The quiet ripper from Santa Barbara, California has just finished off his sophomore season on the ASP World Tour, and once again, Bobby Martinez is well within the Top 10. Hailing from the righthand pointbreak-laden coast of Santa Barbara, this progressive goofy-footer has developed one of the most surgical backhands on the planet. Although Martinez struggled for a few seasons on the ASP WQS, his technical and explosive surfing has fit in perfectly at the dream venues on the ASP World Tour.

In only two short years, Martinez has already claimed three elite tour victories, including back-to-back wins in Spain. In addition to his signature surf film, Bobby Martinez's Mixed Tape, the young Mexican-American's life story will be made into a major motion picture over the next couple of years. Media fanfare aside, Martinez has proven to be a major player on the ASP World Tour and will set his sights on the ASP World Title in the coming years.

weight: 165 lbs (74.8 kilos)

height: 5'7 (169 cm)

stance: Goofy foot

sponsors: Reef clothing and footwear, Swatch watches, Smith eyewear, DaKine accessories, DHD surfboards

shapers: Darren Handley

favorite waves: Teahupoo, Pipeline and Rincon

favorite maneuvers: Getting barreled

favorite surfers: Kelly Slater

2008 Rating: 9

2008 Points: 5282

2008 earnings: $68,700.00

Career earnings: $368,050.00

highest ASP World Tour rating: Bobby finished World No. 5 in 2006, his rookie year

years on ASP World Tour: 2008 will be Martinez's third year on the Dream Tour

rating by year:
2007: 10th
2006: 6th

elite inception: Martinez made his way into the big leagues for the first time in 2006

hard yards: Bobby first started surfing the ASP WQS in 1999

filmography: Mixed Tape (2007)

honor roll: 2006 ASP Rookie of the Year, Surfer Poll 2006 Breakthrough Performer of the Year

elite tour victories: (3)
Billabong Pro, Mundaka Spain (2007)
Billabong Pro, Mundaka Spain (2006)
Billabong Pro Teahupoo, Tahiti (2006)