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Thai tennis player (born 1979)

Paradorn Srichaphan
ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์
Country (sports) Thailand
ResidenceBangkok,Thailand
Born (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (age 45)
Khon Kaen,Thailand
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro1997
Retired2010
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,459,655
Singles
Career record239–193 (55.3%)
Career titles5
Highest rankingNo. 9 (12 May 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2004)
French Open3R (2002)
Wimbledon4R (2003)
US Open4R (2003)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record25–61
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 79 (8 September 2003)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open3R (2005)
US Open1R (2005)
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing Thailand
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1998 BangkokMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2002 BusanMen's singles
Bronze medal – third place2006 DohaTeam event
Last updated on: 19 January 2022.

Paradorn Srichaphan (Thai:ภราดร ศรีชาพันธุ์;RTGS: Pharadon Sichaphan;pronounced[pʰā.rāː.dɔ̄ːnsǐː.t͡ɕʰāː.pʰān]; born 14 June 1979) is a Thai former professionaltennis player. Srichaphan was the first player from Asia to beranked in the world's top 10 of men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP), reaching a career high ranking of world No. 9. His nickname is "Ball". He graduated as aBachelor of Social Science fromRamkhamhaeng University.

Junior career

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Srichaphan played his first junior match in March 1993 at the age of 13 at a grade 2 tournament in Thailand. He won his first junior title in November 1993 and made his junior grand slam debut at the1994 Wimbledon Championships where he lost in the first round to 2nd seedBen Ellwood.

1996 would prove to be a breakout year for Srichaphan. Along with winning four titles within the year, he made the quarterfinals of theAustralian Open,Wimbledon and theUS Open. His ranking soared to a career-high of No. 10 in the world at the end of the year.

Srichaphan ended his junior career after a first round loss at the1997 Wimbledon Championships. Throughout his junior career, he posted a win-loss record of 94–48.[1]

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: QF (1996)
French Open: 2R (1996)
Wimbledon: QF (1996)
US Open: QF (1996)

Career

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1997–1998: Turning pro and ATP debut

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Srichaphan turned pro in 1997 at the age of 18 after making his ATP debut at the 1997 Heineken Open inSingapore where he lost to former world No. 1Jim Courier in three sets. Throughout 1997 and 1998, he mostly played ITF and ATP Challenger events winning one ITF event.

1999: Success and breaking into the top 100

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Srichaphan began the year with an early loss in qualifying at theAustralian Open and a second ITF title.

In April, Srichaphan recorded his first ATP win at theSalem Open defeatingPetr Luxa in straight sets. He lost in the second round to 5th seedNicolas Kiefer in straight sets. The next week at theJapan Open, he recorded another win againstVincenzo Santopadre in straight sets but once again lost in the second to 5th seed Nicolas Kiefer who would become the eventual champion.

After failing to qualify for theFrench Open, Srichaphan qualified forWimbledon to make his grand slam debut. There, he defeatedGuillaume Raoux in straight sets to record his first grand slam win. He lost in the second round to world No. 3Yevgeny Kafelnikov.

September and October showed success for Srichaphan. In September, he made his first ATP quarterfinal at thePresident's Cup. In October, he made another quarterfinal at the Heineken Open Shanghai. The next week, he made his first semifinal at the Heineken Open Singapore defeating 3rd seedMagnus Norman en route.

Srichaphan broke into the top 100 in December and finished the year ranked No. 99. A remarkable jump from his ranking of 406 at the start of the year.

2000–2001: Consistent appearances in ATP events

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By mid-2000, Srichaphan had established himself as a figure on theATP Tour who made consistent appearances in ATP events. He had played in every single grand slam in the year 2000 but was only able to win one match at theAustralian Open against 14th seed and former semifinalistKarol Kučera in straight sets. He also dropped out of the top 100 in 2001.

2002: Breakout year

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Srichaphan began the year by making his first ATP final at theChennai Open defeating 2nd seedThomas Johansson and 4th seedAndrei Pavel en route. He lost to top seedGuillermo Cañas in straight sets. Because of his result, his ranking improved 36 spots from No. 120 to No. 86 putting him back into the top 100. One week later at theAdidas International he recorded his first win over a top 10 player, defeating top seed and world No. 6Sébastien Grosjean in the first round in straight sets.

