Olympic Tennis Players of Brazil - Gustavo Kuerten, Andr S, Thomaz Bellucci, Marcos Daniel, Flvio Saretta, Fernando Meligeni, Luiz Mattar (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Gustavo Kuerten, Andr S, Thomaz Bellucci, Marcos Daniel, Flvio Saretta, Fernando Meligeni, Luiz Mattar, Jaime Oncins, Marcelo Melo, Vanessa Menga, Gisele Miro, Ricardo Acioly. Excerpt: Country: Brazil Medal record Andr Rezende S (born May 6, 1977 in Belo Horizonte, Brazil ) is a professional Brazilian tennis player. He is (as of October 28, 2007) number 29 for doubles, and 467 for singles. Personal Andr S atarted playing tennis at the age of eight, encouraged by his older brother. At the age of 12 and ranked number 1 in Brazil, he moved to the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy, Bradenton, Florida, where he stayed 5 years. In 1996, he graduated from Brandenton Academy, where he played basketball for three years. Professional career Andr S played his first professional match in 1993, in a Challenger in his hometown of Belo Horizonte, where he lost in the first round at the age of 16. In 1997, he started travelling around South America, reaching his first Challenger Semifinal in Quito, losing to Mariano Puerta . In August, he reached his first final, again in his hometown, losing to Brazilian Roberto Jabali. He also reached the semifinal in Guadalajara, Mexico . In 1997, he played his first Davis Cup match, against Alistair Hunt, from New Zealand, in Florianpolis, for the World Group Qualifying Round. It was the 5th match of the rubber, with a 5 0 win for Brazil. In October, he played his first ATP-Tour match, in Mexico City, where he reached the quarter-final. In 1998, S won his first Challenger, on February 23, in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, beating Juan Antonio Marn, from Costa Rica 6 3, 3 6, 6 2. Two weeks later, he won the Salinas Challenger in Ecuador, beating Guillermo Caas in the final, and on August, he won the Gramado Challenger title over Hideki K...