Nick Monroe

Infobox Tennis player
playername = Nicholas Monroe


country = USA
residence = Manhattan Beach, California
datebirth = birth date and age|1982|4|12
placebirth = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
height = height|m=1.77
weight = convert|72|kg|lb|abbr=on|lk=on
turnedpro = 2004
plays = Right; Two-handed backhand
careerprizemoney = $89,086
singlesrecord = 0–0
singlestitles = 0
highestsinglesranking = No. 289 (January 29, 2007)
AustralianOpenresult = DNP
FrenchOpenresult = DNP
Wimbledonresult = DNP
USOpenresult = DNP
doublesrecord = 0–0
doublestitles = 0
highestdoublesranking = No. 235 (June 12, 2006)
updated = November 5, 2007

Benjamin Nicholas "Nick" Monroe (born April 12, 1982, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma) is an American professional tennis player. He is a graduate of Pembroke Hills High School and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he majored in Communications.

College career

Monroe had a highly successful college career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from 2000 to 2004. His achievements include:

The University of North Carolina's Senior Male Student-Athlete of the Year (2003-2004)• All-American Status (2003-2004)• All-ACC Status (2002-2004)• 2nd in All-time Singles Wins (100) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill• Recipient of the Arthur Ashe Regional Sportsmanship Award (2003-2004)• National and Regional NCAA/ITF John Van Nostrand Sportsmanship Awards (2003-2004).

Professional career

2007

Nick began the year by attempting to qualify for the Australian Open. He reached consecutive ITF Futures events in Japan, where he lost to Gouichi Motomura both times. He won two titles at ITF Futures events in Mexico and won a USTA Pro Circuit event in Rochester, NY where he defeated Robert Yim in the final. The fall of 2007 saw Nick reach the semifinals of USTAPro Circuit events in Manchester, TX, where he lost to eventual champion Michael McClune, and Waikoloa, Hawaii where he lost to Lester Cook. He partnered with Izak van der Merwe to win the USTA Pro Circuit doubles title in Brownsville, TX.

2006

Nick started the year by winning the ITF Circuit title in Costa Rica. A month later he won another ITF title, this time in Nigeria. He reached the semifinals of a USTA Pro Circuit event in Little Rock before reaching back-to-back finals in India - he lost to Karan Rastogi in Delhi and defeated Sunil Kumar Sipaeya in Dehradun. He reached another ITF Circuit final in the fall in Japan where he lost to Satoshi Iwabuchi. At the beginning of the year, Nick won consecutive doubles titles on the ITF Circuit with partner Sam Warburg in Mexico and Costa Rica.

2005

His first full year as a professional, Nick played ITF Circuit and USTA Pro Circuit events. He reached his first final and won his first singles title at the ITF Circuit event in South Africa when he defeated Stephen Mitchell. Highly successful in doubles, Nick won four titles in 2005 - with Jeremy Wurtzman at the USTA Pro Circuit event in Orange Park, FL; with Izak van der Merwe at ITF Circuit events in Botswana and Zimbabwe; and with Sam Warburg at the ITF Circuit event in Israel.

2004

His first titles as a professional came in doubles when Nick partnered with Marcio Torres to win the ITF Circuit event in Venezuela and then paired up with Jeremy Wurtzman to win the ITF title in Mexico.

Playing Style

Monroe's playing style is best tailored for hard courts, with a solid two handed backhand, well angled topspin groundstrokes, fast mobility on the court, and a preference to play deep in the court. He will also chip and charge and look to use his athletic ability to take control of the net. Monroe is extremely athletic, and tends to use his determination and fitness to carry him through matches. Overall, Monroe is an aggressive counterpuncher, forcing his opponents to make errors with his speed and athleticism.

Personal

Nick began playing tennis at age 4. His parents are Ben and Felicia, and he has one brother. His most admired athlete is Arthur Ashe. Nick's favorite book is Days of Grace, his favorite movie is Gladiator, his favorite show is Seinfeld and his favorite food is macaroni and cheese. He aspires to be a professional tennis/sports agent.

External links

*ATP|id=MB49
* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Monroe&weeks=12 Monroe Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Monroe Monroe World Ranking History]
* [http://www.nicholasmonroe.com/ Nicholas Monroe's Web Site]