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Date of Birth: 17.06.1985
Place: Limassol, Cyprus
Height: 1.83 cm
Weight: 80 kgs
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Marcos History:
Marcos started playing tennis at the age of 5, at the Famagusta Tennis Club, in Limassol, under the supervision of a Czech coach. At the age of 7, he transferred to the Limassol Sporting Club, and trained there, with tennis becoming a passion for him. At the age of 11, he decided to move to Nicosia and train under the supervision of the National Tennis Coach, Mr. Yiannos Hadjigeorgiou. Yiannos, as the captain of the Davis Cup team and Federal Coach of Cyprus, coached Markos for nearly 3 years and initiated him in the international scene of tennis competition. The Cyprus Tennis Federation has strongly supported Marcos throughout his career in International Tennis.
During the “Masters U14 - Best 8” tournament in Prado - Italy, Markos came in contact with Patrick Mouratoglou, and then signed a contract with the Mouratoglou Academy, after a visit to the tennis academy in Montreuil, France. Markos has since then moved to France for training within the academy.
2003 was the year, with the most positive results for Markos. His year ended with glory after winning many junior tournaments, and by the end of the same year, Markos became the World No. 1 in Juniors. It was without doubt the most important title of his career at that moment, reassuring him for his further success in the Men’s Circuit. In the year 2005, he won his first Challenger series tournament in Spain and made finals in Basel.
The year 2006 can be considered as the year of glory for Markos. He became finalist at the Australian Open, defeating big names, like Nalbadian and Roddick, while losing after a superb performance to Roger Federer in the finals. Markos has became Cyprus Best National Athlete ever, in the history of all Cyprus sports. Continuing his excellent performance, he reached the semi-finals of Wimbledon the same year, losing to Rafael Nadal.
Markos won his first Master Series tournament in Beijing 2006, after an outstanding performance against Mario Ancic in the finals.
Marcos Baghdatis Tennis Results
2012
- Quarterfinalist - Brisbane Open
2011
- Quarterfinalist - Basel
- R16 - Vienna
- R32 - Stockholm
- R32 - Tokyo
- Finalist - Kuala Lumpur
- R16 - Metz
- R128 - US Open
- Quarterfinalist - Winston Salem
- R64 - Canada
- Quarterfinalist - Washington
- R32 - Los Angeles
- R32 - Wimbledon
- Semifinalist - The Netherlands
- 2nd Round - Roland Garros
- 1st Round - Nice
- 1st Round - Rome
- 2nd Round - Madrid
- 2nd Round - Munich
- 1st Round - Monte Carlo
- 1st Round - Casablanca Open
- 2nd Round - Miami
- 2nd Round - Indian Wells
- 1st Round - Dubai Open
- Quarterfinalist - ABN Amro Rotterdam
- Round of 32 - Australian Open
- Quarterfinalist - Brisbane Open
2010
- Quarterfinalist - Vienna Open
- Finalist - Kremlin Cup
- 1st Round - Shanghai Open
- 3rd Round - Malaysia Open
- 1st Round - US Open
- Semi-final - Cincinnatti ATP Masters 1000
- 1st Round - Rogers Cup ATP1000
- Finalist - Legg Mason ATP500
- Quarter-final - LA ATP250
- 1st Round - Wimbledon 2010
- 1st Round - Unicef Open
- 1st Round - Gerry Weber Open
- 3rd Round - Roland Garros
- Quarter-final - Nice 250
- 2nd Round - Madrid Masters 1000
- Semi-final - BMW Munich 250
- 1st Round - Rome Open
- 1st Round - Monte Carlo
- Round of 32 - Miami 1000
- Round of 16 - BNP Paribas Indian Wells
- Davis Cup Cyprus vs Egypt (2 Singles & 1 Doubles)
- Semi-final - Dubai Open 500
- 2nd Round - Open 13 Marseille
- 2nd Round - ABN Amro International
- 4th Round - Australian Open
- Winner - Medibank International ATP 250
- 2nd Round - Brisbane International
2009
- Winner - Stockholm Open 2009 ATP 250
- Winner - Tashkent Challenger
- 1st Round - China Open
