Robert Kendrick
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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|---|---|
| Residence | Orlando, Florida, U.S. |
| Born |
November 15, 1979 Fresno, California, U.S. |
| Height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Turned pro | 2000 |
| Retired | 2014 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 1,363,811 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 35–78 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 69 (July 20, 2009) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2007, 2009) |
| French Open | 2R (2009) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2006) |
| US Open | 2R (2008, 2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 31–42 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 77 (February 4, 2008) |
| Current ranking | No. 865 (November 11, 2013) |
| Last updated on: November 15, 2013. | |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Robert Bradley Kendrick (born November 15, 1979) is an American retired professional tennis player. He turned professional in 2000. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 69, achieved in July 2009.
Robert Kendrick was born to Tom and Doris Kendrick and began playing tennis at the age of 5. Tom is a real estate appraiser and Doris is a housewife. Kendrick has three older siblings: Kerry, Tommy, and Scott. He graduated from Bullard High School in 1997. In 1996, he led his team to an undefeated section championship.
Kendrick has been called a serve-and-volley player. Kendrick's main strengths are his serve and his forehand.
Throughout high school, he competed in junior tennis and enjoyed some intermittent success. In 1996, he was the runner-up in singles at the 1996 USTA Boys’ 18s National Indoor Championships. Then in 1997, he reached the final in doubles of the Easter Bowl and reached the singles final and took the doubles title at the USTA International Grass Court Championships. In 1998, he attended the University of Washington, earning All-American in singles and doubles as a sophomore, with a record of 31–9 and got as high as no. 3 in the collegiate rankings that year. He then transferred to Pepperdine University for his junior year and again attained All-American with an 18–10 record. He reached the round of 16 at the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship, where he lost to Jeff Morrison. In 2001, he and Michael Russell won the doubles championship at the USTA Futures event in Mobile, Alabama.
In 2006, Kendrick entered the top 100 for the first time in his career, ending the year at world no. 87. Consequently, 2006 is generally considered to be Kendrick's breakthrough year to date.
Kendrick got to the second round of the 2006 ATP Delray Beach International Tennis Championships. He defeated Kevin Kim 6–4, 7–5 in the first round, but lost to eighth seed Vincent Spadea 4–6, 1–6, in his second-round match.
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