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Page 1: ACTIVE PLAYERS FORMER CHAMPIONS OPEN ERA WINNERS€¦ · > Coached by Mariano Monachesi NICOLAS ALMAGRO (ESP) @NicoAlmagro Nicolas Almagro Career Win-Loss: 387-265 Career Win-Loss

ACTIVE PLAYERSFORMER CHAMPIONSOPEN ERA WINNERS

* TOP 100 SINGLESTOP 15 DOUBLES

TOP 8 TEAMS#NEXTGEN

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Date of Birth: November 11, 1989Birthplace: Chisinau, MoldovaResidence: Chisinau, MoldovaHeight: 1.75m (5’9”)Weight: 69kg (154lbs)Plays: Right-handedTwo-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 97 (4-11) 2012: 224 (2-2) 2008: 933 (0-0)2015: 121 (2-5) 2011: 281 (0-0) 2007: T1028 (0-0)2014: 169 (7-4) 2010: 490 (0-0)2013: 168 (5-1) 2009: 715 (1-2)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $ 273,685Win-Loss: 4-11 (singles), 0-3 (doubles)Challenger: 29-14 (singles), 3-12 (doubles)

CAREER>� Ranking: The Moldovan finished a season ranked in Top 100 for 1st time in 2016. Previous year-end best was No. 121 in 2015. Achieved career-high No. 85 on Aug. 24, 2015 soon after reaching Prague, CZE Challenger final (l. to Dutra Silva in 3 sets). Broke into Top 100 on July 27, 2015 following run to Poznan, POL Challenger final (l. to Carreño Busta). Earned 1st ATP ranking point at age 17 on July 30, 2007 and peaked at No. 11 in junior rankings on Jan. 22, 2007.

>� Milestones: Still seeking 1st ATP World Tour singles QF. Captured 2015 Istanbul doubles title in team debut w/Lajovic (d. Lindstedt/J. Melzer) and reached 2015 Moscow final in team debut w/Cermak (l. to Rublev/Tursunov). Winner of 5 Challenger singles titles, including 3 in 2016: Furth, GER (d. Struff); Fergana, UZB (d. Kravchuk) and Poznan, POL (d. Geens). Also owns 14 Futures singles titles. Earned 15 of 21 tour-level victories in Davis Cup Group II matches for Moldova, including 2013 win over Sousa 11-9 in 5th after trailing by 2 sets. Also rallied from 2 sets down to beat Dzumhur in 2013. Made ATP World Tour debut at 2014 Chennai as Q (l. to Granollers in 1R) and earned 1st win at 2014 Båstad (d. De Schepper, l. to Berlocq in 2R). Owns 100+ wins on both ATP Challenger Tour (124-97) and ITF Futures Circuit

(155-78). Also went 63-38 on ITF Juniors Circuit with wins over Dimitrov, Evans, Lajovic and Raonic.

>� Grand Slams: Earned 1st Grand Slam win at 2016 Wimbledon as Q (d. Elias, l. to Tomic in 2R). Also qualified at 2014 US Open (l. to Simon in 1R) and 2016 Roland Garros (l. to Paire in 1R). In 2016 US Open 1R, led Troicki by 2 sets before falling to Serbian player 76 in 5th.

>� ATP Masters 1000: Yet to play a main draw match at an ATP Masters 1000 event. Lost Paris qualifying matches in 2015 (l. to Rosol in Q1) and 2016 (l. to Struff in Q2).

CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 1-5) Career 16 15 14Roland Garros 0-1 1R — — Wimbledon 1-1 2R — — US Open 0-3 1R 1R 1R

PERSONAL> Some players gave him the nickname “Machine”> Began playing tennis at age 8 because his father watched

tennis on TV> Father, Vladimir, works at the ministry of internal affairs;

mother, Svetlana, is a dentist> Speaks Romanian, Russian, English and a bit of German

and Spanish> Favourite surfaces are hard and clay> Favourite tournaments are US Open and Wimbledon> Idols growing up were Sebastien Grosjean and Marat Safin> If he was not a tennis player, he would have played football> Enjoys spending time with friends and biking > Studying at sports university in Chisinau> Has trained in Romania, Germany, USA and Spain> Coached by Liam Smith (since Dec. 2015)

RADU ALBOT (MDA)

Career Win-Loss: 21-25Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-1Career 5-set Record: 3-2Career Prize Money: $ 780,120Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 85 (August 24, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 68 (June 22, 2015)

@RaduAlbot Radu Albot

2016 ATP WORLD TOUR QUALIFYING LEADERSPlayer No. Best ResultMischa Zverev 10* SF – BaselRyan Harrison 9 3R – Washington, Toronto, US OpenRadek Stepanek 9 QF – StuttgartRadu Albot 6 2R – BucharestPierre-Hugues Herbert 6 3R – Australian Open* Most on record (since 1990)

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Date of Birth: August 21, 1985Birthplace: Murcia, SpainResidence: Murcia, SpainHeight: 1.83m (6’0” )Weight: 84kg (185lbs)Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 44 (22-22) 2010: 15 (44-26) 2004: 100 (2-7)2015: 73 (18-20) 2009: 26 (30-24) 2003: 153 (1-1)2014: 71 (14-9) 2008: 18 (35-17) 2002: 864 (0-0)2013: 13 (42-23) 2007: 28 (34-27) 2001: 844 (0-0)2012: 11 (58-24) 2006: 32 (27-20) 2000: T1334 (0-0)2011: 10 (47-23) 2005: 111 (13-22)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $802,058Win-Loss: 22-22 (singles), 3-9 (doubles) Challenger: 8-3 (singles), 1-1 (doubles)Singles Winner: EstorilFinalist: Buenos AiresQuarter-finalist: Los Cabos

CAREER> Ranking: The Spaniard has finished 11 straight seasons in

Top 100, including Top 35 each year from 2006 to 2013 and a year-end best No. 10 in 2011. Achieved career-high No. 9 on May 2, 2011 soon after reaching Barcelona SF (l. to Ferrer). Fell as low as No. 174 on Apr. 27, 2015 following 7-month absence due to left foot injury.

> Milestones: Owns 13-10 record in ATP finals, all on clay. Ended 4-year drought with most recent title at 2016 Estoril (d. Carreño Busta). Won 1+ title each year from 2006 to 2012. Captured 1st ATP doubles crown at 2015 Kitzbühel w/Berlocq (d. Haase/Kontinen). Also winner of 5 Challenger singles titles, with 5th title at 2015 Genova, ITA (d. Cecchinato) 11 years after 4th title at 2004 Kiev, UKR (d. Vanek). Earned 25+ wins in 8 straight seasons (2006-13) and 40+ in 4 straight (2010-13). Secured 300th win in 2013 Acapulco 1R (d. Ramirez). Owns 272-138 record on clay, trailing only Nadal and Ferrer in clay-court wins among active players. Led ATP in clay-court wins in 2008 (30), 2011 (32) and 2012 (35). Career-best win by ranking came in 2014 Barcelona QF over No. 1 Nadal – only victory in 15 meetings (l. to Giraldo in SF). Beat Ferrer in 2016 Buenos Aires SF for 1st time in 16 meetings (l. to Thiem in final). Made winning ATP debut at 2003 Palermo as Q (d. Corretja 31 ret).

> Grand Slams: Reached 4 Grand Slam QFs, including 3 at Roland Garros (l. to Nadal in 2008, 2010 and 2012). Other Grand Slam QF came at 2013 Australian Open (d. Tipsarevic, l. to Ferrer). Missed 2014 Australian Open with shoulder injury. Underwent left foot surgery on June 30, 2014, missing Wimbledon and US Open.

> ATP Masters 1000: Best ATP Masters 1000 performance was Madrid SF in 2010 (d. Söderling in 2R, l. to Nadal).

Reached 8 other QFs, most recently at 2013 Shanghai (d. Berdych, l. to del Potro). Underwent right hand tendon surgery on July 21, 2008, missing Toronto and Cincinnati.

> Davis Cup: Helped Spain to Davis Cup final in 2012 with 5-0 combined record in 1R, QF and SF. In final, lost to Berdych in 5 sets and fell in decisive rubber to Stepanek (CZE d. ESP 3-2). Owns an 8-4 record overall.

CAREER TITLES (13): 2016 (1) – Estoril(CL); 2012 (2) – Nice (CL), São Paulo (ICL); 2011 (3) – Nice(CL), Buenos Aires(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2010 (2) – Gstaad(CL), Båstad(CL); 2009 (1) – Acapulco(CL); 2008 (2) – Acapulco(CL), Costa do Sauipe(CL); 2007 (1) – Valencia(CL); 2006 (1) – Valencia(CL).FINALIST (10). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 63-45) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04Aus. Open 16-11 2R 1R — QF 4R 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R —Roland Garros 23-13 3R 2R 1R 4R QF 1R QF 3R QF 2R 2R 2R 1RWimbledon 10-11 2R 1R — 3R 3R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R —US Open 14-10 3R — — 1R 4R 1R 3R 3R 3R 3R 1R 2R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 75-74) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04Indian Wells 8-7 1R — — 3R QF 3R 4R — 2R 2R — — —Miami 12-10 — 2R 3R 4R 4R 3R QF 2R 3R 3R — 1R —Monte-Carlo* 9-8 1R — 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R — — —Madrid 9-10 1R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R SF 1R 1R 2R — — —Rome 14-10 — 2R — 1R 3R 3R 2R 1R QF 2R QF 3R —Canada 3-5 — — — 1R — QF 2R — — 1R 1R — —Cincinnati 7-7 1R — — 1R — 3R 1R 2R — QF 2R — —Shanghai 6-6 2R — — QF 1R 3R 1R 2R — — — — —Paris 4-8 1R — — 3R 3R 2R 2R 2R — 1R 2R — —Hamburg: 3-3 (QF - 2007; 1R - 2005, 2004)*W/O in 2014 not included as loss

PERSONAL> Nickname is “Nico”> Began playing tennis at age 8> Parents, Nicolas and Mercedes; siblings are Juan and Balta> Considers forehand his best shot> If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would have loved to have

been a football player> Big fan of Real Murcia and Real Madrid> Enjoys spending time with his family, Spanish music,

computers and comedies> Speaks Spanish, Italian and English> Wife, Rafaela (married Dec 5, 2015)> Coached by Mariano Monachesi

NICOLAS ALMAGRO (ESP)www.nicoalmagro.net @NicoAlmagro Nicolas Almagro

Career Win-Loss: 387-265Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 19-66Career 5-set Record: 14-12Career Prize Money: $10,360,930Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 9 (May 2, 2011)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 48 (March 21, 2011)

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 67 (17-21) 2011: 32 (42-27) 2006: 513 (0-0)2015: 12 (46-24) 2010: 61 (14-18) 2005: 548 (0-0)2014: 16 (38-24) 2009: 162 (2-6) 2004: T1175 (0-0)2013: 20 (37-23) 2008: 106 (13-10)2012: 37 (30-26) 2007: 228 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $646,740Win-Loss: 17-21 (singles), 0-4 (doubles)Singles Quarter-finalist: Auckland, Nice, Nottingham, Toronto, Chengdu, Stockholm

CAREER> Ranking: The South African finished 3 straight seasons in

Top 20 (2013-15). Achieved career-high No. 10 on Oct. 12, 2015 soon after advancing to US Open QF. Became 1st South African in Top 10 since Ferreira during week of May 5, 1997. Dropped to No. 70 on Nov. 7, 2016 – lowest ranking since No. 77 on Sept. 6, 2010.

> Milestones: Captured 3 singles titles, most recently 2015 Winston-Salem (d. Herbert), which ended 7-match losing streak in finals. Won 1st career title at birthplace of Johannesburg in 2011 (d. Devvarman). Also won doubles title at 2014 Acapulco in only event as Ebden’s partner (d. F. Lopez/Mirnyi). Went 0-6 in ATP QFs during 2016 season. Earned 30+ wins in 5 straight seasons (2011-15), highlighted by career-high 46 in 2015. Exceeded 1,000 aces for 1st time in 2015 (1,074). Qualified for 9 tour-level events in 2010, tied with 8 other players for 2nd-most since 1990. Made tour-level debut at 2007 New Haven as Q (l. to Clément). Earned 1st ATP win at 2008 Las Vegas as Q (d. Llodra in 1R, l. to Querrey in final).

> Grand Slams: Overcame 0-7 record in 4R matches at Grand Slams by reaching 1st Grand Slam QF at 2015 US Open (d. Murray, l. to Wawrinka). Led eventual champion and World No. 1 Djokovic by 2 sets in 2015 Wimbledon 4R before falling 75 in 5th. In 2016, fell in 1R at Australian Open (ret vs. Ram), Roland Garros (l. to Robert) and Wimbledon (l. to Istomin after leading by 2 sets and holding 1 MP). Played in 28 straight Grand Slam events (2010-16).

> ATP Masters 1000: Owns 0-7 record in ATP Masters 1000 QFs, beating Wawrinka en route to 3 in 2014 (Indian Wells, Toronto, Paris). Most recently advanced to 2016 Toronto QF (d. Thiem in 2R, l. to Wawrinka). In ATP Masters 1000 debut, qualified and defeated defending champion Djokovic at 2008 Miami (l. to Andreev in 3R). Missed 2015 Monte-Carlo, ending run of 38 straight ATP Masters 1000s played. Played only 5 of 9 ATP Masters 1000s in 2016 due to left knee, right shoulder

and groin injuries. Also underwent minor ankle surgery during Indian Wells on Mar. 15, 2016.

CAREER TITLES (3): 2015 (1) – Winston-Salem(H); 2012 (1) – Delray Beach(H); 2011 (1) – Johannesburg(H). FINALIST (8): 2015 (2) – London / Queen’s Club(G), Memphis(IH); 2014 (2) – Acapulco(H), Delray Beach(H); 2013 (3) – Atlanta(H), Casablanca(CL), Sydney(H); 2008 (1) – Las Vegas(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (3).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 44-31) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Aus. Open 11-9 1R 4R 4R 4R 3R 1R 1R 1R 1R Roland Garros 11-7 1R 3R 4R 4R 3R 2R 1R — — Wimbledon 9-8 1R 4R 4R 3R 1R 2R 1R — 1R US Open 13-7 3R QF 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R — —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 62-57) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Indian Wells 9-7 — 3R QF QF 3R 1R 2R 1R —Miami 12-7 — 4R 3R 3R 3R QF 2R — 3RMonte-Carlo 1-4 — — 1R 2R 1R 1R — — —Madrid 5-7 1R 1R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R — —Rome 6-6 2R 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R — — —Canada 10-7 QF 1R QF 1R 1R 3R 3R — —Cincinnati 5-7 3R 3R 1R 1R 1R 2R — — 1RShanghai 7-7 2R QF 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R — —Paris 7-5 — 3R QF 2R 3R 2R — — —

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 6> Parents Michael and Barbara retired from engineering in

2007; father now works part-time in hotel business; brother, Gregory

> Used to competitively run 800 metre races> Played at University of Illinois for 3 seasons (2005-07). Won

2006 NCAA doubles title (w/Ryan Rowe). Reached 2007 NCAA singles semi-finals and doubles final. Also reached 2007 team final. Earned All-American honours all 3 years

> Favourite surface is hard and shot is serve > Favourite tournament is Indian Wells > Enjoys outdoor adventures, reading and playing guitar> Member of ATP Player Council from June 2012-18> Founded www.RealLifeTennis.com with wife Kelsey and

former coach GD Jones, where they offer in-depth tennis instruction and access to life on tour

> Wife, Kelsey (married Nov 26, 2011), played on golf team at University of Illinois

> Coached by countryman and former ATP pro Neville Godwin

Date of Birth: May 18, 1986Birthplace: Johannesburg, South AfricaResidence: Gulf Stream, FL, USAHeight: 2.03m (6’8”)Weight: 89kg (197lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

KEVIN ANDERSON (RSA)www.realifetennis.com @kevinanderson18 Kevin Anderson Tennis @kevin_anderson86

Career Win-Loss: 239-180Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 11-50Career 5-set Record: 9-7Career Prize Money: $7,383,675Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 10 (October 12, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 58 (November 17, 2014)

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 36 (26-23) 2010: 20 (43-27) 2004: 153 (2-2)2015: 46(26-19) 2009: 42 (23-16) 2003: 179 (0-0)2014: 85 (7-11) 2008: 100 (14-12) 2002: T1066 (0-0)2013: 86 (15-22) 2007: 16 (48-22) 2001: T1379 (0-0)2012: 36 (35-25) 2006: 12 (37-20) 2000: T1182 (0-0)2011: 44 (28-27) 2005: 56 (11-12)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $981,918Win-Loss: 26-23 (singles), 2-7 (doubles)Singles Finalist: DubaiSemi-finalist: NewportQuarter-finalist: Montpellier, Houston, Halle, Nottingham

CAREER> Ranking: The Cypriot has finished 12 straight seasons in Top

100 (2005-16). Achieved career-high No. 8 on Aug. 21, 2006 soon after run to Wimbledon SF. Spent 13 weeks of 2006 season in Top 10. Ended 2003 as World No. 1 junior.

> Milestones: Owns 4-9 record in ATP singles finals with 5 straight losses. Won titles at 2006 Beijing (d. Ancic), 2007 Zagreb (d. Ljubicic), 2009 Stockholm (d. O. Rochus) and 2010 Sydney (d. Gasquet). Captured 4 Challenger titles in 2014: Nottingham, GBR (d. Matosevic); Vancouver, CAN (d. Dustov); Aptos, USA (d. Kukushkin); and Geneva, SUI (d. Przysiezny). Posted 26 tour-level wins in both 2015 and 2016 after only 15 in 2013 and 7 in 2014. Beat Federer and Nadal in 2010 when both were No. 1 (2-10 overall vs. No. 1). Won tour-level debut at 2004 Olympics (d. Carraz, l. to Kiefer in 2R). Owns 92-31 record at Challengers (10-2 in finals).

> Grand Slams: Broke through to 1st Grand Slam final as 20-year-old at 2006 Australian Open, beating Roddick, then both Ljubicic and Nalbandian in 5 sets (l. to No. 1 Federer). Later in 2006, reached Wimbledon SF (d. Hewitt, l. to Nadal). Returned to Wimbledon QF in 2007 (d. Davydenko, l. to Djokovic 75 in 5th). Also lost 5-setters in 2006 US Open 2R to Agassi (American’s last win) and 2008 Australian Open 3R to Hewitt (ended at record 4:34AM after 4h45m). Underwent right arm surgery on Feb. 9, 2005 after reaching Australian Open 4R as Q (l. to No. 1 Federer). Missed 2008 US Open due to stress fracture in right wrist. Won 2003 Australian Open junior title (d. Mergea) and reached US Open junior finals in 2002 (l. to Gasquet) and 2003 (l. to Tsonga).

> ATP Masters 1000: Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at 2007 Paris (d. Davydenko and Robredo, l. to Nadal) and 2010 Cincinnati (d. Berdych and No. 1 Nadal, l. to Federer). In ATP Masters 1000 debut, reached 2006 Indian Wells QF (d. Gaudio in 2R, l. to Nadal).

> Davis Cup: Boasts a 67-13 Davis Cup record (47-3 singles) with all-time record 36-match singles win streak since 2003. Made Davis Cup debut at age 14 on Jan. 19, 2000 w/Leontis vs. Lesotho (d. Letseka/Motsepa).

