Sam Querrey

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**Sam Querrey**

Country	United States
Residence	Thousand Oaks, CA USA
Date of birth	October 7, 1987
Place of birth	San Francisco, CA USA
Height	198cm (6ft 6in)
Weight	90kg (200]
Turned Pro	2006
Plays	Right
Career Prize Money	$229,718
Singles
Career record:	16-16
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	No. 67 (March 5, 2007)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd (2007)
French Open	-
Wimbledon	-
U.S. Open	2nd (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	2-7
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	381 (March 5, 2007)

Sam Querrey is a pro American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California. He was born October 7, 1987, in San Francisco.

Many tennis experts have touted Querrey as America's next great talent, including Davis Cup Captain Patrick McEnroe. Querrey stands at 6'6, 200 pounds. He has a huge serve and forehand. Querrey turned down scholarship offers from USC, among other colleges, to turn pro. He cracked the top 100 World Singles rankings following his third round performance at the Australian Open. He is sometimes referred to as "The New Todd Martin."

On June 11, 2006, Querrey became the first player to win a challenger event in his pro debut. He claimed tournament victories in the Yuba City and Winnetka challengers. He won his first round match at the Indian Wells Masters tournament over Bobby Reynolds, before falling to James Blake in three sets. He defeated American Vince Spadea at the Countrywide Classic in Los Angeles. At the US Open, Querrey defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets before falling to Gastón Gaudio.

At the 2007 Australian Open he advanced to the third round. He defeated José Acasuso, the 27th seed, in the first round. In the second round, he defeated Frenchman Florent Serra in straight sets, but in the third round lost to 7th seed Tommy Robredo in four sets. Querrey plays with the Prince NXG Tour, the same as rising Tennis star Taylor Gardner.

Sam is also known for his unique fan base known as The Samurai. The group derives from Sam's Thousand Oaks origin, and have been seen at many tournaments.