Tomáš Macháč (; born 13 October 2000) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 20 achieved on 3 March 2025 and a best doubles ranking of No. 46 reached on 30 September 2024. He is currently the No. 3 Czech player in men's singles.
His biggest achievement is a gold medal in mixed doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, with Kateřina Siniaková. He has won three ATP Tour titles, two in singles and one in doubles.
Macháč represents the Czech Republic at the Davis Cup.
Early life and background Macháč was born in Beroun, in the Czech region of Central Bohemia. He took up tennis after watching his older sister, Kateřina, compete in tournaments.
Macháč began training at TK Sparta Prague in Prague from the age of eight.
Junior career Macháč had mixed results on the ITF junior circuit, maintaining a 60–43 singles win-loss record. In 2017, he won the prestigious Orange Bowl in doubles, with compatriot Ondřej Štyler.
He reached an ITF junior combined ranking of No. 16 on 1 January 2018.
Professional career
2021: First major win, Olympics debut
In March, Macháč won his second ATP Challenger singles title at the 2021 Nur-Sultan Challenger II.
In August, he reached his second Challenger final of 2021 at the Svijany Open where he lost to Alex Molčan in 58 minutes.
2022: Masters debut in Indian Wells & first win, top 100
Macháč made the final of the Traralgon Challenger and won, earning his first Challenger title on an outdoor hardcourt. As a result, he entered the top 130 on 10 January 2022. The following week he qualified for the 2022 Australian Open main draw, defeating Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Yuki Bhambri, and Jesper de Jong en route.
In March, he made his Masters 1000 debut as a qualifier at the Indian Wells Open and recorded his first win at this level defeating Alexei Popyrin. He lost to world No. 1, Daniil Medvedev.
In August, he won his fourth Challenger title at the 2022 Kozerki Open in Poland and moved 32 positions up to No. 126, on 22 August 2022. In the same month, he qualified for the US Open making his debut at this Grand Slam.
2023: Two ATP quarterfinals & Challenger titles, top 75
In February, Macháč qualified for the Dubai Championships but lost to world No. 1, Novak Djokovic in 3 sets.
At the U.S. Clay Court Championships, he reached his first ATP quarterfinal as a qualifier defeating Jack Sock and seventh seed Marcos Giron. He lost to Yannick Hanfmann.
Macháč won his fifth Challenger title at the 2023 Open d'Orléans in France and returned to the top 100 on 2 October 2023. The following week he won the Challenger 2023 Open de Vendée in Mouilleron-le-Captif, France and reached the top 85. At the Stockholm Open, he entered the main draw as a lucky loser replacing fourth seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina directly into the second round. He defeated Stan Wawrinka to reach his second ATP quarterfinal. As a result, he reached the top 75 on 23 October 2023.
2024-2025: Olympics mixed gold, ATP title, Czech No. 1, top 20 In January, Macháč qualified for the 2024 Brisbane International and defeated seventh seed Tomás Martín Etcheverry for his first ATP win of the season. He also recorded wins at the 2024 Australian Open over lucky loser Shintaro Mochizuki and 17th seed Frances Tiafoe, for his first top-20 and biggest win of his career, to reach the third round of a Major for the first time. In doubles, on his debut, he reached the quarterfinals with Zhang Zhizhen, having never won a doubles Major match before, taking out the 2020 champions and third seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury. Next he reached the semifinals defeating Ariel Behar and Adam Pavlásek.
For his first top 10 win at the 2024 Miami Open, Macháč reached the third round of a Masters 1000 for the first time, defeating ATP debutant local wildcard Darwin Blanch, and Andrey Rublev. Macháč defeated Andy Murray in a three and a half hours match to reach the fourth round of a Masters for the first time in his career. He went one step further to reach his first Masters 1000 quarterfinal having never been past the second round at this level, defeating Matteo Arnaldi, and reached the top 50 in the rankings on 1 April 2024 at world No. 43.
Macháč reached his first ATP semifinal at the 2024 Geneva Open with a win over Alex Michelsen. In the semifinals, Macháč defeated world No. 1 Novak Djokovic to reach his first ATP Tour-level singles final. Macháč lost to second seed and two-time Geneva champion Casper Ruud in straight sets. As a result, he reached the top 35 in the rankings on 27 May 2024.
At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Macháč won the gold medal in the mixed doubles with his doubles partner Kateřina Siniaková. At the same tournament, he also reached the bronze medal semifinals stage in Men's doubles with Adam Pavlásek but lost to Americans Taylor Fritz and Tommy Paul.
