Marc David Polmans (born 2 May 1997) is a South African-born Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 116 achieved on 12 October 2020 and a best doubles ranking of world No. 21 achieved on 27 July 2026. Polmans has won three ATP Tour doubles titles. He also reached the 2026 Australian Open men's doubles final with compatriot Jason Kubler, and the 2026 Wimbledon mixed doubles final with Storm Hunter.
Junior career Polmans had good results on the ITF junior circuit. He won the boys' doubles title at the 2015 Australian Open, with compatriot Jake Delaney. The pair defeated Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Molčan in the final.
Professional career
2012–2015: First professional matches Polmans turned pro in 2012 and ended the year with a ranking of 1813. Over the next three years, he played predominantly in the ITF Men's Tour. The Aussie won his first title with Steven de Waard at the Australia F9, a Futures-level event, in 2014. The pair won five more titles the next year.
Polmans reached the second round of qualifying in the 2015 Australian Open where he defeated Jordi Samper-Montaña in the first round before losing to Tim Smyczek.
2016–2017: Australian doubles semifinal, ATP singles debut Polmans commenced 2016 with a singles ranking of 841. He lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2016 Australian Open. In June 2016, Polmans won his first singles title in Mozambique F1. This was followed by another title the following week. Over the next 3 months, Polmans reached a further 6 finals, winning 2 including one in Alice Springs. In November, Polmans reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Canberra. He lost to compatriot James Duckworth in straight sets. He ended 2016 with a ranking of No. 226.
Polmans commenced 2017 at the Happy Valley Challenger with a loss. Polmans lost in the 2017 Australian Open qualifying first round. In doubles, Polmans with Andrew Whittington as a wildcard pair, reached the semifinals. Polmans made the second round of the French Open qualifying.
He received a wildcard entry to the 2017 Croatia Open, marking his first singles main draw appearance on the ATP World Tour but lost to Alessandro Giannessi. In July, Polmans made the main draw of the Citi Open in Washington as a lucky loser, losing to Jared Donaldson. Polmans ended the year on the Challenger circuit with his best result being a semi-final appearance at Canberra. Polmans ended 2017 with a singles ranking of No. 323 and doubles ranking of No. 70.
2018: First challenger title In February, Polmans won his maiden challenger title at the 2018 Launceston Tennis International. In April he lost to Noah Rubin of the US in the finals of the 2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida. In May and June, Polmans lost in the first round of French Open qualifying and Wimbledon qualifying. He continued to play across the Challenger tour of Europe. In August, Polmans lost in the final round of qualifying for the US Open. In October, Polmans partnered Jeremy Beale to win his first doubles challenger title at Traralgon.
2019: Major debut at Australian Open, Challenger title, first ATP win Polmans was awarded a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open. He lost in the first round to USA's Denis Kudla in five sets 5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.
In March, Polmans won his second ATP Challenger title when defeating Italy's Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4).
In July, Polman qualified for the main draw of the Washington Open. Polmans defeated Malek Jaziri for his first main draw win on the ATP Tour. In August, Polmans lost in the first round of 2019 US Open – Men's singles qualifying.
2020: First two Major wins, US and French Open debut In January participating again as a wildcard, Polman won his first main draw singles match at the Australian Open over Mikhail Kukushkin. Polmans also won his first French Open match as a lucky loser against Ugo Humbert.
Having reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 116 on 12 October 2020, Polmans ended 2020 with a singles ranking of World No. 124 and a doubles ranking of World No. 130.
2021: Australian mixed doubles semifinal, Wimbledon singles debut For the third year in a row being awarded a wildcard, he lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Márton Fucsovics but he made the semifinals of the 2021 Australian Open – Mixed doubles with Storm Sanders.
He qualified for the first time in his career into the main singles draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Polmans defeated former quarterfinalist Lu Yen-hsun in the first round. Polmans lost to 19th seed Cristian Garín in round two.
In July, Polmans reached the quarterfinal at the Kitzbühel Open in doubles partnering Pedro Martínez. Polmans ended 2021 with a singles ranking of World No. 196 and a doubles ranking of World No. 103.
2022–2024: Hiatus, substantial rankings drop, comeback Polmans lost in the second round of qualifying at the 2022 Australian Open. He also lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2022 US Open. He won his seventh doubles Challenger title in Korea with Max Purcell and returned to the top 300 in doubles jumping up 345 places to world No. 297 on 24 October 2022.
Polmans was disqualified in the last round of qualifying at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters for hitting a ball at the umpire in frustration and subsequently lost all the rankings points and prize money.
Polmans made back to back semifinals at the 2023 Australian Open and 2024 Australian Opens with Olivia Gadecki as a wildcard pair. In singles, at the 2024 tournament, ranked No. 154, he also received another wildcard for the main draw and his fourth overall but lost in straight sets to compatriot Alexei Popyrin.
2026: First ATP titles, Wimbledon mixed doubles final Entering as a wildcard pairing, Polmans and compatriot Jason Kubler were runners-up at the Australian Open, losing to sixth seeds Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski in the final.
Playing with Romain Arneodo, he won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the Geneva Open in May, defeating Yuki Bhambri and Michael Venus in the final.
Teaming with fellow Australian player Storm Hunter, Polmans reached the mixed doubles final at Wimbledon, losing to second seeds Marcelo Arévalo and Jeļena Ostapenko in three sets.
In July, partnering Lucas Miedler, he won the doubles title at the Gstaad Open, defeating Marcelo Demoliner and Robert Galloway in the final. Six days later they overcame Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner in the final to claim the trophy at the Kitzbühel Open.
Coaching Since July 2019, Polmans has been coached by Marcel du Coudray, former coach of world number 3 Nikolay Davydenko. Polmans was coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne.