CAREER TITLES (4): 2010 (1) – Sydney(H); 2009 (1) – Stockholm(IH); 2007 (1) – Zagreb(IC); 2006 (1) – Beijing(H). FINALIST (9). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (2).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 61-45) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04Aus. Open 24-12 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 3R 4R 3R 2R F 4R —Roland Garros 10-11 2R 2R — 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R 4R 2R 1R —Wimbledon 19-11 1R 3R 2R 1R 3R 3R 1R — 4R QF SF 1R —US Open 8-11 4R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R — — 1R 2R 1R 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 42-54) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 Indian Wells 9-8 — 2R — 1R 3R 2R 4R — 3R 2R QF Miami 7-9 2R 1R 3R — 2R 2R 3R 2R — 2R 3R Monte-Carlo 0-3 — — — — — 1R 1R — — 1R — Madrid 3-7 1R — — 1R 1R 2R 2R — — 2R 2R Rome 3-6 — — — 1R 1R 1R 1R — — 3R 2RCanada 3-6 — — — 1R 2R 1R 1R — — 3R 1R Cincinnati 10-7 2R — — 1R 2R 1R SF — — 3R 3R Shanghai 2-2 — — — — 3R — 1R — — — — Paris 5-4 2R — — — 1R — — — 1R SF —Hamburg: 0-2 (1R - 2007, 2006)

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 5 with his father and 2

brothers, Marinos and Petros, who played Davis Cup> Father, Christos, owns a clothing store in Cyprus;

mother, Andry; sister Zena, was adopted at 1 month old> Idols growing up: Patrick Rafter, Andre Agassi and Pete

Sampras> Favourite surface is hard, considers himself a

baseliner, with his serve and his forehand his biggest weapons

> Enjoys playing and watching football, favourite teams are Apollo in Cyprus and Manchester United

> “Man of the Year” in Cyprus in 2005> Wife, Karolina (Sprem) is former WTA No.17 (married

July 14, 2012 in Croatia); daughters, Zahara (born October 20, 2012), and India (born December 17, 2015).

> Coached by Juan Spina, fitness trainer is Dejan Vojnovic

Date of Birth: June 17, 1985Birthplace: Limassol, CyprusResidence: Limassol, CyprusHeight: 1.78m (5’10’’)Weight: 82kg (181lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

MARCOS BAGHDATIS (CYP)www.baghdatis.com Marcos Baghdatis

Career Win-Loss: 315-238Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 21-51Career 5-set Record: 14-8Career Prize Money: $7,634,483Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 (August 21, 2006)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 93 (January 7, 2008)

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Date of Birth: February 27, 1990Birthplace: Rosario, ArgentinaResidence: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHeight: 1.83m (6’0”)Weight: 81kg (180lbs)Plays: Left-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 56 (6-11) 2012: 151 (0-2) 2008: 596 (0-0)2015: 141 (2-4) 2011: 44 (28-27) 2007: 1017 (0-0)2014: 125 (2-3) 2010: 259 (0-0)2013: 123 (0-0) 2009: 360 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $303,670Win-Loss: 6-11 (singles), 4-5 (doubles)Challenger: 45-11 (singles), 14-5 (doubles)Singles Quarter-finalist: Marrakech, BåstadDoubles Semi-finalist: Båstad (w/Bedene)

CAREER>� Ranking: The Argentine ended a season in Top 100 for 1st time in 2016. Achieved career-high No. 55 on Nov. 14, 2016 following record-tying 6th Challenger title of season at Bogotá, COL. Broke into Top 100 on Sept. 8, 2014 after qualifying at US Open and advancing to Medellin, COL Challenger SF (l. to Souza).

>� Milestones: Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF at 2016 Marrakech (l. to Montañes) and 2nd at 2016 Båstad (l. to Verdasco). Captured 1st ATP doubles title at 2013 Stuttgart w/Bellucci in only tournament as a team (d. Bednarek/Kowalczyk 11-9 in Match TB after saving 1 MP). Winner of 11 singles and 10 doubles titles on ATP Challenger Tour, as well as 5 singles and 8 doubles titles on ITF Futures Circuit. All 35 pro titles came on clay. Went 6-0 in 2016 Challenger finals, tying single-season title record of El Aynaoui in 1998 and Chela in 2001: Buenos Aires, ARG (d. De Greef); Rio de Janeiro, BRA (d. Clezar); Santiago, CHI (d. Dutra Silva); Medellin, COL (d. Zampieri); Campinas, BRA (d. Berlocq) and Bogotá, COL (d. Zeballos 76 in 3rd). In 2016, played 107 of 109 main draw and qualifying matches on clay across ATP World Tour and ATP Challenger Tour (singles and doubles). Made ATP debut at 2011 Santiago as Q (l. to Giraldo in

1R) and earned 1st win at 2012 Buenos Aires as WC (d. L. Mayer, l. to Ferrer in 2R). All 11 ATP wins have come on clay. Owns records of 196-118 at Challengers (194-107 on clay) and 84-58 at Futures (81-52 on clay).

>� Grand Slams: In Grand Slam debut, defeated Benneteau 18-16 in 5th to reach 2014 Roland Garros 2R as Q (l. to Gulbis in 2R). Prior to qualifying at 2014 Roland Garros, failed to qualify in all 9 attempts at Grand Slams. Went on to qualify at 2014 US Open (l. to Kohlschreiber in 1R) and reach Roland Garros 2R again in 2016 (l. to Nadal). In only matches of 2016 season not on clay, won 7 games each in 1R losses to Becker at Wimbledon and Baghdatis at US Open.

>� ATP Masters 1000: Yet to play a main draw match at ATP Masters 1000 level, falling in qualifying at 2012 Miami (l. to Rufin in Q2), 2015 Miami (l. to Daniel in Q1) and 2016 Monte-Carlo (l. to Daniel in Q2).

CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 2-6) Career 16 15 14Roland Garros 2-2 2R — 2R Wimbledon 0-2 1R 1R — US Open 0-2 1R — 1R

PERSONAL>� Began playing tennis at age 7, on a paddle court hitting against a wall

>� Parents are Enzo and Maria; sister, Camila>� Played football and tennis until the age of 12>� Favourite surface is clay>� Idol growing up was Pat Rafter>� Hobbies include playing football and watching River Plate football club

> Trains in Buenos Aires > Coached by former ATP pro and countryman

Martin Vassallo Arguello

FACUNDO BAGNIS (ARG) @facubagnis @facubagnis

Career Win-Loss: 11-22 Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-2Career 5-set Record: 1-0Career Prize Money: $859,037Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 55 (November 14, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 78 (September 30, 2013)

2016 ATP CHALLENGER TOUR TITLE LEADERS

Player No. Player No.Facundo Bagnis 6* James Duckworth 3Yen-Hsun Lu 4 Daniel Evans 3Gerald Melzer 4 Malek Jaziri 3Jordan Thompson 4 Darian King 3Radu Albot 3 Luca Vanni 3Steve Darcis 3 Mikhail Youzhny 3* Tied for most in history (also El Aynaoui in 1998, Chela in 2001)

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Date of Birth: February 23, 1992Birthplace: Tbilisi, GeorgiaResidence: Tbilisi, GeorgiaHeight: 1.85m (6’1”)Weight: 79kg (174lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 94 (8-10) 2013: 371 (0-0) 2010: 634 (0-0)2015: 104 (4-8) 2012: 316 (0-0) 2009: 557 (0-0)2014: 192 (0-1) 2011: 592 (0-0) 2008:1228 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $234,927Win-Loss: 8-10 (singles), 0-2 (doubles)Challenger: 16-12 (singles), 2-3 (doubles) Singles Finalist: Kitzbühel

CAREER> Ranking: The Georgian finished a season in Top 100 for

1st time in 2016. Achieved career-high No. 86 on Oct. 19, 2015 after qualifying at ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. Broke into Top 100 for 1st time on July 27, 2015 following 5 wins in 3 sets en route to Scheveningen, NED Challenger title (d. Kuznetsov). Earned 1st ATP ranking point as 16-year-old on Sept. 29, 2008 after reaching Costa Mesa, USA Futures QF as Q (d. Fass and Martirosyan, l. to Kryvonos).

> Milestones: Earned 1st ATP wins of 2016 season in July at Kitzbühel, where he became 1st Georgian to reach an ATP final (d. Rosol, Sijsling, Pavlasek and Lajovic; l. to Lorenzi). Owns 5 Challenger and 10 Futures singles titles. Won 2016 Challenger titles at Guangzhou, CHN (d. Lacko) and Heilbronn, GER (d. Struff). Triumphed in hometown at 2012 Tbilisi, GEO Futures (d. Vesely in SF and Androic in final). Enjoyed biggest win of career by ranking over No. 10 Berdych in 2016 Vienna 1R as Q (l. to Khachanov in 2R). Secured 1st ATP win of career over Youzhny in 2015 Doha 1R (l. to Karlovic in 2R). Played ATP qualifying for 1st time at 2010 San Jose, then qualified for 1st time 4+ years later at 2014 Bucharest (l. to Berankis in 1R). Owns records of 52-53 at Challengers and 135-83 at Futures, including 8 losses in Challenger 1Rs during 2016 season.

> Grand Slams: Qualified for 3 of 4 Grand Slams in 2015: Roland Garros (l. to Kokkinakis in 1R), Wimbledon (l. to Bautista Agut in 3R) and US Open (l. to Lopez in 1R). At Wimbledon, upset 3-time quarter-finalist Lopez in 2R to become 2nd Georgian to reach Grand Slam 3R (Labadze

reached 2006 Wimbledon 4R). Also qualified at 2016 Roland Garros (l. to Edmund in 1R).

> ATP Masters 1000: Qualified at 2 ATP Masters 1000 events: 2015 Shanghai (l. to Simon in 1R) and 2016 Cincinnati (l. to Goffin in 1R). Lost in qualifying at 2015 Indian Wells (l. to Hanescu in Q2), 2015 Cincinnati (l. to Ilhan in Q1), 2016 Shanghai (l. to Rosol in Q1) and 2016 Paris (l. to Haase in Q2). Losses to Hanescu, Ilhan and Rosol all came in 3rd-set TB.

CAREER FINALIST (1): 2016 (1) – Kitzbühel(CL).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 2-5) Career 16 15 Aus. Open 0-1 1R — Roland Garros 0-2 1R 1R Wimbledon 2-1 — 3R US Open 0-1 — 1R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 0-2) Career 16 15Cincinnati 0-1 1R —Shanghai 0-1 — 1R

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Basil”> Began playing tennis age 5 with his father > Father, Nodar, was a dancer in Georgian national ballet,

Sukhishvili; mother, Natalia, was a doctor; brother, Tengiz> Idols growing up were Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal > Favourite surface is hard and shot is forehand> Favourite tournament is Wimbledon> Speaks English, Georgian and Russian> Hobbies include aviation, movies and cooking > If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a pilot> Wife, Neka (married September 28, 2013); son, Lukas

(born May 4, 2015)> Trained in Sacramento, Calif. from 2007 to 2011> Currently trains in Istanbul, Turkey at Garanti Koza

Academy> Coached by Goran Marijan and Gavin Hopper

NIKOLOZ BASILASHVILI (GEO)

Career Win-Loss: 12-19 Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 1-1Career 5-set Record: 1-0Career Prize Money: $650,320Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 86 (October 19, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 514 (March 21, 2016)

2016 OUTSIDE TOP-100 FINALISTSChampion Tournament Finalist TournamentNo. 192 Florian Mayer Halle No. 145 Taylor Fritz Memphis No. 148 Juan Monaco Houston No. 141 Juan Martin del Potro Rio de Janeiro OlympicsNo. 101 Karen Khachanov Chengdu No. 124 Andrej Martin Umag No. 123 Nikoloz Basilashvili Kitzbühel

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Date of Birth: April 14, 1988Birthplace: Castellón de la Plana, SpainResidence: Castellón de la Plana, SpainHeight: 1.83m (6’0”)Weight: 76kg (168lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

ROBERTO BAUTISTA AGUT (ESP)www.robertobautista.com @BautistaAgut Roberto Bautista Agut @robertobautistaagut

Career Win-Loss: 164-109Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 6-31Career 5-set Record: 7-3Career Prize Money: $5,635,995Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 (October 17, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 169 (March 3, 2014)

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 14 (48-23) 2011: 178 (0-0) 2006: T1013 (0-0)2015: 25 (42-29) 2010: 170 (0-1) 2005: 870 (0-0)2014: 15 (45-23) 2009: 282 (0-1) 2004: T1175 (0-0)2013: 59 (26-22) 2008: 381 (0-0)2012: 80 (3-10) 2007: 452 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $1,947,666Win-Loss: 48-23 (singles), 6-5 (doubles)Singles Winner: Auckland, SofiaFinalist: Winston-Salem, ShanghaiSemi-finalist: St. PetersburgQuarter-finalist: Chennai, Rotterdam, Dubai, London/Queen’s Club, Rio de Janeiro Olympics

CAREER> Ranking: The Spaniard has ended 3 straight seasons in

Top 25 (2014-16), highlighted by No. 14 finish to 2016. Achieved career-high ranking of No. 13 on Oct. 17, 2016 after reaching ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai final. Ranked between No. 13 and No. 19 each week from Feb. 1, 2016 through end of season. Broke into Top 20 on July 7, 2014 following run to Stuttgart title.

> Milestones: Secured 3rd and 4th ATP titles respectively in 2016 at Auckland (d. Sock) and Sofia (d. Troicki). In 2014, captured 1st 2 titles at ’s-Hertogenbosch (d. Becker) and Stuttgart (d. Rosol). Only able to attempt title defense at ’s-Hertogenbosch in 2015 with Stuttgart being held during same week (l. to Mahut in 2R). Reached back-to-back finals in 2015 at Moscow (l. to Cilic) and Valencia (d. Johnson 76 in 3rd after saving 6 MPs, l. to Sousa). Captured 3 Challenger and 10 Futures titles. Earned 40+ tour-level victories in 3 straight seasons (2014-16) after posting 26 wins in 2013 and 3 combined wins from 2004 to 2012. Saved 1 MP to beat Tsonga in 2016 Auckland SF, snapping 17-match losing streak vs. Top 10 opponents. Lost 5 matches in 2015 after holding MP, including Chennai SF to Bedene (4 MPs). Qualified 7 times in 2012, then reached 1st final at 2013 Chennai (d. Berdych in QF, l. to Tipsarevic). Made ATP debut at 2009 Valencia as Q (l. to Montañes) and did not get 1st win until 2012 ATP Masters 1000 Miami as Q (d. Seppi). Played 378 total matches at Challengers (82-55) and Futures (155-86).

> Grand Slams: Reached Grand Slam 4R on 6 occasions, including 4 straight at 2015 Wimbledon (l. to Federer), 2015 US Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets), 2016 Australian Open (d. Cilic, l. to Berdych in 5 sets) and 2016

Roland Garros (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 4 sets). Only 1R loss at a Grand Slam came in debut at 2012 Australian Open as Q (l. to Mello). Fell during Grand Slam qualifying in 10 of 11 attempts from 2010 to 2012.

> ATP Masters 1000: Enjoyed biggest win of career by ranking to reach 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai final (d. No. 1 Djokovic 64 64, l. to Murray). Also reached 2014 Madrid SF (l. to No. 1 Nadal). Secured Top 10 wins over Berdych en route to 2014 Indian Wells 4R and Tsonga en route to 2016 Miami 4R. Missed 2016 Toronto after playing in 23 straight ATP Masters 1000 events.

CAREER TITLES (4): 2016 (2) – Sofia(IH), Auckland(H); 2014 (2) – Stuttgart(CL), ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G). FINALIST (6): 2016 (2) – Shanghai(H), Winston-Salem; 2015 (2) –Valencia(IH), Moscow(IH); 2014 (1) – Moscow(H); 2013 (1) – Chennai(H).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 31-17) Career 16 15 14 13 12 Aus. Open 8-5 4R 2R 4R 2R 1RRoland Garros 7-4 4R 2R 3R 2R —Wimbledon 7-4 3R 4R 3R 2R —US Open 9-4 3R 4R 4R 2R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 38-31) Career 16 15 14 13 12 Indian Wells 4-4 3R 3R 4R 1R — Miami 5-5 4R 2R 3R 1R 2R Monte-Carlo 6-4 3R 3R 2R 2R — Madrid 8-3 3R 3R SF — —Rome 2-3 2R 2R 1R — —Canada 1-2 — 2R 1R — —Cincinnati 2-3 1R 2R 2R — —Shanghai 8-3 F 2R 3R — —Paris 2-4 2R 2R 3R — 1R

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Bati”> Started playing tennis at age 5> Father, Joaquin, is a former football player and current

banker; mother, Ester, owns a clothing store> Idols growing up were Juan Carlos Ferrero and David Ferrer> Enjoys horseback riding (owns 2 horses)> Supports Villarreal C.F. and C.D. Castellon> Played football for Villarreal C.F. until he was 14> If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a football player> In 2014, received ATP Most Improved Player of the Year

Award (voted by players) > Coached by Tomás Carbonell and Pepe Vendrell

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Date of Birth: December 30, 1987Birthplace: Tiete, BrazilResidence: São Paulo, BrazilHeight: 1.88m (6’2”)Weight: 82kg (181lbs)Plays: Left-handed Two-handed backhand

THOMAZ BELLUCCI (BRA)www.thomazbellucci.com.br @BellucciOficial Thomaz Bellucci @belluccioficial

Career Win-Loss: 185-191Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 5-36Career 5-set Record: 8-7Career Prize Money: $4,686,457Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 21 (July 26, 2010)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 70 (July 15, 2013)

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)2016: 61 (19-24) 2011: 37 (25-25) 2006: 578 (0-0)2015: 37 (30-30 ) 2010: 31 (34-25) 2005: 864 (0-0)2014: 65 (17-13) 2009: 36 (21-18) 2004: T1447 (0-0)2013: 125 (8-18) 2008: 90 (4-15)2012: 33 (27-22) 2007: 199 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $592,365Win-Loss: 19-24 (singles), 13-12 (doubles)Challenger: 9-1 (singles)Singles Finalist: QuitoSemi-finalist: ShenzhenQuarter-finalist: Rio de Janeiro Olympics, MoscowDoubles Finalist: Quito (w/Demoliner)Semi-finalist: Sydney (w/L. Mayer), Rio de Janeiro (w/Demoliner)

CAREER> Ranking: The Brazilian finished 8 of last 9 seasons in

Top 100 (2008-12, 2014-16). Achieved career-high No. 21 on July 26, 2010 after reaching Hamburg QF (l. to Seppi 75 in 3rd). Fell as low as No. 168 on Oct. 28, 2013 following abdominal injury and 9-match losing streak. Began ranking reversal at end of 2013 season by winning 8th Challenger title at Montevideo, URU (d. Schwartzman) and reaching Challenger final at Bogotá, COL (ret vs. Estrella Burgos).

> Milestones: Captured 4 ATP World Tour singles titles – all on clay and 3 in Switzerland: 2009 Gstaad as Q (d. A. Beck), 2012 Gstaad (d. Tipsarevic) and 2015 Geneva (d. Sousa). Lone doubles title came at 2013 Stuttgart with fellow South American left-hander Bagnis (d. Bednarek/Kowalczyk). Also won 9 Challenger singles titles – all on clay and most recently at 2016 Braunschweig, GER (d. Basilashvili, Gabashvili and Cervantes). Posted 30+ tour-level wins in 2015 for 2nd time in career (34 in 2010). Lost 22 straight matches vs. Top 10 opponents dating back to win over Tipsarevic in 2012 Gstaad final. Earned 1st tour-level win at 2008 Buenos Aires as Q (d. Eschauer). Made tour-level debut in 2007 Davis Cup Play-off vs. Austria (l. to J. Melzer). Posted better record on ATP Challenger Tour (101-41) than ITF Futures Circuit (51-48). Played at ATP Challenger Tour Finals on home soil of São Paulo in 2011 and 2012, reaching 2011 SF (d. Reynolds and Klizan, l. to Sela).

> Grand Slams: Reached Grand Slam 4R for 1st time at 2010 Wimbledon (d. Ljubicic, l. to Nadal). Also

advanced to 3R at 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Söderling), 2011 Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet) and 2015 US Open (l. to Murray). Missed Roland Garros and Wimbledon in 2013 due to abdominal injury.

> ATP Masters 1000: Advanced to 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF and SF at 2011 Madrid (d. Murray and Berdych, l. to Djokovic in 3 sets). In 2016 Rome 3R, became 1st player to win 60 set vs. No. 1 Djokovic since Federer at 2012 Cincinnati, but lost match 06 63 62. Qualified at 2015 Madrid (l. to Isner in 2R) and 2015 Rome (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 3R).

CAREER TITLES (4): 2015 (1) – Geneva(CL); 2012 (1) – Gstaad(CL); 2010 (1) – Santiago(CL); 2009 (1) – Gstaad(CL). FINALIST (3): 2016 (1) – Quito(CL); 2012 (1) – Moscow(IH); 2009 (1) – Costa do Sauipe(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 22-31) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Aus. Open 5-8 2R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R — Roland Garros 7-8 1R 2R 2R — 1R 3R 4R 1R 1R Wimbledon 4-6 2R 1R — — 1R 1R 3R — 2R US Open 6-9 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R 1R 2R 2R 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 32-49) Career 16 15 13 12 11 10 09 08 Indian Wells 4-7 2R 1R 1R 4R 3R 3R 2R — Miami 6-7 2R 3R 3R 1R 2R 4R 1R — Monte-Carlo 2-5 1R — 1R 3R 1R 1R — —Madrid 6-5 1R 2R — 1R SF 2R — —Rome 6-6 3R 3R — 1R 1R 3R 1R — Canada 2-5 — 2R 1R — 2R 1R — 1R Cincinnati 2-5 — 2R 1R — 1R 2R — 1R Shanghai 2-5 — 1R — 1R 1R 2R 2R — Paris 2-4 — 2R — 1R 1R 2R — —

PERSONAL> Full name is Thomaz Cocchiarali Bellucci> Father, Ildebrando, is a salesman; mother, Maria

Regina, is a business owner; sister, Beatriz> Considers serve and forehand as strengths > Favourite surface is clay> Favourite tournaments are Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo

and Roland Garros> In his spare time, likes to play video games> A football fan of Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras in

São Paulo> Coached by João Zwestch

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Date of Birth: June 21, 1990Birthplace: Vilnius, LithuaniaResidence: Vilnius, Lithuania /Bradenton, FL, USAHeight: 1.75m (5’9”)Weight: 70kg (155lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 92 (10-15) 2012: 114 (10-5) 2008: 459 (0-2)2015: 85 (14-21) 2011: 125 (8-10) 2007: 698 (0-0)2014: 86 (11-7) 2010: 87 (8-4) 2006: T1540 (0-0)2013: 131 (13-16) 2009: 324 (2-2)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $385,845Win-Loss: 10-15 (singles), 3-6 (doubles)Challenger: 22-8 (singles), 1-2 (doubles)Singles Semi-finalist: Memphis

CAREER> Ranking: The highest-ranked Lithuanian ever has

finished 3 straight seasons in Top 100 (2014-16). Achieved career-high ranking of No. 50 on May 23, 2016 soon after winning Challenger titles at Gwangju, KOR, and Nanjing, CHN (d. Zemlja in both finals). Broke into Top 100 on Nov. 29, 2010 after finishing season with Helsinki, FIN Challenger title (d. Przysiezny). Ended 2010 as youngest player in Top 100 at age 20. Finished 2007 as World No. 1 junior.

> Milestones: Became 1st Lithuanian to reach an ATP final with runner-up effort at 2012 Los Angeles as 141st-ranked Q. Won 13 straight sets at event before falling to Querrey in final. Owns 2-12 record in ATP QFs, also reaching SF at 2016 Memphis (l. to Fritz). Captured 1st ATP doubles title in team debut w/Gabashvili at 2015 Houston (d. Bryan/Bryan in QF and Huey/Lipsky in final). Winner of 7 Challenger singles titles. Finished 5 straight seasons with double-digit tour-level win totals (2012-16), including career-high 14 wins in 2015. Defeated Raonic in 2014 Moscow 2R and 2016 Basel 1R for only 2 wins vs. Top 10 opponents (2-7 overall). Made ATP debut at 2008 Warsaw as Q (l. to Odesnik) and earned 1st tour-level win at 2009 Davis Cup Group II tie vs. Georgia (d. Khrikadze). Owns 141-79 record at Challengers. Ended 2007 with 24-1 run and 4 titles on ITF Juniors Circuit. Posted 93-24 record in juniors, including wins over Bedene, Dimitrov, Elias, Evans, Sousa and Tomic.

> Grand Slams: Best Grand Slam results have come at Australian Open with 3R runs in 2011 (d. Nalbandian, l.

to Ferrer) and 2013 as Q (l. to Murray). Also qualified at 2010 Wimbledon (l. to Lopez in 2R), 2010 US Open (l. to J. Melzer in 2R) and 2014 Australian Open (l. to Dolgopolov in 1R). As a junior in 2007, won US Open title (d. Janowicz), advanced to SFs at Australian Open (l. to Klein) and Wimbledon (l. to Ignatik), and reached QF at Roland Garros (d. Tomic in 2R, l. to Ignatik).

> ATP Masters 1000: Earned 1st ATP Masters 1000 win at 2011 Indian Wells (d. Bogomolov, l. to Verdasco in 2R). Failed to qualify in 11 attempts at ATP Masters 1000 events, most recently at Cincinnati and Paris in 2016.

CAREER FINALIST (1): 2012 (1) - Los Angeles(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 10-16) Career 16 15 14 13 11 10 Aus. Open 5-5 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R —Roland Garros 0-3 1R 1R — 1R — — Wimbledon 2-4 1R 2R — 1R — 2R US Open 3-4 2R 2R — 1R — 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 1-4) Career 15 14 13 11 Indian Wells 1-1 — — — 2R Miami 0-3 1R — 1R 1R

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Rycka” back home by friends and family> Began playing tennis at age 2 when he’d follow his older

sister, Lina, to local tennis courts in Vilnius> Father, Genadijus, is a taxi driver in Vilnius; mother,

Jelena, is retired> Speaks Lithuanian, Russian and English> Became an uncle for 1st time in 2011 and considers that 1

of his major highlights> Hobbies include reading, spear fishing in lakes of

Lithuania, playing pool, and listening to a variety of music> Considers forehand his best shot and hard court his

favourite surface> Has trained at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, since

2007. Also trains in Lithuania and Saddlebrook, Florida.> Coached by Rainer Schuettler and Dirk Hordorff

RICARDAS BERANKIS (LTU) Ricardas Berankis @berankisr

Career Win-Loss: 76-82 Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-7Career 5-set Record: 5-3Career Prize Money: $1,871,791Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 50 (May 23, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 139 (October 26, 2015)

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 10 (39-20) 2010: 6 (45-26) 2004: 44 (16-15)2015: 6 (57-22) 2009: 20 (36-26) 2003: 103 (2-2)2014: 7 (55-22) 2008: 20 (35-22) 2002: 532 (0-0)2013: 7 (54-25) 2007: 14 (46-24) 2001: T1379 (0-0)2012: 6 (61-23) 2006: 13 (48-24)2011: 7 (53-23) 2005: 25 (34-29)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $2,612,055Win-Loss: 39-20 (singles), 5-2 (doubles)Singles Winner: ShenzhenSemi-finalist: Doha, Marseille, Wimbledon, St. PetersburgQuarter-finalist: Australian Open, Dubai, Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros, Toronto, Paris

CAREER> Ranking: The Czech has finished 7 straight seasons in Top 10

and 11 in Top 20 (2006-16). Fell outside Top 10 on Oct. 31, 2016 for 1st time since reaching 2010 Wimbledon final (330 weeks). Achieved career-high No. 4 on May 18, 2015 after reaching Rome QF (l. to Federer).

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals in 6 straight years (2010-15), reaching 2011 SF (l. to Tsonga). Lost to World No. 1 in RR all 6 years.

> Milestones: Thirteen-time ATP champion won multiple titles at Stockholm (d. Tsonga in 2012, Dimitrov in 2014 and Sock in 2015) and Shenzhen (d. Garcia-Lopez in 2015 and Gasquet in 2016). One of 4 active players with titles on hard, clay, grass and carpet (also Murray, Federer and Gasquet). Earned 50+ wins in 5 straight years (2011-15), highlighted by 61-win effort in 2012. Celebrated 500th win over Bolelli in 2015 Dubai 2R. Longest win streak is 11 matches in 2014, including Rotterdam title (d. Cilic) and Dubai final (l. to Federer). Owns 4 wins over World No. 1, including 3 vs. Federer (2004 Olympics, 2010 Miami, 2012 US Open). Made winning tour-level debut at 2003 US Open as LL (d. Behrend).

> Grand Slams: Advanced to 1st Grand Slam final at 2010 Wimbledon (d. Federer and Djokovic, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Reached SFs at all 4 Slams, most recently 2016 Wimbledon (d. A. Zverev, Vesely and Pouille; l. to Murray). One of 5 active players to reach all 4 Slam SFs (also Murray, Djokovic, Nadal and Federer). Withdrew from 2016 US Open (appendicitis), snapping streak of 52 straight Grand Slam appearances.

> ATP Masters 1000: Won 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2005 Paris (d. Ljubicic in 5 sets). Also finalist at 2010 Miami (d. No. 1 Federer in 4R after saving 1 MP, l. to Roddick), 2012 Madrid (l. to Federer) and 2015 Monte-Carlo (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Competed in 59 straight ATP Masters 1000s.

> Davis Cup: Owns a 50-17 Davis Cup record (29-15 singles), leading Czech Republic to titles in 2012 (d. ESP 3-2) and 2013 (d. SRB 3-2), as well as 2009 final (l. to ESP 5-0). Played longest rubber ever in 2013 1R w/Rosol (d. Wawrinka/Chiudinelli 24-22 in 5th after 7h1m).

CAREER TITLES (13): 2016 (1) – Shenzhen(H); 2015 (2) – Stockholm(IH), Shenzhen(H); 2014 (2) – Stockholm(IH), Rotterdam(IH); 2012 (2) – Stockholm(IH), Montpellier(IH); 2011 (1) – Beijing(H); 2009 (1) – Munich(CL); 2008 (1) – Tokyo(H); 2007 (1) – Halle(G); 2005 (1) – Paris(IC); 2004 (1) – Palermo(CL). FINALIST (17). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 130-52) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03Aus. Open 38-13 QF SF SF QF QF QF 2R 4R 4R 4R 2R 1R 2R —Roland Garros 24-13 QF 4R QF 1R 4R 1R SF 1R 2R 1R 4R 2R 1R —Wimbledon 37-13 SF 4R 3R QF 1R 4R F 4R 3R QF 4R 3R 1R —US Open 31-13 — 4R QF 4R SF 3R 1R 3R 1R 4R 4R 3R 4R 2R

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 15 14 13 12 11 10 6-13 RR RR RR RR SF RR

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 179-105; 1-3 in finals) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04Indian Wells 20-12 4R QF 2R SF 4R 4R QF 2R 2R 2R 4R 3R —Miami* 30-11 QF SF SF QF 3R QF F 4R SF 3R 3R 1R —Monte-Carlo 18-12 2R F 3R 3R SF 3R 3R 1R — SF 2R 2R 1RMadrid 21-12 QF SF QF SF F QF — 2R 2R 2R SF 1R 1RRome 17-11 3R QF 3R SF QF QF 2R 1R — QF 3R 1R —Canada 14-12 QF 2R 3R 3R 3R QF QF 1R 2R 1R QF 2R —Cincinnati 18-12 3R QF 2R SF 3R SF 3R QF 2R 3R 1R 2R —Shanghai 12-8 2R QF QF 3R SF 3R 3R 3R — — — — —Paris 27-11 QF QF SF QF QF SF 3R 2R 3R 3R QF WON — Hamburg: 2-4 (2R - 2008, 2007, 2005; 1R - 2006) * W/O in 2014 Miami not included as loss

PERSONAL> Began playing at age 5 at a tennis center in his hometown > Father, Martin, was a train engineer, mother, Hana, is a doctor> Favourite surface is hard, strengths are forehand and serve> Big fan of ice hockey and follows Detroit Red Wings > Appeared on ESPN The Magazine Body Issue in 2014> Wife, Ester (married July 16, 2015)> Coached by Luka Kutanjac and 2001 Wimbledon champion

Goran Ivanisevic. Fitness trainer is Azuz Simcich and physiotherapist is Per Bastholt.

Date of Birth: September 17, 1985Birthplace: Valasske Mezirici, Czech RepublicResidence: Monte-Carlo, MonacoHeight: 1.96m (6’5”) Weight: 91kg (200lbs)Plays: Right-handedTwo-handed backhand

TOMAS BERDYCH (CZE)www.tomasberdych.cz @tomasberdych Tomas Berdych @tomasberdych

Career Win-Loss: 581-303Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 49-117Career 5-set Record: 20-8Career Prize Money: $26,416,606Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 4 (May 18, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 54 (April 10, 2006)

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Date of Birth: February 3, 1983Birthplace: Chascomus, ArgentinaResidence: Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHeight: 1.83m (6’0”)Weight: 81kg (178lbs)Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 95 (4-6) 2010: 66 (3-3) 2004: 210 (0-0)2015: 112 (8-10) 2009: 255 (0-0) 2003: 307 (0-0)2014: 72 (19-18) 2008: 153 (3-16) 2002: 297 (0-0)2013: 41 (28-25) 2007: 74 (11-15) 2001: 660 (0-0)2012: 67 (25-31) 2006: 130 (5-17) 2000: T959 (0-0)2011: 60 (14-23) 2005: 97 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $218,274Win-Loss: 4-6 (singles), 2-6 (doubles)Challenger: 34-11 (singles), 0-1 (doubles)Singles Semi-finalist: Umag

CAREER> Ranking: The Argentine has finished 8 seasons in Top

100 (2005, 2007, 2010-14, 2016). Achieved career-high No. 37 on Mar. 19, 2012 after winning 1R match at ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (d. Paire). Broke into Top 50 on Feb. 6, 2012 following 1st ATP final at Viña del Mar (l. to Monaco). Cracked Top 100 on Oct. 24, 2005 after reaching Bogotá, COL Challenger SF (l. to M. Daniel).

> Milestones: Captured ATP singles titles at 2013 Båstad (d. Verdasco) and 2014 Oeiras (d. Raonic in QF and Berdych 06 75 61 in final). Won ATP doubles titles at 2010 Stuttgart w/Schwank (d. Kas/Petzschner) and 2015 Kitzbühel in 1st event w/Almagro (d. Haase/Kontinen). Owns 17 Challenger singles, 9 Challenger doubles, 10 Futures singles and 12 Futures doubles titles. Most recently won 2016 Blois, FRA Challenger singles title without dropping a set (d. Darcis 62 60). Ended 2011 on 15-match Challenger win streak with titles at Palermo, ITA (d. Ungur); Buenos Aires, ARG (d. Elias) and Montevideo, URU (d. M. Gonzalez). Posted 25+ tour-level wins in 2012 and 2013. Started career 0-19 vs. Top 10 before going 3-0 in 2014 with wins over Raonic, Berdych and Ferrer. Made ATP debut at 2005 Stuttgart as Q (l. to Sabau) and earned 1st win at 2006 ATP Masters 1000 Miami (d. Young 60 60 in 1R, l. to Blake 60 60 in 2R). Owns records of 306-138 at Challengers and 117-45 at Futures. Celebrated 300th Challenger win in 2016 Campinas, BRA QF (d. Lipovsek Puches). Went 57-22 at Challengers in 2010, posting most wins ever in a single season.

> Grand Slams: Owns 9 Grand Slam singles wins but has yet to reach 3R at a major. Came closest at 2015 Roland Garros, beating Marchenko from 2 sets down in 1R before falling to Gasquet in 5 sets. Advanced to 1st

Grand Slam doubles QF at 2014 US Open w/L. Mayer (d. Pospisil/Sock, l. to Dodig/Melo).

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 twice: 2013 Indian Wells (d. Nishikori, l. to Murray) and 2013 Shanghai (d. Isner, l. to No. 1 Nadal). In doubles, advanced to 2011 Rome SF w/Nieminen (d. Llodra/Zimonjic, l. to Fish/Roddick).

CAREER TITLES (2): 2014 (1) – Oeiras(CL); 2013 (1) – Båstad(CL). FINALIST (1): 2012 (1) –Viña del Mar(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (5).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 9-30) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 08 07 06Aus. Open 2-7 — 1R 1R 2R 2R 1R — 1R — 1RRoland Garros 5-9 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R — 1R 2R 1RWimbledon 0-7 — — 1R 1R 1R 1R — 1R 1R 1RUS Open 2-7 1R — 1R 2R 1R 2R 1R — 1R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 13-21) Career 15 14 13 12 11 08 06 Indian Wells 4-4 — — 4R 2R — 1R 1R Miami 4-7 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R 1R 2R Monte-Carlo 0-1 — — — 1R — — —Madrid 0-1 — — — 1R — — —Rome 1-3 — — 1R 2R 2R — —Canada 0-1 — — — 1R — — —Cincinnati 1-1 — — — 2R — — —Shanghai 2-2 — — 3R 1R — — —Paris 1-1 — — — 2R — — —

PERSONAL>�Full name is Carlos Alberto Berlocq, nicknamed “Charly”>�Began playing at age 4>��Father, Carlos, is an electrician; mother, Esther, is a

hairdresser. Comes from 1 of the biggest families on ATP with 3 sisters. Mara, Fernanda, Florencia; and 2 brothers, Nicolas and Guillermo.

>��Says he wants to have a charity foundation later in his career

>��Favourite surfaces are clay and hard, and favourite shot is forehand

>��Wife, Maria Noel Serrano (married Nov. 30, 2006); daughter, Stefania (born Oct. 30, 2009); son, Agustin (born Feb. 19, 2014)

>��Coached by Francisco Yunis. Fitness trainers are Horacio Anselmi and Hernan Rojas.

CARLOS BERLOCQ (ARG) @charlyberlocq Carlos Berlocq (Página Oficial)

Career Win-Loss: 120-165Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 3-21Career 5-set Record: 3-4Career Prize Money: $3,569,872Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 37 (March 19, 2012)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 50 (June 6, 2011)

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 72 (13-12) 2011: 161 (2-10) 2006: 563 (0-0)2015: 118 (10-16) 2010: 92 (6-10) 2005: 636 (0-0)2014: 89 (13-16) 2009: 144 (0-0) 2004: T810 (0-0)2013: 122 (2-3) 2008: 499 (0-0) 2003: 529 (0-1)2012: 154 (4-5) 2007: 456 (0-0) 2002: 736 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $381,327Win-Loss: 13-12 (singles), 4-7 (doubles)Challenger: 16-8 (singles), 10-9 (doubles)Singles Semi-finalist: Montpellier, Gstaad Quarter-finalist: BåstadDoubles Semi-finalist: Båstad (w/Junaid)

CAREER> Ranking: The German enjoyed Top 100 finishes in

2010, 2014 and 2016. Achieved career-high No. 64 on Oct. 10, 2016 less than a month after reaching Szczecin, POL Challenger final (l. to Giannessi). Broke into Top 100 on May 17, 2010. Ranked in Top 200 each week since Nov. 9, 2009 following run to Eckental, GER Challenger final (l. to Brands).

> Milestones: Owns 2-9 record in ATP World Tour singles QFs, reaching 1st SF at 2016 Montpellier (d. Simon in 2R, l. to Gasquet) and 2nd SF at 2016 Gstaad (d. Bellucci in 2R after saving 2 MPs, l. to Lopez). Winner of ATP doubles titles at 2010 Metz w/Wassen (d. Melo/Soares) and 2012 Casablanca w/Hanley (d. Bracciali/Fognini). Captured 7th and most recent Challenger singles title at 2016 Manchester, GBR (d. Lu). Also holds 17 Challenger doubles, 3 Futures singles and 16 Futures doubles titles. Posted double-digit tour-level win totals in 3 straight seasons (2014-16). Upset No. 1 Nadal 64 61 in 2014 Halle 2R for biggest win of career by ranking (l. to Kohlschreiber 18-16 in 3rd-set TB of QF). Made ATP debut at 2003 Newport as Q (l. to B. Bryan in 3 sets). Did not play another ATP main draw until 2010 Johannesburg, beating Chiudinelli and Recouderc for 1st tour-level wins of career (l. to Robert in QF). Began pro career by playing at 24 consecutive Futures events in Jamaica from Apr. 2002 to Feb. 2003 before traveling overseas for Challenger in Wolfsburg, GER.

Owns career records of 181-127 at Challengers and 152-116 at Futures.

> Grand Slams: Reached Wimbledon 3R as Q in 2013 and 2015, beating a former champion and World No. 1 in 2R on both occasions (d. Hewitt, l. to Mannarino in 2013; d. Nadal, l. to Troicki in 2015). Posted 1st win in 5-setter at 2016 Roland Garros as Q (d. Sela, l. to Sock in 2R) and 1st Grand Slam win overall at 2010 US Open (d. Ramirez Hidalgo, l. to Murray in 2R).

> ATP Masters 1000: Still seeking 1st ATP Masters 1000 win. Fell in 1R at Indian Wells in 2011 (l. to Petzschner) and 2015 (l. to Golubev 76 in 3rd). Lost in qualifying at 2010 Indian Wells (l. to Smyczek in Q1), 2010 Miami (l. to Sweeting in Q1), 2015 Miami (l. to Bemelmans in Q2) and 2016 Paris (l. to Benneteau in Q2).

CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (3).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 7-15) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Aus. Open 0-2 — 1R — — — 1R — Roland Garros 1-3 2R — 1R — — 1R — Wimbledon 5-6 2R 3R 1R 3R 1R — 1R US Open 1-4 1R 1R 1R — — — 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 0-2) Career 15 11Indian Wells 0-2 1R 1R

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Dreddy” because of his dreadlocked hair> Began playing tennis at age 5> Father, Leroy, is Jamaican; mother, Inge, is German;

two half-brothers, Steve and Dean> Most inspirational people in his life are his parents> Born in Germany, lived there until August 1996, when

he moved to Jamaica to begin his pro career> In October 2010, changed his nationality to German> Speaks German, English and Jamaican> Parents bought him a camper van, which he used to

drive around Europe from 2004 through 2007> Favourite surface is grass and considers serve and

forehand his best shots> Idol growing up was Marat Safin

Date of Birth: December 8, 1984Birthplace: Celle, GermanyResidence: Winsen, GermanyHeight: 1.96m (6’5”)Weight: 78kg (172lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

DUSTIN BROWN (GER)www.dustintennis.de @DreddyTennis Dustin Brown Tennis @dreddy_ja

Career Win-Loss: 50-73Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 3-10Career 5-set Record: 2-3Career Prize Money: $2,134,512Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 64 (October 10, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 43 (May 14, 2012)

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Date of Birth: April 29, 1978Birthplace: Camarillo, CA, USAResidence: Sunny Isles Beach, FL, USAHeight: 1.93m (6’4”)Weight: 88kg (195lbs)Plays: Left-handedOne-handed backhand

Date of Birth: April 29, 1978Birthplace: Camarillo, CA, USAResidence: Wesley Chapel, FL, USAHeight: 1.90m (6’3”)Weight: 84kg (185lbs)Plays: Right-handedOne-handed backhand

MIKE’S EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 5 (48-22) 2008: 3 (65-18) 2000: 63 (18-17)2015: 5 (44-17) 2007: 1 (77-9) 1999: 64 (15-15)2014: 1 (64-12) 2006: 1 (58-18) 1998: 174 (6-6)2013: 1 (70-13) 2005: 1 (58-18) 1997: 635 (1-7)2012: 1 (61-13) 2004: 4 (64-17) 1996: 654 (1-4)2011: 1 (60-16) 2003: 2 (53-21) 1995: 1200 (0-1)2010: 1 (67-13) 2002: 7 (67-21) 2009: 1 (68-18) 2001: 22 (45-23)

MIKE’S 2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $782,510Win-Loss: 48-22 (doubles)Doubles Winner: Houston, Barcelona, RomeFinalist: Delray Beach, Roland GarrosSemi-finalist: Miami, Stuttgart, Halle, Cincinnati, Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna, ATP Finals

BOB’S EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 5 (48-22) 2008: 3 (64-18) 2000: 63 (18-17)2015: 4 (44-16) 2007: 1 (77-9) 1999: 64 (15-15)2014: 1 (64-12) 2006: 1 (66-14) 1998: 174 (6-6)2013: 1 (70-13) 2005: 1 (58-18) 1997: 635 (1-7)2012: 2 (60-13) 2004: 4 (64-17) 1996: 654 (1-4)2011: 1 (60-16) 2003: 2 (53-21) 1995: 1200 (0-1)2010: 1 (68-13) 2002: 8 (54-19)2009: 1 (68-18) 2001: 23 (45-23)

BOB’S 2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $782,510Win-Loss: 48-22 (doubles)Doubles Winner: Houston, Barcelona, RomeFinalist: Delray Beach, Roland GarrosSemi-finalist: Miami, Stuttgart, Halle, Cincinnati, Beijing, Shanghai, Vienna, ATP Finals

BOB BRYAN (USA)

MIKE BRYAN (USA)

www.bryanbros.com @bryanbros Bryan Bros @bryanbros

www.bryanbros.com @bryanbrothers Bryan Bros @mikecbryan

Career Doubles Win-Loss: 1,004-313Career Prize Money: $14,156,585Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 116 (Nov. 13, 2000)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 1 (September 8, 2003)

Career Doubles Win-Loss: 1,018-316Career Prize Money: $13,931,405Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 246 (October 16, 2000)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 1 (September 8, 2003)

CAREER> Ranking: The American twins have finished No. 1 in team

rankings 10 times (2003, 2005-07, 2009-14). Spent 438 weeks and ended 8 seasons as co-No. 1s in individual doubles rankings (2005-07, 2009-11, 2013-14). Mike has most weeks ever at No. 1 (454) and Bob has 2nd-most (439). Mike was No. 1 and Bob was No. 2 for 16 weeks in 2011-12, including 2012 year-end rankings. Bob was No. 1 and Mike was No. 2 for 1 week in 2015.

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals in 14 straight years

(2003-16), winning titles at Houston in 2003 (d. Llodra/Santoro) and 2004 (d. W. Black/Ullyett), and at London in 2009 (d. Mirnyi/A. Ram) and 2014 (d. Dodig/Melo).

> Milestones: Winningest doubles team or singles player in Open Era has captured 112 team titles in 166 finals. Swept all 4 Grand Slams, 9 ATP Masters 1000 events, Olympics and ATP Finals – only doubles team or singles player to do so. Won 3+ titles and 40+ matches in 16 straight seasons (2001-16). Secured 1st team title at 2001 Memphis (d. O’Brien/Stark), 50th at 2009 Sydney (d. Nestor/Zimonjic) and

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100th at 2014 US Open (d. Granollers/Lopez). Mike has most doubles or singles titles in Open Era (114) and Bob has 2nd-most (112). Mike also won titles at 2002 Nottingham w/Knowles (d. Johnson/Palmer) and 2002 Long Island w/Bhupathi (d. Pala/Vizner). Boast a 1,003-313 record – most team wins in Open Era. Earned 1,000th team win in 2016 Vienna QF (d. Cuevas/Troicki). Individually, Mike has 2nd-most wins (1,018) and Bob 3rd-most (1,004) behind Nestor (1,035). Career-long 25-match win streak in 2013 included titles at Madrid, Rome, Roland Garros, London/Queen’s Club and Wimbledon. Made tour-level debut at 1995 US Open as WC (l. to Connell/Galbraith) and teamed at US Open in 22 straight years (1995-2016). Earned 1st win at 1996 Atlanta as WC (d. Keil/Randall). Bob is 5-3 vs. Mike in singles matches (1996-2001). Never met in men’s doubles.

> Grand Slams: Own all-time team record 16 Grand Slam titles: Aus. Open (6), Roland Garros (2), Wimbledon (3) and US Open (5). Only team in Open Era to hold all 4 Grand Slam titles at same time: 2012 US Open (d. Paes/Stepanek), 2013 Aus. Open (d. Haase/Sijsling), 2013 Roland Garros (d. Llodra/Mahut) and 2013 Wimbledon (d. Dodig/Melo). Individually, tied with Woodbridge and Emerson for 2nd-most Grand Slam doubles titles all-time behind Newcombe’s 17. In mixed doubles, Bob has 7 Grand Slam titles and Mike has 4. Bob is 3-2 vs. Mike in mixed doubles, including win in 2008 Wimbledon final w/Stosur (d. M. Bryan/Srebotnik). Won 1996 US Open junior title (d. Bracciali/Robichaud).

> ATP Masters 1000: Own 36-18 record in ATP Masters 1000 finals with most championships ever and titles at all 9 events. On a 7-match win streak in finals and have won 14 of last 15 finals played overall. Five-time champs at Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Canada and Cincinnati.

> Davis Cup/Olympics: Winningest team in U.S. Davis Cup history (24-5), going 4-0 en route to 2007 title. Clinched 2007 final with win over Andreev/Davydenko (USA d. RUS 4-1). Won Olympic gold at 2012 London (d. Llodra/Tsonga) and bronze at 2008 Beijing (d. Clement/Llodra). Mike also won bronze in mixed doubles at 2012 London w/Raymond (d. Kas/Lisicki).

BOB CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (112). FINALIST (54). MIKE CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (114). FINALIST (55).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Doubles – 16-13 in finals)Aus. Open WON – 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2007, 2006; F – 2012, 2005, 2004 Roland Garros WON – 2013, 2003; F – 2016, 2015, 2012, 2006, 2005 Mixed: WON – 2015 (Mike w/ Mattek-Sands), 2009 (Bob w/Huber) 2008 (Bob w/Azarenka), 2003 (Mike w/Raymond)Wimbledon WON – 2013, 2011, 2006; F – 2014, 2009, 2007, 2005

Mixed: WON – 2012 (Mike w/Raymond), 2008 (Bob w/Stosur)US Open WON – 2014, 2012, 2010, 2008, 2005; F – 2003 Mixed: WON – 2010 (Bob w/Huber), 2006 (Bob w/Navratilova), 2004 (Bob w/Zvonareva), 2003 (Bob w/Srebotnik), 2002 (Mike w/Raymond).

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 01 37-22 SF SF WON F RR SF SF WON F DNP ̂RR SF WON WON RR^Qualified in 2007 but did not participate due to Mike’s elbow injury

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY Doubles (36-18 in finals)Indian Wells: WON – 2014, 2013; F – 2006, 2003 Miami: WON – 2015, 2014, 2008, 2007; F – 2006 Monte-Carlo: WON – 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011, 2007; F – 2013, 2009, 2005

Madrid: WON – 2013, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006; F – 2014, 2004 Rome: WON – 2016, 2013, 2010,2008; F – 2009, 2007, 2005 Canada: WON – 2015, 2012, 2010, 2006, 2002; F – 2011, 2008 Cincinnati: WON – 2014, 2013, 2010, 2008, 2003; F – 2009, 2007, 2006 Shanghai: WON – 2014 Paris: WON – 2014, 2013, 2007, 2005Hamburg: WON – 2007; F – 2008, 2004 PERSONAL> Bob’s full name is Robert Charles Bryan and Mike’s full

name is Michael Carl Bryan (Mike is 2 minutes older)> Parents, Wayne and Kathy, both teach tennis and began

teaching their sons at age 2. Wayne is a lawyer, musician, national tennis coach, speaker and has been named WTT Coach of the Year 3 times (Sacramento Capitals). He is involved in various ATP Kids’ Days. Kathy was a former player on women’s circuit and played at Wimbledon 4 times, reaching mixed doubles QF in 1965

> During early days as a junior players, brothers were forbidden to play each other in tournament play by their parents (if they were to play each other, they would alternate defaulting to each other)

> Won well over 100 junior doubles titles. Bob ranked No. 1 in U.S. Boys’ 18s in 1996

> Played at Stanford University from 1997-98 and helped team to NCAA team titles both years. In 1998, Bob won a rare “Triple Crown” of NCAA singles, doubles (w/Mike) and team titles

> The Bryan Bros Band, with Bob on keyboards and Mike on drums and guitar, have held concerts at tournaments and charity events around the world. Provided music for ATP Doubles Revolution TV commercial and all original music for Tennis Channel program “No Strings”, on which they were profiled

> Released “Let It Rip” EP at 2009 US Open, featuring David Baron. Performed with the Counting Crows in Tampa in October 2008 and at 2010 Arthur Ashe Kid’s Day at the US Open

> In November 2006, featured among the twins in “Doubly Delicious” section of “Sexiest Man Alive” issue of People Magazine. Have appeared in various TV Sitcoms

> They participate in an annual Bryan Brothers Foundation Event to raise funds for kids in need in Ventura County and do other charity work and junior tennis clinics all over United States

> Bob was member of ATP Player Council for the 2006-08 term

> Threw out first pitch at New York Yankees games twice and at Los Angeles Dodgers games three times. Also rang opening bell at New York Stock Exchange in February 2006

> Favourite bands: Counting Crows, Dave Matthews Band and Maroon 5

> In September 2012, the USTA presented the Bryans with the first US Open Sportsmanship Award

> Named ATPWorldTour.com Fans’ Favourite Team from 2005-16 and ATP Doubles Team of Year in 2003, 2005-07, 2009-14. Recipient of 2015 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award.

> Bob, wife Michelle (married Dec. 13, 2010 in Miami); daughter, Micaela (born Jan. 31, 2012); son, Bobby Jr. (born Dec. 24, 2013); son, Richard “Richie” Charles (born Oct. 27, 2015)

> Mike, wife Lucille (married Nov. 25, 2012 in Santa Barbara, Calif.)

> Coached by Dusan Vemic

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Date of Birth: July 12, 1991Birthplace: Gijon, Spain Residence: Barcelona, SpainHeight: 1.88m (6’2”)Weight: 73kg (163lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 30 (41-26) 2013: 65 (7-7) 2010: 340 (0-0) 2015: 67 (14-25) 2012: 715(0-0) 2009: 515 (0-0)2014: 51 (13-25) 2011: 136 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $1,362,033Win-Loss: 41-26 (singles), 30-16 (doubles)Singles Winner: Winston-Salem, MoscowFinalist: São Paulo, EstorilSemi-finalist: Los CabosQuarter-finalist: Quito, Marrakech, Geneva, Umag, BeijingDoubles Winner: Quito (w/Duran), Beijing(w/Nadal)Finalist: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo (both w/Marrero), US Open (w/Garcia-Lopez), Chengdu(w/Fyrstenberg)

CAREER> Ranking: The Spaniard has finished 4 straight seasons

in Top 70 (2013-16), reaching career-high No. 30 on Nov. 7, 2016. Set new career-high ranking 8 times overall in 2016. Ended 2012 at No. 715 after missing 7 months with back injury, undergoing surgery for herniated disc on June 7, 2012. Climbed 650 positions in 2013 to make biggest jump into Top 100 of any player. Broke into Top 100 on Aug. 5, 2013 following Segovia, ESP Challenger title (d. Olivetti). Achieved career-high No. 25 in doubles on Oct. 10, 2016 following Beijing title w/ Nadal.

> Milestones: Reached 1st 10 ATP World Tour singles and doubles finals of career in 2016, winning singles titles at Winston-Salem (d. Bautista Agut 67 76 64) and Moscow (d. Fognini 46 63 62). Defeated 4 countrymen en route to São Paulo final (l. to Cuevas). Also reached Estoril final (l. to Almagro in 3 sets). Advanced to 6 doubles finals with 5 partners, winning titles at Quito w/Duran (d. Bellucci/Demoliner) and Beijing w/Nadal (d. Bryan/Bryan and Sock/Tomic). Won 4 of his 11 Challenger and 7 of his 12 Futures singles titles in 2013. Runner-up to Cachin at 2015 Seville, ESP Challenger, ending 11-0 start to career in Challenger finals. Posted career-highs with 41 singles and 30 doubles wins in tour-level matches during 2016 season. In 2013, went 97-18 in main draw and qualifying singles matches at 29 events across ATP World Tour, Challengers and Futures. Won 35 Futures and 17 Challenger matches in a row during 2013 season. Made ATP debut at 2011 Barcelona as WC (l. to Paire) and earned 1st win at 2013 Casablanca as Q (d. Andujar).

> Grand Slams: Reached US Open 3R in 2014 (d. Paire, l. to Tsonga) and 2016 (d. Tipsarevic from 2 sets down for

1st 5-set win, l. to Thiem). Also at 2016 US Open, advanced to doubles final w/Garcia-Lopez (d. Lopez/Lopez, l. to J. Murray/Soares). Spaniards became 1st unseeded team to reach US Open final since Hewitt/Mirnyi in 2000. Made Grand Slam debut at 2013 Roland Garros as Q (l. to Federer in 1R).

> ATP Masters 1000: Earned 1st 2 ATP Masters 1000 wins at 2014 Monte-Carlo as LL (d. Dodig and Monfils, l. to Djokovic). Also reached 2R in 2016 at Indian Wells (d. Donskoy, l. to Monfils), Monte-Carlo (d. Robert, l. to Tsonga), Madrid (d. Dimitrov, l. to Simon) and Paris (d. Fognini, l. to Raonic).

CAREER TITLES (2): 2016 (2) – Moscow(IH), Winston-Salem(H). FINALIST (2): 2016 (2) – Estoril(CL), São Paulo(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (2). FINALIST (4).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 7-13) Career 16 15 14 13 Aus. Open 0-3 1R 1R 1R — Roland Garros 2-4 2R 2R 1R 1R Wimbledon 0-3 1R 1R 1R — US Open 5-3 3R 2R 3R —Doubles (0-1 in finals). US Open: F – 2016 (w/Garcia-Lopez)

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 6-16) Career 16 15 14 Indian Wells 1-3 2R 1R 1R Miami 0-3 1R 1R 1R Monte-Carlo 3-3 2R 1R 3R Madrid 1-2 2R — 1R Rome 0-1 — — 1RCincinnati 0-1 1R — —Shanghai 0-1 1R — —Paris 1-2 2R 1R —

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 6> Father Alfonso, an architect; mother Maria Antonia, a

doctor; two sisters, Lucia and Alicia> Favourite surface is clay and shot is backhand> Idol growing up was countryman Juan Carlos Ferrero

and is now David Ferrer> Supports Sporting de Gijon (football)> In 2013, received ATP Most Improved Player of the Year

Award (voted by players)> Trains at JC Ferrero Equelite Sport Academy in Alicante> Coached by Samuel Lopez and Cesar Fabregas

PABLO CARREÑO BUSTA (ESP) @pablocarreno91 Pablo Carreno-Busta @pablo_carreno_

Career Win-Loss: 75-84Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-13Career 5-set Record: 1-4 Career Prize Money: $2,736,933Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 30 (November 7, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 25 (October 10, 2016)

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Date of Birth: February 12, 1987Birthplace: Pau, FranceResidence: Liege, BelgiumHeight: 1.88m (6’2”)Weight: 75kg (165lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 69 (17-21) 2011: 103 (10-18) 2006: 262 (2-2) 2015: 31 (27-27) 2010: 45 (26-29) 2005: 577 (0-0) 2014: 29 (33-27) 2009: 32 (35-28) 2004: T1175 (0-0)2013: 34 (22-25) 2008: 73 (10-9)2012: 32(24-20) 2007: 188 (0-3)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $763,033Win-Loss: 17-21 (singles), 10-14 (doubles)Challenger: 5-3 (singles)Singles Quarter-finalist: Doha, Sydney, Delray Beach, UmagDoubles Semi-finalist: Delray Beach (w/Paes)

CAREER> Ranking: The Frenchman ended 4 straight seasons in

Top 35 (2012-15). Achieved career-high ranking of No. 25 on Jan. 28, 2013 after reaching Australian Open QF. Broke into Top 100 on June 9, 2008 following run to Roland Garros 4R as WC (d. Nalbandian in 2R, l. to Almagro) and cracked Top 50 on Mar. 2, 2009 after reaching Delray Beach SF (l. to Fish). Fell to No. 80 on Oct. 10, 2016 -- lowest ranking since No. 82 on Jan. 30, 2012. Peaked at No. 3 in junior rankings on Sept. 12, 2005.

> Milestones: Reached his only 2 ATP World Tour singles finals in 2009, winning title at Stuttgart (d. Hanescu) and finishing runner-up at Johannesburg (d. Ferrer 76 in 3rd, l. to Tsonga). Also a 3-time doubles champion, most recently winning 2015 Båstad w/Kubot (d. Cabal/Farah). Owns 5 Challenger singles titles. Earned 20+ tour-level wins in 6 of last 8 seasons (2009-10, 2012-15). Won 1st singles match on ATP World Tour at 2006 Estoril as LL (d. Wang) and 200th in 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Rome 1R (d. Dzumhur). Owns records of 86-64 at Challengers and 27-15 at Futures. Went 65-28 on ITF Juniors Circuit, including wins over Cilic, Haase, Nishikori, Troicki and Young.

> Grand Slams: Advanced to 1st Grand Slam QF at 2013 Australian Open (d. del Potro in 3R, l. to Murray). Also reached 4R at the other 3 Grand Slams, most recently at 2015 Roland Garros (d. Goffin, l. to Murray) and 2015 US Open (d. Ferrer, l. to Cilic). Won 2005 Wimbledon juniors title (d. Haase) and reached junior finals in

singles at 2005 US Open (l. to Sweeting) and in doubles at 2005 Roland Garros w/Bubka (l. to Massa/L. Mayer).

