Fernando Verdasco

Country	Spain
Residence	Madrid, Spain
Date of birth	15 November, 1983
Place of birth	Madrid, Spain
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)
Turned Pro	2001
Plays	Left; Double-handed backhand
Career Prize Money	$1,799,694
Singles
Career record:	106-93
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	No. 24 (10 July, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	2nd (2005, 2006)
French Open	2nd (2004, 2006)
Wimbledon	4th (2006)
U.S. Open	4th (2005)
Doubles
Career record:	28 - 34
Career titles:	1
Highest ranking:	No. 67 (25 April, 2005)
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Fernando Verdasco (born November 15, 1983 in Madrid) is a professional tennis player from Spain. The only son of Jose and Olga and the older brother of Sara and Ana, Fernando started playing tennis at the age of 5 and got a full-time coach when he was 8. He turned professional in 2001, finishing as world number 464. 2002 was a good year for him after winning his first Futures category title by beating Holzinger in Spain F1 and finishing runner-up in Spain F3. He also played his second career challenger in Segovia he reached the final losing to Frenchman Olivier Mutis and then reached two more Challenger semfinals in Kiev and Eckental, finishing the year in the top 200 (#173). After finishing 2003 as world #109 (had a 15-8 record in challengers), he had his breakthrough in 2004 when he won the title in Valencia beating defending champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in the semifinal and came up as a runner-up to Carlos Moyá in Acapulco. His good results also include back-to-back quarterfinals in Halle and 's-Hertogenbosch on grass, two Masters Series 3rd rounds (Hamburg Masters and Madrid Masters), a quarterfinal in Stockholm, a semifinal in Kitzbuhel and a doubles title in Stockholm (with Spaniard Feliciano López), ending the year on the 36th position. In 2005 he beat Andy Roddick of the USA twice (Miami Masters and Rome Masters), reached the quarters of Valencia, Rome and New Haven, the semis of Sankt Petersburg and was finalist in Kitzbuhel (lost to Gastón Gaudio) but his best performance was the 4th round at the US Open (lost to Jarkko Nieminen), which helped him improve his year-end ranking (#33). November 15 is the 319th day of the year (320th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 46 days remaining. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Fernando is a fan of Real Madrid football team, plays left-handed (double-handed backhand) (though throws football right-handed), has a very good forehand, and is coached by Pepo Clavet. Among his ex-girlfriends are Argentinean professional tennis player Gisela Dulko and Spanish model and actress Dafne Fernández. With his athletic form, he could well become a model himself. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish sports club best known for its football team which was ranked as The 20th Centurys Best Club by FIFA. The club, which went in place of the Spanish FA, was also one of the founding members of FIFA. They play... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Gisela Dulko (born January 30, 1985, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine female tennis player. ...

Fernando reached the fourth round of Wimbledon 2006, upsetting 3rd Seed and former runner-up David Nalbandian in straight sets. Verdasco then lost to Radek Štěpánek in five sets. At the US Open 2005, Fernando reached the third round, but lost to eventual runner-up Andy Roddick 6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-7(4) 6-2. In previous rounds, Fernando defeated Fabrice Santoro 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1 and Thiago Alves 7-6(3) 6-4 6-1. Fernando then lost in the quarter finals of Palermo to Ruben Ramirez-Hidalgo and then lost to Ramirez-Hidalgo again the following week in the quarter finals of Metz. Verdasco then continued his poor run of form by losing in the first round of Moscow to Daniele Bracciali, Madrid Masters 7-5 6-3 to Tim Henman and Paris Masters to 6-4 7-6(4) Michael Llodra. Verdasco finished the year ranked 35th on the ATP rankings. Wimbledon may refer to: Wimbledon, London, a town in south-west London A constituency based around it, Wimbledon (UK Parliament constituency) Wimbledon station, a train station The Championships, Wimbledon, one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments Wimbledon (film), a movie based on the tennis championships Wimbledon F.C., a... David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. ... Radek Å tÄ›pánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. ... Andrew Stephen (Andy) Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. ... Fabrice Santoro (born December 9, 1972) is a French professional male tennis player. ... At the 2007 Australian Open. ... For other uses of Metz, see Metz (disambiguation) City motto: Si paix dedans, paix dehors (French: If peace inside, peace outside) City proper (commune) Région Lorraine Département Moselle (57) Mayor Jean-Marie Rausch Area 41. ... Location Position of Moscow in Europe Government Country District Subdivision Russia Central Federal District Federal City Mayor Yuriy Luzhkov Geographical characteristics Area  - City 1,081 km² Population  - City (2005)    - Density 10,415,400   8537. ... Daniele Bracciali (January 10, 1978, Arezzo) is an Italian tennis player. ... Timothy Henry Henman, OBE (born 6 September 1974 in Oxford Died 27 October 2006) was an English tennis player. ... The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. ... Michaël Llodra (May 18, 1980) is a professional French male tennis player. ...

Verdasco uses the Adidas Barricade IV shoes with Adidas clothing. His racket is the TFlight320 Tecnifibre. For the JC Chasez single, see All Day Long I Dream About Sex. ...

Titles (1)

Singles (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	12 April 2004	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Albert Montanes	7-6(5) 6-3

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Singles finalist (2)

• 2004: Acapulco (lost to Carlos Moya)
• 2005: Kitzbuhel (lost to Gastón Gaudio)