At the2002 French Open, Srichaphan made the third round defeating 19th seedThomas Enqvist along the way. He lost in the third round to wildcard and former Olympic bronze medalistArnaud Di Pasquale in straight sets. One month later atWimbledon, he upset 3rd seed, world No. 4, former world No. 1 and former championAndre Agassi in the second round in straight sets to claim his second win over a top 10 player. He lost in the third round to former championRichard Krajicek in straight sets.

August would bring much success for Srichaphan. At theLegg Mason Tennis Classic, he went into the tournament as the 14th seed and made the finals defeating 3rd seedSjeng Schalken, 8th seedJarkko Nieminen and 5th seed and former world No. 1Marcelo Ríos en route. He lost in the final to 6th seedJames Blake in three sets. One week later at theTD Waterhouse Cup, Srichaphan won his first career title defeating 7th seedJuan Ignacio Chela in the final in three sets.

In his final tournaments from September to November, Srichaphan saw very significant success. At thePresident's Cup, he upset top seed, world No. 4 and former world No. 1Marat Safin in the quarterfinals in straight sets. Then, at theJapan Open, he upset world No. 1Lleyton Hewitt in the quarterfinals in straight sets. At theMadrid Masters, he made his firstMasters 1000 quarterfinal claiming another win over a top 10 player by defeating 4th seed and world No. 5Tim Henman in the second round in straight sets. He lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalistJiří Novák in straight sets. He then won his second title one week later at theStockholm Open defeating 6th seedMarcelo Ríos in the final in four sets. In his final tournament of the year at theParis Masters, he made his first Masters 1000 semifinal defeating world No. 3Juan Carlos Ferrero and world No. 12Andy Roddick en route. He lost in the semifinals to world No. 1Lleyton Hewitt in three sets.

Srichaphan finished the year with a win-loss record of 49–25 and a year-end ranking of No. 16. Another remarkable jump from his ranking of 120 at the start of the year. He also recorded six wins over top 10 players within the year and was awarded the most improved player of the year.

2003: First Asian male into the top 10

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Srichaphan began the year by winning theChennai Open without losing a set defeatingKarol Kučera in the final.

At theMiami Masters, Srichaphan went into the tournament as the 13th seed and made his second Masters 1000 semifinal defeating former world No. 1Yevgeny Kafelnikov along the way. He lost in the semifinals to world No. 5 and former world No. 1Carlos Moyá in straight sets.

On 21 April, Srichaphan broke into the top 10 for the first time in his career. This made him the first Asian male in history to break into the top 10 in the singles rankings. He also reached his career-high ranking of No. 9 on 12 May and went into theFrench Open as the 10th seed which remains the highest he was seeded in a Grand Slam.

AtWimbledon, after a long streak of early exits, Srichaphan went into the tournament as the 12th seed and made the fourth round where he was beaten byAndy Roddick in four sets. En route to the fourth round, he defeated 17-year-oldRafael Nadal in Nadal's first Grand Slam who, as of 2022, is a 22-time Grand Slam champion and 14-timeFrench Open champion. He became the first player to defeat Nadal at a Grand Slam.[2] He also reached the fourth round in theUS Open losing toLleyton Hewitt. By the end of the year, he was ranked World No. 11 in theATP rankings. He is however not in favor of playing doubles having won no title in this category on either Challenger or ATP level.

Srichaphan saw even more success during the US Open swing. He made the finals of theRCA Championships but lost to top seedAndy Roddick in straight sets. One month later, he defended his title at theTD Waterhouse Cup as the top seed without losing a set defeatingJames Blake in the final. He then made the fourth round of theUS Open where he lost to world No. 6Lleyton Hewitt in four sets.

Srichaphan finished the rest of the year with a quarterfinal in his home tournament of theThailand Open, two semifinals in a row at theJapan Open and theLyon Open and another Masters 1000 quarterfinal once again at theMadrid Masters where he lost to world No. 1 and eventual championJuan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets. He finished the year with a win-loss record of 50–28 and a year-end ranking of No. 11, the highest year-end ranking of his career.

