Robby Ginepri

Robby Ginepri

Country	United States
Residence	Kennesaw, Georgia, United States
Born	7 October 1982 (1982-10-07) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Height	6 ft 0 in (182 cm)
Weight	175 lb (80 kg)
Turned pro	2001
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$3,511,055
Singles
Career record	171–171
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 15 (December 26, 2005)
Current ranking	No. 218 (February 20, 2012)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4R (2004)
French Open	4R (2008, 2010)
Wimbledon	4R (2004)
US Open	SF (2005)
Doubles
Career record	20–73
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 134 (January 12, 2004)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2009)
French Open	1R (2009)
US Open	1R (2009)
Last updated on: October 26, 2009.

Robert Louis ("Robby") Ginepri (born October 7, 1982) is an American professional tennis player.

Early life

Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry. He attended Joseph Wheeler High School, located in Marietta, Georgia. He graduated as a member of the class of 2001.

Career

2005

Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moyà in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in the quarterfinals. He then lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals.

His summer hardcourt record was 14–3 when he arrived two weeks later at the US Open as an unseeded player. After defeating Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the first round, and Andy Roddick's conquerer, Gilles Müller, in the second round, both in straight sets, Ginepri then put together three consecutive five set wins, defeating Tommy Haas in the third round, Richard Gasquet in the fourth round, and Guillermo Coria in the quarterfinals. He then lost to Andre Agassi in the semifinals in five sets. Ginepri thus became the first player in the open era to play four consecutive five-set matches at the US Open.

In November at the Madrid Masters, Ginepri made it to another ATP Masters Series semifinal before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal. He also won the inaugural Superset Tennis tournament, a groundbreaking one set, one day tournament, earning him prize money of $250,000.

He finished 2005 at World No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, the highest ranking of his career to date.

2006

Ginepri's results in 2006 did not match his successes in 2005. He lost in the second round of the Australian Open and the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon. At the US Open, he lost in the third round to German Tommy Haas in a fifth set tiebreaker. He finished the year ranked World No. 51 and with a 24–26 record.

2007

Ginepri lost in the third round of both the Australian Open and the US Open and the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon. He finished the year ranked World No. 134.

2008

At the tournament in Delray Beach, Florida, Ginepri lost in the semifinals to James Blake. In his next tournament, the SAP Open in San Jose, California, Ginepri was able to defeat Blake in the quarterfinals but lost in the semifinals to Radek Štěpánek.

At the Tennis Channel Open in Las Vegas, Nevada, Ginepri reached the semifinals for his third consecutive tournament. Ginepri defeated Xavier Malisse in the first round, World No. 17 Marcos Baghdatis in the second round, and Ernests Gulbis in the quarterfinals before falling to Kevin Anderson. Ginepri then played the Tennis Masters Series Pacific Life Open in Indian Wells, California, losing in the second round to Carlos Moyà.

At the Hypo Group Tennis International in Pörtschach, Austria, Ginepri lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Mónaco. He then made it to the fourth round of the French Open before losing to 24th-seeded Fernando González.

On grass, Ginepri lost in the second round of The Artois Championships in London to Andy Roddick and the first round of Wimbledon to Gonzalez.

On June 23, 2008, Ginepri's ranking was World No. 59, a rise of 112 places since January 28, 2008.

Ginepri then made his Olympic debut tennis at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

In July, Ginepri made his debut in the World Team Tennis league, playing for the new Washington Kastles team.

2009

At the US Open, Ginepri advanced to the second round, before losing to Nicolás Almagro in five sets.

2010

As of June, Ginepri has won 4 of his 8 matches played. He lost in the first round of the Australian Open.

Ginepri underwent neck surgery this year to strengthen his game.

He beat Sam Querrey in four sets in the first round of the French Open and Potito Starace in the second round. He beat No. 16 Juan Carlos Ferrero in five sets, advancing to play in Round 4 where he lost against Novak Djokovic in four sets. He was the only unseeded player left in the competition, along with qualifier Gabashvili, and the last American in the men's field. He lost to Robin Söderling in straight sets in the first round of Wimbledon. In October, Ginepri was involved in a biking accident causing him to have surgery on his arm. He didn't return to the pro tour until July 2011.

2011

Ginepri participated in the Atlanta Tennis Championships as a wildcard. His first match was against fellow wildcard Tommy Haas.

He received a wildcard to the US Open, where he defeated Brazilian João Souza in the first round in a four-set match, 6–3, 6–4, 6–7⁵, 6–1. He lost to John Isner in the second round, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4.

Personal

Ginepri was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. Ginepri currently lives in Acworth, Georgia. He owns the Olde Town Athletic Club in Marietta. His father, Rene, who is originally from Luxembourg, is a systems analyst and his mother, Nancy, is a second grade teacher.

He was briefly linked with actress Minnie Driver.

On February 22, 2007, Ginepri participated on Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes with Rik Smits, Rob Dibble, and Andre Rison.

Career finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)

Legend (pre/post 2009) Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 series(0–0) ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 series (3–0)

Titles by Surface Hard (2–0) Clay (0–0) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–0)

Titles by Surface Outdoors (3–0) Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date (Final)	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
Winner	1.	13 July 2003	Newport, United States	Grass	Jürgen Melzer	6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Winner	2.	24 July 2005	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Taylor Dent	4–6, 6–0, 3–0 ret.
Winner	3.	26 July 2009	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Sam Querrey	6–2, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend (pre/post 2009) Grand Slam (0–0) Tennis Masters Cup / ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series / ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 series (0–0) ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 series (0–1)

Titles by Surface Hard (0–1) Clay (0–0) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Titles by Surface Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date (Final)	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score
Runner-up	1.	27 July 2003	Indianapolis, United States	Hard	Diego Ayala	Mario Ančić Andy Ram	6–2, 6–7(3–7), 5–7

Singles performance timeline

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	!2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	W–L	Win %	SR
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	2R	4R	1R	2R	3R	LQ	1R	1R	A	LQ	7–7	50.00	0 / 7
French Open	A	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	4R	1R	4R	A		6–8	42.85	0 / 8
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	4R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	1R	A		3–8	27.27	0 / 8
US Open	2R	1R	3R	1R	SF	3R	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R		15–11	57.69	0 / 11
Win–Loss	1–1	0–2	3–3	6–4	5–4	3–4	4–4	4–3	1–4	3–4	1–1		31–34	47.69	0 / 34
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	QF	2R	2R	2R	2R	2R	A	1R	A		6–7	46.15	0 / 7
Miami	1R	1R	QF	3R	2R	3R	1R	A	A	1R	A		8–8	50.00	0 / 8
Monte Carlo	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0–0	00.00	0 / 0
Rome	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	A		1–3	25.00	0 / 3
Madrid	A	A	3R	2R	SF	QF	2R	3R	A	A	A		12–6	66.66	0 / 6
Hamburg	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	A	NMS				0–3	00.00	0 / 3
Toronto / Montreal	A	A	1R	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	A	A	A		1–5	16.66	0 / 5
Cincinnati	A	1R	QF	1R	SF	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R		12–10	54.55	0 / 10
Shanghai	NMS								LQ	A	A		0–0	00.00	0 / 0
Paris	A	A	1R	A	3R	3R	A	1R	A	A	A		3–4	42.85	0 / 4
Career Statistics
Finals	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Titles	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
Year End Ranking	175	100	32	63	15	51	134	51	100	144	311

External links

• Official site
• Robby Ginepri at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Robby Ginepri at the International Tennis Federation
• Robby Ginepri at the Davis Cup