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About
Winner of the gold medal in Winnipeg at the 1999 Pan Am Games and ranked World No. 17 in doubles on February 2, 2009.
Before Fame
He played basketball for three years at the Brandenton Academy.
Trivia
He was ranked No. 1 in Brazilian junior tennis at the age of 12 and competed in his first professional match in 1993 at 16.
Family Life
He was encouraged by his older brother, Vinicius, to start playing tennis.
Associated With
His ardent admiration of Michael Jordan was well-known.
