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Stanislas Wawrinka [ vavriŋka ] ( born March 28, 1985 in Lausanne ) is a Swiss tennis player who plays on the professional tour since 2002. On 12 May 2008 he stood for the first time among the top 10 world tennis rankings. Since April 2013 he is coached by former Swedish tennis player Magnus Norman, with whom he celebrated his biggest success so far January 26, 2014 winning the title at the Australian Open. With this victory, he reached position 3 in the world rankings, the best finish of his career. His favorite toppings are clay and hard courts where he played 14 of his 15 final appearances. Its particular strength is its one-handed backhand, which is among the best in the world.
For tennis Wawrinka and his three- year older brother Jonathan came through friends of the parents from Alsace, whose sons Dimitri and Gregory Zavialoff in the courtyard of Wawrinkas spent their summer holidays and there beat balls on the tennis court. Dimitri Zavialoff later for 15 years Wawrinkas coach. His first attempts on the professional tour made Wawrinka at ITF tournaments. In 2003, he reached his first final in Cartagena, Spain, which he lost to Iván Navarro in three sets.
The final breakthrough to the pro tour succeeded Wawrinka in the 2005 season, where he took part, among others, three of the four Grand Slam tournaments and moved both the French Open and the U.S. Open each in the third round. In July 2005, he played for the first time in the final of an ATP tournament.
6 December 2008 Wawrinka and Roger Federer won in the election for Swiss Sportsman of the Year in the category team of the year. Decisive here was winning the gold medal in doubles competition at the Olympic Games in Beijing. On January 11, 2014 Wawrinka was elected to the Swiss of the Year in 2013 as successor to cross-country skier Dario Cologna. - Read more ...
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