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7. Sergi
Bruguera
Age:
26
Height:
6'2"
Weight:
167
Birthplace:
Barcelona,
Spain
Highest Rank:
3 (August 1994)
Current:
7
Career
Titles:
14
Best U.S. Open Finish:
Fourth round,
1994
Last
Year: Third
round
Experiencing Some Technical
Difficulties: Bruguera has not won a title on the
ATP Tour in more than three years.
For the Love of
Country: Bruguera won the silver medal at the 1996 Summer
Olympics. He lost to Andre Agassi in the gold-medal
match.
Claim
to Fame: Two-time French Open winner (1993 and
1994).
8. Carlos
Moya
Age:
20
Height:
6'3"
Weight:
177
Birthplace:
Palma de Mallorca,
Spain
Highest Rank:
8
(Current)
Career Titles:
2
Best U.S. Open Finish:
Second round,
1996
Big Game
Hunting: At the 1997 Australian Open, Moya beat Boris Becker (No.
6) in the first round and Michael Chang (No. 2) in the
semifinals. He lost to No. 1 Pete Sampras in the final.
Before the Australian, Moya had never made it past the
second round in a Grand Slam
tournament.
Crashing the
Party: Moya was the first unseeded player to reach the final of
the Australian Open since Steve Denton in 1981 and the
youngest Australian Open men's finalist since Stefan Edberg
in
1985.
Profiles by Stephen Thomas
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