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Stanislas Wawrinka Bio
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- Began playing at age eight
- Surname Wawrinka is of Polish decent but Wawrinka is only Polish by ancestry
- Nicknamed Stan
- Father, Wolfram is German, and mother, Isabelle is Swiss, both work in an organicl farm, helping handicapped people
- Grandparents are Czech
- Has one older brother Jonathan, who teaches tennis, and two younger sisters Djanaee and Naella, are students and they play tennis
- Stopped attending school at age 15 in order to focus on tennis full-time
- “It was the natural line for me, the right path, to follow with my tennis,” he says about it
- Started playing international junior events at age 14 and then began satellite circuit following year
- Town of St. Barthelemy is 10 minutes outside of Lausanne
- Hobbies include movies and music
- Captured 2003 Roland Garros junior title (d. Baker)
- Considers clay best surface and his best shot backhand
- Has a 9-8 career Davis Cup record (8-6 in singles) in nine ties
- Coached by Dimitri Zavialoff (since age eight).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2008.
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