Mens Singles Wawrinka vs Kotov | 28 Jul 24 | |||||
Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (French: ; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He reached a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) world No. 3 singles ranking for the first time on January 27, 2014. His career highlights include three Grand Slam titles at the 2014 Australian Open, 2015 French Open and 2016 US Open, where he defeated the world No. 1 player on all three occasions, and an ATP World Tour Masters 1000 title at the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2014, as well as two other finals at the 2008 Rome Masters and 2013 Madrid Masters.
Wawrinka considers clay his best and favorite surface and his serve and backhand his best shots. John McEnroe once said that Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands ever, and in 2009 described him as having "the best one-handed backhand in the game." He has been described by The Economist as "Tennis’s great latecomer", due to finding success later in his career. Prior to the 2014 French Open, he requested and the ATP granted a formal change in his name from "Stanislas Wawrinka" to "Stan Wawrinka", stating that he plans to use the abbreviated name in tournament draws and press conferences.
US Open 2016 ATP Mens | French Open 2015 ATP Mens | Australian Open 2014 ATP Mens | Davis Cup 2014 ATP Mens |
Olympics Gold 2008 ATP Mens |