Denis Kudla Bio

Born in Kiev, Ukraine and came over on first birthday to Fairfax, Va. with parents
Father is a housing architect; mother, is a housewife
Has one older brother, Nikita (23), who is a student at Univ. of Maryland
Began playing tennis at age seven and went to an academy in Burke, Va. where he was coached by Frank Salazar
At age 13, moved to Arlington, Va. where he now spends part of year along with Boca Raton, Fla. where he trains
Was home-schooled since ninth grade and at age 16 was interested in attending Univ. of Southern California but decided to turn pro
.Won Orange Bowl 16s title in '09� and turned pro afterwards
Reached final at US Open juniors in 2010, losing to countryman Jack Sock
Ranked as high as No. 3 that year
Was a practice partner on US Davis Cup team for first round tie in Serbia in March 2010
Considers hard courts as favorite surface
Coached by�former ATP pro and USTA Player Development Coach�Diego Moyano (since Nov. 2010).

Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2013.