Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is currently the Swiss No. 2 and World No. 4, as of 06 October 2014. He climbed to his highest ranking so far, No. 3, on 27 January 2014 as a result of winning his first Grand Slam event, the 2014 Australian Open. He also reached the semifinals of the 2013 US Open where he lost to Novak Djokovic in five sets. In ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, he won the Monte Carlo Masters in 2014 and was finalist at the Rome Masters in 2008 and the Madrid Masters in 2013. Also, he won a gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics, partnering Roger Federer. They were also honoured with the 2008 Swiss Team of the Year Award. In addition, he has played for the Switzerland Davis Cup team since 2004, scoring a 22?24 win-loss record. He played in the longest doubles match in history at the Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in 2013 partnering Marco Chiudinelli. Wawrinka considers clay his best surface and his serve and backhand his best shots. 

March 28th, 1985 in Lausanne (Age 39)