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{{short description|American tennis player}} {{pp-move}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox tennis biography |name=Andy Roddick |image=Roddick 2012 (cropped).jpg |image_size=220 |caption=Roddick in 2012 |country={{USA}} |residence=[[Austin, Texas|Austin]], Texas, U.S. |fullname=Andrew Stephen Roddick |birth_date={{birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|8|30}} |birth_place=[[Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha]], Nebraska, U.S. {{infobox person | embed=yes | spouse = {{marriage|[[Brooklyn Decker]]|2009}} | children = 2}} |height={{height|ft=6|in=2}}<ref name="FrenchProfile">{{cite web |url=http://2010.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/players/overview/atpr485.html |title=Roland Garros β The 2010 French Open β Official Site by IBM |website=2010.rolandgarros.com |access-date=May 17, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110531100251/http://2010.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/players/overview/atpr485.html |archive-date=May 31, 2011}}</ref> |turnedpro=2000 |retired=Singles: 2012 <br /> Doubles: 2015 |careerprizemoney=[[United States Dollar|US$]]20,640,030 * [[Open Era tennis records β men's singles#Prize money|30th all-time leader in earnings]] |tennishofyear = 2017 |tennishofid = andy-roddick |plays=Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |coach=[[Tarik Benhabiles]] (1999β2003)<br>[[Brad Gilbert]] (2003β2004)<br>[[Dean Goldfine]] (2004β2006)<br>[[Jimmy Connors]] (2006β2008)<br>[[John Roddick]]<br>[[Larry Stefanki]] (2008β2012) |singlesrecord={{tennis record|won=612|lost=213}} (74.2%) |singlestitles=32 |highestsinglesranking=[[List of ATP number 1 ranked singles tennis players|No. '''1''']] (November 3, 2003) |AustralianOpenresult=SF ([[2003 Australian Open β Men's singles|2003]], [[2005 Australian Open β Men's singles|2005]], [[2007 Australian Open β Men's singles|2007]], [[2009 Australian Open β Men's singles|2009]]) |FrenchOpenresult=4R ([[2009 French Open β Men's singles|2009]]) |Wimbledonresult=F ([[2004 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2004]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2005]], [[2009 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2009]]) |USOpenresult='''W''' ([[2003 US Open β Men's singles|2003]]) |Othertournaments=yes |MastersCupresult=SF ([[2003 Tennis Masters Cup#Singles|2003]], [[2004 Tennis Masters Cup#Singles|2004]], [[2007 Tennis Masters Cup#Singles|2007]]) |Olympicsresult=3R ([[Tennis at the 2004 Summer Olympics β Men's singles|2004]]) |doublesrecord=68β51 (57.1%) |doublestitles=4 |highestdoublesranking=No. 50 (January 11, 2010) |AustralianOpenDoublesresult=1R ([[2008 Australian Open β Men's doubles|2008]]) |FrenchOpenDoublesresult=1R ([[2001 French Open β Men's doubles|2001]]) |WimbledonDoublesresult=1R ([[2001 Wimbledon Championships β Men's doubles|2001]]) |USOpenDoublesresult=2R ([[1999 US Open β Men's doubles|1999]], [[2000 US Open β Men's doubles|2000]]) |Team = yes |DavisCupresult = '''W''' ([[2007 Davis Cup|2007]]) }} '''Andrew Stephen Roddick''' (born August 30, 1982) is an American former professional [[tennis]] player. He was ranked as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players|world No. 1]] in men's singles by the [[Association of Tennis Professionals]] (ATP) for 13 weeks, including as the [[List of ATP number 1 ranked players#Year-end No. 1|year-end No. 1]] in [[2003 ATP Tour|2003]]. Roddick won 32 [[ATP Tour]]-level singles titles, including a [[Grand Slam (tennis)#Tournaments|major]] at the [[2003 US Open β Men's singles|2003 US Open]] and five [[ATP Masters 1000 tournaments|Masters]] events, and led the [[United States Davis Cup team|United States]] to the [[2007 Davis Cup]] title. He was the runner-up at four other majors ([[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] in [[2004 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2004]], [[2005 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2005]], and [[2009 Wimbledon Championships β Men's singles|2009]], and the US Open in [[2006 US Open β Men's singles|2006]]), losing to [[FedererβRoddick rivalry|rival]] [[Roger Federer]] each time. Roddick was ranked in the year-end top 10 for nine consecutive years (2002β2010), first reaching the No. 1 spot in 2003. <!-- As of {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}, he is the most recent North American man to win a singles major (2003 US Open), and the most recent to hold the world No. 1 ranking.--><!--When the CURRENTMONTH/CURRENTYEAR templates are replaced when proper dates, then this can be uncommented... otherwise this article may be constantly untrue--> Roddick retired from the sport following the [[2012 US Open β Men's singles|2012 US Open]] to focus on his work at the [[Andy Roddick Foundation]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/19498213|title=Andy Roddick retires after US Open defeat by Del Potro|access-date=September 6, 2012|work=BBC Sport|date=September 6, 2012|archive-date=September 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120906052424/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/19498213|url-status=live}}</ref> In retirement, Roddick played for the [[Austin Aces]] in [[World Team Tennis]] in 2015. He was also the 2015 and 2017 champion of the [[Champions Series (senior men's tennis tour)|QQQ Champions Series]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.invescoseries.com/qqq-champions-series-invesco-full-schedule-2018-announced/|title=QQQ Champions Series by INVESCO Full Schedule for 2018 Announced|access-date=December 6, 2018|date=March 2018|archive-date=March 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328230956/https://www.invescoseries.com/qqq-champions-series-invesco-full-schedule-2018-announced/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Roddick was inducted into the [[International Tennis Hall of Fame]] in 2017. He is married to swimwear model and actress [[Brooklyn Decker]].
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