Greg Rusedski
Rusedski in 2014
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| Full name | Gregory Rusedski |
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| Country (sports) |
 Great Britain (from 1995) Canada (1991–95)
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| Residence | London, England, UK |
| Born |
6 September 1973 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Turned pro | 1991 |
| Retired | 7 April 2007 |
| Plays | Left-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $8,944,841 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 436–287 (60.3%) |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 4 (6 October 1997) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2001) |
| French Open | 4R (1999) |
| Wimbledon | QF (1997) |
| US Open | F (1997) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | RR (1997, 1998) |
| Grand Slam Cup | W (1999) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1996) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 62–53 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 63 (19 June 1995) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1995) |
| French Open | 1R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1994) |
| US Open | 2R (1994) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | World Group 1R (1999, 2002) |
| Last updated on: 29 August 2012. | |
Gregory "Greg" Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a British former tennis player who represented Canada until 1995. He was the British number 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of World No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 May 1998 to 21 June 1998.
In 1997, he was the US Open finalist, which led to him receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award. Also, he scored 30 wins and 13 losses with the Great Britain Davis Cup team.
Rusedski was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to an English mother and a father born in Germany of Polish and Ukrainian descent. He was a very promising junior player in Canada in the 1980s and subsequently caused some anger in Canada when he decided to adopt British citizenship and play for Great Britain in 1995.
Rusedski has been with his wife Lucy Connor since 1991, when they met while he was competing in a junior tournament where she was a ball girl. They married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at Douai Abbey in West Berkshire in December 1999. They have two children: a daughter born in 2006 and a son born in 2009. Rusedski is an Arsenal football supporter.
Rusedski's first career singles tournament title was at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island in 1993.
Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of World No. 4). He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award.
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