Greg Rusedski - Biography

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Gregory "Greg" Rusedski (born September 6, 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a former British tennis player who turned professional in 1991, and played until his retirement on April 7, 2007 at the age of 33. Rusedski was born in Canada to a British mother and a father of Polish-Ukrainian descent. His brother William is a multifaceted contemporary painter in Canada. Greg was a very promising junior player in Canada in the 1980s and subsequently caused some anger in Canada when he decided to adopt British citizenship and play for Britain in 1995 . Rusedski has been with Lucy Connor for 13 years; they married in a Roman Catholic ceremony at Douai Abbey in England in 1999. Together they have a daughter, Scarlett Mary, born January 27, 2006. His best tournament results were reaching the final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter by three sets to one, (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of World No. 4), and winning the Grand Slam Cup in 1999. In 1997, Greg won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. However, his career has never reached such heights again and the next year fellow Briton Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as Britain's number one tennis player in both ranking and popularity. Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden 6-7 (10-12) 6-3 4-6 6-7 (5-7). Following the disappointment at Wimbledon, Rusedski went on the have a successful few weeks in July 2005. First he defended his title at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island, beating Vince Spadea in the final. This was a great win for Rusedski as it was the first time he successfully defended a title and the third time he had won the championship; his win there in 1993 was his first ever tour title. He then went on to reach the semi-finals at both the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, being beaten by Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters Series Tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre Agassi. Towards the end of the season in 2005, Rusedski had risen back up to a ranking in the high thirties. A poor end to the season by Tim Henman meant Rusedski had almost played well enough throughout the season to overtake him as British number one again. But a defeat for Rusedski in the first round of the Challenger Event in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, left him ranked 38th, just one place short of regaining the British top spot. Rusedski finally reclaimed his British number one spot on 15 May 2006, after managing to overtake Andy Murray by getting to the 3rd round of the Rome Masters Event. But later lost it on the 10 July after a poor 1st round exit at Wimbledon. On April 7, 2007, he officially retired from tennis after partnering Jamie Murray to doubles victory over the Netherlands in a Davis Cup match, a result which gave Great Britain a winning 3-0 lead in the tie. He announced his retirement immediately after the win, during a live interview with Sue Barker on BBC Television. Rusdeski plans to stay in involved with professional tennis in his retirement, and has expressed an interest in working with the Davis Cup team and British junior players. Overall, Rusedski has won more singles titles than compatriot Tim Henman, with 15 singles titles compared to Henman's 11; however, according to lifelong Henman fan and unofficial biographer Peter Butler, his Grand Slam record is less impressive, as he has never made it past the fourth round of the French or Australian Open. Nonetheless, Rusedski has been seen as being often overshadowed in the press by the popular Henman, especially at Wimbledon . However, his continuing participation in the Davis Cup, most notably his single-handed win over Israel, and his heroic comeback from the near-wilderness, has led him to become more popular in recent months and emerge from the shadow of Henman. His career has featured some controversies. His temper has got him into trouble on several occasions. For example, in the 1999 US Open, Rusedski's temper caused him to squander a lead against Todd Martin and lose the fourth round match; notable about that match was Rusedski losing 14-plus consecutive points during the fifth set. Rusedski had made derogatory comments about Henman after a loss to his fellow Briton during the 2002 season. In the US Open of that year, after being dispatched by Pete Sampras in the fourth round after a gruelling 5-set match, Rusedski made unsportsmanlike comments, calling Sampras "a half-step slow", and predicted that Sampras would lose his quarter-final to young German star Tommy Haas. Sampras however went on to win the tournament. In the 2003 Wimbledon, during the second round, Rusedski swore at the umpire after not being allowed to replay a point after fan interference, losing his temper and ultimately losing the match to Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 7-5. Greg Rusedski was plagued by injuries in the last few seasons of his career. He also tested positive for nandrolone in January 2004, but was cleared of the charges in a hearing on 10 March 2004. Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final U.S. Open Patrick Rafter 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final Paris Pete Sampras 6-3, 7-6, 6-4 Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final Indian Wells Marcelo Rios 6-3, 6-7(15), 7-6(4), 6-4 No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. July 1993 Newport, USA Grass Javier Frana 7-5, 6-7, 7-6 2. April 1995 Seoul, South Korea Hard Lars Rehmann 6-4, 3-1 3. Oct 1996 Beijing, China Hard Martin Damm 7-6, 6-4 4. June 1997 Nottingham, Great Britain Grass Karol KuÄ?era 6-4, 7-5 5. Oct 1997 Basel, Switzerland Carpet Mark Philippoussis 6-3, 7-6, 7-6 6. Feb 1998 Antwerp, Belgium Hard Marc Rosset 7-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 7. Oct 1998 Paris, France Carpet (I) Pete Sampras 6-4, 7-6, 6-3 8. Sep 1999 Grand Slam Cup, Germany Carpet Tommy Haas 6-3, 6-4, 6-7, 7-6 9. Oct 1999 Vienna, Austria Carpet Nicolas Kiefer 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-4 10. Feb 2001 San José, USA Hard Andre Agassi 6-3, 6-4 11. Jan 2002 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jerome Golmard 6-7, 6-4, 7-5 12. Aug 2002 Indianapolis, USA Hard Felix Mantilla 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 13. June 2003 Nottingham, Great Britain Grass Mardy Fish 6-3, 6-2 14 July 2004 Newport, USA Grass Alexander Popp 7-6, 7-6 15. July 2005 Newport, USA Grass Vincent Spadea 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score 1. Bournemouth, Great Britain Hard Marc-Kevin Goellner Rodolphe Gilbert and Nuno Marques 6-3 7-6 2. London, Great Britain Carpet Tim Henman Byron Black and Wayne Ferreira 6-3 7-6 No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 25 October 1993 Beijing, China Carpet Michael Chang 7-6, 6-7, 6-4 2. 22 May 1995 Coral Springs, USA Clay Todd Woodbridge 6-4, 6-2 3. 3 February 1997 Zagreb, Croatia Carpet Goran Ivanisevic 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 4. 17 February 1997 San Jose, USA Hard (i) Pete Sampras 3-6, 5-0, ret. 5. 8 September 1997 U.S. Open, New York Hard Patrick Rafter 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 6. 13 October 1997 Vienna, Austria Carpet Goran Ivanisevic 3-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-2, 6-3 7. 9 February 1998 Split, Croatia Carpet Goran Ivanisevic 7-6, 7-6 8. 16 March 1998 Indian Wells, USA Hard Marcelo Rios 6-3, 6-7, 7-6, 6-4 9. 5 October 1998 Toulouse, France Hard (i) Jan Siemerink 6-4, 6-4 10. 1 March 1999 London, England Carpet Richard Krajicek 7-6, 6-7, 7-5 11. 30 August 1999 Boston, USA Hard Marat Safin 6-4, 7-6 12. 18 October 2004 Moscow, Russia Carpet Nikolay Davydenko 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 Tournament Career Australian Open 2r 1r 3r 4r 2r 3r 1r 1r 3r 1r French Open 1r 1r 1r 2r 1r 4r 1r 1r 2r 3r Wimbledon 1r 2r 2r 2r 4r 4r 1r 4r 1r QF 2r 4r 2r 1r US Open 1r 1r 1r 1r 3r 3r 2r 4r 3r F 1r 1r 1r Rusedski has written a column for tabloid newspaper The Sun. He has also worked for the television channel British Eurosport, including providing analysis during the station's coverage of the Australian Open in 2003 and 2007; as well as the 2007 French Open. During the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, Rusedski carried out the roles of both commentator and analyst for the BBC.