Tomáš Macháč

Tomáš Macháč (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.

Early life and background
Macháč was born in Beroun, Central Bohemia. He took up tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments.

He began training at TK Sparta Prague in Prague from the age of eight.

2021: First Grand Slam win, top 150 & Olympics debut
In March, Macháč won his second ATP Challenger singles title at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger II.

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

2022: Masters 1000 debut & first win, top 100
Macháč made the final of the Traralgon Challenger and won, earning his first Challenger title on an outdoor hardcourt. 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.

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.

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.

2023: First two ATP quarterfinals, two Challenger titles, top 65
In February, he qualified for the Dubai Championships but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic in 3 sets.

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.

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.

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.

2024: Major third round, win over world No. 1, Masters quarterfinal, first ATP final, top 35
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. 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. Next he reached the semifinals defeating Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlásek.

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. 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. 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. He reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2024 Geneva Open with a win over Alex Michelsen. In the semifinals, Macháč beat Novak Djokovic to reach his first ATP Tour-level singles final. 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.

Personal life
Macháč is dating fellow Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková.

Performance timeline
Current through the 2024 French Open

Win/Loss vs Top 10 players

 * Macháč has a record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.

H2H 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: