Nicknames are "Cedi" or "Ced"...Speaks German, English, French, Italian and some Spanish...Started playing tennis aged four at a local club…Idols growing up were Marat Safin and David Nalbandian... Favourite shot is forehand down the line…Plays with a two-handed backhand...Outstanding juniors result, finishing as No. 5 in the world in 2008…Won junior US Open double title (w/N. Moser) in 2008…Hobbies include playing golf, drums, piano, reading books and hanging out with friends...Father, Heinz, is an engineer...Mother, Claudia, is an insurance businesswomen...Brother, Christopher, is studying software engineering, and sister Sabrina, is Ph.D. student…Physical Trainer are Jochen Neff and Dirk Peter and managed by “CMS Management” Heinz Stebe.