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

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, 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

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, 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

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, 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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