Indoor tennis courts at the University of Bath, England

A tennis court is where the game of tennis is played. It is a firm rectangular surface with a low net stretched across the center. The same surface can be used to play both doubles and singles.

Dimensions[link]

The dimensions of a tennis court.

Tennis is played on a rectangular flat surface, usually of grass, clay, concrete (hard court) or a synthetic suspended court. The court is 23.78 meters (78 feet) long, 10.97 meters (36 feet) wide. Its width is 8.23 meters (27 feet) for singles matches and 10.97 meters (36 feet) for doubles matches.^[1] The service line is 6.40 meters (21 feet) from the net.^[1] Additional clear space around the court is needed in order for players to reach overrun balls for a total of 18.3 meters (60 feet) wide and 36.7 meters (120 feet) long. A net is stretched across the full width of the court, parallel with the baselines, dividing it into two equal ends. The net is 1.07 meters (3 feet 6 inches) high at the posts, and 0.914 meters (3 feet) high in the center.^[2]

Orientation[link]

A North/South orientation is generally desirable for outdoor courts to avoid background glare at dawn or dusk. Orientation also should take into consideration other structures and features on the site, neighbouring property, vehicle and pedestrian traffic and prevailing winds. Topography of the site and efficient site utilization should be considered as well.

Types of tennis courts[link]

There are four main types of courts depending on the materials used for the court surface: clay courts, hard courts, grass courts and carpet courts. Each playing surface has its own characteristics which affect the playing style of the game. The ITF (International Tennis Federation) lists different surfaces and properties on its website and awards five pace settings from category 5 (fast) to category 1 (slow).

Of the Grand Slam tournaments, the US Open and Australian Open use hardcourts (though both used grass courts in the past, and the US Open used clay courts from 1975 through 1977), the French Open is played on clay (though it too was played on grass before 1928), and Wimbledon has always been played on grass.

Clay courts[link]

Clay courts are made of crushed shale, stone, or brick. The French Open uses clay courts, unlike the other three Grand Slam tournaments.

Clay courts slow down the ball and produce a high bounce when compared to grass courts or hard courts. For this reason, the clay court takes away lot of advantage of big serves, which makes it hard for serve-based players to dominate on the surface. Clay courts are cheaper to construct than other types of tennis courts, but the maintenance costs of a clay surface are higher than those of hard courts. Clay courts need to be rolled to preserve flatness. The clay's water content must be balanced; green courts generally require the courts to be sloped to allow water run-off.

Clay courts are more common in Europe and Latin America than in North America and tend to heavily favor baseline players.

Grass courts[link]

Grass court maintenance at Wimbledon.

Grass courts are the fastest type of courts in common use (AstroTurf is faster but is primarily used only for personal courts). They consist of grass grown on very hard-packed soil, which adds additional variables: bounces depend on how healthy the grass is, how recently it has been mown, and the wear and tear of recent play. Points are usually very quick where fast, low bounces keep rallies short, and the serve plays a more important role than on other surfaces. Grass courts tend to favour serve-and-volley tennis players, such as John McEnroe and Stefan Edberg among men and Martina Navratilova and Jana Novotná among women. The International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I., comprises grass courts. The surface is less firm and more slippery than hard courts, causing the ball to slide and bounce lower, and so players must reach the ball faster. Serve-and-volley players take advantage of the surface by serving the ball (usually a slice serve because of its effectiveness on grass) and then running to the net to cut off the return of serve, leaving their opponent with little time to reach the low-bouncing, fast-moving ball. Players often hit flatter shots to increase power and allow the ball to travel faster before and after the ball hits the ground.

In 2001, Wimbledon organizers had changed the grass to 100% perennial rye in addition to changing to a harder and denser soil with both providing for a higher bounce to the ball.^[3] Grass court specialist Tim Henman spoke out against this change in 2002, stating "What on earth is going on here? I'm on a grass court and it's the slowest court I've played on this year".^[4] As a result, serving and volleying has become rare at Wimbledon and dominant baseliners such as Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams, and Serena Williams have won many titles.

Grass courts were once among the most common tennis surfaces, but are now rare due to high maintenance costs, as they must be watered and mown often, and take a longer time to dry after rain than hard courts. The grass surface, however, is the most compatible with the human body because of its softness. For a more extensive discussion of the skills most advantageous on grass court, see grass-court specialist. Currently Wimbledon is the only grand slam played on grass.

Hard courts[link]

Historic "field club" tennis courts in Nicosia, Cyprus

Hard courts are made of uniform rigid material, offering greater consistency of bounce than other outdoor surfaces. Hard courts can vary in speed, although they are faster than clay but not as fast as grass courts. The quantity of sand added to the paint can greatly affect the rate at which the ball slows down.^[5] Hard courts are generally more equalizing than clay or grass in terms of playing style, although they favor harder-hitting baseliners and all-court styles with the current equipment. The US Open is played on an acrylic hard court, while the Australian Open is played on a synthetic hard court. The main difference between a synthetic hard court and a true hard court surface is the level of hardness. When the ball bounces on this surface it is faster than all other surfaces if there is not much sand in the top paint. The amount of sand used in the top paint and the size of the sand also determines the speed – more sand means less speed and larger sand particles will slow the speed of play. The amount of friction can also be altered and more friction will produce a clay court effect, where topspin is magnified. The extra grip and friction will resist the sliding effect of the ball and the resistance will force the ball to change its rotation. Although hard courts are the least expensive to maintain, they are generally more rough on the human body than other surfaces due to their rigidity.

Carpet courts[link]

Carpet is a tennis term for any removable court covering. A short form of artificial turf weighted with sand is common in Asia. Indoor arenas store rolls of rubber-backed court surfacing and install it temporarily for tennis events, however they are not in use any more for professional events. Carpet is generally a fast surface (more than hardcourt), with low bounce.

Indoor courts[link]

Hard courts are most common indoors. Slower, higher bouncing rubberized surfaces are used for a cushioned feel. Clay courts are installed indoors with underground watering systems. Barnstorming professionals played on canvas laid over wooden basketball courts up to the 1960s. For information about the original indoor tennis and tennis courts see real tennis and history of tennis.

Smaller courts[link]

The ITF campaign Play and Stay (now adopted by the United States Tennis Association, USTA, under the "10 and Under Tennis Program") aims to increase tennis participation worldwide, by improving the way children are introduced to the game. The campaign promotes playing on smaller courts with slower red, orange and green balls. This gives children more time and control so that they can serve, rally and score (play the game) from the first lesson on courts that are sized to fit their bodies. Furthermore, with agreement by the USTA, the ITF has mandated that official competition for children under 10 years of age should be played on courts 60' long by 21' wide. Competition for children under 8 years is played on courts that are 36' long and 18' wide.^[6]

Terminology[link]

Common tennis court terms:

• Ad court (short for "advantage court"): the left side of the receiving team, the right side of the opponent's court as viewed from the server's side, significant as the receiving side for an Ad point.
• Alley (Tramlines): the zone between the single court and the doubles court, one on the Ad side, one on the Deuce side. These are only used when playing doubles.
• Back court ('No man's land'): the area between the baseline and the service line. It is not recommended to play in this area because this is where balls usually bounce.
• Baseline: The line dividing the "out" area from the "in" area made up of the back line of the back court and the small back side of the alleys.
• Center service line: The line dividing the two service boxes.
• Center niblet: The 12-inch mark at the halfway point of the baseline used to distinguish the two halves (and service boxes) of a tennis court.
• Deuce service box or deuce court: the right side of the receiving team, the left side of the opponent's court as viewed from the server's side, significant as the receiving side for a deuce point.
• Middle T: See T.
• Service box: is made up of the singles boundary and the closest line that runs parallel with the net. There is a left and right service box that is divided by the line running down the center of the court.
• Service line: the line that is parallel to the net and is located between the baseline and the net. It marks the end of the service boxes.
• Side T: The T shape formed by the service line and the sideline. There are four such side Ts, two on each side of the net.
• T or Middle T: The T shape formed by the service line and the center service line.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Tennis Court Directory
• List of U.S. tennis courts
• Tennis Glossary

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David Ferrer

Ferrer at the 2011 Australian Open.
Country	Spain
Residence	Valencia, Spain
Born	(1982-04-02) April 2, 1982 (age 30) Xàbia, Alicante, Spain
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st)
Turned pro	2000
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$13,329,107
Singles
Career record	430–232
Career titles	14
Highest ranking	No. 4 (February 25, 2008)
Current ranking	No. 6 (April 5, 2012)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	SF (2011)
French Open	QF (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon	4R (2006, 2010, 2011)
US Open	SF (2007)
Other tournaments
Tour Finals	F (2007)
Olympic Games	1R (2008)
Doubles
Career record	61–95
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 42 (October 24, 2005)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2005)
French Open	2R (2009)
Wimbledon	1R (2003–2006, 2009)
US Open	2R (2004, 2006)
Last updated on: 23 October 2011.

David Ferrer Ern (Valencian pronunciation: [daˈvit feˈreɾ ˈɛɾn]; born April 2, 1982 in Xàbia, Marina Alta, Valencian Community) is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently World No. 5 in the ATP Rankings and is the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind World No. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000. Ferrer is known as a clay-court specialist, although he has had success on hard courts as well, as evidenced by his semifinal appearances at the 2007 US Open and 2011 Australian Open. He was part of the Spain Davis Cup team that won the finals in 2008, 2009 and 2011. He was also runner-up at the Tennis Masters Cup in 2007.^[1] He first achieved a top–10 ranking in 2006 and reached a career high ranking of no. 4.

Career[link]

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Early years[link]

Ferrer was born in Xàbia in the province of Alicante, but he moved to Gandia at age 13, followed two years later by a move to Barcelona to attend the Catalan Tennis Federation. He spent nine months at Equelite, Juan Carlos Ferrero's Academy in Villena, before moving back to Xàbia while practicing in Denia.

As a teenager, if Ferrer did not practice hard enough, his coach, Javier Piles, would often lock him in a completely dark 2m x 2m ball closet for several hours, sometimes giving him only a piece of bread and a bit of water. At the age of 17, he felt he was fed up with tennis and sitting in the closet and went to work at a construction site, but after a week, he returned to Piles and asked if he could remain at the club and play tennis. As of 2011, he is still coached by Piles^[2] and has said he considers him a second father.^[3]

Ferrer turned professional in 2000, finishing as world no. 419, winning in Poland F1 and Spain F3, finishing runner-up in Spain F1. 2001 was not a particularly good year for him. He won his first career Challenger title in Sopot and reached the semifinals at Manerbio the following week. He also reached the semifinals in Spain F15 and Spain F16.

2002[link]

He played consistently in ATP (10–6) and Challenger (35–13) tournaments, winning his first ATP title in Bucharest (defeated Acasuso) and reaching his first ATP final in just his second ATP event in Umag (defeated David Nalbandian and Guillermo Coria, lost to Carlos Moyá). He won Challenger titles in Naples, Valencia, and Sassuolo. All 10 ATP match wins and 34 of 35 Challenger wins came on clay.

2003[link]

The highlight of 2003 was Ferrer's defeat of Andre Agassi at the Rome Masters. He made his debut at all four Grand Slam tournaments, as well as six ATP Masters Series events. At AMS Roma, he upset the defending champion Agassi in the first round and lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the second round. Ferrer advanced to the second round at the French Open and Wimbledon. He reached his third career final in Sopot and lost to Guillermo Coria. In doubles, he reached his first career final in Acapulco with his partner Fernando Vicente. He compiled a 13–16 record on clay courts, 6–10 on hard, 1–1 on grass, and had a year-ending ranking of world no. 71.

2004[link]

Ferrer reached the quarterfinals in Buenos Aires, Valencia, and at the ATP Masters Series Hamburg (defeated no. 6 David Nalbandian, but lost to Guillermo Coria). He advanced to the semifinals in Stuttgart (lost to Gastón Gaudio). Late in the year, he advanced to the quarterfinals in Bucharest and the semifinals in Palermo (lost to Tomáš Berdych) and Lyon (defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero, but lost to Xavier Malisse). He ended the year with a ranking of world no. 49.

2005[link]

Ferrer advanced to the semifinals of AMS Miami by defeating David Nalbandian, Juan Carlos Ferrero, and Dominik Hrbatý, but lost to Rafael Nadal. In his hometown, he lost to Hrbatý. He closed the year with quarterfinal showing at AMS Madrid, where he defeated Puerta, but lost to Robby Ginepri, and AMS Paris, where he lost to Andy Roddick. He lost only once in the first round of nine Masters Series events, while compiling a 20–9 record. In doubles, Ferrer won his first two ATP titles in Viña del Mar and Acapulco (with partner Ventura) and earned a career-high of US$951,772. He finished the year with a ranking of world no. 14.

2006[link]

Ferrer opened the year with a quarterfinal showing in Auckland, where he lost to Olivier Rochus. He broke into the top 10 ATP rankings for the first time, following a personal-best fourth round effort at the Australian Open, where defeated Mario Ančić, but lost to Fabrice Santoro. He was in the top 10 for five weeks during the year. Then, playing in the first round Davis Cup tie versus Belarus, he went 2–3 indoors, losing to Vladimir Voltchkov in the second rubber. In March, he reached the semifinals in Miami for a second straight year, where he defeated no. 4 Andy Roddick, but lost to Roger Federer. In his second clay-court tournament of the year at ATP Masters Series Monte-Carlo, he lost to Federer. He also advanced to the quarterfinals at the Masters Series Hamburg, falling to eventual champion Tommy Robredo. In Düsseldorf, he posted wins over two top-10 players, world no. 4 Ivan Ljubičić and world no. 9 Fernando González. He reached the third round at the French Open and a career-best fourth round at Wimbledon, where he defeated González in the third round, but lost to Lleyton Hewitt. In July, he won a second career ATP title in a five-hour final in Stuttgart. He came back from two sets to one and a 1–5 deficit against Acasuso, saving one match point down 4–5 in the fourth set. In August, he reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he defeated no. 10 Marcos Baghdatis, but lost to González, followed by a third-round showing at New Haven, where he lost to Agustín Calleri. At the US Open, he reached the third round for the second consecutive year, but lost to Mikhail Youzhny). Ferrer closed the year with reaching the quarterfinals in Basel, where he lost to Federer. For the year, he went 3–5 versus top-10 opponents and compiled records of 18–8 on clay and 17–13 on hard court. He finished the year ranked world no. 14 and in the top 15 for the second consecutive year.

2007[link]

David Ferrer serving during the 2007 Tennis Masters Cup.

Ferrer began the year winning Auckland, defeating Tommy Robredo in the final. At the Australian Open, he defeated Kristian Pless, Thomas Johansson, and Radek Štěpánek and lost in the fourth round to Mardy Fish in five sets. One month later, he reached the quarterfinals at Rotterdam. He had quarterfinal finishes at Indian Wells and Monte-Carlo and reached the fourth round in Miami, the semifinals in Barcelona, and the quarterfinals in Hamburg.

At the French Open, he was stopped by Fernando Verdasco in the third round. During Wimbledon, he was eliminated by Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu in the second round.

In July, he captured his second title of the year and fourth of his career, beating Nicolás Almagro in the final of the Swedish Open in Båstad. He then advanced to the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Financial Group Masters in Cincinnati, Ohio, defeating Andy Roddick in the third round. At the US Open, he was seeded fifteenth and knocked out 24th-seeded David Nalbandian in the third round, and then upset second-seeded compatriot Rafael Nadal in the fourth round 6–7, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2. He beat 20th-seeded Juan Ignacio Chela in the quarterfinals and reached his first Grand Slam semifinal, where he was defeated by third-seeded Novak Djokovic. His performance at the US Open brought his ranking up to world no. 8. Then, Ferrer captured his third title of the year in Tokyo, defeating Richard Gasquet in the final. At the Paris Masters, he made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost to David Nalbandian, 6–7, 7–6, 2–6.

Ferrer qualified as the sixth seed for the year-ending Tennis Masters Cup. To begin, Ferrer upset third-seeded Djokovic 6–4, 6–4, in his first round-robin match, and then defeated second-seeded, Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. He sealed his qualification to the knock-out stage by defeating eighth-seeded Richard Gasquet, 6–1, 6–1. He was the only man to have a perfect record in the round-robin stage and had the best win/loss set record (6–1). Ferrer next defeated fifth-seeded Andy Roddick in the semifinals 6–1, 6–3. In the finals, Ferrer lost to top-seeded Roger Federer, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. He ended the year with a career-high ranking of world no. 5.

2008[link]

Ferrer opened 2008 with a quarterfinal loss to unseeded Julien Benneteau of France in Auckland, where Ferrer was seeded first. He reached the second week of the Australian Open, however, as the fifth seed, without dropping a set in the first three rounds. He then went on to defeat 22nd-seeded Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain in four sets in the fourth round, before falling to third-seeded and eventual champion Novak Djokovic 0–6, 3–6, 5–7 in the quarterfinals. On 25 February, Ferrer became world no. 4, despite losing in the second round at Rotterdam.

On 20 April, he captured his first ATP title of the year, and the sixth in his career, when he defeated Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 6–2, 7–6, in the final of the Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana. He saved three match points against Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals, and in the final, won the definitive set when he lost 5–2 in the third set, with two break points for Almagro.^{[clarification needed]}

Ferrer arrived at the quarterfinals in the Monte Carlo Masters, losing against the eventual tournament champion Rafael Nadal 6–1, 7–5, despite having five set points in the second set. At the Torneo Godó held in Barcelona the following week, Ferrer reached the final, after defeating Nicolás Lapentti, sixth-seeded Tommy Robredo, and fourteenth-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka. He again lost to Nadal in the final.

Ferrer made it to the quarterfinals of the French Open, matching his previous best appearance in 2005. In his first two rounds, he defeated Steve Darcis 6–3, 6–4, 6–3, and Fabrice Santoro 6–0, 6–1, 6–0. He then prevailed in two five-set matches over Lleyton Hewitt and Radek Štěpánek in the third and fourth rounds, respectively. He eventually fell to local favorite Gaël Monfils 3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6.

Ferrer then began his grass-court season with another title at 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. He defeated Croatian Mario Ančić and Argentine Juan Martín del Potro en route to the final, where he won 6–4, 6–2 over Frenchman Marc Gicquel. This was his seventh career title and the first on grass. With this win, he became the second Spaniard (after Nadal) to win a grass-court tournament after a 36–year drought.

At Wimbledon, Ferrer was seeded fifth. In the first round, he defeated Sergiy Stakhovsky, who forfeited the match while down in sets 2–0 and up 3–1 in the third set. In the second round, Ferrer defeated Russian Igor Andreev 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–2. He was then eliminated by Ančić in the third round 4–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–7.

Representing Spain at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Ferrer was eliminated by Janko Tipsarevic in the first round.

At the US Open, Ferrer reached the third round as the fourth seed, where he lost Kei Nishikori, ranked 126, in one of the biggest upsets of the tournament.^[4] Ferrer saved five match points before losing the match.

Seeded first at the China Open in Beijing, Ferrer was defeated by Israeli Dudi Sela in the second round 3–6, 3–6.

Following a first-round bye, sixth-seeded Ferrer lost in the second round of the Madrid Masters to fellow Spaniard Feliciano López 4–6, 6–7.

2009[link]

In 2009, Ferrer was runner-up at Dubai and Barcelona, losing to Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal respectively. Due to injury, he withdrew from the Davis Cup quarterfinals and was replaced by Juan Carlos Ferrero. He lost in the third round at the Australian Open and French Open, as well as at Wimbledon, and in second round of the US Open.

Ferrer serves at the 2009 French Open.

