ACTIVE PLAYERS FORMER CHAMPIONS OPEN ERA WINNERS ATPWorldTour.com NICOLAS ALMAGRO (ESP) www.nicoalmagro.net @NicoAlmagro Nicolas Almagro Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 Career Win-Loss: 365-243 Turned Pro: 2003 Career Prize Money: $9,558,871 Birthplace: Murcia, Spain Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 12/9 Residence: Murcia, Spain Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 17-64 Height: 6’0” (1.83m) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Weight: 185lbs (84kg) 9 (May 2, 2011) Plays: Right-handed Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: One-handed backhand 48 (March 21, 2011) emirates atP ranking History (W-L) > Underwent right hand tendon surgery on July 21, 2008 2015: 73 (18-20), 2014: 71 (14-9), 2013: 13 (42-23), (missed 1 month) and left foot surgery on June 30, 2014 2012: 11 (58-24), 2011: 10 (47-23), 2010: 15 (44-26), (missed 7 months). Also missed Jan. ’14 with shoulder injury 2009: 26 (30-24), 2008: 18 (35-17), 2007: 28 (34-27), 2006: 32 (27-20), 2005: 111 (13-22), 2004: 100 (2-7), CAREER TITLES (12): 2012 (2) – Nice (CL), São Paulo (ICL); 2003: 153 (1-1), 2002: 864 (0-0), 2001: 844 (0-0), 2000: T1334 (0-0) 2011 (3) – Nice(CL), Buenos Aires(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2010 (2) – Gstaad(CL), Båstad(CL); 2009 (1) – Acapulco(CL); 2008 (2) – Acapulco(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2015 HigHLigHts 2007 (1) – Valencia(CL); 2006 (1) – Valencia(CL).FINALIST (9). Prize money: $437,670 CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). Matches won-lost: 18-20 (singles), 9-8 (doubles) Challenger: 8-1 (singles) granD sLam History (Career 5-set record: 13-11) Singles semi-finalist: Buenos Aires, Kitzbühel Career 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 Quarter-finalist: São Paulo, Casablanca, Estoril Aus. Open 15-10 1st — QF 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st — Doubles winner: Kitzbühel(w/Berlocq) Roland Garros 21-12 2nd 1st 4th QF 1st QF 3rd QF 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st Wimbledon 9-10 1st — 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 1st — US Open 12-9 — — 1st 4rd 1st 3rd 3rd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd — Career HigHLigHts > The Spaniard finished in Top 35 from 2006-13, including atP WorLD toUr masters 1000 History year-end best No. 10 in ’11, before dropping down rankings (Career W-L: 74-68) during injury-plagued 2014 season. Achieved career-high Career 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 No. 9 on May 2, 2011 soon after reaching Barcelona SF (l. to Indian Wells 8-6 — — 3rd QF 3rd 4th — 2nd 2nd — — No. 6 Ferrer) Miami 12-10 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 3rd QF 2nd 3rd 3rd — 1st > Owns 12-9 record in ATP finals, all on clay. Most recent title Monte-Carlo* 9-7 — 3rd 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st — — was ’12 Nice (d. B. Baker), which marked 7th straight year Madrid 9-9 1st 2nd 2nd 3rd 1st SF 1st 1st 2nd — — winning a tour-level title. Captured 1st ATP doubles crown Rome 14-10 2nd — 1st 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st QF 2nd QF 3rd at ’15 Kitzbühel w/Berlocq (d. Haase/Kontinen). Also Toronto/Montréal 3-5 — — 1st — QF 2nd — — 1st 1st — winner of 5 Challenger singles titles, with 5th title at ’15 Cincinnati 7-6 — — 1st — 3rd 1st 2nd — QF 2nd — Genova, ITA (d. Cecchinato) 11 years after 4th title at ’04 Shanghai 5-5 — — QF 1st 3rd 1st 2nd — — — — Kiev, UKR (d. Vanek) Paris 4-7 — — 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd — 1st 2nd — > Reached 4 Grand Slam QFs, including 3 at Roland Garros *W/O in 2014 not included as loss (l. to No. 2 Nadal in ’08, ’10 and ’12). Also advanced to ’13 Australian Open QF (d. No. 9 Tipsarevic, l. to No. 5 Ferrer) PersonaL > Best ATP Masters 1000 performance was Madrid SF in ’10 > Nickname is “Nico” (d. No. 7 Soderling in 2R, l. to No. 3 Nadal). Has reached 8 > Started playing tennis at age 8 other QFs (including ’07 Hamburg), most recently at ’13 > Parents, Nicolas and Mercedes; siblings are Juan and Shanghai (d. No. 6 Berdych, l. to No. 5 del Potro) Balta, they are both teachers > Earned 25+ wins in 8 straight seasons (2006-13) and 40+ in > Considers forehand his best shot 4 straight (2010-13). Secured 300th win in ’13 Acapulco 1R > If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would have loved to have been a (d. Ramirez). Owns 258-128 record on clay, trailing only football player Nadal (344) and Ferrer (303) in clay-court wins among > Big fan of Real Murcia and Real Madrid active players. Led ATP in clay-court wins in ’08 (30), ’11 > Enjoys most spending time with his family, Spanish music, (32) and ’12 (35). Career-best win (by ranking) came in ’14 