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Andy Roddick Profile |
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Birth Date:
August 30, 1982
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Birth Place:
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
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Birth
Name:
Andrew Stephen Roddick
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Height:
6'2"
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Biography |
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an
American professional tennis player and a former World No.
1. He is the top-ranked American player and sixth-ranked
player in the world as of November 12, 2007. He finished
sixth in the 2006, 2007 ATP Race. He became a Grand Slam
singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 U.S.
Open. He has reached three other Grand Slam finals
(Wimbledon twice and the U.S. Open), losing to Roger Federer
each time. Roddick is known for his powerful serves. He
holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis,
clocked at 155 mph (249.4 km/h). He has broken his own
record three times.
Roddick was on the victorious United States Davis Cup team
when it won the 2007 Davis Cup. Roddick defeated Dmitry
Tursunov of the Russian Davis Cup team, the defending
champions, in the finals.
Andy Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and
Blanche Roddick. Roddick's father was a businessman, and his
mother was a schoolteacher. She now directs the Andy Roddick
Foundation. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and
John, who were both promising tennis players at a young age.
Roddick lived in Austin, Texas until he was 11, then moved
to Boca Raton, Florida, where he lived until graduating from
high school in 2000. He later moved back to Austin.
Roddick began dating singer Mandy Moore in 2002; Roddick
ended the relationship in March 2004.
On March 31, 2008, Roddick announced on his web site that he
was engaged to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated bikini
model he met last year. |
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Other
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Weighs 195 pounds (revealed by girlfriend Mandy Moore on
"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), [October 30,
2003]).
Coached by former pro Brad Gilbert June 2003- December 2004
The second ever tennis player (men's first) in history to
host Saturday Night Live
Graduted from Boca Raton Prep in 2000
In People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue in 2001 and
2003.
As of February 6, 2004 holds the record for the fastest
serve in a competition at 150 miles per hour.
Broke his own record for faster serve April 11, 2004 in
Delray Beach Florida, with a serve of 152 mph.
Dated pop singer/actress, Mandy Moore. [July 2002 - March
2004]
Sat 12 Jun 2004: Broke his record for fastest serve speed
once again, recording a 153 mph serve at Stella Artois
Championships.
Broke his old W.R. for the fastest ever recorded serve. It
now stands at 155 M.p.h. |
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