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Vasek Pospisil

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Pospisil
  • Age: 21 (23.06.1990)
  • Birthplace: Vernon, British Columbia
  • Residence: Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
  • Weight: 190 lbs (86 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 2007
  • Coach: Frederic Niemeyer
115 Singles Ranking
Canada

Canada

As of 06.02.2012
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2012

Current

115
5 0-2 0 $19,366
Career

High

115

06.02.2012

6-8 0 $212,651

*Singles & Doubles combined

2012

Current

148
3 0-1 0 $19,366
Career

High

115

08.08.2011

4-3 0 $212,651

*Singles & Doubles combined

Plays with a double-handed backhand...Started playing tennis aged five...Speaks English, Czech and French...Father, Milos, is a tennis coach; Mother, Mila…Has two brothers, Tom, a computer programmer, and Petr, a science teacher…Trained in Prostejov, Czech Republic, from 15 to 18...Member of Tennis Canada's National Training Centre, in Montreal, since September 2010…Favourite surface is hard courts...Favourite shot is forehand...Favourite tournament is US Open...Idols growing up were Pat Rafter and Roger Federer...Hobbies includes listening to music and hanging out with friends and family...Sports teams followed incluves Vancouver Canucks and Montreal Canadians...Goal in tennis is "to be a consistent Top 30 player"...If he wasn't a tennis player, would like to have been a "soccer player"...Made Canadian Davis Cup debut in February 2008...Physical trainer is Kieran Foy (since May 2011)...Coached by former ATP pro and Canadian Davis Cup player, Frederic Niemeyer (since January 2011).

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