Personal information
Residence Bratislava, Slovakia. Height: 178cm, Weight: 58kg

Began playing tennis at age 4 in Nove Zamky. Has 1 brother Roman, he used to travel with her on tournaments. Mother and father used to play tennis in the University. Henrieta finished with professional career in 2006, because of back injury. It was very hard for her to leave the sport she loves. In 2007/8 started to help the Slovak Federation and in april 2009 opened small tennis academy in Bratislava. Right now she works full time at her tennis academy and managing Fed cup. 
HobbiesL Enjoys watching movies, listening to music and yoga. Likes fashion and often poses for photo shoots. Loves polo and horses and she plays polo as much as she can. Loves Argentina because of great people, weather, food and of course polo farms. All other information you can find on www.henrietanagyova.sk


Career Highlights
1994 - In first four pro events on ITF Circuit, reached two SF, then won first two titles at ITF/Olsztyn-POL and ITF/Porec-CRO

1995 - Won two ITF singles titles at ITF/Bordeaux-FRA and ITF/Athens-GRE; improved season-ending ranking by 242 spots, breaking into Top 200

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Personal information
Married Vittorio Magnelli, who coaches her, on June 13, 1998. Daughter, Isabella, was born Feb. 19, 2003.
Father, Daniel, is an engineer; mother Josette. She has one brother, Fabrice. Other athletic interests include skiing, basketball, windsurfing and swimming.
Loves to visit New Caledonia, Australia and San Diego. Enjoys listening to Queen, Pink Floyd, REM and Prince. Enjoys movies (favorites are La Vita e Bella and As Good As It Gets). Favorite actors are Harrison Ford, Tom Cruise, Gerard Depardieu and Jack Nicholson.  

Career highlights
1989 - Won first pro title in second-ever event at ITF/Limoges-FRA; played first Tour qualifying at Taranto, Paris [Indoors], Moscow and Bayonne.  

1990 - Played first Grand Slam qualifying at Australian Open; reached first Tour SF at Karlovy Vary; won three ITF Circuit titles; made Grand Slam debut at Roland Garros.  

1991 - Reached second Tour SF at Bol and QF at Albuquerque and St. Petersburg; broke into Top 100 on September 30 at No. 97.   

1992 - Reached QF at Strasbourg and first Tour doubles final at Pattaya City (w/Paradis-Mangon)  

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Wife, Anne Sophie (married Sept. 13, 1997); sons, Ewen (born Aug. 11, 1997), Neil born July 2, 2001) and Noam (born Aug. 21, 2003).

While growing up, he enjoyed getting a souvenir (wrist band or other item) from a tennis player and says, "I'm always trying to give things away and make the people at least happy.". Attended Nick Bollettieri Academy from 1990-92 and while there, drove the bus, cleaned the gym and watched kids in their room to help pay for his stay there. Speaks six languages (Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish).   

Member of Moroccan Davis Cup team since 1990 with a 23-15 career record (21-9 in singles) in 18 ties. Earned ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 1998, improving from 444 to No. 49 after missing seven months in '97. Member of 2000-01 and 2002-03 ATP Player Council. In June 2003 at ATP tournament in Halle, defeated German teenager Christopher Koderisch in 1st RD and afterwards he played an extra set with his opponent for the benefit of the audience. One of most prominent personalities in Morocco, beyond sports. In a 2003 poll by leading Moroccan economic daily, "L'Economiste," he came in first as a role model for society. Has also been endowed with highest possible decoration from the King of Morocco. Uses his influence on Moroccan society to promote solidarity and activities of outreach to young and less privileged. Has developed a partnership with the National Association of Tennis Coaches for initiation of the youth in need to practice and values of sports and is currently designing a foundation that will enable such initiatives to reach a broader public. 

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Full name is Martin Willem Verkerk. Began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Wim, and mother, Bep, who is a retired school teacher.
Has one older brother, Mickel, who works in a sports business. Captured Dutch 18-under title in 1995.  Enjoys watching Formula 1 racing. Admired Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras while growing up. Considers backhand and serve as his strengths. Favorite surface is clay and slow hard courts. Has a 6-5 career Davis Cup record (3-1 in doubles) in five ties since 2002. Coached by Nick Carr (of New Zealand) since October 2001.

Career Highlights
1997-Finished runner-up at Netherlands Satellite (46 points). Reached 2nd RD at Ostend Challenger.

1998 - Defeated fellow Dutch player John van Lottum to reach 2nd RD in first ATP event at Amsterdam before losing to S. Dosedel in next match.

1999-Reached final of Scheveningen Challenger and improved ranking 170 positions during year.

