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Marcos Baghdatis Bio
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- Began playing tennis at age five
- Played with his father and two older brothers, Marinos and Petros, who played Davis Cup
- Father Christos owns a clothing store in Cyprus
- Mother’s name is Andry
- Has a younger sister Zena, who was adopted when she was one month old
- No. 1 junior in 2003 with Australian Open juniors title and runner-up at US Open juniors in 2002-03
- Won nine junior titles
- Prefers hard courts
- Considers himself a baseliner, with his serve and his forehand his biggest weapons
- Biggest idol as a kid was Patrick Rafter, but also looked up to Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras
- Enjoys playing and watching soccer
- Favorite soccer team is Apollo in Cyprus
- “Man of the Year” in Cyprus in 2005
- Has trained at the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris on an Olympic Solidarity Youth Development Programme Scholarship since age 13
- Has a 40-12 career Davis Cup record (28-3 in singles) in 30 ties
- Coached by Cyprus Davis Cup captain Yannos Hadjigeorghiou (since April 2007) who worked with him from age 12 until 14 before he moved to Paris to train at Mouratoglou Tennis Academy.
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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