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VINCENT
SPADEA
ATP Tour site bio
(pronounced: SPAY-dee-a)
(Source: 1998 ATP
Tour Player Directory) |
Birthdate: July 19, 1974
Turned pro: 1993
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, USA
Height: 6'0" (1.83m)
Weight: 170 (77kg)
Plays: Right-handed
Career prize money: $947,875
Highest singles ranking: 53 (January 6, 1997)
Highest doubles ranking: 122 (May 20,1996)
1997 HIGHLIGHTS
Prize money: $259,172
Matches won-lost: Tour: 20-26 (singles), 11-9 (doubles) Challenger: 3-5
(singles), 0-2 (doubles) Singles Semifinalist: Toulouse, Bogota.
Quarterfinalist: Washington, Tashkent. Doubles Winner:
Orlando (w/ MERKLEIN), Tas h ke nt (w/ SANTO PADRE).
1997 IN REVIEW
Struggled the first half QF the year but turned year around in
Washington After a Newport 1st RD loss, had a 2-14 record and had
slipped out QF the Top 100 but went 18-12 afterward and finished in Top
100 for the fourth consecutive year In Washington, reached the QF (l.
to Wheaton) Played well afterward, reaching the 2nd RD in Los
Angeles (l. to Enqvist), 2nd RD at the Mercedes Super 9 in Montreal (l.
to Kafelnikov in a third-set tie-break), 3rd RD at the Mercedes Super 9 in
Cincinnati (d. Enqvist, 1. to Kuerten) and 2nd RD in New Haven
Reached SF in Toulouse 0. to Philippoussis) and Bogota (l. to Lapentti)
In doubles, won titles in Orlando (w/ Merklein) and Tashkent
(w/ Santopadre) Finished ranked No. 149 individually in doubles In
ATP Tour MatchFacts, finished No. 9 in break points converted (45%).
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1993
Made his Tour debut in Key Biscayne, defeating Andres Gomez
before falling to Boetsch in
three sets Played four Tour events with 1-4 match record Made
U.S. Open debut, falling to Berasategui in five sets 1994
Youngest
American to finish the year in Top 100 Won consecutive Challenger
titles in Winnetka (d. Caratti) and Cincinnati (d. Grabb), then reached
the RD16 atTourevent in New Haven with a win over Haarhuis 1995
Finished as youngest American in Top 100 for the second consecutive year
Advanced to the 4th RD at U.S. Open with three consecutive
straight-set wins, including his first career Top 10 win over No. 7
Kafelnikov (in 3rd RD) In doubles, qualified in Buenos Aires (w/ van
Rensburg) in November and won first career ATP Tour title 1996
Advanced to QF in eight Tour stops on three surfaces (clay, grass, hard)
Compiled a 15-12 mark on hard, 8-5 on clay and 2-2 on grass .
Served for match against Chang in fourth set QF 3rd RD match at U.S.
Open, only to lose 6-3 in fifth The next week played Aruba
Challenger and won title (d. Stafford).
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (3). FINALIST (1).
PERSONAL
Great junior career, winning six national titles at age 14 in 1988 and
named to U.S. National Team in 1989 Won 1992 Rolex Orange Bowl Mrst
American to win it since Jim Courier in 1987) in final junior event to
finish year No. 4 in the world before turning pro in January
1993 Sisters Luanne and Diana were top junior players and now play
collegiately at Duke Named as practice partner for the U.S.Russia
Davis Cup final in Moscow in 1995 Coached by father, Vincent Sr.
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