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ROBERTO bAUTISTA AGUT (esp) date OF BIRTH: April 14, 1988 | Born: Castellon de la Plana, Spain | Residence: Castellon de la Plana, Spain Turned Pro: 2005 Height: 6’0” (1.83m) Weight: 168lbs (76kg) Career Win-Loss: 29-34 Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand Career Prize Money: $945,0958 Career Singles Titles/ Finalist: 0/1 Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 1-5 Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 48 (July 22, 2013) Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 184 (September 9, 2013) Emirates ATP Ranking History (W-L) 2013: 59 (26-22) 2012: 80 (3-10) 2011: 178 (0-0) 2010: 170 (0-1) 2009: 282 (0-1) 2008: 381 (0-0) 2007: 452 (0-0) 2006: T1013 (0-0) 2005: 870 (0-0) 2004: T1175 (0-0) 2013 HIGHLIGHTS Prize money: $542,039 Matches won-lost: ATP: 26-22 (singles), 4-8 (doubles) Challenger: 2-1 (singles) Singles finalist: Chennai Semi-finalist: Stuttgart Quarter-finalist: ‘s-Hertogenbosch, St. Petersburg 2013 IN REVIEW • The Spaniard finished in Top 60 for 1st time, highlighted by maiden ATP World Tour final at Chennai (l. to No. 9 Tipsarevic in 3 sets) in opening week of season. Recorded his 1st Top 10 win over No. 6 Berdych in QF. Afterwards went from No. 80 to No. 55. Broke Top 50 with career-high No. 48 on July 22 and won personal-best 26 matches • Reached 2nd SF in Stuttgart (l. to Fognini) and 1st QF on grass at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Malisse). Also QF in St. Petersburg (l. to Gulbis) • Played all 4 Grand Slam events for 1st time (4-4 record) with 2R at Australian Open (l. to Melzer), Roland Garros (l. to Chardy), Wimbledon (l. to Ferrer) and US Open (l. to Ferrer) • Retired twice this year, in Sydney 1R at 1-2 in first set vs. Harrison with a lower abdominal pain and ATP Masters 1000 Miami 1R after 1st set against Zemlja • Compiled records of 15-13 on hard, 8-7 on clay and 3-2 on grass and earned a career-high $542,039 CAREER IN REVIEW • The Spaniard has climbed up the rankings through years of success in Futures, boasting a career record of 157-87 with 10 titles. More than half of his Futures match wins have come on clay, but 6 of his titles have come on hard courts. Also 82-55 in Challengers (3-2 in finals) • In 2012, finished in Top 100 for 1st time with a strong effort at Challenger level, winning 3 titles while compiling a 28-8 match record. In ATP level play, won 3 matches, highlighted by 1st QF in St. Petersburg (d. Lu, Gabashvili, l. to Fognini). Qualified in 6 of 10 ATP level tournaments he played, including his 1st Grand Slam event at Australian Open (l. to Mello). 2 of his 3 Challenger titles came on Italian clay, in Rome (d. Machado) and Orbetello (d. Lajovic). Also won on home soil on hard courts in Pozoblanco (d. Brugues-Davi) and afterwards broke Top 100 on Aug. 13 (at No. 95) • In 2011, compiled a 30-23 record in Challengers, with best result being final at Alessandria • In 2010, was 19-18 in Challengers, reaching 1st career final at Pozoblanco. Went 18-1 with 3 titles in Futures events • In 2009, made ATP debut as a qualifier in Valencia (l. to Montañes). Went 2-3 in Futures finals • In 2008, was 8-16 through June in Futures before closing the year with a 32-10 record, including 3 titles and 1 runner-up finish • In 2007, in his 34th career Futures event, claimed 1st title. Reached 2 other finals, winning 1 additional title CAREER FINALIST (1): 2013 – Chennai(H). GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 1-1) CAREER 13 12 Aus. Open 1-2 2nd 1st Roland Garros 1-1 2nd — Wimbledon 1-1 2nd — US Open 1-1 2nd — ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 2-5) CAREER 13 12 Indian Wells 0-1 1st — Miami 1-2 1st 2nd Monte-Carlo 1-1 2nd — Paris 0-1 — 1st PERSONAL • Started playing tennis at age 5 when his mother signed him up to play on the weekends • Nicknamed “Bati” • Father, Joaquin, is a former football player and current banker; mother, Ester, owns a clothing store • Favourite shot is his forehand • Idols growing up were Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer • Enjoys horseback riding (he owns 2 horses) and playing all sorts of sports, especially football • Supports Villarreal C.F. and C.D. Castellon • He played football for Villarreal C.F. until he was 14 when he decided to focus on his tennis career • If he wasn’t a tennis player he would be a football player • His best memory in tennis was the day he broke the Top 100 • His goal is to stay in the Top 100 @BautistaAgut 38 For more information please visit
