Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Novak Djokovic

 Novak Djokovic
Country Serbia and Montenegro (2003–06)
Serbia (2006–present)
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Born 22 May 1987 (age 24)
Belgrade, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 2003
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money

$27,871,630

5th All-time leader in earnings

Singles
Career record 377–106 (78.05%)
Career titles 27
Highest ranking No. 1 (4 July 2011)
Current ranking No. 1 (15 August 2011)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open W (2008, 2011)
French Open SF (2007, 2008, 2011)
Wimbledon W (2011)
US Open F (2007, 2010)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals W (2008)
Olympic Games Bronze medal.svg Bronze Medal (2008)
Doubles
Career record 30–42 (41.67%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 114 (30 November 2009)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 1R (2006, 2007)
French Open 1R (2006)
Wimbledon 2R (2006)
US Open 1R (2006)
Novak Djokovic (Serbian: Новак Ђоковић, Novak Đoković pronounced [nɔ̂ʋaːk dʑɔ̂ːkɔʋitɕ] ( listen); born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is ranked the World No. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) since 4 July 2011. He has won three Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open championships and the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title and the youngest player in the open era to have reached the semi-finals of all four Grand Slam events, separately and consecutively.

He is considered the best male tennis player to come out of Serbia, the former Yugoslavia and the Balkans. Djokovic is also a double winner of the award The Best Sportperson of Serbia and award for The Best Sportsman by Olympic Committee of Serbia. He has been awarded with the Order of St. Sava, the highest decoration of the Serbian Orthodox Church.


Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic

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