Stanislas Wawrinka
Stanislas Wawrinka Country   Switzerland Residence Saint-Barthélemy, Switzerland Born (1985-03-28) 28 March 1985 (age 29) Lausanne, Switzerland Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Turned pro 2002 Plays Right-handed (one-handed backhand) Coach(es) Dimitri Zavialoff (2002–2010) Peter Lundgren (2010–2012) Magnus Norman (2013–) Prize money $15,008,858 Singles Career record 351–216 (61.90%) Career titles 9 Highest ranking No. 3 (27 January 2014) Current ranking No. 8 (9 February 2015) Grand Slam Singles results Australian Open W (2014) French Open QF (2013) Wimbledon QF (2014) US Open SF (2013) Other tournaments Tour Finals SF (2013, 2014) Olympic Games 2R (2008) Doubles Career record 60–74 (44.78%) Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 90 (6 November 2006) Current ranking No. 136 (17 March 2014) Grand Slam Doubles results Australian Open 3R (2006) French Open 3R (2006) Wimbledon 1R (2006, 2007) US Open 1R (2005) Other Doubles tournaments Olympic Games Gold medal (2008) Team competitions Davis Cup W (2014) Last updated on: 21 November 2014. Olympic medal record Competitor for   Switzerland Men's Tennis Gold 2008 Beijing Doubles Stanislas Wawrinka ([vaˈvriŋka] va-VREENG-kah; born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is currently the Swiss no. 2 and world no. 8, as of 9 February 2015. He climbed to his highest ranking so far, no. 3, on 27 January 2014 as a result of winning his first Grand Slam event, the 2014 Australian Open. He also reached the semifinals of the 2013 US Open, as well as the semifinals in the 2015 Australian Open, where he lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets. In ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, he won the Monte Carlo Masters in 2014 and was finalist at the Rome Masters in 2008 and the Madrid Masters in 2013. He also won a gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, partnering Roger Federer. They were also honoured with the 2008 Swiss Team of the Year Award. In addition, he has played for the Switzerland Davis Cup team since 2004, including the Swiss victory in Davis Cup play in 2014, amassing a 22–24 win-loss record. He played in the longest doubles match in history at the Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in 2013 partnering Marco Chiudinelli. Wawrinka considers clay his best surface and his serve and backhand his best shots. John McEnroe believes that Wawrinka has one of the most powerful backhands he has ever seen and describes him as having "the best one-handed backhand in the game today".