2004: Last title of career

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Srichaphan began the year with a third consecutive final appearance at theChennai Open where he failed to defend his title against top seed and world No. 7Carlos Moyá who won in three sets. Two weeks later at theAustralian Open, he made the fourth round defeating 19th seed and former world No. 1Gustavo Kuerten en route. He lost in the fourth round to world No. 4Andre Agassi in straight sets.

Srichaphan won his fifth and last title at theNottingham Open where he went into the tournament as the top seed defeating qualifier and former world No. 7Thomas Johansson in the final in three sets. He failed to defend his title at the TD Waterhouse Cup after he lost toLuis Horna in the semifinals in three sets.

After his third round appearance at theUS Open, Srichaphan made two more semifinals. The first one came at theChina Open where he lost toMikhail Youzhny in straight sets. The second one came at his home tournament of theThailand Open where he lost to world No. 1Roger Federer in three sets. He was the only player in the entire tournament to win a set from Federer.

Srichaphan ended the year with a win-loss record of 44–30 and a year-end ranking of 27.

2005: Slow loss of form and rankings

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Srichaphan began the year with a fourth consecutive final appearance at theChennai Open where he once again lost to top seedCarlos Moyá in three sets.

2005 would prove to be a worse year for Srichaphan than his past years on the tour. Out of the seven Masters 1000 tournaments he played, he only recorded one win at theMiami Masters. His best Grand Slam result of the year was another third round appearance at theUS Open where he defeated world No. 6Nikolay Davydenko en route. Some other good results during the year included a quarterfinal at the2005 Rotterdam Open where he defeated 2nd seed and world No. 5Guillermo Coria en route, a semifinal at theLegg Mason Tennis Classic where he lost to top seed, world No. 5 and eventual championAndy Roddick in straight sets and his last final at theStockholm Open where he defeated top seedThomas Johansson en route and lost to 6th seedJames Blake in straight sets. He also failed to defend his title at theNottingham Open after losing in the quarterfinals to 4th seed and eventual championRichard Gasquet in three sets.

Srichaphan ended the year with a win-loss record of 34–31 and a year-end ranking of 42.

2006: Indian Wells semifinal

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Srichaphan began the year with his finals streak ending at theChennai Open when he lost in the quarterfinals toKristof Vliegen in straight sets.

At theIndian Wells Masters, Srichaphan reached the semifinals where he lost against world No. 1Roger Federer in straight sets. En route to the semifinals, he beat world No. 20Robby Ginepri in the second round, world No. 16Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in the third round, world No. 4David Nalbandian in the fourth round and world No. 25Jarkko Nieminen of Finland in the quarterfinals. Because of his result, his ranking improved 23 spots from No. 61 to No. 38.

From late March to late August, Srichaphan endured a streak of early losses in tournaments which caused his ranking to fall. At theUS Open, he defeated 24th seedJosé Acasuso in the first round which would become his last win in a Grand Slam.

After the US Open, Srichaphan made three more semifinals at theChina Open where he defeated 2nd seed and world No. 5Nikolay Davydenko en route and lost to 3rd seed, world No. 9 and eventual championMarcos Baghdatis in three sets, theThailand Open where he lost to top seed and world No. 3Ivan Ljubičić in straight sets and theSwiss Indoors where he lost to world No. 1Roger Federer in three sets and was once again the only player to win a set from Federer the entire tournament.

Srichaphan ended the year with a win-loss record of 30–32 and a year-end ranking of 53. It was the first time since 2001 that he had more losses than wins on his yearly record.

2007–2010: Injuries and retirement

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Srichaphan once again began the year at theChennai Open where he defeated qualifierSimone Bolelli in the first round in straight sets for the last match win of his career. He lost in the second round to eventual finalistStefan Koubek in straight sets.

Srichaphan would go on to lose five matches in a row between January and March to have a win-loss record of 1–5 in 2007. These losses included a straight sets loss to qualifierDudi Sela at the2007 Australian Open which would be the last Grand Slam of his career and a straight sets loss toJanko Tipsarević at theIndian Wells Masters which dropped his ranking down 31 spots from No. 52 to No. 83 due to his inability to match his semifinal result of the previous year.