2000-Reached SF at Scheveningen and Manerbio Challengers.

2001-Played only ATP event of year in Amsterdam, losing to Mutis in 1st RD. Reached finals at Challengers in Eisenach (l. to O. Gross) and Aschaffenburg (l. to S. Greul). Reached SF in Braunschweig and Houston Challengers.

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Currently without a coach; lives and trains in Rome. Started playing at age 9. Favorite shot is volley. Parents played recreational tennis; brother,   Matteo, used to play.

Hobbies include playing beach volleyball in Rome, listening to music, sightseeing. Admires grandmother and Martina Navratilova.
 
Career highlights
1996 - Played first event of career in doubles at ITF/Nicolosi-ITA.

1997 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

1998 - Won one doubles title on ITF Circuit.

1999 - Won three doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2000 - Won two singles titles and five doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

2001 - Continued to play on ITF Circuit.

2002 - Won one singles title on ITF Circuit.

2003 - Played first Tour main draws at Casablanca and US Open, falling 1r at both; fell in Tour qualifying 11 times (incl. other three majors); won one singles title and two doubles titles on ITF Circuit.

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Began playing tennis at age two with father Alexander, a former Davis Cup player for the former Soviet Union (compiled an 18-18 career record in 16 ties).

Family moved from Moscow to Germany in 1991. Mother, Irina, is also a former player. Both parents now coach at a tennis club in Hamburg (UHC). Has one younger brother, Sascha.

Speaks Russian, German and English. Nickname is Misch.
Likes fishing and NBA (supports Miami Heat)

Admired his father who according to players such as Alexander Volkov and Yevgeny Kafelnikov ‘played like a cat on the court’.
Favorite surface is indoors and favorite shots are serve and volley.
Coached by his father, Alexander, who played Davis Cup from 1982-87.

Career highlights
2003 – Reached SF at Kumamoto, Japan, Futures (l. to Yoon)...Also reached QF at Glasgow Futures (l. to Murray).

2004 – Reached three Futures QF...Reached a pair of doubles SF at Futures.

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Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962, in Prague) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles – two at the Australian Open, one at the French Open, and one at the US Open.

She was the runner-up at four Grand Slam singles events and won one Grand Slam women's doubles title, the US Open in 1989 with Martina Navratilova.
 
Beginning with the 1980 US Open and extending through Wimbledon in 1981, Mandlíková played in four consecutive Grand Slam singles finals. Struggling with injuries and a lack of confidence, Mandlíková retired at the relatively early age of 28.

Personal information
Grew up in copper mining town of Okiep in North Western Cape and his tennis talents were discovered when he was nine years old.
Mother, Mary, is a housewife; Father, William, passed away when he was 16. Has four brothers (one passed away in 2006) and two sisters.

Played on a make-shift gravel court in his home's backyard in Namaqualand where he tied orange bags together to serve as the net. 
No. 1 junior player in South Africa until he was 18 and Top 30 in singles, Top 20 in doubles in world junior rankings.
Considers return game, quickness and mental aspect his strengths.
Says best moment in his career was reaching Australian Open SF in 2003 and '08, and playing Davis Cup for his country.
Has a 10-5 career Davis Cup record (10-3 in doubles) in 14 ties...Coached by counryman and former ATP pro Piet Norval.  

Career Highlights
1999 -- Captured six Challenger titles, including Tulsa and Bronx (w/Hernandez), Manchester (w/Godwin), Bristol (w/Brandt), Jerusalem (w/Ketola), and Singapore (w/Roberts)...Advanced to QF at U.S. Open (w/Haygarth)...Finished in Top 100 for first time at No. 76.

2000 -- Reached 3rd RD at Queen'ss, Wimbledon, and U.S. Open (w/Haygarth)...Won Challenger titles at Las Vegas and Surbiton (w/Ondruska) and Binghamton (w/Bower).

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Began playing tennis at age six.Runner-up in singles and doubles winner at the European Championships in Lisbon in 1993. Also a QF at the Wimbledon juniors that year.

Enjoys hockey and soccer. Played goalkeeper for NHL players against ATP players in annual street hockey challenge in Montreal in 2001. Has played in 1996, 2000 and 2004 Olympics Games.

Has a 26-7 career Davis Cup record (16-5 in singles) in 16 ties since 1996.

Considers forehand as best shot and clay his best surface, winning four of his five career titles on it.
Wife, Katerina (married June 4, 1999); son, Jakub (born Dec. 16, 1998); twins Jiri Jr. and daughter Katerina (born May 23, 2001).
Coached by Czech Republic Davis Cup captain Jan Kukal.
 
