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Birth Name: Reilly James Opelka
Place of Birth: St. Joseph, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 28, 1997
Ethnicity: Irish, one eighth Bohemian Czech, some English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Danish, Scottish, and German, 1/1024 Oneidan Native American, 1/1024 Cayuga Iroquoian Native American
Reilly Opelka is an American professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 in singles by the ATP and world No. 89 in doubles. He has won four ATP singles titles and one doubles title, and the 2015 Junior Wimbledon tournament. He is 6′11″.
Reilly is the son of Lynne and George Opelka. His uncle is radio broadcaster and television producer Mike Opelka, and his aunt, Mike’s wife, is screenwriter Donna Swajeski. His family moved to Palm Coast, Florida, when he was four.
Reilly’s paternal grandfather was Frank Gregory Opelka (the son of Frank John Opelka and Helen Mary Keown). Reilly’s grandfather Frank was born in Chicago, Illinois. Reilly’s great-grandfather Frank was born in Chicago, to Bohemian immigrants, Frank Opelka and Anezka/Agnes. Mary was born in Antrim, Ireland, the daughter of John Keown and Margaret.
Reilly’s paternal grandmother was Pauline Therese “Duckie” Briody (the daughter of George Michael Briody and Evelyn Louise Vincent). Pauline was born in Chicago. George was the son of Michael J. “Mike” Briody, who was born in New Jersey, to Irish immigrants; and of Teresa Cox, who was born in Ireland. Reilly’s great-grandmother Evelyn was born in Chicago, the daughter of William George Vincent, who was born in Warren County, Pennsylvania, and likely was of English descent; and of Pauline Mary Gibson, who was born in Chicago, and was of English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, Scottish, Oneidan, and Cayuga Iroquoian descent.
Reilly’s maternal grandfather is the son of Ralph Smith and Anna Frederickson. Anna was born in Louisiana, to a Danish father.
Reilly’s maternal grandmother is the daughter of John Francis Lunney and Lucille Theresa Skelly.
Source: Genealogy of Reilly Opelka – https://www.geni.com