At theMiami Masters, Srichaphan sustained a wrist injury in his first round match againstLuis Horna and was forced to retire late in the first set. The injury caused him to miss the rest of 2007 and to fall out of the ATP rankings in March 2008 due to his inactivity. He began practicing to return to the tour and returned at the2009 Thailand Open in doubles partnering fellow ThaiDanai Udomchoke but lost in the first round toMichael Kohlmann andAlexander Peya in three sets. It would be the last tournament of his career.

Srichaphan once again began practicing to make a strong return to the tour, but in June 2010, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that broke both his hands and severely injured his knee. Because of the injuries sustained in the accident, he officially retired on 4 June.[3]

National representation

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Olympics

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Srichaphan made hisOlympics debut at the2000 Summer Olympics inSydney,Australia in the singles draw. There, he defeatedAttila Sávolt in the first round but lost in the second round to 3rd seedMagnus Norman in straight sets. At the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens,Greece, he was Thailand's flag bearer at theopening ceremony. He went into the tournament as the 12th seed but lost in the first round of singles toJoachim Johansson in straight sets.

Davis Cup

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Srichaphan made hisDavis Cup debut forThailand in April 1998 at the age of 18. During his time with the team from 1998 to 2006, he posted a win-loss record of 33–13 (31–10 in singles).

Asian Games

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At the1998 Asian Games Srichaphan won a gold medal in the doubles partnering his older brother,Narathorn Srichaphan. He then won a gold medal in singles at the next edition in2002 which he won without losing a set. In addition, he was a triple gold medalist at the1999 Southeast Asian Games winning in singles, doubles (once again partnering his brother, Narathorn) and the team event.

Hopman Cup

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Srichaphan partneredTamarine Tanasugarn after qualifying for the2000 Hopman Cup. There, they surprisingly won the group stage to qualify for the finals where they lost toSouth Africa's team ofAmanda Coetzer andWayne Ferreira. They returned at the next edition in2001 but lost in the group stage.

Playing style

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Srichaphan was known for his athleticism on court. He was known for being very quick and flexible allowing him to return balls from unlikely and uncomfortable positions. Because of this, he was regarded as one of the most entertaining players on tour. He was also known for playing a very flat and powerful playing style. His forehand is regarded as having been his best and most powerful weapon.

Personal life

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Srichaphan was born on 14 June 1979, inBangkok, the capital ofThailand. He started playing tennis at the age of 6 with his dad who quit his bank job to coach his son.[4]

Srichaphan is noted for his politeness on the court. At each match, he performs thewai, the traditional Thai greeting, clasping his hands together and bowing to the four corners of the stadium. The gesture is seen as thanking the fans and it has become his trademark. His success in tennis led to a spike in popularity of the game in Thailand.

Srichaphan is extremely popular in Asia, especially in Thailand.The Nation newspaper named him "Thai of the Year" in 2002; in 2003, Srichaphan was featured on the cover ofTime and featured as one of the year's "Asian heroes".[5]

In November 2005, Srichaphan spent a week as aBuddhist monk in a temple outside Bangkok. He adopted the Buddhist nameMahaviro, meaning "great and brave", wore saffron robes and shaved his head. His then girlfriend, Odette Henriette Jacqmin was present for the ceremony.[6]

Srichaphan marriedMiss Universe 2005,Natalie Glebova of Canada in his home ofBangkok,Thailand, on 29 November 2007.[7]

In June 2010, Srichaphan officially announced his retirement from the ATP tour but will coachThailand's Davis Cup team.

In February 2011, Srichaphan and his wife, Natalie, announced their separation after three years of marriage stating the reason to be "work commitments had kept them apart."[8]

Srichaphan still followsEverton, a football club supported sinceLi Tie andLi Weifeng arrived from East Asia.

Srichaphan currently resides in Thailand where he got married once again and had a child. He also coaches young children in tennis.

Awards

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Srichaphan has twice been awarded theATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, in 2002 and 2003. He was also awarded theATP Most improved player of the year in 2002 due to his rapid success within the year.

