5): where he played 2007-10 and SF (3): Rio de Janeiro, Roland US Open (H), Wimbledon (G), was a 3-time All-American in Garros, ATP Finals (all w/Cabal) Eastbourne (G), Rome (CL), both singles and doubles. Barcelona (CL); 2018 (1): Rome > Two days after winning CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (CL); 2017 (2): Munich (CL), Wimbledon title, awarded Great > Became co-No. 1 in doubles with Buenos Aires (CL); 2016 (4): Cross of the Order of Merit by countryman and partner Cabal Moscow (IH), Nice (CL), Rio de Colombia president Ivan Duque on 15 July 2019. Ended 2019 at Janeiro (CL), Buenos Aires (CL); on 15 July 2019. No. 1 and 2018 at No. 2 in team 2015 (2): Geneva (CL), Sao Paulo > Idols growing up were Roger rankings w/Cabal. Broke into (ICL); 2014 (2): Winston-Salem Federer and Marat Safin. Top 10 on 10 September 2018 (H), Rio de Janeiro (CL) (all w/ > Favourite shot is his serve and after reaching US Open SF w/ Cabal). favourite surface is hard.