- Michael Venus (tennis)
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Michael Venus Country 
United States (2002 – 2010)
New Zealand (2010 – )Residence Orlando, FL, United States Born 16 October 1987
Auckland, New Zealand[1]Height 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) Turned pro 2006 Plays Right-handed Career prize money $40,032 Singles Career record 55-55 Career titles 0 Highest ranking No. 302 (11 January 2010) Current ranking No. 342 (08 February 2011) Grand Slam results US Open Q2 (2009) Doubles Career record 46-41 Career titles 0 Highest ranking 480 (05 Jul 2010) Career titles 0 Last updated on: 08 February 2011. Michael Venus (born 16 October 1987) is a New Zealander professional tennis player. He reached a career high ranking of 302 in January 2010. He switched nationality in June 2010 and began playing in the New Zealand Davis Cup team.
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Early years
His family moved to the United States, where he started to compete in the boys' league and won the Boys’ 18 National Clay Courts in 2006. His idols were Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras. He was vacillating between going to college or turning professional and trying the senior tour but decided to go for the College Conference.[2]
College years to professional career
He moved to Louisiana State University from the University of Texas during his sophomore college year of 2006-07. In January 2008 debuted in the Louisiana Tigers and was the first to win the 2008 D’Novo/ITA Men’s All-American Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma wearing the Tigers' colors. He is also one of only two Louisianan players to finish in in the Campbell's ITA College Tennis Rankings top 10 in both singles and doubles the same year (No. 7 in singles and No. 4 in doubles respectively). He was a representative of United States team in the BNP Paribas International University Challenge of Tennis in Poitiers, France in December 2009.[1]
COLLEGE ACCOLADES[1] year Title 2009 ITA Singles All-American 2009 ITA Doubles All-American 2009 SEC Player of the Year 2009 First-Team All-SEC 2009 SEC Honor Roll 2009 Louisiana Player of the Year 2009 First-Team All-Louisiana 2008 D’Novo All-American Champion 2008 First-Team All-SEC 2008 Louisiana Player of the Year 2008 D’Novo All-American Champion 2008 First-Team All-Louisiana 2008 Louisiana Newcomer of the Year 2007
Venus finished the season winning the USA F26 Futures in doubles partnering Danny Bryan and losing only in the final of Thailand F3 Futures[3] thus peaking 866th in singles on the ATP world tour.[4]
2008
Despite playing the final of Baton Rouge Challenger with partner Ryan Harrison,[3] due to his fable singles performance Venus closed the year at the 1752nd position on the South African Airways ATP rankings.[4]
2009
In July Venus clinched the title of USA F17 Futures beating Vasek Pospisil in the final. He reached the doubles final of the USA F19 Futures in August teaming up with Colt Gaston losing in the two straight sets. The end of the month Venus earned a wild card to the qualifying draw of the 2009 US Open in which he advanced to the second round overcoming Uruguay's Marcel Felder in two sets but failing to qualify by losing to Giovanni Lapentti Of Ecuador. In October The Venus-Harrison pair won the USA F24 Futures against fellow Kudla-Sarmiento and in November playing with Gaston they lost in the championship match in the USA F27 Futures against the Armenian-Russian duo Martirosyan-Sitak.[3] He reached his career year-end high of 587.[4]
2010
Venus won another futures the USA F13 Futures tournament but lost in his first ever challenger series final in Qarshi against Blaž Kavčič in two tie-breaker sets. In the same year he won his first Davis Cup match representing New Zealand.[3] He advanced to the 328th ATP year-end rank.[4]
Finals (2)
Legend (Singles) Grand Slam (0) ATP World Tour Finals (0) ATP Masters Series (0) ATP Tour (0) Challengers (2) Singles (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score 1. August 21, 2010 
QarshiHard 
Blaž Kavčič6–7(6), 6–7(5) Doubles (1)
No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score in the final 1. April 27, 2008 Baton RougeHard Ryan Harrison Phillip Simmonds / Tim Smyczek6-2, 1-6, 4-10 Davis Cup (5)
Group membership World Group (0) Group I (0) Group II (5) Group III (0) Group IV (0) 
indicates the outcome of the Davis Cup match followed by the score, date, place of event, the zonal classification and its phase, and the court surface.
Rubber outcome No. Rubber Match type (partner if any) Opponent nation Opponent player(s) Score 3-2; July 9–11, 2010; TSB Hub, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand; Asia/Oceania Semifinal; Hard surfaceDefeat 1. II Singles 
PakistanAisam Qureshi 6-72,6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 13-15 Defeat 2. III Doubles (with Marcus Daniell) PakistanAqeel Khan / Aisam Qureshi 6-76, 3-6, 2-6 3-2; September 17–19, 2010; National Tennis Development Centre (LTAT), Nonthaburi, Thailand; Final; Hard surfaceVictory 3. I Singles 
ThailandWeerapat Doakmaiklee 6-3, 6-2, 7-61 Defeat 4. III Doubles (with Daniel King-Turner) ThailandSonchat Ratiwatana / Sanchai Ratiwatana 6-0, 7-66, 0-6, 3-6, 4-6 Defeat 5. IV Singles ThailandKittiphong Wachiramanowong 5-7, 6-76, 2-6 TBD; March 4–6, 2011; Sport Complex Pahlavon, Namangan, Uzbekistan; First round; Clay surface TBA 6. TBA TBA UzbekistanTBA TBA References
- ^ a b c "Michael Venus Bio". lsusports.net. Louisiana State University. 2008-06-18. http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=748366. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ "College Spotlight: Michael Venus, LSU". usta.com. United States Tennis Association. http://www.usta.com/Play-Tennis/College-Tennis/Spotlight/College_Spotlight_Michael_Venus_LSU/. Retrieved 2011-02-08.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Venus - Activity". itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. http://www.itftennis.com/mens/players/activity.asp?player=100011028. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
- ^ a b c d "Michael Venus - Rankings history". atpworldtour.com. Association of Tennis Professionals. http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ve/M/Michael-Venus.aspx?t=rh. Retrieved 2011-02-09.
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