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Michael Russell
  • Age: 35 (01.05.1978)
  • Birthplace: Detroit, MI, USA
  • Residence: Houston, TX, USA
  • Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
  • Weight: 155 lbs (70 kg)
  • Plays: Right-handed
  • Turned Pro: 1998
  • Coach: Niclas Kroon and Peter Lundgren
  • Website: http://www.michael-russell.com
97 Singles Ranking
United States

United States

As of 20.05.2013
S D
Ranking Week Change W-L Titles Prize Money*
2013

Current

97
2 3-5 0 $98,766
Career

High

60

13.08.2007

67-128 0 $1,939,964

*Singles & Doubles combined

2013

Current

252
3 1-3 0 $98,766
Career

High

164

11.06.2012

22-43 0 $1,939,964

*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...Favourite food is sushi and Mexican, enjoys working out and favourite place to visit is Hawaii...Considers hard court his favourite surface...Wife, Lilly (married Nov. 10, 2007) is a fitness competitor and currently his physiotherapist...One of the few current ATP players with a college degree (Bachelors of Science in Business Administration, January, 2012).

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