Roddick in 2012
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Full name | Andrew Stephen Roddick |
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Country (sports) | United States |
Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S. |
Born |
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
August 30, 1982
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
Turned pro | 2000 |
Retired | 2015 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Coach(es) |
Tarik Benhabiles (1999-2003) Brad Gilbert (2003–2004) Dean Goldfine (2004-2006) Jimmy Connors (2006–2008) John Roddick Larry Stefanki (2008–2012) |
Prize money | US$ 20,640,030 |
Singles | |
Career record | 612–213 (74.18%) |
Career titles | 32 |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (November 3, 2003) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2003, 2005, 2007, 2009) |
French Open | 4R (2009) |
Wimbledon | F (2004, 2005, 2009) |
US Open | W (2003) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2003, 2004, 2007) |
Olympic Games | 3R (2004) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 68–51 (57.14%) |
Career titles | 4 |
Highest ranking | No. 50 (January 11, 2010) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
French Open | 1R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2001) |
US Open | 2R (1999, 2000) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2007) |
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional tennis player.
He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final. He is the most recent North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event, the most recent to reach the top ranking, and the most recent to claim the year-end world No. 1 (2003). Roddick reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005, and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer every time; the pair had a lopsided rivalry from 2001 to 2012. Roddick was ranked in the top 10 for 9 consecutive years between 2002 and 2010, at year's end, and won five Masters Series in that period. He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a former Sports Illustrated swimwear model and actress.
On August 30, 2012, during the 2012 US Open and on his 30th birthday, Roddick announced that he would retire after the tournament. Following a fourth-round defeat by Juan Martín del Potro, Roddick retired from the sport with the aim of focusing on his foundation, the Andy Roddick Foundation, in future years.
In 2015, Roddick played for the Austin Aces in World Team Tennis. This was his eighth season in World Team Tennis and the fifth team he has played for.
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of Blanche (Corell), a school teacher, and Jerry Roddick, a businessman. Roddick has two older brothers, Lawrence and John (All-American tennis player at University of Georgia [1996–98] and head tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma), who were both promising tennis players at a young age.