Monthly Archives: June 2024

Nicolas Kiefer

Born: July 5, 1977 in Holzminden (NiederSachsen) Height: 1.82 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) When he appeared on the big scene in the late ’90s along with Tommy Haas as potential successors of Boris Becker and Michael Stich, I knew … Continue reading

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Brad Gilbert

Born: August 9, 1961 in Oakland (California) Height: 1.85 m Plays: Right-handed He will be remembered as an excellent coach who considerably helped many great players, especially three who share the same name “Andrew”: Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Andy … Continue reading

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Ivan Ljubičić

Born: March 19, 1979 in Banja Luka (Bosna i Hercegovina in Yugoslavia)Height: 1.93 mPlays: Right-handed Due to the Yugoslav Wars in the early 90s, he emigrated with his parents to Italy, where he began his serious tennis voyage. Perhaps the … Continue reading

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Dominik Hrbatý

Born: January 4, 1978 in Bratislava (Bratislavský kraj in Czechoslovakia) Height: 1.82 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) The youngest Top 100 player of 1996 as the “King of Challengers”. The 18-year-old Slovak began that year ranked No. 315 participating in … Continue reading

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