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MICHAEL BERRER (GER)<br />
Birthdate: July 1, 1980 Turned Pro: 1999<br />
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany<br />
Height: 6’4” (1.93m)<br />
Residence: Stuttgart, Germany<br />
Weight: 220 (99kg)<br />
Career Win-Loss: 51-84<br />
Plays: Left-handed<br />
Career Prize Money: $1,543,912<br />
One-handed backhand<br />
Career Singles Titles/Finalist: 0/1<br />
Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-12<br />
Highest Singles South African Airways <strong>ATP</strong> Ranking: 42 (May 24, 2010)<br />
Highest <strong>ATP</strong> Doubles Ranking: 134 (March 2, 2009)<br />
YEAR-END SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS <strong>ATP</strong> RANKING HISTORY (WIN-LOSS)<br />
2010: 58 (20-28) 2007: 57 (13-12) 2004: 228 (0-1) 2001: 504 (0-0) 1998:T881 (0-0)<br />
2009: 74 (5-8) 2006: 153 (4-11) 2003: 329 (0-0) 2000: 624 (0-0)<br />
2008: 133 (8-22) 2005: 127 (1-2) 2002: 341 (0-0) 1999: 640 (0-0)<br />
2010 HIGHLIGHTS<br />
Prize money: $508,828. Matches won-lost: <strong>ATP</strong>: 20-28 (singles), 3-10 (doubles).<br />
Challenger: 7-1 (singles), 1-1 (doubles).<br />
Singles Finalist: Zagreb. Semifinalist: Vienna. Quarterfinalist: Chennai, Dubai.<br />
2010 IN REVIEW<br />
The Stuttgart native finished a year-end best No. 58 and won a personal-best 20 matches after reaching a<br />
career-high No. 42 during season…Began with QF in Chennai (l. to Wawrinka) and clinched Challenger title at<br />
Heilbronn (d. Golubev) a week before reaching his first <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> final in Zagreb (l. to Cilic) in February…In<br />
Dubai, advanced to QF and posted his first Top 10 win over No. 6 Davydenko, who retired in 2nd RD (l. to<br />
Baghdatis)…Made Monte-Carlo* 3rd RD (l. to Nadal)…Did not win back-to-back matches until SF in Vienna (l.<br />
to Haider-Maurer) in October…Compiled marks of 18-20 on hard and 2-7 on clay…Earned a career-high<br />
$508,828.<br />
CAREER IN REVIEW<br />
The German finished in Top 100 for first time in ‘07 at No. 57, climbing 96 ranking spots from previous season…<br />
Reached first <strong>ATP</strong> SF in Moscow (d. No. 17 Youzhny, l. to Mathieu) and two QFs (‘s-Hertogenbosch, Los Angeles)<br />
while compiling a 30-11 Challenger record with one title…In ’08, reached four <strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> QFs and won<br />
four Challenger titles…Captured first <strong>ATP</strong> doubles title (w/Schuettler) in Munich and runner-up in Stuttgart<br />
(w/Zverev)…In ’09, finished at No. 74 with a 24-14 mark in Challengers and three titles…Qualified six times on<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> <strong>World</strong> <strong>Tour</strong> and overall had 5-8 record…Has never advanced past the second round of a Grand Slam (five<br />
times won a round)…Has an 0-2 Davis Cup record in two ties.<br />
CAREER FINALIST (1): 2010 – Zagreb(IH).<br />
CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (2).<br />
GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career 5-set record: 0-3)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08 07 06<br />
AUS. OPEN 3-4 2ND 2ND 2ND 1ST —<br />
ROLAND GARROS 0-2 1ST — 1ST — —<br />
WIMBLEDON 1-4 1ST — 1ST 2ND 1ST<br />
US OPEN 1-5 1ST 1ST 1ST 2ND 1ST<br />
<strong>ATP</strong> WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY* (Career W-L: 6-12)<br />
CAREER 10 09 08<br />
INDIAN WELLS 1-3 1ST 2ND 1ST<br />
MIAMI 2-2 2ND — 2ND<br />
MONTE-CARLO 2-1 3RD — —<br />
ROME 0-1 1ST — —<br />
TORONTO/MONTREAL 0-1 1ST — —<br />
CINCINNATI 1-1 2ND — —<br />
SHANGHAI 0-1 1ST — —<br />
PARIS 0-1 1ST — —<br />
PERSONAL<br />
Began playing tennis at age seven…Father, Manfred, is a real estate manager and inventor for experimental<br />
kits; mother, Barbara, is a housewife; older sister Christine is a school teacher…Parents follow every match on<br />
line…Follows football closely, favorite football team is his hometown VfB Stuttgart…Most memorable moment<br />
in tennis was winning Heilbronn Challenger in 2007 since it’s close from where he lives and a lot of friends and<br />
family were there to support him…Considers favorite surface indoor hard courts and serve his best shot…<br />
Elected to two year term to <strong>ATP</strong> Player Council in June 2008.<br />
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