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Michael Russell
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| Country |
 United States |
| Residence |
Houston, TX, USA |
| Date of birth |
May 1, 1978 (1978-05-01) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Detroit, MI, USA |
| Height |
5 ft 8 in (172 cm) |
| Weight |
160 lb (72 kg) |
| Turned pro |
1998 |
| Plays |
Right |
| Career prize money |
$584,254 |
| Singles |
| Career record: |
15 - 43 |
| Career titles: |
0 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 60 (August 13, 2007) |
| Grand Slam results |
| Australian Open |
2nd (2008) |
| French Open |
4th (2001) |
| Wimbledon |
1st (2000, 2002) |
| US Open |
1st (1998, 2000, 2001, 2006) |
| Doubles |
| Career record: |
4 - 6 |
| Career titles: |
0 |
| Highest ranking: |
No. 222 (November 12, 2001) |
Michael Russell is an American tennis player, best known for holding match point in the 4th round of the 2001 French Open against eventual champion Gustavo Kuerten.[1] In the 2007 Australian Open, he held a two sets to love lead over former U.S. Open and Wimbledon champion Lleyton Hewitt before succumbing in five sets.[2] In the 2007 Indian Wells Masters event, he made it to the final 16 players in a 96-player field, after upsetting 11th seed - and 12th-ranked - Tomas Berdych in round 2. He reached his career highest ranking of 60 in August 2007 after reaching 2nd round of Montreal TMS. Both his mother and father are tennis coaches.
[edit] Playing style
Russell is a counterpuncher, known for his footspeed and consistency. John McEnroe described him as a particularly dogged competitor, saying that "no one's going to try harder on a tennis court than Michael Russell".[3]
[edit] ATP Titles (16)
| Tennis Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (0) |
| Challengers (8) |
| Futures (8) |
| No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent in the final |
Score |
| 1. |
May 17, 1999 |
Vero Beach, USA |
Clay |
 Irakli Labadze |
7-6 6-3 |
| 2. |
May 31, 1999 |
Weston, USA |
Clay |
Hugo Armando |
6–3 6-2 |
| 3. |
January 31, 2000 |
Amarillo, USA |
Hard Indoors |
 Stefano Pescosolido |
7–5 6–2 |
| 4. |
May 31, 1999 |
Mobile, USA |
Hard |
 Martin Verkerk |
4-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 5. |
June 21, 2004 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
 Domenic Marafiote |
6-3 6-3 |
| 6. |
June 28, 2004 |
Buffalo, USA |
Clay |
 Jorge Aguilar |
6-3 6-0 |
| 7. |
July 5, 2004 |
Pittsburgh, USA |
Clay |
Kean Feeder |
6-1 6-0 |
| 8. |
July 12, 2004 |
Granby, CAN |
Hard |
Davide Sanguinetti |
6–3 6–2 |
| 9 |
October 17, 2005 |
Arlington, USA |
Hard |
 Benedikt Dorsch |
6–1 6-3 |
| 10. |
November 28, 2005 |
Orlando, Florida |
Hard |
Todd Widom |
6–4 6–2 |
| 11 |
February 20, 2006 |
Brownsville, USA |
Hard |
Brendan Evans |
6–2 6-1 |
| 12. |
August 14, 2006 |
Bronx, USA |
Hard |
Paul Capdeville |
6–0 6–2 |
| 13. |
November 27]], 2006 |
Maui, USA |
Hard |
Sam Warburg |
6–1 6–0 |
| 14. |
January 1, 2007 |
Noumea, New Caledonia |
Hard |
 David Guez |
6–0 6–1 |
| 15. |
January 22, 2007 |
Waikoloa, USA |
Hard |
 Jamie Baker |
6–1 7–5 |
| 16. |
February 12, 2007 |
Joplin, USA |
Hard Indoors |
 Frederic Niemeyer |
6–4 6–1 |
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