Nickname(s) | Killer |
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Country | Australia |
Residence | Medowie |
Born | Wagga Wagga, Australia | 3 December 1985
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Weight | 70 kg (150 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2007 |
Retired | Active |
Plays | Right Handed |
Coached by | David Palmer |
Racquet used | Grays |
Website | https://www.facebook.com/killer.karwalski |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 49 (December, 2013) |
Current ranking | No. 61 (November, 2014) |
Title(s) | 3 |
Tour final(s) | 7 |
Updated on November, 2014. |
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