Tomáš Macháč

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.

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 Tour debut at the 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 Svijany Open where he lost to Alex Molčan in 58 minutes.[3]

Macháč made the final of the Traralgon Challenger and won, earning his first Challenger title on an outdoor hardcourt.[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 Indian Wells Open 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 for 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.

In February, he qualified for the Dubai Championships but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic.[8]

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.[9]

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.[10]

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.[11] He also qualified for the next tournament, the 2023 Erste Bank Open. He defeated Aleksandar Vukic and climbed to the top 65 in the rankings on 30 October 2023.

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.[12][13] 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.[14] Next he reached the semifinals defeating Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlásek.[15]

At the 2024 BNP Paribas Open he defeated Stan Wawrinka in the first round before losing to 21st seed Adrian Mannarino. At the 2024 Miami Open he reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time, defeating ATP debutant local wildcard Darwin Blanch, and then Andrey Rublev, for his first top 10 win.[16] He 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.[17] 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. As a result he reached the top 50 in the rankings.[18][19]

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	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–7)) at 2023 Dubai
Daniil Medvedev	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Lost (3–6, 2–6) at 2022 Indian Wells
Number 2 ranked players
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 3 ranked players
Stan Wawrinka	1–0	100%	1–0	–	–	Won (6–4, 6–1) at 2023 Stockholm
Jannik Sinner	0–1	0%	0–1	–	–	Loss (4–6, 2–6) at 2024 Miami
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	7–12	37%	6–9 (40%)	1–2 (33%)	0–1 (0%)	* Statistics correct as of 29 March 2024.