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{{Infobox Tennis player
|image= [[Image:CIMG1351.jpg|250px]]
|playername = Casey Gardiner |
|country = {{USA}}
|residence = [[Carlsbad, California]]
|datebirth = {{birth date and age|1988|7|30}}
|placebirth = [[London, Ontario|London]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
|height = {{height|m=1.85}}
|weight = {{convert|78|kg|lb|abbr=on}}
|turnedpro = 2008
|plays = Right; Two-handed backhand
|careerprizemoney = [[U.S. dollars|$]]274
|singlesrecord = 1-1<br><small>Juniors: 127-28</small>
|singlestitles = 0
|highestsinglesranking = No. 789 ([[May 8]], [[2008]])
|AustralianOpenresult = N/A
|FrenchOpenresult = N/A
|Wimbledonresult = N/A
|USOpenresult = N/A<br><small>Juniors: QF (2005)</small>
|doublesrecord = 0-0<br><small>Juniors: 21-8</small>
|doublestitles = 0
|highestdoublesranking = Not Ranked
|updated = [[July 15]], [[2008]]
}}
'''Casey Gardiner''' (born [[July 30]], [[1988]] in [[London, Ontario]]) is an [[Canada|Canadian]] male [[tennis]] player. Although born in [[Canada]] he holds a [[Directory:United States|United States]] Citizenship. He is currently the only male professional [[tennis]] player serving in the military on active duty. 

He turned professional in 2008, he is sponsored by [[Babolat]].

==Career==
===2008===
After taking a year off, Casey received a wild card into the qualifying round of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] Challenger event in [[Yuba City]], [[California]]. Casey went on to qualify for the main draw where he made it to Round 2 (R16), earning him a total of 9 [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] points.

===2007===
Casey took the year off tennis to join the [[United States Marine Corps]]
===2006===
A breakout year for Casey when he was undefeded in High school Division I [[Michigan]] Varsity Boy's Tennis. He also received wild cards to the qualifying rounds of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] event in [[Lansing]], [[Michigan]] and the [[ATP Masters Series]] event in [[Cincinnati]], [[Directory:Ohio|Ohio]] but never made the main draw. In March, Casey was [[Andy Roddick]]'s hitting partner for the [[NASDAQ]] 100 Open in [[Miami]], [[Directory:Florida|Florida]].

===2005===
Gardiner attempted to qualify for numerous [[USTA]] Pro Circuit events and, as a 16 year old, received a wildcard to the qualifying round of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] event in [[Lansing]], [[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]].

==Junior career==
As a member of the [[Head (company)|Head]] Junior Elite team,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.head.com/elite/players.php |title=HEAD.com Player Database|publisher=[[Head (company)]]|accessdate=2008-

07-21}}</ref> Casey reached the quarterfinals of the Junior US Open in 2006. He also was a finalist at the 2006 Luxilon Cup held at the [[2006 Sony Ericsson Open]] where he lost to [[Kei Nishikori]]. As a Junior, Casey has held the No. 3 ranking in the Boy's Singles 16s and 18s divisions.

==Personal==
Gardiner lives in [[Carlsbad]], [[Directory:California|California]]. He is coached by Kate Frestfield and is mentored by [[Association of Tennis Professionals|ATP]] player [[Taylor Dent]]. His parents are Wendy and Robert and he has a sister, Kaity, who is a active in [[ballet]]. His family currently lives in [[Traverse City]], [[Directory:Michigan|Michigan]]. His hobbies include [[video games]], [[sleeping]], listening to [[music]], and [[eating]] ([[potatoes]] being his favorite food). [[Vince Spadea]] is his favorite [[tennis]] player and he enjoys playing on a hard court. He is [[Multilingualism|bilingual]], fluent in [[French language|French]] as well as [[English language|English]]. In 2008, Casey was quoted in the [[Directory:New York Times|New York Times]] article about serving in the [[Marine Corps]] with [[Jimmy McCain]], son of Senator and Presidential Candidate [[John McCain]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/06/us/politics/06mccain.html |title=Vocal on War, McCain Is Silent on Son’s Service|publisher=[[nytimes.com]]|work=[[New York Times]]|date=[[April 6]], [[2008]]|accessdate=2008-07-20}}</ref>.   

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.tennisopolis.com/profile/CaseyGardiner Casey Gardiner's Tennisopolis website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/user/caseyga1988 Casey Gardiner's YouTube Channel]


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[[Category:1988 births]]
[[Category:American tennis players]]
[[Category:Living people]]