At the US Open, he reached the third round for the first time at this Grand Slam, and for the third time in a Major during the season, defeating Fabio Fognini and upsetting 16th seed Sebastian Korda both in straight sets. He defeated David Goffin to reach the fourth round for the first time in his career. At the 2024 Japan Open, he reached his second ATP semifinal in his career, defeating Alexei Popyrin, fifth seed Tommy Paul and Alex Michelsen. At the 2024 Shanghai Masters, he reached his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal upsetting en route 11th seed Tommy Paul and World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz, his second win over a Top 5 opponent (after Djokovic in Geneva SF). As a result, he reached the top 25 in the singles rankings and became the Czech No. 1 player.
Macháč reached the top 20 in the singles rankings on 3 March 2025 following winning his first ATP title and first at the 500-level at the Mexican Open defeating Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final.
Personal life Macháč dated fellow Czech tennis player Kateřina Siniaková. In July 2024, Siniaková confirmed they broke up.
Performance timelines
Singles Current through the 2026 US Open.
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026Win % Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenA2R2R1R3R3R3R0 / 68–6French Open1RQ1AQ13R1R2R0 / 43–4WimbledonNHQ3A1R2R2RA0 / 32–3US OpenAQ11RQ34R4R1R0 / 46–4Win–Loss0–11–11–20–28–46–43–30 / 1719–17 National representationSummer OlympicsNHANot Held2RNot Held0 / 11–1 ATP 1000 tournamentsIndian Wells OpenNHA2RA2R2RA0 / 32–3Miami OpenNHAQ1Q2QF4R2R0 / 37–2Monte-Carlo MastersNHAAAA2R3R0 / 23–2Madrid OpenNHAAA2R2R2R0 / 32–3Italian OpenAAAQ1A3R2R0 / 22–1Canadian OpenNHAAA1R2RA0 / 20–2Cincinnati OpenAAAA1R2R1R0 / 30–3Shanghai MastersNot HeldASF3R0 / 25–2Paris MastersAAAA1R1R0 / 20–2Win–Loss0–00–01–10–010–75–85–40 / 2221–20Career statistics2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Tournaments1347221915Career total: 71Titles0000011Career total: 2Finals0000111Career total: 3Hardcourt Win–Loss0–04–34–45–623–1618–128–52 / 4462–46Clay Win–Loss0–10–00–13–19–52–56–50 / 1920–18Grass Win–Loss0–00–00–00–11–23–20–30 / 84–8Overall Win–Loss0–14–34–58–833–2323–1914–132 / 7186–72Year-end ranking19514397782532
Doubles Current through the 2026 US Open.
Tournament2020202120222023202420252026Win % Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAASF3R1R0 / 36–3French OpenAAAAQFA2R0 / 24–1WimbledonNHAAA2R1RA0 / 21–2US OpenAAAAAQFA0 / 13–1Win–Loss0–00–00–00–08–35–31–10 / 814–7 National representationSummer OlympicsNHANot Held4thNot Held0 / 13–2 ATP 1000 tournamentsIndian Wells OpenANHAAA2RA0 / 11–1Miami OpenANHAAAAA0 / 00–0Monte-Carlo MastersANHAAA2R1R0 / 21–1Madrid OpenANHAAA2RA0 / 11–1Italian OpenAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Canadian OpenANHAAA1RA0 / 10–1Cincinnati OpenAAAAA1RA0 / 10–1Shanghai MastersNot HeldA1RA0 / 10–1Paris MastersAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Win–Loss0–00–00–00–00–13–50–10 / 83–7Career statistics2020202120222023202420252026SRW–LWin %Tournaments000012127Career total: 31Titles0000100Career total: 1Finals0000100Career total: 1Hardcourt Win–Loss0–00–20–11–011–38–105–31 / 1725–19Clay Win–Loss0–00–00–10–18–62–12–20 / 1012–11Grass Win–Loss0–00–00–00–01–20–20–00 / 41–4Overall Win–Loss0–00–20–21–120–1110–137–51 / 3138–34Year-end ranking4741257n/a50118
Significant finals
Summer Olympics
Doubles: 1 (4th place) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore4th place2024Summer Olympics, FranceClay Adam Pavlásek Taylor Fritz Tommy Paul3–6, 4–6
