Category Archives: Players

Born: June 3, 1986 in Manacor (Mallorca) Height: 1.85 m Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) September 11, 2001, popularly known as 9/11, is a memorable date for the Western world, especially the United States, due to a series of four coordinated … Continue reading →

Born: January 4, 1965 in Casablanca (Morocco) Height: 1.90 m Plays: Left-handed He was one of three French prodigies seen as potential successors to Yannick Noah in the mid-1980s, alongside Henri Leconte and Thierry Tulasne. All three reached the Top … Continue reading →

Born: June 2, 1981 in Severodonetsk (Ukrainian Voroshilovgrad Oblast in Soviet Union) Height: 1.79 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Николай Владимирович Давыденко… stumbling over his own feet, showing signs of frustration when nothing critical had happened, hesitating to challenge calls … Continue reading →

Born: September 6, 1974 in Oxford (South East in England) Height: 1.85 m Played: Right-handed Some encounters separate the men from the boys, and for Henman, such a match occurred in the first round of Wimbledon ’96 against the newly … Continue reading →

Born: February 12, 1980 in Ontinyent (Valencia) Height: 1.82 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) When J.C.Ferrero first appeared on the ATP tour at the end of the last century, I remember being surprised by the buzz around him. Someone, somewhere … Continue reading →

Born: February 22, 1972 in Hoboken (New Jersey) Height: 1.73 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Joe, 張 Chang’s father, moved from Taiwan to the United States in 1966. Six years later, Michael Te-Pei Chang was born as the younger brother … Continue reading →

Born: September 23, 1988 in Tandil (Buenos Aires)Height: 1.99 mPlays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Del Potro had one of the most unusual careers among players born in the 1980s. He missed almost the entire 2010 season (playing just three events that … Continue reading →

Born: May 22, 1981 in Vienna Height: 1.82 m Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) For typical Open Era players (by “typical,” I mean those born since the 50s), it was quite natural to play singles and doubles in the same events. … Continue reading →

Born: December 27, 1984 in Nice (Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur) Height: 1.83 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) The most remarkable week of Simon’s career occurred during the 2008 Madrid Masters 1000 event (the last edition on hardcourts indoors). At 23 years old, … Continue reading →

Born: March 7, 1960 in Ostrava (MoravskoSlezský kraj in Czechoslovakia) Height: 1.88 m Plays: Right-handed He was undoubtedly the best player of the 1980s and an icon of that decade, the prototype of the 21st century athlete who knows how … Continue reading →