Vince Spadea
| Spadea, 2009 at Delray Beach International Championships | |
| Country (sports) | United States |
|---|---|
| Residence | Boca Raton, Florida, US |
| Born | (1974年07月19日) July 19, 1974 (age 50) Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Turned pro | 1993 |
| Retired | 2011 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | 5,004,860ドル |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 311–359 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (28 February 2005) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (1999) |
| French Open | 3R (1999, 2002, 2003) |
| Wimbledon | 4R (2004) |
| US Open | 4R (1995, 1999) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Grand Slam Cup | 1R (1999) |
| Olympic Games | 2R (2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 65–114 |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 90 (12 June 2006) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2006, 2007) |
| French Open | 3R (2006) |
| Wimbledon | 3R (2004) |
| US Open | 3R (2005) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2007) |
| US Open | QF (2003, 2006) |
| Last updated on: 17 October 2021. | |
Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
He reached a career high tenth position in the ATP Champions Race in April 2003, as well as a career-high 18th ATP ranking in February 2005. He has career prize money earnings of over 5,000,000ドル. Spadea has ATP career singles wins over Roger Federer (1–2 record), Pete Sampras (1–4), Andre Agassi (2–4), Rafael Nadal (1–1), Andy Roddick (1–2), Pat Rafter, Richard Krajicek, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Marat Safin, and Gustavo Kuerten. He is one of five players to defeat Federer 6–0 in a set at a main tour tournament, which he did at 1999 Monte Carlo. Spadea represented the United States at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Vince was also named twice to the US Davis Cup Team in 2000 (captain John McEnroe) and 2004 (captain Patrick McEnroe).
Spadea has one career ATP singles title and three ATP doubles titles. He also has eleven USTA Challenger Pro singles titles.
Personal life
[edit ]Spadea was born in Chicago in 1974. His mother is originally from Colombia.[1]
Spadea was Steve Carell's body double as Bobby Riggs in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes .[2]
Tennis career
[edit ]At the 1999 Australian Open, Spadea achieved his best performance in a major by reaching the quarterfinals. In the fourth round at that tournament, he defeated the 1995 Australian Open champion, Andre Agassi. Spadea then lost to Tommy Haas in the quarterfinals.
On September 13, 1999, Spadea achieved a top 20 ranking for the first time. However, from October 1999 to June 2000, Spadea suffered a record losing run of 21 losses in a row.[3] His losing streak led the Associated Press to dub him "the Charlie Brown of tennis" .[4] He ended the streak in the first round of 2000 Wimbledon with an opening round 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 9–7 win over 14th seed Greg Rusedski, in a five-set marathon, which lasted for nearly four hours. Spadea's world ranking fell as low as 237 on October 23, 2000.
Working hard on the Challenger Tour after his fall down the rankings, he successfully recovered and eventually won his only career ATP Tour singles title in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he defeated James Blake and Andy Roddick along the way in 2004. He continued his journey back up the world rankings and was back in the top 20 by late 2004, although US Davis Cup captain, Patrick McEnroe, declined to pick Spadea as his second singles player for the 2004 Davis Cup final against Spain, opting instead for the lower ranked Mardy Fish. Spadea achieved his career-high world ranking of 18 in February 2005.
In 2003, Spadea reached the semifinals of a Masters event in Indian Wells for the first time in his career, losing to world No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt. He went on to the Monte Carlo Masters a month later and reached his second semifinals in a Masters series. This helped him reach a career high position of No. 10 in the ATP Champions Race in April.
In 2006, Spadea published his autobiographical book, Break Point: The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player.[5] Spadea criticized a number of tennis players including James Blake and Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe. He called out McEnroe for picking Mardy Fish ahead of him for the 2004 Davis Cup final where the Americans lost to Spain. Spadea criticized Blake for questionable character during a match where Blake allegedly "trash-talked" him. The book reached the top of the ranks in sports and tennis books during its debut month.[citation needed ]
Spadea reached the third round at the 2008 Australian Open. In the first round, he came back from two sets down to defeat former world No. 8, Radek Štěpánek. He closed the season by winning two Challenger titles, in Waco and Calabasas.
Vince had an injury-stricken season in 2009, plagued by an overuse tendonitis arm issue, as well as a lower extremity staph infection. He won only a handful of ATP-level singles matches before the start of the clay-court season, but reached the semifinals of the Carson Challenger.
