John Isner
Isner at the 2015 Aegon Championships in London, England.
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Residence | Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Born |
April 26, 1985 Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
| Turned pro | 2007 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Coach(es) | Craig Boynton (2007–2012) Mike Sell (2012–2014) Justin Gimelstob (2014–2016) |
| Prize money | US$ 10,744,714 |
| Official website | www.johnisner.com |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 322–199 (61.8% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 10 |
| Highest ranking | No. 9 (April 16, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 19 (January 16, 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (2010, 2016) |
| French Open | 4R (2014, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2014, 2015, 2016) |
| US Open | QF (2011) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | QF (2012) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 92–82 |
| Career titles | 4 |
| Highest ranking | No. 26 (April 2, 2012) |
| Current ranking | No. 60 (January 16, 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2009) |
| French Open | 3R (2008) |
| US Open | 2R (2009) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | SF (2012) |
| Hopman Cup | W (2011) |
| Last updated on: January 16, 2017. | |
John Robert Isner (born April 26, 1985) is an American professional tennis player. Considered one of the best servers of the ATP World Tour, Isner achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 in April 2012. In 2013, he became the 18th player to serve more than 5,000 aces on the ATP World Tour. He currently has 10th-most aces in the history of ATP, having served more than 7,300 aces. At the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, he played the longest professional tennis match in history, defeating Nicolas Mahut in a total of 11 hours and 5 minutes of play over the course of three days. He also played the then 10th-longest singles match, a 5-hour 41-minute encounter in the second round of the 2012 French Open.
Isner began his professional career in earnest in the summer of 2007. With a world ranking of no. 839, he needed wildcard entries into the main draws of every tournament, even at the Futures level.
He won his first tournament of the summer, the USA F14 Futures, beating the top three seeds along the way. Then, after first-round losses in a Challenger-level and an ATP-level tournament, he beat five top-300 players and three seeds to win the Lexington Challenger in July and improve his ranking to no. 416 after just one month.
At the following week's tournament at the Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington, D.C., a late withdrawal freed up a wildcard spot, which was given to Isner at the last minute. Isner took full advantage of his good fortune, recording his first wins over top-100 players. He won third-set tiebreakers on five consecutive days, beating no. 73 Tim Henman, no. 47 Benjamin Becker, no. 189 qualifier Wayne Odesnik, no. 12 Tommy Haas, and no. 54 Gaël Monfils, to reach the final, where he fell to fellow American Andy Roddick. His week raised his ranking to no. 193 in the world after six weeks on the pro tour.
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