Timeline
1982
Born – August 30, 1982 – Omaha, Nebraska
Parents – Jerry (a businessman) and Blanche (a school teacher) Roddick
Two older brother Lawrence & John (John was an all American at Georgia and is currently Head Tennis Coach at Oklahoma)
1986
Age 4 – Moved to Austin, Texas
1993
Age 11 – Moved to Boca Raton, Florida
1999
Finished #6 in the United States in the Juniors (USTA)
2000
Won U.S. Open & Australian Open Juniors
March (Miami) won his first ATP match against Fernando Vincente (#41)
August (Washington, DC) won his first ATP tournament beating Fabrice Santoro (#30)
Finished #1 in the world in the Juniors (ITF)
2001
March – Defeated Pete Sampras at the Miami Masters
August defeated World #1 Gustavo Kuerten
2003
Roddick wins his first Masters Series events (Canada and Cincinnati)
September – wins the U.S. Open
November 8 – Hosted Saturday Night Live
Roddick became the youngest American to be ranked #1 at the end of the year since the computer rankings were started in 1973
2006
July – Hired Jimmy Connors as his coach
2007
Began dating Model Brooklyn Decker
2008
March 31 – Announced his engagment to Brooklyn Decker
Replaced Jimmy Connors with his brother John
December 1, 2008 – Began working with legendary coach Larry Stefanki
2009
April 17 – Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker are married
2012
January 7 – Andy Roddick and Bobby Bones debuted their Fox Sports Radio show. The show airs Saturdays 11:00am – 2:00 pm EST
August 30 – Andy Roddick announces that he will retire at the end of the U.S. Open
September 5 – Andy Roddick losses to Juan Martin del Potro and retires from the ATP tour
CLICK HERE for “Farewell to an Olympian – Roddick Retires” – Team USA
CLICK HERE for “Roddick at a Loss for Words, Leaves Behind a Career of Superlatives” – New York Times
CLICK HERE for Andy Roddick by the Numbers from the ATP’s Shark Bites Page
Even “The Onion” got involved with a satirical news story title “Andy Roddick Retires at the Top of Everyone Else’s Game” – CLICK HERE
Ryan Harrison Congratulations Andy. It’s been an honor to play with you and learn from you.
Roger Federer raced to catch some of Andy Roddick’s final Match (Picture to the right – Click Picture to Enkarge it)
Rafael Nadal said on his Facebook Page – “Great career of Andy Roddick has ended, where he was really appreciating everything that he has done great for American tennis, We miss you. Nadal said Roddick was one of his best rivals, where he has played best matches on the ATP World Tour.”
“Call me All-American, but I love Ham and Cheese sandwiches. And not just any old ham and cheese sandwich… My mother`s is the best. I`ve tried many times to make these sandwiches on my own, but it`s never the same.” – Andy Roddick
“I don’t care if I win another match for the rest of the year, if we can hold up that (Davis) Cup, I really don’t care. That’s probably the one time of the year where you can say that and be that selfless and mean it.” – Andy Roddick
“As good as anybody not named Roger.”
— Andy Roddick on his chances at the US Open.
Play Trivia Game about Andy Roddick – HERE
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