Kyle Edmund(Gbr)
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KYLE EDMUND (GBR) @kyle8edmund Kyle Edmund @kyleedmund8 Date of Birth: January 8, 1995 Career Win-Loss: 23-33 Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-6 Residence: Beverley, England Career 5-set Record: 1-2 Height: 1.88m (6’2”) Career Prize Money: $1,152,596 Weight: 80kg (176lbs) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Plays: Right-handed 40 (October 24, 2016) Two-handed backhand Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 713 (November 3, 2014) EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L) > ATP Masters 1000: Enjoyed 1st ATP Masters 1000 win 2016: 45 (21-20) 2014: 193 (0-5) 2012: 568 (0-0) at 2016 Miami (d. Vesely 76 in 3rd, l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R). Also advanced to 2016 Shanghai 2R as Q (d. 2015: 102 (1-5) 2013: 376 (1-3) Delbonis, l. to Edmund). Lost in 1R at 2014 Miami (l. to Benneteau), 2015 Miami (l. to Haase), 2016 Indian 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Wells (l. to Pella) and 2016 Toronto (l. to Diez). Prize Money: $742,013 > Davis Cup: Member of British team that won 2015 Win-Loss: 21-20 (singles), 1-3 (doubles) Davis Cup title. Fell to Goffin in opening rubber 36 16 Challenger: 13-1 (singles), 0-1 (doubles) 62 61 60 (GBR d. BEL 3-1). Became 1st player since F. Singles Semi-finalist: Antwerp Lopez in 2003 to play 1st Davis Cup match in a final and Quarter-finalist: Doha, London/Queen’s Club, Beijing 1st since Mathieu in 2002 to do so in singles. Enjoyed 1st 2 Davis Cup wins over Tipsarevic and Lajovic in CAREER 2016 QF (GBR d. SRB 3-2). > Ranking: The Brit has improved year-end ranking in 4 straight seasons (2013-16). Achieved new career-high GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 5-8) ranking 10 times during 2016 season, peaking at No. 40 on Career 16 15 14 13 Oct. 24, 2016 after reaching Antwerp SF. Broke into Top 50 Aus. Open 0-2 1R 1R — — on Oct. 10, 2016 after reaching Beijing QF as Q and cracked Roland Garros* 2-1 2R 2R — — Top 100 on Aug. 17, 2015 after reaching Aptos, USA Wimbledon 0-4 1R 1R 1R 1R Challenger SF (d. Nishioka, l. to Millman 75 in 3rd). Earned US Open 3-1 4R — — — 1st ATP ranking point on Mar. 19, 2012 following 1R win at *W/O in 2015 not included as loss Cartagena, ESP Futures (d. Trujillo-Soler). Reached No. 8 in junior rankings on Jan. 16, 2012. ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY > Milestones: Defeated Ferrer 76 in 3rd en route to 1st ATP (Career W-L: 2-6) World Tour SF at Antwerp (l. to Gasquet in 3 sets). Reached Career 16 15 14 1st 3 ATP QFs in 2016 at Doha as Q (l. to Berdych), London/ Indian Wells 0-1 1R 1R 1R Queen’s Club as WC (d. Simon in 1R, l. to Murray in 3 sets) Miami 1-3 2R 1R 1R and Beijing as Q (d. Bautista Agut, l. to Murray). Captured Canada 0-1 1R 1R 1R 4th and 5th Challenger titles in 2016 at Dallas, USA (d. Shanghai 1-1 2R — — Evans) and Rome, ITA (d. Krajinovic). Won 1st 3 Challenger titles in 2015: Hong Kong, HKG (d. Ito); Binghamton, USA (d. PERSONAL Fratangelo) and Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Berlocq). Earned 21 >Nicknamed “Kedders” of 23 career tour-level wins during 2016 season. Played 1st >Started playing tennis by chance at age 10, taking tour-level match at 2013 London/Queen’s Club as WC (l. to lessons at a local club where his sister used to swim Zemlja) and earned 1st win 1 week later at 2013 >Father, Steven, is the Managing Director of a building Eastbourne as WC (d. De Schepper, l. to Simon in 2R). Owns company; mother, Denise, is a housewife; sister, Kelly records of 69-32 at Challengers and 62-26 at Futures. >Born in Johannesburg but moved to north Yorkshire at Went 89-40 on ITF Juniors Circuit including wins over age 3 Kozlov, Nishioka, Rubin and E. Ymer. >Favourite surface is clay and shot is forehand > Grand Slams: Advanced to 1st Grand Slam 3R and 4R at >Favourite tournament is Wimbledon 2016 US Open (d. Gasquet and Isner, l. to No. 1 Djokovic). >Idols growing up were British players and Marat Safin Earned 1st Grand Slam win at 2015 Roland Garros as Q (d. >Hobbies include music and playing golf. Follows Robert in 5 sets, w/o vs. Kyrgios in 2R due to stomach Formula 1 and loves sports cars. injury). Qualified at 2015 Australian Open (l. to Johnson in >If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a cricket 1R). Fell in Wimbledon 1R each year from 2013 through player or Formula 1 driver 2016. Won junior doubles titles w/Silva at 2012 US Open (d. >Supports