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Gregory Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a British-Canadian former professional tennis player. He was the British No. 1 in 1997, 1999 and 2006, and reached the ATP ranking of world No. 4 for periods from 6 October 1997 to 12 October 1997 and from 25 May 1998 to 21 June 1998.[1]

In 1997, he was the US Open finalist, which led to him receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award. Also, he scored 30 wins and 13 losses with the Great Britain Davis Cup team.

Personal life

Rusedski was born in Montreal, Quebec to a British mother and a father of Polish and Ukrainian descent.[2] He was a very promising junior player in Canada in the 1980s and subsequently caused some anger in Canada when he decided to adopt British citizenship and play for Great Britain in 1995.[3] Rusedski made the decision for "lifestyle reasons", noting that his girlfriend — who later became his wife — lived in Britain.[4]

Rusedski has been with his wife Lucy Connor since 1991, they met while he was competing in a junior tournament where she was a ball girl.[5] They married in a Catholic ceremony at Douai Abbey in West Berkshire in December 1999.[6] They have two children: a daughter born in 2006[7] and a son born in 2009.[8]

Career

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Rusedski at the 2004 US Open

Rusedski's first career singles tournament title was at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island in 1993. He opted to compete for the United Kingdom rather than Canada from 22 May 1995 onwards, a decision which was received poorly by Canadian fans; it was reported that he was given a "traitor's reception" by the crowd when he competed in his first Canadian Open after the switch.[9]

Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of world No. 4). He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award and the ITV Sports Champion of the Year Award. In 1998, Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as the UK number one tennis player. Rusedski, however, won the Grand Slam Cup in 1999.

In the 1999 US Open, Rusedski reached the fourth round where he was eliminated 5–7, 0–6, 7–6 (7–3), 6–4, 6–4, by Todd Martin; Rusedski had a two-sets-to-none advantage and was serving for the match in the third set, then in the fifth set he was up 4–1, but lost 20 of the final 21 points including a stretch of 18 consecutive points.[10]

In the 2002 US Open, after losing to Pete Sampras in the third round in a grueling five-set match, Rusedski described Sampras as "a half-step slow" and predicted that Sampras would lose his fourth-round match to young German star Tommy Haas.[11] Sampras, however, went on to win the tournament.

At Wimbledon in 2003, Rusedski was playing in a second-round match against Andy Roddick. Roddick had won the first two sets, but Rusedski was 5–2 up in the third set. During a point on Roddick's service game, a member of the crowd loudly called one of Roddick's shots long, causing Rusedski to stop playing the point as he believed it was a line judge. The umpire ruled that the ball was good and that, as Roddick's next shot landed in court, Roddick was awarded the point. Rusedski, believing the point should have been replayed, launched into a long and expletive-riddled tirade at the umpire and, never regaining his composure, went on to lose the next five games without reply to concede the match. Rusedski apologized after the match, and Roddick reached the semifinals.[12][13]

Rusedski tested positive for nandrolone in January 2004, but he was cleared of the charges in a hearing on 10 March 2004.[14][15]

Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden. Later that year, he defended his title at the Hall of Fame Championship, defeating Vince Spadea in the final. This was the first time he had successfully defended a title and the third time he had won the championship. He then reached the semifinals at both the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, losing to Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre Agassi.

Towards the end of 2005, Rusedski's ranking had risen to the high 30s. A defeat for Rusedski in the first round of the Challenger event in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine, left him ranked 38th, just one place short of regaining the UK top spot. Rusedski reclaimed the UK number-one spot on 15 May 2006, overtaking Andy Murray by getting to the third round of the Rome Masters. He lost the top UK ranking again after a first-round exit at Wimbledon.

On 7 April 2007, Rusedski officially retired from tennis after partnering with Jamie Murray to a doubles victory over the Netherlands in a Davis Cup match, a result which gave Great Britain a winning 3–0 lead in the tie. He announced his retirement immediately after the win during a live interview with Sue Barker on BBC Television.[16] Rusedski has stayed involved with professional tennis in his retirement, and currently works for the Lawn Tennis Association as a talent and performance ambassador.[17] Rusedski held the record for fastest serve at 149 miles per hour until Andy Roddick broke it.[18][19]

On 24 January 2009, Rusedski confirmed he had been seeking a return to professional tennis. However, Davis Cup captain John Lloyd turned down his offer to compete in the Davis Cup, and Rusedski was unable to obtain any wild-card tournament entries.[20][21][22][23] Because of this, Rusedski quickly retracted his announcement and is still retired.

