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Younes El Aynaoui Bio
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- While growing up, he enjoyed getting a souvenir (wrist band or other item) from a tennis player and says, "I'm always trying to give things away and make the people at least happy."
- Attended Nick Bollettieri Academy from 1990-92 and while there, drove the bus, cleaned the gym and watched kids in their room to help pay for his stay there
- Speaks six languages (Arabic, English, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
- Member of Moroccan Davis Cup team since 1990 with a 23-15 career record (21-9 in singles) in 18 ties
- Earned ATP Comeback Player of the Year in 1998, improving from 444 to No. 49 after missing seven months in '97
- Wife, Anne Sophie (married Sept. 13, 1997); sons, Ewen (born Aug. 11, 1997), Neil born July 2, 2001) and Noam(born Aug. 21, 2003)
- Member of 2000-01 and 2002-03 ATP Player Council
- In June 2003 at ATP tournament in Halle, defeated German teenager Christopher Koderisch in 1st RD and afterwards he played an extra set with his opponent for the benefit of the audience
- One of most prominent personalities in Morocco, beyond sports
- In a 2003 poll by leading Moroccan economic daily, "L'Economiste," he came in first as a role model for society
- Has also been endowed with highest possible decoration from the King of Morocco
- Uses his influence on Moroccan society to promote solidarity and activities of outreach to young and less privileged
- Has developed a partnership with the National Association of Tennis Coaches for initiation of the youth in need to practice and values of sports and is currently designing a foundation that will enable such initiatives to reach a broader public
- Fitness trainer is Ricardo Gaitero Paz (since Dec. 2002).
Biographical information from ATP. Unless noted otherwise all data as of year-end 2007.
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