Stanislas Wawrinka : Ask Biography

Personal information

Name

Stanislas Wawrinka

Country

Switzerland

Residence

Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland

Height

1.83 m

Turned pro

2002

Plays

Right-handed (one-handed backhand)

Career prize money

$4,696,887

Singles

Career record

200 � 146

Career titles

Highest ranking

No. 9 (9 June 2008)

Current ranking

No. 19 (12 September 2011)

Grand Slam results

Australian Open

QF (2011)

French Open

4R (2010, 2011)

Wimbledon

4R (2008, 2009)

US Open

QF (2010)

Doubles

Career record

41 � 54

Career titles

Highest ranking

No. 90 (6 November 2006)

Current ranking

No. 110 (4 July 2011)

Grand Slam Doubles results

Australian Open

3R (2006)

French Open

3R (2006)

Major doubles tournaments

Olympic Games

Gold Medal ( )

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Stanislas Wawrinka (born 28 March 1985 in Lausanne) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He also holds German citizenship as his father is German. His career ranking high is no. 9, achieved on 9 June 2008. He considers clay his best surface and his backhand his best shot. He won the gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, partnering Roger Federer, by beating Swedish team Simon Aspelin/Thomas Johansson in the final. They were also honoured with the 2008 Swiss Team of the Year Award.

John McEnroe believes Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands he has ever seen and describes him as having "the best one-handed backhand in the game today".

As of September 19, 2011, he has the ATP ranking of no. 19 in the world.