David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Cordoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He began playing tennis at age five. As a junior player, he won the 1998 Junior US Open singles and the 1999 Junior Wimbledon doubles titles. He turned professional in 2000. In 2001, he finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time. He finished 2002 as no. 1 Argentine and South American for the first time in his career, winning 2 ATP titles and reaching the Wimbledon final, where he set a record and stunned the tennis world by becoming the first man to reach the final on his senior debut, in 2002. Since then he has continued to climb his way up the ranks of professional tennis, and has finished each of the last two years ranked inside the year end top ten. In 2003 Nalbandian reached the semifinals of the US Open, where he lost to Andy Roddick though he held a match point in the third set. Nalbandian is also one of the few active male players to have reached the quarter-finals or better at each of the four Grand Slam tournaments. January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Córdoba most commonly means Córdoba, Spain, a famous city in Spain inhabited since the time of ancient Rome, and the seat of the Emir of Córdoba and the Caliph of Córdoba. ... 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Wimbledon logo Wimbledon is the oldest and most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... Country: United States Residence: Boca Raton, Florida, USA Height: 62 (187 cm) Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 1 (11/3/2003) Singles titles: 17 Career Prize Money: $8,305,251 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open SF (2003) Roland Garros... Grand Slam is a general sports term applied when achieving something special. ...

Thus far during the 2005 ATP season Nalbandian has won the Munich tournament. 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the state capital of the German Bundesland of Bavaria. ...

External link

• Profile on www.atptennis.com (http://www.atptennis.com/en/players/playerprofiles/default2.asp?playersearch=Nalbandian%2C+David)