Liverpool football team Kyrgios/Thompson) and 2013 Roland Garros (d. Garin/ >Coached by Ryan Jones. Fitness trainer is Ian Jarry). Reached junior singles SFs at 2011 US Open (l. to Prangley. Vesely) and 2013 Wimbledon (d. Nishioka in 2R, l. to Quinzi). For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit 63 GASTAO ELIAS (POR) @GastaoElias Gastao Elias @gastaoelias Date of Birth: November 24, 1990 Career Win-Loss: 21-36 Birthplace: Lourinhã, Portugal Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 1-0 Residence: Lourinhã, Portugal Career 5-set Record: 0-4 Height: 1.83m (6’0”) Career Prize Money: $780,726 Weight: 76kg (168lbs) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Plays: Right-handed 57 (October 24, 2016) Two-handed backhand Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 151 (August 15, 2016) EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L) on ITF Juniors Circuit, including wins over Bedene, 2016: 81 (13-14) 2012: 144 (0-2) 2008: 583 (0-3) Bemelmans, Berankis and Donskoy. >Grand Slams: Still seeking 1st Grand Slam main draw 2015: 133 (1-2) 2011: 172 (0-1) 2007: 631 (1-1) win. Qualified and fell in 1R at Roland Garros in 2014 (l. to 2014: 2010: 2006: 132 (3-8) 600 (0-0) 937 (0-1) Schwartzman) and 2015 (l. to Paire in 5 sets). Edged 2013: 167 (3-4) 2009: 774 (0-0) Kuznetsov 11-9 in 3rd to qualify in 2014. Also fell in 1R at 2013 Wimbledon (l. to Dolgopolov), 2016 Wimbledon (l. to 2016 HIGHLIGHTS Albot) and 2016 US Open (l. to Stakhovsky 76 in 5th). Prize Money: $269,720 Advanced to 2007 Wimbledon juniors QF (l. to Ignatik). Win-Loss: 13-14 (singles), 4-7 (doubles) >ATP Masters 1000: Yet to play a main draw match at ATP Challenger: 26-14 (singles), 8-7 (doubles) Masters 1000 level, posting 1-9 record in qualifying Singles Semi-finalist: Båstad, Umag matches. Earned 1st win in ATP Masters 1000 qualifying Quarter-finalist: São Paulo, Stockholm at 2016 Cincinnati (d. Saville in Q1, l. to Basilashvili in Q2). CAREER GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 0-5) >Ranking: The Portuguese player secured 1st Top 100 Career 16 15 14 13 finish in 2016 following 5 straight year-end rankings Roland Garros 0-2 — 1R 1R — between No. 101 and No. 200 (2011-15). Broke into Top Wimbledon 0-2 1R — — 1R 100 on Apr. 25, 2016 after winning Turin, ITA Challenger US Open 0-1 1R — — — title. Achieved career-high No. 57 on Oct. 24, 2016 after beating No. 7 Monfils for biggest win of career by ranking PERSONAL in Stockholm 2R. Earned 1st ranking point as > Nicknamed “PePe” 15-year-old on May 8, 2006 following ATP World Tour > Began playing tennis at age 4 with his father debut at Estoril as LL (l. to Tursunov in 1R). Peaked at No. > Father, Gastao, is a businessman and former 6 in junior rankings on Jan. 1, 2008. motocross sportsman; mother, Dolores, works with >Milestones: Advanced to 1st 2 ATP World Tour SFs in her husband; sister, Beatriz 2016 at Båstad (d. Sousa, l. to Verdasco) and Umag (d. > Speaks Portuguese, English and Spanish Cuevas after saving 1 MP, l. to Fognini). Captured 6 ATP > Favourite surface is hard and shot is forehand Challenger Tour titles (all on clay), including a pair in > Favourite tournament is Estoril 2016 at Turin, ITA (d. Lopez-Perez) and Mestre, ITA (d. > Idols growing up were James Blake and Roger Federer Lorenzi and Zeballos). Also winner of 4 ITF Futures > Hobbies include playing video games and football, plus Circuit titles (all on hard). In penultimate event as a surfing junior, captured 2007 Eddie Herr title (d. Domijan). > Favourite teams include Sporting Lisbon, Liverpool Earned 13 of 21 career tour-level victories during 2016 and Real Madrid season. Recorded 1st tour-level win in dead rubber at > When he was younger, he wanted to be an ice hockey 2007 Davis Cup tie vs. Georgia (d. Khrikadze). Earned 1st player and says “I have no idea why.” ATP win 6+ years later at 2013 Oeiras as WC (d. Zeballos > Trains in Bradenton, Florida and Buenos Aires, and Istomin, l. to Wawrinka in QF). Owns records of Argentina 159-113 at Challengers and 79-44 at Futures. Went 69-29 > Coached by Fabian Blengino (since February 2016) FIRST-TIME IN YEAR-END TOP 100 OF EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS No. 45 Kyle Edmund No. 76 Taylor Fritz No. 94 Nikoloz Basilashvili No. 53 Karen Khachanov No. 78 Pierre-Hugues Herbert No. 97 Radu Albot No. 54 Stephane Robert No. 79 Jordan Thompson No. 98 Rogerio Dutra Silva No. 56 Facundo Bagnis No. 81 Gastao Elias No. 99 Daniil Medvedev No. 66 Daniel Evans No.