2010[link]

Ferrer lost in the second round of the 2010 Australian Open to Marcos Baghdatis, after winning the first two sets, in a match lasting just over four hours.^[5] Ferrer's next tournament was the SA Tennis Open. In the first round, he defeated Karol Beck. In the second round, he beat Filip Prpic, and then won his quarterfinal against Somdev Devvarman. However, in the semifinals, he lost to Stéphane Robert. Ferrer's next tournament was the Copa Telmex, where he was the top seed. He beat Simon Greul 6–2, 7–6, in the first round, and then defeated Frederico Gil in the second round 6–3, 6–0. Ferrer then defeated Igor Andreev in the quarterfinals 7–5, 6–2, and then went on to defeat Albert Montañés 6–1, 6–1. However, in the final, he fell to Juan Carlos Ferrero 7–5, 4–6, 3–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he was the third seed. In the first round, he defeated Potito Starace 6–2, 6–4, and defeated Thomaz Bellucci in the second round 6–4, 6–1. He then defeated Pablo Cuevas 7–5, 6–4. In the semifinals, he defeated Fernando González 6–7, 6–0, 6–4. In the final, he avenged his previous defeat to Juan Carlos Ferrero, beating him 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, for his eighth career title. This was Ferrero's third straight final and also ended Ferrero's 14-match winning streak. His ranking also rose to no. 16.

In the first round of the 2010 Davis Cup, Ferrer defeated Marco Chiudinelli 6–2, 7–6, 6–1, and defeated Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 6–4, 6–0, to advance Spain to the quarterfinals of the 2010 Davis Cup, where they faced France. Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 BNP Paribas Open. He was the 13th-seeded player, which gave him a bye into the second round. In the second round, he was defeated by James Blake 1–6, 4–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, where he was seeded 15th. In his second-round match, he defeated Michaël Llodra 6–2, 6–4, and then defeated Ivo Karlović 7–6, 6–3. However, in the fourth round, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal 6–7, 4–6.

Ferrer's next part of the season saw him enter the European clay-court swing. His first tournament was the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he was seeded 11th. In the first round, he defeated qualifier Peter Luczak 6–2, 6–4, and defeated Andrey Golubev 6–3, 6–2, in the second round. He then defeated Ivan Ljubičić 6–0, 7–6. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber, 7–5, 7–6, to advance to the semifinals, where he was again defeated by Nadal 2–6, 3–6.

Next, Ferrer participated in the 2010 Torneo Godo, where he was seeded eighth. He had a first-round bye, and defeated Marcel Granollers in the second round 7–5, 6–4. In the third round, he crushed Simone Bolelli 6–0, 3–0, before Bolelli retired with a wrist injury, and then defeated Thomaz Bellucci in the quarterfinals 6–4, 6–0. In the semifinals, he played Fernando Verdasco. Ferrer was leading Verdasco, 7–6, 4–2, before ultimately losing, 7–6, 5–7, 1–6.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Rome Masters, where he was seeded 13th. In the first round, Ferrer defeated Evgeny Korolev 6–4, 6–1, and in the second round, he defeated Potito Starace 7–5, 6–2. In the third round, he defeated world no. 5 Andy Murray 6–3, 6–4, and then in the quarterfinals, he defeated world no. 10 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–4, 6–1. He faced world no. 9 Fernando Verdasco for a spot in his first Masters 1000 event final, where he won 7–5, 6–3. Ferrer ultimately succumbed to Rafael Nadal in the final 5–7, 2–6. Due to his fantastic run in Rome, his ranking increased to world no. 12.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open, where he was seeded ninth. In the first round, he defeated Jérémy Chardy 6–3, 7–6, and defeated Marcos Baghdatis 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, after fending off a match point. He then defeated Marin Čilić 6–3, 6–2, to advance to the quarterfinals. There, he, for the second successive time, beat world no. 4 Andy Murray 7–5, 6–3. In the semifinals, Ferrer lost to world no. 1 Roger Federer in three sets.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 French Open, where he entered as a favorite. He began his campaign with a 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 victory over French wildcard David Guez, and then defeated Xavier Malisse 6–2, 6–2, 2–0 ret. In the third round. he fell to surprise semifinalist Jürgen Melzer 4–6, 0–6, 6–7.

Ferrer's next tournament was the Wimbledon, where he was the ninth seed. In the first round, he defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6–4, 6–2, 6–3, and then defeated Florent Serra in the second round 6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3. In the third round, he defeated Jérémy Chardy 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, with Chardy serving for the match at 5–4 in the fifth. In the fourth round, he was defeated by Robin Söderling 2–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3, 5–7, despite being two points away from the match on two occasions.

Ferrer's next played for Spain in the 2010 Davis Cup. He lost his first rubber 6–7, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, to Gaël Monfils of France. Spain ultimately lost to France 0–5. Ferrer then traveled to Sweden to play in the 2010 Swedish Open, where he was seeded third. Due to his seed, he received a bye in the first round and defeated Fabio Fognini 6–3, 7–5, in the second round. He then defeated Pablo Cuevas 6–3, 6–3, in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals. Ferrer also extended his ATP best wins on clay in 2010 to 31 wins. However, he lost to Robin Söderling 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, in the semifinals. He was then supposed to play in the 2010 International German Open as the second seed, but had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury.

Ferrer's next tournament was the 2010 Rogers Cup, where he was seeded no. 10, but lost in the first round to David Nalbandian 5–7, 6–3, 3–6. Despite his loss, his ranking increased to world no. 11. Ferrer then traveled to Cincinnati to play in the 2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, where he was once again seeded no. 10. In the first round, he defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 3–6, 6–3, 6–4, and then defeated Sam Querrey in the second round 7–5, 6–2. However, in the third round, he lost to Nikolay Davydenko 6–4, 3–6, 5–7, despite being up a break of serve twice in the third set.

Ferrer's next event was the 2010 US Open, where he was seeded no. 10. In the first round, he defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–2, 6–2, 6–3, and then defeated Benjamin Becker in the second round 6–3, 6–4, 6–4. He then defeated Daniel Gimeno-Traver 7–6, 6–2, 6–2, for a spot in the round of 16. However, he lost to Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 6–7, despite being up 4–2 in the fifth set, and 4–1 in the tiebreaker. Due to Ferrer's appearance in the round of 16, Ferrer was ensured to return to the top 10, to no. 10 in the world.

Ferrer then traveled to Malaysia to play in the 2010 Proton Malaysian Open, where he was seed no. 5. In the first round, he defeated Bernard Tomic 6–3, 6–4, and then defeated Yuki Bhambri 6–2, 6–2, for a spot in the quarterfinals. He then defeated world no. 7 Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals 4–6, 7–5, 6–4. However, in the semifinals, he was upset by Andrey Golubev 7–5, 7–6. Ferrer then traveled to Beijing to play in the 2010 China Open as the no. 8 seed. In the first round, he defeated Denis Istomin 6–4, 6–1, and then defeated Yen-Hsun Lu in the second round 6–3, 3–6, 6–1. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Robin Söderling 6–2, 6–4, for a spot in the semifinals. In the semifinals, he defeated Ivan Ljubičić 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, for a spot in the finals. However, in the final, he lost to Novak Djokovic in a rain-delayed match, 2–6, 4–6. With this run to the final, Ferrer once again returned to the top 10, at world no. 10, and this also put him in the eighth position for qualifying for the year-end championships.

