Nickname is "Guille" or "Willy"...Began playing tennis at seven years old...Father, Juan Garcia Ballesteros, is a teacher...Mother, Paqui Lopez Cuesta, is a nurse...Has one younger brother, Juan...Enjoys playing soccer and skiing...Follows results and supports FC Barcelona...Practices often with fellow resident Juan Carlos Ferrero...Athletes who inspired him are Zinedine Zidane, Pete Sampras and Michael Jordan...Favourite movie is Gladiator and book is Da Vinci Code...His favourite surface is clay and best shot is backhand down the line...Says greatest match he ever seen was countryman Sergi Bruguera's five-set win over Jim Courier in 1993 Roland Garros final...Considers his biggest win over No. 5 Carlos Moya in first round of 2005 Australian Open, which allowed him to break Top 100 for first time...Considers one of his best wins was beating then World No. 1 Rafael Nadal at Bangkok in October 2010...Fitness trainer is Jose Maria Castillo.
Full name is Leonardo Martin Mayer…Nicknamed "Leo"…Began playing tennis at age nine…Father, Orlando, works in a bank; mother, Estela, is a teacher...Has two brothers Gabriel and Walter, one sister, Veronica....Considers clay as favorite surface and forehand as strength…Favorite hobby is playing soccer…One of top juniors in world in 2005, reaching a career-high No. 2 ranking in June before finishing No. 5…Reached six consecutive finals from February to May, winning titles in Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay and Brazil…Also runner-up in Argentina and Brazil…Later in season won Canadian junior title and followed with QF at US Open (d. Querrey, l. to eventual winner Sweeting), his best Grand Slam result…In doubles, captured five titles in ’05, including Roland Garros and Orange Bowl (boh w/Massa)….Lists Maradonna as the most inspirational person in his life...If he wasn't a tennis player he would be a soccer player, most likely a goalkeeper.
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