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Sergiy Stakhovsky Bio
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- Began playing at age six in Kiev Olympic Stadium
- Born in Kiev and now resides in Bratislava, Slovakia
- Father, Eduard, is a urology professor; mother, Olga, is a retired university economics teacher; Has two brothers, Aleksandr (26, a doctor), who played basketball, and Leonard (15, who plays tennis)
- Supports Ukraine Institute of Cancer
- Speaks five languages -- Ukranian, Slovak, Czech, Russian and English
- Enjoys reading Russian classics with some easy reading mixed in and favorite writers are Bulgakov, Sinkevich, Dominik Dan and Minaev
- Enjoys all ball sports, especially soccer, basketball and table tennis
- Also enjoys swimming and spending time with friends at cinema, bowling or playing billards
- Favorite players growing up were Patrick Rafter and Pete Sampras
- Also admired countryman Andrei Medvedev and watched a lot of his matches
- Has a 12-6 career Davis Cup record (6-5 in singles) in seven ties
- Physiotheraptis is Karol Guman and coached by Tibor Toth (since August 2007).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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