Sam Querrey

Birthplace: San Francisco

Biography

Sam Querrey is a former world no. 11 singles player. Known for his powerful serve, Querrey set the record for most consecutive service aces in a match with 10 during a win over James Blake at Indianapolis in 2007. His best performance in a Grand Slam was at the 2017 Wimbledon Championships, where he defeated World No. 1 Andy Murray in the quarterfinals and become the first American man to reach a Grand Slam Semifinal in eight years.

Career Highlights

Querrey has 22 wins over Top-10 players

He snapped Novak Djokovic’s 30-match Grand Slam win streak at the 2016 Wimbledon Championships

Querrey advanced to the 2016 quarterfinal, 2017 semifinal and 2019 quarterfinal at Wimbledon, defeating Novak Djokovic (2016) and Andy Murray (2017) to become the first player since Borris Becker (1988-89) to beat the World No. 1, and since Pete Sampras (1992-93) to beat the reigning champion, in back-to-back years.

Achieved a World No. 11 ranking in February 2018.

Reached two Davis Cup semifinals with the United States team (2008 and 2012)

15 Career Titles – 10 in singles; 5 in doubles.