Mardy Fish
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| Country |  United States |
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| Residence | Tampa, Florida, United States |
| Date of birth | December 9, 1981 |
| Place of birth | Edina, Minnesota |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand |
| Career prize money | US$4,329,248 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 221–172 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 5 |
| Highest ranking | No. 17 (March 22, 2004) |
| Current ranking | No. 36 (August 16, 2010) |
| Grand Slam results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2007) |
| French Open | 2R (2008, 2010) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2003, 2006, 2009) |
| US Open | QF (2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games |  Silver medal (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 114–93 (at ATP Tour-level, Grand Slam-level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 8 |
| Highest ranking | No. 14 (July 6, 2009) |
| Current ranking | No. 65 (August 9, 2010) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2005, 2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2002) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2009) |
| US Open | 3R (2001) |
| Last updated on: August 9, 2010. | |
| Olympic medal record | ||
| Men's Tennis | ||
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| Silver | 2004 Athens | Singles |
Mardy Fish (born December 9, 1981, in Edina, Minnesota) is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medallist. He is a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several young American tennis players who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century.
Fish has won five tournaments on the main ATP Tour, and has reached the final of three Masters Series events: Cincinnati in 2003 and 2010, and Indian Wells in 2008. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the quarter final stage at the 2007 Australian Open and the 2008 US Open.
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Early life
Fish is the son of a tennis teaching professional and a housewife, Tom and Sally Fish. He was born in Edina, Minnesota. Fish earned his first taste of fame in 1984 when, at the age of two, a Minneapolis, Minnesota TV station ran a profile of the young athlete hitting tennis balls from the baseline over the net. In 1986, Fish's family moved to Vero Beach, Florida. Mardy attended Saddlebrook Academy for tenth grade. Fish then moved to Boca Prep in Boca Raton, Florida for his junior and senior years of high school. He, Andy Roddick, and Jesse Levine all attended Boca Prep International School.[3] During 1999 he lived with Roddick's family, and the two young promising players played on the same tennis and basketball teams.[4]
Tennis career
Fish turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18. He spent his first few years as a pro playing in the Challenger and Futures circuits, the minor leagues of tennis. He earned his first title on the ATP Tour, tennis' premier professional circuit, in 2002 playing doubles in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, with Andy Roddick.
Fish's career improved significantly in 2003, when he won his first ATP singles title and reached the biggest final of his career, Cincinnati. His singles victory came near the end of the season, when he defeated Swedish player Robin Söderling to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden. In addition, he defeated 5th-seeded and former World No. 1 Carlos Moyà at the 2003 Australian Open in the second round, 3–6, 7–6 (8), 6–4, 4–6, 6–2. He finished the year ranked No. 20 in the world.
Fish played well in 2004, reaching the finals at the SAP Open in San Jose, California and in the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. Later that year, in August, Fish obtained a silver medal for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics, when he lost in five sets to Chilean Nicolás Massú. Fish defeated players such as Juan Carlos Ferrero and Fernando González to reach the final.
In 2005, Fish injured his left wrist. It eventually required two surgeries, and as a result he only played 17 matches in the year.
2006
US Men's Claycourt Championships
Fish was awarded a wildcard in April into the US Men's Claycourt Championships. He won the tournament, defeating eighth seed Juan Mónaco, Rainer Schüttler, Vince Spadea, Tommy Haas, and Jürgen Melzer in the final 3–6 6–4 6–3.
Wimbledon
At the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Fish signaled his return to professional status as he reached the third round, defeating fellow American Robby Ginepri, and Dutch player Melle van Gemerden. The night prior to his third round match, he suffered from food poisoning. He could only play one set before retiring against Georgian Irakli Labadze.
2007
Fish began 2007 by achieving what was his best finish at a Grand Slam. Fish reached the fourth round of the Australian Open eventually losing to his old roommate and doubles partner, Andy Roddick, in the quarter-finals. Fish made waves on Day 1 of the tournament by knocking off Ivan Ljubičić, the fourth seed, and had an easy win in the third round when his opponent Wayne Arthurs retired in the opening set. Fish had few problems in his first four matches, but lost in straight sets to Roddick in the quarter-finals. However, he moved by 17 places up the ATP ranking, due to the quarter-final.
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2008
Fish started off 2008 quite well at the Hopman Cup, an exhibition event in Perth, Australia. Partnering with Serena Williams, they won the title. Williams was ill and arrived after the start of the event, but Meghann Shaughnessy filled in for the first match against the Indian team. Fish won against Indian Rohan Bopanna and Australian Peter Luczak, and received a walkover from Czech Tomáš Berdych. Although Fish lost the first doubles match to the Indians with Shaughnessy, he and Williams were undefeated in 2 mixed doubles matches. They qualified undefeated for the final where they faced the top-seeded Serbians, Novak Djokovic and Jelena Janković. Although Fish lost in singles against Djokovic, the Americans again won the mixed doubles match to win the title.
