Tomas Berdych - Biography

Last Editor: Cheekie95				Tomas Berdych Biography -   Name : Tomas Berdych : Country Residence : Date of birth Place of birth : Height Weight : Turned Pro Plays : Career Prize Money Singles : Career record: Career titles: : Highest ranking: Grand Slam results : Australian Open French Open : Wimbledon U.S. Open : Doubles Career record: : Career titles: Highest ranking: : Infobox last updated on: April 1, 2007.

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Tomas Berdych Detailed Biography -

Tomáš Berdych (IPA: [ˈtomaË?ʃ ˈbÉ›rdɪx]; born September 17, 1985, in ValaÅ¡ské MeziříÄ?í) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He turned professional in 2002. Tall and lanky, he is known for his powerful groundstrokes created with little effort but his shots can be quite erratic at times. His single biggest win came at the 2004 Athens Olympics where he defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer. At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title. En route to the final he beat Jiří Novák, 2nd seed Guillermo Coria, 13th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7th seed Gastón Gaudio, 8th seed Radek Å tÄ›pánek, and 6th seed Ivan LjubiÄ?ić. Other notable highlights of his 2005 season included upsetting No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the first round of the Cincinnati Masters, reaching the final of the Swedish Open, and the semifinals in Washington DC. In 2006, he reached his first grass court final at the Gerry Weber Open, falling to World No. 1 Roger Federer (0-6, 7-6, 2-6). Another highlight of his year was his victory over Rafael Nadal at the Rogers Masters, beating the World No. 2 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. In October, Berdych reached his second ATP final of 2006 in Mumbai. However, he was beaten by Dmitry Tursunov 6-3 4-6 7-6(5). In the ATP Masters Series tournament in Madrid, Berdych upset former World No.1 Andy Roddick 7-6(7) 6-3 to reach the quarter finals. He then defeated Rafael Nadal 6-3 7-6(6) to reach the semi finals. Berdych is now disliked by Spanish fans for his altercation with Spanish sensation Rafael Nadal in Madrid, in which the partisan crowd jeered Berdych during points and Berdych for hushing the crowd after he won the match 6-3 7-6. Berdych never found his rhythm in his semi final match against Fernando Gonzalez as he slumped to a 6-3 6-1 defeat. Berdych failed to defend his Paris Masters title after he lost to Dominik Hrbatý 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the quarter finals. In earlier rounds, Tomas defeated Olivier Rochus 6-7 6-4 6-2 and Robby Ginepri 6-3 6-3. After a slump during the first quarter of 2007, Berdych found his form on clay as he reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters event, his best ever result at the event (and his first time past round 2), defeating Nicolas Almagro, Benjamin Becker, 5th seed Tommy Robredo, and Robin Soderling, before losing to 2nd seed Rafael Nadal. At Wimbledon, he made his best performance at a Grand Slam, making it to the quarterfinals, defeating Nicolas Massu, Michael Llodra, Hyung-Taik Lee, and #19 seed (35th-ranked) Jonas Bjorkman before losing to Rafael Nadal. Berdych is currently the only player to have defeated both Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal since they reached their current positions at #1 and #2 respectively in the ATP world rankings. He is currently dating Lucie Å afářová, a professional Czech Republic tennis player. Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final Paris Ivan LjubiÄ?ić 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4 Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (1) ATP Tour (2) No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. 27 September 2004 Palermo, Italy Clay Filippo Volandri 6-3, 6-3 2. 6 November 2005 Paris, France Carpet Ivan LjubiÄ?ić 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4 3. 17 June 2007 Halle, Germany Grass Marcos Baghdatis 7-5, 6-4 To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the Roland Garros tournament, which concluded on June 10, 2007. Tournament Career Win-Loss Australian Open A 2R 1R 2R 4R 5-4 French Open A 1R 2R 4R 1R 4-4 Wimbledon A 1R 3R 4R QF 9-4 U.S. Open 2R 4R 3R 4R 9-4 Grand Slam Win-Loss 1-1 4-4 5-4 10-4 7-3 27-16 Indian Wells Masters A A 3R 4R 2R 4-3 Miami Masters A A 1R 3R 3R 2-3 Monte Carlo Masters A 1R 2R 2R SF 6-4 Rome Masters A A 1R 3R QF 5-3 Hamburg Masters A A 2R 1R 2R 2-3 Canada Masters A A 2R QF 4-2 Cincinnati Masters A A 2R 1R 1-2 Madrid Masters A 1R 1R SF 3-3 Paris Masters A A W QF 8-1 Tournament Won 0 1 1 0 1 3 Year End Ranking 113 45 24 13 N-A A = did not participate in the tournament.