Editing Mardy Fish (section)

==Tennis career==
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===Juniors===
As a junior, Fish compiled a 58–25 singles win–loss record (32–19 in doubles), reaching as high as No. 14 in the world in 1999 (and No. 19 in doubles).{{citation needed|date=April 2023}}

===2000–2005===
Fish turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18. He spent his first few years as a pro playing in the Challenger and Futures circuits. He earned his first title on the [[ATP Tour]] in 2002 playing [[Doubles (tennis)|doubles]] in the [[U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], with [[Andy Roddick]].

Fish's career improved significantly in 2003, when he won his first ATP singles title and reached the biggest final of his career in [[Cincinnati Masters|Cincinnati]]. His singles victory came near the end of the season, when he defeated [[Robin Söderling]] to win the [[Stockholm Open]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden. In addition, he defeated fifth-seeded and former world no. 1 [[Carlos Moyà]] at the [[2003 Australian Open]] in the second round, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2. He finished the year ranked no. 20 in the world.

Fish played well in 2004, reaching the finals at the [[SAP Open]] in [[San Jose, California]] and in the [[Gerry Weber Open]] in [[Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia|Halle]], Germany. At the [[2004 Summer Olympics]], Fish earned a [[silver medal]] having defeated [[Juan Carlos Ferrero]] and [[Fernando González]] to reach the final. He lost the final in five sets to [[Chile]]an [[Nicolás Massú]].

In 2005, Fish injured his left wrist. It eventually required two surgeries, and as a result, he played just 17 matches in the year.

===2006===
Fish was awarded a wildcard in April into the US Men's Claycourt Championships. He won the tournament, defeating eighth seed [[Juan Mónaco]], [[Rainer Schüttler]], [[Vince Spadea]], [[Tommy Haas]], and [[Jürgen Melzer]] in the final 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.

At [[2006 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], Fish signaled his return to professional status as he reached the third round, defeating fellow American [[Robby Ginepri]] and Dutch player [[Melle van Gemerden]]. The night prior to his third-round match, he suffered from food poisoning. He could play only one set before retiring against Georgian [[Irakli Labadze]].

===2007===
Fish began 2007 by achieving his best finish at a Grand Slam. Fish reached the quarterfinals of the [[2007 Australian Open|Australian Open]], losing to his old roommate and doubles partner, [[Andy Roddick]]. Fish made waves on the first day of the tournament by knocking off [[Ivan Ljubičić]], the fourth seed, and had an easy win in the third round when his heavily favoured opponent [[Wayne Arthurs (tennis)|Wayne Arthurs]] retired in the opening set. Fish had few problems in his first four matches, but lost in straight sets to Roddick. As a result, he moved up by 17 places in the ATP rankings.
[[File:2009.05.23 Roland Garros (260).JPG|thumb|Fish at Roland Garros]]

===2008===
Fish started off 2008 quite well at the [[Hopman Cup]], an exhibition event in Perth, Western Australia. Partnering with [[Serena Williams]], he won the title. Williams was ill and arrived after the start of the event, but [[Meghann Shaughnessy]] filled in for the first match. Fish won against Indian [[Rohan Bopanna]] and Australian [[Peter Luczak]], and received a walkover from Czech [[Tomáš Berdych]]. Although Fish lost the first doubles match, he and Williams were undefeated in two mixed doubles matches. They qualified as undefeated for the final, where they faced top-seeded Serbians [[Novak Djokovic]] and [[Jelena Janković]]. Although Fish lost in singles against Djokovic, the Americans again won the mixed doubles match to win the title.

Fish fell to [[Jarkko Nieminen]] in the third round of the Australian Open after a code violation caused him to lose his composure.

Fish then went on to make a quarterfinal showing at the [[2008 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships]], before losing to long-time friend and wild-card entry [[Robby Ginepri]].

At the [[2008 Pacific Life Open|Pacific Life Open]] in [[Indian Wells, California]], Fish defeated world no. 1 [[Roger Federer]] in the semifinals in what Fish described as "a great win,"<ref>[http://www.asapsports.com/show_interview.php?id=48451 Pacific Life Open – March 22 – Mardy Fish] (interview transcript)</ref> after failing to beat the Swiss player in five previous matches. However, Fish lost in the final to [[Novak Djokovic]], the third seed.

