Stanislas Wawrinka
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Wawrinka at the 2016 US Open
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| Full name | Stanislas Wawrinka |
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| Country (sports) |
 Switzerland |
| Residence | Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland |
| Born |
28 March 1985 Lausanne, Switzerland |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 2002 |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Coach(es) | Dimitri Zavialoff (2002–2010) Peter Lundgren (2010–2012) Magnus Norman (2013–) Richard Krajicek (2016) |
| Prize money | US$29,118,542 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 453–256 (63.89% in Grand Slam and ATP World Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 15 |
| Highest ranking | No. 3 (27 January 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 3 (3 April 2017) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2014) |
| French Open | W (2015) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2014, 2015) |
| US Open | W (2016) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | SF (2013, 2014, 2015) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2008) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 71–87 |
| Career titles | 2 |
| Highest ranking | No. 88 (2 February 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 564 (3 April 2017) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2006) |
| French Open | 3R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2006, 2007) |
| US Open | 1R (2005) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (2014) |
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| Last updated on: 3 April 2017. | |
Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (French: [stanislas vavʁiŋka]; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking for the first time on January 27, 2014. His career highlights include three Grand Slam titles at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open, where he defeated the world No. 1 player in the final on all three occasions, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2014, as well as three other finals at 2008 Rome, 2013 Madrid and 2017 Indian Wells.
Wawrinka considers clay his best and favorite surface and his serve and backhand his best shots. John McEnroe once said that Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands ever, and in 2009 described him as having "the best one-handed backhand in the game." He has been described by The Economist as "Tennis's great latecomer", due to finding success later in his career. Prior to the 2014 French Open, he requested and the ATP granted a formal change in his name from "Stanislas Wawrinka" to "Stan Wawrinka", stating that he plans to use the abbreviated name in tournament draws and press conferences.
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