Career
At the end of 2005, he was ranked Number. 269 by the Association of Tennis Professionals, up from Number. 488 at the year"s start.
His career high ranking is Number.
In the 2009 Internazionali BNL d"Italia, as a qualifier, he beat 14th seed James Blake 7-5, 6-3 in the first round. He then lost to Robin Söderling.
He qualified for the 2009 French Open. He lost to Gaël Monfils in the second round.
Wins (1)
Runners-ups (8).