Ričardas Berankis
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Berankis at 2015 French Open
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| Country (sports) |
 Lithuania
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| Residence |
Bradenton, Florida, U.S. Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Born |
June 21, 1990 Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Turned pro | 2008 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Prize money | $1,531,617 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 67–69 |
| Career titles | 0 4 Challengers, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 50 (May 23, 2016) |
| Current ranking | No. 92 (November 28, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
| Australian Open | 3R (2011, 2013) |
| French Open | 1R (2013, 2015, 2016) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2010, 2015) |
| US Open | 2R (2010, 2015, 2016) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 17–21 |
| Career titles | 1 0 Challengers, 1 Futures |
| Highest ranking | No. 139 (October 26, 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 155 (February 1, 2016) |
| Grand Slam Doubles results | |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2013) |
| Last updated on: February 2, 2016. | |
Ričardas Berankis (Lithuanian pronunciation: [ˈrʲɪt͡ʂɐrdɐs bʲɛˈrɐŋʲˑkʲɪs]; born June 21, 1990) is a Lithuanian professional tennis player and a prominent member of the Lithuania Davis Cup team. He is the first and only Lithuanian to enter the ATP top 100 (on November 29, 2010) making him the highest ranked Lithuanian tennis player of all time. Berankis has reached one final on the ATP World Tour, at the Los Angeles Open in 2012.
Berankis started playing tennis at the age of two, when his six years older sister Lina took him to her tennis practices. Berankis' first coach was Valdas Adomaitis from Jurbarkas. When Berankis was nine years old he accepted an invitation from Remigijus Balžekas to practise with him at the Šiauliai tennis school (over 200 km from Vilnius). It turned out to be a long term partnership and friendship, Balžekas is coaching Berankis till now.
In 2004, Berankis won several prestigious junior events (under 14 division) – Tennis Europe Junior Masters, Junior Orange Bowl and Eddie Herr International Tennis Championships.
After the US Open Berankis won the Dunlop Orange Bowl tennis championship and one first grade tournament in Mexico and this was just enough to overcome Uladzimir Ignatik and to finish the year as the No. 1 junior in the world.
In the same year, Berankis won his first (and only) Futures singles title in Albufeira, Portugal. He started the tournament from the qualifying draw and lost only one set in nine matches. Also, 16-year-old Berankis represented Lithuania at the Davis cup third group competition. He won three out of five singles matches in five ties played.
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