Tommy Haas

Tommy Haas BiographyProfession: Tennis playerNationality: GER (Germany)Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1978Birthplace: Hamburg, GermanyResidence: Bradenton, Florida - LA, CANicknames: Thomas Mario HaasHeight: 1.87 mWeight: 88 kgTurned Pro: 1996Plays: Right-handedCoach: Carsten Arriens

Tournament InfoFrench Opens Played:11Event(s) Entered: Men's Singles

Best Singles Performance:4th Round (2002, 2009)Best Doubles Performance:1st Round ()

Player OverviewYear turned pro:1996Career matches won:521Year to date matches won:21Career matches lost:292Year to date matches lost:9

Current 52 week rank for singles:14High rank for singles2High rank date for singles13 May 2002

Current 52 week rank for doubles:142High rank for doubles127High rank date for doubles18 February 2002

Career prize money:$11,591,799 USDYear to date prize money for singles:$545,674 USDYear to date prize money for doubles:$44,269 USD

Tommy Haas net worth: Tommy Haas is a professional tennis player from Germany with a net worth of $1.5 million dollars. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Tommy Haas began to show tennis talent when he was just two years old, using a piece of wood to hit balls off of the wall, or into his father's hands. His father, who was a tennis coach, began taking him to work with him, and he won his first youth tournament three years later. By age 13, he had won the Austrian, German, and European Championships, twice. Famed tennis player and coach, Nick Bollettieri, invited him to practice full-time in Florida, so at age 13, he moved away from home to focus on tennis. He played his first professional match when he was 16. He won his first major title three years later, and also made it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In 2000, he won the Silver Medal at the Olympics. Though he has always been a consistent player, and has won numerous ATP titles, he has yet to win a Grand Slam event. He has reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open three times, and at Wimbledon, once. He has also reached the quarterfinals at the US Open three times. He is currently ranked 23rd in the world.Tommy Haas (born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas) is a German professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the World Top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional tennis player, he has twice dropped out of the world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss the whole of the 2003 season, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to play on the Tour. Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament, his best result being three-time semi-finalist at the Australian Open and one semi-final at Wimbledon. He has won fourteen career titles in singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he happened to be a tennis coach. At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he won his second, in Munich. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship. Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. Nick was so impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to Florida to begin training at the academy. In 1996, Haas became a professional tennis player. He gained attention as a future tennis star when he won his first AT.

2013: Back to Top FormTommy Haas playing at BMW Open in 2013. 2013 started slowly for Haas, who lost in the 2013 Australian Open first round. However, in February at the 2013 SAP Open he reached his 25th career final against defending champion Milos Raonic, but lost in straight sets. Next he played in Delray Beach International Tennis Championships as a former 2006 champion, where he lost to Ernests Gulbis in three sets in the semifinals.At Indian Wells, he lost in the fourth round to Juan Martn del Potro after saving match point to beat Nicols Almagro in the previous round. In Miami, he beat world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in straight sets. It was his first victory over a no. 1 ranked player since 1999 (Agassi) and reminded tennis fans of his talent and adversity. He followed this up with a victory over Gilles Simon to reach his first Miami semifinal, and first Masters 1000 semifinal since the 2006 Paris Masters. There, he lost to third seed David Ferrer, 64, 26, 36.In April/May, he won his first title of the year at Munich, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in an all-German final.Haas made history at the 2013 French Open, when he missed a record twelve match points against John Isner in the fourth set of their third round match. Isner won the set on a tiebreak, but in the fifth set Haas went on to recover from 2-4 down and saved a match point against him at 4-5 to eventually win 10-8. Haas beat Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round but eventually lost to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the quarter finals. At Wimbledon, Haas advanced to the fourth round to set up a rematch against Djokovic but again lost in straight sets.Playing StyleHaas is a classic all-court player, capable of playing well on clay, hard, and grass surfaces. Nick Bollettieri noted Haas as having "one of the greatest backhands in the world," praising its versatility and power. Haas also possess a powerful slice backhand, which he uses to disrupt the rhythm of the point and to construct offensive positions. He also possess an excellent serve and a functional set of volleys.Haas possesses excellent footwork and racquet skills, both of which he uses to construct quick defensive-to-offensive transitions. The fluidity of his game overall allows him to adapt to most situations, as demonstrated by his equal win percentage over both right and left-handed players, as well as his relatively even win percentages on all surfaces. Haas' mental game is also solid, boasting a positive win record in deciding sets (3rd or 5th).

Playing equipmentHis equipment is Nike and Asics for clothes and shoes. He switched to Head racquets in 2009, after having used Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.

Personal lifeHaas was born to Brigitte and Peter Haas. He has two sisters, Sabine (born 24 April 1975) and Karin (born 16 June 1979). On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen. On 5 July 2010, Haas announced on his website that he would become a father for the first time. And on 15 November 2010, Haas announced on his website that his wife, actress Sara Foster had given birth to a baby girl, Valentina. He said he wanted to keep playing long enough for his daughter to watch him play. This happened in 2013 in Miami, when she greeted him after his victory over Dolgopolov.