Nicolás Massú at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (born October 10, 1979), nicknamed Vampiro (Spanish for vampire) is a tennis player from Chile. Download high resolution version (535x800, 77 KB)Taken from Chilean government page: http://www. ... Download high resolution version (535x800, 77 KB)Taken from Chilean government page: http://www. ... October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... This article is about the international language known as Spanish. ... Tennis is a racquet sport played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). It is officially called lawn tennis to distinguish it from real tennis (also known as royal tennis or court tennis), an older form of the game that is played indoors on a... The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ...

Massú was born in Viña del Mar, Chile. His mother, Sonia Fried, is of Jewish descent, and his father, Manuel Massú, of Palestinian ancestry. His Hungarian grandfather, Ladislao Fried, introduced him to the sport at age 5. The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ... The Palestinian flag, adopted in 1948, is a widely recognized modern symbol of the Palestinian people. ... The Republic of Hungary (Magyar Köztársaság) or Hungary (Magyarország) is a landlocked country in Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia. ...

From age 12, Massú was trained by Leonardo Zuleta, with whom he perfected his forehand and double-handed backhand. He became a professional tennis player in 1997.

Massú represented Chile at the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Australia, and was the country's standard bearer at the games's opening ceremony. The Republic of Chile is a country in South America occupying a long coastal strip between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean. ... Categories: 2000 Summer Olympics ... The Summer Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event held every four years, organised by the International Olympic Committee. ... Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth-largest country in the world, the only country to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/Oceania. ...

In late 2003, Massú reached the final at the Madrid Tennis Master Series tournament, losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero. Coat of arms The Plaza de España square Madrid, the capital of Spain, is located in the center of the country at 40°25′ N 3°45′ W. Population of the city of Madrid proper was 3,093,000 (Madrilenes, madrileños) as of 2003 estimates. ... A tournament is an organized competition in which many participants play each other in individual games. ... The Spanish people or Spaniards are an ethnic group native to Spain, in southwestern Europe, who are primarily descended from the autochthonous pre-Indo-European Euskaldunak, Latin, Visigothic, Celtic and Moorish peoples. ... Juan Carlos Ferrero (born February 12, 1980, in Onteniente, Spain) is a professional tennis player. ...

He reached his best ATP Singles Ranking position in 2004, holding the 9th spot. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players. ...

In mid-2004, Massú parted ways with Argentinian coach Gabriel Markus; he was replaced by compatriot Patricio Rodríguez. Later that year, at the Olympic Games in Athens, he and doubles partner Fernando González gave their country its first ever Olympic gold medal, when they defeated Nicolas Kiefer and Rainer Schüttler of Germany to win the men's doubles tournament. The next day, he captured his second gold medal by defeating American Mardy Fish in five sets in the men's singles final. Argentina is a Spanish-speaking country in southern South America, situated between the Atlantic Ocean in the east. ... Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place on ten separate courts the Olympic Tennis Centre. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Fernando González at the 2004 Summer Olympics Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (born July 29, 1980), nicknamed El Bombardero de La Reina (Spanish La Reinas Bomber) and Mano de Piedra (Hand of Stone,) is a professional tennis player from Chile. ... Nicolas Kiefer is a top tennis player from Germany. ... Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976, Korbach, Germany) is a professional tennis player from Germany. ... Mardy Fish (born December 9, 1981, Edina, Minnesota), is a American professional tennis player. ...

Trivia

• Chosen as Athlete of the Day on August 23 by the 2004 Athens Olympics' official web site, following his victory in singles.