The New York Times summarized his career by calling him "the epitome of a tennis journeyman" and then noted that "he has played in 15 US Opens and has never reached the quarterfinals."[6]
ATP career finals
[edit ]Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)
[edit ]
|
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Chile Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Indianapolis, United States | International Series Gold | Hard | Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2004 | Scottsdale, United States | International Series | Hard | Germany Nicolas Kiefer | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2004 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Brazil Ricardo Mello | 6–7(2–7), 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2005 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | United Kingdom Greg Rusedski | 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6 |
Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit ]
|
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Czech Republic Libor Pimek | Zimbabwe Byron Black United States Jonathan Stark |
5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | World Series | Clay | South Africa Christo van Rensburg | Czech Republic Jiří Novák Czech Republic David Rikl |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1997 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | The Bahamas Mark Merklein | United States Alex O'Brien United States Jeff Salzenstein |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | World Series | Hard | Italy Vincenzo Santopadre | Morocco Hicham Arazi Israel Eyal Ran |
6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1998 | Coral Springs, United States | World Series | Clay | The Bahamas Mark Merklein | South Africa Grant Stafford South Africa Kevin Ullyett |
5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
[edit ]Singles: 14 (8–6)
[edit ]
|
|
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1994 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Italy Cristiano Caratti | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1994 | Cincinnati, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States Jim Grabb | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1994 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | South Africa Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 1996 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | South Africa Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 2001 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Czech Republic Jan Hernych | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2001 | Houston, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States James Blake | 6–2, 6–7(3–7), 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2001 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States Kevin Kim | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2001 | Tyler, United States | Challenger | Hard | Israel Noam Okun | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2002 | North Miami Beach, United States | Challenger | Hard | Czech Republic Ota Fukárek | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2002 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Brazil Flávio Saretta | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2008 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Sep 2008 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States Kevin Kim | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2008 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Australia Joseph Sirianni | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2008 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | United States Sam Warburg | 7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
Performance timelines
[edit ]Singles
[edit ]| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | QF | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 12–12 | 50% | |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 14 | 7–14 | 33% | |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 15 | 14–15 | 48% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 54 | 42–54 | 44% | |
| ATP Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% | |
| Miami | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 14 | 24–14 | 63% | |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% | |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | NMS | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% | ||
| Rome | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% | |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | Q2 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% | |
| Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% | |
| Madrid 1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 10–6 | 9–8 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 13–9 | 12–9 | 1–8 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 72 | 67–72 | 48% | |
| Year-end ranking | 0 | 303 | 75 | 81 | 54 | 88 | 42 | 20 | 213 | 125 | 67 | 29 | 20 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 295 | 1517 | Prize Money: 5,004,860ドル | |||
Doubles
[edit ]| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% | |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 100% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% | |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% | |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 24 | 11–24 | 31% | |
| ATP Masters Series | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Miami | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% | |
1This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.
Top 10 wins
[edit ]| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | |||||||
| 1. | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | 80 |
| 1996 | |||||||
| 2. | Sweden Thomas Enqvist | 9 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 90 |
| 1997 | |||||||
| 3. | Sweden Thomas Enqvist | 7 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–7(1–7), 6–3, 6–3 | 95 |
| 1998 | |||||||
| 4. | Australia Pat Rafter | 4 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 64 |
| 5. | Czech Republic Petr Korda | 3 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 2R | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 | 44 |
| 6. | United States Andre Agassi | 9 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 0–6, 7–6(7–2) | 44 |
| 7. | Netherlands Richard Krajicek | 8 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 | 44 |
| 1999 | |||||||
| 8. | United States Andre Agassi | 6 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 4R | 6–1, 7–5, 6–7(3–7), 6–3 | 44 |
| 9. | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–4), 6–2 | 41 |
| 10. | Slovakia Karol Kučera | 9 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 33 |
| 11. | Australia Mark Philippoussis | 9 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 7–6(7–2), 4–6, 6–1 | 27 |
| 12. | Netherlands Richard Krajicek | 5 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 2R | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | 35 |
| 13. | Brazil Gustavo Kuerten | 5 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6(8–6) | 29 |
| 14. | United States Pete Sampras | 1 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 3–6, ret. | 34 |
| 15. | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–5) | 22 |
| 2002 | |||||||
| 16. | Spain Albert Costa | 7 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–1 | 74 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| 17. | United States Andy Roddick | 3 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | SF | 6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–4 | 29 |
| 18. | Thailand Paradorn Srichaphan | 10 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | 36 |
| 19. | Germany Rainer Schüttler | 5 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | 34 |
| 20. | Germany Rainer Schüttler | 8 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 3R | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | 30 |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 21. | Germany Tommy Haas | 9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | 63 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Vincent Spadea – News and More". Tennis X. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Pantic, Nina (September 26, 2017). "How Battle of the Sexes Made the Tennis Look Real". Baseline. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ Trollope, Matt (February 12, 2018). "Anatomy of a losing streak". Tennis Smash. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
On the men's side Donald Young also lost 17 times in a row while Vincent Spadea holds the record with 21 consecutive defeats, which occurred almost 20 years ago.
- ^ Wilstein, Steve (June 27, 2000). "Perseverance pays off". The Free Lance–Star. Archived from the original on April 12, 2016 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ Dan Markowitz; Vince Spadea (2008). Break Point: The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player. Champaign, Illinois: Sports Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-59670-324-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Litsky, Frank (August 26, 2008). "Vincent Spadea, Journeyman". The New York Times.
External links
[edit ]
- 1974 births
- Living people
- American male tennis players
- American people of Italian descent
- Olympic tennis players for the United States
- Tennis players from Boca Raton, Florida
- Tennis players from Chicago
- Tennis players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Tennis players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- American sportspeople of Colombian descent
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- 20th-century American sportsmen