Mark Philippoussis

Mark Philippoussis a.k.a Scud is a former tennis player from Australia who retired in 2015 after 21 career years. 

Early Accomplishments

Coached by his dad, he began playing tennis from age 6 and earned a scholarship to the Australian Institute of Sport.

In 1994, he was 3rd in the national junior rankings and junior doubles co-champion in Australia, UK and Italy and turned pro that year.

Best Known For

His biggest achievements in the game are a Davis Cup double he achieved in 1999 and 2003, as well as a Hopman Cup in 1999. He was also a finalist at the 1998 US Open and 2003 Wimbledon. 

His highest ever ATP ranking was 8, a feat he achieved in 1999 for 10 weeks.

Sexual Orientation

Mark is straight. He and Silvana Lovin got married in 2013 but before then he has been in a number of relationships such as Delta Goodrem in 2004 (amidst an affair with Paris Hilton), Amanda Salinas from a TV show in 2007, including a 1-year engagement to Jennifer Esposito in 2009 and another to Alexis Barbara in 2006.

Family

He is the son of Rosanna and former Greek footballer, Nikolaos Philippoussis and he has a sister named Anna Maria.

He and Silvana became parents first to a son named Nicholas in 2014, then in 2018 to a daughter named Maia. 

Religion

Mark was brought up in the faith of Roman Catholicism.

Worth To Know

He modeled for a while during his injury-plagued career and appeared in the reality series, Age of Love in 2007. His prize was a relationship with Amanda Salinas.