Fish fell to Jarkko Nieminen in the third round of the Australian Open after a code violation caused him to lose his composure.
Fish then went on to make a quarter-final showing at the 2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships before losing to long time friend and wild-card entry Robby Ginepri.
At the Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, Fish defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semi-finals in what Fish described as "a great win"[1] after failing to beat the Swiss player in five previous matches. However, Fish lost in the final to Novak Djokovic, the third seed.
At the French Open, Fish lost in the second round to 25th-seeded Lleyton Hewitt with Fish committing 58 unforced errors compared to Hewitt's twelve.[2]
At Wimbledon, Fish lost in the first round to eighth-seeded Richard Gasquet of France. [3]
At the US Open, Fish reached the quarter-finals before losing to Rafael Nadal of Spain.
2009
Fish won his fifth doubles title, partnering with Mark Knowles of the Bahamas at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in Memphis. The next week, where he ranked as the top seed, he won his third singles title at the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships against first-time finalist Evgeny Korolev.
In the 2009 BNP Paribas Open, Fish received a first round bye, only to be eliminated in the second round by unseeded Frenchman Jérémy Chardy. However, he captured his sixth doubles title and first ATP Masters Series 1000 title with partner Andy Roddick.
In April, Fish played in the 2009 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, but was knocked out in the first round by Björn Phau of Germany. He then played in the 2009 Rome Masters where he lost in the second round to Fernando Verdasco.
Fish advanced to the third round in Wimbledon men's singles, where he fell to Novak Djoković in straight sets. In doubles, he and partner James Blake advanced to the semi-finals before losing to the defending and eventual champions Daniel Nestor and Nenad Zimonjić.
In July, Fish competed in the Davis Cup against Croatia, losing to Marin Čilić in 5 sets.
On August 30, Fish withdrew from the 2009 US Open where he was seeded 25th, citing a rib injury.[4]
2010
Fish began 2010 by winning the SAP Open in San Jose with doubles partner Sam Querrey. The pair defeated Benjamin Becker and Leonardo Mayer 7-6(3), 7-5 in the final and won the tournament. With this win, Fish improves to 7-1 lifetime in ATP World Tour doubles finals.[5] On 27 March, Fish knocked his second round opponent Andy Murray out of the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami, Florida in straight sets[5] On 10 June, Mardy Fish played Andy Murray again in the third round of the Queen's tournament in London. Fish won the first set 6-4, lost the second 6-1 however during the third set, Fish was leading 3-0, Murray then brought it back to 3-3. Fish then complained to the umpire that it was too dark and he then walked off the court without talking to Murray. Andy stayed on the court for a few minutes after the incident and said "He only complained because I was gaining momentum." and "He wouldn't have complained when he was 3-0 up." The following day, Fish went onto win the third and final set in a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6(2) victory. He faced Michaël Llodra in the quarter-finals and Feliciano Lopez in the semi-finals to reach the final. However, he lost to compatriot Sam Querrey to finish as runner-up.
At Wimbledon he lost in the second round to Florian Mayer 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4, 6-4.[6] After Wimbledon, he participated in the last grass court event of the year: the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport. He won his fourth title, and first on grass, of his career over Belgian Olivier Rochus in three sets.[7] As a result, his ranking jumped up to the top 50 at 49.[8] He proceeded to win a second straight title, which was also his second of the year and first on hard courts, at the Atlanta Tennis Championships. It was the first tournament in that city in over a decade, and in the semi-final and final rounds Fish respectively defeated fellow countrymen Andy Roddick (whom he had not beaten in eight consecutive career meetings), who was the top seed, and John Isner, who played collegiate tennis for nearby University of Georgia.[9]
In Fish's return to the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, he advanced over former World No. 6 Gilles Simon, over World No.8 Fernando Verdasco, over former World No.7 Richard Gasquet, and over World No.4 Murray to reach the semifinals, where he defeated former World No.1 Andy Roddick 4-6, 7-6(3), 6-1. He faces Roger Federer in the final.
Equipment
Fish currently endorses the Wilson BLX Six.One 95 18x20 racquet with hybrid of Wilson Natural Gut and Luxilon Alu Power strings. His grip of choice is "Wilson Pro Overgrip". He wears K-Swiss clothing and shoes.
Playing style
Fish uses his strong serve and powerful backhand to win points from the baseline. He would often move around the court and find his way to the net to put away a ball by volleying. In short, he is an all-court player.
Personal life
In November 2007, Fish became engaged to Stacey Gardner, a California attorney and a "Briefcase Model" on NBC's Deal or No Deal. The two were married in September 2008. Fish's friend and fellow tennis player James Blake served as groomsman. He is also good friends with Andy Roddick and the Bryan Brothers.
