Began playing tennis at age 6 with his older brother, Tobias, in front of the garage.
Father, Josef, was the head of the Vorarlberg tax office; mother, Waltraud, is a housewife.
Older brother, Tobias, has 10 children. Also has an older sister, Verena.
Hobbies include listening to his favourite band, U2, watching his favourite local ice-hockey team, VEU Feldkirch, skiing in winter and going to movies.
Childhood heroes were Pete Sampras and Bono.
Favourite shot is serve.
Practice base is the tennis academy "Campus" in Dornbirn.
Physiotherapist is Stefan Duell and mental coach is Christoph Hensch.