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Date of Birth:
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20 June 1987
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Birth Place:
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Hong Kong
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Residence:
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Virginia, USA
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Height:
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6'1" (1.85m)
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Weight:
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185 lbs (81kg)
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Plays:
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Right (double-handed backhand)
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ATP Ranking (Singles):
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No. 1500 (18 Jun 2007)
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ATP Ranking (Doubles):
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No. 1365 (14 Aug 2006)
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NCAA Ranking (Singles):
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No. 89 (18 Mar 2008)
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Davis Cup Debut:
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2005
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Singles (W-L):
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4-0
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Doubles (W-L):
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6-1
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Career Highlights:
► NCAA 2007-08 Pre-season Ranking No. 26. Won Flight A Singles, UNC Fall Invitational; Runner-up, Yellow Flight Singles, UVa Fall Invitational (Sep 2007). Semifinals, Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championships (Nov 2007). Division I Men Mideast Regional Ranking: No. 5 (7 Dec 2007). Voted NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year for the third straight year. Went 14-0 at number one singles during dual match season and led Radford to second successive Big South Championship.
► NCAA 2006-07 Pre-season Ranking No. 22. Voted NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year for the second year running. Amassed another 30+ wins in singles and led Radford to its first Big South Conference title. Reached men's singles round of 32 at NCAA Div I Championships. Division I Men Mideast Regional Year-End Ranking No. 6 (1 Jun 2007); Finished season ranked No. 48.
► NCAA 2005-06 Pre-season Ranking No. 113. Started at the number one singles spot as a freshman and held career-high NCAA Singles Ranking of No. 17 (10 Jan 2006). Co-Champion, 2005 Wilson/ITA Mideast Regionals (defeated NCAA No. 2 Ludovic Walter in quarterfinals and No. 16 Rylan Rizza in semis); Qualified for ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships 2005. Finished first season at Radford with 36-8 singles record; Voted NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year and ITA Rookie Player of the Year (Mideast Region). Selected to compete at 2006 NCAA Men's Championships (lost in R32 to eventual finalist Somdev Dev Varman); Finished 2005-2006 season ranked No. 31. Came in second behind Stanford's Matt Bruch in the overall ballot for ITA National Rookie Player of the Year Award.
► Accepted to Radford University, Virginia, on full tennis scholarship (Fall 2005).
► Career-high ATP Singles Ranking No. 1303 (4 Oct 2004) and Doubles No. 1336 (22 Aug 2005); Career High Combined ITF Jr World Ranking No. 25 (4 Apr 2005).
► Anchored the Hong Kong Boys' 14U team to a 3rd place finish at the 2001 World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Qualifying in Sri Lanka. Went undefeated in singles play to spearhead Hong Kong to victories over seeded opponents New Zealand, Australia and China, to qualify for the World Finals in the Czech Republic for only the second time ever in Hong Kong junior tennis history; Member of 2002 Hong Kong Junior Davis Cup Team.
► ITF World Junior Circuit titles
Singles(4):
2004 ITF Vietnam International Jr Championships (G4)
Futures Foundation International Jr Tennis Championships (G4)
Hirudoid Hong Kong ITF Jr Tournament (G5)
2003 Hatyai International Jr Tennis Championships (G5)
Doubles(7):
2004 ITF Malaysian International Junior Championships, Sarawak (G3)
ITF Vietnam International Junior Championships (G4)
Futures Foundation International Juniors Tennis Championships (G4)
2003 ITF Vietnam International Junior Championships (G4)
Bangkok International Junior Tennis Championships (G5)
Hatyai International Junior Tennis Championships (G5)
2001 ITF East Asian 14U Junior Championships
► Local Majors
Men's Singles(1):
2005 Hong Kong National Tennis Championships
► Major Junior Titles
Boys' Singles:
2003 LIONS Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (18U)
2002 CRC Open School Boys' Singles Championship (18U)
LIONS Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (18U & 16U)
2001 Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (14U)
2000 Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (14U)
1999 Hong Kong National Jr Tennis Championships (12U)
► Notable overseas results
Men's Singles:
2007 Semifinals, Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championships
2006 Runner-up, UVa Fall Invitational, USA
R16, Thailand F3 Futures
2005 Co-Champion, Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championships
2004 R16, India F4 Futures
R16, Sri Lanka F1 Futures
Men's Doubles:
2005 Quarterfinals (w/ James Lloyd), Great Britain 3 Satellite Week 1
Quarterfinals (w/ James Lloyd), Great Britain 3 Satellite Week 2
► HK Representative
2006 Asian Championships, Tashkent
2005 Davis Cup debut
2002 Junior Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying
2001 World Junior Tennis Asia/Oceania Qualifying, Sri Lanka
World Junior Tennis World Finals, Czech Republic
► Other notable junior results
Singles:
2005 R64, US Open Jr Championships (GA)
R64, The Junior Championships, Wimbledon (GA)
R32, French Open Jr Championships (GA)
Quarterfinals, Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships (GB1)
Runner-up, Thailand International Jr Tennis Championships (G1)
Runner-up, 16th Mitsubishi-Lancer International Jr Championships (G1)
2004 Semifinals, Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships (GB2)
R16, Osaka Mayor's Cup (GA)
Runner-up, ITF Malaysian International Jr Championships, Sarawak (G3)
Semifinals Ranhill ITF Malaysia International Jr Championships (G3)
2003 Semifinals, Winchester Boys' 12U Singles, England
Doubles:
2003 Semifinals (w/ Jack Hui), Asian Closed Jr Tennis Championships (GB2)
2000 Semifinals (13 & Under), British National Jr Championships
► Major Awards
2008 NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year Award
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year Award
2006 NCAA Men's Division I Big South Conference Player of the Year Award
ITA Rookie Player of the Year (Mideast Region) Award
2004 SF&OC Hong Kong Potential Sports Stars Award
2003 A.S. Watson/HKSDB Outstanding Junior Athlete Award
KGV Sports Person of the Year Award
Check out Martin Sayer's activities and results on the US Collegiate Circuit, ITF Men's Circuit, and his Davis Cup record in detail.