Personal life Polmans supports Collingwood in the Australian Football League.GETTING TO KNOW STEVEN DE WAARD AND MARC POLMANS Recently engaged to his fiancè Jenna Laubser as of November 28th 2025.
Performance timelines
Singles
Tournament 2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026Win%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenQ1Q2Q1Q1Q11R2R1RQ2Q21RQ2Q10 / 41–4French OpenAAAQ2Q1Q22RQ3AQ2Q1AA0 / 11–1WimbledonAAAQ1Q1Q2NH2RAQ3Q1AA0 / 11–1US OpenAAAQ1Q3Q11RQ1Q1Q3Q2A0 / 10–1Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–12–31–20–00–00–10–00–00 / 73–7ATP Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAAAAANHAAAQ1AA0 / 00-0Miami OpenAAAAAANHAAAAAA0 / 00-0Monte-Carlo MastersAAAAAANHAAAAAA0 / 00–0Madrid OpenAAAAAANHAAAAAA0 / 00–0Italian OpenAAAAAAQ2AAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenAAAAAQ2NHAAAAA0 / 00–0Cincinnati MastersAAAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Shanghai MastersAAAAAANHQ2AA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAAAAAQ1AAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 00–0Career statisticsYear-end ranking1046841222323166130124196334150321396
Doubles Tournament 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 SR W–L Win %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenSF 1R1RQF3R1R2R1R2RF0 / 1016–1062%French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0—Wimbledon1RAANHAAAAA2R0 / 21–233%US Open1RAAA1RAAAA0 / 10–10%Win–Loss4–30–10–13–12–20–11–10–11–15–10 / 1317–1357%
Grand Slam tournaments finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss2026 Australian OpenHard Jason Kubler Christian Harrison Neal Skupski6–7(4–7), 4–6
Mixed doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2026Wimbledon Grass Storm Hunter Marcelo Arévalo Jeļena Ostapenko 6–4, 5–7, 2–6
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendGrand Slam (0–1)ATP 1000 (–)ATP 500 (–)ATP 250 (3–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (3–0)Grass (–)Finals by settingOutdoor (3–1)Indoor (–)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Australian Open, AustraliaGrand SlamHard Jason Kubler Christian Harrison Neal Skupski6–7(4–7), 4–6Win1–1Geneva Open, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Romain Arneodo Yuki Bhambri Michael Venus3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7]Win2–1Swiss Open Gstaad, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Marcelo Demoliner Robert Galloway6–4, 6–3Win3–1Austrian Open Kitzbühel, AustriaATP 250Clay Lucas Miedler Jakob Schnaitter Mark Wallner6–2, 6–2
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 31 (15–16) LegendATP Challenger Tour (3–7)ITF Futures/World Tennis Tour (12–9)Finals by surfaceHard (8–11)Clay (5–5)Grass (2–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Mozambique F1, MaputoFuturesHard Lloyd Harris4–6, 6–2, 7–5Win2–0Mozambique F2, MaputoFuturesHard Jeremy Beale6–1, 6–1Loss2–1Zimbabwe F1, HarareFuturesHard Benjamin Lock7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7Win3–1Zimbabwe F2, HarareFuturesClay Lloyd Harris6–2, 6–2Loss3–2USA F25, EdwardsvilleFuturesHard Tennys Sandgren6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6Loss3–3USA F26, DecaturFuturesClay Roberto Quiroz0–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)Win4–3Australia F5, Alice SpringsFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4)Loss4–4Australia F6, BrisbaneFuturesHard Jarmere Jenkins1–6, 5–7Loss4–5Canberra, AustraliaChallengerHard James Duckworth5–7, 3–6Win5–5Australia F2, CanberraFuturesClay Blake Mott7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4Win6–5Australia F3, CanberraFuturesClay Maverick Banes6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4Loss6–6Italy F11, Santa Margherita di PulaFuturesClay Adrian Bodmer3–6, 2–6Win7–6Launceston, AustraliaChallengerHard Bradley Mousley6–2, 6–2Win8–6Australia F1, RenmarkFuturesGrass Luke Saville6–1, 6–4Win9–6Australia F2, MilduraFuturesGrass Thomas Fancutt7–6(7–4), 6–3Win10–6Australia F3, MorningtonFuturesClay Max Purcell7–6(7–5), 6–2Loss10–7Australia F4, MorningtonFuturesClay Max Purcell5–7, 4–6Loss10–8Tallahassee, USAChallengerClay Noah Rubin2–6, 6–3, 4–6Loss10–9Stockton, USAChallengerHard Lloyd Harris2–6, 2–6Win11–9Zhangjiagang, China, P.R.ChallengerHard Lorenzo Giustino6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)Loss11–10Kaohsiung, TaiwanChallengerHard John Millman4–6, 2–6Win12–10Traralgon, AustraliaChallengerHard Andrew Harris7–5, 6–3Loss12–11Sydney, AustraliaChallengerHard Hsu Yu-hsiou 4–6, 6–7(5–7)Win13–11M25 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Tatsuma Ito6–0, 4–6, 6–4Loss13–12M25 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourClay Dane Sweeny7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 4–6Loss13–13Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Térence Atmane6–4, 6–7(7–9), 4–6Loss13–14Sydney, AustraliaChallengerHard Taro Daniel2–6, 4–6Loss13–15M25 Cairns, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Omar Jasika3–6, 4–6Loss13–16M25 Tamworth, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Dane Sweeny6–2, 4–6, 3–6Win14–16M25 Perth, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Kaichi Uchida3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)Win15–16M25 Brisbane, AustraliaWorld Tennis TourHard Dane Sweeny1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Doubles: 31 (23–8) LegendATP Challenger Tour (11–4)ITF Futures Tour (12–4)Finals by surfaceHard (15–6)Clay (6–2)Grass (2–0)