Paradorn Srichaphan

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Paradorn Srichaphan Tennis player
Paradorn Srichaphan
Nation: ThailandThailand Thailand
Birthday: June 14, 1979
Size: 185 cm
Weight: 82 kg
1st professional season: 1997
Resignation: 2010
Playing hand: Right, one-handed backhand
Prize money: $ 3,459,655
singles
Career record: 239: 193
Career title: 5
Highest ranking: 9 (May 12, 2003)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open AF (2004)
French Open 3R (2002)
Wimbledon AF (2003)
US Open AF (2003)
Double
Career record: 25:61
Highest ranking: 79 (September 8, 2003)
Grand Slam record
Grand Slam title: 00000  0
Australian Open -
French Open AF (2005)
Wimbledon -
US Open 1R (2005)
Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )

Paradorn Srichaphan ( Thai ภราดร ศรี ชา พันธุ์ , RTGS Pharadon Sichaphan , pronunciation: [pʰaraːdɔːn sǐːt͡ɕʰaːpʰan] ; born June 14, 1979 in Bangkok ) is a former Thai tennis player .

Career

Paradorn started playing tennis at the age of six. Under the training of his father Chanachai Srichaphan , he developed into one of the best players in his country.

In 1998 Paradorn joined the professional circus. In the first years he placed in the world rankings in the lower part of the Top 100. In 2000 he took part in the Olympic Games in Sydney, but was eliminated there in the second round.

With his surprise victory in 2002 at the Wimbledon tennis tournament over Andre Agassi, Paradorn moved up to the top 30 in the world rankings. In 2003 it was even briefly among the top ten.

Paradorn was appointed cultural ambassador for his country by the Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra . At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, he led the Thai Olympic team as the flag bearer at the opening ceremony. In the men's singles he was seeded number 12, but was defeated in the first round by the Swede Joachim Johansson in two sets (2: 6, 3: 6).

In 2007, Paradorn had to take a long break from tendinitis that he contracted at a tournament in Miami that spring. Only on September 30, 2009 at the tournament in Bangkok he was able to celebrate his comeback in doubles alongside Danai Udomchoke . They were defeated by Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Peya 6: 2, 1: 6 and [6:10].

In November 2007, Paradorn married the Canadian beauty queen Natalie Glebova , Miss Universe of 2005. The couple divorced in 2011.

In June 2010 Paradorn ended his professional career due to persistent injury problems. Previously, he had broken both hands in a motorcycle accident. After the end of his career, he began studying political science at Ramkhamhaeng University , an open-access university, from which he graduated in 2011. He and his brother founded a tennis academy in his hometown of Khon Kaen . He was also involved in various business projects, including the marketing of underwear and a natural-based sexual enhancer . In the 2011 Thai parliamentary election , he stood for the Chart Pattana Puea Pandin party , led by the President of the Thai tennis association LTAT, Suwat Liptapanlop .

successes

Legend (number of titles and finals)
Grand Slam
Tennis Masters Cup
ATP Masters Series
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP International Series Gold
ATP World Tour 500
ATP International Series
ATP World Tour 250 (5)

singles

Tournament victories

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Result
1. August 25, 2002 United StatesUnited States Long Island (1) Hard court ArgentinaArgentina Juan Ignacio Chela 5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 2
2. October 27, 2002 SwedenSweden Stockholm Hard court (i) ChileChile Marcelo Ríos 6: 7 2 , 6: 0, 6: 3, 6: 2
3. August 25, 2003 United StatesUnited StatesLong Island (2) Hard court United StatesUnited States James Blake 6: 2, 6: 4
4th January 5, 2003 IndiaIndia Chennai Hard court SlovakiaSlovakia Karol Kučera 6: 3, 6: 1
5. June 20, 2004 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Nottingham race SwedenSweden Thomas Johansson 1: 6, 7: 6, 6: 4

Final participation

No. date competition Topping Final opponent Result
1. December 5, 2001 IndiaIndia Chennai (1) Hard court ArgentinaArgentina Guillermo Cañas 4: 6, 6: 7 2
2. August 12, 2002 United StatesUnited States Washington Hard court United StatesUnited States James Blake 6: 1, 6: 7 5 , 4: 6
3. July 21, 2003 United StatesUnited States Indianapolis Hard court United StatesUnited States Andy Roddick 6: 7, 4: 6
4th January 5, 2004 IndiaIndiaChennai (2) Hard court SpainSpain Carlos Moyá 4: 6, 6: 3, 6: 7 5
5. January 3, 2005 IndiaIndiaChennai (3) Hard court SpainSpain Carlos Moyá 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 7 5
6th October 10, 2005 SwedenSweden Stockholm Hard court (i) United StatesUnited States James Blake 1: 6, 6: 7 6

Web links

Commons : Paradorn Srichaphan  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ François Oosthuizen: Bouncing Back (Interview with Paradorn Srichaphan). In: 2Magazine. June 2011, pp. 104-107.
Note on Thai names : This article addresses people by their first name.
personal data
SURNAME Paradorn Srichaphan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION thai tennis player
DATE OF BIRTH June 14, 1979
PLACE OF BIRTH Bangkok , Thailand