At the [[French Open]], Fish lost in the second round to 25th-seeded [[Lleyton Hewitt]] with Fish committing 58 unforced errors, compared to Hewitt's twelve.<ref>[http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day10/1079ms.html Match Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040603205037/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/scores/stats/day10/1079ms.html |date=June 3, 2004 }}</ref>

At [[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]], Fish lost in the first round to eighth-seeded [[Richard Gasquet]].<ref>[http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day2/1049ms.html Statistics] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070629192614/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day2/1049ms.html |date=June 29, 2007 }}</ref>

At the [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], Fish reached the quarterfinals, before losing to [[Rafael Nadal]].

===2009===
[[File:Fish 2009 Delray 2.jpg|right|thumb|Fish at Delray Beach]]
Fish won his fifth doubles title, partnering [[Mark Knowles]] of the Bahamas at the [[Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]. The next week, ranked as the top seed, he won his third singles title at the [[Delray Beach International Tennis Championships]] against first-time finalist [[Evgeny Korolev]].

In the 2009 [[BNP Paribas Open]], Fish received a first-round bye, only to be eliminated in the second round by unseeded Frenchman [[Jérémy Chardy]]. However, he captured his sixth doubles title and first ATP Masters Series 1000 title with partner [[Andy Roddick]].

In April, Fish played in the 2009 [[U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships]], but was knocked out in the first round by [[Björn Phau]] of Germany. He then played in the 2009 [[Rome Masters]], where he lost in the second round to [[Fernando Verdasco]].

Fish advanced to the third round in Wimbledon men's singles, where he fell to [[Novak Djokovic]] in straight sets. In doubles, he and partner [[James Blake (tennis)|James Blake]] advanced to the semifinals, before losing to the defending and eventual champions [[Daniel Nestor]] and [[Nenad Zimonjić]].

In July, Fish competed in the [[Davis Cup]] against Croatia, losing to [[Marin Čilić]] in five sets.

On August 30, Fish withdrew from the 2009 [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]], where he was seeded 25th, citing a rib injury.<ref>{{cite news|title=Fish Withdraws From Open|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/30/AR2009083002985.html|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=August 30, 2009}}</ref>

===2010===
Fish began 2010 by winning the SAP Open in San Jose with doubles partner [[Sam Querrey]]. The pair defeated [[Benjamin Becker]] and [[Leonardo Mayer]], 7–6, 7–5, in the final. With this win, Fish improves to 7–1 lifetime in ATP World Tour doubles finals.[http://mardytennis.com/] On March 27, Fish knocked his second round opponent [[Andy Murray]] out of the [[Sony Ericsson Open]] in Miami, Florida, in straight sets<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8588909.stm|title=Tennis – Mardy Fish punishes out-of-sorts Andy Murray in Florida | publisher=BBC Sport|date=March 27, 2010|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>
On June 10, Fish played [[Andy Murray]] again in the third round of the [[2010 Aegon Championships|Queen's]] tournament in London. Fish won the first set 6–4, but lost the second 6–1. However, during the third set, Fish was leading 3–0, Murray then brought it back to 3–3. Fish then complained to the umpire that it was too dark, and he then walked off the court without talking to Murray. Murray stayed on the court for a few minutes after the incident and said, "He only complained because I was gaining momentum", and "He wouldn't have complained when he was 3–0 up." The following day, Fish went on to win the third and final set in a 6–4, 1–6, 7–6 victory. He faced [[Michaël Llodra]] in the quarterfinals and [[Feliciano López]] in the semifinals to reach the final. He lost to compatriot [[Sam Querrey]] to finish as runner-up.

