Stanislas Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka

Country	Switzerland
Residence	Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland
Born	28 March 1985 (1985-03-28) Lausanne, Switzerland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$4,696,887
Singles
Career record	200–146
Career titles	3
Highest ranking	No. 9 (June 9, 2008)
Current ranking	No. 22 (January 16, 2012)
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	1
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)
Other Doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	Gold Medal (2008)
Last updated on: 23 November 2011.

Olympic medal record
Competitor for Switzerland
Men's Tennis
Gold	2008 Beijing	Doubles

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".

Career

Wawrinka stopped attending regular schooling at age 15 to focus full-time on tennis. However, he continued his schooling by distance education with the French organization CNED, which offered him greater flexibility.

Wawrinka started playing international junior events at age 14 and entered the satellite circuit the following year. He compiled an outstanding junior career, winning the 2003 French Open Junior championships and finishing as the no. 14 junior.

Wawrinka, one of four tennis-playing siblings, turned pro in 2002 at the age of 17. By the end of 2005, he hovered just outside the top 50. He has a 2–3 career Davis Cup singles record in three ties. He was coached from age eight until June 2010 by Dimitri Zavialoff.

In October 2006, Wawrinka reached a then career-high no. 29

2007

In the 2007 Australian Open, Wawrinka reached the third round to be beaten by second-seed Rafael Nadal. He has so far never beaten Nadal, losing in Melbourne 2–6, 2–6, 2–6. He showed some impressive backhand skills, but was unable to deal with Nadal's heavy game.

He suffered a three-month setback, tearing a tendon in his right knee while practicing for the Swiss Davis Cup team's tie against Spain in February.

In the 2007 French Open, Wawrinka pushed no. 7 seed Ivan Ljubičić to four sets, before falling in the second round. He also claimed wins over Guillermo Cañas and Juan Ignacio Chela en route to a meeting with Rafael Nadal in the finals of the Mercedes Cup in Stuttgart in July. There, Nadal edged the Swiss in straight sets 4–6, 5–7.

In the 2007 US Open, Wawrinka reached the fourth round, a stage he had never reached previously in a Grand Slam event, notably defeating 25th seed Marat Safin 6–3, 6–3, 6–3, in an amazing show of talent in the second round. There, he was ousted by Juan Ignacio Chela at the end of an impressive 3-hour 40-minute match 6–4, 2–6, 6–7, 6–1, 4–6.

2008

Wawrinka at the 2009 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open

By reaching the final of the 2008 Master's Series event in Rome, Wawrinka entered the top 10 for the first time. He lost in the final to Novak Djokovic in three sets.

In the 2008 Olympics, he teamed with Roger Federer in the men's doubles. They beat the favoured American twins Bob and Mike Bryan 7–6, 6–4, in the semifinals. They defeated Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden in the finals 6–3, 6–4, 6–7, 6–3, to win the gold medal.

He reached the fourth round of the 2008 US Open, where British player Andy Murray defeated him in straight sets 1–6, 3–6, 3–6.

2009

Wawrinka lost to Rafael Nadal in the fourth round at the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne. Nadal came from behind in both sets to beat Wawrinka 6–7, 6–7. The match lasted for 2 hours and 42 minutes.

At the 2009 Monte Carlo Masters, Wawrinka upset world no. 2 Roger Federer. Wawrinka's 6–4, 7–5, victory over Federer halted the chance of a fourth straight Nadal-Federer final in Monte Carlo.

At the 2009 French Open, he defeated Nicolas Devilder in five sets and Nicolás Massú 6–1, 6–1, 6–2. He lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the third round 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 2–6.

At Wimbledon, in the third round he defeated 21-year-old Jesse Levine, who had upset Marat Safin in the first round 5–7, 7–6, 6–3, 6–3. The Sunday Times reviewed Wawrinka's performance in the match by opining that he "is a strange player, clearly talented but short of match fitness and as clumsy on court as Federer is graceful." Wawrinka was defeated by Andy Murray 6–2, 3–6, 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, in the fourth round. The match was also a debut usage of the new roof on Centre Court and was the latest match at Wimbledon, lasting until 22:37 GMT.

Wawrinka went on to play in the Davis Cup tie with Italy and won in his first match against Andreas Seppi 6–4, 6–1, 6–2.

