Michael Yani (born December 31, 1980) is a former American

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player. He turned professional in 2003. Yani is 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) and 75 kg (165 lb). He resides in

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. After attending on a tennis scholarship, he graduated from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, where he won All-America honors in 2002 and 2003, and was a 4-year letterman. He went to high school at Saint Andrews in Boca Raton, Florida. His high singles ranking to date is world No. 143, which he reached March 1, 2010. Yani qualified for the

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and 2009 U.S. Open, but lost both times in the first round in straight sets. At the

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, he lost a tight match in the first round against

Lukáš Lacko Lukáš Lacko (; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013. Tennis career Juniors As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record ...

, with the score at 6–4, 6–7⁽⁵⁾, 6–7⁽⁴⁾, 7–6⁽⁵⁾, 12–10.

Performance timeline

Singles

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 14 (7–7)

Doubles: 14 (9–5)

References

External links

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Wimbledon profile
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