Paradorn Srichaphan graduated as a Bachelor of Social Science from Ramkhamhaeng University.
65 Facts About Paradorn Srichaphan
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Paradorn Srichaphan won his first junior title in November 1993 and made his junior grand slam debut at the 1994 Wimbledon Championships where he lost in the first round to 2nd seed Ben Ellwood.
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Paradorn Srichaphan's ranking soared to a career-high of No 10 in the world at the end of the year.
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Paradorn Srichaphan ended his junior career after a first round loss at the 1997 Wimbledon Championships.
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Paradorn Srichaphan turned pro in 1997 at the age of 18 after making his ATP debut at the 1997 Heineken Open in Singapore where he lost to former world No 1 Jim Courier in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year with an early loss in qualifying at the Australian Open and a second ITF title.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the second round to 5th seed Nicolas Kiefer in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the second round to world No 3 Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
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Paradorn Srichaphan had played in every single grand slam in the year 2000 but was only able to win one match at the Australian Open against 14th seed and former semifinalist Karol Kucera in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan dropped back out of the top 100 in 2001.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year by making his first ATP final at the Chennai Open defeating 2nd seed Thomas Johansson and 4th seed Andrei Pavel en route.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost to top seed Guillermo Canas in straight sets.
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At the 2002 French Open, Paradorn Srichaphan made the third round defeating 19th seed Thomas Enqvist along the way.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the third round to wildcard and former Olympic bronze medalist Arnaud Di Pasquale in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the third round to former champion Richard Krajicek in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the final to 6th seed James Blake in three sets.
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One week later at the TD Waterhouse Cup, Paradorn Srichaphan won his first career title defeating 7th seed Juan Ignacio Chela in the final in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the quarterfinals to eventual finalist Jiri Novak in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan the won his second title one week later at the Stockholm Open defeating 6th seed Marcelo Rios in the final in four sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the semifinals to world No 1 Lleyton Hewitt in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan recorded six wins over top 10 players within the year and was awarded the most improved player of the year.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year by winning the Chennai Open without losing a set defeating Karol Kucera in the final.
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At the Miami Masters, Paradorn Srichaphan went into the tournament as the 13th seed and made his second Masters 1000 semifinal defeating former world No 1 Yevgeny Kafelnikov along the way.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the semifinals to world No 5 and former world No 1 Carlos Moya in straight sets.
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At Wimbledon, after a long streak of early exits, Paradorn Srichaphan went into the tournament as the 12th seed and made the fourth round where he was beaten by Andy Roddick in four sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan became the first player to defeat Nadal at a Grand Slam.
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Paradorn Srichaphan reached the fourth round in the US Open losing to Lleyton Hewitt.
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Paradorn Srichaphan is however not in favor of playing doubles having won no title in this category on either Challenger or ATP level.
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Paradorn Srichaphan saw even more success during the US Open swing.
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Paradorn Srichaphan made the finals of the RCA Championships but lost to top seed Andy Roddick in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan then made the fourth round of the US Open where he lost to world No 6 Lleyton Hewitt in four sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan finished the rest of the year with a quarterfinal in his home tournament of the Thailand Open, two semifinals in a row at the Japan Open and the Lyon Open and another Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the Madrid Masters where he lost to world No 1 and eventual champion Juan Carlos Ferrero in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year with a third consecutive final appearance at the Chennai Open where he failed to defend his title against top seed and world No 7 Carlos Moya who won in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the fourth round to world No 4 Andre Agassi in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan won his fifth and last title at the Nottingham Open where he went into the tournament as the top seed defeating qualifier and former world No 7 Thomas Johansson in the final in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan failed to defend his title at the TD Waterhouse Cup after he lost to Luis Horna in the semifinals in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan was the only player in the entire tournament to win a set from Federer.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year with a fourth consecutive final appearance at the Chennai Open where he lost to top seed Carlos Moya in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan failed to defend his title at the Nottingham Open after losing in the quarterfinals to 4th seed and eventual champion Richard Gasquet in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year with his finals streak ending at the Chennai Open when he lost in the quarterfinals to Kristof Vliegen in straight sets.
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At the Indian Wells Masters, Paradorn Srichaphan reached the semifinals where he lost against world No 1 Roger Federer in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began the year at the Chennai Open where he defeated qualifier Simone Bolelli in the first round in straight sets for the last match win of his career.
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Paradorn Srichaphan lost in the second round to eventual finalist Stefan Koubek in straight sets.
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At the Miami Masters, Paradorn Srichaphan sustained a wrist injury in his first round match against Luis Horna and was forced to retire late in the first set.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began practicing to return to the tour and returned at the 2009 Thailand Open in doubles partnering fellow Thai Danai Udomchoke but lost in the first round to Michael Kohlmann and Alexander Peya in three sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan began practicing to make a strong return to the tour, but in June 2010, he was involved in a motorcycle accident that broke both his hands and severely injured his knee.
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Paradorn Srichaphan made his Olympics debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia in the singles draw.
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Paradorn Srichaphan went into the tournament as the 12th seed but lost in the first round of singles to Joachim Johansson in straight sets.
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Paradorn Srichaphan made his Davis Cup debut for Thailand in April 1998 at the age of 18.
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At the 1998 Asian Games Paradorn Srichaphan won a gold medal in the doubles partnering his older brother, Narathorn Paradorn Srichaphan.
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Paradorn Srichaphan the won a gold medal in singles at the next edition in 2002 which he won without losing a set.
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Paradorn Srichaphan partnered Tamarine Tanasugarn after qualifying for the 2000 Hopman Cup.
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Paradorn Srichaphan was known for being very quick and flexible allowing him to return balls from unlikely and uncomfortable positions.
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Paradorn Srichaphan was known for playing a very flat and powerful playing style.
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Paradorn Srichaphan's forehand is regarded as having been his best and most powerful weapon.
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Paradorn Srichaphan was born on June 14,1979 in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
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Paradorn Srichaphan started playing tennis at the age of 6 with his dad who quit his bank job to coach his son.
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The Nation newspaper named him "Thai of the Year" in 2002; in 2003, Paradorn Srichaphan was featured on the cover of Time and featured as one of the year's "Asian heroes".
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In November 2005, Paradorn Srichaphan spent a week as a Buddhist monk in a temple outside Bangkok.
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Paradorn Srichaphan adopted the Buddhist name Mahaviro, meaning "great and brave", wore saffron robes and shaved his head.
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Paradorn Srichaphan married Miss Universe 2005, Natalie Glebova of Canada in his home of Bangkok, Thailand, on 29 November 2007.
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In June 2010, Paradorn Srichaphan officially announced his retirement from the ATP tour but will coach Thailand's Davis Cup team.
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Paradorn Srichaphan still follows Everton, a football club supported since Li Tie and Li Weifeng arrived from East Asia.
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Paradorn Srichaphan has twice been awarded the ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award, in 2002 and 2003.
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Paradorn Srichaphan was awarded the ATP Most improved player of the year in 2002 due to his rapid success within the year.