Tomáš Macháč (Czech pronunciation:[ˈtomaːʃˈmaxaːtʃ]; 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
Macháč was born in
Beroun,
Central Bohemia.[2][3] He took up tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments.[4][5]
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 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
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
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]
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:
Tomáš Macháč (Czech pronunciation:[ˈtomaːʃˈmaxaːtʃ]; 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
Macháč was born in
Beroun,
Central Bohemia.[2][3] He took up tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments.[4][5]
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 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
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
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]
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: