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U.S. Olympic Tennis

2012 LONDON

Media Guide

Venus and Serena Williams, Lisa Raymond and Liezel Huber (©Getty Images); Roddick, McHale, Huber, Bob and Mike Bryan (USTA)

2012 Olympic Games

London, England The All England Lawn Tennis Club -- Wimbledon

Tennis Competition Dates: July 28-August 3

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PREVIEW NOTES

The leader in Olympic tennis medals since the sport was reinstated as a full-medal Olympic event in 1988, the U.S. Olympic Tennis Team expects continued success in 2012 as the Games return to Wimbledon for the first time since 1908. The 2012 Olympic competition will include 64-player draws for both women’s and women’s singles, 32-team draws for men’s and women’s doubles, and 16-teams in mixed doubles, which will be returning to the Games for the first time since 1924. Since its return to the Olympics, tennis has been a showcase for the world’s top players with list of gold medal winners in singles that includes the likes of Steffi Graf, Venus Williams, Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal and Lindsay Davenport. The Olympic tennis competition will start on Saturday, July 28 – the day after the Opening Ceremony and just 20 days after the conclusion of The Championships, Wimbledon. Still, the lawns of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club are expected to be in pristine condition. This is just the third time that the Olympic tennis competition is being played on grass (London 1908 and Belgium 1920). The last time that the Olympics were in Wimbledon, tennis was played at Worple Road and not the AELTC.

U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS TEAM ROSTER BREAKDOWN

7 Olympic veterans MEN (3): Andy Roddick, Bob Bryan, Mike Bryan WOMEN (4): Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Liezel Huber, Lisa Raymond 5 debutants MEN (3): John Isner, Ryan Harrison, Donald Young WOMEN (2): Christina McHale, Varvara Lepchenko 4 former collegians MEN (3): John Isner (Georgia), Bob Bryan (Stanford), Mike Bryan (Stanford) WOMEN (1): Lisa Raymond (Florida) Oldest MEN (34 years old): Mike Bryan (two minutes older than twin brother Bob) WOMEN (38 years old): Lisa Raymond Youngest MEN (20 years old): Ryan Harrison WOMEN (20 years old): Christina McHale (four days younger than Harrison)

U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS TEAM

SINGLES

AGE

2012 RECORD

THE SKINNY

Ryan Harrison 20 21-19 Making Olympic debut; reached the SF of the grass-court event in Newport, R.I., this July

John Isner 27 30-13 Top-ranked American; making Olympic debut; successfully defended his grass-court singles title in Newport in July

Varvara Lepchenko

26 30-18 New U.S. citizen; reached third round of Wimbledon this year

Christina McHale 20 23-15 Youngest member of U.S. squad; won bronze in singles and silver in doubles at the 2011 Pan Am Games

Andy Roddick 29 18-12 Playing in second Olympics; three-time Wimbledon finalist; former world No. 1 Serena Williams 30 38-3 Won two women’s doubles gold medals with sister Venus in 2000 and 2008;

coming off a Wimbledon title (holds five Wimbledon titles) Venus Williams 32 12-6 Competing in fourth consecutive Olympics; holds three gold medals (1 in

singles, 2 in doubles); holds five Wimbledon titles Donald Young 23 2-17 Making Olympic debut; won US Open boys’ singles title in 2007

DOUBLES ONLY

AGE

2012 DOUBLES

THE SKINNY

Bob Bryan 34 38-8 Won doubles bronze medal with brother Mike in 2008; owns 78 ATP doubles titles with brother Mike

Mike Bryan 34 39-8 Competing in third Olympics with brother Bob; has won nine career grass-court doubles titles with Mike, including two at Wimbledon

Liezel Huber 35 39-11 Competed in Olympics in 2008 for the U.S., competed for South Africa in 2000; world’s No. 1 doubles player

John Isner 27 7-6 Has won three career doubles titles and won the grass-court doubles title in Newport, R.I., in 2008

Lisa Raymond 38 37-11 Second Olympic appearance; oldest woman to ever rank No. 1 in either singles or doubles at age 38 in 2012

Andy Roddick 29 1-3 Holds four ATP doubles titles (3 on hard courts, 1 on clay) Serena Williams 30 6-0 Has won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with sister Venus Venus Williams 32 6-0 Won five Wimbledon doubles titles with Serena

WHERE TO WATCH BRAVO will air 56 hours of U.S. Olympic tennis from July 28-August 3 from early morning until mid-afternoon (ET) on most days. NBCOlympics.com will live stream all matches of all singles events.

INDIVIDUAL RECORDS (records as of July 23)*

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS

Singles

2012 Record

CareerRecord

2012Titles

Career Titles

Ryan Harrison 21-19 40-47 0 0 John Isner 30-13 150-100 1 4

Varvara Lepchenko 30-18 355-236 0 0 Christina McHale 23-15 149-103 0 0

Andy Roddick 18-12 607-209 2 32 Serena Williams 38-3 534-107 4 43 Venus Williams Donald Young

12-6 2-17

610-153 34-77

0 0

43 0

Doubles only* Doubles Bob Bryan 38-8 756-245 3 78

Mike Bryan Liezel Huber

John Isner Lisa Raymond Andy Roddick

Serena Williams Venus Williams

39-8 39-11

7-6 37-11

1-3 6-0 6-0

770-247 733-347 68-53

793-288 67-49 159-20 156-23

3 4 0 4 0 1 1

80 52 3

78 4

21 19

PLAYING ON GRASS COURTS AND WIMBLEDON

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM ON GRASS COURTS

Singles

2012 Record

CareerRecord

2012Titles

Career Titles

Ryan Harrison 7-3 10-8 0 0 John Isner 5-1 13-8 1 2

Varvara Lepchenko 2-2 4-12 0 0 Christina McHale 3-3 6-6 0 0

Andy Roddick 7-2 85-21 0 5 Serena Williams 7-0 70-10 1 5 Venus Williams Donald Young

0-1 0-3

63-12 4-10

0 0

5 0

Doubles only* Doubles Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan 4-1 4-1

87-20 87-20

0 0

9 10

Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond

10-3 10-3

97-39 105-35

0 0

5 8

U.S. OLYMPIC TEAM AT WIMBLEDON

Singles

2012 Result

Career Record

Titles Best Result

Ryan Harrison Second Round 4-4 0 Second round in 2011 and 2012 John Isner First Round 2-4 0 Second round in 2010 and 2011

Varvara Lepchenko Third Round 4-6 0 Third round in 2012 Christina McHale Third Round 3-2 0 Third round in 2012

Andy Roddick Third Round 41-12 0 Finalist in 2004, 2005, and 2009 Serena Williams Champion 67-8 5 Champion in 2002-03, 2009-10, 2012 Venus Williams Donald Young

First Round First Round

71-11 0-5

5 0

Champion in 2000-01, 2005, 2007-08 First round in 2008, 2011, and 2012

2007 boys’ singles champion

Doubles only Doubles Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan Semifinals Semifinals

52-12 52-12

2 2

Champion in 2006 and 2011 Champion in 2006 and 2011

Liezel Huber John Isner

Lisa Raymond Andy Roddick


Semifinals ---

Semifinals ---

Champion Champion

47-15 ---

55-18 0-1

38-4 38-4

2 0 1 0 5 5

Champion in 2005 and 2007 ---

Champion in 2001 First Round in 2001

Champion in 2000, 2002, 2008-09, 2012 Champion in 2000, 2002, 2008-09, 2012

Mixed Doubles only Mixed Doubles Bob Bryan

Mike Bryan Semifinals Champion

32-11 22-12

1 1

Champion in 2008 (with Stosur) Champion in 2012 (with Raymond)

Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond


Semifinals Champion

--- ---

23-15 31-17

6-0

12-5

0 2 1 0

Finalist in 2001 (with Mike Bryan) Champion in 1999 (with Paes) and

2012 (with Mike Bryan) Champion in 1998 (with Mirnyi)

Finalist in 2006 (with Bob Bryan)

U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS FACTS

DOMINATING THE WOMEN’S GAME The United States won all Olympic gold medal opportunities in women's tennis at the 1992, 1996 and 2000

Olympic Games. Since 1988, the United States has won all gold medal opportunities in women's tennis with the exception of four. (.667 winning pct. in winning gold medals since 1988). The U.S. did not win a gold medal in women’s tennis in 2004. Prior to that, the lone gold medal won by a non-American since 1988 was at the 1988 Olympic women’s singles competition, when Steffi Graf of West Germany won gold over Gabriela Sabatini of Argentina.

OVERALL U.S. MEDAL COUNT The United States has won more Olympic medals in men's and women's tennis than any other nation since

tennis was re-instated as an Olympic sport in 1988. The United States’ medal total (17) is more than double all other medal-winning nations except one (Spain with 11 medals).

The United States has won five times as many Olympic gold medals in men's and women's tennis than any

other nation since tennis was reinstated as an Olympic sport in 1988. (USA - 10 gold medals; Russia, Germany/West Germany, Switzerland, and Chile - 2)

YEARS FOR TENNIS IN THE OLYMPICS The 2012 Games marks the 14th time that tennis has been a full medal sport at the Olympics (Olympic tennis

years were 1896-1900-1904-1908-1912 then 1920-1924 and 1988-1992-1996-2000-2004- 2008-2012).

U.S. OLYMPIC MEDALISTS IN TENNIS (years when tennis was a full medal sport only)

2008 Venus Williams and Serena Williams (gold medal – women’s doubles) Bob and Mike Bryan (bronze medal – men’s doubles) 2004 Mardy Fish (silver medal – men’s singles) 2000 Venus Williams (gold medal – women’s singles)

Venus Williams and Serena Williams (gold medal – women’s doubles) Monica Seles (bronze medal – women’s singles)

1996 Andre Agassi (gold medal – men’s singles) Lindsay Davenport (gold medal – women’s singles) Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernandez (gold medal – women’s doubles)

1992 Jennifer Capriati (gold medal - women’s singles) Mary Joe Fernandez and Gigi Fernandez (gold medal - women’s doubles) Mary Joe Fernandez (bronze medal - women’s singles) 1988 Ken Flach and Robert Seguso (gold medal - men’s doubles) Pam Shriver and Zina Garrison (gold medal - women’s doubles) Tim Mayotte (silver medal - men’s singles) Brad Gilbert (bronze medal - men’s singles) Zina Garrison (bronze medal - women’s singles) 1924 Vincent Richards (gold medal - men’s singles) Vincent Richards and Frank Hunter (gold medal - men’s doubles) Helen Wills (gold medal - women’s singles) Helen Wills and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (gold medal - women’s doubles) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman and R. Norris Williams (gold medal - mixed doubles) Marion Jessup and Vincent Richards (silver medal - mixed doubles) 1904 Beals Wright (gold medal - men’s singles) Beals Wright and Edgar Leonard (gold medal - men’s doubles) Robert LeRoy (silver medal - men’s singles) Robert LeRoy and Alphonso Bell (silver medal - men’s doubles) Alphonso Bell (bronze medal - men’s singles) Edgar Leonard (bronze medal - men’s singles) Joseph Wear and Allen West (bronze medal - men’s doubles) Clarence Gamble and Arthur Wear (bronze medal - men’s doubles) 1900 Spalding de Garmendia (silver medal - men’s doubles)* Marion Jones (bronze medal - women’s singles) Marion Jones (bronze medal - women’s doubles)*

* won with an international partner

ALL-TIME U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS MEDAL HOLDERS Men 1. Vincent Richards 3 medals (2 gold, 1 silver) 2. Beals Wright 2 medals (2 gold) Edgar Leonard 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze) Robert LeRoy 2 medals (2 silver) Alphonso Bell 2 medals (1 silver, 1 bronze) 6. Andre Agassi 1 medal (1 gold)

Frank Hunter 1 medal (1 gold) R. Norris Williams 1 medal (1 gold) Ken Flach 1 medal (1 gold) Robert Seguso 1 medal (1 gold) Mardy Fish 1 medal (1 silver) Tim Mayotte 1 medal (1 silver) Spalding de Garmendia 1 medal (1 silver) Joseph Wear 1 medal (1 bronze) Allen West 1 medal (1 bronze) Clarence Gamble 1 medal (1 bronze) Arthur Wear 1 medal (1 bronze) Brad Gilbert 1 medal (1 bronze) Bob Bryan 1 medal (1 bronze) Mike Bryan 1 medal (1 bronze) Women 1. Venus Williams 3 medals (3 gold) Mary Joe Fernandez 3 medals (2 gold, 1 bronze) 3. Serena Williams 2 medals (2 gold)

Helen Wills 2 medals (2 gold) Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman 2 medals (2 gold)

Gigi Fernandez 2 medals (2 gold) Zina Garrison 2 medals (1 gold, 1 bronze)

Marion Jones 2 medals (2 bronze) 9. Lindsay Davenport 1 medal (1 gold)

Jennifer Capriati 1 medal (1 gold) Pam Shriver 1 medal (1 gold) Marion Jessup 1 medal (1 silver) Monica Seles 1 medal (1 bronze)

U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS ROSTERS SINCE 1984

After a 64-year hiatus, tennis returned to the Olympics in 1988 and, at the same time, became the first Olympic sport to welcome professionals. 1984 Los Angeles-# 1988 Seoul 1992 Barcelona 1996 Atlanta Jimmy Arias Tim Mayotte Pete Sampras * Pete Sampras Eric Amend Brad Gilbert Michael Chang Andre Agassi Kelly Jones Ken Flach Jim Courier Mal Washington Derrick Rostagno Robert Seguso Mary Joe Fernandez Richey Reneberg Kathy Horvath Pam Shriver Gigi Fernandez Gigi Fernandez Gretchen Rush Zina Garrison Zina Garrison Monica Seles Andrea Leand Chris Evert Jennifer Capriati Lindsay Davenport Andrea Jaeger * Chanda Rubin # - Exhibition Event Mary Joe Fernandez 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens 2008 Beijing 2012 London Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Williams Venus Williams Serena Williams * Serena Williams Serena Williams Serena Williams Lindsay Davenport * Jennifer Capriati Jill Craybas Christina McHale Monica Seles Chanda Rubin Lindsay Davenport Varvara Lepchenko * Andre Agassi Martina Navratilova Liezel Huber Liezel Huber Todd Martin Lisa Raymond James Blake Lisa Raymond Michael Chang Andy Roddick Robby Ginepri John Isner Jeff Tarango Mardy Fish Sam Querrey Andy Roddick Vince Spadea Vince Spadea Bob Bryan Ryan Harrison Alex O’Brien Taylor Dent Mike Bryan Donald Young Jared Palmer Bob Bryan Bob Bryan Mike Bryan Mike Bryan

* Withdrew due to injury prior to the start of the Games.

ORIGINS OF OLYMPIC TENNIS

TENNIS IN THE MODERN GAMES Tennis was one of the nine sports on the Olympic program at the first Modern Olympics in 1896 in Athens, Greece. The first Olympic tennis champion was John Boland, an Irishmen vacationing in Greece at the time of the first Modern Games and entered into the tennis competition upon the urging of a Greek classmate from Oxford. Boland, who would later found the University of Ireland and serve Britain as a member of Parliament, won the singles competition in an eight-man field and paired with a German, Fritz Traun, to sweep the doubles title. Tennis was a fixture on the Olympic program through the 1924 Games in Paris. The International Tennis Federation - the international governing body for tennis - and the International Olympic Committee saw differences on the definition of amateurism, and on whether Wimbledon should be played in Olympic years. What resulted was the exclusion of tennis from the Olympic Games as an official medal sport until 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. THE RETURN OF TENNIS AS A FULL MEDAL SPORT Tennis triumphantly returned to the Olympic Games in 1988 in Seoul, becoming the first Olympic sport to allow professionals to compete (basketball followed suit in 1992). Steffi Graf of West Germany completed the rarest feat in the sport by capping a “Golden Slam” at the Seoul Games, having won all four major titles in professional tennis (Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open) heading into the 1988 Games. Coincidentally, Graf’s husband – American Andre Agassi – is the only other player to win all for major singles titles and an Olympic gold medal in singles during their career.

Player Biographies

U.S. Olympic Tennis Team

BOB BRYAN

Birthdate: April 29, 1978 Height: 6’ 4” Birthplace: Camarillo, Calif. Weight: 202 lbs. Residence: Miami, Fla. Plays: Left-handed / two-handed backhand

Bob Bryan and brother Mike are making their third consecutive trip to the Olympics after capturing the bronze medal at the Beijing Games. At Wimbledon 2011, the Bryans equaled the record for most career Grand Slam men’s doubles titles in the Open Era with their 11th major title together and their 73rd career tour-level men’s doubles title together (an Open Era record). It was their second Wimbledon title (and ninth career grass-court title) along with their triumph in 2006 and improved their grass-court doubles record together to 87-20. The two faced against each other in the 2008 Wimbledon mixed doubles final as Bob teamed with Australian Samantha Stosur to defeat Mike and Katarina Srebotnik. They both also reached the Wimbledon mixed doubles final with a potential Olympic partner (Bob in 2006 with Venus Williams and Mike in 2001 with Liezel Huber and this year with Lisa Raymond). Together, the brothers are 19-2 in Davis Cup play, having anchored the doubles match since 2002.

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 2 (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing) Singles record: --- Doubles record: 6-2

Olympic Highlights… 2004 Olympic Games – seeded No. 1, lost in quarterfinals to eventual gold medal winners Fernando

Gonzalez and Nicolas Massu of Chile 2008 Olympic Games – bronze medal winner as the No. 1 seeds with brother Mike (l. to eventual gold

medalists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the semifinals; d. France’s Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra for the bronze medal)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) N/A 3 Career-High Ranking 116 (November 13, 2000) 1 (September 8, 2003) 2012 Record (titles) 0-0 38-8 (3 titles) Career Record (titles) 21-40 756-245 (78 titles)

2012 Earnings: $472,359 Career Earnings: $9,027,763

Career Highlights… Won 11 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles, including two at Wimbledon, and seven Grand Slam titles in

mixed doubles, including one at Wimbledon Owns an Open Era record 78 ATP World Tour doubles titles with twin brother Mike Finished as the No. 1 doubles team (w/ Mike) in the world in seven of the last nine years Owns a 20-2 record in Davis Cup play, including a 19-2 record with Mike; their team total ranks first all-

time in U.S. Davis Cup history Helped lead the U.S. to the 2007 Davis Cup title, going 4-0 in doubles Helped lead Stanford to NCAA team titles, 1997-98; captured the NCAA men’s singles title in 1998 and

the NCAA men’s doubles title in 1998, with Mike; became just the second player to win the “triple crown” of college – NCAA singles, double and team titles in the same year – joining fellow Stanford player Alex O’Brien (1992)

Personal… Married to Florida attorney Michelle Bryan (nee Alvarez in December 2010) Has one daughter, Micaela (born January 31, 2012), who is very active on Twitter @micaelabryan and

has more than 5,000 followers Plays keyboard in the Bryan Bros. Band with brother Mike Big Los Angeles Lakers fan Has thrown out the first pitch at New York Yankee games twice and at Los Angeles Dodger games three

times with Mike

BOB BRYAN

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2008 BEIJING – Doubles, Hard Court (with Mike Bryan as No. 1 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R QF SF

Bronze

Mark Knowles / Devin Mullings (BAH) Julian Knowle / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) (4) Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra (FRA)

W W W L W

6-2, 6-1 7-6(2), 6-4 6-4, 6-3 7-6(6), 6-4 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

2004 ATHENS – Doubles, Hard Court (with Mike Bryan as No. 1 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R QF

Marat Safin / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) Fernando Gonzalez / Nicolas Massu (CHI)

W W L

6-1, 6-2 6-3, 6-3 7-5, 6-4

MIKE BRYAN

Birthdate: April 29, 1978 Height: 6’ 3” Birthplace: Camarillo, Calif. Weight: 192 lbs Residence: Wesley Chapel, Fla. Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

Mike Bryan and brother Bob are making their third consecutive trip to the Olympics after capturing the bronze medal at the Beijing Olympics. At Wimbledon 2011, the Bryans equaled the record for most career Grand Slam men’s doubles titles in the Open Era with their 11th major title together and their 73rd career tour-level men’s doubles title together (which is the Open Era record). It was their second Wimbledon title (and ninth career grass-court title) along with their triumph in 2006; their overall grass-court doubles record together is 87-20. The two faced each other in the 2008 Wimbledon mixed doubles final as Bob teamed with Australian Samantha Stosur to defeat Mike and Katarina Srebotnik. They both also reached the Wimbledon mixed doubles final with a potential Olympic partner (Bob in 2006 with Venus Williams and Mike in 2001 with Liezel Huber and this year with Lisa Raymond). Together, the brothers are 19-2 in Davis Cup play, having anchored the doubles match since 2002.

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 2 (2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing) Singles record: --- Doubles record: 6-2

Olympic Highlights… 2004 Olympic Games – lost in quarterfinals to eventual gold medal winners Fernando Gonzalez and

Nicolas Massu of Chile with brother Bob as the No. 1 seeds 2008 Olympic Games – bronze medal winner as the No. 1 seeds with brother Bob (l. to eventual gold

medalists Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland in the semifinals; d. France’s Arnaud Clement and Michael Llodra for bronze medal)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) N/A 3 Career-High Ranking 246 (October 16, 2000) 1 (September 8, 2003) 2012 Record (titles) 0-0 39-8 (3 titles) Career Record (titles) 5-11 770-247 (80 titles)


Career Highlights… Won 11 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles (w/ Bob Bryan), including two at Wimbledon, and three Grand

Slam titles in mixed doubles (w/ Lisa Raymond) – 2002 US Open, 2003 Roland Garros, and 2012 Wimbledon

Owns an Open Era record 78 ATP World Tour doubles titles with twin brother Bob Owns 80 career tour doubles titles, two more than Bob, having posted a 14-2 record in 2002 with four

different partners, reaching three finals and winning titles in Long Island (w/ Mahesh Bhupathi) and Nottingham (w/ Mark Knowles)

Owns a 21-2 record in Davis Cup play, including a 19-2 record with twin brother Bob, which ranks first all-time in U.S. Davis Cup history

Helped lead the U.S. to the 2007 Davis Cup title, with a 4-0 record in doubles Helped lead Stanford to NCAA team titles in 1997 and 1998, and won the NCAA men’s doubles title in

1998 with Bob

Personal… Two minutes older than twin brother, Bob Father Wayne, is a lawyer, musician and tennis instructor who is involved in various ATP Kids’ Days and

clinics; mother Kathy was a former tennis player on women’s circuit and played at Wimbledon four times, reaching mixed doubles quarterfinals in 1965

Plays drums in the Bryan Bros. Band with Mike Additional hobbies include playing basketball Participate in an annual fundraiser with Bob for abused children at their tennis club in Camarillo, Calif.

MIKE BRYAN

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2008 BEIJING – Doubles, Hard Court (with Bob Bryan as No. 1 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R QF SF

Bronze

Mark Knowles / Devin Mullings (BAH) Julian Knowle / Jurgen Melzer (AUT) Chris Guccione / Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) (4) Roger Federer / Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) Arnaud Clement / Michael Llodra (FRA)

W W W L W

6-2, 6-1 7-6(2), 6-4 6-4, 6-3 7-6(6), 6-4 3-6, 6-3, 6-4

2004 ATHENS – Doubles, Hard Court (with Bob Bryan as No. 1 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score

1R 2R QF

Marat Safin / Mikhail Youzhny (RUS) Max Mirnyi / Vladimir Voltchkov (BLR) Fernando Gonzalez / Nicolas Massu (CHI)

W W L

6-1, 6-2 6-3, 6-3 7-5, 6-4

RYAN HARRISON

Birthdate: May 7, 1992 Height: 6’ 1” Birthplace: Shreveport, La. Weight: 175 lbs. Resides: Austin, Texas Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

Harrison is the youngest man on the 2012 U.S. Olympic tennis team, at 20 years old. He won his second career ATP doubles title, in Atlanta, the day before heading to London for the Olympics. “It doesn’t matter if it’s singles, doubles, triples or whatever it is, if you win titles, you can always build off of it, so we’re really fired up," he said afterward.

OLYMPIC CAREER Olympics played: Making Olympic Debut Singles record: --- Doubles record: ---

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 52 91 Career-High Ranking 43 (July 16, 2012) 88 (June 11, 2012) 2012 Record (titles) 21-18 10-8 (1 title) Career Record (titles) 40-47 20-22 (2 titles)

2012 Earnings: $375,268 Career Earnings: $915,804

Career Highlights… Became the third-youngest player since 1990 (behind Rafael Nadal and Richard Gasquet) to win a main-

draw match on the ATP World Tour, in 2008 at age 15 at the U.S. Men’s Clay Courts in Houston

Peaked at a career-high No. 43 on July 16 after reaching the semifinals of the grass-court ATP event in Newport, R.I.

Also reached the quarterfinals on grass at the Wimbledon tune-up in Nottingham in 2010 and the semifinals of Eastbourne in 2012

Owns two career ATP doubles titles, both with Matthew Ebden – 2011 Newport and 2012 Atlanta

Made his U.S. Davis Cup debut in the 2012 World Group first round in Switzerland and played his first live match in the quarterfinals against France – in doing so, he became the first teenager to play a live Davis Cup match for the U.S. since Andy Roddick in 2001. (Harrison would have been the eighth-youngest player in U.S. Davis Cup history when he was scheduled to make his debut in a dead rubber in Colombia at the 2010 World Playoff before rain cancelled match.)

As a junior, peaked at a career-high No. 7 in the ITF World Junior Rankings and reached the boys’ semifinals at the 2008 Australian Open

Personal… Has a younger brother, Christian, who plays on the USTA Pro Circuit, and a younger sister, Madison

Father, Pat, played collegiate tennis at Oklahoma State University and the University of Mississippi and had a brief professional career. (Ryan’s eclipsed Pat’s career-high ranking after his first-round win at Houston in 2008.)

LIEZEL HUBER

Birthdate: August 21, 1976 Height: 5’ 11” Birthplace: Durban, South Africa Weight: 158 lbs. Residence: Houston Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

Huber enters her third Olympics (second as an American) ranked No. 1 in the world in doubles with Olympic doubles partner Lisa Raymond. She and Raymond posted a 16-match winning streak earlier this year, including title runs at Paris Indoors, Doha, Dubai and Indian Wells. She and Raymond lost to Olympic teammates Venus and Serena Williams in the semifinals of women’s doubles at Wimbledon this year. Huber and Bob Bryan also reached the semifinals in mixed doubles.

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 2 (2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing) Singles record: -- Doubles record: 2-2

Olympic Highlights… 2008 Olympic Games for United States – reached quarterfinals in women’s doubles with Lindsay

Davenport (l. to Spain’s Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual) 2000 Olympics representing South Africa – lost in first round of women’s doubles (w/ Amanda Coetzer)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) N/A 1 Career-High Ranking 131 (March 29, 1999) 1 (November 12, 2007) 2012 Record (titles) 0-0 39-11 (4 titles) Career Record (titles) 175-159 733-347 (52 titles, plus 2 mixed doubles titles)


Career Highlights… No. 1-ranked doubles player in the world; first hit No. 1 in November 2007 Has won 52 WTA doubles titles, including five Grand Slam tournament titles Won the women’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 2005 and 2007 Won mixed doubles titles at 2010 US Open and 2009 Roland Garros (both w/ Bob Bryan); also reached

three other mixed doubles finals, including 2001 Wimbledon (w/ Mike Bryan) First represented the United States in the 2008 Fed Cup semifinals; owns an 8-2 record for the U.S. Fed

Cup team (all doubles); overall Fed Cup record is 0-1 in singles and 17-4 in doubles (represented South Africa, 1998-2000 and 2003)

Holds six WTA Player Awards: Doubles Team of the Year w/ Cara Black (2007-08); Humanitarian of the Year (2005, 2007) and Player Service Awards (2008-09)

Personal… Married Tony Huber in February 2000 and he travels as her coach Has four dogs and two cats Enjoys all Houston sports; loves reading about stock market and travelling in her motor home Opened Huber Tennis Ranch in March 2008 in Texas Sponsors annual U15 girls tournament in South Africa Completed a triathlon and duathlon in 2009 Moved to the U.S. as a teenager; became an American citizen in July 2007

LIEZEL HUBER

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2008 BEIJING – Doubles, Hard Court (with Lindsay Davenport, No. 5 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R Klaudia Jans-Ignacik/Alicja Rosolska (POL) W 6-2, 6-1 2R Victoria Azarenka/Tatiana Poutchek (BLR) W 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 QF (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP) L 5-7, 7-6(6), 8-6

2000 SYDNEY – Doubles, Hard Court (for South Africa, with Amanda Coetzer, No. 8 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R Petra Mandula/Katalin Marosi (HUN) L 6-4, 6-3

JOHN ISNER

Birthdate: April 26, 1985 Height: 6’ 9” Birthplace: Greensboro, N.C. Weight: 245 lbs. Resides: Tampa, Fla. Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

The top-ranked American is having a career-best season and returns to the site of his historic first-round win over Nicholas Mahut at 2010 Wimbledon that spanned three days (details below).


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 11 78 Career-High Ranking 9 (April 16, 2012) 26 (April 2, 2012) 2012 Record (titles) 30-13 (1 title) 7-6 Career Record (titles) 150-100 (4 titles) 68-53 (3 titles) 2012 Earnings: $971,419 Career Earnings: $4,077,486

Career Highlights…

Owns wins this year over 2012 world No. 1s Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer and current No. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Became the No. 1 American and cracked the Top 10 for the first time this year

Played the longest match in tennis history at Wimbledon in 2010, defeating Nicolas Mahut, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7(7), 7-6(3), 70-68, in a first-round match that spanned 11 hours, 5 minutes over three days; served a record 113 aces in that match. (Coincidentally, he met Mahut in the first round the following year; Isner won in straight sets; the two also played in Newport, R.I., this year, also won by Isner.)

Holds two grass-court singles titles in Newport, 2011 and 2012, and won the doubles title in 2008

Has a 7-3 record for the U.S. Davis Cup team, including a win over Roger Federer in the 2012 first round at Switzerland (the first American to beat Federer since James Blake at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the first American to beat Federer on clay since Vince Spadea at 1999 Monte Carlo)

Earned All-America honors all four years he competed for the University of Georgia (2004-07)

Helped lead Georgia to the 2007 NCAA team title as a senior and lost in the NCAA singles final in a third-set tie-break to Virginia’s Somdev Devvarman; in 2005, won the NCAA men’s doubles as a sophomore

Personal… Has two older brothers, Nathan (a teaching pro) and Jordan

Hobbies include playing poker, golf, basketball, watching ESPN and playing fantasy sports

Huge WWE and Carolina Panthers fan

Wears a size 15 shoe

VARVARA LEPCHENKO

Birthdate: May 21, 1986 Height: 5’ 11” Birthplace: Tashkent, Uzbekistan Weight: 159 lbs. Resides: Allentown, Pa. Plays: Left-handed / two-handed backhand

One of the feel-good stories of the 2012 Olympics, Lepchenko had an inspired run during the spring clay-court season that vaulted her into the final singles spot on the U.S. team. She joins Martina Navratilova, Monica Seles and Liezel Huber as the only naturalized citizens to represent the U.S. in Olympic tennis.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 41 232 Career High Ranking 41 (July 23, 2012) 134 (February 12, 2007) 2012 Record (titles) 30-18 1-3 Career Record (titles) 355-236 79-92


Career Highlights… Reached the fourth round of the 2012 French Open, only one of two Americans to advance that far; was

first result past the second round in 14 career Grand Slam appearances (finish improved her ranking enough to become the No. 4 American and qualify for an Olympic berth); defeated former French Open finalist Jelena Jankovic in the second round and 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone in the third round

Reached the third round of Wimbledon in 2012, losing to defending champion Petra Kvitova

4-12 overall WTA singles record on grass courts

Advanced to the quarterfinals of the WTA event in Madrid as a qualifier before the 2012 French Open, upsetting three players ranked above her, including then-No. 11 Francesca Schiavone in the first round

Finished sixth or better on the USTA Pro Circuit prize money list each year from 2005 to 2008

Holds 10 USTA Pro Circuit singles titles

Personal… Has been living in the U.S. since 2001 after receiving political asylum; officially changed nationality in

2007 to play for the U.S and became an official U.S. citizen in September 2011

Trains at the USTA Training Center-East at the home of the US Open in Flushing, N.Y. along with Olympic teammate Christina McHale

Has a Siberian husky named Belka

Enjoys movies, picnics, and watching figure skating and soccer

CHRISTINA MCHALE

Birthdate: May 11, 1992 Height: 5’ 7” Birthplace: Teaneck, N.J. Weight: 127 lbs. Resides: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

McHale is the youngest member of the U.S. Olympic tennis team (four days younger than fellow 20-year-old Ryan Harrison). She is coming off a breakthrough season last year during which she established herself as the second-highest ranked American behind Serena Williams.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 26 130 Career High Ranking 26 (July 23, 2012) 111 (June 11, 2012) 2012 Record (titles) 23-15 3-5 Career Record (titles) 149-103 35-30

2012 Earnings: $388,201 Career Earnings: $855,551 Career Highlights…

Won the bronze medal in singles and the silver in doubles (w/ Irina Falconi) at the 2011 Pan Am Games

Reached the third round of all three Grand Slam events this year

3-3 career WTA singles record on grass courts

In 2011, became the youngest player in the WTA Top 50 after defeating world No. 9 Marion Bartoli en route to the third round of the US Open; in 2012, became the youngest American woman in the Top 30 since Serena Williams more than a decade ago

Has one win over a reigning world No. 1, beating Caroline Wozniacki in Cincinnati in 2011

Made her debut for the U.S. Fed Cup team in the 2010 quarterfinals; has a 4-3 record in Fed Cup play (all singles), winning her last four matches (all in 2012)

Swept the singles and doubles titles at the 2009 USTA Girls’ 18s National Championships

Personal… Older sister Lauren plays tennis at the University of North Carolina

Lived in Hong Kong from ages 3 to 8 after her father’s job was transferred, and began playing tennis on the courts in the family’s Hong Kong apartment complex; also was a competitive swimmer growing up

Trains at the USTA Training Center-East at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, home of the US Open in Flushing, N.Y., along with Olympic teammate Varvara Lepchenko; also trained for three years at the USTA Player Development Headquarters residency program in Boca Raton, Florida

Idols growing up were the Williams sisters

LISA RAYMOND

Birthdate: August 10, 1973 Height: 5’ 5” Birthplace: Norristown, Pa. Weight: 121 lbs. Residence: Wayne, Pa. Plays: Right-handed / one-handed backhand Raymond is the oldest player on the U.S. Olympic tennis team at age 38 and shares the world’s No. 1 doubles ranking with Olympic doubles partner Liezel Huber. She and Huber have won four titles this year and also captured the 2011 US Open women’s doubles title. Raymond paired with Mike Bryan at Wimbledon this summer to win her fifth career Grand Slam mixed doubles title (third with Mike), and she and Huber teamed to reach the women’s doubles semifinals before losing to Olympic teammates Venus and Serena Williams.

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 1 (2004 Athens) Singles record: 2-1 Doubles record: 1-1

Olympic Highlights… 2004 Olympic Games – reached third round of singles (l. to eventual bronze medalist Alicia Molik of

Australia) and quarterfinals of doubles (w/ Martina Navratilova; l. to Shinobu Asagoe and Ai Sugiyama of Japan)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) N/A 1 Career-High Ranking 15 (October 20, 1997) 1 (June 12, 2000) 2012 Record (titles) 0-0 37-11 (4 titles) Career Record (titles) 390-299 (4 titles) 793-288 (78 titles, plus 5 mixed doubles titles)


Career Highlights… Oldest woman ever to win a Grand Slam women’s doubles title, winning the 2011 US Open (w/ Huber) at

age 38 Oldest woman ever to rank No. 1 in either singles or doubles, at age 38 in 2012; currently ranked No. 1 Has won 78 WTA doubles titles, including six Grand Slam titles Won the women’s doubles title at Wimbledon in 2001 and the mixed doubles title with Mike Bryan in 1999

and 2012 First represented the United States in 1997 Fed Cup World Group Playoffs; 3-6 record in singles and 11-3

record in doubles 1992 and 1993 NCAA singles champion for the University of Florida No. 1-ranked college player in 1993

Personal… Younger sister Stefanie is a clinical social worker University of Florida fan; inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame on April 11, 2003 Travels with dachshund Casy Enjoys music and TV

LISA RAYMOND

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2004 ATHENS – Singles, Hard Court


1R Lubomira Kurhajcova (SVK) W 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 2R (14) Silvia Farina Elia (ITA) W 6-1, 6-2 QF Alicia Molik (AUS) L 6-4, 6-4

2004 ATHENS – Doubles, Hard Court (with Martina Navratilova, No. 3 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R QF

Yuliya Beygelzimer/Tatiana Perebiynis (UKR) Amelie Mauresmo/Mary Pierce (FRA) (5) Shinobu Asagoe/Ai Sugiyama (JPN)

W W L

6-0, 6-2 W/O 6-4, 4-6, 6-4

ANDY RODDICK

Birthdate: August 30, 1982 Height: 6’ 2” Birthplace: Omaha, Neb. Weight: 195 lbs Residence: Austin, Texas Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand

The former world No. 1 and 2003 US Open champion comes to London having won 11 of his last 12 matches – including title runs at Eastbourne and Atlanta. He is making his second Olympic appearance after debuting in Athens in 2004 (lost in singles quarterfinals to eventual bronze medalist Fernando Gonzalez and in the first round of doubles) and skipping Beijing in 2008. Roddick takes his strong grass-court game to Wimbledon, where he is a three-time singles finalist and took part in the longest fifth set in Wimbledon finals history in 2009 (lost to Roger Federer, 16-14, in the fifth set). He also holds five grass-court singles titles—four at Queens Club (2003-05, 2007) and one at Eastbourne (2012). Roddick is one of the most decorated members of the U.S. Davis Cup team, ranking second all-time with 33 singles victories through 2011. \

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 1 (2004 Athens) Singles record: 2-1 Doubles record: 0-1

Olympic Highlights… 2004 Olympic Games – quarterfinalist as No. 2 seed in men’s singles (lost to eventual bronze medal

winner Fernando Gonzalez of Chile); lost in first round of men’s doubles with Mardy Fish to eventual semifinalists Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes of India

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 22 1050 Career-High Ranking 1 (Nov. 3, 2003) 50 (Jan. 11, 2010) 2012 Record (titles) 18-12 (2 titles) 1-3 Career Record (titles) 607-209 (32 titles) 67-49 (4 titles) 2012 Earnings: $411,016 Career Earnings: $20,499,210

Career Highlights… 2003 US Open Champion (d. Juan Carlos Ferrero in final) 2006 US Open runner-up (l. to Roger Federer in final) Three-time Wimbledon finalist (2004, 2005, 2009), losing to Roger Federer each time Owns 33 singles victories in Davis Cup competition, second-most all-time in U.S. Davis Cup history Led the U.S. to the 2007 Davis Cup title with a 6-0 record at No. 1 singles Owns a 85-21 record on grass courts (.802), with four titles at Queens Club (2003-05, 2007) and one at

Eastbourne (2012) Earned his 600th career tour-level win in the 2012 Eastbourne semifinals; became the 19th man in the

Open Era to reach 600-win plateau and is only one of two active players (Federer)

Personal… Married Sports Illustrated cover model/actress Brooklyn Decker on April 17, 2009 at their home in Austin Youngest of three brothers – oldest brother, Lawrence, a diver, was a member of the U.S. Senior National

Team; middle brother, John, was an All-American tennis player for the University of Georgia and now is the head men’s tennis coach at the University of Oklahoma

Started co-hosting The Bobby Bones and Andy Roddick Show on Fox Sports Radio earlier this year Hosted “Saturday Night Live” in November 2003 – the second tennis player (Chris Evert) to do so Made a cameo appearance at the end of wife Brooklyn Decker’s first feature film “Just Go With It” Began the Andy Roddick Foundation in 2001

ANDY RODDICK

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2004 ATHENS – Singles, Hard Court (No. 2 seed)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R Flavio Saretta (BRA) W 6-3, 7-6(4) 2R Tommy Haas (GER) W 4-6, 6-3, 9-7 QF (16) Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) L 6-4, 6-4

2004 ATHENS – Doubles, Hard Court (with Mardy Fish)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R (5) Mahesh Bhupathi/Leander Paes (IND) L 7-6(5), 6-3

SERENA WILLIAMS

Birthdate: September 26, 1981 Height: 5’ 9” Birthplace: Saginaw, Mich. Weight: 155 lbs. Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand A two-time gold medalist in doubles with sister Venus (2000 and 2008), Serena is seeking her first singles medal at the site where she recently captured her 14th Grand Slam title (at Wimbledon this year). With her fifth Wimbledon title in hand, Williams ranks sixth for the most career Grand Slam singles titles. One of only six women in history to simultaneously hold the top ranking in both singles and doubles, Williams is entered in singles and doubles in London and has also discussed the possibility of playing mixed doubles with Andy Roddick. (The two exchanged tweets immediately after the announcement that mixed doubles was added to the 2012 Games). Williams has dealt with multiple injuries since the middle of 2010. She cut her foot on a piece of glass after capturing the 2010 Wimbledon crown, forcing her to miss the remainder of that year and a portion of the 2011 season. In February 2011, she underwent emergency treatment for a pulmonary embolism, which kept her sidelined through the French Open. She returned for Wimbledon, won the 2011 Emirates Airline US Open Series title and reached the final of the 2011 US Open, after which she did not play the rest of the season. \

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 2 (2000 Sydney, 2008 Beijing) Singles record: 3-1 Doubles record: 10-0

Olympic Highlights… 2000 Olympic Games – won women’s doubles gold medal unseeded with sister Venus (d. Kristie Boogert

and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands in the final); did not play singles 2004 Olympic Games – named to the team but was a late withdrawal 2008 Olympic Games – reached the singles quarterfinals (l. to eventual gold medal winner Elena

Dementieva of Russia) and won women’s doubles gold medal with sister Venus (d. No. 4 seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the final)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 4 40 Career High Ranking 1 (July 9, 2002) 1 (June 7, 2010) 2012 Record (titles) 38-3 (4 titles) 6-0 (1 title) Career Record (titles) 534-107 (43 titles) 159-20 (21 titles, plus 2 mixed doubles titles)

2012 Earnings: $3,379,458 Career Earnings: $38,131,392

Career Highlights… 14-time Grand Slam champion, the most for any active player and sixth all-time; her championships

include five Wimbledon titles (2002, 2003, 2009-10, 2012) 13-time Grand Slam doubles champion (all w/ Venus Williams), including five Wimbledon titles (2000,

2002, 2008-09, 2012) 70-10 overall WTA singles record on grass courts Won mixed doubles titles at Wimbledon and US Open (1998, both with Max Mirnyi) and also reached final

of 1999 Australian Open (w/ Mirnyi) and 1997 Roland Garros (w/ Luis Lobo) Has been ranked No. 1 in the world in both singles and doubles First represented the United States in 1999 Fed Cup semifinal; undefeated in Fed Cup play (8-0 in

singles; 3-0 in doubles)

Personal… Youngest of five girls: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased in 2003) and Venus Interested in fashion and acting Opened her own clothing line (Aneres) and often wears own designs Minority owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins Cofounded the Serena Williams Secondary School in Kenya (opened in November 2008)

SERENA WILLIAMS

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2008 BEIJING – Singles, Hard Court (No. 4 seed)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R 3R QF

Olga Govortsova (BLR) Samantha Stosur (AUS) (15) Alize Cornet (FRA) (5) Elena Dementieva

W W W L

6-3, 6-1 6-2, 6-0 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 3-6, 6-4, 6-3

2008 BEIJING – Doubles, Hard Court (with Venus Williams, No. 2 seeds)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R QF SF F

Iveta Benesova/Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) Ayumi Morita/Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (7) Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) (6) Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

W W W W W

4-6, 7-5, 6-1 7-5, 6-2 6-4, 6-0 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 6-2, 6-0

2000 SYDNEY – Doubles, Hard Court (with Venus Williams, unseeded)


1R 2R QF SF F

Sonya Jeyaseelan/Vanessa Webb (CAN) Elena Likhovtseva/Anastasia Myskina (RUS) (1) Julie Halard-Decugis/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) (5) Els Callens/Dominique Monami (BEL) Kristie Boogert/Miriam Oremans (NED)

W W W W W

6-3, 6-1 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 6-3, 6-2 6-4, 6-1 6-1, 6-1

VENUS WILLIAMS

Birthdate: June 17, 1980 Height: 6’ 1” Birthplace: Lynwood, Calif. Weight: 160 lbs. Residence: Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Plays: Right-handed / two-handed backhand Already a three-time gold medalist (singles and doubles in 2000 and doubles in 2008), the former world No. 1 will be the first American to compete in four Olympic tennis competitions when she takes to the court in London. Williams is seeking her fourth gold medal at Wimbledon, the Grand Slam event where she has had her most success, winning five singles titles (2000-01, 2005, 2007-08) and five women’s doubles titles with sister Serena (2000, 2002, 2008-09, 2012). She also reached the Wimbledon mixed doubles final with American Bob Bryan in 2006.

OLYMPIC CAREER (see page 2 for prior Olympic results) Olympics played: 3 (2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing) Singles record: 11-2 Doubles record: 10-1

Olympic Highlights… 2000 Olympic Games – won women’s singles gold medal (d. Elena Dementieva in the final) and women’s

doubles gold medal with sister Serena (d. Kristie Boogert and Miriam Oremans of the Netherlands in the final)

2004 Olympic Games – reached third round in singles (l. to Mary Pierce) and lost in first round in doubles with Chanda Rubin

2008 Olympic Games – reached the singles quarterfinals (l. to Li Na) and won women’s doubles gold medal with sister Serena (d. No. 4 seeds Anabel Medina Garrigues and Virginia Ruano Pascual of Spain in the final)

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 69 40 Career High Ranking 1 (February 25, 2002) 1 (June 7, 2010) 2012 Record (titles) 12-6 6-0 (1 title) Career Record (titles) 610-153 (43 titles) 156-23 (19 titles, plus 2 mixed doubles titles)


Career Highlights… Seven-time Grand Slam women’ s singles champion, including five Wimbledon titles (2000, 2001, 2005,

2007, 2008) and two US Open titles (2000-01) 13-time Grand Slam women’s doubles champion (all with Serena Williams), including five Wimbledon

titles (2000, 2002, 2008-09, 2012) 63-12 overall WTA singles record on grass courts Owns 43 tour-level singles titles and 19 doubles titles Won the mixed doubles titles at Australian Open and Roland Garros (1998, both with Justin Gimelstob);

also reached 2006 Wimbledon mixed doubles final with Bob Bryan Has been ranked No. 1 in the world in both singles and doubles First represented the United States in 1999 Fed Cup semifinal; 18-4 in Fed Cup play (14-2 singles and 4-

2 doubles)

Personal… Has four sisters: Lyndrea, Isha, Yetunde (deceased in 2003) and Serena Opened her own clothing line (EleVen) and wears the tennis apparel during matches Started V Starr Interiors, an interior design company Minority owner of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins Travels with her dog Harold (a Havenese) Withdrew prior to her second-round match at the 2011 US Open after being diagnosed with Sjogren’s

Syndrome

VENUS WILLIAMS

OLYMPIC RESULTS

2008 BEIJING – Singles, Hard Court (No. 7 seed)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R 3R QF

Timea Bacsinszky (SUI) Iveta Benesova (CZE) (12) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) Na Li (CHN)

W W W L

6-3, 6-2 6-1, 6-4 6-3, 6-2 7-5, 7-5

2008 BEIJING – Doubles, Hard Court (with Serena Williams, No. 2 seeds)


Iveta Benesova/Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) Ayumi Morita/Ai Sugiyama (JPN) (7) Elena Vesnina/Vera Zvonareva (RUS) (6) Alona and Kateryna Bondarenko (UKR) (4) Anabel Medina Garrigues/Virginia Ruano Pascual (ESP)

W W W W W

4-6, 7-5, 6-1 7-5, 6-2 6-4, 6-0 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 6-2, 6-0

2004 ATHENS – Singles, Hard Court (No. 6 seed)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R 3R

Melinda Czink (HUN) Maja Matevzic (SLO) Mary Pierce (FRA)

W W L

6-1, 6-2 6-0, 6-0 6-4, 6-4

2004 ATHENS – Doubles, Hard Court (with Chanda Rubin, unseeded)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R (8) Ting Li/Tian-Tian Sun (CHN) L

7-5, 1-6, 6-3

2000 SYDNEY – Singles, Hard Court (No. 2 seed)

Round Opponent W/L Score 1R 2R 3R QF SF F

Henrieta Nagyova (SVK) Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) Jana Kandarr (GER) (5) Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (ESP) (3) Monica Seles (USA) (10) Elena Dementieva (RUS)

W W W W W W

6-2, 6-2 6-2, 6-3 6-2, 6-2 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 6-2, 6-4

2000 SYDNEY – Doubles, Hard Court (with Serena Williams, unseeded)


Sonya Jeyaseelan/Vanessa Webb (CAN) Elena Likhovtseva/Anastasia Myskina (RUS) (1) Julie Halard-Decugis/Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) (5) Els Callens/Dominique Monami (BEL) Kristie Boogert/Miriam Oremans (NED)

W W W W W

6-3, 6-1 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 6-3, 6-2 6-4, 6-1 6-1, 6-1

DONALD YOUNG

Birthdate: July 23, 1989 Height: 6’ 0” Birthplace: Chicago Weight: 160 lbs. Resides: Atlanta Plays: Left-handed / two-handed backhand

Young had a breakthrough season on the ATP World Tour in 2011 and now returns to Wimbledon, where he won the 2007 boys’ singles title. He comes to London for his Olympic debut in the midst of a 14-match singles losing streak, having last won in the first round of Memphis in February. (Vince Spadea posted a tour-record 21 match losing streak in 2000 before making his Olympic in Sydney that year. He ended that streak with five-set win over Greg Rusedski in the first round of Wimbledon.) Young jumped from No. 128 at the end of 2010 to a year-end best No. 39 last year, posting a career-high 19 wins and finishing 2011 13-5 after a 6-10 start through July. In the process, he posted four Top 20 wins, including his first Top 10 win over then-No. 5 Andy Murray in the second round of Indian Wells in March 2011.


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Singles Doubles Current Ranking (as of 7/23/12) 60 293 Career-High Ranking 38 (February 27, 2012) 203 (November 12, 2007) 2012 Record (titles) 2-17 4-6 Career Record (titles) 34-77 8-26


Career Highlights…

In 2011, reached first career final in Bangkok and reached the fourth round of the US Open, upsetting two seeded players en route

Became the youngest junior player to end a year ranked No. 1 in the ITF World Junior Rankings in 2005, at age 16; became first American to finish No. 1 in the juniors since Andy Roddick in 2000

Won the boys’ title at the Australian Open in 2005 at age 15

Won the boys’ title at Wimbledon in 2007, the first American to do so since Scott Humphries in 1994

Personal…

Son of Illona and Donald Young, who run the South Fulton Tennis Center in College Park, Ga.

Favorite athletes are Michael Jordan, Pete Sampras and Tiger Woods

Only sports figure in Newsweek magazine's "Who's Next?" feature on December 27, 2004

Press Releases

U.S. Olympic Tennis Team

USTA NAMES 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS TEAMS

U.S. Women Feature Olympic Gold Medalists Venus and Serena Williams, as well as World No. 1 Doubles Players Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond

John Isner and Andy Roddick Lead Men’s Team with 11-Time Grand Slam Champions, 2008 Bronze Medalists Bob and Mike Bryan

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 26, 2012 -- The USTA, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the United States, announced today the 12 players nominated to the U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, July 28 – August 5.

U.S. women’s tennis coach Mary Joe Fernandez nominated a six-person team with four singles entries and two doubles teams. 13-time Grand Slam singles champion Serena Williams will compete in the singles competition along with Christina McHale, Varvara Lepchenko and three-time Olympic gold medalist Venus Williams, who will be competing in her fourth Olympics. The world’s No. 1 doubles team of Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond will compete for the U.S. in doubles, as will the Williams sisters, who are undefeated in Olympic doubles competition and will be seeking their third gold medal together (2000, 2008).

U.S. men’s tennis coach Jay Berger also nominated a six-player team consisting of four singles entries and two doubles teams. 2004 Olympian Andy Roddick was named to the team along with John Isner, Ryan Harrison and Donald Young in singles. The 2008 bronze medalists in men’s doubles, Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan, will return to the Olympics as a U.S. men’s doubles team, with Isner and Roddick making up a second doubles team.

The U.S. will also nominate two teams in mixed doubles – which will be contested at the Olympics Games for the first time since tennis returned to the Games in 1988 – comprised from among the 12 players and named once all players are on site.

The 2012 Olympic tennis competition will be staged July 28 – August 5 on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon. The U.S. has won 17 Olympic medals in men’s and women’s tennis since it returned as a full medal sport in 1988 – more than any other nation.

“These 12 players have worked extremely hard to earn selection to the U.S. Olympic Team, and they will be granted the tremendous honor of playing for their country on the world’s biggest stage,” said Jon Vegosen, Chairman of the Board and President, USTA. “That the competition is being held on perhaps tennis’ most hallowed grounds, these Olympics will surely augment a memorable summer of tennis.”

“We have a very experienced team replete with gold medalists and a doubles team that is currently the best in the world,” said Fernandez, who has led the U.S. Fed Cup Team to the Fed Cup final in two of her three years as Captain. “I am honored to have the opportunity to coach this team at the Olympics and firmly believe that we have a team capable of competing for multiple medals.”

“Our guys are honored to be representing their country, and are relishing the opportunity to compete for gold at Wimbledon,” said Berger, who has been the USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis since 2008. “I am confident that we will be in medal contention in both singles and doubles.”

Serena Williams, 30, is undefeated and a two-time gold medalist in doubles (2000 and 2008), and a quarterfinalist in her only Olympic singles appearance in 2008. She is a 13-time Grand Slam singles champion, including four Wimbledon singles titles and has captured 12 Grand Slam doubles titles (four at Wimbledon) and two mixed doubles titles. She is one of six women in history to have held the No. 1 rankings in both singles and doubles simultaneously. Williams is a perfect 11-0 in Fed Cup play, including 8-0 in singles, and she helped the U.S. capture the 1999 Fed Cup title.

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Venus Williams, 32, is the most decorated Olympic tennis player in U.S. history with three gold medals, and will become the first American tennis player to compete in four Olympic Games. She captured the gold medal in singles in 2000 and won gold medals in doubles with her sister Serena in 2000 and 2008. She is a seven-time Grand Slam champion, including five Wimbledon titles, and has won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles (four at Wimbledon) and two mixed doubles titles. Williams is 18-4 in Fed Cup competitions, including a 14-2 singles record, and she helped lead the U.S. to the 1999 title.

Christina McHale, 20, will make her Olympic debut in London. She captured the bronze medal in singles and silver medal in doubles at the 2011 Pan American Games, and has reached the third round of the last three Grand Slam events to help her crack the WTA Top 30 for the first time. She is 4-3 in singles in Fed Cup play, with all four wins coming in 2012.

Varvara Lepchenko, 26, will make her Olympic debut and represent the U.S. for the first time since becoming an official citizen in September 2011. She is a native of Uzbekistan who received political asylum from the U.S. in 2001, and changed her nationality to officially represent the U.S. in 2007. Lepchenko was one of just two Americans to reach the fourth round at the 2012 French Open.

Liezel Huber, 35, will make her second Olympic appearance for the U.S. after competing in doubles in 2008. She also competed for South Africa at the 2000 games in Sydney. She is currently the world’s top-ranked doubles player along with partner Lisa Raymond, and has captured five Grand Slam women’s doubles titles (two at Wimbledon) and two Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. Huber has an 8-2 doubles record for the U.S. in Fed Cup play (17-4 career with U.S. and South Africa), and helped lead the U.S. to the consecutive Fed Cup finals in 2009-10.

Lisa Raymond, 38, will make her second Olympic appearance after reaching the third round in singles and the quarterfinals in doubles in 2004. Currently the world’s top-ranked doubles player along with partner Liezel Huber (Raymond became the oldest woman to ever achieve the No. 1 ranking in either singles or doubles.). Raymond has captured six Grand Slam women’s doubles titles, including Wimbledon in 2001, and four Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. She has an 11-3 Fed Cup doubles record (14-9 overall), and helped lead the U.S. to 2000 Fed Cup title.

John Isner, 27, will make his Olympic debut at the site where he competed in the longest match in tennis history, defeating Nicolas Mahut 70-68 in the fifth set of their 2010 first round match that spanned 11 hours and five minutes over three days. He has recorded victories over world No. 1 Novak Djokovic and world No. 3 Roger Federer thus far in 2012, and recently cracked the ATP World Tour Top 10 for the first time. Isner is 7-3 in Davis Cup play, including a 4-0 mark in 2012 to help lead the U.S. to the semifinals in September.

Andy Roddick, 29, will make his second Olympic appearance after reaching the singles quarterfinals in 2004. Roddick captured the 2003 US Open and is a three-time finalist at Wimbledon, including 2009, when he lost to Roger Federer 16-14 in the longest fifth set in Wimbledon final history. He has also captured four titles at the Wimbledon tune-up at Queens Club, and last week he captured his first title at the grass court event in Eastbourne. Roddick owns 33 Davis Cup singles victories, second-most all-time in U.S. Davis Cup history, and helped lead the U.S. to the 2007 title.

Ryan Harrison, 20, will make his Olympic debut in London, after breaking into the ATP World Tour Top 50 for the first time this week. In 2008, Harrison became the third-youngest player since 1990 to win a main draw match on the ATP World Tour, and he reached the quarterfinals on grass in Nottingham in 2010. Harrison made his U.S. Davis Cup debut in the 2012 World Group first round against Switzerland.

Donald Young, 22, will make his Olympic debut in London. He reached his first career ATP World Tour final in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2011, and reached a career-high No. 38 in February 2012. Young became the youngest player to end a year ranked No. 1 in the ITF World Junior Rankings in 2005 at age 16, and captured the boys’ singles title at Wimbledon in 2007.

Bob Bryan, 34, will make his third consecutive Olympic appearance. He captured the bronze medal in men’s doubles in 2008 with twin brother Mike. Together, they own 11 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles (two at Wimbledon), and Bob has won seven mixed doubles titles. The Bryans own a record 78 ATP World Tour doubles titles together, and have finished as the world’s No. 1 doubles team in seven of the last nine years. Bob and Mike are each 20-2 in Davis Cup doubles play, including 19-2 record together, which ranks first all-time in Davis Cup history. They helped lead the U.S. to the 2007 Davis Cup title.

Mike Bryan, 34, will make his third consecutive Olympic appearance. He captured the bronze medal in men’s doubles in 2008 with twin brother Bob. In addition to the 11 Grand Slam men’s doubles titles he won with his brother, Mike has also won two mixed doubles titles. Mike owns 80 ATP World Tour doubles titles (two more than Bob, having posted a 14-2 record in 2002 with four different partners other than Bob).

Venus and Serena Williams are the last American women to win Olympic gold in tennis, having captured the 2008 gold medal in women’s doubles.

Andre Agassi was the last American man to win Olympic gold in men’s singles when he defeated Spain’s Sergi Bruguera in the gold medal match at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Ken Flach and Robert Seguso are the last American team to win Olympic gold in men’s doubles when they defeated Spain’s Sergio Casal and Emilio Sanchez in the gold medal match at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

Tennis was part of the Olympic program from the first modern Olympiad in 1896 until 1924. After a 64-year hiatus, tennis returned to the official Olympic program in 1988, becoming the first sport to feature professional athletes.

Team nominations were made by the USTA’s Olympic Oversight Committee and are subject to approval by the United States Olympic Committee and the International Tennis Federation.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 785,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns the approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S, and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA philanthropic entity, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page facebook.com/usta or follow @usta on Twitter.

For more information, contact: Tim Curry, Director, Corporate Communications, USTA, (914) 696-7077; [email protected]

MARY JOE FERNANDEZ AND JAY BERGER NAMED COACHES OF 2012 U.S. OLYMPIC TENNIS TEAMS

U.S. Fed Cup Captain and USTA Head of Men’s Tennis

To Lead Olympic Teams in London

Dan James Named Coach for U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Team

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., June 5, 2012 – The USTA, the governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S., announced today that U.S. Fed Cup Captain Mary Joe Fernandez and Jay Berger, USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis, have been named as the women’s and men’s coaches for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Teams. In addition, Dan James, Head U.S. National Wheelchair Team Coach, has been named coach for the U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Team. The 2012 Olympic Games will be held July 27 – August 12 in London, England, with the tennis competition being staged July 28 – August 5 at the All England Lawn Tennis Club at Wimbledon. The 2012 Paralympic Games will be held August 29 – September 9 in London with the tennis competition scheduled for September 1-8 at Eton Manor in the Olympic Park. The Olympic competition will begin 20 days after the completion of The Wimbledon Championships. “With Olympic tennis being held at the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, the Olympics add another dimension to what will be a memorable summer of tennis,” said Jon Vegosen, Chairman of the Board and President, USTA. “Tennis as a sport benefits greatly from being showcased on such a prestigious international stage as the Olympics. Each of the coaches who will be representing the U.S. brings experience as an accomplished player and coach, with a unique ability to connect with the athletes to lead our quest for 2012 gold.” “I’m honored and thrilled to be selected as the Olympic coach,” said Fernandez, who led the U.S. Fed Cup team to the final in two of her first three years as Captain. “Some of my fondest tennis memories are from the Olympics and the incomparable thrill of winning a gold medal. I would like nothing more than to share in that Olympic experience with our team this summer.” “We have some very strong players who should all be medal contenders in London,” said Berger, who has been the USTA Player Development Head of Men’s Tennis since 2008. “I know the American men have been looking forward to competing for gold at Wimbledon, and will relish the opportunity to compete on one of the biggest stages in sport.” The 2012 U.S. Olympic Tennis Team will consist of up to six men and six women, with a maximum of four men and four women competing in the singles competition and a maximum of two men’s and two women’s teams competing in doubles. The U.S. will also be able to place a maximum of two mixed doubles teams in the competition, which will be contested at the Olympic Games for the first time. Olympic Team nominations will be made using the ATP World Tour and WTA rankings as of June 11. All team and staff nominations are subject to approval by the U.S. Olympic Committee. The United States has won 17 Olympic medals in men’s and women’s tennis since its return as a full medal sport in 1988 – more than any other nation. U.S. players have won 12 medals at the Paralympic Games, including a gold and a bronze in 2008.

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The 2012 U.S. Paralympic Wheelchair Tennis Team will consist of a maximum of four men and four women in the wheelchair singles competition, with no more than two doubles teams in the wheelchair doubles competition. In the quad wheelchair competition (limited movement or strength in at least three extremities), a maximum of three players may compete in the event, with a maximum of three in the singles event and one team in the doubles event. Team nominations will be based on ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Rankings as of May 21, 2012, and are subject to approval by the USOC. “The Paralympics is the ultimate platform for worldwide competition among outstanding wheelchair athletes,” said James. “It is a tremendous privilege to coach at the highest level of international play and I am eager to begin our quest for medals.” Wheelchair tennis was introduced to the Paralympic program in 1988 as an exhibition event before becoming a full medal sport at the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. Paralympic tennis is an open competition, eligible to those athletes with a mobility-related disability and all competitors must compete in a wheelchair. The USTA was officially designated by the USOC as the national governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair tennis in June 2002, becoming the first Olympic national governing body to earn this recognition. As the national governing body for wheelchair tennis, the USTA manages wheelchair tennis in the United States, including the sanctioning of tournaments, overseeing the ranking systems, creating and managing a High Performance program for developing elite disabled athletes and coaches. The U.S. Olympic Committee will approve all team and staff selections.

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The USTA is the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level -- from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. A not-for-profit organization with more than 785,000 members, it invests 100% of its proceeds in growing the game. It owns and operates the US Open, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Emirates Airline US Open Series linking 10 summer tournaments to the US Open. In addition, it owns the approximately 90 Pro Circuit events throughout the U.S, and selects the teams for the Davis Cup, Fed Cup, Olympic and Paralympic Games. The USTA philanthropic entity, USTA Serves, provides grants and scholarships and helps underserved youth and people with disabilities. For more information on the USTA, log on to usta.com, “like” the official Facebook page facebook.com/usta or follow @usta on Twitter. For more information contact: Tim Curry, Director, Corporate Communications, USTA (914) 696-7077 or [email protected]

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