Robby Ginepri
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| Country | United States | |
| Residence | Kennesaw, Georgia, USA | |
| Date of birth | October 7, 1982 | |
| Place of birth | Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA | |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (182 cm) | |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |
| Turned Pro | 2001 | |
| Plays | Right | |
| Career Prize Money | $2,370,061 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 126 - 115 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 15 (December 26, 2005) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 4th (2004) | |
| French Open | 1st (2004) | |
| Wimbledon | 4th (2004) | |
| U.S. Open | SF (2005) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 16 - 59 | |
| Career titles: | 0 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 134 (January 12, 2004) | |
Robby Ginepri (born October 7, 1982) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2001.
Ginepri had the best year of his young career in 2005. In August 2005 he reached the semifinal of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, USA. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta (7-6, 6-1) and David Ferrer (6-4, 6-3) in rounds 1 and 2, 1998 French Open and past Cincinnati champion Carlos Moya (6-3, 6-4) in round 3, and two-time Grand Slam winner Marat Safin (6-2, 6-3) in the quarterfinal. He gave World No. 1 Roger Federer the biggest test Federer had endured in quite a while in the semifinal, but fell 4-6, 7-5, 6-4.
His summer hardcourt record was at 14-3 when he arrived at the U.S. Open two weeks later. Ginepri continued winning, and reached his first semifinal of Grand Slam. He lost that semifinal match to veteran Andre Agassi in five sets. His third-round, fourth-round and quarterfinal matches also went five sets, making him the first player in US Open history to play four consecutive five-set matches.
In November at the Madrid Masters, Ginepri made it to another ATP Masters Series semifinal before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal, 7-6, 7-5.
His achievements at the Masters Series and Grand Slam level helped him finish 2005 at No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, the highest ranking of his career to date.
On April 6, 2006, Ginepri played an exhibition match against Pete Sampras in Houston, Texas, the first match Sampras had played since his retirement. Ginepri won the match 6-3, 7-6.
Robby's 2006 was one of disappointment. Robby finished the year with a 24-26 record. He failed to defend his semifinal appearance at the US Open, falling in the third round to German Tommy Haas in five sets. Ginepri is currently ranked 51.
[edit] Personal
The 6'0" (1.82 m), 175-pound (79 kg) Ginepri was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia and currently lives in Acworth, Georgia. His father, Rene, who is originally from Luxembourg, is a systems analyst and his mother, Nancy, is a second grade teacher at Sedalia Park Elementary School in Marietta.
He was briefly linked with actress Minnie Driver.
Friends with fellow American tennis players Andy Roddick, James Blake, Mardy Fish, Robert Kendrick, and Bobby Reynolds.
On February 22, 2007, Robby participated on Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes with Rik Smits, Rob Dibble, and Andre Rison.
