Wayne Odesnik
Wayne Odesnik ( born November 21, 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is an American tennis player.
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Life and career
To 2003: career and first year as a professional
Wayne Odesnik was born in South Africa, but moved at the age of three years with his parents in the United States and grew up there. At the age of seven he began playing tennis. Between 2000 and 2002 he went to international junior tournaments, and was able to win two titles in smaller tournaments. In parallel, he also has participated in several professional tournaments. In May 2002, he reached the semi-finals of a Futures tournament, and so won his first world ranking points. The first title he won in April 2003 in Jamaica, but he sat down in the finals against the eventual top-20 player Juan Mónaco by. In the further course of the year was followed by another Futures title and the entry into the top 500 in the world rankings.
2004-2007: Grand Slam debut and first Challenger title
In April 2004, Wayne Odesnik got for the ATP tournament in Houston a wildcard, however, he retired in the first round against James Blake. For the U.S. Open, he also got a wildcard, lost in his Grand Slam debut, however, against David Sánchez. At the end of 2004, he still reached three finals Future, which he, however, all of them lost.
The Final losing streak continued in 2005 initially continued until Odesnik finally in November 2005 after six lost finals in a row again able to win a title. Just a week later, he won another title, but he defeated Sam Querrey again with a later top 20 players.
2006 followed by two more Futures title, also Odesnik was now for the first time on the second round of a Challenger tournament out: First, he reached in Atlanta in May 2006, a semi-final, then a month later he won in Milan against Arnaud Di Pasquale his first title. Then he climbed in the world rankings for the first time into the top 200. At the U.S. Open, for which he as two years earlier was given a wildcard, he retired in the first round against Raemon Sluiter.
In the first half of 2007, Wayne Odesnik was more successful on the Challenger Tour: In addition to two semi-finals and several quarter-finals he reached in June 2007 in Karlsruhe a finale which, however, he lost to Mischa Zverev. A month later he was able to record his first victory on the ATP level in Washington: As a qualifier, he defeated in the first round Adrián García and then the top 100 players and later U.S. Open champion Juan Martín del Potro. In the second round he failed then but just wide of the eventual finalists John Isner. Just one week later Odesnik was the Masters tournament in Montreal again successful: As qualifier he sat down in the first round in three sets against Ivan Ljubičić by the Weltranglistenelften before he retired in the second round against Frank Dancevic. The following U.S. Open Wayne Odesnik reached by a five- set victory over Danai Udomchoke first time the second round of a Grand Slam tournament, there was but a chance against the set at position 20 later quarter-finalists Juan Ignacio Chela. In October 2007, Odesnik won in Sacramento by a final victory over Lu Yen -Hsun his second Challenger title, and reached his 126th until then best year-end ranking in the world rankings.
2008-2009: entry into the Top 100 and first ATP final
The year 2008 began for Wayne Odesnik with the first-time qualifiers for the Australian Open, followed by a first round defeat against Feliciano López. After he had each reached the second round at the ATP tournaments in San Jose and Indian Wells, Odesnik could first reach an ATP semifinal in Houston in April 2008. He defeated among others, the top 100 players Dudi Sela and Sergio Roitman, before he lost to the eventual tournament winner Marcel Granollers. At the French Open, for which he received a wildcard Wayne Odesnik succeeded in May 2008 for the first time entered the third round of a Grand Slam tournament: be his coach after a tight three-set victory over the set at position 209 Guillermo Cañas ( which later should be) followed by a four- set victory over Lee Hyung- taik. In the third round, however, was then set against the terminus at position 3 Novak Djokovic eventual semi-finalists. This success Odesnik rose for the first time for some weeks in the top 100 in the world rankings. He was thus directly qualified for Wimbledon but lost in the first round against the set at position 24 Jarkko Nieminen. As the year progresses Odesnik reached, as in the previous year, the second round of the U.S. Open and at the ATP tournaments in Los Angeles and Tokyo, at Challenger level he never came, however, beyond the semi-finals and therefore dropped back to 119 in the world rankings at the end of.
After a first round defeat at the Australian Open Wayne Odesnik won in February 2009 in Carson with a final victory over Scoville Jenkins his third Challenger title. In Houston, where he had already reached the semi-finals last year, he was then in April 2009 after victories including via the top 100 players Jurgen Melzer and Bjorn Phau in his first ATP final, but was defeated there in two sentences the former world number one Lleyton Hewitt. In the world rankings Odesnik reached rank 77 then its best ever placing. After he had retired at the French Open in the first round against the set at position 7 Gilles Simon, he initially fell back out of the top 100, but could by a knockout participation at the ATP tournament in Washington and a Challenger final in Tulsa improve again in September 2009, so that he finished a year for the first in the top 100 in the world rankings.
2010: Doping Fund and lock
The year 2010 started for Wayne Odesnik in Brisbane, Australia, where he reached the quarter-finals. Upon entry to Australia of the Australian Customs in Odesniks luggage had found vials of growth hormone hGH, which is considered as a doping agent. He was sentenced by an Australian court to a fine of the equivalent of 7000 euros, but first played normally. At the Australian Open he reached the second round, where he retired against Philipp Kohlschreiber first time. At his favorite tournament in Houston Odesnik reached the semifinals, which he narrowly lost against Sam Querrey in April 2010 for the third time. This was his last tournament for the time being, as he was then banned by the ITF for two years. In addition, all earned in 2010 prize money to him were withdrawn. In December 2010, the ITF announced that Odesniks lock was halved to one year and that he was therefore entitled to play again in 2011. The official reason given was that he had provided substantial assistance in the implementation of the professional rules of conduct. There is speculation that he had testified against, among others Daniel Köllerer, which was later banned for life for match-fixing.
2011-2012: Comeback with Challenger titles and criticism by players
Since he had lost all ranking points because of the lock, had to Wayne Odesnik in early 2011 first again play Futures tournaments. In February 2011, he won the first title as a qualifier after his comeback in March 2011 was followed by the next song, which he re- debuted at number 528 in the world rankings in just two months. This was enough to take part in the qualification to Challenger tournaments, which immediately took Odesnik: In April 2011, he reached the final as a qualifier of the Challenger tournament in Tallahassee, but he defeated, among others, the top 100 players Michael Russell. A month later, he arrived in Savannah again as a qualifier final, which he won against Donald Young, against whom he had just lost in Tallahassee. In July 2011, followed in Lexington by a final victory over James Ward the next track, so he went back into the top 200 in the world rankings. In August 2011, since his suspension played Wayne Odesnik in Washington for the first time on the ATP level: as a lucky loser after he moved into the main draw, but lost clearly against the eventual champions Radek Stepanek. A week later he reached in Binghamton for the third time this season a Challenger final, which he lost to Paul Capdeville. In the rest of the season he still managed three Challenger quarterfinals and finished the year ranked 129 in the world rankings.
The year 2012 began for Wayne Odesnik with the sixth challenger title of his career, which he won by a final victory over Adrian Ungur in Bucaramanga. In February 2012, he reached the main draw as a lucky loser at the ATP tournament in Buenos Aires, but it lost to David Nalbandian. At Wimbledon, he failed after he was slipped into the main draw as a lucky loser, in the opening round just in five sets to Björn Phau. As part of the Grand Slam tournament have been expressed by several players like Andy Murray and Serhiy Stachowskyj criticism Odesnik was a " spy" of the ITF. Background is the shortened doping suspension Odesniks and his involvement in the lifetime ban Daniel Köllerer. However Odesnik itself rejects these allegations.