| Stanislas Wawrinka |
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| wawrinka, stanislas | |
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The surname Wawrinka is of Polish decent but Stanislas is only Polish by ancestry. Nicknamed Stan. His father, Wolfram is German , and mother, Isabelle is Swiss. Both work on a biological farm helping handicapped people. Wawrinka's grandparents are Czech . Has one older brother Jonathan, who teaches tennis, and two younger sisters Djanaee and Naella, are students and they play tennis. Wawrinka stopped attending school at age 15 in order to focus on tennis full-time. "It was the natural line for me, the right path, to follow with my tennis," he said. Started playing international junior events at age 14 and then began satellite circuit following year. He currently lives in St. Barthelemy , which is 10 minutes from Lausanne. He compiled an outstanding junior career winning the 2003 French Open junior championships and finishing number 14 junior. His hobbies include movies and music. He considers clay best surface and his best shot is backhand. Has a 2-3 career Davis Cup singles record in three ties. Coached by Dimitri Zavialoff (since age eight). SINGLES FINALIST (1)
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