Ferrer then traveled to Shanghai to play in the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters, where we was seeded no. 11. In the first round, he defeated Michaël Llodra 7–6, 6–1, and then defeated Thomaz Bellucci 7–6, 6–3, in the second round. However, he was defeated by Robin Söderling 7–5, 6–4, in the third round. Due to his round of 16 showing, he moved to no. 8 in the world. Also, he moved to no. 7 in the race to the year-end championships.

Ferrer then traveled to Valencia to play in the 2010 Valencia Open 500 as the hometown favorite. At the 2010 Valencia Open 500, he was seeded no. 4 and defeated Guillermo García-López 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, in the first round. He then defeated qualifier Teymuraz Gabashvili 6–4, 6–1, for a spot in the quarterfinals. He then defeated Potito Starace 7–5, 6–4, to advance to the semifinals. He then defeated Robin Söderling 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, for a spot in the finals. In the finals, he defeated Marcel Granollers 7–5, 6–3, for the title, his ninth career title. With this victory, he moved to no. 7 in the race to the year-end championships and virtually secured his spot at the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, and also improved his ranking to world no. 7.

Ferrer's final regular season tournament was the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters, where he was seeded no. 7. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round and defeated Fabio Fognini 3–6, 6–4, 7–6. However, he lost to Jürgen Melzer 6–7, 6–2, 3–6, in the third round. Despite his loss, Ferrer still qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals due to the fact that Fernando Verdasco lost his third-round match, sealing Ferrer's seventh spot and his second appearance since 2007.

Ferrer then traveled to London to play in the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals, where he was seeded no. 7. He was placed in Group B with no. 2 Roger Federer, no. 4 Robin Söderling, and no. 5 Andy Murray. In his first match, he lost to Federer 6–1, 6–4, and in his second match he lost to Robin Söderling 5–7, 5–7. Ferrer then lost to Andy Murray 2–6, 2–6, to finish the 2010 ATP World Tour Finals with an 0–3 record.

Ferrer finished the year with a 60–24 record, and once again in the top 10, finishing at world no. 7.

2011[link]

Ferrer began his 2011 ATP World Tour season at the 2011 Heineken Open, where he was the no. 1 seed. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round and defeated Tobias Kamke 3–6, 7–6, 6–4. He then defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6–3, 6–7, 6–3, to advance to the semifinals, and then defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–3, 7–5, for a berth in the finals, where he played David Nalbandian. In the finals, Ferrer defeated Nalbandian 6–3, 6–2, for his first title of the year and the tenth in his career.

Ferrer then traveled to Melbourne to play in the 2011 Australian Open, where he was seeded no. 7. In the first round, he defeated Jarkko Nieminen 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2, and next defeated Michael Russell 6–0, 6–1. 7–5, in the second round. He then defeated Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1, for a spot in the round of 16, where he then defeated Milos Raonic 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4, for a spot in his second Australian Open quarterfinal. He beat an injured world no. 1 Rafael Nadal for a spot in the semifinals, winning in three sets 6–4, 6–2, 6–3. This notably ended Nadal's quest to win four straight majors. He lost to fifth seed Andy Murray 6–4, 6–7, 1–6, 6–7 in the semifinal. With his run to the semifinals of the Australian Open, his ranking rose to world no. 6.

Ferrer then traveled to Rotterdam to play in the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, where he was seeded no. 3, but lost in the first round to Jarkko Nieminen 3–6, 4–6. Next, Ferrer traveled to Acapulco for the 2011 Abierto Mexicano Telcel, where he was the top seed and defending champion. In the first round, he defeated Adrian Ungur 6–1, 6–3, and then defeated Santiago González 6–2, 6–2, in the second round. In the quarterfinals, he then defeated Juan Monaco, 2–6, 7–5, 6–2, and then defeated Alexandr Dolgopolov 5–7, 6–1, 6–1, in the semifinals to advance to his second consecutive final at the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. He defeated compatriot Nicolas Almagro 7–6, 6–7, 6–2, for his second consecutive title in Acapulco and his eleventh career title overall.

Ferrer then traveled to Indian Wells to play in the 2011 BNP Paribas Open, where he was seeded no. 6. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second, where he lost to the big serving Ivo Karlovic 6–7, 3–6. Ferrer then travelled to Miami to play in the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, where he was seeded no. 6. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated qualifier Igor Kunitsyn 6–2, 6–1, for a spot in the third round. In the third round, he defeated Somdev Devvarman 6–4, 6–2, and then defeated Marcel Granollers for a spot in the quarterfinals. However, in the quarterfinals, he fell to Mardy Fish 5–7, 2–6, and later said it was due to indigestion.

Ferrer then traveled to Europe to begin the clay-court season. His first tournament was the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he was seeded no. 4. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated fellow Spaniard Feliciano Lopez 6–2, 6–0. In the third round, he defeated Milos Raonic 6–1, 6–3, and then defeated Viktor Troicki for a spot in his second consecutive Monte Carlo semifinal. He dominated Jurgen Melzer in the semifinals 6–3, 6–2, to advance to his second Masters 1000 final, where he ultimately fell to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 5–7.

Ferrer then traveled back to Spain to play in the 2011 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, where he was seeded no. 4. Due to his seeding, he received a by into the second round, where he beat Carlos Berlocq 6–2 6–2, and Victor Hanescu 6–3 6–2, in the third round to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Jurgen Melzer 6–3, 6–3, and then defeated Nicolas Almagro 6–3, 6–4, for a spot in his third Barcelona Final. However, in the final, he lost to Rafael Nadal 2–6, 4–6, for the second week in a row. Ferrer then traveled to Madrid to play in the 2011 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open as the no. 6 seed. Due to his seeding, he received a bye into the second round, where he defeated Adrian Mannarino 7–5, 0–6, 6–0. He then went on to play Sergiy Stakhovsky, whom he defeated in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Ferrer faced Novak Djokovic, where he battled against the Serbian and lost 4–6, 6–4, 3–6. It was his first defeat in their four meetings on clay. Ferrer then pulled out of Rome, due to injury, but then traveled to Paris to play in the 2011 French Open.

At the 2011 French Open, Ferrer was seeded no. 7. He advanced with easy wins over Jarkko Nieminen, Julien Benneteau, and Sergiy Stakhovsky, before ultimately falling to no. 9 seed Gael Monfils 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–1, 6–8. Due to his round of 16 appearance, Ferrer moved up to no. 6 in the world. Ferrer then took a month off, before traveling to London to play in the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, as the no. 7 seed. In the first round, he defeated Benoit Paire 6–4, 6–4, 6–4, and then defeated Ryan Harrison 6–7, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. He then defeated Karol Beck 6–4, 6–3, 6–3, to advance to the round of 16. However, he fell to eventual semifinalist Jo Wilfried Tsonga 6–3, 6–4, 7–6.

After competing in two consecutive majors, Ferrer traveled to Sweden to play in the 2011 Swedish Open as the no. 2 seed. He reached the semifinals, where he defeated Nicolas Almagro 6–1, 6–3, but lost to Robin Soderling 2–6, 2–6. Ferrer was then set to begin his summer hard-court series in Toronto, but pulled out with a hairline fracture of his left wrist. He healed in time to play in the 2011 Western & Southern Open as the no. 5 seed. He won his second-round match against Grigor Dimitrov 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, before falling to Gilles Simon 4–6, 7–6, 4–6. Due to the result, Ferrer entered the top 5 in the ATP rankings again, becoming the world no. 5.

At the US Open, he lost in the fourth round to Andy Roddick in four sets 3–6, 4–6, 6–3, 3–6.

At the 2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters Ferrer defeated Milos Raonic, former World No. 1 Juan Carlos Ferrero, former World No. 1 and tenth seed Andy Roddick and Feliciano Lopez in his way to the final that he lost to second seed Andy Murray in straight sets.

At the 2011 ATP World Tour Finals, Ferrer's first match was against world n. 3 Andy Murray and the Spaniard won it 6–4, 7–5. In his next match against World No. 1 Novak Djokovic, Ferrer won 6–3, 6–1 in just 75 minutes, securing his spot in the semifinals. In the last game of the round robin, Ferrer lost to Tomáš Berdych in three sets 6–3, 5–7, 1–6. In the semifinal David faced the defending champion and World No. 3 Roger Federer and lost 5–7, 3–6.

In the Davis Cup Final in December Ferrer won his match against Juan Martín Del Potro 2–6, 6–7, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3.

2012[link]

Ferrer started 2012 by participating in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship hold in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He defeated world no. 6 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2–6, 7–6, 6–2 and world no. 2 Rafael Nadal 6–3, 6–2 to reach his first final in the exhibition tournament. In the final he lost to World no. 1 Novak Djokovic 2–6, 1–6. He won his first tournament of 2012 in Auckland New Zealand at the Heineken Open ATP 250 (his third Auckland title, 12th titles overall to date) over Olivier Rochus 6–3, 6–4.

At the 2012 Australian Open Ferrer was seeded no. 5 and he defeated Rui Machado, Ryan Sweeting, 27th seed Juan Ignacio Chela and 17th seed Richard Gasquet in his way to the quarterfinals. He then faced world no. 1 Novak Djokovic and lost 4–6, 6–7, 1–6.

David was seeded first at 2012 Copa Claro and won the tournament defeating 2011 champion and 2nd seed Nicolas Almagro 4–6, 6–3, 6–2. It was Ferrer's 2nd title of the year and 13th of his career.

His 3rd singles title of the year and 14th overall came in Acapulco, Mexico; a week after his win in Argentine, he beat fellow Spaniard Verdasco in the final leaving him only three games.

At the 2012 Sony Ericsson Open Ferrer beat Bernard Tomic, Julien Benneteau and 2009 US Open champion Juan Martín del Potro in straight sets to reach the quarterfinals where he will face world no. 1 Novak Djokovic. Ferrer lost in staight sets, 1-6 6-7

At the 2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters he was seeded 5th, but was upset in his second round match by Brazialin Thomaz Bellucci.

The following week Ferrer reached the final at the 2012 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell after winning over Filip Krajinović, Albert Montañés, Feliciano López and Milos Raonic. He then lost the final to defending champion Rafael Nadal.

At the 2010 Muatua Madrid Open, hold for the first time on blue clay, David defeated Radek Štěpánek and Nicolás Almagro in his way to the quarterfinals. He then faced world no. 3 and eventual champion Roger Federer and lost to him 4-6 4-6.

At the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia David was seeded 6th and defeated Fernando Verdasco, Gilles Simon and Richard Gasquet in his way to the semifinals. He will face Rafael Nadal for a place in the final.

Playing style[link]

Ferrer is noted for being one of the more dogged, agile and fit players on the tour. Known as 'The Wall', 'le Grinder' or 'The Cat', Ferrer has won many matches through consistent baseline play along with great fitness, footspeed and determination. Although he does not possess powerful groundstrokes like many of his contemporaries, his ability to keep the ball deep in play has allowed him to be successful on all surfaces, especially on clay and hard courts. Ferrer's groundstrokes are both equally solid and consistent. Although Ferrer is not a great net player, his foot speed allows him to quickly cut off his opponents' shots and volley while they're off balance. Darren Cahill has said that Ferrer, along with Novak Djokovic, are the two best returners in the men's game. Roger Federer regards Ferrer as the best returner in the men's game.

Major finals[link]

Year-End Championships finals[link]

Singles: 1 (0–1)[link]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2007	Shanghai	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	2–6, 3–6, 2–6

Masters Series finals[link]

Singles: 3 (0–3)[link]

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	2010	Rome	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	2011	Monte Carlo	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	2011	Shanghai	Hard	Andy Murray	5–7, 4–6

ATP Career Finals[link]

Singles: 29 (14–15)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	21 July 2002	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Carlos Moyà	2–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	9 September 2002	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	José Acasuso	6–3, 6–2
Runner-up	2.	4 August 2003	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Guillermo Coria	5–7, 1–6
Runner-up	3.	10 April 2005	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Igor Andreev	3–6, 7–5, 3–6
Winner	2.	17 July 2006	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	José Acasuso	6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 7–5, 6–4
Winner	3.	13 January 2007	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Tommy Robredo	6–4, 6–2
Winner	4.	15 July 2007	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	6–1, 6–2
Winner	5.	7 October 2007	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Richard Gasquet	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	4.	18 November 2007	Shanghai, China	Hard (i)	Roger Federer	2–6, 3–6, 2–6
Winner	6.	20 April 2008	Valencia, Spain	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	4–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–2)
Runner-up	5.	4 May 2008	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Rafael Nadal	1–6, 6–4, 1–6
Winner	7.	21 June 2008	's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Marc Gicquel	6–4, 6–2
Runner-up	6.	28 February 2009	Dubai, UAE	Hard	Novak Djokovic	5–7, 3–6
Runner-up	7.	26 April 2009	Barcelona, Spain (2)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 5–7
Runner-up	8.	21 February 2010	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	7–5, 4–6, 3–6
Winner	8.	27 February 2010	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up	9.	2 May 2010	Rome, Italy	Clay	Rafael Nadal	5–7, 2–6
Runner-up	10.	10 October 2010	Beijing, China	Hard	Novak Djokovic	2–6, 4–6
Winner	9.	7 November 2010	Valencia, Spain (2)	Hard (i)	Marcel Granollers	7–5, 6–3
Winner	10.	15 January 2011	Auckland, New Zealand (2)	Hard	David Nalbandian	6–3, 6–2
Winner	11.	26 February 2011	Acapulco, Mexico (2)	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	7–6(7–4), 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Runner-up	11.	17 April 2011	Monte Carlo, Monaco	Clay	Rafael Nadal	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	12.	24 April 2011	Barcelona, Spain (3)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	2–6, 4–6
Runner-up	13.	17 July 2011	Båstad, Sweden	Clay	Robin Söderling	2–6, 2–6
Runner-up	14.	16 October 2011	Shanghai, China	Hard	Andy Murray	5–7, 4–6
Winner	12.	14 January 2012	Auckland, New Zealand (3)	Hard	Olivier Rochus	6–3, 6–4
Winner	13.	26 February 2012	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Nicolás Almagro	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner	14.	3 March 2012	Acapulco, Mexico (3)	Clay	Fernando Verdasco	6–1, 6–2
Runner-up	15.	29 April 2012	Barcelona, Spain (4)	Clay	Rafael Nadal	6–7(1–7), 5–7

Doubles: 3 (2–1)[link]

Outcome	No.	Date	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1.	31 January 2003	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Fernando Vicente	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3–6, 3–6
Winner	1.	31 January 2005	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez	6–3, 6–4
Winner	2.	21 February 2005	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Santiago Ventura	Jiří Vaněk Tomáš Zíb	4–6, 6–1, 6–4

Singles Performance timeline[link]

Key

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1, played in Round Robin or lost in Qualification Round 3, Round 2, Round 1, Absent from a tournament or Participated in a team event, played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off, won a bronze or silver match at the Olympics. The last is for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series).

Updated till the 2012 Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

References[link]

1. ^ Ford, Bonnie D. (2007–09–06). "Golden Arches only option for David Ferrer". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/usopen07/news/story?page=notebookuso070906. Retrieved 2010–01–22. 
2. ^ Jari Hedman commenting for Eurosport in Finnish, during the 2011 Australian Open singles final, Jan. 30th, 2011.
3. ^ CNN Video: David Ferrer's Warrior Attitude
4. ^ Bergeron, Tom (2008–08–31). "US Open: Kei Nishikori, 18, stuns No. 4 David Ferrer". New Jersey Sports. http://www.nj.com/sports/njsports/index.ssf/2008/08/kei_nishikori_18_stuns_no_4_da.html. Retrieved 2010–01–22. 
5. ^ "Marcos Baghdatis wins from two sets down at Australian Open". Herald Sun. 2009–01–22. http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/thursday-main-story/story-e6frf9if–1225822117665. Retrieved 2009–01–22. 

External links[link]

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Roger Federer	Golden Bagel Award 2007	Succeeded by Rafael Nadal

v t e Association of Tennis Professionals: Top ten Spanish male singles tennis players as of May 14, 2011 Rafael Nadal (3 ) David Ferrer (5 ) Nicolás Almagro (12 ) Feliciano López (15 ) Fernando Verdasco (19 1) Marcel Granollers (26 2) Pablo Andujar (39 1) Juan Carlos Ferrero (49 ) Albert Ramos (54 2) Albert Montañés (63 1)

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Bernard Tomic

Bernard Tomic at the 2011 Australian Open.
Country	Australia
Residence	Gold Coast, Australia
Born	(1992-10-21) 21 October 1992 (age 19) Stuttgart, Germany
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	91 kg (200 lb)[1]
Turned pro	2008
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Career prize money	$880,948
Singles
Career record	34–31
Highest ranking	No. 28 (21 May 2012)
Current ranking	No. 28 (21 May 2012)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	4R (2012)
French Open	2R (2012)
Wimbledon	QF (2011)
US Open	2R (2011)
Other tournaments
Doubles
Career record	1–5
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 767 (3 October 2011)
Current ranking	No. 768 (1 November 2011)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	1R (2010)
US Open	1R (2011)
Mixed Doubles
Career record	1–4
Career titles	0
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2012)
Last updated on: 21 January 2012.

Bernard Tomic (Croatian: Bernard Tomić; born 21 October 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player. As of 24 October 2011, Tomic is the highest ranked Australian male tennis player and the youngest player in the top 219.^[2] The highlight of Tomic's career thus far has been a quarterfinal appearance at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, which included a straight sets third round victory over the world Number 5 ranked player, Robin Söderling, before losing in four sets to eventual champion Novak Djokovic.

Personal life[link]

Tomic was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on 21 October 1992.^[3] Tomic's parents, John (Ivica) and Ady (Adisa), left Croatia, then a part of Yugoslavia,^[4] several years before his birth.^[5] In an interview, Tomic stated that his parents "have a Croatian background".^[6] Other sources, such The Australian and The Guardian, have written that Tomic's parents are also of Bosnian heritage.^[7][8] They were both working in Germany when Tomic was born. The family migrated to Queensland, Australia when Tomic was three years old.^[9] His younger sister, Sara, is a junior tennis player.^[10]

Junior career[link]

In 2004 and 2006 respectively, Tomic won the 12s and 14s Orange Bowl titles – one of the most prestigious events on the junior tour.^[11]

Playing his first singles event on the junior tour in 2006, he successfully qualified for the Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships and went on to win the title, defeating Dae-Soung Oh of Korea 6–3, 6–2 in the final. His success continued, winning the next three tournaments he played in (one of which was also an 18 and under tournament), giving him a 25 match winning streak. Tomic was able to extend this streak to 26 at the Riad 21 junior tournament in Morocco before falling in the round of 16.^[12]

Tomic did not win another tournament until August 2007, where he won the Oceania Closed Junior Championships without dropping a set. He was unable to continue his dominance at the Junior US Open, falling in the Round of 16. Following the US Open, Tomic picked up a second title in 2007 by winning the G1 in Kentucky. Tomic would then travel to Italy where he compiled an undefeated record in the Junior Davis Cup. Tomic lead Australia to winning the Junior Davis Cup final against Argentina with teammates Mark Verryth and Alex Sanders. Tomic finished 2007 with a junior world ranking of 23.^[13]

Tomic began 2008 by winning Nottinghill, an Australian ITF Junior event in Melbourne without dropping a set. Two days later he started his campaign for the Australian Open Juniors title as the 5th seed. Tomic went on to win defeating the 25th, 11th, 8th and 1st seed before beating 10th seed Tsung-Hua Yang of Taiwan 4–6, 7–6, 6–0 in the final.^[14] His win made him the youngest winner of the Australian Open Junior Boys' Championships in the Open Era.^[15]

Four months later, at Roland Garros, Tomic, the number one seed, fell in the quarter finals to Guido Pella of Argentina, losing 6–7, 3–6. At Wimbledon, Tomic was again the number one seed, but fell in the semi-finals to Henri Kontinen 7–6, 6–4. In a notable quarter final match, Tomic played another rising star, Henrique Cunha of Brazil, and came through victorious in three sets 4–6, 6–4, 6–3. Tomic also finished runner-up in the Wimbledon Junior Boys' Doubles Championships with fellow Australian junior Matt Reid.