At [[2010 Wimbledon Championships|Wimbledon]], he lost in the second round to [[Florian Mayer]], 6–7, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day10/1213ms.html|title=Player Statistics from The Championships, Wimbledon 2011|publisher=Wimbledon.org|access-date=August 8, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100725093359/http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/scores/stats/day10/1213ms.html|archive-date=July 25, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> After Wimbledon, he participated in the last grass-court event of the year, the [[Hall of Fame Tennis Championships]] in Newport. He won his fourth title, and first on grass, over Belgian [[Olivier Rochus]] in three sets.<ref>[http://www.tennisfame.com/mardy-fish-wins-title-van-alen-cup-carsten-ball-chris-guccione-grab-doubles-title-at-campbells-hall Mardy Fish Wins Title & Van Alen Cup, Carsten Ball & Chris Guccione Grab Doubles Title at Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships] – © 2011 International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum</ref> As a result, his ranking jumped up to the top 50 at 49.<ref name=atp_profile/> He proceeded to win a second straight title, which was also his second of the year and first on hard courts, at the [[Atlanta Tennis Championships]]. It was the first tournament in Atlanta in over a decade, and in the semifinal and final rounds, Fish defeated [[Andy Roddick]] (whom he had not beaten in eight consecutive career meetings), who was the top seed, and [[John Isner]], who played collegiate tennis for nearby [[University of Georgia]].<ref>[http://assets.usta.com/assets/669/15/Singles%2520Main%2520Draw%25206.pdf]  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928033317/http://assets.usta.com/assets/669/15/Singles%20Main%20Draw%206.pdf|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref>

In Fish's return to the [[Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open|Western & Southern Financial Group Masters]] in [[Cincinnati]], he advanced over former world no. 6 [[Gilles Simon]], over world no. 8 [[Fernando Verdasco]], over former world no. 7 [[Richard Gasquet]], and over world no. 4 Murray to reach the semifinals, where he defeated former world no. 1 [[Andy Roddick]], 4–6, 7–6, 6–1. He was edged by world no. 2 [[Roger Federer]], 6–7, 7–6, 6–4, in the final, but jumped into the top 25 in the world rankings.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tennis-X.com|url=http://www.tennis-x.com/xblog/2010-08-22/5038.php|title=Federer Ends Title Drought, Reels in Fish for Fourth Cincinnati Crown|publisher=Tennis-x.com|access-date=August 8, 2011}}</ref>

===2011===
Fish opened his season at the [[2011 Brisbane International]], falling in the second round to Stepanek, 3–6, 1–6. Fish then fell in the second round to [[Tommy Robredo]], 6–1, 3–6, 3–6, 3–6, at the [[2011 Australian Open]].

He made the semifinals at his next two tournaments; [[2011 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships]], losing to resurging, eventual champion [[Juan Martín del Potro]], and at the [[2011 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships]] losing to fast-rising Canadian youngster [[Milos Raonic]] in three sets.

After a first-round bye in the [[2011 BNP Paribas Open]], he fell in the second round again to [[Milos Raonic]], 5–7, 4–6. At the [[2011 Sony Ericsson Open]], Fish found some rich vein of form, collecting wins over [[Julien Benneteau]], [[Richard Gasquet]], and notably reached the quarterfinals by winning against [[Juan Martín del Potro]], 7–5, 7–6, who only a few weeks earlier had defeated Fish in Delray Beach. By defeating del Potro and reaching the quarterfinals in Miami, Mardy Fish overtook Andy Roddick as the highest-ranked American player on the tour. Fish's campaign continued, as he upset ATP world no. 6 [[David Ferrer]], 7–5, 6–2, before falling to world no. 2 [[Novak Djokovic]] in the semifinals of the Sony Ericsson Open. He entered the top 10 for the first time on April 18, despite not playing, because [[Fernando Verdasco]] did not defend his Monte Carlo points.

Fish reached the third round of the [[2011 French Open]], his best result at the tournament so far. He was beaten by [[Gilles Simon]], 3–6, 4–6, 2–6.

Fish reached the quarterfinals at [[2011 Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] for the first time, after beating the 2010 finalist [[Tomáš Berdych]] in straight sets. He lost to world no. 1 [[Rafael Nadal]], 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. At the [[2011 Farmers Classic]] on July 31, 2011, Fish faced [[Ernests Gulbis]] for the title, having defeated fellow American teenager [[Ryan Harrison]] in the semifinals. He finished runner-up to Gulbis, 7–5, 4–6, 4–6. This dropped him to a 6–13 mark in ATP World Tour finals. The following week, he withdrew from Washington, D.C., citing a heel injury sustained during the Farmers Classic final.

In August at the [[2011 Rogers Cup]], Fish reached his fourth Masters series final, defeating [[Feliciano López]], [[Ernests Gulbis]], [[Stanislas Wawrinka]], and [[Janko Tipsarević]], 6–3, 6–4, in the semifinal. In the final, Fish faced world no. 1 [[Novak Djokovic]], who was looking to extend his season record to 53–1. He lost to Djokovic, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, in the final, saving three match points to come up from 0–40 in the final game. Fish rose to a career-high ranking of no. 7.

