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MIKHAIL YOUZHNY (RUS)<br />
Birthdate: June 25, 1982 Turned Pro: 1999<br />
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia<br />
Height: 6’0” (1.83m)<br />
Residence: Moscow, Russia<br />
Weight: 172 (78kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 339-244<br />
Plays: Right-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $8,064,433<br />
One-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 7/10<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 25-55<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 8 (January 28, 2008)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 43 (September 11, 2006)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 10 (43-19) 2007: 19 (50-24) 2004: 16 (42-27) 2001: 58 (20-20) 1998: T1105 (0-0)<br />
2009: 19 (42-28) 2006: 24 (25-21) 2003: 43 (29-27) 2000: 113 (6-8)<br />
2008: 33 (28-22) 2005: 44 (23-23) 2002: 32 (31-24) 1999: 327 (0-1)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $1,900,349. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 43-19 (singles), 15-15 (doubles).<br />
Singles Winner: Munich, Kuala Lumpur. Finalist: Rotterdam, Dubai, St. Petersburg. Semifinalist: US Open.<br />
Quarterfinalist: Miami*, Roland Garros, Gstaad. Doubles Winner: Halle(w/Stakhovsky). Semifinalist: Kuala<br />
Lumpur(w/Stakhovsky).<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The top Russian had career-best year with first Top 10 finish and two titles in five finals…Won 300th career<br />
match in February en route to final in Rotterdam (ret. w/ right thigh injury vs. Soderling)…Runner-up in Dubai<br />
(l. to Djokovic)…Won titles in Munich (d. Cilic) and Kuala Lumpur (d. Golubev)…Finalist in St. Petersburg (l. to<br />
Kukushkin)…Reached second SF at US Open (‘06), losing to Nadal…Went 2-4 vs. Top 10 opponents and compiled<br />
marks of 30-12 on hard and 12-5 on clay…Earned a career-high $1,900,349.<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The Russian has nine consecutive Top 50 year-end rankings, including four Top 20 finishes…Is 7-9 lifetime in<br />
finals and has pair of SFs at US Open (‘06 and ’10)…In ‘07, won a personal-high 50 matches with two finals…In<br />
’09, won Moscow (d. Tipsarevic) and reached three finals…In ’08, won title in Chennai (d. No. 2 Nadal) and<br />
reached QF at Australian Open (d. No. 4 Davydenko, l. to Tsonga) to reach career-high No. 8 on Jan. 28…In ’07,<br />
won Rotterdam and reached two finals…In ’06, went into US Open ranked No. 54 and reached SF (went to No.<br />
24)…In ‘05, reached seven <strong>ATP</strong> QFs… In ’04, won St. Petersburg and runner-up in Beijing…Reached QF at<br />
Athens Olympics…In ’02, captured first title in Stuttgart (d. Cañas) and led country to Davis Cup title with decisive<br />
match win over France’s Mathieu…Compiled outstanding junior results, reaching final of Australian Open<br />
juniors in ‘99 (l. to Pless)…Has an 18-17 career Davis Cup record (13-11 in singles) in 23 ties.<br />
CAREER TITLES (7): 2010 – Munich(CL), Kuala Lumpur(IH); 2009 – Moscow(IH); 2008 – Chennai(H); 2007 –<br />
Rotterdam(IH); 2004 – St. Petersburg(IC); 2002 – Stuttgart(CL). FINALIST (10): 2010 – Rotterdam(IH), Dubai(H),<br />
St. Petersburg(IH); 2009 – Munich(CL), Tokyo(H), Valencia(IH); 2007 – Dubai(H), Munich(CL); 2004 – Beijing(H);<br />
2002 – St. Petersburg(IH). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (7). FINALIST (3).<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 13-9)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01<br />
AUS. OPEN 16-9+ 3RD 1ST QF 3RD 1ST 2ND 1ST 4TH 3RD 3RD<br />
ROLAND GARROS 15-10 QF 2ND 3RD 4TH 2ND 2ND 3RD 2ND 1ST 1ST<br />
WIMBLEDON 19-10 2ND 1ST 4TH 4TH 3RD 4TH 1ST 2ND 4TH 4TH<br />
US OPEN 18-8 SF 2ND — 2ND SF 3RD 3RD 1ST — 3RD<br />
+w/o in 2010 not included<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 50-64)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 01<br />
INDIAN WELLS 4-7 — 1ST 3RD 2ND 1ST 2ND 4TH 1ST — —<br />
MIAMI 7-8 QF 2ND 4TH 3RD 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND — —<br />
MONTE-CARLO 3-6 2ND — 2ND 2ND 1ST — — 1ST — 3RD<br />
ROME 4-7 1ST 2ND — 3RD 2ND 1ST 1ST 1ST — —<br />
MADRID 3-7 2ND — 1ST 2ND — 1ST 1ST 1ST 3RD —<br />
TORONTO/MONTREAL 8-8 2ND 3RD 2ND 3RD 2ND 1ST 2ND 1ST — —<br />
CINCINNATI 9-8 1ST 2ND 1ST 2ND 2ND QF 2ND 3RD — —<br />
SHANGHAI 0-1 2ND — — — — — — — — —<br />
PARIS 6-5 2ND — 1ST QF — — QF 1ST — —<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Began playing tennis at age six…Father, Mikhail, passed away; mother, Lubov, is an economist…Has one older<br />
brother, Andrei, who has played mostly pro Futures events in his career from 1998-2000…Childhood hero was<br />
Stefan Edberg and “liked his mentality”…At age 13, was a ballboy for Russia-U.S. Davis Cup final in Moscow in<br />
1995 and posed for photos with U.S. members Courier, Sampras and Todd Martin…Gives military style salute to<br />
fans after big wins with racket above his head with left hand and salute with right…Wife, Yulia (married Nov.<br />
22, 2008 in Moscow)…Fitness trainer is Oleg Mosiakov and coached by Boris Sobkin (since age 10).<br />
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