AAMI Kooyong Classic

AC PLAYERS 2012

Kei

Nishikori

Began playing at age five...Mother, Eri, is a pian...

Mardy

Fish

Mardy Simpson Fish, born December 9, 1981. Olympic...

Andy

Roddick

Full name is Andrew Stephen Roddick Nicknamed "A-R...

Jurgen

Melzer

Jürgen Melzer born 22 May 1981 in Vienna. He reac...

Gael

Monfils

Gael Sebastien Monfils Nicknamed "Lamonf" (born 1 ...

Tomas

Berdych

Tomáš Berdych, born September 17, 1985. His most...

Bernard

Tomic

Bernard Tomic, born 21 October 1992. As of 24 Octo...

Jo - Wilfried

Tsonga

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, born April 17, 1985. Tsonga ro...

KEI NISHIKORI

Began playing at age five...Mother, Eri, is a piano teacher; father, Kiyoshi, is an engineer...Has one older sister, Reina, who graduated from college and works in Tokyo...Moved from Shimane, Japan, to US at age 14, to train at the IMG Bollettieri Acadamey in Florida and didn't speak a word of English when he arrived. Captured Roland Garros junior doubles title in 2006 and ranked as high as No. 7 in singles that year...Favorite surfaces are hard and clay courts and considers best shot his forehand...Named 2008 ATP Newcomer of Year

  • Age: 22 (29.12.1989)
  • Birthplace: Shimane, Japan
  • Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA
  • Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
  • Weight: 150 lbs (68 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2007
  • Coach: Dante Bottin

MARDY FISH

Mardy Simpson Fish, born December 9, 1981. Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist. He is one of several American tennis players who rose to prominence in the early 2000s. Fish has won six tournaments on the main ATP Tour, and has reached the final of four Masters Series events: Cincinnati in 2003 and 2010, Indian Wells in 2008, and Montreal in 2011. His best result at a Grand Slam tournament has been reaching the quarter final stage at the 2007 Australian Open, the 2008 US Open, and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships. In April 2011, Fish overtook compatriot Andy Roddick to become the American No.1 in the ATP rankings. As of 21 November 2011, he is ranked number 8 in the world.

  • Age: 30 (09.12.1981)
  • Birthplace: Edina, Minnesota, USA
  • Residence: Los Angeles, California
  • Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
  • Weight: 180 lbs (82 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2000
  • Coach: David Nainkin

ANDY RODDICK

Full name is Andrew Stephen Roddick Nicknamed "A-Rod". Born August 30, 1982. A former World No 1 . He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 US Open, defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals, which currently makes him the last North American male player to win a grand slam singles event. Roddick has reached four other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon in 2004, 2005 and 2009, and the US Open in 2006), losing to Roger Federer each time. He is married to Brooklyn Decker, a Sports Illustrated swim wear model and actress.

  • Age: 29 (30.08.1982)
  • Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Residence: Austin, Texas, USA
  • Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
  • Weight: 195 lbs (88 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2000
  • Coach: Larry Stefanki

JURGEN MELZER

Jürgen Melzer born 22 May 1981 in Vienna. He reached a career-high ranking of no. 8 on 18 April 2011, and a doubles ranking of no. 6 on 13 September 2010. He is the only current player on the ATP Tour to be ranked in the top 10 in both singles and doubles. He is a left-handed tennis player, but is right-handed in everyday life. In 1999, he won the boys' singles event at Wimbledon. For many years, he was known as one of the best players on the tour not to have progressed past the third round of a Grand Slam event. He ended this streak when he reached the semifinals of the French Open in 2010. He has also had success in doubles, winning the mens doubles event at Wimbledon in 2010 and the US Open in 2011 with Philipp Petzschner, as well as the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 2011 with Iveta Benešová.

  • Age: 30 (22.05.1981)
  • Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
  • Residence: Deutsch-Wagram, Austria
  • Height: 6' (183 cm)
  • Weight: 178 lbs (81 kg)
  • Plays: Left-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1999
  • Coach: Joakim Nystrom

  

GAEL MONFILS

Gael Sebastien Monfils Nicknamed "Lamonf" (born 1 September 1986). The top Frenchman finished in Top 15 for third straight year with personal-high 46 match wins…Helped France to Davis Cup final (l. 3-2 to Serbia). Reached SFs or better six times and was 1-3 in finals, including runner-ups at Paris for second straight year. Won title in Montpellier. Reached QF at US Open. Was 36-14 on hard and 8-4 on clay. Earned a career-high $1,303,546. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open. Named ATP Newcomer of Year in 2005.

  • Age: 25 (01.09.1986)
  • Birthplace: Paris, France
  • Residence: Trelex, Switzerland
  • Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
  • Weight: 177 lbs (80 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2004
  • Coach: Roger Rasheed

TOMAS BERDYCH

Tomáš Berdych, born September 17, 1985. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open.[2] He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubi?i? in five sets to win the Paris Masters (which is a part of the ATP Masters 1000) in 2005. He has since reached the final of the Miami Masters in 2010, but he was defeated by Andy Roddick in straight sets. He reached a career high of world no. 6 on October 18, 2010.

  • Age: 26 (17.09.1985)
  • Birthplace: Valasske Mezirici, Czech
  • Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco 
  • Height: 6'5" (196 cm)
  • Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2002
  • Coach: Tomas Krupa

BERNARD TOMIC

Bernard Tomic, born 21 October 1992. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is ranked the World No. 41, making him the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 100. The highlight of Tomic's career thus far has been a quarterfinal appearance at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, which included a straight sets victory over world number 5 Robin Soderling, before losing in four sets to eventual champion Novak Djokovic. As a junior he won the 2008 Australian Open making him the youngest winner of the Australian Open Junior Boys' Championships in the Open Era. In 2009 he won the US Open Junior title.

  • Age: 19 (21.10.1992)

  • Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany

  • Residence: Gold Coast, Australia

  • Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

  • Weight: 170 lbs (77 kg)

  • Plays: Right-handed

  • Coach: John Tomic

JO - WILFRIED TSONGA

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, born April 17, 1985. Tsonga rose to fame by virtue of his performance in the 2008 Australian Open when, as an unseeded player, he reached the final, having defeated four seeded players along the way, including earning a straight sets win over the then world number two Rafael Nadal in the semifinals. Tsonga eventually lost to the then world no. 3 Novak Djokovic in the final in four sets, after winning the first set, the only set Djokovic dropped during the tournament.Tsonga followed this up by winning his first ATP Masters Series championship at the 2008 Paris Masters, thus qualifying for the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup in Shanghai, China. His best performances in a major tournament since 2008 are semifinal appearances in the 2010 Australian Open and 2011 Wimbledon Championships. He also reached the final of the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals where he lost to five-time and defending champion Roger Federer.

  • Pronounced: Jo-Wil freed TSON-ga

  • Age: 26 (17.04.1985)

  • Birthplace: Le Mans, France

  • Residence: La Rippe, Switzerland

  • Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

  • Weight: 200 lbs (91 kg)

  • Plays: Right-handed

  • Turned Pro: 2004

  • Coach: Eric Winogradsky