Janko Tipsarević
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| Image:Jankotipsarevic.jpg | ||
| Nickname | Tipsy | |
| 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 | $617,581 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 34-48 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 64 (November 27, 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: | 6-9 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 177 (July 10, 2006) | |
Janko Tipsarević (Cyrillic: Јанко Типсаревић) is a Serbian tennis player, born on June 22, 1984 in Belgrade.
[edit] Career
The winner of Junior Australian Open in 2001, he has won 8 ATP Challenger Series events but has yet to win an ATP tournament. Won the title of the fifth international tournament Hypo Alpe-Adria Open in Belgrade in February of 2006. He won 100,000 US dollars. Tipsarevic had reached his quarterfinal at the Nottingham tournament on grass in June. At the lower-level tournaments, he won the Belgrade title, was a finalist at Dresden, and reached the semifinals at Heilbronn.
But Tipsarevic found notoriety this season is when he mounted an impressive first-round challenge against Andy Roddick at Wimbledon in 2006. Tipsarevic captured the first set of their match in a tiebreaker, and stayed close to Roddick for much of the rest of the match before Roddick claimed a 6-7 (5-7), 6-4, 7-6 (8-6), 6-2 win.
He often competes in Doubles Tournaments with partner, Mikhail Youzhny.
[edit] Trivia
- Janko has several tattoos on his back and arms. One of his arm tattoos is a quotation from Dostoevsky, "Beauty will save the world." He initially was going to get it in Russian but opted for Japanese because it looked better.
- Has several piercings, including an eyebrow and a labre (space between lower lip and chin) piercing.
- Is one of few tennis players who wears glasses. He always wears Oakley glasses.
- Is pursuing a university degree in sports management.
- Has a passion for snowboarding and skiing.
