Paradorn Srichaphan

Paradorn Srichaphan at the 2004 US Open
Nickname(s)	Ball
Country	Thailand
Residence	Bangkok, Thailand
Date of birth	June 14, 1979 (age 28)
Place of birth	Khon Kaen, Thailand
Height	6'1 (185 cm)
Weight	180 lbs (81 kg)
Turned pro	1997
Plays	Right-handed
Career prize money	$3,458,330
Singles
Career record:	239-193
Career titles:	5
Highest ranking:	9 (May 12, 2003)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4th (2004)
French Open	3rd (2002)
Wimbledon	4th (2003)
US Open	4th (2003)
Doubles
Career record:	25-60
Career titles:	0
Highest ranking:	79 (September 8, 2003)
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Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai: ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์; born June 14, 1979) is a tennis player from Thailand. Thai (th ภาษาไทย, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration:; pʰāːsǎːtʰāj is the national and Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles) The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj He is the highest ranked player from Thailand in history, reaching a career high World No. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj 9, the highest ranking that has been achieved by a player born in Asia. His nickname is "Ball".

Career

Paradorn Srichaphan on the cover of TIME magazine as one of Asian Heroes. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and

Paradorn started his professional ATP career in 1998. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) He remained in the lower ranks of the professional circuit for several years. However his ranking continued to improve. After being a surprise finalist in the 2000 Hopman Cup, 2002 was a breakthrough year for him as he managed to get into the top 30 after defeating Andre Agassi in Wimbledon. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Hopman Cup is an annual international team Tennis Tournament founded by Paul McNamee and Charlie Fancutt, and held in Perth See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970 is a former World No 1 professional American Tennis player who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments The Championships Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon, is the oldest Tennis tournament in the world and is widely considered as the most prestigious In 2003 he won his first ATP-level singles title, the Hamlet Cup. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. By the end of the year, he was ranked World No. 11 in the ATP rankings. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional Tennis players He is however not in favor of playing doubles having won no title in this category on either Challenger or ATP level.

Paradorn is extremely popular in Asia, especially in Thailand. Paradorn was Thailand's flag bearer at the opening ceremony of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games held in Athens, Greece and participated in the Games' tennis event. The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was an International Multi-sport event which was celebrated Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Unfortunately he lost in the first round of the tournament to Joachim Johansson. Joachim Johansson (born July 1 1982 is a professional male tennis player from Sweden. His best Olympics performance was 2nd round in Sydney, beating Attila Savolt before being beaten by 3rd seed Magnus Norman. "I am proud and happy to proclaim that you have presented to the world the best Olympic Games ever Attila Sávolt (born February 5, 1976 in Budapest) is a Tennis player from Hungary, who represented his native country at the Magnus Norman (born May 30, 1976 in Filipstad) is a retired Swedish professional tennis player who is best known for being the runner up Paradorn plays with big serves and powerful forehands. A serve (or more formally a service) in Tennis is a shot to start a point. For information on the forehand of a horse see Forehand (horse The forehand in Tennis is a shot made by swinging the racquet across one's body He uses a one-handed backhand, and is known for being a weak player on clay courts due to his lack of patience when playing points. The backhand in Tennis is a stroke hit by swinging the racquet away from one's body in the direction of where the player wants the ball to go

At the 2006 Indian Wells masters tournament, Srichaphan reached the semi-finals and lost against World No. The Indian Wells Masters is an annual Tennis tournament held in the small city of Indian Wells, California. 1 Roger Federer in two sets (2–6, 3–6). Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No En route to the semi-final he beat #20 Robby Ginepri in the second round, #16 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the 3rd round, #4 David Nalbandian in the 4th round and #25 Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the quarter-final. Robby Ginepri (born October 7 1982) is an American Tennis player who turned professional in 2001 Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat (born February 12 1980) or JCF is a former World No David Nalbandian (born January 1 1982 is an Argentine-Armenian professional Tennis player who is ranked 7th in the world as of August 11 2008 Jarkko Nieminen (born July 23, 1981 in Masku, Finland) is a professional Tennis player from Finland

In the 2006 Wimbledon Championships, Srichaphan received the 29th seed in the tournament but was upset in the first round by Agustin Calleri in five sets. The 2006 Wimbledon Championships began on 26 June and finished on 9 July, 2006. Agustín Calleri (born September 14, 1976 Río Cuarto) is a professional male Tennis player from Argentina. Paradorn did not perform well in all the events he participated in early 2007 due to wrist injury and he missed basically the whole 2007 season. As a result his ranking fell to below 900th. After the end of the ATP Masters Series event in Miami that ended in early April 2008, Srichaphan fell entirely out of the ATP rankings. It is not yet known whether he has plans to return to the tour.

