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Michael Russell
  • Age: 31 (01.05.1978)
  • Birthplace: Detroit, MI, USA
  • Residence: Houston, TX, USA
  • Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
  • Weight: 160 lbs (73 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1998
  • Coach: George Russell
78 Singles Ranking
United States

United States

As of 08.02.2010
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2010

Current

78
4 1-2 0 $36,152
Career

High

60

13.08.2007

31-73 0 $1,027,467

*Singles & Doubles combined

2010

Current

-
- 0-1 0 $36,152
Career

High

222

12.11.2001

7-18 0 $1,027,467

*Singles & Doubles combined

Full name is Michael Craig Russell...Nicknames include "Mussell," "Wheels" and "Iron Mike"...Began playing tennis at age five with his father, George, a member of Univ. of Michigan's Big 10 Conference championship team in 1965...Mother, Carole, attended Univ. of Michigan and is an English teacher....Older brother David, played collegiately at Princeton and attended Harvard Business School...Grew up in Michigan and graduated as Valedictorian at Saddlebrook (Fla.) High School in spring 1995...Ranked #1 in U.S. Boys' 18-Under in 1996...Named NCAA Rookie of the Year and finished No. 7 in collegiate rankings at University of Miami before turning pro in 1998...Favorite food is sushi and Mexican, enjoys working out and favorite place to visit is Hawaii...Considers clay his favorite surface...Wife, Lilly (married Nov. 10, 2007).

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