Biography for
Andy Roddick More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

30 August 1982, Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Birth Name

Andrew Stephen Roddick

Nickname

Little Roddick
A-Rod

Height

6' 2" (1.88 m)

Mini Biography

Andrew Stephen Roddick was born on August 30, 1982 in Omaha, Nebraska to Jerry and Blanche Roddick. He has 2 older brothers, Lawrence and John. His family moved from Omaha to Austin, Texas when Andy was 4 years old and then to Boca Raton, Florida when he was 11. Andy picked up his first racquet at age 4 and became pro at age 18 in 2000. He is know for his killer serve (153mph record). His friend and fellow pro Mardy Fish lived with the Roddick family in 1999 for a year. He won his first grandslam at the US Open in 2003 and soon became one of the youngest #1's.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Packer

Spouse

Brooklyn Decker

(17 April 2009 - present)

Trivia

Weighs 195 pounds (revealed by girlfriend Mandy Moore on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992), [October 30, 2003]).

Coached by former pro Brad Gilbert (June 2003- December 2004).

The second ever tennis player (men's first) in history to host Saturday Night Live

Graduted from Boca Raton Prep in 2000

In People Magazine's Sexiest Man Alive issue in 2001 and 2003.

As of February 6, 2004 holds the record for the fastest serve in a competition at 150 miles per hour.

Broke his own record for faster serve April 11, 2004 in Delray Beach Florida, with a serve of 152 mph.

Sat 12 Jun 2004: Broke his record for fastest serve speed once again, recording a 153 mph serve at Stella Artois Championships.

Broke his old W.R. for the fastest ever recorded serve. It now stands at 155 M.p.h.

Announced on his website that he is engaged to Brooklyn Decker. (31 March 2008).

Lost his World Record for the fastest ever recorded serve to Ivo Karlovic from Croatia who recently blasted a 156mph rocket in a Davis cup match eclipsing Roddick's 155mph record.

Personal Quotes

We thought it [my rabbit] was a boy at first, but with rabbits you can't tell for the first couple of months. We initially named the rabbit Stfler [after the character in the film, American Pie]. But now we think it's a girl so we may have to change its name to Phoebe. - on his pet rabbit

Elmo's a very important person in my life. You've got to have Elmo's respect. You don't want to piss him off. - after tripping to get a Elmo doll in the stands in the Australian Open

I'll never lose my roots. I think I'm too close to my family for that. I still make my trip back to Nebraska every year, and I still love going back to Texas where I grew up, as well. I've just kind of had to mature a little bit more and get used to a little bit different style of life. - on never losing his Roots