by Ezequiel Ignacio Vaccari (4º A)Personal Data:
| Name | David Nalbandian |
| Date of Birth | January 1st, 1982 (age 26) |
| Place of Birth | Unquillo, Cordoba, Argentina  |
| Height | 1.85 mts. |
| Weight | 80 kg. |
| Turned Pro (year) | 2000 |
| Plays | Right-handed. Two-handed backhand |
| Career Titles | 8 |
| Raquet | Yonex |
Biography:David Nalbandian is a professional tennis player and he started to play at the age five in a little court that his grandfather built for him. This is the reason why he particulary likes fast surfaces. 
In 2000, year that turned pro, and 2001, he played a lot of futures and challengers around the world. He finished in the ATP top 50 for the first time.
In 2002, he won his first titles in Estoril, Portugal and Basel, Switzerland and he reached the Wimbledon's Grand Slam final but he lost against Lleyton Hewitt. In that year, he became the best argentine tennis player.
In 2004, he played the semifinals in Roland Garros's Grand Slam but he lost against Gaston Gaudio who was the champion. Later in that year, he was injured and he couldn't play in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece.
In 2005, he won Munich tournament in Germany and the most important one in his career, the Masters Cup in Shangai, China winning it to Roger Federer, the number one tennis player of the world. In 2006, he won Estoril Open again. In 2007, he had a bad year but, in the end, he won the Masters Series in Madrid, Spain and Paris, France winning them to Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal respetly. In 2008, he won his last title in Buenos Aires, his country. At this moment, he is the number 7 of world ranking and he is training for the Olympic Games in Beijing, China.
Why I admire him?
Because he is a great sportman , a better person out of court (he helps children and people with his foundation "David Nalbandian" ) and I like his way of playing very much.
Physical Appearance:
He has got long blonde hair, small light blue eyes, small nose and big ears. He is tall and slim.
Videos and photos:
Final Tennis Masters Cup 2005: Nalbandian vs Federer
Final Masters Series Paris 2007: Nalbandian vs Nadal
Final ATP Buenos Aires 2008: Nalbandian vs Acasuso
Did you know?: - He is also a soccer enthusiast. He likes playing it and is also a big fan of the River Plate team.
- Agustin Calleri, another argentine professional tennis player, is friend of David Nalbandian.
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