Andy Roddick (United States)
Andy Roddick (United States)
Age: 21 on Aug. 30
Country: United States
2003 Match Record: 55-13
2003 Singles Titles: 5
Career Singles Titles: 10
Career Hard-Court Titles: 4
Major Titles: None (Best: SF)
Record at US Open: 2002-quarter-finals, 2001-quarter-finals, 2000-first round.
2000: Finished year as number one junior in the world. Won junior grand slam titles at Australian Open and US Open. Won his first career ATP Tour match at the Miami Masters Series event, beating Fernando Vicente before losing to Andre Agassi. Underwent right knee surgery in April. Made his US Open main draw debut, losing in the first round to Albert Costa. Ended year as world number 158 in senior rankings.
2001: Finished as youngest player in ATP top-20 at 19 years, four months. Won three ATP titles, becoming first American teenager to win three or more titles in a season since Pete Sampras won four in 1990. Finished year as world number 14 — the highest ever year-end ranking after one full ATP season of any former junior world champion. Biggest breakthrough at Miami Masters Series, reaching quarter-finals.
Won first ATP title in his first claycrt tournament, beating Xavier Malisse in the final of Atlanta. In doing so became first American teenager to win an ATP title since Michael Chang in 1992.
Following week, won second title by beating Lee Hyung-taik in final of Houston. Reached third round of French Open, retiring from match with Lleyton Hewitt with hamstring strain. Made the third round on his Wimbledon debut, losing to eventual champion Goran Ivanisevic in four sets. Won first hardcourt title at Washington, beating Sjeng Schalken in final.
Extended winning streak to 10 matches at US Open, where he lost in the quarter-finals to eventual champion Lleyton Hewitt after a five set thriller. Finished year as world number 14.
2002: Became, at 20, youngest American to finish year in top-10 since Michael Chang in 1992. Advanced to first ever Masters Series final, losing in final of Toronto to Guillermo Canas. Helped United States to the Davis Cup semi-finals. Won first title of the season in Memphis, beating James Blake in the final.
In April successfully defended his Houston title, beating Pete Sampras in the final. Advanced to the semi-final of the Rome Masters Series, and then exited the French Open in the first round after five-set defeat to Wayne Arthurs. Made third round at Wimbledon, and again lost in the quarter-final of the US Open, this time to Sampras.
In Davis Cup semi-final against France, lost rubbers to Arnaud Clement and Sebastian Grosjean. Surpassed the $1 million mark for first time. Finished year as world number 10.
2003: Beats Younes El Aynaoui 21-19 in the fifth set to reach semi-finals of Australian Open, but loses to Rainer Schuettler in the last four. Follows it up with a final appearance at Memphis, losing to Taylor Dent. Loses to Andre Agassi in final of Houston tournament in April.
Beats Nikolay Davydenko in the final to win at St Poelten. Exits French Open in the first round, losing to Sargis Sargsian. Splits from coach Tarik Benhabiles and links up with Agassi's former coach, Brad Gilbert. Immediate success with tournament victory on the grass of Queen's Club, and makes semi-finals of Wimbledon before losing to eventual champion Roger Federer.
Then embarks on streak of 27 wins in 28 matches in north American hardcourt summer.
Wins titles at Indianapolis, Toronto Masters Series and Cincinnati Masters Series. Only blemish is defeat to Tim Henman in final of Washington. Culminates in triumph over Juan Carlos Ferrero in the final of the US Open at Flushing Meadows.