Patrick Rafter

Patrick Michael Rafter (born December 28 1972) is a former World No. 1 tennis player from Australia. He is best remembered as a two-time men's singles champion at the US Open, and a two-time runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was well known for his attacking serve and volley game and possessed one of the finest volleys in the game.

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December 28 - 1972 - Tennis - Australia - US Open - Wimbledon - Serve and volley - Volleys

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Rafter was born in Queensland and is third-youngest in a family of nine children. He began playing tennis at the age of five with his father and three older brothers. In April 2004, Rafter married his longtime girlfriend Lara Feltham (with whom he has a son, Joshua,) at a resort in Fiji. Their daughter, India, was born in the summer of 2005.

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Queensland - 2004 - Fiji

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