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Stanislas "Stan" Wawrinka (born 28 March 1985) is a Swiss professional tennis player. He is also a German citizen because his father is from Germany, though of Czech ancestry. His career-high singles ranking is Number 3 in the world. He reached this rank in January 2014. He considers clay his best surface and his serve and volley his best shot. He won the gold medal for Switzerland in the men's doubles event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, with Roger Federer. They beat the Swedish team Simon Aspelin/Thomas Johansson in the final. They also won the 2008 Swiss Team of the Year Award.
Wawrinka has won three Grand Slam singles events: the Australian Open in 2014, the French Open in 2015, and the US Open in 2016.
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Wawrinka serves during his upset win versus Andy Murray at the 2010 US Open
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Wawrinka at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships.
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Wawrinka about to serve at the 2013 US Open.
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Wawrinka at the 2014 ATP World Tour Finals