Andy Roddick

Andy Roddick: Biography in Details

Who is Andy Roddick?

Andy Roddick is an American professional tennis player who is now retired.

He is popular for claiming as the men’s tennis world’s No. 1 player in 2003 after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain at the US Open finals.

Andy Roddick: Age, Parent, Siblings, Ethnicity

He was born on August 30, 1982, in Omaha, Nebraska, United States. He was grown up with his two older brothers; Lawrence Roddick and John Roddick who is a former professional tennis player.

His father’s name is Jerry Roddick he is a businessman. And likely his mother’s name is Blanche Roddick who is a school teacher.

Andy was inspired to play tennis by his brother, John. The brothers used to have fun playing tennis at a young age and later he pursued it as a career.

He belongs to an American nationality. He has mixed (German, English, Norwegian, Welsh, Irish, French, Swiss-German, Swiss-French, and Dutch) ethnicity.

Education

Talking about his education, he studied at the SEK Boca Prep International School and graduated in 2000.

Andy completed his high school at the University Of Nebraska High School. He attended online classes.

Andy Roddick: Career, Professional life

Andy Roddick has been playing tennis since a young age. He finished at no. 6 in the US Junior and at No. 1 in 2000. Furthermore, he also won the US Open and Australian Open Junior Singles titles.

He started his senior tennis debut at the USA F2 Futures tournament in May 1998. Likely his professional career began in the year 2001 defeating Fernando Vicente at the ATP level.

In 2002, he also made his first TV show appearance on the family comedy fantasy series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. He also reached the major Grand Slam finals in 2004, 2005, and also in 2009.

Furthermore, he was also in the US Open in the year 2006. Moreover, there he was defeated by Roger Federer. And at the age of 21, he became World’s no. 1 player. He was the youngest and he was the first American to do so.

In 2005, he was the first to be the winner of the SAP Open. Reaching the semi-finals in the 2007 Australian Pen, he gets defeated by Rodger in straight series.

In the years 2010 and 2011, he had to take a break due to his shoulder injury. And he announced his retirement from singles in the year 2012.

He ended his professional career with 34 titles in singles and 4 titles in doubles. Andy was a part of the International Tennis Hall of Fame. on July 22, 2017.

Honors

Roddick has earned 32 titles, and 600-plus match wins in his career. Likely he was at No. 1 in the 13 weeks and in the Top 10 in nine straight seasons.

In the year 2004, he was awarded the ‘Best Male Tennis Player ESPY Award. He has held the fastest serve in the U.S.

The player made history serving at about 244 km/h (152 mph) playing against American Scoville Jenkins, and Spaniard Rafael Nadal.

He was the World No. 1 tennis male player in 2003 after defeating Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain at the 2003 US Open finals. Furthermore, he has earned different victories and honors.

Charity

Andy has his own entitled foundation, ‘Andy Roddick Foundation. It was built in 2000 when he was just 17 yrs old. The organization was opened with the objective of raising money to improve the lives of children and families.

It also has different programs for expanding high-quality education and enrichment for the needed ones.

Andy Roddick: Salary, Net Worth

As of 2022, he has an estimated net worth of around $40 million. His annual salary is between $75,000 to $125,000.

He has earned almost a total of $20 million through the championship prize money from his career.

Andy has also endorsements with multiple brands including national and international too.

They include Lacoste, Travis Mattew Apparel, Babolat, American Express, Lexus, Rolex, Microsoft, Arizonans Beverage Company, Powerade, and many others.

The player has also invested in a golf apparel brand called Travis Mattew Apparel. Being its brand ambassador, he co-owns the company in 2013.

Houses & Cars

Andy and his wife have owned and sold different properties. The North Carolina mountain retreat was sold for $2.35 million in 2013.

And likely, their five-bedroom Los Angeles home for roughly $3.34 million in 2015. Just in 2019, they sell 15-Acre Austin property for $4.65 million.

Furthermore, the player also owns luxury cars like Aston Martin DB11, Alfa Romeo, Giulia Quadrifoglio, and Infiniti Q50 Red Sort 400.

Andy Roddick: Rumor and Controversy

The player has not let himself through any sort of controversy and kept himself away from other rumors as well.

Body Measurement: Height, Weight

Andy Roddick has an athletic built body standing with a height of 6 ft 2 inches (188 cm) and weighing 86 kg (189.5 lbs).

Talking about his appearance, he has light brown colored hair with hazel eyes.

Social Media

He is active on Instagram with over 114K followers and around 1.4M followers on Twitter. He is not available on Facebook.

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