These lists have been thoroughly researched and should be correct. However, if you notice a mistake, would like to suggest a nickname to add, or just want to make a general comment, please do so by replying to the following thread or by sending me (mmmm8) a Private Message.
These will be updated approximately once a month based on current rankings. Players will be added but not removed, unless some time will have passed since their retirement.
Please see explanations behind the "TATisms" at the bottom
The Federer Express (FedEx), (The) Fed, Captain Wasabi, Darth Federer
Ferrer, David
Spain
daVID ferRER
David Ferrer Ern Gaydamak
Ferru
Ferrero, Juan Carlos
Spain
huAN KARlos ferREro
Juan Carlos Ferrero Donat, Juanqui
(el) Mosquito; Chavalito; JCF
Fish, Mardy
USA
MARdi fish
Gabashvili, Teimuraz
Russia
teymuRAZ gabashVIli
Timur
Tsunami
García López, Guillermo
Spain
guYERmo garTHIa LOpez
GGL
Gasquet, Richard
France
riSHAR gasKE
Richie; Baby Fed
Richie Red Shoes (RRS)
Gaudio, Gastón
Argentina
gasTON GAudio
El Gato
Gicquel, Marc
France
mark zhiKEL'
Marco
Ginepri, Robby
USA
RObi dzhiNEPri
Robert Louis Ginepri
Neps
Goldstein,Paul
USA
pol GOLDstəyn
Paul Herbert Goldstein
Goldy
González,Fernando
Chile
ferNANdo gonZAlez
Fer; Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi
Feña; Gonzo;Speedy González; El Bombardero de la Reina; Mano de Piedra
CSPE
Grosjean, Sébastien
France
sebast'AN ghroZHAN
Séb; Sébastien René Grosjean
Sebie, Big John
Guccione,Chris
Australia
kris guchiOne
Gulbis,Ernests
Latvia
ERnests gul'BIS
Haas,Tommy
Germany
TOMmi HAas
Thomas Mario Haas
Hasi; Tommy Boy
Hartfield,Diego
Argentina
diYEgo HARTfil'd
El Gato Hartfield (Hartfield the Cat)
Henman,Tim
Great Britain
tim HENman
Timothy Henry Henman
Tiger Tim; Henners; Timmy
Hernych,Jan
Czech Republic
yan HERnykh (?)
Hernández, Óscar
Spain
Oscar erNANdez
Óscar Hernández Pérez
Hewitt, Lleyton
Australia
LEYton H'YUwitt
Rusty
Horna,Luis
Peru
luIS ORna
Lucho; Luis Horna Viscari
Hrbatý,Dominik
Slovakia
DOminik (?) hrBAty
The Dominator
Johansson,Thomas
Sweden
TOmas yoHANson
Tompa
ThoJo
Karlovic,Ivo
Croatia
Ivo KARlovich
Dr. Ivo
Kendrick,Robert
USA
RObert KENdrik
Kiefer,Nicolas
Germany
NIkolas KIfer
Nicky; Kiwi; #69
Kohlschreiber, Philipp
Germany
FIlip KOLshraiber
Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber
Kohli; PEHK
Korolev, Evgeny
Russia
yevGEniy koroLYOV
Zhenya
Koubek, Stefan
Austria
SHTEfan KUbek
Cooley, Stef
Kunitsyn,Igor
Russia
Igor' kuNItsyn
Lapentti, Nicolás
Ecuador
NIkolas laPENTti
Nico; Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gomez
Nicky
Lee, Hyung-Taik
Korea
h'unk tayk li
Ljubičić,Ivan
Croatia
iVAN LYUbichich
Ljubo
Llodra,Michaël
France
mikaEUL yodRA
Mika
le dingo
López, Feliciano
Spain
felithiAno LOpez
Feli; Feliciano López Díaz-Guerra
F-Lo
Mahut, Nicolas
France
nikoLA mah'YU
Nico
Malisse, Xavier
Belgium
ksaviEr maLISS
X-Man
Massú, Nicolás
Chile
nikoLAS masSU
Nico; Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried
Vampiro
Mathieu, Paul-Henri
France
pol anRI mat'YU
Paulo
PHM
Mayer, Florian
Germany
FLORian MAer
Melzer, Jürgen
Austria
YOR-gen MELtser
Tuna
Mirnyi, Max
Belarus
maks MIRnyi
Maksim Mirnyi
The Beast
Monfils, Gaël
France
gaEL monFIS
La Monf, Sliderman
Montañés, Álbert
Spain
AlBER montan'YES
Álbert Montañés Roca
Moyà, Carlos
Spain
KARlos moYA
Carlos Moyà Llompart