BENJAMIN BECKER (ger) date OF BIRTH: June 16, 1981 | Born: Merzig, Germany | Residence: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Turned Pro: 2005 Height: 5’10” (1.78m) Weight: 158lbs (72kg) Career Win-Loss: 106-153 Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand Career Prize Money: $2,757,432 Career Singles Titles/ Finalist: 1/1 Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 6-24 Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 38 (March 5, 2007) Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 58 (July 5, 2010) emirates ATP Ranking History (W-L) 2013: 78 (9-20) 2012: 65 (10-14) 2011: 305 (3-9) 2010: 53 (29-31) 2009: 40 (14-19) 2013 HIGHLIGHTS 2008: 130 (11-20) 2007: 87 (21-32) 2006: 58 (9-8) 2005: 477 (0-0) 2004: N/R Prize money: $397,784 Matches won-lost: 2003: N/R 2002: T949 (0-0) 2001: N/R 2000: T814 (0-0) ATP: 9-20 (singles), 2-7 (doubles) Challenger: 22-10 (singles), 11-10 (doubles) Singles quarter-finalist: London/Queen’s Club, Metz 2013 IN REVIEW • The German finished in Top 100 for 2nd straight year and 6th time overall. Best results were QF at London / Queen’s Club (l. to eventual champion Murray) and Metz (l. to Mahut) • In Grand Slam play, went 2-4 and reached 2R at Australian Open (l. to No. 7 del Potro) and US Open (l. to Djokovic), fell in 1R at Roland Garros (l. to Chardy) and Wimbledon (l. to eventual champion No. 2 Murray) • Compiled 22-10 record in Challengers with titles in Istanbul (d. Sela) in July and Eckental (d. Bemelmans) in November. Also runner-up at Nottingham (l. to Ebden) in June • Compiled records of 6-16 on hard, 3-2 on grass and 0-2 on clay. Went 0-5 vs. Top 10 opponents and highest-ranked win came over No. 24 Dolgopolov at Queen’s CAREER IN REVIEW • The German has 6 career Top 100 seasons, and owns 1 ATP World Tour title. Has an 9-6 career mark in Challenger finals with an 117-52 career match record • In 2012, returned to Top 100 after an elbow injury in 2011 sidelined him for 6 months. Jumped 240 ranking positions, 3rd biggest improvement in Top 100. SF in Memphis and QF in Newport while winning title at Nottingham and Ortisei Challengers • In 2011, missed 6 months with elbow injury. Reached 2R at 3 ATP events in first 4 months • In 2010, won a personal-high 29 matches, reaching 3 SF, 1st 2 on grass back-to-back weeks in Halle and ‘s-Hertogenbosch, and later in Bangkok (d. No. 8 Verdasco, l. to Nieminen). Advanced to personal-best 4R, in Miami beating No. 13 Ljubicic, Robredo (l. to No. 8 Roddick). Earned career high $554,431 • In 2009, finished in Top 50 for 1st time, highlighted by 1st title in ‘s-Hertogenbosch as a qualifier (d. Sluiter) • In 2007, reached his 1st final in Bangkok (l. to Tursunov) and advanced to SF in Delray Beach and San Jose • In 2006, qualified at US Open and reached Grand Slam best 4R by defeating Volandri, Grosjean and Agassi in his last career match. Won ATP Newcomer of the Year • In Davis Cup, 0-4 singles record in 2 ties CAREER TITLES (1): 2009 – ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G). FINALIST (1): 2007 – Bangkok(IH). CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (2). GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-5) CAREER 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 Aus. Open 3-6 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd — 1st 1st — Roland Garros 0-5 1st 1st — 1st — 1st 1st — Wimbledon 5-7 1st 2nd — 2nd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd US Open 5-6 2nd 1st — 2nd 1st — 1st 4th ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 14-28) CAREER 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 Indian Wells 1-5 1st — 2nd 1st — 1st 1st Miami 6-7 1st 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 2nd 1st Monte-Carlo 2-2 — — — 2nd — — 2nd Madrid 1-1 — — — 2nd — — — Rome 0-2 — — — 1st — — 1st Toronto/Montréal 0-1 1st — — — — — — Cincinnati 2-5 2nd — — 1st 2nd 1st 1st Shanghai 0-2 — — — 1st 1st — — Paris 2-2 — — — 2nd 2nd — — PERSONAL • Began playing at age 7. Nicknamed Benni • Father, Jorg, works in a tax office; mother, Ulrike, works at a retail store; 1 younger sister, Kathrin • No relation to former No. 1 Boris Becker • Played 4 years from 2001-05 at Baylor University in Texas and earned All-American honours last 3 years • Captured NCAA singles title (d. Michael Kogan of Tulane) and helped Baylor to its 1st team title in 2004 (d. UCLA) • Majored in Finance and International Business and is 1 semester short of earning his degree • Considers serve and forehand as his biggest weapons • Favourite football team is 1. FC Köln and follows NBA Dallas Mavericks because of countryman Dirk Nowitzki • Idolised Boris Becker and Andre Agassi growing up • Voted Sportsman of the Year in November, 2006, in his home province Saarland in Germany • Wife, Kristin; son, Collin • Coached by Jan Stoces (since May 2010) www.benjamin-becker.com For more information please visit 39
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