Mardy Fish

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**Mardy Fish**

Country	United States
Residence	Tampa, Florida
Date of birth	9 December 1981
Place of birth	Edina, Minnesota
Height	1.87m (6'2 inch)
Weight	81 kg (180 lb.)
Turned Pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed
Career Prize Money	$1,820,310
Singles
Career record:	114-96
Career titles:	2
Highest ranking:	No. 17 (2004, ATP ranking)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	3rd Round (2003)
French Open	1st Round (2005)
Wimbledon	3rd Round (2006)
U.S. Open	2nd Round (2006)
Doubles
Career record:	48-56
Career titles:	3
Highest ranking:	No. 65 (2004, ATP ranking)
Infobox last updated on: October 23, 2006.

Olympic medal record
Men's Tennis
Silver	Athens 2004	Singles

Mardy Fish (born December 9, 1981 in Edina, Minnesota), is an American professional tennis player. He is one of several young American tennis players who rose to prominence at the beginning of the 21st century.

1 Early life
2 Tennis Career
- 2.1 2006
3 References
4 External link

[edit] Early life

Fish is the son of a tennis teaching professional and a housewife, Tom and Sally Fish. Mardy earned his first taste of fame in 1984 when, at the age of two, a Minneapolis, Minnesota TV station ran a profile of the young athlete hitting tennis balls from the baseline over the net. In 1985, Fish's family moved to Vero Beach, Florida, where Mardy would attend Vero Beach High School for three years. Fish then moved to Boca Prep in Boca Raton, Florida for his senior year of high school. During this year, Mardy lived with the family of Andy Roddick. Fish returned to Vero Beach in 2000; he spends part of the year training at Saddlebrook Academy in Tampa, Florida.

[edit] Tennis Career

Fish turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18. He spent his first few years as a pro playing in the Challenger and Futures circuits, the minor leagues of tennis. He earned his first title on the ATP Tour, tennis' premier professional circuit, in 2002 playing doubles in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston, Texas, with Andy Roddick.

Fish (left) holding the Silver medal in Tennis at the 2004 Olympic Games

Fish's career improved significantly in 2003, when he won his first ATP singles title and finished the year ranked 20th in the world. His singles victory came near the end of the season, where he defeated the Swedish player Robin Soderling to win the Stockholm Open in Stockholm, Sweden.

Fish has played well in 2004, reaching the finals at the SAP Open in San Jose, California and in the Gerry Weber Open in Halle, Germany. In August, Fish obtained a silver medal for the United States when he lost to Chilean Nicolás Massú in the men's singles final at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.

In 2005, Fish injured his left wrist. It eventually required two surgeries, and as a result, he only played 17 matches in the year.

[edit] 2006

[edit] ATP/Challenger

City	Tournament Circuit	Final Placing
Atlanta	Challenger	Quarterfinalist
Bermuda	Challenger	Quarterfinalist
Houston	ATP	Winner
Memphis	ATP	Winner (Doubles)
Surbiton	Challenger	Winner
Tallahassee	Challenger	Winner
Tunica	Challenger	Finalist

[edit] US Men's Claycourt Championships

Mardy Fish was awarded a wildcard in April into the US Men's Claycourt Championships. He did the unthinkable of winning the tournament, defeating eighth seed Juan Monaco, Rainer Schüttler, Vince Spadea, Tommy Haas, and Jürgen Melzer in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.

[edit] Wimbledon

At the 2006 Championships at Wimbledon, Mardy Fish signaled his return to professional status as he reached the third round, defeating fellow American Robby Ginepri, and Dutch player Melle Van Gemerden. The night prior to his third round match, he suffered from food poisioning. He could only play one set before retiring against Georgian Irakli Labadze.