|residence= Austin, Texas/Boca Raton, Florida
|datebirth= August 30, 1982
|placebirth= Omaha, Nebraska
|height= 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
|weight= 86 kg (190 lb)
|turnedpro= 2000
|plays= Right
|careerprizemoney= $10,386,476
|singlesrecord= 345-107
|singlestitles= 21
|highestsinglesranking= No. 1 (November 11, 2003)
|AustralianOpenresult= SF (2003, 2005)
|FrenchOpenresult= 3rd (2001)
|Wimbledonresult= F (2004, 2005)
|USOpenresult= '''W''' (2003) F(2006)
|doublesrecord= 44-34
|doublestitles= 3
|highestdoublesranking= No. 87 (August 18, 2003)
|updated = August 20, 2006
}}
'''Andrew Stephen ("Andy") Roddick''' (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently ranked 10th in the world and is the number 2 ranked American player http://www.atptennis.com/3/en/rankings/.
Roddick is known for his explosive serves and powerful forehands. He also holds the fastest serve record in professional tennis, clocked at 153.5 mph, or 246.2 km/h.
[http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/content_pages/record.asp?recordid=44299] Early life and family
Roddick was born in Omaha, Nebraska and raised in Austin, Texas and Boca Raton, Florida. He resides in Austin, Texas. Roddick's father, Jerry, is an investor and his mother, Blanche, directs the Andy Roddick Foundation. Roddick's brother John was an All-American tennis player at the University of Georgia from 1996 to 1998 and currently owns and operates the Roddick-Moros International Tennis Academy in San Antonio, Texas, and was Andy's coach following Roddick's split with Dean Goldfine. His oldest brother, Lawrence, a chiropractor in San Antonio, was an accomplished springboard diver and a member of the U.S. Senior National Team.
Career
Young professional
Roddick turned professional in 2000 at the age of 18.
In 2001, he became the youngest player to end the year in the ATP Top 20.
His breakthrough year came in 2003, and many consider his 2003 Australian Open quarterfinal versus Younes El Aynaoui his breakthrough match. Roddick and the Moroccan battled for five hours and the fifth set of the match was one for the record books. With a final scoreline of 21-19, it is the longest 5th set in a Grand Slam in open history. Both players maintained exceptional unforced errors-to-winners ratios and the highest quality of play even at the closing stages of the match. Roddick won the epic battle and announced his arrival on the sport's biggest stage. Despite a lackluster French Open, Roddick enjoyed success in English soil by winning Queen's and reaching the Wimbledon semifinals. And this success carried over the Atlantic to the United States.
Gram slam finalist
Roddick's outstanding hardcourt record included his first Masters Series titles – coming at Canada and Cincinnati – and his first Grand Slam title at the 2003 U.S. Open, in which he rallied
