Janko Tipsarević
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| Country |  Serbia |
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| Residence | Belgrade, Serbia | |
| Date of birth | June 22, 1984 | |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia, then SFRY | |
| Height | 5'11" (180 cm) | |
| Weight | 176 lb (80 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2002 | |
| Plays | Right | |
| Career Prize Money | $593,256 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 34-45 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 66 (October 23, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 2nd (2005, 2006) | |
| French Open | 2nd (2005) | |
| Wimbledon | 3rd (2005) | |
| U.S. Open | 1st (2003, 2004, 2005) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 6-7 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 177 (July 10, 2006) | |
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Infobox last updated on: October 23, 2006. |
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Janko Tipsarević is a Serbian tennis player, born on June 22, 1984 in Belgrade.
The winner of Junior Australian Open in 2001, he has won 8 ATP Challenger Series events but has yet to win an ATP tournament.
He is a right handed player standing at 5 feet 11 inches (180 cm) and weighs 176 pounds (80 kg). He turned pro in 2002 and is coached by Alberto Castellani.
Janko has a quotation by Dostoevsky ("Beauty will save the world") tattooed on an arm in Japanese. He was going to have it done in Russian but decided it didn't look very good.
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Tipsarevic enjoys reading Nietzsche and Goethe and is known for his thoughtfulness.
He often competes in Doubles Tournaments with partner, Mikhail Youzhny.
