Robby Ginepri (born October 7, 1982) is an American tennis player who turned professional in 2001. Career 2005 Ginepri had a breakout year in 2005. In August, he reached the semifinals of an ATP Masters Series tournament for the first time in his career, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He beat 2005 French Open runner-up Mariano Puerta in the first round, David Ferrer in the second round, 1998 French Open champion Carlos Moya in the third round, and two-time Grand Slam singles titlist Marat Safin in the quarterfinals. He then lost to World No. 1 Roger Federer in the semifinals 46, 75, 64. His summer hardcourt record was 14-3 when he arrived two weeks later at the U.S. Open as an unseeded player. After winning his first two matches in straight sets, Robby Ginepri put together a string of five set wins, defeating Tommy Haas in the third round, Richard Gasquet in the fourth round, and Guillermo Coria in the quarterfinals. He then lost to Andre Agassi in the semifinals 64, 57, 63, 46, 63. Ginepri was the first player in the open era to play four consecutive five-set matches at the U.S. Open. In November at the Madrid Masters, Ginepri made it to another ATP Masters Series semifinal before losing to eventual champion Rafael Nadal 76, 75. He finished 2005 at World No. 15 in the ATP Rankings, the highest ranking of his career to date.
On April 6, 2006, Ginepri played an exhibition match against Pete Sampras in Houston, Texas, the first match Sampras had played since his retirement. Ginepri won the match 63, 76. On the tour, Ginepri's results in 2006 did not match 2005. He lost in the second round of the Australian Open and the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon. At the U.S. Open, Robby Ginepri lost in the third round to German Tommy Haas in a fifth set tiebreaker. He finished the year ranked World No. 51 and with a 24-26 record. 2007 Ginepri lost in the third round of both the Australian Open and the U.S. Open and the first round of both the French Open and Wimbledon. He finished the year ranked World No. 134. 2008 Ginepri lost in the second round of the challenger tournament in Waikoloa, Hawaii to Vincent Spadea. At the tournament in Delray Beach, Florida, Ginepri lost in the semifinals to James Blake 64, 64. In his next tournament, the SAP Open in San Jose, California, Ginepri was able to defeat Blake in the quarterfinals but lost in the semifinals to Radek Stepanek.
At the Hypo Group Tennis International in Pφrtschach, Austria, Robby Ginepri lost in the quarterfinals to Juan Monaco. He then had his best ever performance at the French Open, losing in the fourth round to 24th-seeded Fernando Gonzalez 76(4), 63, 61. On grass, Robby Ginepri lost in the second round of The Artois Championships in London to Andy Roddick and the first round of Wimbledon to Gonzalez 76(3), 75, 75. In his match with Gonzalez, Ginepri hit 41 winners and 26 unforced errors compared to Gonzalez's 58 winners and 25 unforced errors. Ginepri won only 44% of the points that began on his second serve while Gonzalez won 54% of the points that began on his second serve. As of June 23, 2008, Ginepri's ranking was World No. 59, a rise of 112 places since January 28, 2008.
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Personal Robby Ginepri was born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and graduated from Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. Ginepri currently lives in Acworth, Georgia where he owns the Olde Town Athletic Club. His father, Rene, who is originally from Luxembourg, is a systems analyst and his mother, Nancy, is a second grade teacher. He was briefly linked with actress Minnie Driver. On February 22, 2007, Ginepri participated on Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes with Rik Smits, Rob Dibble, and Andre Rison. Singles titles
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