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May 01, 1978 Detroit, Michigan, United States 46 years old
American tennis player
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Michael Russell Tennis - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Michael Russell Tennis
- Michael Craig Russell (born May 1, 1978) is a retired American professional tennis player, who is now a tennis coach.
- He reached a career-high singles ranking of World No.
- 60 in August 2007.
- His 23 United States Tennis Association (USTA) Pro Circuit singles titles were the all-time record, as of November 2013.
- That month he became the third-highest-ranked American in the world. In 1994 Russell was ranked No.
- 1 in both singles and doubles in the USTA Boys' 16 rankings, and in 1996 he was ranked No.
- 1 in singles in the U.S.
- Boys' 18-Under.
- Playing for the University of Miami in 1996–97, he was named National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Rookie of the Year, before he turned pro in 1997.
- A high school valedictorian, Russell was one of the few Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) players while he played who had a college degree, having earned a B.S.
- from the University of Phoenix with a 3.94 grade point average. Russell struggled with knee injuries for much of his professional career.
- He is perhaps best known for, on two occasions, holding surprise two-set leads in Grand Slam tournaments against former Grand Slam champions, before eventually being defeated both times.
- In the fourth round of the 2001 French Open (his best run at a Grand Slam) against defending and eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten (the world's # 1-ranked player), Russell led two-sets-to love and 5–3 in the third set, and held a match point, but was defeated in five sets.
- In the 2007 Australian Open, he held a two-sets-to-love lead over former U.S.
- Open and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt, before succumbing in five sets.
- Other career highlights include a fourth-round showing at the 2007 Indian Wells Masters event, a semi-final appearance at the 2012 U.S.
- Men's Clay Court Championships, and wins against top-10 players Mardy Fish and Tomas Berdych.
- On the Challenger Tour, he finished his career at No.
- 8 in match wins (276) and tied for fifth in titles (15). Russell started Michael Russell Tennis, a private tennis coaching business in 2015.
- He also has coached Frances Tiafoe, Ryan Harrison, Sam Querrey, Taylor Fritz and Mackenzie McDonald through USTA Player Development.
