Factfile of men's singles players for Wimbledon Championship
www.chinaview.cn 2006-06-22 15:23:37

    LONDON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Following is the factfile of some men's singles players at the Wimbledon tennis championships which start on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding):

    1-Roger Federer (Switzerland)

    Age: 24

    Grand Slam titles: Seven (Australian Open 2004, 2006; Wimbledon 2003, 2004, 2005; U.S. Open 2004, 2005)

    Record at Wimbledon: 2005-winner, 2004-winner, 2003-winner, 2002-first round, 2001-quarter-finalist, 2000-first round, 1999-first round

    

    2-Rafael Nadal (Spain)

    Age: 20

    Grand slam titles: Two (French Open 2005, 2006)

    Record at Wimbledon: 2005-second round, 2003-third round

    

    3-Andy Roddick (United States)

    Age: 23

    Grand Slam titles: One (U.S. Open 2003)

    Record at Wimbledon: 2005-runner-up; 2004-runner-up, 2003-semi-finalist, 2002-third round, 2001-third round

    

    4-David Nalbandian (Argentina)

    Age: 24

    Grand slam wins: None

    Wimbledon record: 2005-quarter-finalist, 2003-fourth round, 2002-runner-up

    

    6-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia)

    Age: 25

    Grand Slam titles: Two (Wimbledon 2002, U.S. Open 2001)

    Record at Wimbledon: 2005-semi-finalist; 2004-quarter-finalist, 2003-first round, 2002-winner, 2001-fourth round, 2000-first round, 1999-third round

    

    7-Mario Ancic (Croatia)

    Age: 22

    Grand Slam titles: None

    Wimbledon record: 2005-fourth round, 2004-semi-finalist, 2003-first round, 2002-second round

    

    8-James Blake (United States)

    Age: 26

    Grand slam titles: None

    Wimbledon record: 2005-first round, 2003-second round, 2002-second round. Enditem

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