Bernard Tomic

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That’s how I play - I always try to do something different.

Bernard Tomic, 24 Jul 2019
Bernard Tomic lines up a backhand shot

Biography

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
  • Became the youngest player in history to win the Australian Open boys’ singles title in 2008 at age 15
  • Won the US Open boys’ singles title as a 16-year-old
  • 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
  • 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
  • Made the Fairfield Challenger final in 2024, falling to first seed Learner Tien, and made a semifinal in Mexico City 
  • In 2025, he advanced to two Challenger finals, in Lexington and Barranquilla, a semifinal in Shanghai, and made seven further quarterfinals appearances.

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.

Statistics

Key statistics

Born21 October 1992
BirthplaceStuttgart, Germany
Height196 cm
PlaysRight-handed
CoachSara Tomic

Singles titles

  • 2018: Chengdu, Manacor Challenger 
  • 2015: Bogota 
  • 2014: Bogota 
  • 2013: Sydney International 
  • 2010: Burnie Challenger 
  • 2009: Melbourne Challenger, US Open juniors 
  • 2008: Australian Open juniors 

Singles finals 

  • 2025: Barranquilla Challenger, Lexington Challenger 
  • 2024: Fairfield Challenger 
  • 2018: Aix-en-Provence Challenger 
  • 2016: Mexican Open 
  • 2014: Sydney International 
  • 2011: Caloundra Chellenger 

Doubles finals 

  • 2016: Beijing (w/ Jack Sock) 
  • 2008: Wimbledon juniors (w/ Matt Reid)

Year-end singles ranking history

YearWorld ranking
2025182
2024213
2023287
2022508
2021253
2020226
2019184
201883
2017142
201626
201518
201456
201351
201252
201142
2010208
2009286
2008763

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