PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES ACTIVE PLAYERS* FORMER CHAMPIONS OPEN ERA WINNERS * TOP 100 SINGLES TOP 8 DOUBLES TEAMS TOP 200 #NEXTGENATP RADU ALBOT MDA @RaduAlbot @ RaduAlbot BORN: 11 November 1989, Chisinau, Moldova HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.75m (5'9") / 69kg (152lbs) RESIDENCE: Chisinau, Moldova PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 30-42 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $1,268,479 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 0-1 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 81 (17 April 2017) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 4-2 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 68 (22 June 2015) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS PERSONAL > Favourite tournaments are US PRIZE MONEY: $488,359 > Some players gave him the Open and Wimbledon W-L: 9-17 (singles), 2-4 (doubles) nickname "Machine" > Idols growing up were Sebastien SINGLES QF (1): Antalya > Began playing tennis at age 8 Grosjean and Marat Safin because his father watched > If he was not a tennis player, he CAREER HIGHLIGHTS tennis on TV would have played football > Top-ranked Moldovan in ATP > Father, Vladimir, works at the > Enjoys spending time with Rankings history achieved ministry of internal affairs; friends and biking career-high No. 81 on 17 April mother, Svetlana, is a dentist > Studying at sports university in 2017 after reaching Marrakech > Speaks Romanian, Russian, Chisinau 2R. Broke into Top 100 on 27 July English and a bit of German and > Has trained in Romania, 2015 following run to Poznan, Spanish Germany, USA and Spain POL Challenger final. > Favourite surfaces are hard and clay > Coached by Liam Smith > Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at 2017 Antalya. Captured 2015 Istanbul doubles title in YEAR-END ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (W-L) team debut w/Lajovic. Earned 15 2017: 87 (9-17) 2014: 169 (7-4) 2011: 281 (0-0) 2008: 933 (0-0) of 30 tour-level singles wins in 2016: 97 (4-11) 2013: 168 (5-1) 2010: 490 (0-0) 2007: T1028 (0-0) Davis Cup Group II, including 2015: 121 (2-5) 2012: 224 (2-2) 2009: 715 (1-2) comebacks from 2 sets down against Dzumhur, Gerasimov GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 4-9) and Sousa. W-L 18 17 16 15 14 > Qualified and beat Lu in 5th-set Aus. Open 0-1 1R — — — TB to reach Grand Slam 3R for Roland Garros 0-2 1R 1R — — 1st time at 2017 US Open. Also Wimbledon 2-2 2R 2R — — qualified at 2014 US Open, 2016 US Open 2-4 3R 1R 1R 1R Roland Garros and 2016 Wimbledon. ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 0-2) > Owns 100+ wins on both ATP W-L 18 17 Challenger Tour (142-106 with 6 Indian Wells 0-1 1R titles) and ITF Futures Circuit Miami 0-1 1R (155-78 with 14 titles). Monte-Carlo 0-0 — > Peaked at No. 11 in junior Madrid 0-0 — rankings on 22 January 2007. Rome 0-0 — Defeated future Top 10 pros Canada 0-0 — Dimitrov and Raonic in juniors. Cincinnati 0-0 — Shanghai 0-0 — CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1). Paris 0-0 — 28 For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit KEVIN ANDERSON RSA www.realifetennis.com @KandersonATP @ KAndersonATP @kandersonatp BORN: 18 May 1986, Johannesburg, RSA HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 2.03m (6'8") / 93kg (205lbs) RESIDENCE: Gulf Stream, FL, USA PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 271-201 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $10,241,620 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 12-57 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 10 (12 October 2015) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 10-8 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 58 (17 November 2014) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS CAREER TITLES (3): 2015 (1): Winston- 2007 team final. Earned All- PRIZE MONEY: $2,857,945 Salem (H); 2012 (1): Delray Beach American honors all 3 years. W-L: 32-21 (singles), 3-2 (doubles) (H); 2011 (1): Johannesburg (H). > Favourite surface is hard and SINGLES F (2): Washington, US Open FINALIST (10): 2017 (2): US Open (H), shot is serve SF (1): Estoril Washington (H); 2015 (2): London/ > Favourite tournament is Indian QF (3): Geneva, Montreal, Queen's Club (G), Memphis (IH); Wells Stockholm 2014 (2): Acapulco (H), Delray > Enjoys outdoor adventures, Beach (H); 2013 (3): Atlanta (H), reading and playing guitar CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Casablanca (CL), Sydney (H); 2008 > Member of ATP Player Council > Finished 4 of last 5 seasons in (1): Las Vegas (H). from June 2012-18 Top 20 (2013-15, 2017), CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (3). > Founded RealLifeTennis.com achieving career-high No. 10 on with wife Kelsey and