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Born: 23 September 1988 Height: 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Birthplace: Tandil, Argentina Residence: Tandil, Argentina Turned pro: 2005 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $7,620,835 Career titles: 9 Grand Slam results Website: www.jtipsarevic.com
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Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4. Soon after attaining this ranking, however, del Potro had to withdraw from most of the tournaments in 2010 due to wrist injury,and his ranking plummeted.
Having started playing tennis at the age of seven, del Potro won his first senior match in 2004 at the age of 15. In 2008, he became the first player in ATP history to win his first four career titles in as many tournaments. He also completed the second-longest winning streak in 2008, and the second longest by a teenager in the Open Era, behind Rafael Nadal—with his winning sequence spanning 23 matches over five tournaments.Del Potro captured his first Grand Slam title at the 2009 US Open, defeating Nadal in the semifinal, and Roger Federer in the final, becoming the first to beat both Federer and Nadal in the same Grand Slam tournament (later achieved by Novak Djokovic at the 2011 US Open). He became the second Argentine and the fifth-youngest man to win the US Open title in the Open Era. At 1.98m, he is the tallest player to have ever won a Grand Slam.
Early and personal life
Juan Martín del Potro was born in Tandil, Argentina. His father, Daniel del Potro, played semi-professional rugby union in Argentina and is a veterinarian.His mother, Patricia, is a teacher and he has a younger sister named Julieta. Del Potro Speaks Spanish, English and some Italian.Aside from tennis, he enjoys playing football and supports the Boca Juniors team in Argentina and Juventus in Italy.He would often dedicate time to both sports during his childhood, and Argentinian-Italian international footballer Mauro Camoranesi remains a close friend of del Potro.
Del Potro began playing tennis at the age of seven with coach Marcelo Gómez (who also coached Tandil-born players Juan Mónaco, Mariano Zabaleta and Máximo González). Del Potro’s talent was discovered by Italian ex-tennis professional Ugo Colombini, who accompanied him through the initial phases of his young career, and is still today his agent and close friend. When questioned about his ambitions in tennis he replied, “I dream of winning a Grand Slam and the Davis Cup.”
Playing style
Del Potro is primarily an offensive baseliner with a powerful serve and deep, flat/topspin groundstrokes. His forehand shot is one of his main strengths and possibly the most powerful in the game, capable of frequently generating speeds of 100 mph,and he also possesses a very consistent and powerful double-handed backhand. Del Potro’s height allows him to get a powerful first serve (often clocked in the mid 130s, and maxing out at 147 mph (M1000 Madrid, vs Murray), and makes it easier for him to return high topspin balls. Del Potro’s best surfaces are hard and clay; while his game on grass has matured somewhat it is still his weakest surface.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Mart%C3%ADn_del_Potro)
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