Mixed doubles: 1 (gold medal) ResultYearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreGold2024Summer Olympics, FranceClay Kateřina Siniaková Wang Xinyu Zhang Zhizhen6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
ATP Tour finals
Singles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up) LegendATP 500 (1–0)ATP 250 (1–1)Finals by surfaceHard (2–0)Clay (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (2–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Geneva Open, SwitzerlandATP 250Clay Casper Ruud5–7, 3–6Win1–1Mexican Open, MexicoATP 500Hard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina7–6(8–6), 6–2Win2–1Adelaide International, AustraliaATP 250Hard Ugo Humbert6–4, 6–7(2–7), 6–2
Doubles: 1 (title) LegendATP 250 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (1–0)Finals by settingIndoor (1–0)
ResultDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWinOpen 13, FranceATP 250Hard (i) Zhang Zhizhen Patrik Niklas-Salminen Emil Ruusuvuori6–3, 6–4
ATP Challenger Tour finals
Singles: 11 (6 titles, 5 runner–ups)
Finals by surfaceHard (6–3)Clay (0–2)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Koblenz Open, GermanyHard (i) Botic van de Zandschulp6–3, 4–6, 6–3Loss1–1Slovak Open, SlovakiaHard (i) Maximilian Marterer7–6(7–3), 2–6, 5–7Win2–1Nur-Sultan Challenger, KazakhstanHard (i) Sebastian Ofner4–6, 6–4, 6–4Loss2–2Svijany Open, Czech RepublicClay Alex Molčan0–6, 1–6Win3–2Traralgon International, AustraliaHard Bjorn Fratangelo7–6(7–2), 6–3Win4–2Kozerki Open, PolandHard Zhang Zhizhen1–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss4–3HPP Open, FinlandHard (i) Leandro Riedi3–6, 1–6Loss4–4Czech Open, Czech RepublicClay Dalibor Svrčina4–6, 2–6Loss4–5Cassis Open, FranceHard Mattia Bellucci3–6, 4–6Win5–5Orléans Open, FranceHard (i) Jack Draper6–4, 4–6, 6–3Win6–5Open de Vendée, FranceHard (i) Arthur Fery6–3, 6–4
Doubles: 2 (2 runner–ups)
ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Open de Rennes, FranceHard (i) Marek Gengel Bart Stevens Tim van Rijthoven7–6(7–2), 5–7, [3–10]Loss0–2Wolffkran Open, GermanyCarpet (i) Marek Gengel Andre Begemann Igor Zelenay2–6, 4–6
ITF World Tennis Tour finals
Singles: 4 (4 titles)
Legend15K / M15 tournaments (4–0)Finals by surfaceHard (3–0)Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0F8 Opava, Czech Republic15KCarpet (i) Filip Duda7–6(8–6), 7–5Win2–0F10 Milovice, Czech Republic15KHard (i) Christoph Negritu6–2, 6–2Win3–0F11 Říčany, Czech Republic15KHard (i) Jiří Lehečkaw/oWin4–0M15 Manama, BahrainM15Hard Tim van Rijthoven6–3, 6–3
Doubles: 4 (4 runner–ups) Legend15K / M15 tournaments (0–4)Finals by surfaceHard (0–1)Clay (0–3)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1F3 Most, Czech Republic15KClay Michael Vrbenský Petr Michnev Patrik Rikl2–6, 6–2, [7–10]Loss0–2F5 Ústí nad Orlicí, Czech Republic15KClay Antonín Bolardt Patrik Rikl Filip Polášek6–7(2–7), 6–7(5–7)Loss0–3M15+H Bressuire, FranceM15+HHard (i) Michal Konečný Dan Added Albano Olivetti6–7(5–7), 3–6Loss0–4M15 Antalya, TurkeyM15Clay Michal Konečný Patrik Niklas-Salminen Bogdan Bobrov3–6, 3–6
Wins against Top 10 players Macháč has a () record against players who were, at the time the match was played, ranked in the top 10.
No.PlayerEventSurfaceScoreYears1 Andrey Rublev6Miami Open, USAHard2R6–4, 6–46020242 Novak Djokovic1Geneva Open, SwitzerlandClaySF6–4, 0–6, 6–1443 Carlos Alcaraz2Shanghai Masters, ChinaHardQF7–6(7–5), 7–5334 Grigor Dimitrov9Vienna Open, AustriaHard (i)2R6–7(5–7), 6–4, 6–327
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