On court

• began playing tennis at seven and turned pro in 2000
• consistently dominant on the domestic pro circuit; won two ATP Challenger titles and nine Futures in singles, and a further 10 Futures doubles titles.
• in 2007, had his best year in singles since turning pro, and consequently received a wildcard into the 2007 US Open, where he pushed second seed Rafael Nadal to four sets in the first round
• at Australian Open 2008, defeated world No.45 Albert Montanes in four sets to advance to the second round and achieve his best Grand Slam result
• following this result was selected in the Australian Davis Cup team for the first time, winning his only singles rubber against Tsung-Hua Yang of Chinese Taipei
• highest singles ranking was No.123 (August 2007) and in doubles No.149 (April 2003)
• since retiring, runs a tennis academy with good friend Damien Ward at the National Sports Club Lyneham, Canberra

Off court

• played the role of Tom Cavendish in the movie Wimbledon
• married his partner, Jill, in June 2008
• has a son, named Robbie

Year-end singles ranking history