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Men's Tennis Pronunciation Guide

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

A

Andre Agassi, United States -- (AG-us-see)
Karim Alami, Morocco -- (uh-LOM-ee)
Hicham Arazi, Morocco -- (HEE-shum uh-RAH-zee)

B

Alberto Berasategui, Spain -- (ber-ah-sah-TEH-ghee)
Jonas Bjorkman
, Sweden -- (yo-nas BYORK-min)
Arnaud Boetsch, France -- (are-noh butch)
Sergi Bruguera, Spain -- (SER-jee broo-GHER-ah)
Lars Burgsmuller, Germany -- (burgs-MUL-ur)
Jordi Burillo, Spain -- (boo-REH-yoh)

C

Omar Camporese, Italy -- (cam-por-REY-say)
Cristiano Caratti, Italy -- (ca-RA-tee)
Roberto Carretero, Spain -- (care-a-TAIR-oh)
Thierry Champion, France -- (sham-PYON)
Marcelo Charpentier, Argentina -- (mahr-SEL-loh char-PEN-te-ay)
Andrei Cherkasov, Russia -- (an-DRAY cher-KA-sov)
Andrei Chesnokov, Russia -- (an-DRAY CHES-no-kov)
Francisco Clavet, Spain -- (fran-SEES-ko clav-VET)
Grant Connell, Canada -- (KAHN-nell)
Alex Corretja
, Spain -- (cor-RET-cha)
Joao Cunha-Silva, Portugal -- (jow KOON-ya SEEL-va)

D

Hendrik-Jan Davids, Netherlands -- (dah-VEEDS)
John de Jager, South Africa -- (de-yag-er)
Horacio de la Pena, Argentina -- (hor-AH-see-o day-la-PEN-yah)
Olivier Delaitre, France -- (duh-LAY-trah)
Filip Dewulf, Belgium -- (de VULF)
Slava Dosedel, Czech Republic - (DO-zhe-del)

E

Younes el Aynaoui, Morocco -- (YU-ness el-an-OW-ee)
Jacco Eltingh, Netherlands -- (YAC-coh EL-ting)
Thomas Enqvist, Sweden -- (en-kvist)

F

Wayne Ferreira, South Africa -- (fuh-RARE-ah)
Marcelo Filippini, Uruguay -- (mahr-SEL-loh fihl-lih-PEE-nee)
Ken Flach, United States -- (flak)
Jean-Philippe Fleurian, France -- (floor-ree-YON)
Guy Forget, France -- (geeh for-ZHAY)
Javier Frana, Argentina -- (HA-vee-er FRA-nah)
Renzo Furlan, Italy -- (FUR-lan)

G

Rodolphe Gilbert, France -- (roh-DOHLF zhil-BEHR)
Marc Goellner, Germany -- (GULL-nur)
Kris Goossens, Belgium -- (GO-sins)
Marcos Aurelio Gorriz, Spain -- (GOR-reetz)
Thierry Guardiola, France -- (tee-yeh-REE gahr-dee-OH-lah)
Hernan Gumy, Argentina -- (er-NON GOO-me)
Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden -- (GOOS-tahf-son)

H

Paul Haarhuis, Netherlands -- (HAAR-huysh)
Mauricio Hadad, Colombia -- (huh-DOD)
Luis Herrera, Mexico -- (loo-EES eh-REHR-ra)
Dominik Hrbaty, Slovakia -- (HER-bah-tee)

I

Goran Ivanisevic
, Croatia -- (gore-ran e-von-ISS-a-vic)

J

Roberto Jabali, Brazil -- (JA-ba-lee)
Lars Jonsson, Sweden -- (YAN-son)

K

Yevgeny Kafelnikov
, Russia -- (ev-GAY-nee ka-FELL-nick-off)
Bernd Karbacher, Germany -- (KAR-ba-ker)
Nicolas Kiefer, Germany -- (KEY-fur)
Jens Knippschild, Germany -- (yens NIP-shild)
Mark Knowles, Bahamas -- (noles)
Richard Krajicek, Netherlands -- (KRY-ah-chek)
Jan Kroslak, Slovakia -- (yan CROWS-lock)
Karol Kucera, Slovak Republic -- (koo-cher-ah)
Gustavo Kuerten, Brazil -- (KWHERE-ten)
Nicklas Kulti, Sweden -- (KOOL-tee)

L

Sebastien Lareau, Canada -- (la-row)

