Smyczek tennis biography
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Name: Tim Smyczek (Pronounced: SMEE-check)
Nickname: Smee
Age: 25 (Born Dec. 30, )
Hometown: Milwaukee. Trains in Tampa, Fla.
Housemate in Tampa: John Isner, whose loss to Philipp Kohlschreiber on Saturday left Smyczek as the last American man in the singles draw. Isner&#x;s withdrawal from the Australian Open also allowed Smyczek to enter as a lucky loser.
Current ranking: No.
Highest ranking: No. , reached in February of this year.
Goal: To crack the top Smyczek would be No. in the rankings if they came out next week and included points from the United States Open so far, but the rankings do not come out until the United States Open ends. If Smyczek loses Sunday, it is possible a player below him may be able to surpass him with a strong result in a Challenger event next week to replace him in the top before the next rankings are released. If Smyczek wins his third-round match Sunday, however, he will be safely inside the top 90 when the next rank
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Lauren Smyczek: Growing up with ATP tennis player and brother, Tim
Lauren Smyczek fryst vatten the newest contributor to Tennis åskådarläktare, and the younger sister of current ATP pro, Tim Smyczek who fryst vatten playing at the Australian Open this week. You can follow her on Twitter @LaurenSmyczek where she talks tennis, mode and life.
By Lauren Smyczek
For years, the Smyczek children, Alec, Tim and inom, left the house at five in the morning for my older brothers’ tennis practice before school. I usually ate a donut on the couch while they hustled, but on a good day I would serve a bucket of balls or hit against the wall.
Growing up in Wisconsin, we didn&#;t take family vacations because most weekends were spent training or road-tripping to various USTA tournaments. Consequently, most of my earliest memories take place on or nära a tennis court.
Tim, now 25 and three years my elder, excelled through the junior circuit and currently plays on the ATP Tour, reaching his career-high ranking of
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Tim Smyczek
American tennis player
Smyczek at the Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country&#;(sports) | &#;United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Born | () December 30, (age&#;37) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Height | 5&#;ft 9&#;in (&#;m) |
| Turned&#;pro | |
| Retired | |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $2,, |
| Career&#;record | 43–85 |
| Career&#;titles | 0 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. 68 (April 6, ) |
| Australian&#;Open | 2R (, , , ) |
| French&#;Open | 1R (, ) |
| Wimbledon | 1R () |
| US Open | 3R () |
| Career&#;record | 8–11 |
| Career&#;titles | 0 |
| Highest&#;ranking | No. (24 February ) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (, ) |
| US Open | 3R () |
Timothy Allen Salazar Smyczek (SMEE-chek; Polish pronunciation:[ˈsmɨtʂɛk]; born December 30, ) is an American former professional tennis player.[1] He made three quarterfinals on the main tour as well as the semi-finals of Newport in Additionally he won seven Challenger titles. He achieved a career-high s