Full name | Yasir Ali Butt | ||||||||||||||
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Nickname(s) | Yas | ||||||||||||||
Country | ![]() | ||||||||||||||
Residence | New Jersey, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Born | Lahore, Pakistan | 3 July 1988||||||||||||||
Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 155 lb (70 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2003 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Harrow | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 40 (July 2008) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | No. 503 (December 2017) | ||||||||||||||
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Last updated: December 2017. |
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