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Andrew "Andy" Stephen Roddick, (born August 30,
1982, Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha, Nebraska, USA),
nicknamed "A-Rod"
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/8347427/, is an United
States|American former Association of Tennis
Professionals#ATP Race|World No. 1 tennis player.
As of September 2005, Roddick ranked as the best
male U.S. tennis player and  the
http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/championsrace/
third-best in the world by the Association of
Tennis Professionals, behind Roger Federer|Federer
and Rafael Nadal|Nadal. Roddick is known for his
explosive Serve_(tennis)|serves, powerful
forehand|forehands, and off-court charm.
==Tennis career==

Roddick turned professional in 2000 at 18, and
became the youngest man to end the year in the ATP
Top 200 (a record broken in 2002 by 16-year-old
French Richard Gasquet). In 2001, he became the
youngest player to end the year in the ATP Top 20.
 

Roddick's outstanding hardcourt record in summer
2003 included his first Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand
Slam title at the 2003 US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open,
in which he rallied from two sets down in the
semifinals to beat David Nalbandian and
dispatching finalist Juan Carlos Ferrero in
straight sets. 

In 2003, at age 21, he was ranked No. 1, the first
American to finish a year at No. 1 since Andre
Agassi in 1999.  He also became the youngest
American and second-youngest player (behind
Australia|Australian Lleyton Hewitt, aged 20
years, 8 months) to hold this rank since computer
rankings were started in 1973.

In 2004, Roddick set the world record for the
fastest serve: 246.2 kilometre per hour|km/h
(153.5 miles per hour|mph) during a straight-set
victory over Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan in the
quarter-finals of the Queens Club grass-court
tournament. On August 31 of that year, he had the
fastest serve in US Open history: 244 km/h (152
mph).  But Roddick was unexpectedly knocked out of
the tournament in a spectacular 5-set quarterfinal
match against another big server, Joachim
Johansson. He finished 2004 ranked as the world's
No. 2, the USA's No. 1, and the player with the
most aces (he hit 1017 of them in 2004).

In 2004, Roddick joined Mardy Fish and doubles
players Bob and Mike Bryan on the U.S. Davis Cup
team that lost to Spain in the finals in Seville.
In 2005, Andre Agassi joined the team, and played
behind Roddick at No. 2.

In 2004, Roddick fired his coach of 18 months,
Brad Gilbert, and hired assistant Davis Cup coach
Dean Goldfine.

Roddick's first 2005 victory was the SAP Open in
San José, California, where he was the first to
win the event in consecutive years since Mark
Philippoussis  in 1999 and 2000. The top-seeded
Roddick breezed to a 6-0, 6-4 victory over Cyril
Saulnier in 50 minutes, the event's first
championship shutout set since Arthur Ashe beat
Guillermo Vilas in 1975.

On April 24, 2005, Roddick won the U.S. Men's
Claycourt Championships, reclaiming the title he
won in 2001 and 2002. He lost in 2003 to Andre
Agassi and in 2004 to Tommy Haas.

In May 2005, top-seeded Roddick chose
sportsmanship over a slot in the quarterfinals of
the Rome Masters when he challenged a ruling that
favored him at a triple match point.  After
Roddick's objections, his opponent Fernando
Verdasco was awarded an ace instead of a double
fault. Verdasco then saved two more match points,
held serve, broke Roddick's serve, and eventually
won the match.

At French_Open|Roland Garros 2005, Roddick lost to
the unseeded Argentine player Jose Acasuso in the
second round.

At Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon 2005, Roddick
lost to Roger Federer in the final for the second
year in a row.

At US Open (tennis)|U.S. Open  2005, Roddick lost
to Gilles Muller in the first round. Roddick's
last U.S. Open first round loss was in 2000.

==Personal==

Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha,
Nebraska, moved to Boca Raton, Florida, and now
lives in Austin, Texas.

Roddick's father Jerry is an investor; his mother
Blanche directs the Andy Roddick Foundation.
Roddick's brother John was an All-American tennis
player at the University of Georgia from 1996 to
1998, and operates a tennis academy in San
Antonio, Texas. Their oldest brother, Lawrence, a
chiropractor in San Antonio, was an accomplished
springboard diver and a member of U.S. Senior
National Team. 

