Tuesday, September 6, 2011

tommy haas German and recently naturalized

Tommy Haas born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player who reached a career-high ranking of world no.2 on 13 May 2002.
Contents
* 1 Playing equipment
* 2 Early life
* 3 Professional career
o 3.1 1996–2000
o 3.2 2001–2004
o 3.3 2006
o 3.4 2007
o 3.5 2008
o 3.6 2009
o 3.7 Resurgence
o 3.8 2010 and 2011
* 4 Personal life
* 5 Finals
o 5.1 Olympic finals
+ 5.1.1 Singles: 1 (1 silver medal)
o 5.2 Masters Series finals
+ 5.2.1 Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
* 6 Career finals
o 6.1 Singles: 21 (12–9)
o 6.2 Doubles: 1 (1–0)
* 7 Singles performance timeline
* 8 References
* 9 External links
Playing equipment
His equipment include Solfire, Lacoste and Nike for his clothes and shoes, respectively. He switched to using Head racquets in 2009 after using Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.
Early life
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Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy.
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