former 12 October 2015. Became 1st PERSONAL coach GD Jones, where they South African in Top 10 since > Began playing tennis at age 6 offer in-depth tennis instruction Ferreira on 5 May 1997. Spent > Parents Michael and Barbara and access to life on tour only 1 week in Top 10. retired from engineering in > Wife, Kelsey, played on golf > Won 1st of 3 ATP World Tour 2007; father now works part- team at University of Illinois titles on home soil at 2011 time in hotel business; brother, (married 26 November 2011) Johannesburg. Earned 30+ Gregory > Coached by Jay Bosworth wins in 6 of last 7 seasons (2011- > Used to competitively run 800 > Struggled with a series of 15, 2017). Qualified for 9 tour- meter races injuries in 2016-17, including level events in 2010, tied with 8 > Played at University of Illinois left knee, right shoulder, groin, other players for 2nd-most in for 3 seasons (2005-07). Won hip and left thigh. Also Open Era. 2006 NCAA doubles title (w/ underwent minor ankle > Advanced to 1st Grand Slam SF Ryan Rowe). Reached 2007 surgery on 15 March 2016. and final at 2017 US Open as NCAA singles semi-finals and World No. 32, becoming doubles final. Also reached lowest-ranked US Open finalist since inception of rankings in 1973 and 1st South YEAR-END ATP RANKINGS HISTORY (W-L) African US Open finalist in 2017: 14 (32-21) 2013: 20 (37-23) 2009: 162 (2-6) 2005: 548 (0-0) Open Era. Also became tallest 2016: 67 (17-21) 2012: 37 (30-26) 2008: 106 (13-10) 2004: T1175 (0-0) Grand Slam finalist in Open Era 2015: 12 (46-24) 2011: 32 (42-27) 2007: 228 (0-1) at 2.03m/6-foot-8. 2014: 16 (38-24) 2010: 61 (14-18) 2006: 513 (0-0) > Equaled best win of career by beating No. 3 Murray to reach GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 56-34) 1st Grand Slam QF at 2015 US W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Open. Owns 2-9 record in Grand Aus. Open 11-9 — 1R 4R 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R Slam 4R, including 2015 Roland Garros 14-8 4R 1R 3R 4R 4R 3R 2R 1R — — Wimbledon loss from 2 sets up Wimbledon 12-9 4R 1R 4R 4R 3R 1R 2R 1R — 1R to eventual champion and US Open 19-8 F 3R QF 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R — — World No. 1 Djokovic. > Owns 0-8 record in ATP ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 68-64) Masters 1000 QFs, beating W-L 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Wawrinka en route to 3 QFs in Indian Wells 10-8 2R — 3R QF QF 3R 1R 2R 1R — 2014 (Indian Wells, Toronto, Miami 13-8 2R — 4R 3R 3R 3R QF 2R — 3R Paris). In ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo 1-4 — — — 1R 2R 1R 1R — — — debut, defeated defending Madrid 5-7 — 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R — — champion Djokovic in 2008 Rome 6-7 1R 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R — — — Miami 2R as Q. Canada 13-8 QF QF 1R QF 1R 1R 3R 3R — — Cincinnati 5-8 1R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R — — 1R Shanghai 8-8 2R 2R QF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R — — Paris 7-6 2R — 3R QF 2R 3R 2R — — — For updated player bios throughout the season, please visit 29 FELIX AUGER-ALIASSIME CAN @felixtennis @felixaliassime BORN: 8 August 2000, Montreal, Canada HEIGHT / WEIGHT: 1.91m (6'3")/ 84kg (185lbs) RESIDENCE: Montreal, Canada PLAYS: Right-handed · Two-handed backhand CAREER W-L: 0-0 CAREER PRIZE MONEY: $86,995 CAREER W-L VS. TOP 10: 0-0 HIGHEST ATP RANKING: 153 (16 October 2017) CAREER 5TH-SET RECORD: 0-0 HIGHEST ATP DOUBLES RANKING: 691 (17 July 2017) 2017 HIGHLIGHTS Lyon, FRA as 16-year-old WC Malika, plays college tennis PRIZE MONEY: $66,108 and 2017 Seville, ESP. Joined the > Favourite surface is hard court W-L: 0-0 (singles) likes of Nadal and Chang as 7th > Favourite shots are forehand CHALLENGER: 21-12 (singles), player to win a Challenger title and serve 1-4 (doubles) before turning 17. Youngest > Favourite tournament is Challenger champion since Roland Garros CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Tomic, 16, at 2009 Melbourne, > Idols growing up were Roger > Youngest player in year-end Top AUS. Federer and Jo-Wilfried 500 achieved career-high No. > Peaked at No. 2 in junior rankings Tsonga 153 on 16 October 2017 following on 6 June 2016. Went 79-19 on ITF > Shares the same birthdate Fairfield, USA Challenger 1R Junior Circuit with wins over with Federer, whom he trained win. Broke into Top 200 on 11 fellow #NextGenATP players de with in Dubai following the September 2017 after winning Minaur, Harris, Shapovalov and 2017 season 2nd Challenger title at Seville, Tsitsipas. Reached 5 Grand Slam > Enjoys watching movies and ESP. Became youngest Top 200 junior finals, winning singles playing piano player since Gasquet on 21 July title at 2016 US Open and doubles > If he wasn't a tennis player, he 2003.