1. Wayne Odesnik was born on November 21,1985 and is a South African-born American retired professional left-handed tennis player, with a two-handed backhand.
38 Facts About Wayne Odesnik
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In March 2010, Wayne Odesnik pleaded guilty to importing human growth hormone into Australia, and was banned for two years by the International Tennis Federation, later reduced to one year on account of his "substantial assistance" with the Federation's anti-doping program.
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Wayne Odesnik's father, Harold, is a jeweler who owns a store in Aventura, just north of Miami, Florida, and his mother, Janice, is a former South African competitive gymnast who is a computer coordinator.
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Wayne Odesnik was introduced to tennis at age 7 by his grandmother, and his first tennis club was the Jewish Community Center in North Miami Beach, Florida.
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In 2000 Wayne Odesnik lost in the finals in singles at the Easter Bowl.
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Wayne Odesnik first competed professionally in 2001, playing only one match.
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Wayne Odesnik participated in the 2004 US Open, after receiving a wildcard entry into the main draw.
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Wayne Odesnik reached one Futures doubles final partnering with Zack Fleishman, but lost in the final to Tecau and Alex Kuznetsov.
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Wayne Odesnik reached one Futures doubles final with Josh Goffi, but lost to Scott Lipsky and David Martin.
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In 2005 singles play, Wayne Odesnik won two finals out of five in Futures play, ending the year with a 10-match winning streak.
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Wayne Odesnik won two straight titles in tournaments entered, in Honolulu and Waikoloa, Hawaii.
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Wayne Odesnik beat Lipsky in the first final, and then beat Sam Querrey a week later on his 20th birthday.
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Wayne Odesnik participated in an ATP Masters Series event, at the Indian Wells Masters, losing in the first round to Fernando Verdasco.
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In 2006 Wayne Odesnik won three singles titles on the Futures circuit.
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Wayne Odesnik lost in straight sets to Raemon Sluiter at the 2005 US Open.
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Wayne Odesnik beat Scott Oudsema, in his first title of the Futures year in Little Rock, Arkansas, as he did not drop a set in any of his matches, then Harsh Mankad in Mobile, Alabama to win a title the following week, and then won the Milan Challenger title over bronze Olympic medalist Arnaud di Pasquale in three sets in the final.
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Wayne Odesnik ended 2006 ranked 194 for singles, and 780 for doubles.
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Wayne Odesnik went on to make the third round of a major-level event, beating Juan Martin del Potro.
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Wayne Odesnik then lost to John Isner in three tiebreak sets.
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At the August 2007 Rogers Masters, Wayne Odesnik had an amazing run.
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Wayne Odesnik went on to the main draw of the ATP Masters Series Canada, and upset Ivan Ljubicic in three sets, before going down to Frank Dancevic.
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Wayne Odesnik then lost there to eventual quarterfinalist Juan Ignacio Chela.
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In early 2008 Wayne Odesnik was coached by Felix Mantilla Botella.
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Wayne Odesnik then beat Hyung-Taik Lee in the next round.
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Wayne Odesnik underwent rehab on an injured Muscle in his left hip; a small tear in his groin that he had suffered in a tournament in Poland.
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At the 2009 French Open Wayne Odesnik lost in three hours and 43 minutes on the main Court Philippe Chatrier to the hometown favorite Gilles Simon.
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At Wimbledon Wayne Odesnik lost his first round match to 30th-ranked Jurgen Melzer.
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At the 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships in July, Wayne Odesnik beat fourth-seeded Igor Kunitsyn.
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On March 26,2010, after having reached a world ranking of 98 in professional tennis, Wayne Odesnik pleaded guilty to importing human growth hormone to Australia, prior to the Brisbane International, a warm-up event for the Australian Open.
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Wayne Odesnik was fined US$7,000, and faced a multi-year banishment from professional tennis.
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Wayne Odesnik was ranked No 114 and had earned more than $90,000 in prize money in 2010.
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In January 2013, it was revealed that Wayne Odesnik's name appeared in handwritten records of Biogenesis of America, a former Miami sports clinic linked to a performance-enhancing drug scandal in Major League Baseball.
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In records for 2009,2010, and 2011, under the heading of 'Tennis' in five client lists, Wayne Odesnik's name appeared numerous times; the records indicated that he was billed $500 per month by the clinic.
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Unranked, Wayne Odesnik received a main draw wild card for ITF Futures event USA F1, and reached the quarter-finals.
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Wayne Odesnik started the year as the sixth seed at the Seguros Bolivar Open, a Challenger event, where he won the singles title by defeating Adrian Ungur in the final.
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Wayne Odesnik did not drop a set during the tournament.
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On March 18,2015, Wayne Odesnik was handed a 15-year ban after a second doping violation.
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Wayne Odesnik had a modest serve, an excellent forehand, an improving backhand, and good quickness.