Thomas Mario Haas was born on the 3rd April 1978, in Hamburg, (then) West Germany, and is a professional tennis player, who has won 15 ATP titles in singles and one in doubles, while he reached semi-finals at the Australian Open in 1999, 2002, and 2007, and semis at Wimbledon in 2009, and he also won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, after losing in five sets to Yevgeny Kafelnikov. Haas’ best ATP ranking was number two in May 2002. His career started in 1996.
Have you ever wondered how rich Tommy Haas is, as of early 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Haas’ net worth is as high as $5 million, an amount earned through his successful career as a pro tennis player including over $13 million in prize money. In addition to playing tennis, Haas also has endorsement deals which have improved his wealth.
Tommy Haas Net Worth $5 Million
Tommy Haas is a son of Brigitte and Peter Haas, who encouraged him to become a tennis player anfrom early age and became his coach. Tommy won his first youth tournament when he was five, and three years later another one in Munich. Between 11 and 13, Haas won the Austrian Championship, German Championship, and European Championship. The famous tennis guru Nick Bollettieri spotted Tommy’s talents, and offered to train him at the Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida, free of charge.
Haas competed as a junior until 1996; his best ranking in singles was the 11th place, while he reached No. 5 in doubles. Tommy became a professional in 1996, and the following season made his first ATP final at the Open Sud de France in Lyon, but losing to Fabrice Santoro in straight sets. Haas reached finals in Lyon in 1998 as well, but was defeated by Alex Corretja 1-2, while in February 1999 Tommy won his first ATP title at Kroger St. Jude International, in Memphis, United States.
In 2000, Haas made it to the finals at the BMW Open, Munich, Germany, Bank Austria-Tennis Trophy, Vienna, and won a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Sydney. The following year, though, Tommy won all four finals he played in: at the ATP Adelaide, Australia, ATP Long Island, United States, Bank Austria-TennisTrophy, Vienna, and Stuttgart Masters, Germany. He ended the year ranked 8th on the ATP Tour. In the next few years, Haas didn’t experience his best period and reached only one final, at the Rome Masters where Andre Agassi defeated him in straight sets.
From 2004 to 2012, Haas played in eight ATP finals and won all of them, including the US Men’s Clay Court Championships, Houston, (2004), Mercedes-Benz Cup, Los Angeles, United States (2004), International Tennis Championships, Delray Beach, United States (2006), and Gerry Weber Open, Halle, Germany (2009 and 2012). In 2013, Tommy played in three finals, winning two of them at the BMW Open, Munich, Germany and Erste Bank Open, Vienna, Austria, while most recently, he reached the finals at the PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Croatia, losing to Marin Cilic in two sets. Haas’ lone title in doubles came at the SAP Open, San Jose, US in 2009 in a partnership with Radek Stepanek. Tommy spent some time on the sidelines with an injury, but returned at the Australian Open in January 2017.
Regarding his personal life, Tommy Haas has been married to actress Sarah Foster since 2010, and has two daughters with her. Tommy owns two residences, in Bradenton, Florida, and in Los Angeles, California.
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