Personal
Klein has grown up in a tennis household; his father, Verne, was a coach and high school teacher and his older brother also played tennis competitively for a short time.
In July 2009 Klein accepted a six-month ban from the ATP after racially abusing an opponent at a tournament in England. He has also agreed to undergo a racial sensitivity course. He used the racist term "kaffir" to describe South African player Raven Klaasen at the grasscourt event at Eastbourne. He issued a public apology for his actions, and was fined $14,000 by the ATP, and later fined a further $10,000 after an investigation into the incident.
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