> ATP Masters 1000: Broke through to 1st ATP Masters 1000 SF at 2015 Montréal after saving 2 MPs vs. L. Mayer in 2R and 7 MPs vs. Isner in QF (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Reached 3 other ATP Masters 1000 QFs with Top 10 wins: 2010 Toronto (d. Verdasco and Davydenko, l. to Djokovic), 2012 Cincinnati (d. Murray, l. to del Potro) and 2014 Rome (d. Federer, l. to Raonic). Appeared at 38 straight ATP Masters 1000 events before playing at Tashkent, UZB Challenger instead of Shanghai in 2016.

CAREER TITLES (1): 2009 (1) – Stuttgart(CL). FINALIST (1): 2009 (1) – Johannesburg(H). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (3). FINALIST (6).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 45-35) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 06Aus. Open 9-8 2R 2R 3R QF 1R 1R 1R 2R — —Roland Garros 16-10 3R 4R 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 3R 4R 2RWimbledon 10-9 2R 1R 4R 3R 2R 1R 3R 1R 2R —US Open 10-8 2R 4R 2R 2R 3R — 2R 1R 2R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 49-63) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Indian Wells 4-8 2R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R — Miami 4-8 2R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R — Monte-Carlo 3-7 2R 2R 2R 1R — 1R 1R 1R — Madrid 3-6 1R 1R 2R 2R — — 1R 2R —Rome 9-6 3R 2R QF 3R — — 2R 1R — Canada 11-8 1R SF 2R 1R 3R 1R QF 2R — Cincinnati 8-7 1R 2R 1R 2R QF — 2R 3R — Shanghai 3-6 — 1R 1R 2R 1R — 3R 1R — Paris 4-7 — 2R 2R 1R 2R 2R — 1R 1R

PERSONAL> Began playing at age 6> Father, Guy, is a banker; mother, Maryse, is a

housewife; sister, Stephanie, and brother, Thierry> Fan of Paris Saint-Germain football club> Idol growing up was Pete Sampras> Considers serve best shot> Would like to be an actor after his tennis career> Coached by former ATP pro Magnus Tideman of

Sweden. Fitness trainer is Frederic Lefevre

JEREMY CHARDY (FRA) @jimchardy Jeremy Chardy Officiel @jimchardy

Career Win-Loss: 206-209Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 9-45Career 5-set Record: 10-3Career Prize Money: $6,439,026Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 25 (January 28, 2013)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 39 (September 14, 2015)

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Date of Birth: May 19, 1996Birthplace: Suwon, South KoreaResidence: Suwon, South KoreaHeight: 1.85m (6’1”)Weight: 83kg (183lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 104 (8-13) 2014: 173 (2-1) 2012: 970 (0-0)2015: 51 (12-10) 2013: 501 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $267,005Win-Loss: 8-13 (singles), 3-4 (doubles)Challenger: 21-5 (singles), 1-2 (doubles)Singles Quarter-finalist: HoustonDoubles Semi-finalist: Dubai (w/Vesely), Houston (w/Peralta)

CAREER> Ranking: The South Korean ended 2015 at career-high No.

51 before falling as low as No. 146 on Oct. 17, 2016. Rebuilt ranking with 21-4 run on ATP Challenger Tour to end 2016 season. As 18-year-old, broke into Top 200 on Sept. 8, 2014 after winning Bangkok, THA Challenger title (d. Thompson), then cracked Top 100 on Apr. 27, 2015 following Savannah, USA Challenger title (d. McGee). Earned 1st ATP ranking point as 16-year-old on Oct. 29, 2012 after 1st Challenger win at Seoul, KOR as WC (d. Chen, l. to Wang in 2R). Peaked at No. 7 in juniors on Jan. 14, 2013.

> Milestones: Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour QF at 2015 Shenzhen (d. Wu 61 60 and Bedene 62 60, l. to Cilic) and 2nd at 2016 Houston (d. Estrella Burgos and Paul, l. to Isner). Owns 7-3 record in Challenger finals, capturing titles in 2016 at Kaohsiung, TPE (d. Lee) and Kobe, JPN (d. Duckworth). Captured 4 Challenger titles in 2015, tied for most with Cervantes, Lorenzi and Pella. Doubles gold medalist at 2014 Asian Games w/Lim (d. Myneni/Singh). Enjoyed biggest win of career by ranking over No. 34 Garcia-Lopez in 2016 Rotterdam 1R. Made tour-level debut at 2013 Kuala Lumpur as WC (l. to Delbonis) and earned 1st win during 2014 Davis Cup tie vs. Chinese Taipei (d. Wang). Won 70+ percent of matches on ATP Challenger Tour (71-26, .732), ITF Futures Circuit (49-14, .778) and ITF Juniors Circuit (84-32, .724). Earned junior wins over fellow #NextGen players Coric, Garin, Halys and Medvedev.

> Grand Slams: Earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at 2015 US Open (d. Duckworth, l. to Wawrinka 76 76 76). Made Grand Slam debut at 2015 Wimbledon (l. to Herbert 10-8 in

5th). Missed Wimbledon and US Open in 2016 due to abdominal injury. Reached 2013 Wimbledon juniors final (d. Kyrgios in 3R and Coric in QF, l. to Quinzi). Also reached junior QFs at 2014 Australian Open (l. to A. Zverev) and 2014 Wimbledon (l. to Kozlov).

> ATP Masters 1000: Secured 1st ATP Masters 1000 victory at 2015 Miami as WC (d. Granollers, l. to Berdych in 2R). Qualified at 2015 Montréal (l. to L. Mayer in 1R).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 1-4) Career 16 15Aus. Open 0-1 1R — Roland Garros 0-1 1R — Wimbledon 0-1 — 1R US Open 1-1 — 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 1-4) Career 16 15Indian Wells 0-1 1R — Miami 1-2 1R 2R Canada 0-1 — 1R

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 6 with his parents and

continued to play after his doctor recommended that looking at the colour green would help his weak eyesight

> Father, Seok-Jin, was a tennis player and is now a tennis coach; mother, Young-Mi; older brother, Hong, is currently a tennis player as well

> Favourite surface is hard court> Favourite shot is backhand> Favourite tournament is Wimbledon> Growing up, really looked up to Djokovic because of his

fantastic game and mental strength> Enjoys watching movies in his leisure time> In 2015, received ATP Most Improved Player of the Year

Award (voted by players)> Completed 4 weeks of South Korean military training in

late-2015 > Trained at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, for 2 years

from the age of 13 to 15> Currently trains in Seoul, South Korea> Coached by former ATP pro Yong-Il Yoon

HYEON CHUNG (KOR)

Career Win-Loss: 22-25Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-4Career 5-set Record: 1-1Career Prize Money: $624,600Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 51 (October 26, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 187 (April 11, 2016)

Hyeon Chung @hyeon519

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Date of Birth: September 28, 1988Birthplace: Medjugorje, Bosnia & HerzegovinaResidence: Monte-Carlo, MonacoHeight: 1.98m (6’6”)Weight: 89kg (196lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 6 (49-24) 2011: 21 (44-22) 2006: 173 (5-11) 2015: 13 (39-19) 2010: 14 (40-22) 2005: 600 (0-1) 2014: 9 (54-24) 2009: 14 (48-21) 2004: T1447 (0-0)2013: 37 (26-12) 2008: 22 (37-25)2012: 15 (39-19) 2007: 71 (14-13)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $3,087,205Win-Loss: 49-24 (singles), 9-7 (doubles)Singles Winner: Cincinnati, BaselFinalist: Marseille, GenevaSemi-finalist: London/Queen’s Club, Tokyo, ParisQuarter-finalist: Brisbane, Rotterdam, Indian Wells, WimbledonDoubles Semi-finalist: Shanghai (w/Pavic)

CAREER> Ranking: The Croat ended 2016 at career-high No. 6. Broke

into Top 10 on Feb. 1, 2010 after reaching Australian Open SF. Became World No. 1 junior on Jan. 2, 2006.

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals in 2014 and 2016, losing 5 straight matches before beating Nishikori in 2016 finale.

> Milestones: Won 1+ title in 9 straight years (2008-16). Owns 16 titles, 2nd-most for a Croat (Ivanisevic 22). Four-time Zagreb champion: 2009 (d. Ancic), 2010 (d. Berrer), 2012 (d. Melzer) and 2014 (d. Haas). Earned career-high 54 victories in 2014, with US Open final vs. Nishikori serving as 300th win. Lost next 11 matches against Top 10 players after 2014 US Open. Made ATP debut at 2005 Umag as WC (l. to Vliegen) and earned 1st win at 2006 Zagreb as WC (d. Andreev).

> Grand Slams: Captured 2014 US Open title as World No. 16, becoming lowest-ranked Grand Slam champion since No. 44 Gaudio at 2004 Roland Garros (d. Berdych, Federer and Nishikori). Advanced to SFs at 2010 Australian Open (d. del Potro and Roddick, l. to Murray) and 2015 US Open (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Reached Wimbledon QFs in 2014 (l. to Djokovic after leading 2 sets to 1), 2015 (l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and 2016 (l. to Federer after leading by 2 sets and holding 3 MPs). Missed Australian Open in 2012 (left knee) and 2015 (right shoulder). Won 2005 Roland Garros junior title (d. van der Duim).

> ATP Masters 1000: Secured 1st ATP Masters 1000 title at 2016 Cincinnati in 71st appearance at that level (d. Murray). Beat Coric for 1st ATP Masters 1000 QF win and Dimitrov in SF that ended at 1:35 am on same day as final. Earned 1st win in 15 tries vs. No. 1 Djokovic to reach 2016 Paris SF (l. to Isner). Withdrew from Monte-Carlo, Madrid and Rome in 2016 (knee).

> Davis Cup: Led Croatia to 2016 final with 3-2 wins over Belgium, USA and France. Went 2-1 in final, but fell to del Potro after leading by 2 sets (ARG d. CRO 3-2).

CAREER TITLES (16): 2016 (2) – Basel(IH), Cincinnati(H); 2015 (1) - Moscow(IH); 2014 (4) – Moscow(IH), US Open(H), Delray Beach(H), Zagreb(IH); 2013 (1) – Zagreb(IH); 2012 (2) – Umag(C), London/Queen’s Club(G); 2011 (1) – St. Petersburg(IH); 2010 (2) – Zagreb(IH), Chennai(H); 2009 (2) – Zagreb(IH), Chennai(H); 2008 (1) – New Haven(H). FINALIST (11). CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 83-34) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07Aus. Open 19-8 3R — 2R 3R — 4R SF 4R 4R 1RRoland Garros 16-10 1R 4R 3R 3R 3R 1R 4R 4R 2R 1RWimbledon* 21-9 QF QF QF 2R 4R 1R 1R 3R 4R 1RUS Open 27-7 3R SF WON — QF 3R 2R QF 3R —*W/O in 2013 not included as loss

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 16 14 1-5 RR RR

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 80-72) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 Indian Wells 9-9 QF 2R 4R 3R 2R 3R 2R 3R 2RMiami 9-8 3R — 2R QF 3R 2R 4R 3R 2RMonte-Carlo 10-8 — QF 2R 3R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1RMadrid 10-8 — 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 2R 3RRome 7-8 — 1R 2R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R 1RCanada 8-8 2R 2R 3R — 3R 3R 1R 1R QFCincinnati 13-7 WON 3R 3R — QF 1R 1R 2R 1RShanghai 5-7 2R 3R 1R — QF 1R 1R 1R —Paris 9-8 SF 2R — 2R 2R 1R 3R QF 3RHamburg: 0-1 (1R - 2008)

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Chila” by his friends> Began playing at age 7 with his cousin, Tanja> Father, Zdenko; mother, Koviljka, are both retired;

brothers: Vinko, Goran and Mile> Favourite football teams are AC Milan and the Croatian

national team, admires players Kaka and Robinho> Enjoys playing on all surfaces but says hard and grass are

best-suited surfaces for him> Recipient of 2016 Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award after

launching Marin Cilic Foundation in June 2016 to provide young people improved access to education

> Admires countrymen Goran Ivanisevic and Ivan Ljubicic> Coached by former World No. 4 Jonas Bjorkman (since

Aug. 2016) and Ivan Cinkus. Fitness trainer is Slaven Hrvoj and physiotherapists are Stijepo Jarak & Robert Prusac

MARIN CILIC (CRO)www.marin-cilic.net @cilic_marin Marin Cilic

Career Win-Loss: 391-210Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 26-63Career 5-set Record: 24-12 Career Prize Money: $16,467,537Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 6 (November 21, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 49 (April 15, 2013)

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 48 (22-24) 2014: 91 (7-6) 2012: T1305 (0-0)2015: 44 (26-28) 2013: 367 (0-2)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $679,372Win-Loss: 22-24 (singles), 3-3 (doubles)Singles Finalist: Chennai, MarrakechQuarter-finalist: Estoril, CincinnatiDoubles Semi-finalist: Estoril (w/Skugor)

CAREER> Ranking: The Croat finished 2015 and 2016 in Top 50

despite undergoing season-ending right knee surgery on Sept. 27, 2016. Ended 2015 as youngest player in Top 50 and 2014 as youngest in Top 100. Achieved career-high No. 33 on July 27, 2015 after reaching Umag QF (l. to Bautista Agut). Broke into Top 50 on May 25, 2015 after Nice SF and Top 100 on Oct. 27, 2014 following Basel SF. Won Futures match in hometown of Zagreb to earn 1st ATP ranking point as 15-year-old on Feb. 27, 2012 (d. Lustenberger, l. to Androic in 2R). Became World No. 1 junior on Sept. 9, 2013.

> Milestones: Advanced to 1st ATP World Tour final at 2016 Chennai (d. Bautista Agut 76 in 3rd, l. to Wawrinka). Became 1st teen to play in an ATP final since countryman Cilic at 2008 New Haven (d. Fish). Followed with 2nd final at 2016 Marrakech (l. to Delbonis). Reached 3 other ATP SFs: 2014 Basel as WC (d. Nadal, l. to Goffin), 2015 Dubai as LL (d. Murray, l. to Federer) and 2015 Nice (l. to L. Mayer). Led all teenagers with 26 victories in 2015. Win over Nadal in 2014 Basel QF was 1st by 17-year-old over Top 3 player since Nadal beat No. 1 Federer in 2004 ATP Masters 1000 Miami 3R. Made tour-level debut at 2013 Umag as WC (l. to Zeballos) and earned 1st wins at 2014 Umag as WC (d. Roger-Vasselin and Zeballos, l. to Fognini in QF). Went 88-35 on ITF Juniors Circuit including wins over fellow #NextGen players Chung, Halys, Khachanov, Kokkinakis, Lee, Paul and A. Zverev.

> Grand Slams: Reached 1st Grand Slam 3R at 2015 Roland Garros, beating 5-time quarter-finalist Robredo in 5 sets (l. to Sock). Returned to Roland Garros 3R in 2016 (d. Fritz and Tomic, l. to Bautista Agut). Won 2013 US Open junior title (d. A. Zverev and Kokkinakis). Also as a junior in 2013, reached Australian Open SF (d. Chung, l. to Kokkinakis), Roland Garros SF (l. to Garin) and Wimbledon QF (l. to Chung).

> ATP Masters 1000: Rallied from a set down vs. Paire, saved 1 MP vs. Kyrgios and beat Nadal 61 63 to reach 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati QF (ret vs. Cilic). Became youngest ATP Masters 1000 quarter-finalist since Djokovic at 2006 Madrid.

> Davis Cup: Helped Croatia reach 2016 Davis Cup final with clinching victories against Belgium in 1R (d. Coppejans) and USA in QF (d. Sock). Did not play in final due to knee injury (ARG d. CRO 3-2). Owns 5-6 record.

CAREER FINALIST (2): 2016 (2) - Marrakech(CL), Chennai(H).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 6-9) Career 16 15 14 Aus. Open 0-2 1R 1R —Roland Garros 4-2 3R 3R —Wimbledon 1-2 1R 2R —US Open 1-3 1R 1R 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 12-14) Career 16 15 Indian Wells 3-2 3R 2R Miami 1-2 1R 2R Monte-Carlo 0-2 1R 1RMadrid 1-1 2R —Rome 0-1 1R —Canada 1-2 2R 1R Cincinnati 4-2 QF 2RShanghai 1-1 — 2R Paris 1-1 — 2R

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 5, after watching his father

Damir play> Mother, Zeljka; sister, Bruna> Favourite surface is outdoor hard and favourite shot is

backhand> Idols growing up were Goran Ivanisevic and Rafael Nadal> Favourite tournament is Umag> Enjoys spending time at the pool > If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a boxer> Favourite sporting personality is Mike Tyson, who he met at

2016 Indian Wells> Named 2014 ATP Star of Tomorrow presented by Emirates

for being the youngest player to finish in the Top 100> Featured in Vogue’s 2015 September issue > Coached by Ivica Ancic, brother of former World No. 7

Mario Ancic

Date of Birth: November 14, 1996Birthplace: Zagreb, Croatia Residence: Dubai, UAEHeight: 1.85m (6’1”) Weight: 78kg (174lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

Career Win-Loss: 55-60Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 3-12Career 5-set Record: 3-3Career Prize Money: $1,605,559Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 (July 27, 2015)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 413 (November 7, 2016)

BORNA CORIC (CRO)www.bornacoric.org @Borna_Coric Borna Coric @bornacoric

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EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 22 (34-23) 2011: 142 (13-13) 2006: 266 (1-1)2015: 40 (29-26) 2010: 63 (21-22) 2005: 411 (4-1)2014: 30 (18-12) 2009: 50 (19-15) 2004: T844 (3-1)2013: 221 (2-4) 2008: 132 (10-15)2012: N/R (0-0) 2007: 117 (4-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $1,531,975Win-Loss: 34-23 (singles), 23-20 (doubles)Singles Winner: Rio de Janeiro, São PauloFinalist: Nottingham, HamburgQuarter-finalist: Buenos Aires, AntwerpDoubles Finalist: Barcelona Semi-finalist: Australian Open (both w/Granollers)

CAREER> Ranking: Highest-ranked player from Uruguay in

Emirates ATP Rankings history (since 1973). Achieved career-high No. 19 on Aug. 15, 2016 and broke into Top 20 on July 18, 2016 after reaching Hamburg final (l. to Klizan) and Top 50 on Oct. 12, 2009 following Montevideo, URU Challenger title (d. N. Lapentti). Unranked from June 11, 2012 to Apr. 22, 2013 due to 2-year injury absence. Underwent right knee surgery on Oct. 11, 2011.

> ATP Finals: Qualified for 2008 ATP Finals in doubles w/Horna, posting 2-1 RR record and reaching SF (l. to Nestor/Zimonjic).

> Milestones: Winner of 5 ATP singles titles – all on clay. In 2016, captured back-to-back titles at Rio de Janeiro (d. Pella) and São Paulo (d. Carreño Busta). At Rio, became 1st player to beat only lefties en route to a title. Also owns 5 ATP doubles titles. Winner of 11 singles and 15 doubles titles at Challengers. Earned career-high 34 tour-level wins in 2016. Highest-ranked wins came over No. 5 Berdych in 2015 Beijing 1R and No. 5 Nadal in 2016 Rio de Janeiro SF. First 12 tour-level singles victories were in Davis Cup (2004-07). Secured 1st ATP wins at 2008 Viña del Mar (d. Coria, Verdasco and Acasuso, l. to F. Gonzalez in SF). Owns 139-69 Challenger singles record.

> Grand Slams: Advanced to 1st Grand Slam singles 3R at 2015 Roland Garros (d. Thiem, l. to Monfils). Returned to Roland Garros 3R in 2016 (l. to Berdych). In doubles, captured 1st Grand Slam title at 2008 Roland Garros w/Horna in 1st tour-level event as a team (d. Bryan/Bryan and Soares/Vemic 76 in 3rd, Nestor/Zimonjic in final). Half of 1st South American team in Open Era to win a Grand Slam title.

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached ATP Masters 1000 R16 for 1st time at 2016 Madrid (d. Kohlschreiber and Monfils 76 in 3rd, l. to Kyrgios). Won doubles title at 2015 Rome w/Marrero (d. Granollers/M. Lopez).

