Stanislas Wawrinka

Stanislas Wawrinka is a player of professional Tennis Suisse, born on March 28th, 1985 with Lausanne of a Swiss mother and a German father. It is currently one of the two Swiss players among 100 the better world ones (with Roger Federer).

Its brilliant career as a junior was crowned by a title with International of France of Roland-Garros juniors in 2003 and by a place of 14th world junior.

Its best blow is the reverse and its surface of predilection is the beaten Ground.

Its trainer is Dimitry Zavialoff.

Course

2002: Stan passes professional

Stanislas Wawrinka passes professional in 2002. This year, it disputed a Challenger tournament in Spain. It reached the quarterfinals there.

2003: First victory ATP

In 2003, Stan also disputed many challengers. Besides it will gain two of these tournaments in San Benedetto and Geneva. It also took part in 4 classified tournaments ATP International Series. The first, with Gstaad, where it will be beaten by the French Jean-Rene Lisnard. It will gain its first match on circuit ATP at the time of its second tournament, in Amersfoot, the Netherlands. It will beat Hugo Armando, before losing vis-a-vis Raemon Sluiter. It will also pass a turn to Umag, in Croatia, leaf Roko Karanušić and losing against Filippo Volandri. Its last tournament ATP of the year will be that of Basle, where it will be beaten 7-6, 7-6 by Tomáš Zíb.

2004: Bad season

This year, Stanislas did not gain any match in a tournament of the ATP. In Adélaïde, it was beaten by Greg Rusedski, in Barcelona by Felix Mantilla, in Gstaad by Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, in Umag by Flavio Saretta, in Bucharest by David Ferrer and in Basle by Tommy Robredo. But it was essential in the Challengers of Barcelona and Geneva and will be finalist with Saint-Pétersbourg, beaten by Jean-Rene Lisnard.

2005: The revelation

It is truly into 2005 that Stanislas bursts with the more high level. He is first of all finalist of the Challenger of Andrézieux. Then, it will pass a turn to tournament ATP of Rotterdam, classified International Series Gold. It will beat Sebastien Grosjean, then 27e with the ATP and will be inclined vis-a-vis Roger Federer.

He will arrive then in quarterfinals of the tournament of Barcelona, also classified International Series Gold. He will be beaten by Radek Štěpánek in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-2).

It will arrive then at the second round of Masters Series of Rome, beating the Czech Tomáš Berdych.

Then the tournament comes from Roland-Garros. Wawrinka will pass two turns in this tournament, leaf Nicolas Massu and James Blake. With the third turn, it is beaten by Mariano Puerta, future finalist of this second tournament of the Large-Slam.

Á Wimbledon, it is beaten with the first turn by Fabrice Santoro in four sets.

Then, the week following the London fortnight, Stanislas arrives for the first time of his career finally of a tournament ATP. In Gstaad, it is indeed beaten at the last stage of the competition by Gastón Gaudio 6-4, 6-4.

At the time of the last Large-Slam of the year, the US Open one, Wawrinka passes 2 turns, taking its revenge on Puerta with the second round. But with the third turn, it is Nicolas Massu which takes its revenge and beats it in 3 sets.

In September, it disputes the Coupe Davis with the team of Suisse. The latter is indeed confronted in stoppings with the Great Britain. It beats in three sets Andy Murray 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), 6-4, and in two sets Alan Mackin.

At the end of October, it also passed a turn to Masters of Paris.

2006: first title ATP

At the whole beginning of the year, Stanislas arrives in semi-final of the tournament of Auckland, beaten by the Croatian Mario Ančić. He passes also a turn to Open of Australia.

He gains his two matches of Coupe Davis against the Australia NS Chris Guccione and Peter Luczak. In spite of its two victories, the Swiss , was inclined 3-2.

It passes then 1 turn to Masters Series of Indian Wells and Miami. It arrives in semi-final of the tournament of Barcelona.