2010

Wawrinka started his 2010 season by reaching the finals of the Chennai Open, losing to Marin Čilić 6–7, 6–7. This was Wawrinka's fifth consecutive loss in an ATP final. He reached the third round at the Australian Open, losing to Čilić again. Stan returned to the ATP Tour at the Sony Ericsson Open after his wife gave birth to their daughter. He defeated Kevin Anderson, before losing to Mikhail Youzhny in the third round. He started his clay-court season in Casablanca at the 2010 Grand Prix Hassan II. After receiving a first-round bye, he defeated Slovakian qualifier Martin Kližan 6–4, 0–6, 6–4, in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he easily defeated wildcard Reda El Amrani 6–3, 6–1. In the semifinals, he defeated Italian Potito Starace 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, to advance to his second ATP final of 2010. In the final, he defeated Romanian Victor Hănescu 6–2, 6–3 to win his second ATP Tournament. With this tournament win, he snapped a five-match losing streak in ATP finals and a 3 1/2-year title drought. He then became the 13th seed at the Monte Carlo Rolex Masters and defeated Victor Hănescu in the first round 6–2, 6–4, in a rematch of the Casablanca final. He then beat Latvian Ernests Gulbis 6–1, 6–4, to advance to the third round. He was stopped by Novak Djokovic 4–6, 4–6. He continued his fine singles form by reached the quarterfinals in Rome, losing to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 2–6, and the semifinals in Belgrade, losing to John Isner 5–7, 5–7. At Roland Garros, where he was the 20th seed, he reached the fourth round without dropping a set, defeating Jan Hájek 6–1, 6–3, 6–3, in the first round. In the second round, he defeated German Andreas Beck 6–1, 6–4, 6–4, and in the third round, he beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6–3, 6–4, 6–1, before losing to Roger Federer 3–6, 6–7, 2–6, in the fourth round. After an unsuccessful grass season, where he lost in the first round of Wimbledon, Stan separated from his coach since childhood and hired Peter Lundgren (former coach of Marat Safin and Roger Federer). The partnership with Lundgren showed its benefits in the US Open, where Wawrinka reached the quarterfinals, beating fourth seed Andy Murray along the way.

Wawrinka serves during his upset win versus Andy Murray at the 2010 US Open

2011

Wawrinka started off 2011 in impressive fashion, defeating world no. 6 Tomáš Berdych along the way to claiming the Chennai Open crown. Stan beat Xavier Malisse in the final in three sets. He advanced to the quarterfinal of the Australian Open, after defeating Andy Roddick in three sets 6–3, 6–4, 6–4, and set up an all-Swiss quarterfinal with his compatriot Roger Federer, which he lost 1–6, 3–6, 3–6. Wawrinka was defeated by Donald Young in the second round of the 2011 US Open 6–7, 6–3, 6–2, 3–6, 6–7.

In September 2011, Wawrinka announced that he has parted ways with Lundgren. He will play the rest of the season without a coach.

At the 2011 Swiss Indoors Basel, Wawrinka made it to the semifinals, after defeating Florian Mayer in the quarterfinals. In an all-Swiss semifinal, he was defeated by Roger Federer 6–7, 2–6.

Playing Style

Possessing one of the best single-handed backhands on tour, Wawrinka is characterized as a powerful offensive baseliner capable of playing well on most surfaces, especially on clay and hard courts. His largest weakness has been considered his mental strength as he has been known to falter in the biggest matches. This is evident by his 3 out of 9 wins in tournament finals. Over the years, however, Wawrinka has become stronger in this regard, as he reached the quarter-finals at a major for the first time in his career at the 2010 US Open. Wawrinka then continued his form into the 2011 season by reaching the quarter-finals at the Australian Open.

Personal life

Wawrinka's father, Wolfram, is a German of Czech ancestry, although his surname is actually of Polish origin. Wawrinka's paternal great-grandfather originated from a border region between Poland and the former Czechoslovakia. Wawrinka's mother Isabelle is Swiss. His mother works as a biodynamic farmer helping handicapped people. He has one older brother Jonathan, who teaches tennis, and two younger sisters Djanaée and Naëlla, who are students and tennis players.

Wawrinka lived in Saint-Barthélemy (10 minutes from Lausanne) with his wife, Ilham Vuilloud, a Swiss television presenter and former fashion model. They married on December 15, 2009. Vuilloud gave birth to the couple's first child, a girl named Alexia, on February 12, 2010. On January 4, 2011, Swiss media reported that, according to Vuilloud, Wawrinka separated from the family to dedicate himself to tennis, having only five more years to make an impact.

His hobbies include movies and music.^{[citation needed]} He is good friends with the British tennis player Andy Murray..