At the 2008 US Open (Boys' Singles), Tomic lost in the first round to Devin Britton of the United States in three sets.

At the 2009 Roland Garros he once again reached the quarter finals in the boy's single tournament and later once again reached the semi finals at Wimbledon. At the 2009 US Open (Boys' Singles), however, Tomic won the junior grandslam title, defeating Chase Buchanan of the United States 6–1, 6–3.

Junior singles titles (8)[link]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	14 February 2006	Wellington	Hard	Oh Dae-Soung	6–3, 6–2
2.	17 February 2006	Adelaide	Hard	Hiroki Moriya	6–3, 6–3
3.	6 March 2006	Gosford	Hard	Jared Easton	6–3, 6–2
4.	19 August 2007	Lautoka	Hard	Brendan Mckenzie	6–3, 6–4
5.	10 September 2007	Kentucky	Hard	Jarmere Jenkins	6–2, 6–3
6.	12 January 2008	Nottinghill	Hard	Bradley Klahn	6–3, 7–6(10–8)
7.	20 January 2008	Australian Open	Hard	Yang Tsung-Hua	4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–0
8.	31 August 2009	US Open	Hard	Chase Buchanan	6–1, 6–3

Professional career[link]

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2008[link]

Bernard Tomic began 2008 at the Australian Open. He was given a place in the qualifiers where he played Yeu-Tzuoo Wang of Chinese Taipei in the first round. He ended up victorious, 4–6, 7–6, 7–5, however he was easily eliminated in the next round by American Prakash Amritraj 3–6, 2–6 in the second round.

He played in the Australia F4 tournament in March. In the first round, he defeated Tom Rushby of Great Britain 7–5, 7–6. He was again eliminated in the second round after Australia's Adam Feeney defeated him 3–6, 4–6.

After not getting past the second round in any of his tournaments so far, the then 15 year old Tomic had his breakthrough at the Indonesia F2 tournament in August. He beat Kittipong Wachiramanowong of Thailand 6–0, 7–6 in the first round. Hsien-Yin Peng of Chinese Taipei was eliminated by Tomic in the second round 6–1, 6–4. He won his quarter-final against Thailand's Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana 6–3, 6–3. He advanced to the final without conceding a single set after defeating Kento Takeuchi of Japan 6–3, 6–1 in the semi-final. Japan's Yuichi Sugita ended his dream run, with Tomic losing 3–6, 7–6, 3–6 in the final.

He was involved in serious controversy in the Australia F12 tournament in December. He defeated fellow Australian James O'Brien 6–2, 6–1 in the first round. He met another Australian, Marinko Matosevic, in the second round. Tomic lost the first set 2–6 and when he was down 1–3 in the second set, Tomic walked off the court. In March 2009, the ITF suspended Tomic from playing ITF professional tournaments for a month.

2009[link]

Bernard Tomic's first ATP Tour win, against Potito Starace at the 2009 Australian Open

Bernard Tomic in 2009 at Brisbane

Towards the end of 2008, Tomic stated that he would no longer compete in junior tournaments and focus solely on senior tournaments. In 2009, Tomic was given a wildcard into his first ATP event, the Brisbane International, where he lost to Fernando Verdasco in the first round, 6–4, 6–2. Bernard was granted a wildcard into the 2009 Australian Open and drew Potito Starace in round 1. He won the match, 7–6, 1–6, 7–6, 7–6, saving two set points in the 4th set tiebreak. He became the youngest ever male tennis player to win a senior Australian Open Grand Slam match. In the second round he lost to Gilles Müller 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 2–6. He also played mixed doubles at the event with fellow 16-year-old Australian Monika Wejnert, losing to the Canadian pairing of Aleksandra Wozniak and Daniel Nestor in the first round 3–6, 2–6.

Tomic received wildcards into Australian Challenger tournaments in Burnie and Melbourne held in February. He reached the quarter-finals of Burnie before winning his first Challenger title in Melbourne.

Tomic earned a wildcard to the 2009 French Open but lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round, 1–6, 2–6, 2–6. Following the defeat Tomic decided to return to the junior tour to contest the Grand Slam tournaments in an attempt to hone his craft. Tomic reached the quarterfinals of the Roland Garros Juniors.

Tomic lost in the final round of Wimbledon qualifying to Édouard Roger-Vasselin. He contested the Junior tournament and made it to the semi-finals before being beaten by Andrey Kuznetsov.

Leading up to the US Open Tomic entered two ATP challenger qualifying tournaments in Vancouver and New York respectively in an attempt to receive a US Open wildcard. Tomic was unable to qualify for the main draw of either challenger tournament. Tomic won the 2009 US Open Juniors title by defeating Chase Buchanan in the final 6–1, 6–3.

In December 2009, Tomic lost in the final of the Australian open wildcard playoffs. He finished the year as the World No. 286.^[16]

2010[link]

Tomic started 2010 with participation at the 2010 Brisbane International where he lost in the first round to qualifier Oleksandr Dolgopolov Jr.. Even though he lost at the wildcard playoff, he was granted a main draw wildcard at the 2010 Australian Open. Tomic took part in an exhibition match at the AAMI Classic in Kooyong, Melbourne against the World No. 3 Novak Djokovic. Tomic won the match 6–4, 3–6, 7–5. In the 2010 Australian Open Tomic played Guillaume Rufin in the first round and won in straight sets, 6–3 6–4 6–4. He played perhaps his most high-profile match up to that point against 14th seed Marin Čilić in the 2nd round, where he produced the match of his short career. After a tight five-set battle, in which Tomic had several opportunities to win the match, Cilic won 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4.

In February, Tomic entered the Burnie Challenger tournament in Tasmania and won the event defeating Greg Jones 6–4 6–2 in the final after coming through the qualifying draw. His ranking rose to World No. 208 for a new career high. At the start of March, Tomic was selected to play singles for the Australian Davis Cup Team. He won both his matches in the tie against Chinese Taipei; defeating Yang Tsung-hua 6–2, 6–1, 6–1 and Lee Hsin-han 6–7, 6–0, 6–3. He competed at the 2010 Tennis Napoli Cup as a Wildcard but lost to Paolo Lorenzi in the first round in straight sets 6–2, 6–4. Tomic's next tournament was the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he lost in the first round to the unseeded German Benjamin Becker 6–4 6–2. He then received a wildcard at the 2010 Zagreb Open but lost to Michael Yani in the first round.