
PLAYER PROFILE
Bernard Tomic
- Age31
- Born21 October 1992
- Birth PlaceStuttgart, Germany
- LivesMonte Carlo, Monaco
- Height196 cm
- PlaysRight-handed
- CoachJohn Tomic
- Pro Since2008
“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
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: Aussies rewarded for impressive late-season form

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

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.
Read moreAustralian Ajla Tomljanovic had a week to remember, winning her first singles title in more than 10 years at a WTA 125 tournament in Brazil.
Ranking movers: Ebden rises to world No.4 in doubles

13 November, 2023
Australian Matt Ebden makes his top-five debut in the latest ATP World Tour doubles rankings.
Read moreAustralian Matt Ebden makes his top-five debut in the latest ATP World Tour doubles rankings.
Aussie weekly wrap: Duckworth sets Australian record on ATP Challenger Tour

22 October, 2023
By winning his first title in two years, James Duckworth sets a new Australian record on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Read moreBy winning his first title in two years, James Duckworth sets a new Australian record on the ATP Challenger Tour.