PERSONAL

Began playing tennis at age four with his father, Syd, a former ATP pro who won eight doubles titles and advanced to the Australian Open doubles final in 1974 (w/Giltinan)...Also reached singles final in Surbiton in June 1974...Born and raised in Newport Beach, Calif. and has held dual citizenship since age 18...Mother, Debra, is American...Has two brothers, Cameron (26) and Christian (15), who plays junior tennis...Played high school tennis Corona del Mar where Taylor Dent also competed earlier on...Made Davis Cup debut for Australia in World Group playoff tie in September 2008 and won doubles match (w/Guccione) in five sets and won singles dead rubber (d. Capdeville) in 3-2 loss...Prefers hard courts...Ended 2005 as top ranked junior in Australia and No. 11 in world junior rankings..Enjoys surfing and computer games...Coached by father, Syd.