Tommy Robredo Garcés (born 1 May 1982 in Hostalric,
Girona) is a professional tennis player from Spain.
On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for
the first time after rising to a rank of No. 10 in
the world. His highest singles ranking to date is
No. 5, which he first reached on 28 August 2006. He
turned professional in 1998 and is currently coached
by José Manuel "Pepo" Clavet, who has coached Àlex
Corretja, Fernando Verdasco, and his brother
Francisco Clavet. Robredo considers his forehand to
be his best shot and red clay is his favorite
surface.
Robredo is named after the rock opera Tommy by The
Who, of which his father is a big fan; however, he
admits that he has not yet watched the movie in its
entirety. In his free time he enjoys golf, mountain
biking, riding his quad bike, or going down to the
sea, and his favorite color is blue. He is an
enthusiastic supporter of Futbol Club Barcelona and
his favorite player is Carles Puyol. He is a big fan
of the American television program 24.
Robredo's favorite foods are fish and other
seafoods, particularly sushi and sashimi; he also is
fond of sweet things and was formerly sponsored by
the European sweets company HARIBO. He is currently
sponsored by Sergio Tacchini for his sportswear,
Dunlop for his tennis racquets, TW Steel watches,
and the Ukrainian Food Company.
Robredo is known for his patrician good looks and a
gentle, quiet personality; he readily admits to
being a homebody. His native languages are Spanish
and Catalan, and he also speaks English and French.
In May of 2006, Robredo officially revealed that he
was no longer in a relationship with Argentinian
tennis player Gisela Dulko. They had been dating for
about a year.
