Toby Kodat
Toby Alex Kodat (born 13 January 2003) is an American professional tennis player. Kodat and fellow American Damm are the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.
Full name | Toby Alex Kodat |
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Country (sports) | ![]() |
Residence | United States |
Born | Bradenton, Florida, United States | 13 January 2003
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 2020 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $57,431 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–0 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 535 (24 April 2023) |
Current ranking | No. 535 (24 April 2023) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open Junior | 3R (2019) |
French Open Junior | F (2019) |
Wimbledon Junior | 1R (2019) |
US Open Junior | 2R (2019) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 1–1 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 366 (12 October 2020) |
Current ranking | No. 729 (24 April 2023) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
US Open | 2R (2019) |
Last updated on: April 24, 2023. |
Kodat has a career high ATP singles ranking of 535 achieved on 24 April 2023. He has a career high junior ranking of 4, achieved on January 11, 2021. Kodat is the half-brother of former tennis player Nicole Vaidišová.[1]
Career
2019: Grand Slam debut and win, Junior Grand Slam Final
In the junior tour, Kodat had reached the finals of the 2019 French Open where he ultimately lost in the final to Holger Rune. In August 2019, Kodat and his partner Martin Damm won the USTA Boys 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wild-card entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open. Kodat and fellow American Damm became the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.
2020: First ITF final
Kodat lost his first ITF final at an M15 event in Cairo to Juan Bautista Torres.
2021: First ITF title, ATP debut, Challenger debut
Kodat began the year by capturing his first M15 ITF title in Antalya defeating Maxime Hamou.
At the 2021 Miami Open, Kodat received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost to Thiago Seyboth Wild in straight sets.
In August, Kodat received a wildcard into the main draw of the Prague Challenger 50 but lost in straight sets in the first round.
2023: First Challenger Win and Top 200 Win
In February 2023, Kodat qualified for the ATP Challenger 75 in Rome in Georgia. He defeated Enzo Couacaud 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of main draw. In the second round, Kodat defeated Sho Shimabukuro to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals he lost in 3 sets to Seong Chan Hong.
In April, Kodat gained a wild-card into the ATP Sarasota Challenger 125 and in the first round defeated Rio Noguchi 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 2019 | French Open | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals
Singles: 1 (1–1)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Dec 2020 | M15 Cairo, Egypt | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jan 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: 5 (3–2)
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Outcome | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | M25 Naples, USA | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
Loss | 1–1 | Oct 2020 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
Win | 2–1 | May 2021 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 3–1 | Aug 2021 | M15 Ricany, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 3–2 | Sep 2022 | M25 Pardubice, Czech Republic | World Tennis Tour | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
References
- "Vaidisova's little bro on the rise". tennis.life.
External links
- Toby Kodat at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Toby Kodat at the International Tennis Federation