Paradorn is sponsored by Adidas (shoes & clothing), Yonex (racquets) and Thai Airways International. WikipediaManual of Style (trademarks, which says "Lowercased trademarks with no internal ( is a Japanese manufacturer of sporting equipment for Badminton, Golf and Tennis, producing Racquets clubs, Thai Airways International Public Company Limited (การบินไทย ( SET: THAI is the national air carrier of Thailand, operating out

Personal life

Paradorn is noted for his politeness on the court. At each match, he performs the wai, the traditional Thai greeting, clasping his hands together and bowing to the four corners of the stadium. The Thai greeting referred to as the wai (ไหว้ or in Lao as kub consists of a slight bow with the palms pressed together in a prayer-like fashion The gesture is seen as thanking the fans and it has become his trademark. His success in tennis led to a spike in popularity of the game in Thailand. The Nation newspaper named him "Thai of the Year" in 2002. The Nation is a Broadsheet English -language daily Newspaper founded in 1971 published in Bangkok, Thailand, and owned And in 2003, Paradorn was featured on the cover of Time and featured as one of the year's "Asian heroes. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and "^[1]

In January 2005 Thai local media published Paradorn"s tsunami contribution at 10,000 THB ($250) to Thai Red Cross. The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of The news caused wide-spread discussion about the inappropriate donation value compared to his lifestyle and income. ^[2]

In November 2005, Paradorn spent a week (November 26 to December 3) as a Buddhist monk in a temple outside Bangkok. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices A temple (from the Latin word Templum) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities such as prayer and sacrifice or analogous rites He adopted the Buddhist name Mahaviro, meaning "great and brave", wore saffron robes and shaved his head. His then girlfriend, Odette Henriette Jacqmin was present for the ceremony. Odette Henriette Jacqmin is a Thai-French model and musician born in Lyon, France on October 13 1982 ^[3]

On April 20, 2007, an announcement was made of the upcoming engagement between Paradorn Srichaphan and Natalie Glebova (Miss Universe 2005). Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Natalie Glebova, (born November 11 1981) is a Russian Canadian beauty queen who has held the title Miss Universe 2005 Miss Universe is an annual international Beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. ^[4]

They were married on 29 November 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj ^[5]

Titles won

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	Dec. 2001	Bangkok, Thailand	Hard (i)	John Van Lottum	6–2, 6–3
2. Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj John van Lottum (born April 10, 1976 in Madagascar) is a former Tennis player from The Netherlands, who played professionally	Aug. 2002	Long Island, USA	Hard	Juan Ignacio Chela	5–7, 6–2, 6–2
3. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Juan Ignacio Chela (born August 30, 1979, Ciudad Evita, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a professional male Tennis	Oct. 2002	Stockholm, Sweden	Hard (i)	Marcelo Ríos Mayorga	6–7, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
4. The If Stockholm Open is an Tennis event on the ATP Tour held in Stockholm, Sweden in the end of October or beginning of November each year "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (born December 26, 1975) is a former world number one Tennis player from Chile.	Dec. 2002	Chennai, India	Hard	Karol Kučera	6–3, 6–1
5. The Chennai Open has been India's largest Tennis event since 1997. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Karol Kučera (born March 4, 1974 in Bratislava) is a retired ATP professional male Tennis player from Slovakia.	Aug. 2003	Long Island, USA	Hard	James Blake	6–2, 6–4
6. James Riley Blake (born December 28, 1979 in Yonkers New York, United States) is an American professional Tennis player and	Jun. 2004	Nottingham, Great Britain	Grass	Thomas Johansson	1–6, 7–6, 6–3

Singles finalist (6)

• 2002: Chennai
• 2002: Washington
• 2003: Indianapolis
• 2004: Chennai
• 2005: Chennai
• 2005: Stockholm

References

1. ^ Walsh, Bryan. See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Thomas Johansson (born March 24, 1975, in Linköping, Sweden) is a professional Tennis player Goran Šimun Ivanišević ( ɡǒran iʋanǐːʃɛʋiʨ born in Split, Croatia, Yugoslavia on September 13 1971 is a former professional Tennis This is a list of all the awards given by the ATP Tour to players (and others of particular distinction during a given season Rainer Schüttler (born April 25, 1976) is a professional tennis player from Germany. Patrick "Pat" Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972 is a retired Australian former World No This is a list of all the awards given by the ATP Tour to players (and others of particular distinction during a given season Roger Federer (ˈrɒdʒə ˈfɛdərər born August 8 1981 is a Swiss professional Tennis player who is currently ranked World No April 28, 2003. A rising Thai tennis star wins—and smiles—big, Time. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and
2. ^ Nation Multimedia Group. January 13, 2005 Srichaphans cough up
3. ^ Paradorn to get ordained Saturday. Pro Tennis Fan.
4. ^ Gulf Times Newspaper. 22 April, 2007 [1]
5. ^ "It's love-all for happy couple", The Nation, 2007-04-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Retrieved on 2007-04-21. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date)  

External links

• Official Paradorn Srichaphan Site
• ATP official website
• Paradorn Srichaphan from Jiro Tennis Homepage