Editing Mardy Fish (section)

===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.