1. Sam Groth was born on 19 October 1987 and is an Australian politician and a former professional tennis player.
62 Facts About Sam Groth
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Sam Groth is currently the deputy leader of the Victorian Liberal Party.
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Sam Groth's best singles result was a semi-final appearance at the 2014 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships.
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Sam Groth beat Mark Philippoussis in a 2007 match; Philippoussis subsequently focused on the seniors tour.
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In 2014, Sam Groth was awarded a wild card into the main draw at the Brisbane International, where he made the quarter-finals.
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On 8 January, Sam Groth was awarded a wild card into the 2014 Australian Open, but lost in round one to 28th seed, Vasek Pospisil in straight sets.
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Sam Groth partnered Andrey Golubev in the Men's doubles, where they made it to the semi-final.
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Sam Groth made his Wimbledon debut after winning his way through qualifying, but lost in round 1 to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets.
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Sam Groth entered the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, where he reached his maiden ATP semi-final, defeating defending champion Nicolas Mahut in the quarter-finals.
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Sam Groth started the 2015 season at the 2015 Brisbane International, where he was awarded a wild card into the main draw.
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At the Australian Open, Sam Groth defeated Filip Krajinovic in round one, Thanasi Kokkinakis in round two before losing to Bernard Tomic in round 3.
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Sam Groth lost in round 1 of Delray, Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami.
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Sam Groth then played the 2015 US Men's Clay Court Championships and defeated Victor Estrella Burgos in the first round.
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Sam Groth then played top seed Feliciano Lopez in the second round but lost in straight sets.
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Sam Groth then played at the Santaizi Challenger as the 2nd seed.
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Sam Groth cruised through to the final where he defeated Konstantin Kravchuk to win the title.
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Sam Groth defeated compatriot Alex Bolt in the first round but then lost to Franko Skugor.
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At the 2015 French Open, Sam Groth led 21st seed Pablo Cuevas by a set in round 1, before losing in 4 sets.
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Sam Groth started his grass court season at the Manchester Challenger where he reached the final and defeated compatriot Luke Saville to win the title.
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Sam Groth then competed at the ATP 2015 Mercedes Cup where he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round.
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Sam Groth then scored his first top 20 win by defeating world number 12 Feliciano Lopez to reach the quarter-final.
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At Wimbledon, Sam Groth defeated 31st seed Jack Sock in round 1, compatriot James Duckworth in round 2 and set up a round 3 match against Roger Federer.
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Sam Groth then represented Australia at the 2015 Davis Cup Quarterfinals.
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Sam Groth next contested the Bogota Open as the 6th seed where he defeated Guido Pella before losing to former world number 8 Radek Stepanek in straight sets.
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Sam Groth then played in Atlanta and defeated Frances Tiafoe in the first round.
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Sam Groth then lost to eventual finalist and fifth seed Marcos Baghdatis in 3 sets.
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Sam Groth then competed at the 2015 Citi Open and reached his first ATP500 Quarterfinal after defeating Thomaz Bellucci, 9th seeded Viktor Troicki and 7th seeded Feliciano Lopez before losing to eventual champion Kei Nishikori.
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Sam Groth next played at the 2015 Winston-Salem Open and defeated Jared Donaldson before losing to eventual semi-finalist Steve Johnson.
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Sam Groth then played at the 2015 US Open, defeating former world number 13 Alexandr Dolgopolov in round 1, but then losing to 26th seed Tommy Robredo in round 2.
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Sam Groth played the Men's doubles with Lleyton Hewitt, losing in the 2nd round.
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Sam Groth commenced the 2016 season with a wild card into Brisbane International.
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Sam Groth lost in round one at the Sydney International to Federico Delbonis.
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At the Australian Open, Sam Groth defeated Adrian Mannarino before losing to number 2 seed Andy Murray in the second round.
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Sam Groth partnered Lleyton Hewitt in the men's double at the Australian Open.
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Sam Groth then had a first round to Frances Tiafoe loss at a Dallas Challenger.
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Sam Groth lost in the first round to Noah Rubin in the Delray Beach International Tennis Championships.
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Sam Groth lost in the first round in Acapulco to Dmitry Tursunov.
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Sam Groth played for Australia in Davis Cup World Group losing his singles match to John Isner in straight sets.
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Sam Groth then defeated Victor Estrella Burgos at the Miami but he lost to Dominic Thiem in the second round.
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Sam Groth played a number of Challenger tournaments across Asia with little success.
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At the 2016 French Open, Sam Groth lost in round 1 to 9-time champion Rafael Nadal.
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At 2016 Wimbledon, Sam Groth lost in round 1 to Kei Nishikori.
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Sam Groth had a last minute call-up to represent Australia at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, but lost in the first round to Belgium's David Goffin.
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Sam Groth played across North America with limited success on the singles ATP World Tour, but won his second doubles title in Newport before returning to the Challenger Circuit, winning his 4th single title in Las Vegas.
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Sam Groth commenced the 2017 with a wild card into the 2017 Brisbane International, where he defeated Pierre-Hugues Herbert before losing to Dominic Thiem in round 2.
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Sam Groth reached the quarter-final of the 2017 Canberra Challenger, losing to eventual champion Dudi Sela.
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Sam Groth lost in round 1 of the 2017 Australian Open to Steve Darcis, but paired with Chris Guccione to reach the quarter-final of the doubles, losing to eventual champions Henri Kontinen and John Peers.
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Sam Groth went to North America but lost in qualifying for Indian Wells Masters and Drummondville Challenger singles but won the doubles at Drummondville.
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Sam Groth paired with compatriot Samantha Stosur in mixed doubles.
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Sam Groth had told Sky News Australia he was frustrated with the COVID-related lockdowns in Victoria.
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Sam Groth won the three-candidate contest with seventy-four votes, compared with runner-up David Burgess' thirty-three, and former Bentleigh MP Elizabeth Miller with four.
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Sam Groth had the backing of former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett, Federal Treasurer at the time, Josh Frydenberg, state MP for Brighton James Newbury and former Nepean MP Martin Dixon.
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Sam Groth claimed the victory of Nepean the night of the election.
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In 2023, Sam Groth voted to expel Moira Deeming from the Parliamentary Liberal Party.
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Sam Groth resigned from the Pesutto Shadow cabinet on 13 December 2024, following Pesutto's loss in a defamation case brought by Moira Deeming.
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On 27 December 2024, Sam Groth was elected unopposed as Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party under new leader Brad Battin as part of a broader spill and change among parliamentary leadership.
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Sam Groth was born in Narrandera, New South Wales, and grew up in the Riverina area of southern New South Wales.
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Sam Groth is an avid supporter of the Sydney Swans in the Australian Football League.
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Sam Groth was a member of Vermont Football Club reserve squad during a hiatus from tennis in 2011.
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In January 2019 Sam Groth received the OLY post-nominal title at the Brisbane International tournament.
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Between 2009 and 2011, Sam Groth was married to Slovakian-Australian tennis player Jarmila Wolfe.
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Sam Groth and Boys have two children, twin boys born in April 2021.