- Full name is Juan Martin del Potro…Nicknames are "Delpo", "la Torre de Tandil" or "the Tower"…Began playing at age seven with coach Marcelo Gomez…Comes from same hometown (Tandil) as ATP pros Mariano Zabaleta, Juan Monaco, Diego Junquiera and Maximo Gonzalez…Father, Daniel, played semi-pro rugby in Argentina, and works as a veterinarian, and mother, Patricia, is a teacher…Has one younger sister, Julieta…Childhood idol was Pete Sampras…Speaks Spanish, English and some Italian…Supporter of Boca Juniors soccer team in Argentina and Juventus in Italy…Favourite surface is hard courts…Says if he wasn’t a tennis player, would pursue a career in architecture…After winning his first title in Stuttgart in July 2008, gave his CLK Mercedes-Benz to his sister, Julieta…Named as Comeback Player of the Year in 2011 after rising from a low of No. 485 to finish the season World No. 11
- Fitness trainer is Martiniano Orazi and coached by former ATP pro Franco Davin (since March 2008).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2011.
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