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Marat Safin

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (January 27, 1980- )
    U.S. Open Singles Champion (2000)
    Won Davis Cup (2002)
    ASAP Sports Most Quotable Player of the Year (2000, '02)
    Finalist Australian Open (2004)
    Won Australian Open (2005)
    Non-practicing Muslim

Why he might be annoying:

    He was the first man fined for tanking in a major after catching his opponent's serve in the first round of the 2000 Australian Open.
    In the spirit of Goran Ivanisevic, he has received numerous warnings and fines for racket abuse.
    He played five tournaments with an injured back just to keep from losing his year-end million dollar bonus from the ATP tour (March-May 2001).
    During the 2002 Australian Open, three hot blondes sat in his box and Safin commented: 'I think you have to admit that I have an unbelievably beautiful bench.'
    Sports writers have continually said he was named after French revolutionary Jean Paul Marat, when in fact the name Marat is common among Turkish men.
    He is injury-prone.
    During the French Open, he made a great point against Felix Mantila and the proceeded to pull down his pants for no apparent reason (2004).

Why he might not be annoying:

    He's tri-lingual, speaking Russian, Spanish and English in descending order of fluency.
    He was the first man to defeat Pete Sampras in straight sets in a major final (2000 U.S. Open).
    He was the first Russian (male or female) to win the U.S. Open singles championship.
    While attending Spartak Academy in Moscow, Anna Kournikova beat him in a practice match and he wept.
    He led Russia to its first Davis Cup title, defeating France in the final three matches to two on French soil.
    He holds the record of playing 306 games in a single grand slam (Australian Open 2004).

Credit: GBFH


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 40 Votes: 5.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 122 Votes: 55.74% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 24 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 30 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 62 Votes: 54.84% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 53 Votes: 56.60% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 628 Votes: 39.49% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 135 Votes: 71.11% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 161 Votes: 55.90% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 2421 Votes: 46.14% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 714 Votes: 54.20% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 1006 Votes: 45.23% Annoying