Czech tennis player (born 2000)
Tomáš Macháč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈmaxaːtʃ] ; born 13 October 2000) is a Czech professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 33 on 10 June 2024 and doubles ranking of No. 56 on 10 June 2024.
He is currently the No. 2 Czech player.[1]
Early life and background [ edit ]
Macháč was born in Beroun , Central Bohemia .[2] [3] He took tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments.[4] [5]
He began training at TK Sparta Prague in Prague from the age of eight.[5] [6]
Professional career [ edit ]
2021: First Grand Slam win, top 150 & Olympics debut [ edit ]
Macháč at the 2021 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
In March, Macháč won his second ATP Challenger singles title at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger II .[7]
In August, he reached his second Challenger final of 2021 at the Svijany Open where he lost to Alex Molčan in 58 minutes.[8]
2022: Masters 1000 debut & first win, top 100 [ edit ]
Macháč at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Macháč made the final of the Traralgon Challenger and won, earning his first Challenger title on an outdoor hardcourt.[9] As a result, he entered the top 130 on 10 January 2022. The following week he qualified for the 2022 Australian Open main draw, defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli , Yuki Bhambri , and Jesper de Jong en route.[10]
In March, he made his Masters 1000 debut as a qualifier at the Indian Wells Open and recorded his first win at this level defeating Alexei Popyrin . He lost to world No. 1, Daniil Medvedev .[11]
In August, he won his fourth Challenger title at the 2022 Kozerki Open in Poland and moved 32 positions up to No. 126, on 22 August 2022. In the same month, he qualified for the US Open making his debut at this major.[12]
2023: First two ATP quarterfinals, two Challenger titles, top 65 [ edit ]
Macháč at the 2023 US Open
In February, he qualified for the Dubai Championships but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic in 3 sets.[13]
At the U.S. Clay Court Championships , he reached his first ATP quarterfinal as a qualifier defeating Jack Sock and seventh seed Marcos Giron . He lost to Yannick Hanfmann .[14]
He won his fifth Challenger title at the 2023 Open d'Orléans in France and returned to the top 100 on 2 October 2023. The following week he won the Challenger 2023 Open de Vendée in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France and reached the top 85.[15]
At the Stockholm Open , he entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacing fourth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina directly into the second round. He defeated Stan Wawrinka to reach his second ATP quarterfinal. As a result, he reached the top 75.[16]
2024: Major third round, win over world No. 1, Masters quarterfinal, first ATP final, top 35 [ edit ]
In January 2024, he qualified for the 2024 Brisbane International and defeated seventh seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry for his first ATP win of the season.
He also recorded wins at the 2024 Australian Open over lucky loser Shintaro Mochizuki and 17th seed Frances Tiafoe , for his first top-20 and biggest win of his career, to reach the third round of a Major for the first time.[17] [18] In doubles, on his debut, he reached the quarterfinals with Zhang Zhizhen , having never won a doubles Major match before, taking out the 2020 champions and third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury .[19] Next he reached the semifinals defeating Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlásek .[20]
For his first top 10 win at the 2024 Miami Open , Macháč reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time, defeating ATP debutant local wildcard Darwin Blanch , and Andrey Rublev .[21] Macháč defeated Andy Murray in a three and a half hours match to reach the fourth round of a Masters for the first time in his career.[22] He went one step further to reach his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal having never been past the second round at this level, defeating Matteo Arnaldi , thus reached the top 50 in the rankings on 1 April 2024 at world No. 43.[23] [24] He reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2024 Geneva Open with a win over Alex Michelsen .[25] [26] In the semifinals, Macháč beat Novak Djokovic to reach his first ATP Tour-level singles final.[27] Macháč lost to second seed and two-times Geneva champion Casper Ruud in straight sets, thus reached the top 35 in the rankings on 27 May 2024.[28]
Personal life [ edit ]
Macháč is dating fellow Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková .[24]
Performance timeline [ edit ]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
DNQ
A
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record; .
