- Full name John Robert Isner
- Began playing tennis at age nine
- Father, Robert, is a builder; mother Karen, is a real estate agent
- Has two older brothers, Jordan, 26, who is a teaching tennis pro and Nathan, 28, who is a builder and works with his father (all three attended North Carolina State Univ.)
- Played four years and earned All-American honors each season at Univ. of Georgia from 2004-07 and school's all-time leader in singles and doubles wins
- In May 2007, reached NCAA singles final, losing to Virginia's Somdev Devvarman in a third set tie-break but led his squad to NCAA team title
- Also won NCAA doubles title.
Hobbies include playing poker, golf, basketball and watching ESPN
- Played basketball until ninth grade and was 6'3" (1.90m) before growing five inches at around age 16
- His favorite TV show is "Curb Your Enthusiasm"
- Says if he wasn't a tennis player he would probably be a basketball player
- Idol was former NBA star Karl Malone
- Wears a size 15 shoe
- Considers hard courts as favorite surface and his forehand and serve as strengths
- Coached by former ATP pro Craig Boynton (since March 2009), who used to work with Jim Courier and Mardy Fish.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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