Vincent Spadea
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| Country (sports) |
 United States
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| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, United States |
| Born |
July 19, 1974 Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 5,004,680 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 311–359 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (February 28, 2005) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1999, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2004) |
| US Open | 4R (1995, 1999) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 65–114 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 90 (June 12, 2006) |
Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974) is a former ATP Tour professional tennis player from the United States.
He reached a career high tenth position in the ATP Champions Race in April 2003, as well as a career-high ATP eighteenth ranking in February 2005. He has career prize money earnings of over $5,000,000. Spadea has ATP career singles wins over Roger Federer (1–2 record), Pete Sampras (1–4), Andre Agassi (2–4), Rafael Nadal (1–1), Andy Roddick (1–2), Patrick Rafter, Richard Krajicek, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Marat Safin, and Gustavo Kuerten. He is one of four players to defeat Federer 6–0 in a set at a main tour tournament, which he did at 1999 Monte Carlo. Spadea represented the United States at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Vince was also named twice to the USA Davis Cup Team in 2000(Captain John McEnroe) and 2004 (Captain Patrick McEnroe).
Spadea has one career ATP singles title and 3 career ATP doubles titles. He also has 11 USTA Challenger Pro singles titles.
Spadea was born in Chicago in 1974. His mother is originally from Colombia.
At the 1999 Australian Open, Spadea achieved his best performance in a major by reaching the quarter finals. In the fourth round at that tournament, he defeated the 1995 Australian Open champion, Andre Agassi. Spadea then lost to Tommy Haas in the quarter finals.
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