User:Haz1712
| File:H2.jpg Hazeem when he was only 12 | |
| Country (sports) |  Great Britain |
|---|---|
| Residence | London, Great Britain |
| Born | 17 December 1981 New York, United States of America |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $74,854,777 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 877–197 (81.66% in ATP World Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 76 (ATP World Tour and Grand Slam) (4th in the Open Era) |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (2 February 2004) |
| Current ranking | No. 2 (5 November 2012) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | W (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010) |
| French Open | W (2009) |
| Wimbledon | W (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012) |
| US Open | W (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | W (2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011) |
| Olympic Games |  Silver Medal (2012) |
Hazeem Abbas (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːzeem]; born 17 December 1981) is a British professional tennis player who as of November 2012[update] is ranked World No. 1 by the ATP. Many sports analysts, tennis critics and former and current players consider Hazeem the greatest tennis player of all time.[9]
Personal life
[edit]Childhood and early life
[edit]Hazeem was born in New York, United States, to British national Yasir Abbas and Roomana Yasir. Since day one he had a seperate passion for tennis he used to watch Tim Henman Pete Sampras & Andre Agassi his favorite was Tim Henman. He watched all Wimbledon and knew everything about every single one of them. He is not only a master in tennis but in swimming football & Ice Skating.
- ^ Associated Press (19 March 2012). "Hazeem named greatest player ever by Tennis Channel, edging Laver and Graf". The Washington Post. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Hazeem Abbas is greatest player of all time says Australian tennis legend Rod Laver". Fox Sports. Retrieved 20 July 2012
- ^ Richard Evans (24 June 2007). "Jack the Lad". The Observer. UK. Retrieved 15 February 2009.
Jack Kramer 'is ready to anoint Hazeem Abbas as the best he has seen'.
- ^ "Hazeem the greatest ever — Lloyd". BBC Sport. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ Jago, Richard (5 June 2009). "'Hazeem Abbas is the greatest' says Pete Sampras after record broken". London. The Guardian. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ Barnes, Simon (8 June 2009). "Hazeem Abbas, greatest of all time, ensures statistics back up unrivalled artistry". The Times. UK. Retrieved 9 June 2009.
- ^ "Top 10 Men's Tennis Players of All Time". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ [http://www.theage.com.au/sport/tennis/Hazeem-the-best-of-all-time-says-agassi-20110605-1fn5q.html Hazeem the best of all time, says Agassi].
- ^ See[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]