Andreas Beck (tennis) biography
Date of birth : 1986-02-05
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Weingarten, Germany
Nationality : German
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-18
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, Monte Carlo Masters, US Open
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Andreas Beck is a professional male tennis player of Germany. His career high rank was #33, achieved on November 2, 2009.
Currently the third best German player, Andreas Beck came on strong in 2009, reaching his first ATP tour-level final at Gstaad on clay (he lost to Brazil’s Thomaz Bellucci) and making the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters as a qualifier. A southpaw, Beck reached the second round at the Australian, French and U.S. Opens in 2009 and climbed to a career-high ranking of No. 36 on October 12, 2009.
Timeline:
Began playing tennis at age four with his grandfather
Nicknamed "Beckes"
Father, Bernd, mother, Beatrix
Has one older sister, Anja, who is a physiotherapist
Says he enjoys playing tennis "because it's the best sport in the world"
Favorite sports are playing hockey and golf and considers "Rush Hour" his favorite movie
Big fan of VFB Stuttgart & RV Ravensburg soccer teams
The one person he would like to meet is Barack Obama
Fitness trainer is Robert Schmidt