Roddick is considered a U.S. sports celebrity.
Following his 2003 US Open win, Roddick embarked
on a 12-hour media blitz, appearing on the Today
Show, MTV, CNN, and The Late Show with David
Letterman, among others. He has thrown out the
first pitch at several Major League Baseball
games, most recently Game 2 of the 2003
Oakland-Boston playoff series. After winning the
NASDAQ tournament, Roddick opened that stock
market on August 20, 2003.

He hosted Saturday Night Live on November 8, 2003,
becoming the second tennis player (the first being
Chris Evert) and only the tenth athlete to do so.
He won the 2004 ESPY award for best male tennis
player. He was deemed "Sexiest Athlete" by People
Magazine's December 2003 issue of "Sexiest Man
Alive". Roddick has appeared in Vogue magazine.

In 2004, Roddick won the Arthur Ashe Humanitarian
Award of the Year because of his charity efforts,
which include: raising money for the survivors of
the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami through Serving for
Tsunami Relief and other efforts; auctioning off
several rackets and autographs to raise money for
UNICEF; and creating the Andy Roddick Foundation
to help at-risk youth. The foundation is partly
funded through the sale of blue wristbands
inscribed "No Compromise," mimicking Lance
Armstrong's yellow Livestrong bands. 

Roddick was dating actress Mandy Moore until they
broke up in March 2004.

In 2005, Roddick appeared on VH1's 100 Most Wanted
Bodies, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and Punk'd
after being tricked by Ashton Kutcher on his way
to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno|the Tonight
Show. Roddick also appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

In April 2005, Reebok announced that it would end
its contract with Roddick, who had been endorsed
by the company ever since he was 10. Roddick has
now joined forces with Lacoste.

==Quotations==
*"I'm in the mood for a beer right now... This
guy's the best for a reason and you've really got
to give him a lot of credit... He's such a
complete player ... maybe I'll just punch him or
something, I don't know."
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?t
ype=tennisNews&storyID=URI:urn:newsml:reuters.com:
20050703:MTFH19109_2005-07-03_15-55-33_L03609570:1

:— On losing to Roger Federer in the 2005
The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon
Championships.

==Titles (20)==

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|Legend (Singles)
|- bgcolor="#e5d1cb" 
| Grand Slam (1)
|- bgcolor="ffffcc"
| Tennis Masters Cup (0)
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" 
| ATP Masters Series (3)
|- bgcolor="#ffffff" 
| ATP Tour (14)
|}

===Singles (19)===

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|No.
|Date
|Tournament
|Surface
|Opponent in the final
|Score
|-
| 1.
| Apr 23, 2001
| Atlanta, USA
| Hard
| Xavier Malisse (Belgium)
| 6-2 6-4
|-
| 2.
| Apr 30, 2001
| Houston, USA
| Clay
| Hyung-Taik Lee (South Korea)
| 7-5 6-3 
|-
| 3.
| Aug 13, 2001                   
| Washington D.C.|Washington, USA
| Hard
| Sjeng Schalken (Netherlands)
| 6-2 6-3 
|-
| 4.
| Feb 18, 2002
| Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis, USA
| Hard
| James Blake (USA)
| 6-4 3-6 7-5 
|-
| 5.
| Apr 22, 2002
| Houston, Texas|Houston, USA
| Clay
| Pete Sampras (USA) 
| 7-6 6-3 
|-
| 6.
| May 19, 2003
| St. Pölten, Austria 
| Clay
| Nikolay Davydenko (Russia) 
| 6-3 6-2
|-
| 7.
| Jun 9, 2003
| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Sebastien Grosjean (France)
| 6-3 6-3
|-
| 8.
| Jul 21, 2003
| Indianapolis, USA
| Hard
| Paradorn Srichaphan (Thailand)
| 7-6 6-4        
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|9.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Aug 4, 2003
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Montreal, Canada
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|David Nalbandian (Argentina)
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-1 6-3 
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|10.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Aug 11, 2003
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Cincinnati, USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Mardy Fish (USA)             
         
