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Biography |
Tommy Robredo Garces is a professional tennis player from
Spain. As of May 7, 2006, Tommy was ranked #10 in the world,
breaking into the world's top ten for the first time. On May
22, he was ranked #7 in the world, his highest singles
ranking.
Robredo began playing tennis regularly when he was five and
his family moved to Olot where his father became the
director of the local tennis club. He was coached by his
father until 1996 when he moved to the Centre d'Alt
Rendiment Sant Cugat in Barcelona, a Spanish sports center
for promising young talents. He turned professional in 1998
and is now coached by Jordi Vilaro.
He is named after the rock opera Tommy by The Who which his
parents were fond of.
On May 21, 2006, he won his first ATP Masters Series title
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