He turned professional in 1994 and is currently residing in Florida. He regards himself as both Australian and Greek and as a child spoke Greek as his first language [1]. As well as being a professional tennis player, Philippoussis is also popular with female fans which led to him a pursue a minor career in modelling. In 1998, Philippoussis was deemed Sexiest Athlete by People's Magazine.
Philippoussis' style of play is to hit every shot hard, and this accomplished by his amazing natural ability. Many players hit serves hard, but only Mark Philippoussis can hit a groundstroke at the same speed, earning the nickname Scud. He is widely regarded as the hardest hitter in the history of the game, next to Lew Hoad.
Philippousis generates his power with his supreme upper-body strength and powerful legs. His height of 6'5" (195 cm) also gives him an advantage over his opponents as well as his powerful physique weighing in at 98kg.
Coached by his father, Nick Philippoussis, the powerful right-hander has played tennis since he was six years of age. He was briefly coached by former 1987 Wimbledon champion Pat Cash during his junior years, which ended in an acrimonious split.
In 1994, he finished third in single ranking for juniors. Philippoussis also finished as junior doubles champion with Ben Ellwood in Australia, Wimbledon, and Italy. He turned professional in 1994.
In 1995, at the age of 19, he was the youngest player in the year-end top 50. In 1996, he reached the 4th round of the Australian Open upsetting Pete Sampras in the 3rd round and in doubles with Pat Rafter, he advanced to semi-finals at Wimbledon and US Open. On May 25, 1997, he recorded a personal best 229.0 km/h (142.3 mph) serve in a game he lost to Albert Costa.
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