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| Name: | Marcos Baghdatis |
| Nationality: | Cyprus |
| Gender: | Male |
| Birthdate: | 6/17/1985 |
| Birthplace: | Limassol, Cyprus |
| Residence: | Paris, France |
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| Play Style: | Right Handed |
| Raquet: | Fisher |
| Clothes by: | n/a |
| Shoes by: | n/a |
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About: Began playing tennis at age five…Would play with his father and two older brothers, Marinos and Petros, who played Davis Cup…Father Christos owns a clothing store in Cyprus…Mother's name is Andry…Has a younger sister Zena, who was adopted when she was one month old…The 2003 No. 1 junior in world, capturing Australian Open juniors title and runner-up at US Open juniors in 2002-03…Won nine junior titles…Prefers hard courts…Considers himself a baseliner, with his serve and his forehand his biggest weapons… Biggest idol as a kid was Patrick Rafter, but also looked up to Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras…Enjoys playing and watching soccer…His favorite soccer team is Apollo in Cyprus… Has trained at the Mauratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris on an Olympic Solidarity Youth Development Programme Scholarship since January 2001…Has a 23-10 career Davis Cup record (16-3 in singles) in 21 ties…Coached by Nicolas Kopin from Mauratoglou Academy. |
Highest Rank: Career High INDESIT ATP Entry Ranking - Singles: 88 (6/6/2005) Career High ATP Entry Ranking - Doubles: 478 (9/13/2004)
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