Career highlights
1994 – Won first career Challenger title in Prague-1...In doubles, won Prostejov (w/Vasek)...

1995 – Captured three of seven Challenger finals (all on clay)...In doubles, won first ATP titles in Bogota and Santiago (w/Rikl) along with two Challengers...

1996 – Won first ATP title in Auckland (d. Steven) and reached another final in Mexico City (l. to Muster)...Posted first Top 10 win over Becker in Basel...

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Began playing tennis at age eight. Reached final of Dutch 18-under Nationals in 1993.

Father, Chris; mother, Marie Claude, is an architect. Has an older sister, Noelle (born July 12, 1972), who played on the WTA Tour circuit from 1987-99 (ranked a career-high No. 57 in singles on Jan. 11, 1993). Her best Grand Slam result was 3rd RD at 1992 US Open.

 Has a 1-3 career record in three Davis Cup ties -- 1998 (vs. Belgium), 2000 (vs. Germany) and 2003 (vs. India).
 
Career highlights
1994 - Played in three Satellites and picked up 16 ATP points. 

1995 - Won Egypt #2 Satellite (48 points) and fourth at Poland #2 circuit (24 points). Finished third in doubles at Croatia #1 (32 points). 

1996 - Won Bulgaria #2 Satellite (48 points) and advanced to first QF at Cherbourg Challenger. 

1997 - Improved his ATP Ranking by 90 positions by reaching his first ATP QF in Amsterdam and advancing to 3rd RD at Wimbledon as a qualifier. Also went to 3rd RD at US Open. 

1998 - Finished in Top 100 for first time (one of five Dutchmen). Read more...

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Began playing tennis at age seven with his father, Eduardo, who often travels with son.  Has two sisters, Ana and Laura.As a youngster, admired play of former No. 1 and two-time Roland Garros champion Jim Courier. 

Reached Roland Garros junior final in 1998 (l. to Gonzalez). Likes to collect motor bikes and cars (his favorite is a Renault Spider). Fan of Real Madrid soccer team. Draws his tennis inspiration from his mother, Rosario, who passed away when he was 17.

Named 1999 ATP Newcomer of Year. In Oct. 2001, opened tennis school, “Equelite-Juan Carlos Ferrero” in his hometown of Villena, Alicante, to promote future tennis talents between ages 14 and 21.
 Bought an old cottage and refurbished into "Hotel Ferrero" in July 2007 in Bocairente, 50 minutes south from Valencia (features 12 luxury suites)  Friend of countryman and pro golfer Sergio Garcia.
Has a 17-6 singles and 0-1 doubles record in 16 Davis Cup ties and member of winning team in 2000 and 2004. Received Spain’s 2003 “National Sportsman of the Year” award on Sept. 30, 2004 from King Juan Carlos in Madrid. 
It is highest sporting accolade by Spanish government. Fitness trainer is Miguel Maeso and coached by Antonio Martinez (since 1989) and Samuel Lopez (since October 2009). 

Career highlights
2009 -- The Spaniard finished in Top 25 for eighth time in 10 years and broke a 110-tournament title drought by capturing Casablanca crown in April (d. Serra). Also runner-up in Umag in August (l. to Davydenko). Read more...

Personal information
Full name is Albert Costa Casals. No relation to retired ATP pro Carlos Costa. Reached 1993 Roland Garros Junior final. Won 1993 Rolex Orange Bowl.

Grew up looking up to idol John McEnroe. Comes from Catalan origin and beat Portas in first all-Catalan final in Barcelona in 1997. Enjoys playing cards, table tennis, golf, and soccer (supports hometown Lerida FC) and Barcelona.  Favorite movie of all time is Ben-Hur.  Admires Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo.
 
Named ATP Newcomer of the Year in 1994. Played in 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games.  Has an 11-7 career Davis Cup record (9-5 in singles) in 12 ties since 1996.
Wife, Cristina Ventura (married June 14, 2002) and best man was Alex Corretja, the man he had defeated in SF at Roland Garros one week earlier. 
Twin daughters Claudia and Alma (born nine minutes apart on Apr. 21, 2001). 

Career highlights
1993 -- QF at Tour stop in Santiago (d. Berasategui). 

1994 -- In Estoril, ousted Bruguera en route to SF for his first Top 10 win. 

1995 -- Beat two-time champion Courier in 4th RD at Roland Garros and took eventual champ Muster to five sets in QF. Won first ATP Tour title in Kitzbuehel (d. Muster)...Broke Muster's unbeaten streak of 24 clay court finals going back to May

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