Vincent Spadea, the American former professional tennis player standing at exactly 5ft 10 ½ (179.1 cm), leveraged his precise height for exceptional agility and baseline prowess on the ATP tour.
His compact 5ft 10 ½ frame allowed him to outmaneuver taller opponents, securing career singles victories over tennis legends including Roger Federer (1–2 record), Pete Sampras (1–4), Andre Agassi (2–4), Rafael Nadal (1–1), Andy Roddick (1–2), Patrick Rafter, Richard Krajicek, Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, Marat Safin, and Gustavo Kuerten.
- ATP competitor with a distinctive 179.1 cm stature that defined his resilient playing style.
- Authored a book awarded ACE Magazine Book of the Year in 2006.