Stan Wawrinka

Stan Wawrinka

Country (sports)	Switzerland
Residence	Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Turned pro	2002
Plays	Right-handed; one-handed backhand
Prize money	$2,237,642
Singles
Career record	105–91
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 9 (June 9, 2008)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	3r (2007)
French Open	3r (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon	4r (2008)
US Open	4r (2007, 2008)
Doubles
Career record	27–35
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 90 (November 6, 2006)
Other doubles tournaments
Olympic Games	W (2008)
Last updated on: August 25, 2008.

Olympic medal record
Representing Switzerland
Men's Tennis
	2008 Beijing	Doubles

Stanislas Wawrinka (born March 28, 1985 in Lausanne) is a Swiss male tennis player. He is current ranked #13. His career high is #9, achieved on June 9, 2008. He considers clay his best surface and the 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.

Career

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

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 number 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 has been coached since age eight by Dimitri Zavialoff.

In the 2007 Australian Open, Wawrinka reached the 3rd round to be beaten by second seed Rafael Nadal. He has so far never beaten Nadal, losing in Melbourne 6–2 6–2 6–2. He showed some impressive backhand skills, but was unable to deal with Nadal's heavy game.

In October 2006, Wawrinka reached a career high No. 29 and had high hopes to reach the Top 20 in 2007. But those plans were put on hold when 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, 6–4, 7–5.

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 3h40 match (4–6, 6–2, 7–6 [6], 1–6, 6–4).

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 the 2008 Olympics, he teamed with Roger Federer in the men's doubles. On August 15, they beat the favoured American Bryan twins, Mike and Bob, 7-6(6), 6-4 in the semi-finals. They defeated Simon Aspelin and Thomas Johansson of Sweden in the finals, 6-3, 6-4, 6-7(4), 6-3.

He also reached the 4th round of the 2008 US Open, where British player Andy Murray defeated him in straight sets (6-1, 6-3, 6-3). Fellow Swiss player Roger Federer would eventually defeat Murray in the final.

Personal life

The surname Wawrinka is of Polish descent but Stanislas is only Polish by ancestry. His father Wolfram is German, and his mother Isabelle is Swiss. Both work on a biodynamic farm helping handicapped people. Wawrinka's grandparents are Czech. He has one older brother Jonathan, who teaches tennis, and two younger sisters Djanaee and Naella, who are students and tennis players.

Wawrinka currently lives in Saint-Barthélemy (10 minutes from Lausanne). His hobbies include movies and music.

Career statistics

Career finals

Legend (Singles)

Grand Slam (0)

Tennis Masters Cup (0)

ATP Masters Series (0)

ATP Tour (1)

Challengers (4)

Singles (12)

Wins (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in Final	Score in Final
1.	August 11, 2003	San Benedetto, Italy	Clay	Salvador Navarro	6–1, 4–6, 6–4
2.	August 18, 2003	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Emilio Benfele Alvarez	6–1, 7–5
3.	April 19, 2004	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Kristof Vliegen	6–4, 6–3
4.	August 16, 2004	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Christophe Rochus	4–6, 6–4, RET.
5.	July 24, 2006	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Novak Djokovic	6–6 ret.

Runners-up (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent in the final	Score
1.	August 9, 2004	St. Petersburg, Russia	Clay	Jean-Rene Lisnard	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
2.	January 31, 2005	Andrezieux, France	Clay	Thierry Ascione	6–1, 6–3
3.	July 4, 2005	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Gastón Gaudio	6–4, 6–4
4.	July 22, 2007	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–4, 7–5
5.	October 14, 2007	Vienna, Austria	Hard (I)	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 6–0
6.	January 5, 2008	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Andy Murray	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
7.	May 11, 2008	Rome, Italy	Clay	Novak Djokovic	4–6, 6–3, 6–3

Doubles (1)

Wins (1)

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

Singles performance timeline

Template:Performance timeline legend To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through the 2008 Madrid Masters which ended on 19 October, 2008.

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	Career SR	Career Win-Loss
Grand Slams
Australian Open	A	A	A	2R	3R	2R	0 / 3	4–3
French Open	A	A	3R	1R	2R	3R	0 / 4	5–4
Wimbledon	A	A	1R	3R	1R	4R	0 / 4	5–4
US Open	A	A	3R	3R	4R	4R	0 / 4	10–4
Win Ratio	0 / 0	0 / 0	0 / 3	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 4	0 / 15	N/A
Win-Loss	0–0	0–0	4–3	5–4	6–4	9–4	N/A	24-15
Year-End Championship
Tennis Masters Cup	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	QF	0 / 2	5–2
Miami Masters	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	0 / 2	1–2
Monte Carlo Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	1R	0 / 2	0–2
Rome Masters	A	A	2R	1R	1R	F	0 / 4	6–4
Hamburg Masters	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	0 / 3	1–3
Canada Masters	A	A	1R	A	2R	3R	0 / 3	3–3
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	3R	1R	A	0 / 2	2–2
Madrid Masters	A	A	A	A	1R	3R	0 / 2	1–2
Paris Masters	A	A	2R	2R	3R	2R	0 / 4	4–4
Olympic Games
Summer Olympics	NH	A	NH	NH	NH	2R	0 / 1	1–1
Career Statistics
Year	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008		Career
Tournaments Played	4	6	13	24	22		N/A	89
Titles	0	0	0	1	0		N/A	1
Runner-ups	0	0	1	1	2		N/A	4
Year End Ranking	171	168	54	30	36	13	N/A	N/A

Commercial Endorsements

Wawrinka's corporate sponsors include Adidas, Head, and Hublot Genève.

He currently plays using Head's Flexpoint Prestige Midplus tennis racquet.

External links

• Stan Wawrinka at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Stan Wawrinka at the Davis Cup
• Wawrinka Recent Match Results
• Wawrinka World Ranking History
• Template:ITF junior profile
• Stanislas Wawrinka profile on Information Tennis