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2024 French Open
ATP career finals [ edit ]
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 Series (0–0)
ATP 250 Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 1 (1 title) [ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Masters 1000
ATP 500 Series
ATP 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (1–0)
Challenger and Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 15 (10 titles, 5 runner–ups) [ edit ]
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (6–5)
ITF Futures Tour (4–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–3)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
Nov 2018
Czech Republic F8, Opava
Futures
Carpet (i)
Filip Duda
7–6(8–6) , 7–5
Win
2–0
Nov 2018
Czech Republic F10, Milovice
Futures
Hard (i)
Christoph Negritu
6–2, 6–2
Win
3–0
Nov 2018
Czech Republic F11, Říčany
Futures
Hard (i)
Jiří Lehečka
walkover
Win
4–0
Mar 2019
M15 Manama , Bahrain
Futures
Hard
Tim van Rijthoven
6–3, 6–3
Win
5–0
Feb 2020
Koblenz , Germany
Challenger
Hard (i)
Botic van de Zandschulp
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss
5–1
Nov 2020
Bratislava , Slovakia
Challenger
Hard (i)
Maximilian Marterer
7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 5–7
Win
6–1
Mar 2021
Nur-Sultan , Kazakhstan
Challenger
Hard (i)
Sebastian Ofner
4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss
6–2
Aug 2021
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Alex Molčan
0–6, 1–6
Win
7–2
Jan 2022
Traralgon , Australia
Challenger
Hard
Bjorn Fratangelo
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Win
8–2
Aug 2022
Grodzisk Mazowiecki , Poland
Challenger
Hard
Zhang Zhizhen
1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss
8–3
Nov 2022
Helsinki , Finland
Challenger
Hard (i)
Leandro Riedi
3–6, 1–6
Loss
8–4
Jun 2023
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Dalibor Svrčina
4–6, 2–6
Loss
8–5
Sep 2023
Cassis , France
Challenger
Hard
Mattia Bellucci
3–6, 4–6
Win
9–5
Oct 2023
Orléans , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Jack Draper
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win
10–5
Oct 2023
Mouilleron-le-Captif , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Arthur Fery
6–3, 6–4
Doubles: 6 (6 runner–ups) [ edit ]
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–2)
ITF Futures Tour (0–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Jun 2018
Czech Republic F3, Most
Futures
Clay
Michael Vrbenský
Patrik Rikl Petr Michnev
2–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss
0–2
Jul 2018
Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí
Futures
Clay
Antonín Bolardt
Patrik Rikl Filip Polášek
6–7(2–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Loss
0–3
Jan 2019
M15+H Bressuire , France
Futures
Hard (i)
Michal Konečný
Dan Added Albano Olivetti
6–7(5–7) , 3–6
Loss
0–4
Apr 2019
M15 Antalya , Turkey
Futures
Clay
Michal Konečný
Patrik Niklas-Salminen Bogdan Bobrov
3–6, 3–6
Loss
0–5
Sep 2021
Rennes , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Marek Gengel
Bart Stevens Tim van Rijthoven
7–6(7–2) , 5–7, [3–10]
Loss
0–6
Oct 2021
Ismaning , Germany
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Marek Gengel
Andre Begemann Igor Zelenay
2-6, 4-6
Win/Loss vs Top 10 players [ edit ]
Macháč has a 2–7 (22.2%) record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.[29]
Season
2024
Total
Wins
2
2
H2H against top 10 players [ edit ]
Macháč's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10, with those who are active in boldface. Only ATP Tour main draw matches are considered:
Player
Record
Win %
Hard
Clay
Grass
Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Andy Murray
2–0
100%
2–0
–
–
Won (5–7, 7–5, 7–6(7–5) ) at 2024 Miami
Novak Djokovic
1–1
50%
0–1
1–0
–
Won (6–4, 0–6, 6–1) at 2024 Geneva
Jannik Sinner
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Loss (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 Miami
Daniil Medvedev
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (6–7(4–7) , 5–7, 6–1, 4–6) at 2024 French Open
Number 2 ranked players
Casper Ruud
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (5–7, 3–6) at 2024 Geneva
Number 3 ranked players
Stan Wawrinka
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2023 Stockholm
Stefanos Tsitsipas
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 6–4, 5–7) at 2023 Vienna
Number 5 ranked players
Andrey Rublev
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (6–4, 6–4 ) at 2024 Miami
Taylor Fritz
0–1
0%
–
0–1
–
Lost (5–7, 6–7(2–7) , 6–1, 6–2, 3–6) at 2020 French Open
Number 6 ranked players
Matteo Berrettini
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
Richard Gasquet
1–0
100%
1–0
–
–
Won (7–6(7–3) , 6–2) at 2021 Davis Cup Finals
Number 8 ranked players
Jack Sock
1–0
100%
–
1–0
–
Won (6–2, 6–4) at 2023 Houston
Hubert Hurkacz
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (3–6, 4–6) at 2024 Marseille
Karen Khachanov
0–1
0%
0–1
–
–
Lost (4–6, 6–7(4–7) , 6–4, 6–7(5–7) ) at 2024 Australian Open
Cameron Norrie
0–1
0%
–
–
0–1
Lost (3–6, 6–4, 1–6, 4–6) at 2023 Wimbledon
Diego Schwartzman
0–2
0%
0–1
0–1
–
Lost (6–2, 2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Davis Cup
Number 10 ranked players
Frances Tiafoe
1–1
50%
1–1
–
–
Won (6–4, 6–4, 7–6(7–5) ) at 2024 Australian Open
Total
8–15
35%
6–10 (38%)
2–4 (33%)
0–1 (0%)
* Statistics correct as of 3 June 2024[update] .
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