Charlie, Carlito(s)
Murray,Andy
Great Britain
ƏNdi MYOrəi
Andrew Murray
Muzzah, Muzcat
Mónaco, Juan
Argentina
huAN MOnaco
Juancito; Pico
The Principality
Nadal,Rafael
Spain
rafaEL naDAL´
Rafa; Rafael Nadal Parera
el Toro/Torito (the (little) Bull), Jetboy, Pirate boy,The Boy, King of Clay
Nalbandian, David
Argentina
daVID nalbanDYAN
Gervasio Esteban David Ezequiel Nalbandian
Nalby(o,e), El Rey David
Nieminen, Jarkko
Finland
YARko niEminen
Jakke
Shark, Flying Finn
Pavel,Andrei
Romania
ANdrey PAvel
Peya,Alexander
Austria
alekSANder PEya
Alex
Pless,Kristian
Denmark
kristiAN(?) ples
Querrey, Sam
USA
səm kwerri
Samuel
Ramírez Hidalgo, Rubén
Spain
ruBEN raMIrez iDAL'go
RRL
Robredo,Tommy
Spain
TOMmi robREdo
Tommy Robredo Garcés
Tomito; Disco Tommy
Rochus, Olivier
Belgium
oLIv'ye ROkeus
Oli
Roddick,Andy
USA
ƏNdi RODdik
Andrew Stephen Roddick
A-Rod, Duckman
Roitman,Sergio
Argentina
SERhio ROYTman
Russell, Michael
USA
maykl RASsell
Mike; Michael Craig Russell
S Štěpánek, Radek
Czech Republic
RAdek shtyePAnek
Steps; The Former Mr(s). Hingis
Safin, Marat
Russia
maRAT SAfin
The Safinator
Santoro, Fabrice
France
fabHRIS santoRO
Fabrice Vetea Santoro
The Magician; Fab; Fabulous Fabrice
Seppi,Andreas
Italy
andREas SEPpi
Serra, Florent
France
floRANt seRA
Simon, Gilles
France
ZHIL' siMON
Spadea, Vincent
USA
VINsent Spəydea
Vince
Vinnay, Spadea Ain't Afraid of Ya!
Srichaphan, Paradorn
Thailand
paraDORN srishaPAN
Ball
Starace, Potito
Italy
poTIto staRAche
Poto
Potitò
Söderling, Robin
Sweden
Robin SYOderling
Tipsarevic,Janko
Serbia
YANko tipSArevic
Tipsy. Tipso
Tsonga, Jo-Wilfried
France
dzho wilFRID tsonGA
Jo
Baby Ali; Le Manceau (from Le Mans); Jo-Jo; Jo-Willy
Tursunov, Dmitry
Russia
DMItriy turSUnov
Dima, Mitya
DJ Dmi; D.I.
Vassallo Argüello, Martín
Argentina
marTIN vasSAyo arg-WƏ-yo
Verdasco, Fernando
Spain
ferNANdo verDASko
Fer; Fernando Verdasco Carmona
Vliegen,Kristof
Belgium
KRIStof FLIhen
The Fly; Flea
Volandri, Filippo
Italy
fiLIPpo voLANDri
Pippo
Filo
Wawrinka, Stanislas
Switzerland
STAnislas WAvrinka
Stan
Stan the Man
Youzhny, Mikhail
Russia
mihaIL YUZHnyi
Misha
Zabaleta,Mariano
Argentina
mar'Ano zabaLEta
el negro
*Pronunciation: You'll note that the pronunciation given above is often different from what the WTA or the TV commentators provide. I researched to do my best to have the real correct pronunciations listed.
Some are really really different from what we're used to hearing.
The guide to reading the pronunciations is pretty simple. I went mostly with a "spell it like it sounds" technique, using only one phonetic symbol (Ə), capitalizing the stressed syllable. The only note is that Ə is pronounce like 'a' in 'cat,' while A is pronounced like 'a' in 'car'
**Please note that I have not included and will not include overly offensive and inappropriate nicknames.
Also, the nicknames above are just a guide, not instructions. Please be aware and respectful of others' familiarity with tennis, the Tour, tennis forums, and TAT in particular, when using nicknames, in order to make the discussion accessible to everyone.
*Pronunciation: You'll note that the pronunciation given above is often different from what the WTA or the TV commentators provide. I researched to do my best to have the real correct pronunciations listed.
Some are really really different from what we're used to hearing.
