Max Mirnyi
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Maksim "Max" Mikalaevich Mirnyi (Belarusian: Максім Мікалаевіч Мірны, pronounced [makˈsʲim ˈmʲirnɨ]; Максим Николаевич Мирный, pronounced [mɐkˈsʲim ˈmʲirnɨj]; born 6 July 1977)[1] is a Belarusian former professional tennis player.
Native name | Максім Мірны | ||||||||||||||
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Country (sports) | / Belarus | ||||||||||||||
Residence | Sarasota, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Born | (1977-07-06) 6 July 1977 (age 46) Minsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (present-day Belarus) | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1996 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 29 November 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Nikolai Mirnyi | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | US$11,763,620 | ||||||||||||||
Official website | maxmirnyi.com | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 244–242 (50.2%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 18 (18 August 2003) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (2000, 2006) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 2R (1999, 2006) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | 4R (2003, 2005, 2006) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | QF (2002) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | QF (2000) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 780–445 (63.7%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 52 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (9 June 2003) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (2007) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | W (2005, 2006, 2011, 2012) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | F (2003) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | W (2000, 2002) | ||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (2006, 2011) | ||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | QF (2000) | ||||||||||||||
Mixed doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career titles | 5 | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | F (1999, 2007) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | QF (2010, 2012, 2016) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | W (1998) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | W (1998, 2007, 2013) | ||||||||||||||
Other mixed doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Olympic Games | (2012) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mirnyi became a doubles specialist following his singles career, in which he reached a career-high of World No. 18 (August 2003) and finished in the top 50 in the world for seven straight years despite only winning one ATP singles title (2003 Rotterdam Open). He represented Belarus in Davis Cup competition from April 1994, where he holds a record of 47 wins and 27 losses in 35 ties played. He reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in June 2003 and won ten Grand Slam titles: Men's doubles in the 2000 and 2002 US Open and the 2005, 2006, 2011 and 2012 French Open; and mixed doubles in the 1998, 2007, and 2013 U.S. Opens and 1998 Wimbledon.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Mirnyi carried the flag of Belarus at the Opening Ceremony on 27 July 2012,[2] and won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with Victoria Azarenka on 5 August 2012.[3]
His nickname is "The Beast of Belarus" [4]