Sam Querrey

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Sam Querrey
Image:Sam querrey.jpg
Country Flag of the United States United States
Residence Thousand Oaks, CA U.S.
Date of birth October 7, 1987 (1987-10-07) (age 20)
Place of birth San Francisco, CA U.S.
Height 198cm (6ft 6in)
Weight 90kg (200 lb)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed; two-handed backhand
Career prize money $765,802
Singles
Career record: 42 - 43
Career titles: 1
Highest ranking: No. 38 (May 12, 2008)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open 3rd (2007, 2008)
French Open 1st (2007, 2008)
Wimbledon 1st (2007)
US Open 2nd (2006)
Doubles
Career record: 9 - 22
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 109 (November 19, 2007)

Infobox last updated on: April 28, 2008.

Sam Querrey (born October 7, 1987 in San Francisco, California, United States) is a pro American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California.

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 a scholarship offer from USC to turn pro.[1] 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.

At the 2007 Indianapolis Tennis Championships he hit 10 consecutive aces when he defeated James Blake in a quarterfinal. This is believed to be an Open Era record[2].

At the 2007 Western and Southern Masters he defeated thirteenth seed Mikhail Youzhny and advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Argentina's Juan Monaco, who had defeated Rafael Nadal the previous round. He lost to #9 seed James Blake, but made his top 50 debut at #47 afterwards. At this time, Sam was the 3rd ranked American behind Andy Roddick and James Blake.

Querrey plays with the Prince O3 Hybrid Tour, switching from the Diablo prior to the 2007 Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. He wears the adidas Competition Group as his attire.[3]

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.

In August 2007 at the U.S. Open Austrian Stefan Koubek defeated Querrey in the first round 7–6(1) 6–1 6–1. Sam started the 2008 season with a loss to Joseph Sirianni, a 33 year old with no career wins on the ATP Tour.

In January 2008 at the Australian Open Sam defeated Belgian Olivier Rochus in the first round 6–3 6–2 7–5. In the second round he then beat Russian Dmitry Tursunov 7–6 (5) 4–6 6–4 6–2. He lost in the third round to Serbian Novak Djokovic 6–3 6–1 6–3. Djokovic went on to win the tournament.

In March 2008 Querrey won his first ATP level tournament at the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas. In the final Querrey defeated qualifier Kevin Anderson of South Africa in three tight sets, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4. The next month, at the Monte Carlo Masters, Querrey reached the quarter-finals, defeating former French Open champion Carlos Moyà, Andreas Seppi, and number seven seeded Richard Gasquet.

[edit] Singles titles (4)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)
Challengers (3)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. June 5, 2006 Flag of the United States Yuba City Hard Flag of the United States Sam Warburg 7–6 6–1
2. July 3, 2006 Flag of the United States Winnetka Hard Flag of Italy Andrea Stoppini 6–2 6–3
3. September 18, 2006 Flag of the United States Lubbock Hard Flag of Israel Noam Okun 6–1 6–4
4. March 9, 2008 Flag of the United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Hard Flag of South Africa Kevin Anderson 4–6, 6–3, 6–4

[edit] References

  1. ^ reviewjournal.com. Rising Star Querrey Breath of Fresh Air. Retrieved on April 30, 2007.
  2. ^ The New York Sun. Querrey Gives a Sample Of What May Be in Store. Retrieved on July 31, 2007.
  3. ^ tenniswire.org. Sam Querrey Picks Up O3 Hybrid Tour in Time for Miami. Retrieved on May 1, 2007.

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