Then, it does not republish its performance of 2005 and is inclined with the first turn in Roland Garros.

But it carries out an enormous performance with Wimbledon where it reaches the 3rd turn. It until had not gained any match yet there over grass!

Stan takes part then in the Open of Gstaad, where it had reached the final in 2005. But it is inclined as of the 1st tower vis-a-vis Andreï Pavel.

With the tournament of Umag, in Croatia, it gains its first title ATP vis-a-vis Novak Djokovic, (quarter of finalist with Roland-Garros) over abandonment 6-6 (1-3) in the tie break of the 1st set.

In Cincinnati, it carries out a beautiful performance by reaching the 1/8èmes finales, or it will be dominated by Chilean Fernando Gonzalez. But with the 2nd turn, it beat the n°3 world David Nalbandian, taking his revenge on Roland Garros.

2007

Stan begins the season 2007 with two defeats in Doha and Auckland.

But, far from demoralizing itself, it passes 2 turns to the Open of Australia, leaf Kevin Kim and Paul Capdeville, and losing against the Spanish Rafael Nadal.

Then, at the time of a drive the match day before of Coupe Davis against the Spain, Stan tears the side ligament interns right knee and declares fixed price for the Coupe Davis.

Its unavailability lasts approximately 3 months. It carries out its return to Rome, losing with the first turn against Albert Montanes. It takes part then in the Masters of Hamburg, losing this time against Juan Carlos Ferrero. Then it goes in Austria, with Pörtschach, for a last tournament before Roland-Garros. It loses with the first turn against Diego Hartfield.

It thus goes to Paris without only one victory since its return. He faces with the first turn Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo. After having lost the first 2 sets, Stan is begun again and been essential in 5 handles. With the second round, it is beaten by Ivan Ljubičić. This tournament is a relief for Stan all the same since it gains its first match there since its return of wound.

With the US Open, after having taken the top on Evgueni Korolev, Marat Safin and Robby Ginepri, Stanislas reaches the 1/8e of finale, before being inclined vis-a-vis Juan Ignacio Chela in five sets (6-4 2-6 6-7 6-1 4-6)

Its return on the circuit is done by matches of stopping of Coupe Davis, proceeding between the Czech Republic of Radek Stepanek and Switzerland. Despite everything the victories into simple of Roger Federer, the Suisse is relegated in the group Europe/Africa.

With the Open of the Moselle, Stan is eliminated as of the first tower vis-a-vis the French OJ-Wilfried Tsonga.

A course a little more glorious awaits Stan, with the Open of Vienna: it rises until the final, at the expense of Juan Carlos Ferrero into half, but inclines in two sets 6-4 6-0, vis-a-vis Serb the Novak Djokovic against which it had however gained in this same tournament, the last year.

With the Masters of Madrid, Stan falls with the first tower vis-a-vis the German Nicolas Kiefer.

“At his place”, with the Open of Basle, Stan “avenges” its compatriot Roger Federer by eliminating David Nalbandian with the first turn, before inclining vis-a-vis the Czech Tomas Berdych in two sets 7-5 6-4, match where Stan had had many missed occasions (2 set points in the 1st set and 4 balls of station-wagon).

To Bercy, Stan arrives at the 1/8e of finale at the expense of its “torturer” of the US Open, Juan Ignacio Chela in two sets (6-3 6-1); before inclining itself vis-a-vis Rafael Nadal 6-4, 6-3. However Switzerland had left on the good foot by breakant Nadal to the fifth play, to carry out the Spaniard 4-2; but Nadal will carry it finally not without to have saved 7 balls of station-wagon.

Prize list

Titrate into simple (1)

Finales into simple (3)

Finale in double (1)

In Large Slam

Into simple

In double

In the Masters Series

In lower part of the result is the name of the ultimate adversary.

Summary of points ATP

Figures

Titles: 1
Profits: 744.216 $
Total victory-defeats: 53-57

External bonds

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