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Taylor Dent

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Tennis Player

The Resume

    (April 24, 1981- )
    Born in Newport Beach, California
    Winner of 4 ATP singles titles: Newport (2002), Bangkok (2003), Memphis (2003), and Moscow (2003)
    Participated in the Summer Olympics (2004)

Why he might be annoying:

    He looks like Ivan Rodriguez.
    He is prone to injuries.
    He is overweight.
    He was in a Genworth Financial commercial.
    His pure serve and volley style is unusual for a contemporary player.
    He has tattoos of the American and Australian flags on his right shoulder.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He is of Australian descent.
    His father Phil Dent was an Australian Open finalist in 1974.
    He is a cousin of beach volleyball player Misty May-Treanor.
    He has done color commentary for the U.S. Open (2006-07) and interviews on The Tennis Channel.
    He had an influential victory as he beat Andy Roddick in the singles final in Memphis, Tennessee (2003).
    He set the record for fastest serve recorded at Wimbledon at 148 mph -- or 243 km/h for you metric system fans (June 23, 2010).

Credit: Neo NX2004


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 15 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 8 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 7 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 17 Votes: 58.82% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying