PLAYER PROFILE

Bernard Tomic

  • Age31
  • Born21 October 1992
  • Birth PlaceStuttgart, Germany
  • LivesMonte Carlo, Monaco
  • Height196 cm
  • PlaysRight-handed
  • CoachJohn Tomic
  • Pro Since2008
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“That’s how I play - I always try to do something different.”

— Bernard Tomic, 24 Jul 2019

» Ebden to play Tomic in Atlanta second round

On court

  • started playing tennis at seven
  • favourite surface is grass
  • in 2004 and 2006, won the 12s and 14s Orange Bowl title
  • helped Australia win the Junior Davis Cup final against Argentina in 2007
  • In 2008 at age 15, became the youngest player in history to win the Australian Open boys’ singles title
  • as a 16-year-old, won the US Open boys’ singles title
  • made a successful Davis Cup debut for Australia in 2010, winning both singles rubbers against Chinese Taipei in straight sets in the Asia–Oceania Zone Group quarterfinals
  • in 2011 at age 19, became the youngest Wimbledon quarterfinalist since Boris Becker in 1986
  • won first career ATP title at the Sydney International in 2013
  • defended a title for the first time in his career in 2015 at the Claro Open Colombia in Bogota
  • his victory in the final was his 30th match win of 2015, the most matches he has ever won in a single season
  • in 2015 reached ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals at Indian Wells and Shanghai, his best Masters-level performances.
  • reached the biggest final of his career to date in 2016 at Acapulco, an ATP 500 event
  • advanced to the fourth round at the Australian Open and Wimbledon in 2016, his first time reaching the second week at two majors in the one season
  • in 2018, won ATP Chengdu title as a qualifier, upsetting world No.13 and top seed Fabio Fognini in the final
  • won three ITF Futures titles from four finals in 2022, his first professional titles in four years
  • improved his ranking by more than 450 places from September 2022 to March 2023, returning to world’s top 400

Off court

  • arrived in Australia from his birthplace in Stuttgart, Germany, aged three-and-a-half
  • father, John, started work driving taxis while mother, Ady, worked as a biomedical scientist
  • has one sister, Sara, who also plays tennis
  • favourite singer is Chris Brown
  • enjoys soccer, table tennis, fishing and basketball when not playing tennis

Year-Ending Ranking History

2023 287
2022 508
2021 253
2020 226
2019 184
2018 83
2017 142
2016 26
2015 18
2014 56
2013 51
2012 52
2011 42
2010 208
2009 286
2008 763

Bernard Tomic in the news

Ranking movers: De Minaur, Thompson climb to new career-highs
ON THE RISE: Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson.
19 February, 2024

Australia's leading men, Alex de Minaur and Jordan Thompson, rise to unprecedented heights in the latest ATP Tour singles rankings.
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Ranking movers: Australian women on the rise
Taylah Preston, Arina Rodionova and Priscilla Hon are on the rise in the latest rankings.
5 February, 2024

Taylah Preston, Arina Rodionova and Priscilla Hon all make significant moves in the latest world singles rankings.
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Ranking movers: Aussies rewarded for impressive late-season form
Ajla Tomljanovic. Picture: Getty Images
27 November, 2023

Ajla Tomljanovic skyrockets back into the world's top 300 this week after winning a WTA 125 tournament in Brazil.
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Aussie weekly wrap: Tomljanovic captures biggest singles title of her career
Ajla Tomljanovic celebrates her title victory in Brazil.
26 November, 2023

Australian Ajla Tomljanovic had a week to remember, winning her first singles title in more than 10 years at a WTA 125 tournament in Brazil.
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