Commercial endorsements

Wawrinka's corporate sponsors have included Lacoste, Head, adidas and Hublot Genève.

He plays using Head tennis racquets. As of June 2010, he played with the YOUTEK Prestige Pro MidPlus. Previously he used the Flexpoint Prestige MidPlus and Microgel Prestige pro.

As of January 2011, Wawrinka wears Yonex clothing and shoes and uses a Yonex VCORE racquet.

Major finals

Olympic finals

Doubles: 1 (1 gold medal)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Gold medal	2008	Beijing Olympics	Hard	Roger Federer	Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson	6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Masters finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2008	Rome	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 3–6, 3–6

Career finals

Singles: 9 (3 titles, 6 runner-ups)

Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0) ATP World Tour Finals (0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–1) ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–2) ATP World Tour 250 Series (3–3)

Titles by Surface Hard (1–3) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	4 July 2005	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Gastón Gaudio	4–6, 4–6
Winner	1.	24 July 2006	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–6, retired
Runner-up	2.	22 July 2007	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	14 October 2007	Vienna, Austria	Hard (i)	Novak Djokovic	4–6, 0–6
Runner-up	4.	5 January 2008	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Andy Murray	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	5.	11 May 2008	Rome, Italy	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	6.	4 January 2010	Chennai, India	Hard	Marin Čilić	6–7(2–7), 6–7(3–7)
Winner	2.	11 April 2010	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Victor Hănescu	6–2, 6–3
Winner	3.	9 January 2011	Chennai, India	Hard	Xavier Malisse	7–5, 4–6, 6–1

Doubles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

Wins (1)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Winner	1.	16 August 2008	Summer Olympics, Beijing, China	Hard	Roger Federer	Simon Aspelin Thomas Johansson	6–3, 6–4, 6–7(4–7), 6–3

Runner-ups (4)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	1.	11 July 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Marc Rosset	Leander Paes David Rikl	4–6, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	7 July 2008	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Stéphane Bohli	Jaroslav Levinský Filip Polášek	6–3, 2–6, [9–11]
Runner-up	3.	11 January 2009	Chennai, India	Hard	Jean-Claude Scherrer	Eric Butorac Rajeev Ram	3–6, 4–6
Runner-up	4.	19 March 2011	Indian Wells, USA	Hard	Roger Federer	Alexandr Dolgopolov Xavier Malisse	4–6, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

SF-B

F

NMS

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-Off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).

This table is current through 2012 Australian Open.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	SR	W–L
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	LQ	LQ	2R	3R	2R	3R	3R	QF	3R	0 / 7	14–7
French Open	A	LQ	3R	1R	2R	3R	3R	4R	4R		0 / 7	13–7
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	3R	1R	4R	4R	1R	2R		0 / 7	9–7
US Open	A	LQ	3R	3R	4R	4R	1R	QF	2R		0 / 7	15–7
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	4–3	5–4	6–4	9–4	7–4	9–4	9–4	2–1	0 / 28	51–28
Olympic Games	NH	A	Not Held			2R	Not Held				0 / 1	1–1
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	QF	4R	A	QF		0 / 4	10–4
Miami Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	4R	3R	2R		0 / 5	4–5
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	LQ	1R	A	1R	SF	3R	A		0 / 4	5–4
Rome Masters	A	A	2R	1R	1R	F	3R	QF	3R		0 / 7	13–7
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	3R	3R	1R		0 / 5	5–5
Canada Masters	A	A	1R	A	2R	3R	3R	2R	QF		0 / 6	9–6
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	LQ	3R	1R	A	1R	2R	1R		0 / 5	3–5
Shanghai Masters	Not Masters Series						3R	2R	3R		0 / 3	5–3
Paris Masters	A	A	2R	2R	3R	2R	1R	3R	1R		0 / 7	6–7
Hamburg Masters	A	A	LQ	1R	1R	2R	NM1				0 / 3	1–3
Win–Loss	0–0	0–0	2–3	5–7	3–6	13–8	16–9	13–8	10–7	0–0	0 / 49	62–48
Career Statistics
Tournaments Played	4	6	13	24	22	24	19	18	20	2	152
Titles–Finals	0–0	0–0	0–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–0	1–2	1–1	0–0	3 / 150	3–6
Year End Ranking	171	168	54	30	36	13	21	21	17

External links

• Stanislas Wawrinka at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Stanislas Wawrinka at the International Tennis Federation
• Stanislas Wawrinka at the Davis Cup
• Stanislas Wawrinka at the International Tennis Federation Junior Profile
• Stan Wawrinka Official Site