Jan Michael Gambill is a pro tennis player. He has reached the rank of World No. 14 in the past and has beaten a number of famous international tennis players including Andre Agassi and Pete Sampras.
Jan Michael Gambill was born in Spokane, Washington in the year 1977. His birthday is the third of June. Jan Michael Gambill started playing tennis when he was five years old. He developed an unusual playing style with a double handed forehand and backhand swing. His father Chuck Gambill is his coach, and he has a younger brother named Torrey Gambill who is also a tennis player and coached by his father. Among his younger achievements, he won his first tennis tournament when he was nine years old at the Boeing Tennis Center. He was named the "Top Juniors Player" when he was seventeen. During his teenage years, he played mostly Junior National tournaments and did not have much time to participate in local high school tennis matches.
In the year 2000, Jan Michael Gambill became a pro tennis player at the age of twenty three. Since going pro, Jan Michael Gambill has played in numerous Grand Slam tournaments. His total prize winnings from tournaments as of early 2007 are about three and a half million dollars. Jan Michael Gambill has held singles titles three times and doubles titles five times. He has been sponsored by Adidas and Prince, and is known to have a hot temper during games, turning his chair away from his opponent and occasionally needing time to get his anger under control.
As of early 2007 Jan Michael Gambill continues to play tennis professionally. His hobbies are volleyball and golf. Besides being a pro tennis player, Jan Michael Gambill occasionally models for the Ford Modeling Agency. He lives in Hawaii.