ATP career finals

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Singles: 11 (5 titles, 6 runner-ups)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold (0–2)
ATP International Series (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–6)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (4–5)
Indoors (1–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Jan 2002Chennai, IndiaInternational SeriesHardArgentinaGuillermo Cañas4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss0–2Aug 2002Washington, United StatesInternational Series GoldHardUnited StatesJames Blake6–1, 6–7(5–7), 4–6
Win1–2Aug 2002Long Island, United StatesInternational SeriesHardArgentinaJuan Ignacio Chela5–7, 6–2, 6–2
Win2–2Oct 2002Stockholm, SwedenInternational SeriesHard (i)ChileMarcelo Ríos6–7(2–7), 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
Win3–2Jan 2003Chennai, IndiaInternational SeriesHardSlovakiaKarol Kučera6–3, 6–1
Loss3–3Jul 2003Indianapolis, United StatesInternational Series GoldHardUnited StatesAndy Roddick6–7(2–7), 4–6
Win4–3Aug 2003Long Island, United StatesInternational SeriesHardUnited StatesJames Blake6–2, 6–4
Loss4–4Jan 2004Chennai, IndiaInternational SeriesHardSpainCarlos Moyá4–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Win5–4Jun 2004Nottingham, United KingdomInternational SeriesGrassSwedenThomas Johansson1–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Loss5–5Jan 2005Chennai, IndiaInternational SeriesHardSpainCarlos Moyá6–3, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss5–6Oct 2005Stockholm, SwedenInternational SeriesHard (i)United StatesJames Blake1–6, 6–7(6–8)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals

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Singles: 8 (3–5)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–4)
ITF Futures (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–3)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1May 1998Korea F1,SogwipoFuturesHardSouth KoreaLee Hyung-taik3–6, 3–6
Win1–1Nov 1998Thailand F1,BangkokFuturesHardSloveniaMiha Gregorc6–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win2–1Jan 1999India F3,BombayFuturesHardSwitzerlandMichel Kratochvil7–6, 6–2
Loss2–2Nov 1999Yokohama, JapanChallengerHard (i)South KoreaLee Hyung-taik3–6, 0–6
Loss2–3May 2000Birmingham, United StatesChallengerClayHaitiRonald Agenor5–7, 3–6
Loss2–4Nov 2000Charleroi, BelgiumChallengerCarpet (i)NetherlandsJan Siemerink6–7(2–7), 6–7(8–10)
Win3–4Dec 2001Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHardNetherlandsJohn Van Lottum6–2, 6–3
Loss3–5Feb 2002Brest, FranceChallengerHard (i)Georgia (country)Irakli Labadze4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 4 (1–3)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (1–1)
ITF Futures (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1998Thailand F1,BangkokFuturesHardThailandNarathorn SrichaphanChinese TaipeiChen Chih-Jung
Chinese TaipeiLin Bing-Chao		3–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss0–2Jul 1999Indonesia F4,JakartaFuturesHardThailandNarathorn SrichaphanIndonesiaAndrian Raturandang
South KoreaYong-Il Yoon		2–6, 6–2, 4–6
Win1–2Dec 1999Lucknow, IndiaChallengerGrassDenmarkKristian PlessUnited KingdomJamie Delgado
United KingdomMartin Lee		5–7, 6–3, 7–5
Loss1–3Jan 2001Waikoloa, United StatesChallengerHardUnited StatesMike BryanUnited StatesPaul Goldstein
United StatesJim Thomas		6–3, 4–6, 3–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament1998199920002001200220032004200520062007SRW–LWin%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1Q22R1R1R2R4R2R1R1R0 / 86–843%
French OpenAQ11RQ23R1R2R1R1RA0 / 63–633%
WimbledonA2R1R1R3R4R1R1R1RA0 / 86–843%
US OpenAQ31R1R2R4R3R3R2RA0 / 79–756%
Win–Loss0–01–11–40–35–47–46–43–41–40–10 / 2924–2945%
Olympic Games
Summer OlympicsNH2RNot Held1RNot Held0 / 21–233%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAAQ12R2R1R2R3RSF1R0 / 78–753%
MiamiAAAQ22RSF4R2R1R1R0 / 67–654%
Monte CarloAAAAQ12R1R1R1RA0 / 41–420%
RomeAAAAQ21R2R1R1RA0 / 41–420%
HamburgAAAQ1Q11R1R1R1RA0 / 40–40%
CanadaAA2R1R2R3R2R1R2RA0 / 76–746%
CincinnatiAAAQ1Q21R3R1R1RA0 / 42–433%
MadridNot HeldQFQF3RA2RA0 / 47–464%
ParisAAAASF3R2RQ11RA0 / 46–460%
Win–Loss0–00–01–11–210–510–98–91–77–90–20 / 4438–4446%
Career statistics
Titles00002210005
Finals000043220011
Overall win–loss0–010–711–1810–1649–2550–2844–3034–3130–321–5239–193
Year-end ranking40499109120161127425362855.32%