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|4-6 7-6 7-6
|-
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|11.
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Aug 25, 2003
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|U.S. Open (tennis)|U.S. Open,
New York City|New York, USA
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Hard
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
| bgcolor="#e5d1cb"|6-3 7-6 6-3
|-
| 12.
| Feb 9, 2004
| San José, California|San José, USA
| Hard
| Mardy Fish (USA) 
| 7-6 6-4 
|- bgcolor="#dfe2e9" 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|13.
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Mar 22, 2004
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Miami, USA
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Hard
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|Guillermo Coria (Argentina) 
| bgcolor="#dfe2e9""|6-7 6-3 6-1 ret. 
|-
| 14.
| Jun 7, 2004
| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Sebastien Grosjean (France)
| 7-6 6-4
|-
| 15.
| Jul 19, 2004
| Indianapolis, USA
| Hard
| Nicolas Kiefer (Germany)
| 6-2 6-3
|-
| 16.
| Feb 7, 2005
| San José, California|San José, USA
| Hard
| Cyril Saulnier (France)
| 6-0 6-4
|-
| 17.
| Apr 24, 2005
| Houston, Texas|Houston, USA
| Clay
| Sebastien Grosjean (France)
| 6-2 6-2
|-
| 18.
| Jun 6, 2005
| London / Queen's Club, Great Britain
| Grass
| Ivo Karlovic (Croatia)
| 7-6 7-6
|-
| 19.
| Aug 7, 2005                   
| Washington D.C.|Washington, USA
| Hard
| James Blake (USA)
| 7-5 6-3 
|}

===Singles Finalist (10)===
*2002: Delray Beach (lost to Davide Sanguinetti)
*2002: Toronto AMS (lost to Guillermo Canas)
*2003: Memphis (lost to Taylor Dent)
*2003: Houston (lost to Andre Agassi)
*2004: Houston (lost to Tommy Haas)
*2004: Wimbledon (lost to Roger Federer)
*2004: Toronto AMS (lost to Roger Federer)
*2004: Bangkok (lost to Roger Federer)
*2005: Wimbledon (lost to Roger Federer)
*2005: Cincinnati AMS (lost to Roger Federer)

===Performance timeline===
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! Tournament !! 2006 !! 2005 !! 2004 !! 2003 !!
2002 !! 2001 !! 2000 !! Career

|-
|Australian Open
|align="center"|
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|-
|French Open
|align="center"|
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|2r
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|-
|Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon
|align="center"|
|align="center"|F
|align="center"|F
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|3r
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|-
|U.S. Open
|align="center"|
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|W
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|QF
|align="center"|1r
|align="center"|1

|-
|Tennis Masters Cup
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|SF
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|0

|- 
|Tournaments played
|align="center"|
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|23
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|5
|align="center"|88

|- 
|Finals reached
|align="center"|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|8
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|26

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Tournaments Won
|align="center"|
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|4
|align="center"|6
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|3
|align="center"|0
|align="center"|18

|- 
|Hardcourt Win-Loss
|align="center"|
|align="center"|18-4
|align="center"|57-11
|align="center"|44-10
|align="center"|34-11
|align="center"|23-10
|align="center"|4-5
|align="center"|180-51

|- 
|Grass Win-Loss
|align="center"|
|align="center"|11-1
|align="center"|11-1
|align="center"|10-1
|align="center"|4-2
|align="center"|5-3
|align="center"|0-0
|align="center"|41-8

|- 
|Carpet Win-Loss
|align="center"|
|align="center"|0-0
|align="center"|1-1
|align="center"|6-2
|align="center"|4-2
|align="center"|2-2
|align="center"|0-0
|align="center"|13-7

|- 
|Clay Win-Loss
|align="center"|
|align="center"|5-0
|align="center"|5-5
|align="center"|12-6
|align="center"|14-7
|align="center"|12-1
|align="center"|0-0
|align="center"|43-19

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Overall Win-Loss
|align="center"|
|align="center"|36-7
|align="center"|74-18
|align="center"|71-19
|align="center"|51-19
|align="center"|39-16
|align="center"|4-5
|align="center"|284-87

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Association of Tennis Professionals#ATP Race|ATP
Race points
|align="center"|
|align="center"|547
|align="center"|731
|align="center"|907
|align="center"|409
|align="center"|303
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|N/A

|- bgcolor="#efefef"
|Year End Ranking 
|align="center"|
|align="center"|
|align="center"|2
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|16
|align="center"|160
|align="center"|N/A

|}

===Doubles (2)===

* 2001 Delray Beach
* 2002 Houston

==External links==

* http://www.andyroddick.com/ Official website
*
http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles
/default2.asp?playersearch=Roddick,+A Profile on
ATP website
* http://www.arfoundation.org/ Andy Roddick
Foundation
* http://www.roddickonline.com/ RoddickOnline.com:
a fansite
* http://www.andytheace.tk/ Andy the Ace: a
fansite
*
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/writers/fran
k_deford/05/11/deford.sportsmanship/ In losing a
match, Roddick became a true sportsman, a May 2005
article written by Frank Deford


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