Player Profiles
Bernard Tomic
- Age 20
- Born 21 October 1992
- Birth Place Stuttgart, Germany
- Lives Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Height 196 cm
- Plays Right-handed
- Coach John Tomic
- Turned Pro 2008
- Website Visit website
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- Arrived in Australia from his birthplace in Stuttgart, Germany, aged three-and-a-half.
- Started playing tennis at seven.
- His father, John, started work driving taxis while his mother, Ady, worked as a biomedical scientist.
- In 2004 and 2006 he won the 12s and 14s Orange Bowl titles.
- He helped Australia win the Junior Davis Cup final against Argentina in 2007, and reached the semifinal of the boys’ singles at Wimbledon in 2008.
- In 2008 at the age of 15, Bernard became the youngest player in history to win the Australian Open boys’ singles title.
- As a 16-year-old he won the US Open boys’singles title.
- In 2010 Bernard made a successful Davis Cup debut for Australia when he won both of his singles rubbers against Chinese Taipei in straight sets in the Asia–Oceania Group Quarterfinals.
- In 2011, at the age of 19, he became the youngest Wimbledon quarterfinalist since Boris Becker in 1986.
- Bernard’s favourite singer is Chris Brown.
- His favourite surface is grass.
- When he’s not playing tennis he enjoys soccer, table tennis, fishing and basketball.
- He has one sister, Sara, who also plays tennis.
Bernard Tomic Pre Tournament Interview
28 Aug 2012 Bernard Tomic hits the practice courts ahead of his opening match at US Open 2012.