Visiting Pros and Academy Players
James Blake is an American favorite on the ATP Tour and is currently ranked at #9. 2006 has been an extremely successful year for James as he climbed the ranks gaining 3 ATP singles titles at Indianapolis, Las Vegas and Sydney and reached the quarterfinals at the US Open. James has lived in Tampa and trained at Saddlebrook since 1999.
Martina Hingis is a former #1 superstar who has already worked her way back to a top 10 ranking after a 2 year absence from the tour. Martina won the US Open and Wimbledon in 1997 and held the crown at the Australian Open for 3 straight years (1997-99). She resides at Saddlebrook and has trained here since 1999.
Mardy Fish has been ranked as high as #17 on the ATP Tour and has captured titles at Stockholm in 2003 and Houston in 2006. Mardy also won the silver medal for the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Saddlebrook has been the training ground for Mardy since 2000.
Bob and Mike Bryan currently holds the world #1 ranking in doubles. They took home the Australian Open and Wimbledon doubles title in 2006. Bob added to his success with a 2006 US Open Mixed Doubles title with Martina Navratilova. The Bryan brothers began training at Saddlebrook in Spring 2006. |