Doubles

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Tournament200120022003200420052006SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
French OpenAAA1R3R1R0 / 32–340%
WimbledonAAAAAA0 / 00–0 – 
US OpenAAAA1RA0 / 10–10%
Win–Loss0–00–00–00–12–20–10 / 42–433%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian WellsAA1R1RAA0 / 20–20%
Monte CarloAAA1RAA0 / 10–10%
HamburgQ1A2R1RAA0 / 21–233%
RomeAAQF1RA2R0 / 33–350%
CanadaAA2RAAA0 / 11–150%
CincinnatiAA2RAAA0 / 11–150%
Win–Loss0–00–05–50–40–01–10 / 106–1038%

Record against top 10 players

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Srichaphan's match record against players who have been ranked No. 10 or higher, with those who have been ranked No. 1 inboldface.

Top 10 Wins

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Season19971998199920002001200220032004200520062007Total
Wins0000060022010
#PlayerRankEventSurfaceRdScoreSR
2002
1.FranceSébastien Grosjean6Sydney, AustraliaHard1R6–3, 6–486
2.United StatesAndre Agassi4Wimbledon, London, United KingdomGrass2R6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–267
3.RussiaMarat Safin4Tashkent, UzbekistanHardQF6–3, 7–6(7–5)31
4.AustraliaLleyton Hewitt1Tokyo, JapanHardQF6–4, 6–331
5.United KingdomTim Henman5Madrid, SpainHard (i)2R3–6, 6–3, 6–328
6.SpainJuan Carlos Ferrero3Paris, FranceCarpet (i)2R6–2, 6–321
2005
7.ArgentinaGuillermo Coria5Rotterdam, NetherlandsHard (i)2R2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–333
8.RussiaNikolay Davydenko6US Open, New York, United StatesHard2R6–4, 7–5, 6–351
2006
9.ArgentinaDavid Nalbandian4Indian Wells, United StatesHard4R6–7(5–7), 6–3, 6–261
10.Russia Nikolay Davydenko5Beijing, ChinaHardQF6–2, 1–0, ret.47

Business career

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In August 2009, Paradorn opened an Italian cuisine restaurant in Bangkok named So–Le Cafe.[9] At the same time, Paradorn also launched an herbal-product company named Magic Thaiherbs.[10] He also tried his hand at acting in Bang Rajan 2 (sequel of Bang Rajan The movie).

References

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  1. ^"Paradorn Srichaphan junior overview". ITF Tennis. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  2. ^"Roddick charges through". BBC. 27 June 2003. Retrieved11 June 2019.
  3. ^Nguyen, Courtney (25 September 2014)."#TBT: Asian men's tennis star, Thailand's Paradorn Srichaphan".Sports Illustrated. Retrieved3 November 2019.
  4. ^"Parador Srichaphan personal bio". ATP Tour. Retrieved12 September 2021.
  5. ^Walsh, Bryan. 28 April 2003.A rising Thai tennis star wins—and smiles—big,Time.
  6. ^"Paradorn to get ordained Saturday". Pro Tennis Fan.
  7. ^"It's love-all for happy couple". The Nation. 21 April 2007. Archived fromthe original on 23 April 2007. Retrieved21 April 2007.
  8. ^"Paradorn Srichaphan personal bio". ATP Tour. Retrieved27 August 2021.
  9. ^Paradorn still ponders tennis return, Bangkok Post.
  10. ^Paradorn endorses tonic to boost staying power, The Nation.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded byATP Most Improved Player
2002		Succeeded by
Preceded byStefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award
2002 and 2003		Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded byFlagbearer for Thailand
Athens 2004		Succeeded by
  • 3 Gold
  • 1 Silver
  • 4 Bronze
    Rank: 25
Athletics
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Competitors : 42 in 13 sports
Flag bearer : Paradorn Srichaphan
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