Tommy Haas

Tommy Haas Biography

Profession: Tennis player
Nationality: GER (Germany)

Date of Birth: Apr 3, 1978

Birthplace: Hamburg, Germany
Residence: Bradenton, Florida - LA, CA
Nicknames: Thomas Mario Haas
Height: 1.87 m
Weight: 88 kg
Turned Pro: 1996
Plays: Right-handed
Coach: Carsten Arriens

Tournament Info
French Opens Played:
11
Best Singles Performance:

Event(s) Entered:
Men's Singles
Best Doubles Performance:

4th Round (2002, 2009)

1st Round ()

Player Overview
Year turned pro:

Career matches won:

Career matches lost:

1996

521

292

Year to date matches won: Year to date matches lost:

21

Current 52 week rank for

High rank for singles

High rank date for singles

singles:

13 May 2002

Current 52 week rank for

High rank for doubles

High rank date for doubles

doubles:

127

18 February 2002

Career prize money:

Year to date prize money

Year to date prize money

$11,591,799 USD

for singles:

for doubles:

$545,674 USD

$44,269 USD

14

142

Tommy Haas net worth: Tommy Haas is a professional tennis player from Germany with a net
worth of $1.5 million dollars. Born in Hamburg, Germany, Tommy Haas began to show tennis
talent when he was just two years old, using a piece of wood to hit balls off of the wall, or into
his father's hands. His father, who was a tennis coach, began taking him to work with him, and
he won his first youth tournament three years later. By age 13, he had won the Austrian,
German, and European Championships, twice. Famed tennis player and coach, Nick Bollettieri,
invited him to practice full-time in Florida, so at age 13, he moved away from home to focus on
tennis. He played his first professional match when he was 16. He won his first major title three

years later, and also made it to the semi-finals of the Australian Open. In 2000, he won the
Silver Medal at the Olympics. Though he has always been a consistent player, and has won
numerous ATP titles, he has yet to win a Grand Slam event. He has reached the semi-finals at
the Australian Open three times, and at Wimbledon, once. He has also reached the quarterfinals
at the US Open three times. He is currently ranked 23rd in the world.
Tommy Haas (born 3 April 1978 as Thomas Mario Haas) is a German professional tennis player.
He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the World Top 100 in 1997,
and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 2 on 13 May 2002, Haas's career has
been interrupted by injuries: whilst a professional tennis player, he has twice dropped out of the
world rankings due to being inactive for twelve months. His first period of injury saw him miss
the whole of the 2003 season, and he did not return to the world's top ten until 2007. He also
missed over a year's tennis between February 2010 and June 2011, but has since returned to
play on the Tour.
Haas has never won a Grand Slam tournament, his best result being three-time semi-finalist at
the Australian Open and one semi-final at Wimbledon. He has won fourteen career titles in
singles and doubles, including one Masters tournament, and has a silver medal from the 2000
Summer Olympics.
Born in Hamburg, Germany to Brigitte and Peter Haas, Haas started playing his own version of
tennis when he was two years old, by using a wooden plank to hit balls against the wall or into
his father's hands. When his father noticed his talents, he started bringing Haas to work, as he
happened to be a tennis coach.
At five years of age, Haas won his first youth tournament, in Hamburg. At eight years old, he
won his second, in Munich. Between eleven and thirteen, Haas would twice win the Austrian
Championship, the German Championship, and the European Championship.
Haas's talents were noted by world renowned tennis guru Nick Bollettieri. Nick was so
impressed by the young German's talent that he offered Haas the chance to stay and train at his
Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida for free. At 13, speaking little English, Haas moved to
Florida to begin training at the academy.
In 1996, Haas became a professional tennis player. He gained attention as a future tennis star
when he won his first AT.

2013: Back to Top Form

Tommy Haas playing at BMW Open in 2013.
2013 started slowly for Haas, who lost in the 2013 Australian Open first round. However, in
February at the 2013 SAP Open he reached his 25th career final against defending champion
Milos Raonic, but lost in straight sets. Next he played in Delray Beach International Tennis
Championships as a former 2006 champion, where he lost to Ernests Gulbis in three sets in the
semifinals.
At Indian Wells, he lost in the fourth round to Juan Martn del Potro after saving match point to
beat Nicols Almagro in the previous round. In Miami, he beat world no. 1 Novak Djokovic in
straight sets. It was his first victory over a no. 1 ranked player since 1999 (Agassi) and reminded
tennis fans of his talent and adversity. He followed this up with a victory over Gilles Simon to
reach his first Miami semifinal, and first Masters 1000 semifinal since the 2006 Paris Masters.
There, he lost to third seed David Ferrer, 64, 26, 36.
In April/May, he won his first title of the year at Munich, beating Philipp Kohlschreiber in an allGerman final.
Haas made history at the 2013 French Open, when he missed a record twelve match points
against John Isner in the fourth set of their third round match. Isner won the set on a tiebreak,
but in the fifth set Haas went on to recover from 2-4 down and saved a match point against him
at 4-5 to eventually win 10-8. Haas beat Mikhail Youzhny in the fourth round but eventually lost
to Novak Djokovic in straight sets in the quarter finals.
At Wimbledon, Haas advanced to the fourth round to set up a rematch against Djokovic but
again lost in straight sets.
Playing Style
Haas is a classic all-court player, capable of playing well on clay, hard, and grass surfaces. Nick
Bollettieri noted Haas as having "one of the greatest backhands in the world," praising its
versatility and power. Haas also possess a powerful slice backhand, which he uses to disrupt
the rhythm of the point and to construct offensive positions. He also possess an excellent serve
and a functional set of volleys.

Haas possesses excellent footwork and racquet skills, both of which he uses to construct quick
defensive-to-offensive transitions. The fluidity of his game overall allows him to adapt to most
situations, as demonstrated by his equal win percentage over both right and left-handed
players, as well as his relatively even win percentages on all surfaces. Haas' mental game is
also solid, boasting a positive win record in deciding sets (3rd or 5th).

Playing equipment
His equipment is Nike and Asics for clothes and shoes. He switched to Head racquets in 2009,
after having used Dunlop Sport racquets for most of his career.

Personal life

Haas was born to Brigitte and Peter Haas. He has two sisters, Sabine (born 24 April 1975) and
Karin (born 16 June 1979). On 27 January 2010, Haas became a United States citizen. On 5
July 2010, Haas announced on his website that he would become a father for the first time. And
on 15 November 2010, Haas announced on his website that his wife, actress Sara Foster had
given birth to a baby girl, Valentina. He said he wanted to keep playing long enough for his
daughter to watch him play. This happened in 2013 in Miami, when she greeted him after his
victory over Dolgopolov.