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Andy Roddick
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| Mostly Credited As: | Andy Roddick |
| Birth Name: | Andrew Stephen Roddick |
| Date Of Birth: | August 30, 1982 (Age 27) |
| Country Of Birth: |  USA |
| Birth Place: | Omaha, Nebraska |
| Height: | 6' 2" (1.87 m) |
Born August 30, 1982, Andrew Stephen Roddick has been athletic all his life. He first picked up a tennis racquet when he was 3 years old and while in high school, he was on the basketball team. However, since Andy began playing tennis, he has been considered one of the best tennis players in the world. Before becoming a professional tennis player in 2000, Andy was the world number 1 in juniors tennis and won the junior singles titles at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and was a quarter-finalist at the French Open that year. Also that year, he played in numerous Challenger Level Tournaments and a few ATP events.
In 2001, Andy's career started to take off, that year he became the youngest player at 19 years, 4 months to ranked in the ATP Top 20. He also won 3 tournaments in Atlanta, Houston, and Washington. At the U.S Open of that year, Andy made it the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Lleyton Hewitt. In 2002, he made it to the 2nd round of Wimbledon before being eliminated by Greg Rusedski and won 2 tournaments.
However, in 2003, Andy had great success, winning two ATP Masters Series tournaments (Montreal and Cinncinati) and won the U.S. Open. After that victory, he hosted Saturday Night Live in November and was selected as Sexiest Athlete in People magazine' Sexiest Man Alive issue. He also finished the year as the World #1.
Since then, Andy has played the U.S. team at the Athens Olympics and is a member of the U.S. team in Davis Cup play. He has also been a two-time finalist at Wimbledon in 2004 and 2005, and has won 5 titles in the 2005 season.
Off the tennis court, Andy has done advertisements for American Express, was featured in various magazine and has won numerous awards, such as The Arthur Ashe Humanitarian award and the 2004 ESPY for Best Male Tennis player. Andy has also previously dated singer/actress Mandy Moore.
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Born August 30, 1982, Andrew Stephen Roddick has been athletic all his life. He first picked up a tennis racquet when he was 3 years old and while in high school, he was on the basketball team. However, since Andy began playing tennis, he has been considered one of the best tennis players in the world. Before becoming a professional tennis player in 2000, Andy was the world number 1 in juniors tennis and won the junior singles titles at the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and was a quarter-finalist at the French Open that year. Also that year, he played in numerous Challenger Level Tournaments and a few ATP events.
In 2001, Andy's career started to take off, that year he became the youngest player at 19 years, 4 months to ranked in the ATP Top 20. He also won 3 tournaments in Atlanta, Houston, and Washington. At the U.S Open of that year, Andy made it the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Lleyton Hewitt. In 2002, he made it to the 2nd round of Wimbledon before being eliminated by Greg
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Andy Roddick TV Appearances |
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| Show: Today at Wimbledon (1978) • 5 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Tuesday June 23rd, 2009) |
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• 2009 Highlights, Day 13 |
31x12: (Jul/05/2009) |
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• 2009 Highlights, Day 11 |
31x10: (Jul/03/2009) |
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Himself |
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• 2009 Highlights, Day 9 |
31x08: (Jul/01/2009) |
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Himself |
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• 2009 Highlights, Day 4 |
31x04: (Jun/25/2009) |
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Himself |
| Show: Open Access (2004) • 7 episode credits -- (First Appearance: Sunday September 19th, 2004) |
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• Beijing |
05x09: (Oct/26/2008) |
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Himself |
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• Tennis Hotties |
03x10: (Oct/15/2006) |
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Himself |
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• U.S. Open 2006 |
03x09: (Sep/17/2006) |
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Himself |
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• Miami |
03x04: (Mar/03/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (2001) |
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• Nick Frost, Myleene Klass, Andy Roddick, My Chemical Romance |
12x11: (Jun/08/2007) |
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Himself, [Interviewees] |
| Show: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) |
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• Sheryl Crow, Christina Applegate, Andy Roddick |
04x21: (Oct/02/2006) |
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Himself |
| Show: Punk'd (2003) |
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• Marques Houston, Andy Roddick, Jamie-Lynn DiScala |
04x05: (Apr/03/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992) |
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• Robin Williams, Andy Roddick, Gavin DeGraw |
13x110: (Mar/07/2005) |
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Himself |
| Show: Jimmy Kimmel Live (2003) |
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• 7/13/04 |
01x101: (Jul/13/2004) |
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Himself |
| Show: Saturday Night Live (1975) |
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• Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews |
29x06: (Nov/08/2003) |
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Himself (Host) |
| Show: Late Show with David Letterman (1993) |
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• Andy Roddick, Jack Black, Warren Zevon* |
11x06: (Sep/08/2003) |
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Himself |
| Show: Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) |
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• Kevin Pollak, Andy Roddick, Blur |
10x148: (Jul/16/2003) |
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Himself |
| Show: The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn (1999) |
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• 7/23/2002 |
04x21: (Jul/23/2002) |
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Himself |
| Show: Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) (1996) |
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• The Competition |
06x17: (Apr/05/2002) |
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Himself, [Special Guest Stars] |
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Andy Roddick Trivia |
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At the 2005 Championships at Wimbledon, Andy was runner-up to Roger Federer.
| At the 2005 U.S. Open, Andy was eliminated in the first round.
| Andy turned pro in 2000.
| Andy's tennis serve has been clocked at 155 m.p.h.
| Andy plays tennis right handed.
| In the December 2003 issue of People magazie, Andy was selected Sexiest Athlete.
| Andy is a big University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football fan.
| Two of Andy's favorite tour stops are the U.S. Open and Wimbledon.
| Andy won an ESPY for Best Male Tennis Player in 2004. He was nominated for it again in 2005.
| Andy once dated singer Mandy Moore.
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