Tomáš Macháč

Tomáš Macháč (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈmaxaːtʃ]; born 13 October 2000) is a Czech professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of world No. 97 on 12 December 2022 and doubles ranking of world No. 427 on 1 August 2022. He is currently the No. 2 Czech player.[1]

Tomáš Macháč
Macháč at the 2022 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (2000-10-13) 13 October 2000
Beroun, Czech Republic
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachDaniel Vacek
Prize moneyUS $756,075
Singles
Career record11–14 (44.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 97 (12 December 2022)
Current rankingNo. 125 (10 April 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2021, 2022)
French Open1R (2020)
WimbledonQ3 (2021)
US Open1R (2022)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2021)
Doubles
Career record0–4 (0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 427 (1 August 2022)
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open1R (2022)
Last updated on: 13 April 2023.

Professional career

2020: Grand Slam debut, first Challenger title

Macháč won his first ATP Challenger singles title at the 2020 Koblenz Open in February.

Macháč played his very first Grand Slam qualification at 2020 French Open and defeated all three opponents without losing a set before losing the competitive first round against Taylor Fritz in five sets.

2021: First Grand Slam win, top 150 & Olympics debut

Macháč did exactly the same thing at the next Grand Slam at the 2021 Australian Open losing just 14 games to qualify where he defeated Mario Vilella Martínez before losing in the second round to world No. 10 Matteo Berrettini in four sets.

He made his ATP debut at the 2021 Murray River Open with direct entry into main draw, losing in the first round to James Duckworth.

In March, Macháč won his second ATP Challenger singles title at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger II.[2] As a result, he entered the top 150 at career-high of No. 137 on 8 March 2021.

He qualified to represent Czechia at the 2020 Summer Olympics where he reached the second round by defeating João Sousa.

In August, he reached his second Challenger final of 2021 at the 2021 Svijany Open where he lost to Alex Molčan in 58 minutes.[3]

2022: Masters 1000 debut & first win, Top 100

Macháč made the final of the 2022 Traralgon International Challenger and won, earning his first Challenger title on an outdoor hard court.[4] 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.[5] He defeated Juan Manuel Cerúndolo before falling to Maxime Cressy in the second round. As a result, he moved to a new singles career high of No. 116 on 31 January 2022.

In March, he made his Masters 1000 debut as a qualifier at the 2022 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells and recorded his first win at this level defeating Alexei Popyrin. He lost to World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.[6]

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 at the US Open making his debut at this Major.[7]

Following a final at the Challenger in Helsinki he reached a new year-end career-high of No. 104 on 21 November 2022. A week later, he further reached the top 100 at No. 98 with a quarterfinal showing at the Challenger in Andria, Italy.

2023: First ATP quarterfinal

At the 2023 U.S. Men'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.[8]

Personal life

Macháč is dating fellow Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 11 (8 titles, 3 runner–ups)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)
ITF Futures Tour (4–0)
Titles by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (0–1)
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) Czech Republic Filip Duda 7–6(8–6), 7–5
Win 2–0 Nov 2018 Czech Republic F10, Milovice Futures Hard (i) Germany Christoph Negritu 6–2, 6–2
Win 3–0 Nov 2018 Czech Republic F11, Říčany Futures Hard (i) Czech Republic Jiří Lehečka walkover
Win 4–0 Mar 2019 M15 Manama, Bahrain Futures Hard Netherlands Tim van Rijthoven 6–3, 6–3
Win 5–0 Feb 2020 Koblenz, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Netherlands Botic van de Zandschulp 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Loss 5–1 Nov 2020 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Germany Maximilian Marterer 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 5–7
Win 6–1 Mar 2021 Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard (i) Austria Sebastian Ofner 4–6, 6–4, 6–4
Loss 6–2 Aug 2021 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Slovakia Alex Molčan 0–6, 1–6
Win 7–2 Jan 2022 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard United States Bjorn Fratangelo 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 8–2 Aug 2022 Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland Challenger Hard China Zhang Zhizhen 1–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 8–3 Nov 2022 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i) Switzerland Leandro Riedi 3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 6 (6 runner–ups)
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 Czech Republic Michael Vrbenský Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
Czech Republic Petr Michnev		 2–6, 6–2, [7–10]
Loss 0–2 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay Czech Republic Antonín Bolardt Czech Republic Patrik Rikl
Slovakia Filip Polášek		 6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss 0–3 Jan 2019 M15+H Bressuire, France Futures Hard (i) Czech Republic Michal Konečný France Dan Added
France Albano Olivetti		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 2019 M15 Antalya, Turkey Futures Clay Czech Republic Michal Konečný Finland Patrik Niklas-Salminen
Russia Bogdan Bobrov		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Sep 2021 Rennes, France Challenger Hard (i) Czech Republic Marek Gengel Netherlands Bart Stevens
Netherlands Tim van Rijthoven		 7–6(7–2), 5–7, [3–10]
Loss 0–6 Oct 2021 Ismaning, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Czech Republic Marek Gengel Germany Andre Begemann
Slovakia Igor Zelenay		 2-6, 4-6

Performance Timeline
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 2023 Australian Open

Tournament 202020212022 2023 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 2R 1R 0 / 3 2–3 40%
French Open 1R Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon NH Q3 A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
US Open A Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 0–1 1–1 1–2 0–1 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Year-end ranking 195 143 98

Record against top 10 players

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
Serbia Novak Djokovic 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–7)) at 2023 Dubai
Russia Daniil Medvedev 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Indian Wells Masters
Number 2 ranked players
Norway Casper Ruud 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–5), 3–6) at 2023 Australian Open
Number 5 ranked players
United States 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
Italy Matteo Berrettini 0–1 0% 0–1 – – Lost (3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 3–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 7 ranked players
France Richard Gasquet 1–0 100% 1–0 – – Won (7–6(7–3), 6–2) at 2021 Davis Cup Finals RR
Number 8 ranked players
Argentina Diego Schwartzman 0–2 0% 0–1 0–1 – Lost (6–2, 2–6, 3–6) at 2022 Davis Cup
Total 1–7 13% 1–5
(17%)		 0–2
(0%)		 0–0
( – )		 * Statistics correct as of 2 March 2023.

Notes

    References
    1. "ATP Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Rankings (Singles) | ATP Tour | Tennis | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    2. "ATP Challenger Tour Weekly Recap (7th March 2021)". 8 March 2021.
    3. "Challenger Tour Weekly Recap: Alex Molcan Destroys the Field in Liberec". 9 August 2021.
    4. "Tenista Macháč vyhrál challenger v Traralgonu". 9 January 2022.
    5. "Australian Open: Povedlo se! Lehečka a Macháč se kvalifikovali do hlavní soutěže".
    6. "Tomas Machac: The Michael Jordan Fan Trying to Stun Daniil Medvedev | ATP Tour | Tennis".
    7. https://www.usopen.org/en_US/news/articles/2022-08-26/meet_the_2022_us_open_mens_qualifiers.html
    8. "US Clay Court: Machac reaches quarter-final". 8 April 2023.
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