Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick () is an American professional tennis player, and a former World No. 1. He is the 6th-ranked player in the world, and top-ranked in the U.S., as of February 2, 2009. He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he won the title at the 2003 U.S. Open. Roddick has reached three other Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon twice, and the U.S. Open), losing to Roger Federer each time. He and Federer are the only players to have finished the season in the ATP top 10 each of the past seven years. Roddick is known for his powerful serves and forehands, and holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, clocked at 155 mph (249.5 km/h). Roddick was on the United States Davis Cup team which won the 2007 Davis Cup. Roddick defeated Dmitry Tursunov of the Russian Davis Cup team, the defending champions, in the finals.

Born August 30, 1982 his primary personality traits are represented by the Chinese Zodiac elemental animal sign, the Water Dog. The honorable Dog is the sign most likely to speak out about wrongs in the world and to call for justice. He has a strong sense of fair play and is usually forthright and outspoken. Loyalty and patriotism are near and dear to his heart. His respects the flag and are moved in his heart when the national anthem is played at a sporting event.Rather, he tends to be in control of his emotions. He also has excellent powers of discernment. In other words, he chooses your battles carefully. This makes him easy to get along with on a day to day basis and a valued team member at work.