Brian Dabul biography
Date of birth : 1984-02-24
Date of death : -
Birthplace : Buenos Aires, Argentina
Nationality : Argentine
Category : Sports
Last modified : 2011-04-18
Credited as : Professional Tennis player, ATP tour, US Open, Grand Slam
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Brian Dabul is a professional tennis player.
Dabul's climb in the professional ranks was a slow one, not indicative of his status as a former #1 Junior player. He broke into the top-500 in 2003, the top-300 in 2004, but did not crack the top-200 until late in 2007, finishing that year ranked #159.
Timeline:
Began playing at age five with a personal coach in Buenos Aires
Parents, Jorge, and Nora
Has two younger brothers, Nicolas (21) and Kevin (17)
Enjoyed an outstanding junior career by winning titles in Italy, Belgium, Portugal and Mexico while reaching finals at Uruguay Bowl (l. to Bogdanovic), Banana Bowl (l. to Muller) in Brazil, Roland Garros (l. to Cuadrado) and Kentucky (l. to Ouahab) in 2001
Finished No. 3 in junior world rankings that year (behind Muller and Tipsarevic) and in '02 won back-to-back Italian titles in Santa Croce (d. Felder) and Bonfiglio (d. Ouahab)
Also SF at Roland Garros (l. to Gasquet)
Finished No. 5 in '02
Considers forehand his strength and clay courts as favorite surface.
