Todd Widom
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Todd Widom is an American professional tennis player.
from 2001-2003. During this time, he was recognized as "Most Outstanding Player" at the Big East Tournament and named to the USA Tennis Collegiate Team.
In doubles, he and American Scott Lipsky
won a tournament in Busan
, Korea in May 2006.
Widom reached a career high singles ranking of 200 in July 2006 and a doubles ranking of 162 in April 2009.
Despite the fact that in three years Widom has suffered from eye cancer, two knee injuries, and inflammation in his elbow, he has recovered and continues to play and travel across the world regularly.
Playing mainly challenger tournaments, Widom achieved his career breakthrough when he won three matches in 2009 to qualify for the SAP Open
in San Jose
, and went on to upset 44th ranked Robby Ginepri
, former 21st ranked Taylor Dent
, and lost in three sets to 21st ranked Radek Štěpánek
.
The following month, Widom went back to California and qualified for the ATP Masters 1000 at Indian Wells
. He started by upsetting Iván Navarro
in straight sets and eventually lost to 12th ranked David Ferrer
.
This turn of events prompted ESPN
to report that "a red-headed, blue-eyed journeyman from Coral Springs, Florida, made the largest leap of any player on the ultimate tennis ladder. After a series of outrageous misfortunes, Todd Widom did something extraordinary: He reached the quarterfinals of the SAP Open in San Jose."
Biography
Todd is the son of Eloise of Coral Springs, has one brother Gary, and is married to Beth Eisenberg also of Coral Springs. Right now Todd is coaching multiple Junior Tennis players while simultaneously going to school and working to receive his massage therapy license. He is an avid sports fan and in his spare time enjoys golf and fishing.Career
Todd trains in Pembroke Pines with coach Pierre Arnold, and attended and played at the University of MiamiUniversity of Miami
The University of Miami is a private, non-sectarian university founded in 1925 with its main campus in Coral Gables, Florida, a medical campus in Miami city proper at Civic Center, and an oceanographic research facility on Virginia Key., the university currently enrolls 15,629 students in 12...
from 2001-2003. During this time, he was recognized as "Most Outstanding Player" at the Big East Tournament and named to the USA Tennis Collegiate Team.
In doubles, he and American Scott Lipsky
Scott Lipsky
Scott Lipsky is a professional tennis player from the United States. He is primarily a doubles specialist....
won a tournament in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
, Korea in May 2006.
Widom reached a career high singles ranking of 200 in July 2006 and a doubles ranking of 162 in April 2009.
Despite the fact that in three years Widom has suffered from eye cancer, two knee injuries, and inflammation in his elbow, he has recovered and continues to play and travel across the world regularly.
Playing mainly challenger tournaments, Widom achieved his career breakthrough when he won three matches in 2009 to qualify for the SAP Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, and went on to upset 44th ranked Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
, former 21st ranked Taylor Dent
Taylor Dent
Taylor Phillip Dent is a retired professional tennis player from the United States.-Early career and back injury:He won 4 ATP singles titles during his career: Newport , Bangkok , Memphis , and Moscow , and reached the finals of three other events on tour...
, and lost in three sets to 21st ranked Radek Štěpánek
Radek Štepánek
Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles...
.
The following month, Widom went back to California and qualified for the ATP Masters 1000 at Indian Wells
Indian Wells, California
Indian Wells is a city in Riverside County, California, in the Coachella Valley , in between Palm Desert and La Quinta. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 4,958....
. He started by upsetting Iván Navarro
Iván Navarro (tennis)
Iván Navarro Pastor is a professional tennis player from Spain. He is sponsored by Head and Li-Ning for his racquets and attire. He employs the serve-and-volley strategy, very much like his compatriot Feliciano López. He has a habit of changing racquets each game, using one racquet for serving and...
in straight sets and eventually lost to 12th ranked David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
.
This turn of events prompted ESPN
ESPN
Entertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
to report that "a red-headed, blue-eyed journeyman from Coral Springs, Florida, made the largest leap of any player on the ultimate tennis ladder. After a series of outrageous misfortunes, Todd Widom did something extraordinary: He reached the quarterfinals of the SAP Open in San Jose."