# Vince Spadea

Vincent Spadea (born July 19, 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
He reached a career high tenth position in the ATP Champions Race in April 2003, as well as a career-high 18th ATP ranking in February 2005. He has career prize money earnings of over $5,000,000. Spadea has ATP career singles wins over Roger Federer (1–2 record), Pete Sampras (1–4), Andre Agassi (2–4), Rafael Nadal (1–1), Andy Roddick (1–2), Pat Rafter, Richard Krajicek, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Marat Safin, and Gustavo Kuerten. He is one of five players to defeat Federer 6–0 in a set at a main tour tournament, which he did at 1999 Monte Carlo. Spadea represented the United States at the 2000 and 2004 Olympics. Vince was also named twice to the US Davis Cup Team in 2000 (captain John McEnroe) and 2004 (captain Patrick McEnroe).
Spadea has one career ATP singles title and three ATP doubles titles. He also has eleven USTA Challenger Pro singles titles.

## Personal life

Spadea was born in Chicago in 1974. His mother is originally from Colombia.
Spadea was Steve Carell's body double as Bobby Riggs in the 2017 film Battle of the Sexes.

## Tennis career

At the 1999 Australian Open, Spadea achieved his best performance in a major by reaching the quarterfinals. In the fourth round at that tournament, he defeated the 1995 Australian Open champion, Andre Agassi. Spadea then lost to Tommy Haas in the quarterfinals.
On September 13, 1999, Spadea achieved a top 20 ranking for the first time. However, from October 1999 to June 2000, Spadea suffered a record losing run of 21 losses in a row. His losing streak led the Associated Press to dub him "the Charlie Brown of tennis" . He ended the streak in the first round of 2000 Wimbledon with an opening round 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, 6–7, 9–7 win over 14th seed Greg Rusedski, in a five-set marathon, which lasted for nearly four hours. Spadea's world ranking fell as low as 237 on October 23, 2000.
Working hard on the Challenger Tour after his fall down the rankings, he successfully recovered and eventually won his only career ATP Tour singles title in Scottsdale, Arizona, where he defeated James Blake and Andy Roddick along the way in 2004. He continued his journey back up the world rankings and was back in the top 20 by late 2004, although US Davis Cup captain, Patrick McEnroe, declined to pick Spadea as his second singles player for the 2004 Davis Cup final against Spain, opting instead for the lower ranked Mardy Fish. Spadea achieved his career-high world ranking of 18 in February 2005.
In 2003, Spadea reached the semifinals of a Masters event in Indian Wells for the first time in his career, losing to world No. 1, Lleyton Hewitt. He went on to the Monte Carlo Masters a month later and reached his second semifinals in a Masters series. This helped him reach a career high position of No. 10 in the ATP Champions Race in April.
In 2006, Spadea published his autobiographical book, Break Point: The Secret Diary of a Pro Tennis Player. Spadea criticized a number of tennis players including James Blake and Davis Cup captain Patrick McEnroe. He called out McEnroe for picking Mardy Fish ahead of him for the 2004 Davis Cup final where the Americans lost to Spain. Spadea criticized Blake for questionable character during a match where Blake allegedly "trash-talked" him. The book reached the top of the ranks in sports and tennis books during its debut month.
Spadea reached the third round at the 2008 Australian Open. In the first round, he came back from two sets down to defeat former world No. 8, Radek Štěpánek. He closed the season by winning two Challenger titles, in Waco and Calabasas.
Vince had an injury-stricken season in 2009, plagued by an overuse tendonitis arm issue, as well as a lower extremity staph infection. He won only a handful of ATP-level singles matches before the start of the clay-court season, but reached the semifinals of the Carson Challenger.
The New York Times summarized his career by calling him "the epitome of a tennis journeyman" and then noted that "he has played in 15 US Opens and has never reached the quarterfinals."

## ATP career finals
### Singles: 5 (1 title, 4 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP International Series Gold (0–1)
* ATP International Series (1–3)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–2)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–1)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoors (1–4)
* Indoors (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1998 | St. Pölten, Austria | World Series | Clay | Marcelo Ríos | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Indianapolis, United States | International Series Gold | Hard | Nicolás Lapentti | 6–4, 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Mar 2004 | Scottsdale, United States | International Series | Hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7–5, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2004 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Ricardo Mello | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 1–4 | Jul 2005 | Newport, United States | International Series | Grass | Greg Rusedski | 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runners-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP Masters Series (0–0)
* ATP Championship Series Gold (0–0)
* ATP World Series (3–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (2–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (3–2)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 1995 | Bologna, Italy | World Series | Clay | Libor Pimek | Byron Black Jonathan Stark | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | Nov 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | World Series | Clay | Christo van Rensburg | Jiří Novák David Rikl | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–1 | Apr 1997 | Orlando, United States | World Series | Clay | Mark Merklein | Alex O'Brien Jeff Salzenstein | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–1 | Sep 1997 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | World Series | Hard | Vincenzo Santopadre | Hicham Arazi Eyal Ran | 6–4, 6–7, 6–0 |
| Loss | 3–2 | May 1998 | Coral Springs, United States | World Series | Clay | Mark Merklein | Grant Stafford Kevin Ullyett | 5–7, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 14 (8–6)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (8–6)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (8–5)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1994 | Winnetka, United States | Challenger | Hard | Cristiano Caratti | 6–1, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Aug 1994 | Cincinnati, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jim Grabb | 6–7, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 3–0 | Oct 1994 | Ponte Vedra, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–0 | Sep 1996 | Aruba, Aruba | Challenger | Hard | Grant Stafford | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Oct 2001 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Jan Hernych | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2001 | Houston, United States | Challenger | Hard | James Blake | 6–2, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2001 | Burbank, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–3 | Nov 2001 | Tyler, United States | Challenger | Hard | Noam Okun | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2002 | North Miami Beach, United States | Challenger | Hard | Ota Fukárek | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–4 | Apr 2002 | Paget, Bermuda | Challenger | Clay | Flávio Saretta | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 6–5 | Jun 2008 | Waikoloa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Lu Yen-hsun | 2–6, 0–6 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Sep 2008 | Tulsa, United States | Challenger | Hard | Kevin Kim | 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | Sep 2008 | Waco, United States | Challenger | Hard | Joseph Sirianni | 6–0, 6–1 |
| Win | 8–6 | Oct 2008 | Calabasas, United States | Challenger | Hard | Sam Warburg | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