Rusedski vs. Henman

Rusedski was often overshadowed in the British press by Henman, especially at Wimbledon.[24] They were generally closely matched over their careers; both reached a highest world ranking of 4. Rusedski won 15 singles titles compared to Henman's eleven, and also reached the final of the US Open in 1997, whereas Henman never made it past the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament. However, Henman reached six Grand Slam semifinals and an additional four quarterfinals, whereas Rusedski reached two Grand Slam quarterfinals in total: at the US Open where he reached the final, and at Wimbledon the same year. Neither Rusedski nor Henman ever reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Henman reached the semifinals of the French Open, while Rusedski never made it past the fourth round at that tournament.

His Davis Cup singles record was considerably poorer than Henman's. In Great Britain's two key Davis Cup ties in the World Group knockout stage, Rusedski lost all four singles rubbers, despite home advantage (against the US in 1999 and Sweden in 2002). However, as a doubles partnership, Rusedski and Henman won several Davis Cup matches, as well as other tournaments.Шаблон:Fact

Rusedski's final match at a Grand Slam was against Henman, at the 2006 US Open. Henman won 7–6, 6–2, 6–3. Over their careers, in head-to-head encounters, Henman won 8–2.

Media career

Rusedski has an active media career, having written columns for The Sun, The Daily Mirror[25][26] and The Daily Telegraph.[27] He also works for the television channel British Eurosport providing analysis during the stations coverage of the Australian Open. He provided commentary and analysis for Sky Sports for their coverage of the US Open and ATP World Tour Events, and for the BBC's coverage of Wimbledon.[25] He has done some acting, appearing in an episode of Agatha Christie's Marple as a tennis player.[28] In 2008, he appeared as a contestant on the reality TV shows Dancing on Ice and Beat the Star. He has appeared in "Dictionary Corner" on the Channel 4 game show Countdown.

Grand Slam tournament finals

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Result Year Championship Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1997 US Open Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7

Other significant finals

Grand Slam Cup

Singles: 1 (1–0)

Result Year Location Surface Opponent Score
Win 1999 Munich, Germany Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)

Masters Series

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Result Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1998 Indian Wells Masters Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 1998 Paris Masters Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3

Career finals

Singles: 27 (15 titles, 12 runners-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–1)
Grand Slam Cup (1–0)
ATP Super 9 /
ATP Masters Series (1–1)
ATP Championship Series /
ATP International Series Gold (3–2)
ATP World Series /
ATP International Series (10–8)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–5)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (5–0)
Carpet (5–6)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (8–6)
Indoor (7–6)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Шаблон:Dts Hall of Fame Open, USA World Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Javier Frana 7–5, 6–7(7–9), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 1–1 [[1993 Salem Open-Beijing – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Salem Open, China World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Chang 6–7(5–7), 7–6(8–6), 4–6
Win 2–1 [[1995 Seoul Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Seoul Open, South Korea World Series Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Lars Rehmann 6–4, 3–1 ret.
Loss 2–2 [[1995 International Tennis Championships – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Delray Beach Open, USA World Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 2–6
Win 3–2 [[1996 Salem Open Beijing – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Salem Open, China World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Damm 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 3–3 [[1997 Croatian Indoors|Шаблон:Dts]] Zagreb Indoors, Croatia World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–7(6–8)
Loss 3–4 [[1997 Sybase Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Pacific Coast Championships, USA World Series Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Pete Sampras 6–3, 0–5 ret.
Win 4–4 [[1997 Nottingham Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Nottingham Open, UK World Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Karol Kučera 6–4, 7–5
Loss 4–5 [[1997 US Open – Men's singles|Шаблон:Dts]] US Open, USA Grand Slam Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Rafter 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 5–7
Win 5–5 Шаблон:Dts Swiss Indoors, Switzerland World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Philippoussis 6–3, 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–3)
Loss 5–6 [[1997 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Vienna Open, Austria Champ. Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 2–6, 3–6
Loss 5–7 [[1998 Croatian Indoors – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Zagreb Indoors, Croatia World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Goran Ivanišević 6–7(3–7), 6–7(5–7)
Win 6–7 [[1998 European Community Championships – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] ECC Antwerp, Belgium Champ. Series Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Marc Rosset 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 6–1, 6–4
Loss 6–8 [[1998 Newsweek Champions Cup – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Indian Wells Masters, USA Super 9 Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Marcelo Ríos 3–6, 7–6(17–15), 6–7(4–7), 4–6
Loss 6–9 [[1998 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Grand Prix de Toulouse, France World Series Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Siemerink 4–6, 4–6
Win 7–9 [[1998 Paris Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Paris Masters, France Super 9 Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Pete Sampras 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss 7–10 [[1999 Guardian Direct Cup – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] London Indoor, UK Champ. Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Krajicek 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 5–7
Loss 7–11 Шаблон:Dts U.S. Pro Tennis Championships, USA World Series Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Marat Safin 4–6, 6–7(11–13)
Win 8–11 [[Grand Slam Cup#1999|Шаблон:Dts]] Grand Slam Cup, Germany Grand Slam Cup Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Haas 6–3, 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Win 9–11 [[1999 CA-TennisTrophy – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Vienna Open, Austria Champ. Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Nicolas Kiefer 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
Win 10–11 [[2001 Sybase Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Pacific Coast Championships, USA International Hard (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Agassi 6–3, 6–4
Win 11–11 [[2002 Heineken Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Auckland Open, New Zealand International Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Jérôme Golmard 6–7(0–7), 6–4, 7–5
Win 12–11 [[2002 RCA Championships – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Indianapolis Tennis Championships, USA Intl. Gold Hard Шаблон:Flagicon Félix Mantilla 6–7(6–8), 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–11 [[2003 Samsung Open – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Nottingham Open, UK (2) International Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Mardy Fish 6–3, 6–2
Win 14–11 [[2004 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Hall of Fame Open, USA (2) International Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Popp 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 14–12 [[2004 Kremlin Cup – Men's singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Kremlin Cup, Russia International Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Nikolay Davydenko 6–3, 3–6, 5–7
Win 15–12 [[2005 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships – Singles|Шаблон:Dts]] Hall of Fame Open, USA (3) International Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Vince Spadea 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–4

Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP Super 9 /
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series /
ATP International Series Gold (1–0)
ATP World Series /
ATP International Series (2–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–0)
Indoor (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 [[1994 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships|Шаблон:Dts]] Hall of Fame Open, USA World Series Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Antonitsch Шаблон:Flagicon Kent Kinnear
Шаблон:Flagicon David Wheaton
6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 1–1 [[1994 CA-TennisTrophy – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Vienna Open, Austria World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Alex Antonitsch Шаблон:Flagicon Mike Bauer
Шаблон:Flagicon David Rikl
6–7, 4–6
Loss 1–2 Шаблон:Dts Copenhagen Open, Denmark World Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Guillaume Raoux Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Keil
Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Nyborg
7–6, 4–6, 6–7
Win 2–2 [[1996 Bournemouth International – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] Bournemouth International, UK World Series Clay Шаблон:Flagicon Marc-Kevin Goellner Шаблон:Flagicon Rodolphe Gilbert
Шаблон:Flagicon Nuno Marques
6–3, 7–6
Win 3–2 [[1999 Guardian Direct Cup – Doubles|Шаблон:Dts]] London Indoor, UK Champ. Series Carpet (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Henman Шаблон:Flagicon Byron Black
Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira
6–3, 7–6(8–6)

Singles performance timeline

Шаблон:Performance key

rowspan="2" Шаблон:Diagonal split header 2 Шаблон:Flag Шаблон:FlagiconШаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Great Britain Total
1992 1993 1994 19952 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 3R 1R 1R 3R 2R A 4R 3R A 1R 2R A 0 / 10 11–10 47.62
French Open A A 3R A 2R 1R 1R 4R 1R 2R A 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 11 7–11 38.89
Wimbledon Q3 1R 2R 4R 2R QF 1R 4R 1R 4R 4R 2R 2R 2R 1R 0 / 14 21–14 60.00
US Open Q1 A 1R 1R 1R F 3R 4R 2R 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R 0 / 13 16–13 55.17
Win–loss 0–0 0–1 3–4 5–3 2–4 10–4 4–4 10–4 1–3 9–4 7–3 1–3 1–4 2–4 0–3 0 / 48 55–48 54.37
Year-end championships
Tennis Masters Cup Did not qualify RR RR Did not qualify 0 / 2 2–2 50.00
Grand Slam Cup Did not qualify SF DNQ W Not Held 1 / 2 6–1 85.71
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 1R A 1R A F 3R 2R 1R 2R A A 2R 1R 0 / 10 9–10 47.37
Miami Masters A A 1R A 2R A 4R 4R 4R 2R 2R A A 2R 2R 0 / 9 11–9 55.00
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A A 2R 2R 1R 1R A A A 1R 1R 0 / 6 0–6 0.00
Hamburg Masters A A 1R A A A 3R 1R A 1R A A A 2R 1R 0 / 6 2–6 25.00
Rome Masters A A 1R A 1R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R A A 1R 3R 0 / 10 4–10 28.57
Canada Masters 3R 2R 1R 1R A A A A A 1R 1R 2R A SF 1R 0 / 9 8–9 47.06
Cincinnati Masters A A 2R 2R 2R 1R A A A QF 2R 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 10 11–10 52.38
Madrid Masters1 A A A 2R 2R 2R QF SF QF 1R A A A 1R A 0 / 8 9–8 52.94
Paris Masters A A A A A QF W 2R 1R 1R A A A 2R A 1 / 6 8–5 61.54
Win–loss 2–1 1–2 1–6 2–3 3–5 2–4 14–6 7–7 6–6 5–9 3–5 2–2 2–1 9–9 3–7 1 / 74 62–73 45.93
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 1–2 0–0 1–2 1–1 2–6 2–5 2–4 0–0 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–2 1–1 0–0 15 / 27 15–12 55.56
Year-end ranking 161 50 114 37 48 6 9 13 69 31 31 119 46 37 191