Fish continued his impressive run on the American hard courts with a comfortable 6–0, 6–2 victory in the second round of the [[2011 Western & Southern Open]] against former world no. four [[Nikolay Davydenko]]. In the quarterfinal, he defeated [[Rafael Nadal]], 6–3, 6–4. This was Fish's first win against Nadal. He faced world no. 4 [[Andy Murray]] in the semifinal. Fish lost, 3–6, 6–7, after a thrilling second-set tiebreak. In the [[2011 US Open (tennis)|2011 US Open]], he advanced to the fourth round by beating German [[Tobias Kamke]] and qualifier [[Malek Jaziri]] in straight sets in the first two rounds, and South African [[Kevin Anderson (tennis)|Kevin Anderson]] in straight sets with two tiebreakers in the third round. Fish was subsequently eliminated in the fourth round of the tournament by world no. 11 [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]].

He reached the semifinals in Tokyo in October, defeating [[Ryan Harrison]], [[Ernests Gulbis]], and [[Bernard Tomic]], before falling to [[Rafael Nadal]].

He played for the first time in the [[Barclays ATP World Tour Finals]], but was eliminated in the round-robin stage.

===2012===
Fish went down in the second round of the [[2012 Australian Open – Men's singles|2012 Australian Open]] to Colombian [[Alejandro Falla]]. He made it to the third round of Indian Wells, before being defeated by Australian [[Matthew Ebden]].

He reached the quarterfinals in Miami, but was defeated by [[Juan Mónaco]], 1–6, 3–6.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/sports/monaco-whips-fish-to-reach-miami-semis/|title=Monaco whips Fish to reach Miami semis |website=[[Fox News]] |access-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref>
Citing fatigue, he did not play any of the European clay-court season and withdrew from the [[2012 French Open]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Mardy Fish out of French Open|url=https://www.espn.com/tennis/french12/story/_/id/7956354/2012-french-open-mardy-fish-andrea-petkovic-withdraw|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=May 24, 2012}}</ref> What he did not tell the media until later is that immediately after his last match in Miami, he was taken to the hospital with severe cardiac [[Cardiac dysrhythmia|arrhythmia]]. On May 23, he underwent a cardiac [[catheter ablation]] in Los Angeles to correct faulty electrical connections in his heart, in which those spots were cauterized in order to prevent short circuiting. He later stated that his condition had made it hard for him to sleep, and his heart felt like it was going to burst out of his chest.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_TDRwk4yu8_j49S-6tyRCLtk19g?docId=CNG.d3102693c6a7245984356b443160e963.b1 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125105524/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g_TDRwk4yu8_j49S-6tyRCLtk19g?docId=CNG.d3102693c6a7245984356b443160e963.b1 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-25 | title=AFP: Fish in new health scare after heart op comeback }}</ref> His condition was also very difficult mentally and emotionally, with periods when he could not stand to be alone.

Fish's first tournament back was the [[2012 Wimbledon Championships]], where he was seeded 10th.  His run at Wimbledon was cut short when he lost to fifth seed [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]] in the fourth round in four sets.<ref>{{cite news| url= http://sports.ndtv.com/tennis/news/item/192986-tsonga-fights-past-fish-to-reach-quarterfinals| title= Tsonga fights past Fish to reach quarterfinals 
| date=July 3, 2012}}</ref>

Fish did not compete in the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120424/mardy-fish/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427224503/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/tennis/news/20120424/mardy-fish/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 27, 2012|title=Mardy Fish to skip London Olympics |access-date=April 24, 2012}}</ref> He instead played at the [[2012 Citi Open – Men's singles|Citi Open]] in Washington, D.C., where he was the top seed and reached the semifinals.