CAREER TITLES (5): 2016 (2) – São Paulo(CL), Rio de Janeiro(CL); 2015 (1) – São Paulo(ICL); 2014 (2) – Umag(CL), Båstad(CL). FINALIST (3): 2016 (2) – Hamburg(CL), Nottingham(G); 2015 (1) – Istanbul(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (5). FINALIST (7).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 12-23) Career 16 15 14 13 11 10 09 08 07 Aus. Open 1-4 2R 1R — — 1R 1R — — —Roland Garros 6-7 3R 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R — 1R —Wimbledon 1-4 1R 1R 1R — — — 2R — —US Open 4-8 2R 2R 1R 1R — 2R 2R 1R 1RDoubles (1-0 in finals). Roland Garros: WON - 2008 (w/Horna)

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 08 2-2 SF (w/ Horna)

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 14-28) Career 16 15 14 11 10 09 08 Indian Wells 3-4 2R 3R — 2R 2R — —Miami 4-5 3R 2R — 3R 1R — 2RMonte-Carlo 1-1 2R — — — — — —Madrid 2-3 3R 1R — — 1R — —Rome 1-5 1R 2R — 1R 1R — 1R Canada 0-1 — 1R — — — — —Cincinnati 1-2 2R 1R — — — — — Shanghai 0-3 1R 1R 1R — — — —Paris 2-4 3R 1R 2R — — 1R —Doubles (1-0 in finals). Rome: WON - 2015 (w/Marrero)

PERSONAL> Full name is Pablo Gabriel Cuevas> Began playing at age 6 at a country club with his parents

Gabriel, a businessman, and Lucila, an accountant. One brother, Martin “Bebu”, also an ATP player.

> Considers baseline game and backhand as strengths and favourite surface is clay

> Hobbies include surfing and playing football> Favourite holiday spot is Punta del Este and particularly

enjoys “asados” with friends and family when not on tour> Fiancée, Clarita; daughter, Alfonsina (born October 10, 2014) > Coached by former World No. 8 Alberto Mancini of

Argentina and Facundo Savio

Date of Birth: January 1, 1986Birthplace: Concordia, ArgentinaResidence: Salto, UruguayHeight: 1.80m (5’11”) Weight: 80kg (176lbs) Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

PABLO CUEVAS (URU)www.pablocuevas.uy @PabloCuevas22 Pablo Cuevas @pablocuevas86

Career Win-Loss: 158-134Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 3-10Career 5-set Record: 4-9Career Prize Money: $5,181,747Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 19 (August 15, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 14 (April 20, 2009)

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Date of Birth: March 13, 1984Birthplace: Liège, BelgiumResidence: Saive, BelgiumHeight: 1.78m (5’10”)Weight: 73kg (161lbs)Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 86 (4-5) 2011: 88 (9-6) 2006: 474 (0-1)2015: 86 (12-13) 2010: 109 (6-6) 2005: 155 (0-1)2014: 163 (0-3) 2009: 122 (6-18), 2004: 360 (0-0)2013: 169 (5-6) 2008: 61 (21-23) 2003: 549 (0-0)2012: 91 (22-17) 2007: 88 (6-2) 2002: T1049 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $235,178Win-Loss: 4-5 (singles), 0-1 (doubles)Challenger: 31-7 (singles), 2-2 (doubles)

CAREER> Ranking: The Belgian has finished 6 of last 10 seasons in

Top 100 (2007-08, 2011-12, 2015-16). Started and ended 2016 at No. 86 despite spending nearly 10 months outside Top 100. Achieved career-high No. 44 on May 12, 2008 after winning 1R match at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (d. Ljubicic). Cracked Top 50 on March 3, 2008 after winning Memphis title. Broke into Top 100 on Nov. 19, 2007 following run to Helsinki, FIN Challenger title (d. Kamke). Peaked at No. 8 in junior rankings on May 27, 2002.

> Milestones: Won 2 ATP World Tour singles titles: 2007 Amersfoort as 297th-ranked Q (d. Eschauer) and 2008 Memphis (d. Söderling). Also reached final at 2008 Amersfoort (l. to Montañes). Owns 9 Challenger and 9 Futures titles, most recently winning Challenger titles in 2016 at Lyon, FRA (d. Monteiro); Trnava, SVK (d. Samper-Montana) and Eckental, GER (d. De Minaur). Won ATP World Tour, Challenger and Futures titles in 2007, a feat not repeated until 2015 by Paire. Enjoyed 21 tour-level wins in 2008 and 22 in 2012. Earned biggest win of career by ranking in 2013 Wimbledon 1R (d. No. 5 Nadal 76 76 64). Made tour-level debut during 2005 Davis Cup Play-off vs. USA (l. to Blake) and earned 1st victories en route to 2007 Amersfoort title (d. Gicquel, Simon, Andreev, Youzhny and Eschauer). Owns records of 213-113 at Challengers and 111-37 at Futures.

> Grand Slams: Advanced to 3R of a Grand Slam for 1st time at 2011 Roland Garros as Q (l. to Monfils). Injured right shoulder during win over Nadal in 2013 Wimbledon 1R and conceded w/o to Kubot in 2R. Underwent shoulder surgery in Oct. 2013 and returned to action in June 2014. Qualified at 6 Grand Slam events overall, most recently in 2016 at Roland Garros (l. to No. 1 Djokovic in 2R) and US Open (d. Thompson after trailing by 2 sets and saving 2 MPs, l. to Isner in 2R). In juniors, advanced to 2002 Wimbledon singles SF (l. to Reid) and 2002 US Open doubles SF w/

Hutchins (d. Mergea/Tecau, w/o vs. B. Baker/Guccione).> ATP Masters 1000: Reached 3R of an ATP Masters 1000

event for 1st time at 2015 Miami as Q (l. to No. 1 Djokovic). Advanced to 2R at 2008 Rome (l. to Djokovic), 2009 Indian Wells (l. to Cilic) and 2012 Indian Wells (l. to Dolgopolov).

> Davis Cup: Clinched Belgium’s 1st Davis Cup final appearance since 1904 with deciding-rubber win over Delbonis in 2015 SF (BEL d. ARG 3-2). Also beat Lammer in 1R (BEL d. SUI 3-2), then Dancevic and Peliwo in QF (BEL d. CAN 5-0). Teamed w/Goffin in final and lost to Murray/Murray (GBR d. BEL 3-1). Underwent right wrist surgery following final, missing 3 months in 2016. Owns 19-15 Davis Cup record (18-8 singles).

CAREER TITLES (2): 2008 (1) – Memphis(IH); 2007 (1) – Amersfoort(CL). FINALIST (1): 2008 (1) – Amersfoort(CL).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 11-25) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 Aus. Open 0-5 1R — — 1R 1R — — 1R 1R — Roland Garros 4-8 2R 1R — 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R 1R — Wimbledon* 2-4 — 1R — 2R 1R — — 2R 1R — US Open 5-8 2R 2R 1R — 2R 2R — 1R 2R 1R*W/0 in 2013 not included as loss

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 5-8) Career 15 12 09 08 Indian Wells 2-2 — 2R 2R — Miami 2-3 3R 1R 1R — Madrid 0-1 — — — 1R Rome 1-1 — — — 2RHamburg: 0-1 (1R - 2008)

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Shark”> Began playing tennis at age 5> Father, Alain, is a tennis coach; mother, Marie Agnes, is a

sports instructor; sister, Celine> Pete Sampras was his idol growing up but also admires

countrymen Olivier Rochus, Xavier Malisse and Kristof Vliegen

> Considers grass and hard courts his favourite surfaces, although he won his first ATP title on clay

> His strengths are serve and forehand> Supports Anderlecht Football Club in his country> Enjoys fishing in his spare time> Fiancée, Lauranne Dachouffe; daughter, Camille (born

May 28, 2013)

STEVE DARCIS (BEL)www.stevedarcis.com @stevedarcishark Steve Darcis

Career Win-Loss: 91-101Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-15Career 5-set Record: 2-7Career Prize Money: $2,421,835Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 44 (May 12, 2008)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 126 (January 5, 2009)

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Date of Birth: September 23, 1988Birthplace: Tandil, ArgentinaResidence: Tandil, ArgentinaHeight: 1.98m (6’6”)Weight: 97kg (214lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 38 (32-12) 2011: 11 (48-18) 2006: 91 (10-12)2015: 581 (2-2) 2010: 257 (3-3) 2005: 159 (0-0)2014: 138 (7-3) 2009: 5 (54-16) 2004: T1077 (0-0)2013: 5 (51-16) 2008: 9 (46-16)2012: 7 (65-17) 2007: 44 (28-25)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $923,279Win-Loss: 32-12 (singles), 4-7 (doubles)Singles Winner: StockholmFinalist: Rio de Janeiro OlympicsSemi-finalist: Delray Beach, StuttgartQuarter-finalist: Munich, US Open, Basel

CAREER> Ranking: The Argentine finished 4 seasons in Top 10 (2008-09, 2012-13). Rose 200+ spots in 2011 and 500+ spots in 2016 to finish each of those seasons as No. 1 Argentine. Underwent left wrist surgeries on Mar. 24, 2014 (joint); Jan. 20, 2015 (ligament) and June 18, 2015 (tendon). Also had right wrist surgery on May 4, 2010. All 4 surgeries were at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, USA.

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals in 2008-09 and 2012-13, reaching 2009 final (d. No. 1 Federer in RR, l. to Davydenko).

> Milestones: Winner of 19 singles titles, capturing 1st 4 during 23-match win streak in 2008: Stuttgart (d. Gasquet), Kitzbühel (d. J. Melzer), Los Angeles (d. Roddick) and Washington (d. Troicki). Beat Federer in Swiss’ hometown for Basel titles in 2012 and 2013. After winning 2014 Sydney (d. Tomic), secured next title 33+ months later at 2016 Stockholm as WC (d. Sock). Earned career-high 65 wins in 2012 and celebrated 300th victory in 2013 Basel QF (d. Mathieu). One of 3 players to beat Djokovic, Nadal and Federer when each were No. 1 (also Murray, Tsonga). Won ATP debut at 2006 Viña del Mar (d. Portas, l. to F. Gonzalez in 2R).

> Grand Slams: Captured 2009 US Open title, snapping No. 1 Federer’s 40-match tournament win streak in 5-set final after beating Nadal 62 62 62 in SF. Lost longest Wimbledon SF ever in 4h43m to No. 1 Djokovic in 2013. Also advanced to 2009 Roland Garros SF (l. to Federer in 5 sets). As World No. 142 in 2016, became lowest-ranked US Open quarter-finalist since No. 174 Connors in 1991.

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached ATP Masters 1000 finals at 2009 Montréal (d. Nadal and Roddick, l. to Murray), 2013 Indian Wells (d. Murray and No. 1 Djokovic, l. to Nadal) and 2013 Shanghai (d. No. 1 Nadal, l. to Djokovic 76 in 3rd).

> Davis Cup/Olympics: Led Argentina to 1st Davis Cup title in 2016, winning 5-setters in 5 hours over both Murray in SF and

Cilic in final. Broke left pinky in 5th set vs. Cilic. Runner-up in 2008 and 2011. Two-time Olympic medalist: 2012 London bronze (l. to No. 1 Federer 19-17 in 3rd, d. Djokovic) and 2016 Rio silver (d. No. 1 Djokovic and Nadal, l. to Murray).

CAREER TITLES (19): 2016 (1) – Stockholm(IH); 2014 (1) – Sydney(H); 2013 (4) – Basel(IH), Tokyo(H), Washington(H), Rotterdam(IH); 2012 (4) -Basel(IH), Vienna(IH), Estoril(CL), Marseille(IH); 2011 (2) - Estoril(CL), Delray Beach(H); 2009 (3) - US Open(H), Washington(H), Auckland(H); 2008 (4) - Washington(H), Los Angeles(H), Kitzbühel(CL), Stuttgart(CL). FINALIST (8). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 69-28) Career 16 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06Aus. Open 17-8 — 2R 3R QF 2R 4R QF 2R 2R —Roland Garros 12-6 — — — QF 3R — SF 2R 1R 1RWimbledon 16-7 3R — SF 4R 4R — 2R 2R 2R —US Open 24-7 QF — 2R QF 3R — WON QF 3R 1R

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 13 12 09 08 7-8 RR SF F RR

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L:76-43, 0-3 in finals) Career 16 15 13 12 11 09 08 07 06Indian Wells 17-6 2R — F QF SF QF — 2R —Miami 14-8 2R 1R 2R 4R 4R SF 2R 4R —Monte-Carlo 1-2 — — 3R — — 2R — — —Madrid* 14-6 2R — — SF 3R SF QF 3R 1RRome 5-4 — — 3R 3R — QF 1R — —Canada 6-5 — — 3R 2R 2R F — 1R —Cincinnati 9-4 — — SF SF 2R — — 3R —Shanghai 3-3 1R — F — — 2R — — —Paris 7-5 — — QF 3R — QF 3R 2R —*W/O in 2011 not included as loss

PERSONAL> Nicknames: “Delpo”, “la Torre de Tandil” and “the Tower”> Began playing tennis at age 7 with coach Marcelo Gomez> Father, Daniel, played semi-pro rugby in Argentina, and works as a veterinarian; mother, Patricia, is a teacher

> Idol growing up was Pete Sampras> Fan of football teams Boca Juniors and Juventus> Named Argentina’s Sportsman of the Year in 2013> Named ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 2011 and 2016> Honoured with mural in Tandil commemorating 2012 Olympics bronze medal and statue planned following 2016 Olympics silver medal

JUAN MARTIN DEL POTRO (ARG) @delpotrojuan Juan Martin del Potro @delpotrojuan

Career Win-Loss: 346-140Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 40-62Career 5-set Record: 6-9Career Prize Money: $16,292,702Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 4 (January 11, 2010)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 105 (May 25, 2009)

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Date of Birth: October 5, 1990Birthplace: Azul, ArgentinaResidence: Azul, ArgentinaHeight: 1.91m (6’3”)Weight: 87kg (194lbs)Plays: Left-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 41 (27-24) 2012: 136 (6-9) 2008: 842 (0-0)2015: 52 (17-20) 2011: 166 (3-2) 2007: T1180 (0-0)2014: 60 (20-27) 2010: 160 (0-2)2013: 55 (12-8) 2009: 195 (0-1))

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $738,006Win-Loss: 27-24 (singles), 8-12 (doubles) Singles Winner: MarrakechSemi-finalist: Bucharest, IstanbulQuarter-finalist: Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Geneva, BaselDoubles Semi-finalist: Buenos Aires (w/Molteni)

CAREER> Ranking: The Argentine finished 4 straight seasons in Top

60 (2013-16). Achieved career-high No. 33 on May 9, 2016 soon after reaching Istanbul SF (l. to Schwartzman). Broke into Top 50 on Mar. 3, 2014 after winning São Paulo title and Top 100 on Apr. 15, 2013 following title run at Barranquilla, COL Challenger (d. Bagnis). Earned 1st ATP ranking point at age 16 on May 21, 2007 after 1st Futures win at Tucuman, ARG as Q (d. Picco, l. to Migani in 2R).

> Milestones: Reached 4 ATP World Tour singles finals – all on clay. Captured 1st title at 2014 São Paulo (d. Lorenzi) and 2nd title at 2016 Marrakech (d. Coric). Runner-up at 2014 Nice (d. Isner 76 in 3rd of QF, l. to Gulbis) and 2013 Hamburg, where he qualified, saved 2 MPs in QF win over Verdasco, upset Federer in SF, and squandered 3 MPs in final (l. to Fognini). Owns 7 Challenger titles, including 3 in 2015: Sarasota, USA (d. Bagnis); Milan, ITA (d. Dutra Silva) and Rome, ITA (d. Krajinovic). Enjoyed career-high 27 tour-level wins in 2016. Posted double-digit win totals in 4 straight seasons (2013-16). Secured 1st 2 wins vs. Top 10 over Swiss players on clay (d. Federer in 2013 Hamburg SF and Wawrinka in 2015 Geneva QF). Made ATP debut at 2009 Gstaad as Q (l. to Wawrinka) and earned 1st victories nearly 2 years later at 2011 Stuttgart as Q (d. F. Mayer, Stakhovsky and Cervenak; l. to Ferrero in SF). Yet to win a match on grass (0-5). Boasts 111-67 record on ATP Challenger Tour, highlighted by 17-2 mark in 2015.

> Grand Slams: Advanced to Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at 2016 Australian Open (d. Karlovic and Olivo, l. to Simon). Reached 2R at 2013 Roland Garros (d. Reister, l. to Youzhny), 2014 US Open (d. Rubin, l. to Simon) and 2016 US Open (d. Baker after trailing by 2 sets, l. to Bautista Agut). Never qualified in 8 attempts at Grand Slams.

> ATP Masters 1000: Earned biggest win of career by ranking over No. 2 Murray 76 in 3rd en route to ATP

Masters 1000 Indian Wells 4R (l. to Monfils). Advanced to 2R at 2012 Madrid (d. Ramos-Viñolas, l. to Tipsarevic), 2015 Indian Wells (d. Lajovic, l. to Anderson), 2015 Miami (d. Vesely, l. to Ferrer) and 2016 Miami (d. E. Ymer, l. to Dimitrov).

> Davis Cup: Clinched Argentina’s 1st Davis Cup title by beating Karlovic 63 64 62 in 2016 final (ARG d. CRO 3-2). Defeated both Seppi and Fognini in 4 sets during QF (ARG d. ITA 3-1). Owns 5-4 Davis Cup record (5-3 singles).

CAREER TITLES (2): 2016 (1) -Marrakech(CL); 2014 (1) – São Paulo(ICL). FINALIST (2): 2014 (1) –Nice(CL); 2013 (1) – Hamburg(CL).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 5-13) Career 16 15 14 13Aus. Open 2-3 3R 1R 1R — Roland Garros 1-4 1R 1R 1R 2R Wimbledon 0-3 1R 1R 1R — US Open 2-3 2R 1R 2R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 7-17) Career 16 15 14 12Indian Wells 4-3 4R 2R 1R —Miami 2-3 2R 2R 1R —Monte-Carlo 0-3 1R — 1R 1RMadrid 1-2 — — 1R 2RRome 0-1 — — 1R — Canada 0-2 1R — 1R —Cincinnati 0-2 1R — 1R —Shanghai 0-1 1R — — —

PERSONAL> Nickname is “Delbo” or “Gordo” > Began playing tennis at age 7 > Father, Horacio, is a hair products distributor and was once a goalkeeper for a professional football team; mother, Marta, is a social assistant; brother, Alfredo; sister, Felicitas

> Favourite surfaces are clay and outdoor hard courts, and favourite shot is forehand

> Favourite tournament is Roland Garros > Idols growing up were countryman Guillermo Vilas and Björn Borg

> Hobbies include football, movies and going out with friends > Practices in Azul, Argentina, and Barcelona, Spain > Coached by countryman Gustavo Tavernini and former ATP pro Diego Junqueira

FEDERICO DELBONIS (ARG) @FedeDelbonis

Career Win-Loss: 85-93Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-0Career 5-set Record: 3-4Career Prize Money: $2,393,364Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 33 (May 9, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 142 (July 11, 2016)

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Date of Birth: May 16, 1991Birthplace: Haskovo, BulgariaResidence: Monte-Carlo, MonacoHeight: 1.90m (6’3”)Weight: 80kg (176lbs)Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 17 (39-26) 2012: 48 (24-19) 2008: 482 (0-1)2015: 28 (33-22) 2011: 76 (18-25) 2007: T1461 (0-0)2014: 11 (50-18) 2010: 106 (3-2)2013: 23 (37-23) 2009: 287 (4-6)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $1,650,268Win-Loss: 39-26 (singles), 5-4 (doubles)Singles Finalist: Sydney, Istanbul, BeijingSemi-finalist: Delray Beach, Cincinnati, Chengdu, StockholmQuarter-finalist: Brisbane, Acapulco, TorontoDoubles Semi-finalist: Brisbane (w/Nishikori)

CAREER> Ranking: The Bulgarian has finished 4 straight seasons in Top 30 (2013-16). Broke into Top 10 on July 7, 2014 after advancing to Wimbledon SF and achieved career-high ranking of No. 8 on Aug. 4, 2014. Fell to No. 40 on July 18, 2016 – lowest ranking since No. 41 on Feb. 11, 2013. Returned to Top 20 on Oct. 3, 2016 for 1st time since Sept. 28, 2015. Became World No. 1 junior on Sept. 8, 2008.

