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| Name: | Greg Rusedski |
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| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | 9/6/1973 |
| Birthplace: | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence: | London, England |
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| Play Style: | Left Handed |
| Raquet: | Dunlop |
| Clothes by: | n/a |
| Shoes by: | n/a |
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About:
Born in Canada and began representing Great Britain in May 1995...Started playing tennis because his father, Tom, who is of Ukrainian decent from Canada, had a keen interest in the sport...Mother, Helen was born in Great Britain and later moved to Canada…Won prestigious BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1997, which was voted by the British public... In 1998, won biggest tournament of his career at ATP Masters Series Paris and defeated No. 1 Sampras in final in what he calls his greatest match played to date...Has a 25-10 career record (16-9 in singles) in Davis Cup play in 15 ties since 1995 and calls 2001 win over Ecuador on clay one of his biggest Cup achievements…Has many hobbies and enjoys watching and supporting Arsenal Football Club (whenever possible tries to catch them live at Highbury)…A huge movie buff and big fan of James Bond films and collects Bond memorabilia...Sean Connery is his favorite Bond and his favorite film is Goldfinger... Enjoys classic cars and Porsche 356 Speedster and Jaguar E-type are two of his favorites...His favorite autobiography is "A Long Walk to Freedom," the Nelson Mandela biography…Wife, Lucy Connor (married Dec. 4, 1999) and described his wedding as "the best day of my life"…They have two cats, Henry and Winston, who are British short hair pedigrees. |
Highest Rank:
Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 4 (10/6/1997)
Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 63 (6/19/1995)
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