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MaliVai Washington

マラビーヤ・ワシントン　/　まらびーや・わしんとん

American tennis player

June 20, 1969 (age 56)　・　Glen Cove, New York, United States

New York
tennis player

My Take

MaliVai Washington is the kind of athlete I find more compelling than most champions. Reaching a Wimbledon final and peaking at world No. 11 puts him just short of the sport's summit, and that near-miss is exactly what makes his story human and durable. As a Black player on the lawns of the All England Club in 1996, he carried symbolic weight beyond his ranking. The Michigan pedigree and four ATP titles speak to genuine craft, not luck. I respect careers built on persistence at the edge of greatness, and I'd bet his work off the court has mattered just as much as his serve once did.

Overview

MaliVai "Mal" Washington ( mal-ih-VEE-ə) (born June 20, 1969) is an American former professional tennis player. He reached the men's singles final at Wimbledon in 1996, won four ATP titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 11 in October 1992.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): MaliVai Washington
Name (Japanese): マラビーヤ・ワシントン
Reading: まらびーや・わしんとん
Born: June 20, 1969 (age 56)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Rooster
Origin: Glen Cove, New York, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: 180 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: tennis player

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: University of Michigan

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%83%A9%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AF%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3

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