In the [[2012 US Open (tennis)|2012 US Open]] Fish was the 23rd seed. He defeated [[Go Soeda]], [[Nikolay Davydenko]], and [[Gilles Simon]] before withdrawing for health reasons before his fourth-round match with top seed [[Roger Federer]].<ref>{{cite web|title=US Open 2012 Men's Singles Championship |url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/msdraw.pdf |publisher=US Open |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080909185352/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/scores/draws/ms/msdraw.pdf |archive-date=September 9, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roger Federer into US Open quarters as Mardy Fish pulls out|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/tennis/19471087|newspaper=BBC Sport|date=September 3, 2012}}</ref> In 2015, Fish revealed that he withdrew due to his struggles with anxiety.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-09-02 |title=The Weight {{!}} By Mardy Fish |url=https://www.theplayerstribune.com/articles/mardy-fish-us-open |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=The Players' Tribune |language=en-US}}</ref>

Fish did not play on tour for the rest of the season and announced before the end of the year that he would not play in the Australian Open.

===2013–2015===
Mardy's first tournament of the 2013 season was Indian Wells in March. He received a bye to the second round and defeated qualifier [[Bobby Reynolds]] in three sets. He lost in the third round against [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. Fish did not play an ATP match again until Atlanta in July. In his first tournament back, he lost in the first round to [[Michael Russell (tennis)|Michael Russell]] in a hard-fought match. In Washington, D.C. the following week, he won his first match against [[Matthew Ebden]], before being downed by [[Julien Benneteau]]. He also played doubles in this event, teaming with [[Radek Štěpánek]] and making it to the final, where he again lost to Benneteau, teamed with [[Nenad Zimonjić]]. After winning his first-round match in Winston-Salem, he retired in the third set against [[Jarkko Nieminen]], citing heat stroke.<ref>{{cite news | last = Associated Press | title = Mardy Fish retires at Winston-Salem Open  | newspaper = cbc.ca  | date = 20 August 2013 | url = http://www.cbc.ca/sports/tennis/mardy-fish-retires-at-winston-salem-open-1.1365464
 | access-date = 23 July 2014}}</ref> The next day, he announced that he would not be playing the US Open.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-21/201308211377106056975.html?chip%3D1 |title=Fish withdraws from 2013 US Open &#124; News &#124; 2013 US Open Official Site - A USTA Event |access-date=2013-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826015831/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2013-08-21/201308211377106056975.html?chip=1 |archive-date=August 26, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news
 | last = Associated Press  | title = Mardy Fish withdraws from US Open due to health issues | newspaper = The Guardian  | date = 21 August 2013 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2013/aug/21/mardy-fish-withdraws-us-open-tennis | access-date = 23 July 2014 }}</ref>

Fish did not play on Tour during 2014, due to an [[anxiety disorder]].<ref>{{cite news | last = USA Today | title = Mardy Fish discusses struggle with anxiety disorder  | newspaper = USA Today  | date = 18 August 2014 | url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/tennis/2014/08/18/mardy-fish-anxiety-disorder-us-open/14253851/
 | access-date = 26 August 2014}}</ref> In June 2014 Fish had a cardiac [[catheter ablation]] operation to correct misfiring electric pulses in his heart. He made a return to competitive tennis in February 2015 at the [[2015 RBC Tennis Championships of Dallas – Doubles|Tennis Championship of Dallas]], competing with [[Mark Knowles]] in the doubles tournament. He also received a protected ranking for the [[2015 BNP Paribas Open|Indian Wells Masters]], but lost in the first round to [[Ryan Harrison]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2015/01/4/Fish-Return-Indian-Wells.aspx|title = News &#124; ATP Tour &#124; Tennis}}</ref>

Fish appeared again on tour in July 2015 in Atlanta, but again lost in the first round of singles. Playing doubles with [[Andy Roddick]], he won his first-round match. He also won his first-round match of doubles in Washington, D.C., partnering [[Grigor Dimitrov]], but they conceded a walkover in the second round. In Cincinnati, Fish won his first singles match since 2013 against [[Victor Troicki]]. However, he faced [[Andy Murray]] in the second round, and lost in straight sets, with a tiebreak in the second set. He also teamed with [[Tomáš Berdych]] in doubles, but they lost their first match. He announced that he would retire after the [[2015 US Open – Men's singles|US Open]]. At the US Open, he defeated [[Marco Cecchinato]] in the first round. He lost in the second round in a valiant five-set battle with 18th seed and eventual quarterfinalist [[Feliciano López]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2560134-mardy-fish-ends-career-with-2015-us-open-loss-to-feliciano-lopez|title = Mardy Fish Ends Career with 2015 US Open Loss to Feliciano Lopez| website=[[Bleacher Report]] }}</ref>