Marcos Baghdatis
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About
Cypriot who achieved an ATP World No. 8 singles ranking in 2006 and was described as 'a wonderfully ebullient character who radiates immense enjoyment.'
Before Fame
When he was 13, he was admitted to the Mouratoglou Tennis Academy in Paris on an Olympic Solidarity Youth Development Programme Scholarship, where he learned to speak French.
Trivia
He was honored with the 2005 Cyprus Male Athlete of the Year award.
Family Life
He married former Croatian tennis player Karolina Sprem in 2012, with whom he fathered a daughter named Zahara.
Associated With
He lost to Roger Federer in the 2006 Australian Open.
