Juan Martin Del Potro life and biography

Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top 10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of World No. 4.

CAREER:

The youngest player in the ATP tour’s Top 10, Juan Martin del Potro broke through on the Slam stage in 2009 with his win at the U.S. Open. The owner of six ATP titles, he is the son of a veterinarian and a teacher. As a junior in 2002, del Potro won the Orange Bowl. When he won his first tour title in Stuttgart in 2008, he gave part of his prize, a Mercedes-Benz, to his little sister, Julieta

Singles Titles
2009: US Open, Washington, Auckland
2008: Washington, Los Angeles, Kitzbuhel, Stuttgart

Doubles Titles
2007: Indianapolis

PERSONAL:

Nicknames are Enano, Palito and Delpo
Began playing at age seven with coach Marcelo Gomez
Comes from same hometown (Tandil) as ATP pros Mariano Zabaleta, Juan Monaco, Diego Junquiera and Maximo Gonzalez
Father, Daniel, played semi-pro rugby in Argentina, and works as a veterinarian, and mother, Patricia, is a teacher
Has one younger sister, Julieta
Childhood idol was Pete Sampras and admires Marat Safin
Speaks Spanish and some Italian and English
Big supporter of Boca Juniors soccer team in Argentina and Juventus in Italy
Favorite surface is hard courts
Captured Orange Bowl 14s title in 2002 and played his last junior tournament at Roland Garros in 2005, losing to Murray in QF
Also runner-up at back-to-back junior tournaments in Mexico and Costa Rica
Says if he wasn’t a tennis player, he would look to pursue a career in architecture
Has a 4-1 Davis Cup singles record in three ties
After winning his first ATP title in Stuttgart in July 2008, gave his CLK Mercedes-Benz to his sister, Julieta
.Fitness trainer is Ignacio Menchon and coached by former ATP pro Franco Davin (since March 2008).

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