> Milestones: Captured 4 titles, all on different surfaces: 2013 Stockholm on indoor hard (d. Ferrer), 2014 Acapulco on outdoor hard (d. Anderson 76 in 3rd), 2014 Bucharest on clay (d. Rosol) and 2014 London/Queen’s Club on grass (d. F. Lopez 76 in 3rd). First Bulgarian to win an ATP World Tour title in Open Era. Lost 4 straight finals, including 2016 Sydney (l. to Troicki 76 in 3rd after holding 1 MP) and 2016 Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman 60 in 3rd after leading 76 52). Earned 30+ wins in 4 straight seasons (2013-16), highlighted by 50-win effort in 2014. Posted biggest win by ranking over No. 1 Djokovic in 2013 ATP Masters 1000 Madrid 2R (1-7 overall vs. World No. 1s). Made ATP debut at 2008 ’s-Hertogenbosch as WC (l. to Andreev) and secured 1st ATP win at 2009 Rotterdam as WC (d. Berdych, l. to No. 1 Nadal in 2R). Immediately after capping junior career as 2008 US Open champion, captured back-to-back Futures titles in Spain. Went 66-25 on ITF Juniors Circuit.

> Grand Slams: Reached 1st Grand Slam QF and SF of career in 2014, advancing to Australian Open QF (l. to No. 1 Nadal) and Wimbledon SF (d. Murray, l. to Djokovic). Ended junior career in 2008 with back-to-back titles at Wimbledon (d. Kontinen) and US Open (d. Britton). Also reached 2007 US Open junior doubles final w/Pospisil (l. to Eysseric/Inzerillo).

> ATP Masters 1000: Advanced to ATP Masters 1000 SFs at 2014 Rome (d. Berdych in 3R, l. to No. 1 Nadal), 2014 Toronto (l. to Tsonga) and 2016 Cincinnati (d. Wawrinka in 3R, l. to Cilic). Reached 4 other QFs, including 2015 Monte-Carlo (d. Wawrinka, l. to Monfils) and 2015 Madrid (d. Wawrinka, l. to Nadal). Missed 2015 Shanghai with right shoulder injury, snapping streak of 27 consecutive ATP Masters 1000 main draws played.

CAREER TITLES (4): 2014 (3) – London/Queen’s Club(G), Bucharest(CL), Acapulco(H); 2013 (1) – Stockholm(IH). FINALIST (5): 2016 (3) – Beijing(H), Istanbul(CL), Sydney(H); 2014 (1) – Stockholm(IH); 2013 (1) – Brisbane(H). CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 33-25) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 09 Aus. Open 11-6 3R 4R QF 1R 2R 2R — Roland Garros 3-6 1R 1R 1R 3R 2R 1R — Wimbledon 12-7 3R 3R SF 2R 2R 2R 1R US Open 7-6 4R 2R 4R 1R 1R 1R —

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 61-42) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11Indian Wells 4-5 2R 3R 3R 3R 2R —Miami 8-6 4R 3R 3R 3R 4R 1R Monte-Carlo 9-4 2R QF 3R QF — — Madrid 7-4 1R QF 3R 3R — — Rome 6-4 1R 2R SF 2R — — Canada 7-4 QF 2R SF 1R — — Cincinnati 9-5 SF 3R 2R 3R — 2R Shanghai 4-5 2R — 2R 1R 2R 2RParis 7-5 3R 3R 3R 3R 2R —

PERSONAL> Began to play tennis at age 3 with his parents> Father, Dimitar, is a tennis coach, and mother, Maria, is a sports teacher and former volleyball player

> Idol growing up was Pete Sampras> Favourite shot is backhand down the line> Favourite surfaces are hard and grass> Favourite tournament is Wimbledon> Hobbies include cars, computers and watches> Coached by Daniel Vallverdu. Physiotherapist is Azdine Bousnana.

GRIGOR DIMITROV (BUL) @GrigorDimitrov Grigor Dimitrov @grigordimitrov

Career Win-Loss: 208-142Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 13-46Career 5-set Record: 5-5Career Prize Money: $7,475,466Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 8 (August 4, 2014)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 66 (August 26, 2013)

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Date of Birth: May 22, 1987Birthplace: Belgrade, SerbiaResidence: Monte-Carlo, MonacoHeight: 1.88m (6’2”)Weight: 75Kg (165lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 2 (65-9) 2011: 1 (70-6) 2006: 16 (40-182015: 1 (82-6) 2010: 3 (61-18) 2005: 83 (11-11)2014: 1 (61-8) 2009: 3 (78-19) 2004: 187 (2-3)2013: 2 (74-9) 2008: 3 (64-17) 2003: 676 (0-0)2012: 1 (75-12) 2007: 3 (68-19)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $14,138,824Win-Loss: 65-9 (singles), 1-4 (doubles) Singles Winner: Doha, Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami, Madrid, Roland Garros, TorontoFinalist: Rome, US Open, ATP FinalsSemi-finalist: ShanghaiQuarter-finalist: Dubai, Paris

CAREER> Ranking: The Serbian superstar ended 4 years as World No. 1 (2011-12, 2014-15). One of 6 players to finish 4+ seasons at No. 1 along with Sampras (6), Connors (5), Federer (5), Lendl (4) and McEnroe (4). Enjoyed 122 straight weeks at No. 1 (2014-16) and 223 total weeks, 5th all-time behind Federer’s 302, Sampras’ 286, Lendl’s 270 and Connors’ 268. Debuted at No. 1 on July 4, 2011 after winning 1st Wimbledon title (d. No. 1 Nadal). Ranked No. 1 or No. 2 each week since Mar. 21, 2011 following ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells title (d. No. 1 Nadal). Broke into Top 10 on Mar. 19, 2007 following ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells final (l. to Nadal).

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals in 10 straight years (2007-16), capturing 5 titles overall and becoming 1st player to sweep 4 straight titles (2008, 2012-15). Went 14-0 from 2012 through 2014, not including walkover in 2014 final vs. Federer. Fell to Murray in 2016 final with year-end No. 1 ranking on the line.

> Milestones: Winner of 66 career singles titles, 6th-most in Open Era. Also owns 3rd-most titles among active players behind Federer’s 88 and Nadal’s 69. Won 2+ titles each year from 2006 through 2016 and 6+ each year from 2011 through 2016. Captured career-high 11 titles in 2015, including Aus. Open, Wimbledon and US Open. Advanced to 17 straight finals (2015-16), most since Federer reached 17 straight (2005-06) and one shy of Lendl’s Open Era-record 18 (1981-82). Lone doubles title came at 2010 London/Queen’s Club w/Erlich. Posted 60+ wins in 10 straight seasons (2007-16), with best win pct. and most victories in 2015 (82-6, .932). Enjoyed career-long win streak of 43 matches (2010-11), 3rd-most since 1975 behind Vilas’ 46 and Lendl’s 44.

Went on 30-match win streaks at ATP Masters 1000s (2014-15) and Grand Slams (2015-16). Posted career-long 17-match win streak vs. Top 10 (2015-16). Owns 27-8 record in 5-set matches, notably beating Nadal in 5h53m for 2012 Aus. Open title and saving 2 MPs vs. Federer in both 2010 and 2011 US Open SFs. Earned 700th career win in 2016 Dubai 2R over Jaziri, becoming 3rd active player with 700+ wins (also Federer, Nadal). Won single-season record $21,646,145 in 2015. All-time leader in career prize money ($107,688,878). Made tour-level debut at Davis Cup tie vs. Latvia in Apr. 2004 (d. Skroderis), then played 1st ATP main draw match at 2004 Umag as Q (l. to Volandri). Secured 1st ATP win at 2004 Bucharest as Q (d. Clement, l. to Ferrer in 2R).

> Grand Slams: Tied with Emerson for 4th all-time with 12 Grand Slam titles, including 2015 Wimbledon (d. Federer), 2015 US Open (d. Federer), 2016 Aus. Open (d. Murray) and 2016 Roland Garros (d. Murray). Became 8th player to complete career Grand Slam and 3rd to hold all 4 major titles at once (also Budge, Laver). Loss to Querrey in 2016 Wimbledon 3R snapped streaks of 28 QFs, 9 SFs and 6 finals in a row at Grand Slams. Only player in Open Era to win Aus. Open 6 times (2008, 2011-13, 2015-16) and tied for all-time lead with Emerson (1961, 1963-67). Reached 21 Grand Slam finals overall, 2nd all-time to Federer’s 27. During 2016 Roland Garros, became 1st tennis player to earn more than $100 million in prize money. Competed in 48 straight Grand Slams since debut at 2005 Aus. Open (l. to Safin in 1R). Retired in 2006 Roland Garros QF vs. Nadal (lower back), 2007 Wimbledon SF vs. Nadal (toe blister) and 2009 Aus. Open QF vs. Roddick (heat illness).

> ATP Masters 1000: Owner of 30 ATP Masters 1000 titles, most all-time. Since start of 2015 season, won titles at 10 of 18 ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, including 8 of 9 different events. Seeking Cincinnati title to become 1st player to complete career Golden Masters, falling in final 5 times. Won every other ATP Masters 1000 title at least twice, including Indian Wells-Miami doubles in 2011 and 2014-16. Went 39-2 at ATP Masters 1000s in 2015 with single-season record 6 titles in 8 finals. Captured 2007 Montréal title with wins over No. 3 Roddick, No. 2 Nadal and No. 1 Federer to become 1st player to defeat Top 3 at an event since Becker at 1994 Stockholm.

> Davis Cup/Olympics: Owns a 32-10 Davis Cup record (29-7 singles), leading his nation to 2010 title (d. FRA 3-2) and 2013 final (l. to CZE 3-2). Reached Olympic SFs at 2008 Beijing (l. to Nadal) and 2012 London (l. to Murray). Won bronze medal in 2008 (d. Blake) and finished 4th in 2012 (l. to del Potro).

NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SRB) www.novakdjokovic.com @DjokerNole Novak Djokovic @djokernole

Career Win-Loss: 751-155Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 179-84Career 5-set Record: 27-8Career Prize Money: $107,688,878 Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 1 (July 4, 2011)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 114 (November 30, 2009)

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CAREER TITLES (66): 2016 (7) – Toronto(H), Roland Garros(CL), Madrid(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H), Australian Open(H), Doha(H); 2015 (11) – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals(IH), Paris(IH), Shanghai(H)Beijing(H), US Open(H), Wimbledon(G), Rome(CL), Monte-Carlo(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H), Australian Open(H); 2014 (7) – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals(IH), Paris(IH), Beijing(H), Wimbledon(G), Rome(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H); 2013 (7) – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals(IH), Paris(IH), Shanghai(H), Beijing(H), Monte-Carlo(CL), Dubai(H), Australian Open(H); 2012 (6) – Barclays ATP World Tour Finals(IH), Shanghai(H), Beijing(H), Toronto(H), Miami(H), Australian Open(H); 2011 (10) – US Open(H), Montréal(H), Wimbledon(G), Rome(CL), Madrid(CL), Belgrade(CL), Miami(H), Indian Wells(H), Dubai(H), Australian Open(H); 2010 (2) – Beijing(H), Dubai(H); 2009 (5)– Paris(IH), Basel(IH), Beijing(H), Belgrade(CL), Dubai(H); 2008 (4) – Tennis Masters Cup- Shanghai (IH), Rome(CL), Indian Wells(H), Australian Open(H); 2007 (5) – Vienna(IH), Montréal(H), Estoril(CL), Miami(H), Adelaide(H); 2006 (2) – Metz(IH), Amersfoort(CL). FINALIST(29). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 228-36, 12-9 in finals) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05Aus. Open 57-6 WON WON QF WON WON WON QF QF WON 4R 1R 1RRoland Garros 55-11 WON F F SF F SF QF 3R SF SF QF 2RWimbledon 54-9 3R WON WON F SF WON SF QF 2R SF 4R 3RUS Open 62-10 F WON SF F F WON F SF SF F 3R 3R

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 0731-11 F WON WON WON WON RR SF RR WON RR

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY (Career W-L: 298-62, 30-12 in finals) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05Indian Wells 47-6 WON WON WON SF SF WON 4R QF WON F 1R —Miami 42-5 WON WON WON 4R WON WON 2R F 2R WON 2R —Monte-Carlo 28-8 2R WON SF WON F — SF F SF 3R 1R —Madrid 21-6 WON — — 2R QF WON — SF 3R SF QF —Rome 38-6 F WON WON QF F WON QF F WON QF — —Canada 35-6 WON F 3R SF WON WON SF QF QF WON — —Cincinnati 26-11 — F 3R QF F F QF F F 2R 2R 1RShanghai 27-4 SF WON SF WON WON — SF SF — — — —Paris 28-7 QF WON WON WON 2R QF 3R WON 3R 2R 2R 3RHamburg: 6-3 (SF - 2008; QF - 2007; 2R - 2006)

PERSONAL> Nicknamed “Nole”> Began playing at age 4 and made pro debut at 16 > Father, Srdjan; mother, Dijana; brothers; Marko (born

Aug. 20, 1991) and Djordje (born July 17, 1995) > Father, uncle and aunt were all professional skiers and

his father was also an excellent football player. His father wanted him to be a football player or skier but excelled in tennis at an early age.

> Credits his family as inspiration for giving him so much support

> Idol growing up was Pete Sampras > At age 12, attended Niki Pilic Academy in Munich and

practiced there for almost 2 years before returning to Belgrade

> Speaks Serbian, Italian, German, English and French > Favourite surface is hard, but considers himself

well-rounded > Best shot is backhand down the line and return of serve > Appeared in the 2007, 2014 and 2015 Vogue Magazine

September issue > Member of ATP Player Council for two terms (2008-10 &

2016-18 as President)> Named recipient of ATP World Tour No.1 Presented by

Emirates Award in 2011-12 and 2014-15, Most Improved Player of the Year Award in 2006 and 2007 (voted by players) and Arthur Ashe Humanitarian Award in 2012 for Novak Djokovic Foundation & UNICEF ambassador work

> Named recipient of BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year Award in 2011, Laureus World Sportsman of the Year Award in 2011, 2014 and 2016; the Order of St. Sava in 2011, the Order of Karaðorðe’s Star in 2012, the Order of the Republika Srpska in 2013 and Eurosport Athlete of the Year in 2015

> In December 2012, Novak received the Centrepoint Premier Award for Contribution to the Lives of Youth across the world from HRH the Duke of Cambridge, Prince William (Winter Whites Gala 2012)

> In 2013, he had the honour to address the United Nations on behalf of world athletes when the UN passed the resolution proclaiming 6th of April the International Day of Sports for Peace and Development

> Named UNICEF Goodwill ambassador in August 2015> Founded Novak Djokovic Foundation in 2007 with a

dream to help children from disadvantaged communities gain access to preschool education. The motto of the Foundation is “Believe in their dreams”. To date, his Foundation successfully finished 37 projects, renovated or built 17 schools, offered training to more than 600 teachers, donated 3,000 books, and built a sensory park for autistic children and a tennis court in Priboj, among other contributions. Directly, through his Foundation, he helped 7,500 children have a better starting point in life by investing in their development from an early age. In August 2015, Novak represented his Foundation and signed partnership agreement with the World Bank to promote early childhood development in Serbia and in the world. This includes global advocacy on the importance of investing into early childhood education, as well as investments to help disadvantaged children in Novak’s Serbia. NDF, thanks to Original magazine founded by Jelena Djokovic, is reaching more than 35,000 students.

> Wife, Jelena Djokovic Ristic (married July 10, 2014 in a private ceremony in Montenegro); son, Stefan (born October 21, 2014)

> Works with physiotherapist Miljan Amanovic and fitness trainer Gebhard Phil-Gritsch

> Coached by former ATP pro and Slovakia native Marian Vajda (since June2006)

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Date of Birth: January 2, 1985Birthplace: Medjugorje, Bosnia and HerzegovinaResidence: Zagreb, CroatiaHeight: 1.83m (6’0”)Weight: 83kg (183lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 148 (7-16) 2011: 36 (26-25) 2006: 414 (0-0)2015: 87 (8-11) 2010: 88 (8-7) 2005: 840 (0-0)2014: 96 (15-23) 2009: 181 (2-2) 2004: T1160 (0-0)2013: 33 (33-27) 2008: 387 (0-1) 2003: T934 (0-0)2012: 73 (16-26) 2007: 298 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $887,474Win-Loss: 7-16 (singles), 32-18 (doubles)Challenger: 9-4 (singles)Singles Quarter-finalist: MunichDoubles Winner: Toronto, CincinnatiFinalist: NottinghamSemi-finalist: Monte-Carlo, Madrid, Roland Garros (all w/Melo)

CAREER> Ranking: The Croat ended 6 straight seasons in Top 100 of

singles (2010-15) and doubles (2011-16), highlighted by No. 6 doubles finish in 2015. Finished 2013 as year-end No. 1 Croat in singles for 1st time at No. 33. Achieved career-high No. 29 in singles on Oct. 7, 2013 after reaching Tokyo SF (d. Tsonga in 2R, l. to Raonic). Peaked at No. 4 in doubles on June 8, 2015 after winning Roland Garros title w/Melo.

> ATP Finals: Qualified for ATP Finals w/Melo in 2013-16, reaching 2014 final (l. to Bryan/Bryan).

> Milestones: Reached 1st 2 ATP singles finals in 2011, winning title on home soil at Zagreb (d. Berrer) and finishing runner-up at ’s-Hertogenbosch (l. to Tursunov). Owns 6 ATP doubles titles -- all w/Melo. Won 3 of his 5 Challenger singles titles in 2015: St. Remy, FRA as WC (d. Langer); Brest, FRA (d. Paire) and Andria, ITA (d. Berrer). Enjoyed career-high 33 tour-level singles wins in 2013 and 38 doubles wins in 2015. Earned biggest singles win of career over No. 2 Nadal 16 76 76 in 2011 ATP Masters 1000 Montréal 2R. Made winning ATP debut in doubles at 2007 Umag w/Moser (d. Montañes/Ramirez Hidalgo). Also earned 1st ATP singles wins in Croatia at 2009 Zagreb as Q (d. Andreev and Gulbis, l. to Ancic in QF).

> Grand Slams: Advanced to Grand Slam 4R in singles for 1st time at 2013 Wimbledon, rallying from 2 sets down vs. Kohlschreiber in 1R (l. to Ferrer). Captured 1st Grand Slam doubles title at 2015 Roland Garros w/Melo (d. Bryan/Bryan). Fell in 2013 Wimbledon final w/Melo (l. to Bryan/Bryan). Also runner-up in mixed doubles at 2016 Roland Garros w/Mirza (l. to Paes/Hingis). Missed 2014 Wimbledon (rib).

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached R16 of an ATP Masters 1000 event 3 times in singles, most recently at 2014 Toronto (l. to Ferrer). Won doubles titles w/Melo at 2013 Shanghai (d.

Marrero/Verdasco), 2015 Paris (d. Pospisil/Sock), 2016 Toronto (d. J. Murray/Soares) and 2016 Cincinnati (d. Rojer/Tecau). Also reached finals w/Melo at 2014 Monte-Carlo (l. to Bryan/Bryan) and 2014 Toronto (l. to Peya/Soares).

> Davis Cup: Went 4-0 in 2016 Davis Cup doubles matches for Croatia, including wins w/Cilic over Herbert/Mahut, Bryan/Bryan and del Potro/L. Mayer (ARG d. CRO 3-2 in final).