computers and comedies Barcelona QF over No. 1 Nadal – 1st win in 11 H2H meetings > Also enjoys Spanish TV show ‘El Hormiguero’, as well (l. to Giraldo in SF). Made winning ATP debut at ’03 Palermo as ‘Entourage’ and ‘How I Met Your Mother’ as Q (d. Corretja 31 ret.) > Speaks Spanish, English and Italian > In Davis Cup, helped ESP to final in ’12 with 5-0 combined > In 2013, was part of 18-page feature in Esquire Latinoamerica record in 1R, QF and SF. In final, lost 63 in 5th to Berdych > Wife, Rafaela (married Dec 5, 2015) and fell in decisive rubber to Stepanek (CZE d. ESP 3-2). > Trains at JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Alicante Has an 8-4 record overall > Coached by Mariano Monachesi 34 For more information please visit 34_ATP2016[Almagro]SP2MG4_A.indd 34 08/12/2015 06:38 KEVIN ANDERSON (RSA) @kevinanderson18 Kevin Anderson Tennis @kevin_anderson86 Date of Birth: May 18, 1986 Career Win-Loss: 222-159 Turned Pro: 2007 Career Prize Money: $6,736,934 Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 3/8 Residence: Gulf Stream, Florida, USA Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 10-47 Height: 6’8” (2.03m) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Weight: 197lbs (89kg) 10 (October 12, 2015) Plays: Right-handed Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: Two-handed backhand 58 (November 17, 2014) EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L) CAREER TITLES (3): 2015 (1) – Winston-Salem(H); 2015: 12 (46-24), 2014: 16 (38-24), 2013: 20 (37-23), 2012 (1) – Delray Beach(H); 2011 (1) – Johannesburg(H). 2012: 37 (30-26), 2011: 32 (42-27), 2010: 61 (14-18), FINALIST (8): 2015 (2) – London / Queen’s Club(G), 2009: 162 (2-6), 2008: 106 (13-10), 2007: 228 (0-1), Memphis(IH); 2014 (2) – Acapulco(H), Delray Beach(H); 2006: 513 (0-0), 2005: 548 (0-0), 2004: T1175 (0-0) 2013 (3) – Atlanta(H), Casablanca(CL), Sydney(H); 2008 (1) – Las Vegas(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (3). 2015 HIGHLIGHTS Prize money: $2,054,052 GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 9-6) Matches won-lost: 46-24 (singles), 8-9 (doubles) Career 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Singles winner: Winston-Salem Aus. Open 11-8 4th 4th 4th 3rd 1st 1st 1st 1st Finalist: Memphis, London/Queen’s Club Roland Garros 11-6 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 2nd 1st — — Semi-finalist: Auckland, Acapulco, Houston Wimbledon 9-7 4th 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 1st — 1st Quarter-finalist: US Open, Shanghai, Vienna US Open 11-6 QF 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd — — Doubles semi-finalist: Rome(w/Chardy) ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 55-52) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Career 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 > The South African finished 3 straight seasons in Top 20 Indian Wells 9-7 3rd QF QF 3rd 1st 2nd 1st — (2013-15), highlighted by year-end best No. 12 in ’15. Miami 12-7 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd QF 2nd — 3rd Reached career-high of No. 10 on Oct. 12, 2015 shortly after Monte-Carlo 1-4 — 1st 2nd 1st 1st — — — advancing to US Open QF. Became first South African in Top Madrid 5-6 1st 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st — — 10 since Ferreira during week of May 5, 1997 Rome 5-5 3rd 2nd 3rd 1st 1st — — — > Captured 3 career singles titles, most recently ’15 Toronto/Montréal 7-6 1st QF 1st 1st 3rd 3rd — — Winston-Salem (d. Herbert), which ended 7-match losing Cincinnati 3-6 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd — — 1st streak in finals. Won 1st career title in birthplace of Shanghai 6-6 QF 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 1st — — Johannesburg in ’11 (d. Devvarman). Also won doubles title Paris 7-5 3rd QF 2nd 3rd 2nd — — — at ’14 Acapulco in only event as Ebden’s partner (d. F. Lopez/ Mirnyi). Owns 4 singles and 5 doubles titles on ATP PERSONAL Challenger Tour > Began playing tennis at age 6 > Overcame 0-7 record in 4R matches at majors by reaching > Parents Michael and Barbara retired from engineering in 1st career Grand Slam QF at ’15 US Open (d. No. 3 Murray, 2007; father now works part-time in hotel business. l. to No. 5 Wawrinka). Entering ’16, reached 3R or better at Younger brother, Gregory, works at a tennis academy in 11 straight Grand Slams and played in 24 straight majors New York and played 3 years at Morehead State University > At ATP Masters 1000 level, has reached 6 QFs, beating in Kentucky (graduated in May 2011) Wawrinka en route to 3 in ’14 (Indian Wells, Toronto, Paris). > Used to competitively run 800 meter races Most recently advanced to ’15 Shanghai QF (d. No. 6 > Played at University of Illinois for 3 seasons (2005-07).