Residence Madrid, Spain
Date of birth 15 November 1983 (1983-11-15) (age 26)
Place of birth Madrid, Spain
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 2001
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money US$6,301,906
Singles
Career record 263–179
Career titles 5
Highest ranking No. 7 (20 April 2009)
Current ranking No. 9 (4 October 2010)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (2009)
French Open 4R (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Wimbledon 4R (2006, 2008, 2009)
US Open QF (2009, 2010)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals RR (2009)
Doubles
Career record 68–77
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 31 (2 February 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open QF (2009)
French Open 2R (2007)
Wimbledon 3R (2008)
US Open QF (2004, 2008)
Last updated on: 26 January 2010.
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is Verdasco and the second or maternal family name is Carmona.
Fernando Verdasco Carmona (born 15 November 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is currently the second-highest ranked Spanish tennis player, behind world number 1 Rafael Nadal, ranking number 8 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight. As of 2009, Verdasco has been working in Las Vegas with Andre Agassi and his team including Darren Cahill (Agassi's former coach) and Gil Reyes (Agassi's fitness coach).[1] Verdasco has aided Spain in winning two Davis Cup titles, winning the deciding match in both 2008 and 2009.
Contents
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* 1 Career
o 1.1 Early years
o 1.2 2003
o 1.3 2004
o 1.4 2005
o 1.5 2006
o 1.6 2007
o 1.7 2008
o 1.8 2009
o 1.9 2010
* 2 Playing style and equipment
* 3 Personal life
* 4 Major finals
o 4.1 ATP Masters Series finals
+ 4.1.1 Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
* 5 Career finals
o 5.1 Singles: 13 (5–8)
o 5.2 Non ATP Singles: 1 (1–0)
o 5.3 Doubles: 3 (1–2)
* 6 Singles Performance timeline
* 7 ATP Tour career earnings
* 8 References
* 9 External links
[edit] Career
[edit] Early years
He turned professional in 2001, finishing as world number 464. 2002 was a good year for him, as he won his first Futures category title in Spain F1 and was runner-up in Spain F3. He played his second career challenger in Segovia, where he reached the final after beating Belarusian Vladimir Voltchkov in the semifinals. He then reached two additional Challenger semifinals in Kiev and in Eckental, finishing the year in the top 200, at 173.
[edit] 2003
In 2003, Verdasco played his first Masters Series tournament (Miami Masters). He joined the main draw as a qualifier, and after defeating Karol Kučera and Max Mirnyi, he lost to countryman Carlos Moyà in the third round. After this good performance, he had a poor season on clay, and then he lost in the first round of Wimbledon against Finn Jarkko Nieminen in five sets. Then Verdasco played in Cincinnati, where he lost to Andy Roddick in straight sets. He reached the third round at the U.S. Open, where he lost to Thai Paradorn Srichaphan after defeating countryman Tommy Robredo in the first round and Italian Davide Sanguinetti in the second round.
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