- Proton Malaysian Open - 2nd Round
- Davis Cup Finland vs Cyprus (2 Singles & 1 Doubles)
- Winner - St. Remy Challenger
- 1st Round - Pilot Pen Tennis
- Winner - Odlum Brown Van Open Challenger
- Indianapolis 2009 ATP 250 - 1st Round
- Davis Cup Cyprus vs Ireland (2 Singles & 1 Doubles)
- 2nd Round - Ordina Open
- 2nd Round - Queen's Tournament
- 1st Round - Roland Garros
- 1st Round - Serbian Open ATP 250
- 1st Round - Ostrava Challenger
- 2nd Round - Miami ATP 1000
- Davis Cup Cyprus vs Portugal (2 Singles & 1 Doubles)
- Quarterfinals - Delray Beach
- 2nd Round - Memphis
- 1st Round - San Jose
- Quarterfinals - South Africa Open
- Round of 16 - Australian Open
- 2 Wins, 1 Loss - Kooyong Exhibition (AAMI Classic)
- 1st Round - Brisbane Australia
2008
- 1st Round - Paris Masters (injury withdrawal)
- 1st Round - Basel Switzerland
Out for a period of 3 weeks due to injuries
- 1st Round - Metz France
- Semifinals - Orlean Challenger
Out for a period of 2 months due to injuries
- Round of 16 - Wimbledon
- Quarterfinals - Gerry Weber Open
- 1st Round - Roland Garros
- 2 Singles & 1 Doubles - Davis Cup vs Slovenia
- 3rd Round - Indian Wells California
- 2nd Round - Tennis Las Vegas
- 1st Round - ABN Amro Rotterdam
- Semifinals - Open 13 Marseille
- 4th Round - Australian Open
- Finalist - AAMI Classic Australia
- 1st Round - Chennai, India
2007
- Semifinals - Paris Masters
- Semifinals - Basel
- 2nd Round - Madrid Masters
- 3rd Round - China Open
- 1st Round - US Open
- Round of 16 - Cincinnati Masters
- Round of 16 - Rogers Cup Montreal
- Two Singles wins and one doubles against Bulgaria in Davis Cup
- Quarter Finalist - Wimbledon
- Finalist - Gerry Weber Open, Germany
- Round of 16 - Roland Garros
- 1st Round Masters Series Hamburg
- 3rd Round - Foro Italico Rome
- Semifinals - BMW Munich Open
- 1st Round - Monte Carlo
- Two singles wins over Paukku and J. Nieminen in the Davis Cup tie against Finland
- 2nd Round Miami - USA
- 2nd Round Indian Wells - USA
- 1st Round Dubai Championships
- Finalist Marseille Open 13
- Winner PBZ Zagreb Indoors
- 2nd Round at the Australian Open.
- Quarter-finalist at the Medibank Intl, Sydney.
- Quarter-finalist at the Qatar Open Exxon Mobil Open.
2006
- Winner in the China Open, $500,000.
- Semi-finalist at Wimbledon, defeated by Rafael Nadal.
- Semi-finalist at 's-Hertogenbosch tournament, defeated by Mario Ancic.
- Quarter-finalist at Miami Tournament, defeated against Rafael Nadal.
- Quarter-finalist at the Qatar Open Exxon Mobil Open.
- Finalist at the Australian Open, defeated against Roger Federer.
2005
- Finalist Bale ($850,250), fell to Gonzalez in title match.
- Quarter-finalist AIG Japon Open, victory against Puerta (N°10 ATP).
- Winner - Cordoba, Spain. Defeated Falla Alejandro (100,000 prize money)
- Out four months for an operation on the right arm.
- 4th round at the Australian Open.
2004
Struck by pubalgia at the beginning of the year. (disabled for four months)
- Semi-finalist - Sao Paulo (Brazil).
- 2nd round, Olympic Games, Athens.
- 2nd round - U.S. Open (Lost in four sets to Roger Federer, No. 1 ATP).
- Winner - Bolton, Great Britain - 25,000 prize money.
- Winner - Bratislava (Czech Republic).
2003
- Finalist - U.S. Open - Junior.
- Winner - Australian Open - Junior.
- 2003 World Junior Champion.
- Winner - Orange Bowl, Florida.
2002
- Winner - Brazilian Open. Group A
- Finalist - U.S. Open - Junior.
2001
- Semi-finalist - Asuncion, Parguay Cup. Group 1 - Junior.
- Winner - « Small Nations Games ».
- Winner - Japan Open. Group A - Junior.
2000
- Finalist - Raquet d’Or (Golden Racket), Morocco Group 4 Junior.
- Finalist Mediterrannee Cup, Morroco Group 3 Junior.
- Winner - Cyprus Aphrodite Cup, Group 4 Junior.
- Finalist - Yucatan cup of Mexico. Group 1 - Junior.
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