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_01_(cropped).jpg) Philippoussis in 2023 | |
| Country (sports) |  Australia |
|---|---|
| Residence | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia[1] |
| Born | 7 November 1976 Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Height | 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)[2] |
| Turned pro | 1994 |
| Retired | 2008 (last match 2015) |
| Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | US$ 6,987,402 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 313–204 (60.5% in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 11 |
| Highest ranking | No. 8 (19 April 1999) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 4R (1996, 1999, 2000, 2004) |
| French Open | 4R (1997, 2000) |
| Wimbledon | F (2003) |
| US Open | F (1998) |
| Other tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | Alt (2003) |
| Grand Slam Cup | SF (1998) |
| Olympic Games | 3R (1996, 2000) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 99–73 (in Grand Slam and ATP Tour main draw matches, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 3 |
| Highest ranking | No. 18 (11 August 1997) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (1996) |
| French Open | 3R (1996, 1997) |
| Wimbledon | SF (1996) |
| US Open | SF (1996) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career record | 3–3 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| French Open | QF (1996) |
| US Open | 2R (1997) |
| Team competitions | |
| Davis Cup | W (1999, 2003) |
| Hopman Cup | W (1999) |
Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born 7 November 1976) is an Australian tennis coach and former professional tennis player of Greek and Italian descent. Philippoussis' greatest achievements are winning two Davis Cup titles with Australia in 1999 and 2003, winning the deciding rubber in the final of each. He also reached the final of the 1998 US Open and the 2003 Wimbledon singles tournaments. Philippoussis reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 8.
Philippoussis has had a minor career in modelling and starred in the American reality television dating show Age of Love.[3] He is nicknamed 'the Scud', after the Scud missile. He is also known in Australia as “The Pou”.[4]
- ^ "Herald Sun – Mark is broke". www.news.com.au.
- ^ "Mark Philippoussis". tennis.com.au. Tennis Australia. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ^ "NBC: Age of Love official site". Archived from the original on 27 May 2007.
- ^ "Third time lucky – secret US wedding for Mark Philippoussis and Silvana Lovin". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 3 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.