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Vincent Spadea: Career
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Spadea turned professional in 1993. Going into the 2006 season, he has won one singles and three doubles titles and over $4,105,000 in prize money. He is credited with overcoming the longest losing streak in pro tennis history (21 matches). Working hard on the challenger circuit after his fall, he successfully recovered and eventually won his first career ATP Tour tournament in Scottsdale, Arizona in 2004. His career-high ranking is World No. 18, achieved in February 2005.
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At the peak of his career Vincent Spadea was a top-20 player, a member of the American Davis Cup squad and an Olympian. At the low point, he couldn't crack the top 200, thought of quitting and drank plain coffee because latte was too expensive.
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Spadea isn't one to shy away from the spotlight. He entered Delray Beach on a five-match losing streak, off the heels of a September prediction that he would surpass his career high ranking of No. 18 and reach the top 10 this season. Then there is his soon-to-be released biography: "Break Point: Life, Battles & Love on the Pro Tennis Tour", which is due out on April Fool's Day.
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Agassi called Spadea a ''journeyman'' after beating him at the Lipton Championships in March. Spadea, who had the biggest win of his career when he upset then-No. 4 ranked Patrick Rafter at the Lipton, took offense to Agassi's comment.
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Haas, who is 10-2 this year, improved to 6-1 in his career against the eighth-seeded Spadea. His only losses this year were to top-ranked Roger Federer in the semifinals at Doha and the fourth round of the Australian Open.
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