1 This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

2 Rusedski was granted British citizenship in May 1995, and competed for Great Britain from 22 May 1995 onwards.

Top 10 wins

Season 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total
Wins 0 2 0 0 1 3 6 3 2 5 5 0 1 0 1 29
No. Player Rank Event Surface Rd. Score Шаблон:Tooltip
1993
1. Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Krajicek 10 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) 3R 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2) 130
2. Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Chang 7 Tokyo Indoor, Japan Carpet (i) QF 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(8–6) 130
1996
3. Шаблон:Flagicon Wayne Ferreira 10 Stockholm Open, Sweden Hard (i) 1R 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 53
1997
4. Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Enqvist 10 Zagreb Indoors, Croatia Carpet (i) SF 6–4, 6–4 56
5. Шаблон:Flagicon Michael Chang 4 San Jose, United States Hard (i) QF 7–6(7–4), 6–4 39
6. Шаблон:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Grand Slam Cup, Munich Carpet (i) QF 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–1 10
1998
7. Шаблон:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 9 Vienna Open, Austria Carpet (i) 1R 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3) 17
8. Шаблон:Flagicon Pat Rafter 2 Vienna Open, Austria Carpet (i) QF 6–3, 7–6(7–3) 17
9. Шаблон:Flagicon Pat Rafter 3 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) 3R 7–6(7–4), 6–7(5–7), 6–4 13
10. Шаблон:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 8 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) SF 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 13
11. Шаблон:Flagicon Pete Sampras 1 Paris Masters, France Carpet (i) F 6–4, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 13
12. Шаблон:Flagicon Tim Henman 9 ATP Tour Championships, Hanover Hard (i) RR 6–2, 6–4 11
1999
13. Шаблон:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten 5 Grand Slam Cup, Munich Hard (i) 1R 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 6
14. Шаблон:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2 Grand Slam Cup, Munich Hard (i) QF 7–5, 7–6(8–6) 6
15. Шаблон:Flagicon Todd Martin 4 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) QF 4–6, 7–6(12–10), 6–4 6
2000
16. Шаблон:Flagicon Yevgeny Kafelnikov 7 Vienna Open, Austria Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 44
17. Шаблон:Flagicon Marat Safin 2 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard (i) 3R 7–6(7–2), 6–4 89
2001
18. Шаблон:Flagicon Gustavo Kuerten 1 Australian Open, Melbourne Hard 2R 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 9–7 65
19. Шаблон:Flagicon Marat Safin 1 Milan Indoor, Italy Carpet (i) QF 6–0, 7–6(7–5) 52
20. Шаблон:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt 6 San Jose, United States Hard (i) QF 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 58
21. Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Agassi 4 San Jose, United States Hard (i) F 6–3, 6–4 58
22. Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Wimbledon, London Grass 3R 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 40
2002
23. Шаблон:Flagicon Thomas Johansson 10 Marseille, France Hard (i) 1R 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 30
24. Шаблон:Flagicon Juan Carlos Ferrero 4 Indian Wells Masters, United States Hard 1R 6–4, 6–3 38
25. Шаблон:Flagicon Marat Safin 2 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard 1R 7–6(9–7), 6–2 38
26. Шаблон:Flagicon Lleyton Hewitt 1 Indianapolis Championships, United States Hard 3R 7–6(7–3), 6–4 41
27. Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Haas 3 Indianapolis Championships, United States Hard SF 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 41
2004
28. Шаблон:Flagicon Gastón Gaudio 9 Cincinnati Masters, United States Hard 2R 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 96
2006
29. Шаблон:Flagicon Tommy Robredo 10 Rome Masters, Italy Clay 1R 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 45

References

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External links

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