M

Felix Mantilla, Spain -- (man-TEE-yah)
Shuzo Matsuoka, Japan -- (SHOO-zo mah-tsu-OH-kah)
Luiz Mattar, Brazil -- (loo-EES MA-tahr)
Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine -- (ohn-DRAY med-VYED-ev)
Fernando Meligeni, Argentina -- (mel-ah-GHEN-nee)
Thomas Muster, Austria -- (MOO-ster)

N

Piet Norval, South Africa -- (pete NOR-VUL)
Sandor Noszaly, Hungary -- (SAN-der no-ZAL-lee)
Karel Novacek, Czeck Republic -- (noh-vah-chek)
Jiri Novak, Czech Republic -- (yir-ee NO-vak)
Peter Nyborg, Sweden -- (NEE-borg)
Tomas Nydahl, Sweden -- (NEE-dal)

O

Oleg Ogorodov, Uzbekistan -- (OH-leg oh-GORE-oh-dov)
Andrei Olhovskiy, Russia -- (ohl-HOFF-skee)
Jaime Oncins, Brazil -- (ZHAY-mee AHN-seens)
Marcos Ondruska, South Africa -- (MAHR-kos ahn-DROOS-kah)
Menno Oosting, Netherlands -- (MEN-o OO-sting)
Daniel Orsanic, Argentina -- (OR-sa-nik)

P

Brent-Ove Pedersen, Norway -- (bengt-ove ped-ur-son)
Leander Paes, Indian -- (PAYS)
Andrei Pavel, Romania -- (PAH-vl)
Nicolas Pereira, Venezuela -- (pe-REY-ra)
Diego Perez, Uruguay -- (pe-REZ)
Stefano Pescosolido, Italy -- (pes-coh-SOH-lee-doh)
Mark Philippoussis, Australia -- (fil-ah-POO-sis)
Libor Pimek, Belgium -- (LEE-bor PEE-mek)
Cedric Pioline, France -- (pee-oh-LEEN)
Gianluca Pozzi, Italy -- (jan-LOO-ka POAT-see)
David Prinosil, Germany -- (PRIN-oh-sill)

R

Guillaume Raoux, France -- (gee-YOM ray-oox)
Alex Radulescu, Germany -- (rah-du-LES-coo)
Richey Reneberg, United States -- (REN-uh-berg)
Joern Renzenbrink, Germany -- (juhrn REN-zen-brink)
David Rikl, Czech Republic -- (RIK-ul)
Francisco Roig, Spain -- (ROYJ)
Marc Rosset, Switzerland -- (ro-SAY)
Lionel Roux, France -- (rooh)
Maurice Ruah, Venezuela -- (ROO-ah)
Greg Rusedski
, Britain -- (roo-ZED-ski)
Christian Ruud, Norway -- (RUDE)

S

Christian Saceanu, Germany -- (sa-chee-AH-noh)
Pete Sampras
, United States -- (SAM-priss)
Fabrice Santoro, France -- (fa-BREES san-TOOR-oh)
Sargis Sargsian, Armenia -- (sar-KEES sar-KEE-see-uhn)
Sjeng Schalken, Netherlands -- (chang SHALL-ken)
Gilbert Schaller, Austria -- (sha-ler)
Michiel Schapers, Netherlands -- (SHA-pers)
Jan Siemerink, Netherlands -- (yan SEE-mer-rink)
Stephane Simian, France -- (sim-ee-YAN)
Vincent Spadea, United States -- (SPAY-dee-a)
Sandon Stolle, Australia -- (STAHL-le)
Cyril Suk, Czech Republic -- (CEE-ril sook)

T

Mikael Tillstrom, Sweden -- (TILL-struhm)

U

Bohdan Ulihrach, Czech Republic -- (BO-dan OO-lee-rock)
Nicklas Utgren, Sweden -- (OOT-gren)

V

Daniel Vacek, Czech Republic -- (VAH-tsek)
Johan van Herck, Belgium -- (van AIRK)
Dennis van Scheppingen, Netherlands -- (SHEP-ing-en)
Juan Albert Viloca, Spain -- (vee-LOW-ca)
Adrian Voinea, Romania -- (voy-NAY-a)

W

MaliVai Washington, United States -- (ma-la-VEE-yah)
Fernon Wibier, Netherlands -- (fur-nin vee-bee-ay)
Bart Wuyts, Belgium -- (VE-yets)

Y

Jaime Yzaga, Peru -- (HIGH-mee EE-zah-gah)

Z

Markus Zoecke, Germany -- (MAR-koos ZOO-kah)

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