## Singles

| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | Q1 | 3R | 2R | A | 3R | QF | 1R | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | 0 / 12 | 12–12 | 50% |
| French Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 13 | 9–13 | 41% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 4R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 14 | 7–14 | 33% |
| US Open | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 4R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 4R | 1R | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 15 | 14–15 | 48% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 9–4 | 1–4 | 0–0 | 4–3 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 54 | 42–54 | 44% |
| ATP Masters Series |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | Q2 | 1R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | A | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 12 | 8–12 | 40% |
| Miami | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | A | 0 / 14 | 24–14 | 63% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | A | A | SF | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 7–5 | 58% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | A | NMS | NMS | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | QF | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | 45% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | Q2 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56% |
| Cincinnati | A | Q1 | A | 2R | 2R | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| Madrid$^1$ | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 3R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | A | Q1 | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 4–5 | 5–2 | 5–4 | 10–6 | 9–8 | 0–6 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 13–9 | 12–9 | 1–8 | 3–4 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 72 | 67–72 | 48% |
| Year-end ranking | 0 | 303 | 75 | 81 | 54 | 88 | 42 | 20 | 213 | 125 | 67 | 29 | 20 | 75 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 295 | 1517 | Prize Money: $5,004,860 | Prize Money: $5,004,860 | Prize Money: $5,004,860 |

## Doubles

| Tournament | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 | 100% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 40% |
| US Open | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 11 | 3–11 | 21% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 2–3 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0 / 24 | 11–24 | 31% |
| ATP Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Miami | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Rome | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 4 | 0–4 | 0% |
$^1$This event was held in Stockholm through 1994, Essen in 1995, and Stuttgart from 1996 through 2001.

## Top 10 wins

| Season | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | SR |
| 1995 ||||||||
| 1. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 7 | US Open, New York | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | 80 |
| 1996 ||||||||
| 2. | Thomas Enqvist | 9 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 90 |
| 1997 ||||||||
| 3. | Thomas Enqvist | 7 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–3, 6–3 | 95 |
| 1998 ||||||||
| 4. | Pat Rafter | 4 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–3, 7–5 | 64 |
| 5. | Petr Korda | 3 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 2R | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 | 44 |
| 6. | Andre Agassi | 9 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–2, 0–6, 7–6$^{(7–2)}$ | 44 |
| 7. | Richard Krajicek | 8 | Cincinnati, United States | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 6–3 | 44 |
| 1999 ||||||||
| 8. | Andre Agassi | 6 | Australian Open, Melbourne | Hard | 4R | 6–1, 7–5, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$, 6–3 | 44 |
| 9. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 3 | Miami, United States | Hard | 2R | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 6–2 | 41 |
| 10. | Karol Kučera | 9 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 6–3 | 33 |
| 11. | Mark Philippoussis | 9 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 4–6, 6–1 | 27 |
| 12. | Richard Krajicek | 5 | French Open, Paris | Clay | 2R | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | 35 |
| 13. | Gustavo Kuerten | 5 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | 2R | 6–2, 2–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$ | 29 |
| 14. | Pete Sampras | 1 | Indianapolis, United States | Hard | QF | 6–4, 3–6, ret. | 34 |
| 15. | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 2 | Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | QF | 6–2, 3–6, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ | 22 |
| 2002 ||||||||
| 16. | Albert Costa | 7 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–1 | 74 |
| 2004 ||||||||
| 17. | Andy Roddick | 3 | Scottsdale, United States | Hard | SF | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–3, 6–4 | 29 |
| 18. | Paradorn Srichaphan | 10 | Miami, United States | Hard | 4R | 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | 36 |
| 19. | Rainer Schüttler | 5 | Rome, Italy | Clay | 1R | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | 34 |
| 20. | Rainer Schüttler | 8 | Wimbledon, London | Grass | 3R | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | 30 |
| 2007 ||||||||
| 21. | Tommy Haas | 9 | Delray Beach, United States | Hard | QF | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | 63 |