Sam Querrey

Sam Querrey
Querrey at the 2022 French Open
Full nameSamuel Austin Querrey[1][2]
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceLas Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
Born (1987-10-07) October 7, 1987 (age 36)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Turned pro2006
Retired2022[3]
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$13,588,615[4]
Singles
Career record385–330 (53.8%)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 11 (February 26, 2018)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020)
French Open3R (2013)
WimbledonSF (2017)
US OpenQF (2017)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsAlt (2017)
Olympic Games1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record177–188 (48.5%)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 23 (May 17, 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2019)
French Open3R (2008)
Wimbledon2R (2009, 2015)
US OpenSF (2015, 2021)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
US OpenF (2015)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2008, 2012, 2018)

Samuel Austin Querrey (/ˈkwɛri/;[5] born October 7, 1987) is an American professional pickleball and former tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 achieved on February 26, 2018, and won ten ATP singles titles. Known for his powerful serve, Querrey holds the record for consecutive service aces in a match with 10.[6] He was also a capable doubles player, with five ATP doubles titles and a career-high doubles ranking of No. 23 achieved on May 17, 2010.[7] His best performance in a Grand Slam singles event was at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, where he reached the semifinals after defeating world No. 1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinals to become the first American man to reach the last four of a Grand Slam in eight years. At the same tournament the previous year, he defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to reach the quarterfinals, ending his Grand Slam win streak of 4 in a row. Other career highlights for Querrey include defeating former world number one Rafael Nadal in the Acapulco final of 2017, reaching the quarterfinals at the 2017 US Open and the 2019 Wimbledon Championships, and, in the 2015 US Open, reaching the mixed doubles final with Bethanie Mattek-Sands and the men's doubles semifinals with Steve Johnson. He also reached the semifinals of the Davis Cup three times with the United States team, in 2008, 2012, and 2018.

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  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). www.wimbledon.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 13, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Andrew Eichenholz (August 31, 2022). "'Poetry In Motion': Honouring Sam Querrey". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  4. ^ "ATP Prize Money Leaders" (PDF).
  5. ^ "The pronunciation by Sam Querrey himself". ATP World Tour. Retrieved October 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Querrey 2010 US Open First Round Postmatch Press Conference Archived September 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Sam Querrey | Rankings History | ATP World Tour | Tennis". Retrieved July 6, 2016.

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