CAREER TITLES (1): 2011 (1) – Zagreb(IH). FINALIST (1): 2011 (1) – ‘s-Hertogenbosch(G). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (6). FINALIST (10).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 15-24) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Aus. Open 6-7 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 2R 2R Roland Garros 1-6 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R — Wimbledon 4-5 1R — — 4R 1R 1R 2R US Open 4-6 1R — 1R 3R 2R 1R 2RDoubles (1-1 in finals). Roland Garros: WON – 2015 (w/Melo), Mixed: F – 2016 (w/Mirza); Wimbledon: F – 2013 (w/Melo)

ATP FINALS HISTORYCareer 16 15 14 13 8-8 RR SF F SF (all w/ Melo)

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 19-28) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 Indian Wells 3-5 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R —Miami 4-5 1R — 2R 2R 2R 2R Monte-Carlo 1-4 — — 1R 1R 2R 1RMadrid 0-1 — — 1R — — —Rome 2-1 — — 3R — — —Canada 5-4 1R — 3R 2R — 3R Cincinnati 1-3 — — 1R — 1R 2R Shanghai 1-3 — — 2R 1R — 1R Paris 2-2 — — — 2R — 2R Doubles (4-2 in finals). Monte-Carlo: F – 2014; Toronto: WON – 2016, F – 2014; Cincinnati: WON – 2016; Shanghai: WON – 2013; Paris: WON – 2015 (all w/Melo)

PERSONAL> Began playing at age 8> Father, Tomislav; mother, Davorka; brothers Zeljko and

Mladen who both work as tennis coach> Enjoys music, movies, table tennis and video games> Favourite surface is hard and favourite shot is serve> Wife, Maja (married November 16, 2013); son, Petar (born

June 16, 2014)> Coached by his brother Mladen. Fitness trainer is Stjepan

Medak and physiotherapist is Alen Stokan

IVAN DODIG (CRO)www.ivandodig.com @DodigTennis Ivan Dodig @ivan_dodig

Career Win-Loss: 115-138Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 4-24Career 5-set Record: 6-5Career Prize Money: $5,507,592Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 29 (October 7, 2013)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 4 (June 8, 2015)

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Date of Birth: November 7, 1988Birthplace: Kiev, UkraineResidence: Monte-Carlo, MonacoHeight: 1.80m (5’11”)Weight: 71kg (157lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 62 (17-17) 2012: 18 (34-25) 2008: 309 (0-0)2015: 36 (26-26) 2011: 15 (38-29) 2007: 226 (0-2)2014: 23 (27-21) 2010: 48 (21-23) 2006: 269 (0-2)2013: 57 (24-27) 2009: 131 (1-1) 2005: T1523 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $582,954Win-Loss: 17-17 (singles), 1-5 (doubles) Singles Semi-finalist: AcapulcoQuarter-finalist: Sydney, Barcelona, Nottingham

CAREER> Ranking: The Ukrainian has finished 7 straight seasons in

Top 70 (2010-16). In 2011, became 1st Ukrainian to finish in Top 20 since A. Medvedev in 1995. Achieved career-high ranking of No. 13 on Jan. 16, 2012 after reaching Brisbane final. Fell to No. 80 on May 11, 2015, lowest ranking in 5+ years, before qualifying at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Garcia-Lopez in 2R).

> Milestones: Captured singles titles at 2011 Umag (d. Cilic) and 2012 Washington (d. Haas). Runner-up at 2011 São Paulo (l. to Almagro), 2012 Brisbane (l. to Murray), 2012 Valencia (l. to Ferrer) and 2014 Rio de Janeiro (d. Ferrer, l. to No. 1 Nadal). Won 5 Challenger singles titles from 2007 to 2010 and 5 Futures singles titles in 2006. Earned 20+ tour-level wins in 6 straight seasons (2010-15), highlighted by 38-win effort in 2011. Became 1st Ukrainian to beat World No. 1 with win over Nadal at 2014 ATP Masters 1000 Indian Wells (1-8 vs. No. 1 overall). Suffered 7-match losing streak in 2015 and 6-match losing streak in 2016. Made tour-level debut at 2006 Bucharest as Q (l. to C. Rochus) and earned 1st win 3+ years later at 2009 St. Petersburg as Q (d. Ginepri).

> Grand Slams: After falling in qualifying each year from 2007 to 2010, reached 2011 Australian Open QF in main draw debut at event (d. Tsonga and Söderling in 5 sets, l. to Murray). Also advanced to 2011 US Open 4R (d. Karlovic, l. to No. 1 Djokovic) and 3R of a Grand Slam 6 other times. Missed 2014 US Open following right knee surgery on July 24, 2014. Also missed 2016 Roland Garros due to abdominal injury and retired from 2016 US Open 1R match due to nausea. Did not play again during 2016 season.

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached 2 SFs and 3 other QFs at ATP Masters 1000 level, highlighted by runs to ‘Final Four’ at 2014 Indian Wells and 2015 Cincinnati. Upset No. 1 Nadal in 2014 Indian Wells 3R before falling to Federer in SF.

Qualified at 2015 Cincinnati and beat Berdych in QF, then came within 2 points of upsetting No. 1 Djokovic in SF. Secured only doubles title at 2011 Indian Wells with 1st-time partner Malisse, winning all 5 matches in Match TB (d. Bryan/Bryan in 2R, Murray/Murray in QF and Federer/Wawrinka in final).

CAREER TITLES (2): 2012 (1) – Washington(H);2011 (1) – Umag(CL). FINALIST (4): 2014 (1) – Rio de Janeiro(CL); 2012 (2) – Valencia(IH), Brisbane(H); 2011 (1) – Costa Do Sauipe(CL). CAREER DOUBLES TITLES (1). FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 27-25) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Aus. Open 8-6 2R 1R 2R 1R 3R QF — Roland Garros 5-6 — 1R 2R 1R 1R 3R 3R Wimbledon 8-7 2R 2R 3R 3R 2R 1R 2R US Open 6-6 1R 1R — 2R 3R 4R 1R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 50-53) Career 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 Indian Wells 10-6 3R 3R SF 2R 4R 3R — Miami 11-6 3R 4R QF 3R 3R 4R —Monte-Carlo 5-6 — 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R 1R Madrid 6-6 2R — 2R 1R QF 1R 2RRome 2-6 1R 2R 1R 3R 1R 1R — Canada 4-6 1R 1R — 2R 1R 2R 3R Cincinnati 3-6 1R SF — 1R 1R 1R 1R Shanghai 7-6 — 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 2R Paris 2-5 — 2R 1R 1R 1R 3R —Doubles (1-0 in finals). Indian Wells: WON – 2011 (w/Malisse)

PERSONAL> Nickname is “Dolgo”> Began playing at age 3> Father, Oleksandr, was a former ATP pro and coached

Alexandr from a young age until 2008; mother, Elena, was a gymnast who earned a gold and silver medal at the European Championships; sister, Maria

> Identifies his father as most inspirational person in his life> Speaks Ukrainian, Russian and English> Hobbies include car racing, driving his Subaru STI and

making internet games> If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a rally car driver> Favourite surface is clay> Coached by former ATP pro and World No. 10 Felix Mantilla

(since November 2015)

ALEXANDR DOLGOPOLOV (UKR)www.alexdolgopolov.com @TheDolgo @alexdolgopolov

Career Win-Loss: 188-173Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 9-40Career 5-set Record: 7-7Career Prize Money: $5,953,591Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 13 (January 16, 2012)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 42 (January 9, 2012)

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Date of Birth: October 9, 1996Birthplace: Providence, RI, USAResidence: Irvine, CA, USAHeight: 1.88m (6’2”) Weight: 75kg (165lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 105 (7-10) 2013: 731 (0-0)2015: 135 (4-7) 2012: T1213 (0-0)2014: 260 (0-2)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $336,214Win-Loss: 7-10 (singles) Challenger: 16-10 (singles), 0-1 (doubles)

CAREER> Ranking: The American broke into Top 100 on Sept.

12, 2016 and achieved career-high No. 96 on Sept. 19, 2016 after advancing to US Open 3R. Finished 2015 as No. 5 teenager behind Coric, Chung, Kokkinakis and A. Zverev. Cracked Top 200 on Feb. 2, 2015 following run to Maui, USA Challenger title. Earned 1st ATP ranking point as 16-year-old on Nov. 5, 2012 after qualifying and reaching Caracas, VEN Futures QF in pro debut (d. Estevez and Sydow, l. to Maytin).

> Milestones: Did not drop a set en route to 1st ATP Challenger Tour singles title at 2015 Maui, USA, beating 4 fellow Americans and former college players (Buchanan, Novikov, Klahn and Meister). Runner-up at 2015 Sacramento, USA (l. to Fritz) and 2016 Savannah, USA (d. G. Melzer and Young, l. to Fratangelo). Captured 2015 Maui, USA doubles title w/Kozlov in 1 of 2 doubles events played from 2015 through 2016 (d. Buchanan/Williams). Won 15 straight Futures matches in June 2014 with titles at Bodrum, TUR (d. Milojevic); Tulsa, USA (d. Jenkins) and Oklahoma City, USA (d. Harris). Went on a 15-6 run in main draw and qualifying matches during summer 2016, qualifying at Washington, ATP Masters 1000 Toronto, Los Cabos and US Open. Made ATP debut at 2014 Washington as Q (l. to Ram in 3 sets) and secured 1st win at 2015 Memphis as WC (d. Kozlov, l. to Querrey in 2R). Owns records of 54-35 at Challengers, 42-18 at Futures and 38-23 on ITF Juniors Circuit.

> Grand Slams: Reached Grand Slam 3R for 1st time at 2016 US Open as Q, earning biggest win of career by ranking over No. 14 Goffin, then beating Troicki (l. to Karlovic). Youngest American to reach US Open 3R

since 18-year-old Young in 2007. Also played at US Open in 2014 as WC (l. to Monfils in 1R) and 2015 as WC (l. to Rosol in 1R). In doubles, earned 1st Grand Slam main draw win at 2014 US Open as WC w/Russell (d. Kozlov/Rubin, l. to Bryan/Bryan in 2R). Shoulder injury forced withdrawal from Wimbledon qualifying in 2016. Played only 3 Grand Slams of junior career at US Open (2012-14), reaching 3R in 2014.

> ATP Masters 1000: Made winning ATP Masters 1000 main draw debut at 2015 Cincinnati as WC, defeating Mahut in 1R before falling to Janowicz in 2R. Reached 3R at 2016 Toronto as Q (d. Millman and Fognini, l. to Raonic) and 2R at 2016 Cincinnati as WC (d. Almagro, l. to Wawrinka in 3 sets). Fell in 1R at 2016 Indian Wells as WC (l. to Pospisil) and 2016 Miami as LL (l. to Nishioka).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 2-3) Career 16 15 14 US Open 2-3 3R 1R 1R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 4-5) Career 16 15Indian Wells 0-1 1R —Miami 0-1 1R — Canada 2-1 3R — Cincinnati 2-2 2R 2R

PERSONAL> Nickname is “JD”> Began playing tennis at age 4> Father, Courtney, is a businessman; mother, Rebecca, is a

social worker; sister, Tye> Favourite surface is hard and shot is backhand down the line> Favourite tournament is Indian Wells> Idols growing up were Muhammad Ali (boxing) and Bill

Russell (basketball)> If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a poker player> Used to train in Buenos Aires> Has trained with Roger Federer in Dubai> Coached by former Top 30 player Taylor Dent. Fitness

trainer is Tyler Slezak.

JARED DONALDSON (USA) @JaredD Jared Donaldson

Career Win-Loss: 11-19Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-2Career 5-set Record: 0-0Career Prize Money: $602,210Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 96 (September 19, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 327 (February 2, 2015)

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Date of Birth: February 3, 1984Birthplace: São Paulo, BrazilResidence: Balneario Camboriu, BrazilHeight: 1.78m (5’10”)Weight: 73kg (163lbs)Plays: Right-handed One-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 98 (2-9) 2011: 124 (3-2) 2006: 261 (0-0) 2015: 125 (0-3) 2010: 158 (0-1) 2005: 595 (0-0) 2014: 284 (3-2) 2009: 321 (0-0) 2004: 794 (0-0) 2013: 132 (1-8) 2008: 251 (0-0) 2003: T908 (0-0) 2012: 126 (6-5) 2007: 295 (0-1) 2002: T1345 (0-0)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $227,922Win-Loss: 2-9 (singles), 2-4 (doubles) Challenger: 50-23 (singles), 18-17 (doubles)

CAREER>��Ranking: The Brazilian finished a season in Top 100 for 1st time in 2016. Ended 4 of previous 5 years between No. 124 and No. 132 (2011-13, 2015). Achieved career-high No. 82 on June 13, 2016 after reaching Prague, CZE Challenger QF (l. to Novak). Broke into Top 100 on July 9, 2012 after winning Panama City, PAN Challenger title (d. Polansky). Fell as low as No. 533 on June 8, 2015 before returning to Top 100 on Apr. 11, 2016 by winning 1R match at Napoli, ITA Challenger (d. Golubev, l. to Kovalik in 2R).

>��Milestones: Reached lone ATP final in doubles at 2012 Hamburg w/Munoz de la Nava (l. to Marrero/Verdasco). Best singles finish is 2012 Kitzbhel QF (l. to Volandri). Owns 8 Challenger and 9 Futures singles titles, most recently triumphing at 2016 Bordeaux, FRA Challenger (d. Fratangelo). Reached 4 other Challenger finals in 2016: Santiago, CHI-1 (l. to Bagnis); Barranquilla, COL (l. to Schwartzman); Santiago, CHI-2 (l. to M. Gonzalez) and Montevideo, URU (l. to Schwartzman). Earned career-high 6 tour-level wins in 2012. Posted biggest victory of career by ranking over No. 40 Pospisil at 2013 US Open, saving 7 MPs and rallying from 2 sets down to win 46 36 76(9) 62 76(10). Made ATP World Tour debut at 2007 Costa do Sauipe as WC (l. to Devilder) and earned 1st tour-level win 4+ years later in 2011 Davis Cup tie vs. Uruguay (d. Felder). Owns records of 272-185 at Challengers and 118-65 at Futures. Went 50-23 at Challengers in 2016, leading all players in victories.

>��Grand Slams: Earned all 3 of his Grand Slam wins in US Open 1R, beating Sorensen in 2011 as LL (l. to Bogomolov in 2R), Gabashvili in 2012 (l. to Djokovic in 2R) and Pospisil in

2013 as Q (l. to Nadal). Failed to qualify in 1st 11 attempts at Grand Slams before qualifying at 2012 Roland Garros (l. to Isner in 1R).

>��ATP Masters 1000: Made ATP Masters 1000 debut at 2016 Miami as LL (l. to Kuznetsov). Also fell in qualifying at 2011 Cincinnati (l. to Mannarino in Q1), 2012 Miami (l. to Bubka in Q1), 2013 Miami (l. to Dancevic in Q2) and 2013 Rome (l. to Naso in Q1).

CAREER DOUBLES FINALIST (1).

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 3-9) Career 16 13 12 11Roland Garros 0-3 1R 1R 1R — Wimbledon 0-2 1R 1R — — US Open 3-4 1R 2R 1R 2R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 0-1) Career 16 Miami 0-1 1R

PERSONAL>��Nicknamed “Rogerinho”>��Began playing at age 6 with his father, Culicio Teodozio, a former ATP pro

>��Mother, Maria Das Gracias; sisters, Debora, Andrea and Adriana; and a brother, Daniel, who is also a tennis player

>��Played competitive football until he decided to concentrate on a tennis career at age 15

>��Speaks Spanish, English, Italian and is studying German>��Enjoys to surf>��Idol growing up was countryman Gustavo Kuerten>��Considers clay his favourite surface and forehand his best shot

>��Favourite tournament is Australian Open>��If he wasn’t a tennis player, he would be a football player or pro surfer

>��Part of the Proyecto Rio 2016 at Instituto Larri Passos>��Wife, Leticia (married May 9, 2014); daughter, Luiza (born October 3, 2014)

>��Coached by Andres Schneiter. Fitness coach is Carlos “Charlie” Peres.

ROGERIO DUTRA SILVA (BRA) Rogério Dutra Silva @rogeriodutrasilva

Career Win-Loss: 15-31Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 0-3Career 5-set Record: 2-1Career Prize Money: $952,185Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 82 (June 13, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 134 (June 20, 2016)

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Date of Birth: May 20, 1992Birthplace: Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaResidence: Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaHeight: 1.75m (5’9”)Weight: 70kg (154lbs)Plays: Right-handed Two-handed backhand

EMIRATES ATP RANKING HISTORY (W-L)

2016: 77 (23-22) 2013: 189 (2-1) 2010: 1008 (2-0)2015: 82 (8-9) 2012: 221 (0-2) 2009: T1664 (0-0)2014: 109 (5-7) 2011: 343 (0-1)

2016 HIGHLIGHTSPrize Money: $540,435Win-Loss: 23-22 (singles), 1-1 (doubles)Challenger: 7-5 (singles), 6-4 (doubles)Singles Quarter-finalist: Istanbul, Umag

CAREER> Ranking: The Bosnian has improved his year-end ranking

in 7 straight seasons, finishing 2015 and 2016 inside Top 100. Achieved career-high ranking of No. 71 on May 16, 2016 after qualifying at ATP Masters 1000 Rome (l. to Chardy in 1R). Broke into Top 100 on Feb. 23, 2015 after reaching Morelos, MEX Challenger final (l. to Estrella Burgos). Peaked at No. 3 in junior rankings on July 26, 2010.

> Milestones: Reached 1st ATP World Tour QF and SF at 2015 Casablanca (d. Mathieu, Granollers and Haider-Maurer; l. to Klizan). Lost to eventual champions in 3-set QFs at 2016 Istanbul (l. to Schwartzman) and 2016 Umag (l. to Fognini). Winner of 6 Challenger and 12 Futures titles, most recently capturing 3 Challenger championships in 2015: Santo Domingo, DOM (d. Olivo); Alphen, NED (d. Sijsling) and Casablanca, MAR (d. Muñoz-de la Nava). Won 4 junior titles in 2010, including European Championships (d. Artunedo Martinavarr) and Canadian Open (d. Vesely). Increased tour-level win total from 0 in 2012 to 2 in 2013, 5 in 2014, 8 in 2015 and 23 in 2016. Made winning tour-level debut for Bosnian Davis Cup team in 2010 tie vs. Estonia (d. Ivanov in deciding rubber). Owns records of 86-60 in Challengers, 114-37 in Futures and 95-30 in ITF Juniors.

> Grand Slams: Made successful Grand Slam main draw debut at 2014 Australian Open, reaching 3R as Q (d. Hajek and Dodig, l. to Berdych). Became 1st Bosnian to play in a Grand Slam main draw. Also qualified at 2014 Roland Garros (l. to Lopez in 1R) and reached 3R at 2015 Roland Garros (d. Youzhny and Baghdatis, l. to Federer). Advanced

to 3 junior QFs in 2010: Wimbledon singles (l. to Mitchell), Roland Garros doubles w/Zsiga (l. to Arguello/Velotti) and US Open doubles w/Pavic (l. to Clezar/Fernandes).

> ATP Masters 1000: Reached R16 at back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 events in 2016. At Miami, led Nadal 26 64 30 in 2R when Spaniard retired due to illness (l. to Raonic 60 63). At Monte-Carlo, qualified and defeated Berdych in 2R before falling to Raonic 76 in 3rd.

GRAND SLAM HISTORY (Career W-L: 7-10) Career 16 15 14 Aus. Open 3-2 2R — 3R Roland Garros 2-3 1R 3R 1R Wimbledon 1-2 2R 1R — US Open 1-3 2R 1R 1R

ATP WORLD TOUR MASTERS 1000 HISTORY(Career W-L: 5-5) Career 16 15 Indian Wells 0-1 1R 1RMiami 3-2 4R 1R Monte-Carlo 2-1 3R 1R Rome 0-1 1R 1R

PERSONAL> Began playing tennis at age 5> Father, Nerfid, has been running a tennis school since

1994; mother, Žaneta; brother, Zlatan > His birth came shortly after outbreak of Bosnian War, in a

maternity hospital located near the Zetra Olympic Hall. The arena was destroyed at the time, but it was the same place where Damir would start playing tennis.

> As a kid, enjoyed skiing and soccer, in addition to tennis> Growing up, admired Patrick Rafter and Roger Federer> Fan and supporter of Bosnian soccer team FK Željeznicar> In his childhood, acted in two movies – Grbavica (2006),

as background actor, and Mörderischer Frieden (2007), in which he played major role as Durcan

> Studied political science at the Faculty of Political Science in Sarajevo, at University of Sarajevo

> Coached by his father

DAMIR DZUMHUR (BIH) @DzumhurDamir

Career Win-Loss: 40-42Career Win-Loss vs. Top 10: 2-5Career 5-set Record: 4-1Career Prize Money: $1,142,256Highest Emirates ATP Ranking: 71 (May 16, 2016)Highest Emirates ATP Doubles Ranking: 301 (March 7, 2016)