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Robby Ginepri Profile |
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Birth Date: October 7, 1982
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Birth Place: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
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Birth Name: Robert Louis Ginepri
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Height: 6'0"
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Biography |
Robby Ginepri is an American tennis player who turned
professional in 2001.
Ginepri had the best year of his young career in 2005. In
August 2005 he reached the semifinal of an ATP Masters
Series tournament for the first time in his career, in
Cincinnati, USA. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano
Puerta (7-6, 6-1) and David Ferrer (6-4, 6-3) in rounds 1
and 2, 1998 French Open and past Cincinnati champion Carlos
Moya (6-3, 6-4) in round 3, and two-time Grand Slam winner
Marat Safin (6-2, 6-3) in the quarterfinal. He gave World
No. 1 Roger Federer the biggest test Federer had endured in
quite a while in semifinal, but fell 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
His summer hardcourt record was at 14-3 when he arrived at
the U.S. Open two weeks later. Ginepri continued winning,
and reached his first semifinal of Grand Slam. He lost that
semifinal match to veteran Andre Agassi in five sets. His
third-round, fourth-round and quarterfinal matches also went
five sets, making him the first player in US Open history to
play four consecutive five-set matches.
In November at the Madrid Masters, Ginepri made it to
another ATP Masters Series semifinal before losing to
eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 7-6, 7-5.
His achievements at the Masters Series and Grand Slam level
helped him finish 2005 at No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, the
highest ranking of his career to date.
On April 6, 2006, Ginepri played an exhibition match against
Pete Sampras in Houston, Texas, the first match Sampras had
played since his retirement. Ginepri won the match 6-3, 7-6.
Robby's 2006 so far has been one of disappointment. Robby is
currenty at a 6-15 record, only able to put together back to
back wins at the Stella Artois Championships at Queens Club,
losing in the third round to good friend and fellow American
James Blake. At Wimbledon, Robby was eliminated again by a
fellow American, this time by good friend and former top 20
player Mardy Fish.
The 6'0" (1.82 m), 175-pound (79 kg) Ginepri was born in
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, graduated from Wheeler High School
in Marietta, Georgia and currently lives in Acworth,
Georgia. His father, Rene, is a systems analyst and his
mother, Nancy, is a second grade teacher at Sedalia Park
Elementary School in Marietta. |
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Other Information |
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He was the first male tennis player to wear sleeveless at
Wimbledon. |
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