2006-11-20 16:20:03 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Tennis
David Nalbandian (born January 1, 1982, Unquillo, Córdoba, Argentina) is a professional tennis player from Argentina. He is currently the World's No. 7 male tennis player.
Nalbandian is of Armenian descent; his last name means "one who makes horse shoes" in Armenian.
Nalbandian began playing tennis at age five. As a junior player, he won the 1998 Junior US Open singles against Roger Federer and the 1999 Junior Wimbledon doubles titles.
He turned professional in 2000. In 2001, he finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time. He finished 2002 as no. 1 Argentine and South American for the first time in his career, winning 2 ATP titles and reaching the Wimbledon final, where he set a record and stunned the tennis world by becoming the first man to reach the final on his senior debut, in 2002. Furthermore, his run to the 2002 Wimbledon final is even more remarkable, considering that it was his first ever pro tournament on grass.
Since then he has continued to climb his way up the ranks of professional tennis, and has finished each of the last two years ranked inside the year end top ten. In 2003 Nalbandian reached the semifinals of the US Open, where he lost to Andy Roddick, after holding a match point in the third set, after a few controversial calls. In 2004, Nalbandian reached the French Open semifinals losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio.
In 2005, Nalbandian won the Tennis Masters Cup, becoming only the second Argentine tennis player in history (after Guillermo Vilas in 1974) to win the end of year tournament. Having replaced American Andy Roddick, Nalbandian won two of his three group matches (l. to Roger Federer, d. Ivan Ljubičić and Guillermo Coria). In the semi-finals he defeated Russian Nikolay Davydenko and in the final, he beat World No. 1 Roger Federer.
Country Argentina
Residence Córdoba, Argentina
Date of birth January 1, 1982
Place of birth Córdoba, Argentina
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight 175 lb (79 kg)
Turned Pro 2000
Plays Right; Two-handed backhand
Career Prize Money $6,961,094
Singles
Career record: 214-104
Career titles: 5
Highest ranking: No. 3 (March 20, 2006)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (2006)
French Open SF (2004, 2006)
Wimbledon F (2002)
U.S. Open SF (2003)
Doubles
Career record: 26-35
Career titles: 0
Highest ranking: No. 116 (July 21, 2003)
2006-11-20 21:03:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Argentina
2006-11-21 23:14:31 · answer #2 · answered by kjn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is Argentinian... He was born on 1 January 1982 in Cordoba, Argentina.
2006-11-20 16:23:56 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Devotions 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Both of them are equally talented, and can destroy anybody on their day. However, Safin is a much better player and has at least a couple of Grandslams. If Safin gets serious and put his head in the game for real, then Roger and Rafa will need to do a lot of thinking . He destroyed Djoko in straight sets at Wimbedon this year, which was the biggest surprise of the tournament. Safin is a much better player, he just needs to take care of his emotions and take lessons from Safina on how to handle himself.
2016-03-12 20:56:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's from Argentina. During World Cup, I remembered that he had rescheduled his match in Wimbledon because he needed to support Argentina team.
2006-11-21 23:16:44 · answer #5 · answered by j.y. 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's from Argentina!
2006-11-21 11:38:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nalbandian is of Armenian descent; his last name means "one who makes horse shoes" in Armenian.
2006-11-20 16:22:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is from Argentina
2006-11-21 21:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Crystal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is from Argentina....
2006-11-20 20:16:31 · answer #9 · answered by Krishna 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am guessing. Armenian
2006-11-20 16:22:28 · answer #10 · answered by margierosie1026 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