ACTIVE PLAYERS* FORMER CHAMPIONS OPEN ERA WINNERS * TOP 100 SINGLES TOP 15 DOUBLES TOP 8 TEAMS #NEXTGEN RADU ALBOT (MDA) @RaduAlbot Radu Albot Date of Birth: November 11, 1989 Career Win-Loss: 21-25 Birthplace: Chisinau, Moldova Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-1 Residence: Chisinau, Moldova Career 5-set Record: 3-2 Height: 1.75m (5’9”) Career Prize Money: $ 780,120 Weight: 69kg (154lbs) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Plays: Right-handed 85 (August 24, 2015) Two-handed backhand Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 68 (June 22, 2015) EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L) (155-78). Also went 63-38 on ITF Juniors Circuit with 2016: 97 (4-11) 2012: 224 (2-2) 2008: 933 (0-0) wins over Dimitrov, Evans, Lajovic and Raonic. > Grand Slams: Earned 1st Grand Slam win at 2016 2015: 121 (2-5) 2011: 281 (0-0) 2007: T1028 (0-0) Wimbledon as Q (d. Elias, l. to Tomic in 2R). Also 2014: 2010: 169 (7-4) 490 (0-0) qualified at 2014 US Open (l. to Simon in 1R) and 2016 2013: 168 (5-1) 2009: 715 (1-2) Roland Garros (l. to Paire in 1R). In 2016 US Open 1R, led Troicki by 2 sets before falling to Serbian player 2016 HIGHLIGHTS 76 in 5th. Prize Money: $ 273,685 > ATP Masters 1000: Yet to play a main draw match Win-Loss: 4-11 (singles), 0-3 (doubles) at an ATP Masters 1000 event. Lost Paris qualifying Challenger: 29-14 (singles), 3-12 (doubles) matches in 2015 (l. to Rosol in Q1) and 2016 (l. to Struff in Q2). CAREER > Ranking: The Moldovan finished a season ranked CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). in Top 100 for 1st time in 2016. Previous year-end best was No. 121 in 2015. Achieved career-high No. GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 1-5) 85 on Aug. 24, 2015 soon after reaching Prague, CZE Career 16 15 14 Challenger final (l. to Dutra Silva in 3 sets). Broke into Roland Garros 0-1 1R — — Top 100 on July 27, 2015 following run to Poznan, POL Wimbledon 1-1 2R — — Challenger final (l. to Carreño Busta). Earned 1st ATP US Open 0-3 1R 1R 1R ranking point at age 17 on July 30, 2007 and peaked at No. 11 in junior rankings on Jan. 22, 2007. PERSONAL > Milestones: Still seeking 1st ATP World Tour singles > Some players gave him the nickname “Machine” QF. Captured 2015 Istanbul doubles title in team > Began playing tennis at age 8 because his father watched debut w/Lajovic (d. Lindstedt/J. Melzer) and reached tennis on TV 2015 Moscow final in team debut w/Cermak (l. to > Father, Vladimir, works at the ministry of internal affairs; Rublev/Tursunov). Winner of 5 Challenger singles mother, Svetlana, is a dentist titles, including 3 in 2016: Furth, GER (d. Struff); > Speaks Romanian, Russian, English and a bit of German Fergana, UZB (d. Kravchuk) and Poznan, POL (d. and Spanish Geens). Also owns 14 Futures singles titles. Earned > Favourite surfaces are hard and clay 15 of 21 tour-level victories in Davis Cup Group II > Favourite tournaments are US Open and Wimbledon matches for Moldova, including 2013 win over Sousa > Idols growing up were Sebastien Grosjean and Marat Safin 11-9 in 5th after trailing by 2 sets. Also rallied from 2 > If he was not a tennis player, he would have played football sets down to beat Dzumhur in 2013. Made ATP World > Enjoys spending time with friends and biking Tour debut at 2014 Chennai as Q (l. to Granollers in > Studying at sports university in Chisinau 1R) and earned 1st win at 2014 Båstad (d. De Schepper, > Has trained in Romania, Germany, USA and Spain l. to Berlocq in 2R). Owns 100+ wins on both ATP > Coached by Liam Smith (since Dec. 2015) Challenger Tour (124-97) and ITF Futures Circuit 2016 ATP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING LEADERS Player No. Best Result Mischa Zverev 10* SF – Basel Ryan Harrison 9 3R – Washington, Toronto, US Open Radek Stepanek 9 QF – Stuttgart Radu Albot 6 2R – Bucharest Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6 3R – Australian Open * Most on record (since 1990) 32 For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit NICOLAS ALMAGRO (ESP) www.nicoalmagro.net @NicoAlmagro Nicolas Almagro Date of Birth: August 21, 1985 Career Win-Loss: 387-265 Birthplace: Murcia, Spain Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 19-66 Residence: Murcia, Spain Career 5-set Record: 14-12 Height: 1.83m (6’0” ) Career Prize Money: $10,360,930 Weight: 84kg (185lbs) Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: Plays: Right-handed 9 (May 2, 2011) One-handed backhand Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 48 (March 21, 2011) EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L) Reached 8 other QFs, most recently at 2013 Shanghai (d. 2016: 44 (22-22) 2010: 15 (44-26) 2004: 100 (2-7) Berdych, l. to del Potro). Underwent right hand tendon surgery on July 21, 2008, missing Toronto and Cincinnati. 