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David Nalbandian ( January 1 , 1982 , Unquillo , Córdoba , Argentina ) is a professional Tennis player from Argentina of Armenian descent. The last name 'Nalbandian' means 'one who makes horse shoes' in Persian . He is currently (as of April 3, 2006) the World's No. 3 male tennis player {Link without Title} — his highest career singles ranking — and also ranked as the best Argentine tennis player. TENNIS CAREER He began playing tennis at age five. As a junior player, he won the 1998 Junior US Open singles against Roger Federer and the 1999 Junior Wimbledon doubles titles. He turned professional in 2000 . In 2001 , he finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time. He finished 2002 as no. 1 Argentine and South America n for the first time in his career, winning 2 ATP titles and reaching the Wimbledon final, where he set a record and stunned the tennis world by becoming the first man to reach the final on his senior debut, in 2002. Furthermore, his run to the 2002 Wimbledon final is even more remarkable, considering that it was his first ever pro tournament on grass. Since then he has continued to climb his way up the ranks of professional tennis, and has finished each of the last two years ranked inside the year end top ten. In 2003 Nalbandian reached the semifinals of the US Open , where he lost to Andy Roddick , after holding a match point in the third set, after a few controversial calls. In 2004 , Nalbandian reached the French Open semifinals losing to eventual champion Gastón Gaudio . In 2005 he won the Tennis Masters Cup .Having replaced American Andy Roddick , Nalbandian won two of his three group matches (l. to Roger Federer, d. Ivan Ljubičić and Guillermo Coria ). In the semi-finals he defeated Russia n Nikolay Davydenko . In the final he beat an ailing and injury hampered, World No. 1 Roger Federer . Nalbandian's stunning victory represented a triumph over an opponent who, just two weeks prior, was on crutches. At the beginning of 2006 , Nalbandian defeated Fabrice Santoro of France in the quater-finals of the Australian Open , becoming only the third active player to have reached the semi-finals of each Grand Slam tournament. Andre Agassi and Roger Federer also accomplished that feat. He would lose the semifinals to Marcos Baghdatis in a hard fought five set match, despite holding a two-set-to-love advantage and then 4 games to 2 in the final set. Equipment David Nalbandian is sponsored by Yonex . His current Racquet is the Yonex RDS 001 The RDS 001 comes in both Mid and Midplus headsizes. A new shaft technology called Elastic Ti is designed to make the shaft of the racquet frame snap back to its original position after ball contact faster than conventional racquet frames. Yonex claims that Elastic Ti provides the player with more power and accuracy. Both racquets also feature the Yonex Soft Grommet technology in the four corners of the hoop for increased comfort and a larger sweetspot. TITLES (4) Singles (4) Singles Finalist (7)
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