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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 43-12 career Davis Cup record (30-3 in singles) in 31 ties
- Coached by former ATP pro Peter Lundgren (since June 2008).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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