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Tennis Calendar 2005.Pdf Tommy Haas Birthdate April, 3, 1978 Birthplace Hamburg, Germany 2004 Highlights Winner Los Angeles, Houston Semifinalist Stockholm, Vienna january mon tue wed thu fri sat sun 1 2 Doha, Adelaide, Chennai 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sydney, Auckland 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Australian Open 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Australian Open 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 Lleyton Hewitt Birthdate February, 24, 1981 Birthplace Adelaide, Australia 2004 Highlights Winner Rotterdam, Washington Long Island, Sydney Finalist US Open, Masters Cup Cincinnati, WTC Semifinalist Tokyo, Queens, Hamburg february mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Milan, Delray Beach, Vina del Mar 1 2 3 4 5 6 Marseille, San Jose, Buenos Aires 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Memphis, Rotterdam, Costa Do Sauipe 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Dubai, Acapulco, Scottsdale 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Joachim Johansson Birthdate July, 1, 1982 Birthplace Lund, Sweden 2004 Highlights Winner Memphis, Luxembourg Semifinalist US Open march mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Davis Cup 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 Indian Wells 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Indian Wells 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Miami 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Miami 28 29 30 31 Roger Federer Birthdate August, 8, 1981 Birthplace Basel, Switzerland 2004 Highlights Winner Indian Wells, US Open, Bangkok Toronto, Halle, Australian Open Hamburg, Masters Cup Wimbledon, Dubai, Gstaad april mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Miami 1 2 3 Valencia, Casablanca 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Monte Carlo 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Barcelona, Houston 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Estoril, Munich 25 26 27 28 29 30 Guillermo Coria Birthdate January, 13, 1982 Birthplace Rufino, Argentinia 2004 Highlights Winner Buenos Aires, Monte Carlo Finalist Miami, Roland Garros Hamburg, 's-Hertogenbosch may mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Rome 2 3 4 5 6 7 8/1 Hamburg 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 St. Poelten, WTC 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Roland Garros 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Roland Garros 30 31 Tim Henman Birthdate September, 6, 1974 Birthplace Oxford, England 2004 Highlights Finalist Indian Wells Semifinalist Roland Garros, Rotterdam US Open, Doha june mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Roland Garros 1 2 3 4 5 Queens, Halle 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 s’Hertogenbosch, Nottingham 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Wimbledon 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Wimbledon 27 28 29 30 Fernando Gonzalez Birthdate July, 29, 1980 Birthplace Santiago, Chile 2004 Highlights Winner Vina del Mar, WTC Finalist Amersfoort Semifinalist Miami, Bastad, Athens Olympics july mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Wimbledon 1 2 3 Gstaad, Newport, Bastad 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Davis Cup 2 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Stuttgart, Amersfoort, Indianapolis 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Kitzbühel, Umaq, Los Angeles 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Marat Safin Birthdate January, 27, 1980 Birthplace Moscow, Russia 2004 Highlights Winner Paris, Beijing, Madrid Finalist Australian Open, Estoril Semifinalist Bangkok, Masters Cup Monte Carlo august mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Washington, Sopot 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Montreal 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Cincinnati 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Long Island 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 US Open 29 30 31 Andy Roddick Birthdate August, 30, 1982 Birthplace Omaha, Nebraska, USA 2004 Highlights Winner Miami, Queens San Jose, Indianapolis Finalist Bangkok, Toronto Wimbledon, Houston Semifinalist Masters Cup, Cincinnati Scottsdale september mon tue wed thu fri sat sun US Open 1 2 3 4 US Open 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Beijing, Bucharest 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Davis Cup 3 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Bangkok, Shanghai, Palermo 26 27 28 29 30 Carlos Moya Birthdate August, 27, 1976 Birthplace Palma de Mallorca, Spain 2004 Highlights Winner Rome, Acapulco, Chennai Finalist Sydney, Buenos Aires Semifinalist Monte Carlo, Umag october mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Bankok, Shanghai, Palermo 1 2 Tokyo, Metz 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Vienna, Moscow, Stockholm 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Madrid 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Basel, St. Petersburg, Lyon 24/31 25 26 27 28 29 30 David Nalbandian Birthdate January, 1, 1982 Birthplace Cordoba, Argentina 2004 Highlights Finalist Basel, Rome, Madrid Semifinalist Roland Garros november mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Paris 1 2 3 4 5 6 Masters Cup 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Masters Cup 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Andre Agassi Birthdate April, 29, 1970 Birthplace Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2004 Highlights Winner Cincinnati Finalist Stockholm Semifinalist Indian Wells, Washington San Jose, Australian Open Madrid december mon tue wed thu fri sat sun Davis Cup Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 .
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