The guide to reading the pronunciations is pretty simple. I went mostly with a "spell it like it sounds" technique, using only one phonetic symbol (Ə), capitalizing the stressed syllable. The only note is that Ə is pronounce like 'a' in 'cat,' while A is pronounced like 'a' in 'car'
**Please note that I have not included and will not include overly offensive and inappropriate nicknames.
Also, the nicknames above are just a guide, not instructions. Please be aware and respectful of others' familiarity with tennis, the Tour, tennis forums, and TAT in particular, when using nicknames, in order to make the discussion accessible to everyone.
Richard Gasquet a.k.a. Richie Red Shoes (RRS)
Author: mmmm8
I'll let the visual aid do its work:
Fernando Gonzalez a.k.a. (CS)PE
Author: Group collaboration
CSPE stands for Clean Shaven Pretty Eyes. The magnificent run to the final of the Australian Open in 2007 showcased the "new," sleeker, smoother, better version of Fernando Gonzalez. Not only did he play great tennis, he looked better than ever as well. In fact, he did what a lot of players neglect to do. He shaved...and not just his face. The clean look allowed his nice eyes to shine through. Thus, we dubbed him CSPE.
Sadly, Fernando has forgotten how to shave as the season progressed, and the CS factor dwindled about as quickly as his quality of play. But we'll always have Australia. And his pretty eyes.
Lukáš Dlouhý a.k.a. Lukas Bleepin' Dlouhy or Bleep
Author: MrJiggyFly2
As you may know, TAT is a contest-friendly forum. Once upon a time, one of our staff members MrJiggyFly made a series of sensible, solid picks in several contests. Unfortunately along came Mr. Dlouhy and beat Mr. JiggyFly's solid picks.
When possible slogans for our TATStuff were discussed , Mr. Jiggy suggested "Lukas Bleepin' Dlouhy" an expression he, no doubt, has vocalized each time the Czech had taken his pick down. The name stuck
So, when you make you prediction/pick/lineup for a tennis contest, beware of the possibility that you will be Bleeped out!
Marion Bartoli a.k.a. Maid Marion Author: Ti-Amie
I think this one is pretty random. But I'm pretty sure the Maid Marion in question is from Men In Tights. You may also see references to crepes, or the Maid Marion Cookbook. There was the below photo from Quebec 2006 (which she won), where she participated in a crepe-cooking competition. Well... given her recent weight change... it just stuck.
The media and the WTA site have actually picked this up from a fan at 2007 Wimbledon. But we owned it first!
Kim Clijsters a.k.a. St. Kim(mie) Author: Hurricanejeanne
The general opinion is that Kim is just really really nice.
Elena Dementieva a.k.a. Mentalieva Author: oploskoffie
Not my favorite name. But she does seem to have trouble getting that serve right...
Gisela Dulko a.k.a. Legs
Author: Ti-Amie
She has them. Long ones.
Amy Frazier If you hang around The Dumpster long enough, you'll find out our own Bea26 runs some sort of muddy business. Word is, Amy is his bread and butter. (This is a joke)
Bethanie Mattek a.k.a. Sister B(ethanie) Author: Don't quite recall (let me know if someone remembers)
All are aware of Bethanie's... umm.. bold on-court fashion choices. But Bethanie's also deeply religious. In some late night musing, one suggested we make her an honorary nun.
Amelie Mauresmo a.k.a. Mo Author: Catz
This makes even more sense given the correct pronounciation stresses that particular syllable.
Anabel Medina Garrigues a.k.a. Funky Cold
Author: Craighickman
A Funky Cold Medina is a peach and cranberry vodka cocktail, immortalized in the 1980s Tone Lōc song of the same name.
While perhaps not cold, Anabel has been proving she's, indeed, quite funky. For example, during Hopman Cup XIX, Anabel sang "Happy Birthday" into the stands on fans' requests
Yvonne Meusburger a.k.a. MoistBurger
Author: Jessie181
Because when cooked right, she's totally juicy and tastes like chicken. Just kidding, her last name just sounds like that concoction.
Tamira Paszek a.k.a. Tamira and the Paszeks
Author:a collaboration
The 15 year old wore the below at the 2007 Australian Open. A legend was born
Anastasiya Yakimova a.k.a. The Yak Author:
The Yak first made her appearance when she brought Moose's flailing body into the Indian Wells (?) SP Loser's Lounge. We tried to get her a drink, but not being sure what it is, in fact, that Yaks drink, we threw her back into the wild.
The pronounciation parts of this thread have not been updated for a while, but as a placeholder, here is a great video featuring reporters from different countries pronouncing their compatriot players' names correctly:
PLAYERS - NICKNAMES AND PRONUNCIATION
