Ricardas Berankis
Tennis Player
Tennis player who has established himself as one of the top Lithuanian players ever, winning events like the 2015 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships. As a junior player, he won the ITF Junior World Championship in 2007.
He began receiving training from Remigijus Balzekas at the Siauliai tennis school age 9.
In November 2010, he became the first Lithuanian player ever to enter the Top 100 in the ATP Rankings.
His older sister Lina was also a tennis player.
He was the runner-up to American Sam Querrey at the 2012 Los Angeles Open.