Vince Spadea, Living a Life of Intrigue and Excitement

[goober]

Originally Posted by Fedace

Why is he not playing in the Champions tour ??? I am sure he needs the money. I hope he isn't on Welfare.

Vince did win a tournament in ATP tour so that qualifies him for the champions tour automatically.

Not really

To be eligible to compete on the ATP Champions Tour, players must have been either a World No. 1 during their competitive playing careers, a Grand Slam singles finalist, or a singles player in a victorious Davis Cup team; and they should have retired from the ATP circuit

The one Courrier runs has slightly less stringent requirements- but Spadea wouldn't qualify for that either.

[magnut]

The reason he isnt allowed on the senior tours is because Spadea aint a fraid a ya.

They are affraid of Spadea. Very, very affraid ......and they should be.

Everyone should be affraid of Vince.

[PennAlum]

Originally Posted by bjk

The thing is, he's actually very analytical and has interesting things to say. TC or NBC should get him on and have him commentate. He's played all of these guys and Courier + Gilbert haven't. I'd love to see him and Gilbert go at it.

Read his book, he's very entertaining. I would rather have him in the booth than BG.

[hoodjem]

Originally Posted by Limpinhitter

I've got inside info that he's training for a challenge match against Rod Laver. Check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWnx-WXq0T8

Yep, he's working really hard, because he knows that even post-stroke and at age 73 Laver can still bagel him.

[ahuimanu]

Originally Posted by hoodjem

Yep, he's working really hard, because he knows that even post-stroke and at age 73 Laver can still bagel him.

Was surprised to find out that Vince Spadea had a very nice career as a pro reaching a high of #18 and a win over Federer, Agassi, Roddick etc. Recall he had a sister who was much more touted that he was (forgot her name

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vince_Spadea

Saw him along time ago on the satellite tour, had metronome-like consistency on the groundies, but wasn't too impressed by his overall game (no real weapon). Think he grinded it out on the tour long enough to position himself as a top level journeyman.

Wish him the best in his post-career! (sorry, rapping is not his forte')

[Mustard]

Originally Posted by ahuimanu

Was surprised to find out that Vince Spadea had a very nice career as a pro reaching a high of #18 and a win over Federer, Agassi, Roddick etc. Recall he had a sister who was much more touted that he was (forgot her name

Vincent Spadea had two sisters who played tennis, Diana and Luanne.

Originally Posted by ahuimanu

Saw him along time ago on the satellite tour, had metronome-like consistency on the groundies, but wasn't too impressed by his overall game (no real weapon). Think he grinded it out on the tour long enough to position himself as a top level journeyman.

Wish him the best in his post-career! (sorry, rapping is not his forte')

Spadea had a career high world ranking of number 18, and his best match victory has to be his 6-1, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 win over Agassi in the R16 at the 1999 Australian Open.

[SusanDK]

Originally Posted by PennAlum

I would rather have him in the booth than BG.

I would rather have almost anyone in the booth than BG (except maybe Carillo).

[Datacipher]

Originally Posted by Mustard

Vincent Spadea had two sisters who played tennis, Diana and Luanne.



Spadea had a career high world ranking of number 18, and his best match victory has to be his 6-1, 7-5, 6-7, 6-3 win over Agassi in the R16 at the 1999 Australian Open.

He just said that(with the exception of the score)...you even quoted him saying it.

[Mustard]

Originally Posted by Datacipher

He just said that(with the exception of the score)...you even quoted him saying it.

It's not a competition, for goodness sakes. I mentioned Spadea's career highest ranking again. So what? I also said the names of Spadea's tennis playing sisters and specifically mentioned Spadea's win over Agassi at the 1999 Australian Open.

[Limpinhitter]

Originally Posted by PennAlum

Read his book, he's very entertaining. I would rather have him in the booth than BG.

That book was insightful, but also, a bit bizarre and sad in a way. The awkward segues into his "white boy rap," that supposedly impressed Serena Williams (really!), that he should have outgrown 15 years earlier ("Spadea ain't afraid-a-ya" would be an apt exemplar), the advice on how to dress to pick up girls (that he never seemed to go home with because of his putative moral values), and the promising wins in his successful comeback to the top 20 that always seemed to be overshadowed by heartbreaking losses that kept him from achieving his ultimate goal of a top 10 ranking, all combined to make some of the strangest non-fiction reading I've experienced in a long time.

[magnut]

Originally Posted by Limpinhitter

That book was insightful, but also, a bit bizarre and sad in a way. The awkward segues into his "white boy rap," that supposedly impressed Serena Williams (really!), that he should have outgrown 15 years earlier ("Spadea ain't afraid-a-ya" would be an apt exemplar), the advice on how to dress to pick up girls (that he never seemed to go home with because of his putative moral values), and the promising wins in his successful comeback to the top 20 that always seemed to be overshadowed by heartbreaking losses that kept him from achieving his ultimate goal of a top 10 ranking, all combined to make some of the strangest non-fiction reading I've experienced in a long time.

Its all an act. Vince is a jokester. He is not really like that outside his alter ego. Vince is actually a very nice and down to earth guy. His dad is a real hoot as well.

[Datacipher]

Originally Posted by Mustard

It's not a competition, for goodness sakes. I mentioned Spadea's career highest ranking again. So what? I also said the names of Spadea's tennis playing sisters and specifically mentioned Spadea's win over Agassi at the 1999 Australian Open.

Actually Spadea had two sisters, the older one was named Luanne, the younger Diana. They both played tennis at Duke.

[accidental]

Originally Posted by Datacipher

Actually Spadea had two sisters, the older one was named Luanne, the younger Diana. They both played tennis at Duke.

Vince Spadea's career high ranking was 18 and he beat Agassi at the Australian Open in 1999.

[Kaz00]

Vince Spadea I really like him! Plus hes made like 5 mil $$!

[Datacipher]

Originally Posted by accidental

Vince Spadea's career high ranking was 18 and he beat Agassi at the Australian Open in 1999.

Thanks man! You're a real expert! It's like you know everything!

[GS]

I like Spadea's ATP Tour record---21 straight match losses, set in 2000. Who will break this record? Donald Young? (Sorry, I see Young is improving now....)

[njsigman]

Just ordered his book. He seems like a cool guy.

[Harry_Wild]

Originally Posted by Fedace

Why is he not playing in the Champions tour ??? I am sure he needs the money. I hope he isn't on Welfare.

Vince did win a tournament in ATP tour so that qualifies him for the champions tour automatically.

I think Courier mention you need to either be in the top 10 in the world rankings or have won a GS to qualify.

[ClarkC]

Originally Posted by accidental

Vince Spadea's career high ranking was 18 and he beat Agassi at the Australian Open in 1999.

As a matter of fact, Spadea beat Agassi in 4 sets. And he made the top 20 in the rankings. Also, I believe he had tennis playing siblings.

[Hidious]

Originally Posted by vive le beau jeu !

seems he's trying to get the 'worst website' award !!!
http://www.vincespadea.com/
what a design !!!

hahaha that is dirty. Microsoft frontpage first-time use would be my guess.