Full name is Andre 'Rezende Sa'...Began playing at age eight with encouragement of older brother, Vinicius...Ranked as No. 1 Brazilian in 12s, then moved to Bollettieri Academy at age 13 and lived there for five years...Graduated in 1996 from Bradenton Academy, where he was a three-year member of basketball team as a shooting guard...Considers Michael Jordan as favorite athlete...Enjoys going to beach, playing basketball and plays guitar...Father, Jose, is his manager...Captured gold medal in doubles at Pan Am Games in Winnipeg in 1999 (w/ Taicher)...Has a 1-1 career Davis Cup record...Coached by countryman Daniel Melo, brother of partner Marcelo.