He has a group of fans called "The Fishheads" who travel with him and cheer him on during matches.[10]
Major finals
Masters Series Finals
Singles: 3 (0–3)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 2003 | Cincinnati | Hard | Andy Roddick |
6-4, 6-7(3), 6-7(4) |
| Runner-up | 2008 | Indian Wells | Hard |  Novak Djokovic |
2-6, 7-5, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 2010 | Cincinnati | Hard |  Roger Federer |
7-6(5), 6-7(1), 4-6 |
Career finals
Singles: 16 (5-11)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
| Runner-up | 1. | March 10, 2003 | Delray Beach, USA | Hard | Jan-Michael Gambill |
6–0, 7–6(5) |
| Runner-up | 2. | June 23, 2003 | Nottingham, UK | Grass |  Greg Rusedski |
6–3, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 3. | August 18, 2003 | Cincinnati, USA | Hard | Andy Roddick |
4–6, 7–6(3), 7–6(4) |
| Winner | 1. | October 20, 2003 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) |  Robin Söderling |
7–5, 3–6, 7–6(4) |
| Runner-up | 4. | February 16, 2004 | San José, USA | Hard (i) | Andy Roddick |
7–6(13), 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 5. | June 14, 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Roger Federer |
6–0, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 6. | August 22, 2004 | Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece | Hard |  Nicolás Massú |
6–3, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | April 10, 2006 | Houston, USA | Clay |  Jürgen Melzer |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 7. | August 27, 2007 | New Haven, USA | Hard | James Blake |
7–5, 6–4 |
| Runner-up | 8. | March 23, 2008 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Novak Djokovic |
6–2, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 9. | August 23, 2008 | New Haven, USA | Hard |  Marin Čilić |
6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Runner-up | 10. | February 15, 2009 | San José, USA | Hard (i) |  Radek Štěpánek |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 3. | March 1, 2009 | Delray Beach, USA | Hard |  Evgeny Korolev |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 11. | June 13, 2010 | London, England | Grass | Sam Querrey |
7–6(3), 7–5 |
| Winner | 4. | July 11, 2010 | Newport, USA | Grass | .svg.png){kind=small} Olivier Rochus |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Winner | 5. | July 25, 2010 | Atlanta, USA | Hard | John Isner |
4–6, 6–4, 7–6(4) |
Doubles: 9 (8-1)
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- Wins (8) / Runner-ups (1)
| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score |
| Winner | 1. | April 29, 2002 | Houston, United States | Clay | Andy Roddick |
 Neville Godwin Jan-Michael Gambill |
6–4, 6–4 |
| Winner | 2. | February 16, 2004 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | James Blake |
Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 3. | April 19, 2004 | Houston, United States | Clay | James Blake |
Rick Leach Brian MacPhie |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Runner-ups | 1. | February 27, 2006 | Memphis, United States | Hard | James Blake |
Chris Haggard Ivo Karlović |
0–6, 7–5, [10–5] |
| Winner | 4. | July 7, 2008 | Newport, United States | Grass | John Isner |
 Rohan Bopanna Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi |
6–4, 7–6 |
| Winner | 5. | February 13, 2009 | Memphis, United States | Hard (i) |  Mark Knowles |
Travis Parrott Filip Polášek |
7–6, 6–1 |
| Winner | 6. | March 9, 2009 | Indian Wells, United States | Hard | Andy Roddick |
 Max Mirnyi Andy Ram |
3–6, 6–1, [14-12] |
| Winner | 7. | February 14, 2010 | San José, United States | Hard (i) | Sam Querrey |
 Benjamin Becker Leonardo Mayer |
7–6(3), 7–5 |
| Winner | 8. | August 8, 2010 | Washington, United States | Hard | Mark Knowles |
Tomáš Berdych Radek Štěpánek |
4–6, 7–6(7), [10-7] |
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2010 Wimbledon.
| Tournament | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 |
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| Australian Open | 1R | 3R | 3R | QF | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | A |
| French Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | A |
| US Open | A | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R |
References
- ↑ Pacific Life Open - March 22 - Mardy Fish (interview transcript)
- ↑ Match Statistics
- ↑ Statistics
- ↑ [1] Fish Withdraws From Open, August 30, 2009.
- ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8588909.stm
- ↑ http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day10/1213ms.html
- ↑ http://www.tennisfame.com/mardy-fish-wins-title-van-alen-cup-carsten-ball-chris-guccione-grab-doubles-title-at-campbells-hall
- ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Top-Players/Mardy-Fish.aspx?t=rh
- ↑ http://assets.usta.com/assets/669/15/Singles%2520Main%2520Draw%25206.pdf
- ↑ [2] TENNIS: NOTEBOOK; Fish's Fans Add Flavor To First-Round Victory, August 26, 2003
- Mardy Fish at the Association of Tennis Professionals Retrieved Sep. 1, 2006.
External links
- Official website
- Mardy Fish at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Mardy Fish at the International Tennis Federation
- Mardy Fish at Davis Cup
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