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Mark Philippoussis

Country	Australia
Residence	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Date of birth	November 7, 1976 (1976-11-07) (age 30)
Place of birth	Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
Height	6 ft 5 in (195 cm)
Weight	226 lbs (102 kg)
Turned Pro	1994
Plays	Right
Career Prize Money	$6,953,757
Singles
Career record:	313-201
Career titles:	11
Highest ranking:	8 (April 19, 1999)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open	4r (1996,1999,2000,2004)
French Open	4r (1997,2000)
Wimbledon	F (2003)
U.S. Open	F (1998)
Doubles
Career record:	98-72
Career titles:	3
Highest ranking:	18 (August 11, 1997)

Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born November 7, 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994 and as of 2007 resides in Nevada, USA. His background is a combination of Greek and Italian and he is well known for his powerful physique, standing at 6 ft 5 inches and weighing 226 pounds. He has also had a minor career in modeling and is the current star of the American reality television dating show Age of Love.^[1]

Biography

Early career

Philippoussis was born in Melbourne and educated at Wesley College.

Coached by his father, Nick Philippoussis, the right-hander has played tennis since he was six years of age. He was briefly coached by former 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash during his junior years, which ended in an acrimonious split.

In 1994, he finished third in single ranking for juniors. Philippoussis also finished as junior doubles champion with Ben Ellwood in Australia, Wimbledon, and Italy. He turned professional in 1994.

In 1995, at the age of 19, he was the youngest player in the year-end top 50. In 1996, he reached the 4th round of the Australian Open upsetting Pete Sampras in the 3rd round and in doubles with Patrick Rafter. On May 25, 1997, he recorded a personal best 229.0 km/h (142.3 Comments?

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Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born November 7, 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994 and as of 2007 resides in Nevada, USA. His background is a combination of Greek and Italian and he is well known for his powerful physique, standing at 6 ft 5 inches and weighing 226 pounds. He has also had a minor career in modeling and is the current star of the American reality television dating show Age of Love.[1]

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