Peter Wessels Bio

Began playing tennis at age six by hitting hours and hours against the wall of family�s house until his parents took him to a tennis court
Father, Gert, is an industrial project manager; mother, Jenneke, is a housewife; has one younger brother, Roel
As a youth, played soccer, volleyball and basketball
Childhood heroes were Stefan Edberg and Boris Becker
Enjoyed an outstanding junior career, finishing No. 5 in singles and No. 18 in doubles in 1995 world junior rankings
European 18s champion and winner of World Youth Cup
Reached singles SF at Wimbledon and US Open juniors and captured Roland Garros junior doubles title (w/Sluiter) in 1995
Considers serve as best shot and favorite surfaces are carpet and hard
Has superstitions of not stepping on lines between points and using same shower after a match
Has a 2-3 career Davis Cup record in two ties
Coached by Hugo Ekker (since September 2001).

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