2015: 73 (18-20) 2009: 26 (30-24) 2003: 153 (1-1) > Davis Cup: Helped Spain to Davis Cup final in 2012 with 5-0 2014: 2008: 2002: 71 (14-9) 18 (35-17) 864 (0-0) combined record in 1R, QF and SF. In final, lost to Berdych 2013: 13 (42-23) 2007: 28 (34-27) 2001: 844 (0-0) in 5 sets and fell in decisive rubber to Stepanek (CZE d. ESP 2012: 11 (58-24) 2006: 32 (27-20) 2000: T1334 (0-0) 3-2). Owns an 8-4 record overall. 2011: 10 (47-23) 2005: 111 (13-22) CAREER TITLES (13): 2016 (1) – Estoril(CL); 2012 (2) – Nice (CL), 2016 HIGHLIGHTS São Paulo (ICL); 2011 (3) – Nice(CL), Buenos Aires(CL), Prize Money: $802,058 Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2010 (2) – Gstaad(CL), Båstad(CL); Win-Loss: 22-22 (singles), 3-9 (doubles) 2009 (1) – Acapulco(CL); 2008 (2) – Acapulco(CL), Costa do Challenger: 8-3 (singles), 1-1 (doubles) Sauipe(CL); 2007 (1) – Valencia(CL); 2006 (1) – Valencia(CL). Singles Winner: Estoril FINALIST (10). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). Finalist: Buenos Aires Quarter-finalist: Los Cabos GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 63-45) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 CAREER Aus. Open 16-11 2R 1R — QF 4R 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R — > Ranking: The Spaniard has finished 11 straight seasons in Roland Garros 23-13 3R 2R 1R 4R QF 1R QF 3R QF 2R 2R 2R 1R Top 100, including Top 35 each year from 2006 to 2013 and a Wimbledon 10-11 2R 1R — 3R 3R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R — year-end best No. 10 in 2011. Achieved career-high No. 9 US Open 14-10 3R — — 1R 4R 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 2R — on May 2, 2011 soon after reaching Barcelona SF (l. to Ferrer). Fell as low as No. 174 on Apr. 27, 2015 following ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY 7-month absence due to left foot injury. (Career W-L: 75-74) > Milestones: Owns 13-10 record in ATP finals, all on clay. Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 Ended 4-year drought with most recent title at 2016 Estoril Indian Wells 8-7 1R — — 3R QF 3R 4R — 2R 2R — — — (d. Carreño Busta). Won 1+ title each year from 2006 to Miami 12-10 — 2R 3R 4R 4R 3R QF 2R 3R 3R — 1R — 2012. Captured 1st ATP doubles crown at 2015 Kitzbühel Monte-Carlo* 9-8 1R — 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R — — — w/Berlocq (d. Haase/Kontinen). Also winner of 5 Madrid 9-10 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R SF 1R 1R 2R — — — Challenger singles titles, with 5th title at 2015 Genova, ITA Rome 14-10 — 2R — 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 2R QF 3R — (d. Cecchinato) 11 years after 4th title at 2004 Kiev, UKR (d. Canada 3-5 — — — 1R — QF 2R — — 1R 1R — — Vanek). Earned 25+ wins in 8 straight seasons (2006-13) Cincinnati 7-7 1R — — 1R — 3R 1R 2R — QF 2R — — and 40+ in 4 straight (2010-13). Secured 300th win in 2013 Shanghai 6-6 2R — — QF 1R 3R 1R 2R — — — — — Acapulco 1R (d. Ramirez). Owns 272-138 record on clay, Paris 4-8 1R — — 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R — 1R 2R — — trailing only Nadal and Ferrer in clay-court wins among Hamburg: 3-3 (QF - 2007; 1R - 2005, 2004) active players. Led ATP in clay-court wins in 2008 (30), *W/O in 2014 not included as loss 2011 (32) and 2012 (35). Career-best win by ranking came in 2014 Barcelona QF over No. 1 Nadal – only victory in 15 PERSONAL meetings (l. to Giraldo in SF). Beat Ferrer in 2016 Buenos > Nickname is “Nico” Aires SF for 1st time in 16 meetings (l. to Thiem in final). > Began playing tennis at age 8 Made winning ATP debut at 2003 Palermo as Q (d. Corretja > Parents, Nicolas and Mercedes; siblings are Juan and Balta 31 ret). > Considers forehand his best shot > Grand Slams: Reached 4 Grand Slam QFs, including 3 at > If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would have loved to have Roland Garros (l. to Nadal in 2008, 2010 and 2012). Other been a football player Grand Slam QF came at 2013 Australian Open (d. > Big fan of Real Murcia and Real Madrid Tipsarevic, l. to Ferrer). Missed 2014 Australian Open with > Enjoys spending time with his family, Spanish music, shoulder injury. Underwent left foot surgery on June 30, computers and comedies 2014, missing Wimbledon and US Open.