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Bernard Tomic

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Australian tennis player (born 1992)

Bernard Tomic
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1992-10-21)21 October 1992 (age 33)
Stuttgart, Germany
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$6,649,134
Singles
Career record187–184
Career titles4
Highest rankingNo. 17 (11 January 2016)
Current rankingNo. 183 (24 November 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open4R (2012,2015,2016)
French Open2R (2012,2015,2016)
WimbledonQF (2011)
US Open3R (2015)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games1R (2012)
Doubles
Career record20–54
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 114 (24 July 2017)
Current rankingNo. 432 (24 November 2025)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2010)
French Open1R (2012,2016,2017)
Wimbledon1R (2013)
US Open2R (2012)
Mixed doubles
Career record2–8
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open2R (2012)
Team competitions
Davis CupSF (2015)
Hopman CupRR (2013,2014)
Last updated on: 24 November 2025.

Bernard Tomic (/ˈtɒmɪk/;Croatian:Bernard Tomić,[1]pronounced[běrnardtômitɕ,tǒː-]; born 21 October 1992) is an Australian professionaltennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 in men's singles by theAssociation of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Tomic has won four singles titles on theATP Tour.

As a junior, Tomic enjoyed a successful career in which he won anOrange Bowl title and two juniorGrand Slam singles titles, the2008 Australian Open and2009 US Open.

As a professional, Tomic has won the2013 Sydney International,2014 and2015 Colombia Open, as well as the2018 Chengdu Open. He made a final appearance at the2016 Mexican Open and quarterfinal appearances at the2011 Wimbledon Championships, the2015 Indian Wells Open, the2015 Shanghai Masters and the2016 Western & Southern Open.

In January 2018, Tomic was revealed as a celebrity contestant on thefourth season of the Australian version ofI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here![2] On 30 January 2018, Tomic withdrew from the competition after three days, owing to feeling uncomfortable and depressed, thus making him one of the shortest-tenured contestants on the show globally.[3]

Throughout his career, Tomic has been known for his controversial behaviour, including legal issues, altercations with officials and fans, and accusations oftanking during events.

Early and personal life

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Tomic was born inStuttgart, Germany, on 21 October 1992.[4] Tomic's parents,Bosnian Croat father (fromTuzla), John (Ivica) andBosniak mother, Adisa (fromBrčko), leftSocialist Yugoslavia[5][6][7][8] several years before his birth.[9]

In an interview, Tomic stated that his parents "have a Croatian background".[10][11][12] They had both been working in Germany when Tomic was born. The family migrated to Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 1996 when Tomic was three years old.[13]

His younger sisterSara was a professional tennis player.[14] Tomic was educated at Southport State School during his primary school years before taking up a sports scholarship atThe Southport School for high school.[15] In 2018 he becamevegan.[citation needed]

Career

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Juniors

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Before Tomic began competing on the ITF junior tour he stated that he would become the number one tennis player in the world, win all the majors and become Australia's youngest Davis Cup player. He also claimed he would achieve these goals by attaining the serve ofGoran Ivanišević, the mind ofPete Sampras, the groundstrokes ofRoger Federer and the heart ofLleyton Hewitt.[16] In 2004, 2006 and 2007, respectively, Tomic won the 12s, 14s and 16sOrange Bowl titles[17][18]—one of the most prestigious events on thejunior tour.[citation needed]

Playing his first singles event on theITF Junior Circuit in 2006, he qualified for the Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships in New Zealand and went on to win the title at 13 years of age, defeating Oh Dae-soung of Korea in the final. His success continued in the following weeks, winning the next three tournaments he played in, giving him a 25-match winning streak. He was able to extend this streak to 26 at the Riad 21 junior tournament in Morocco, before falling in the round of 16 to future junior world number 1 and ATP top 50 playerRičardas Berankis.[19]

Tomic gained direct acceptance into his first junior Grand Slam at the2007 Australian Open boys tournament at 14 years of age, the youngest player to ever gain direct entry. He came out victorious in round one against the sixth seed José-Roberto Velasco.[20] In the second round, he was defeated by Kevin Botti 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. In attendance for the match were Australian tennis greatsTony Roche,John Newcombe andPat Rafter.[21] In his second junior Grand Slam tournament at the2007 French Open, he made his way through qualifying to reach the main draw where he triumphed in the first round. In the second round, he would lose toRičardas Berankis 6–2, 6–3.

Tomic did not play in 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 JuniorUS Open, falling in the round of 16 to future top 15 ATP player,Jerzy Janowicz. Following the US Open, Tomic picked up a second title in 2007 by winning the G1 in Kentucky. He would then travel to Italy where he compiled an undefeated record in theJunior Davis Cup and lead Australia to victory in the final against Argentina with teammates Mark Verryth and Alex Sanders.[22] Tomic finished 2007 with a junior world ranking of 23.[23]

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 fifth seed. He went on to win the event, defeating the 25th, 11th, eighth and top seed, before beating tenth seedYang Tsung-hua of Taiwan in the final.[24] His win at the age of 15 made him the youngest winner of the Australian Open Junior Boys' Championships in the Open Era.[25]

Four months later, atRoland Garros, Tomic, the number one seed, fell in the quarterfinals to Guido Pella of Argentina, losing in two sets. AtWimbledon, Tomic was again the top seed, but fell in the semifinals toHenri Kontinen. In a notable quarterfinal match, he played another rising star, Henrique Cunha of Brazil, and came through victorious in three sets. He also finished runner-up in theWimbledon boys' doubles with fellow AustralianMatt Reid. At the2008 US Open, Tomic lost in the first round of the boys' singles to qualifierDevin Britton of the United States in three sets, who would go on to lose in the final.

Tomic returned to junior competition at the2009 French Open where he reached the round of 16 in the boys' singles tournament and a month later once again reached the semifinals atWimbledon. At the2009 US Open, however, Tomic won the junior Grand Slam title, defeatingChase Buchanan of the United States. The 2009 US Open was his last junior tournament. Despite winning two junior majors Tomic's highest junior ranking was No. 2 in the world.[26]

Junior Grand Slam performance - Singles:

Australian Open:W (2008)
French Open: QF (2008)
Wimbledon: SF (2008,2009)
US Open:W (2009)

2008–2009: Professional debut

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Tomic at the2009 Brisbane International

At the age of 15 Tomic began competing in professional events. Tomic began 2008 at theAustralian Open where he was given a place in the qualifying draw. He defeatedWang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan in the first round in three sets, after saving five match points[27] but lost toPrakash Amritraj in the next round.[28]

In August, Tomic reached the first professional final of his career at an F2 tournament in Indonesia. He defeatedKittipong Wachiramanowong, Peng Hsien-yin, Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana and Kento Takeuchi en route to the final without dropping a set, before losing toYūichi Sugita in three sets. In December, Tomic competed at a F12 tournament in Australia where he defeated fellow Australian James O'Brien in the first round before controversially walking off court whilst down a set and 3–1 againstMarinko Matosevic in his next match. Towards the end of 2008, Tomic stated that he would no longer compete in junior tournaments and instead focus solely on senior tournaments. In March 2009, theITF suspended Tomic from playing professional tournaments for a month.[29]

In January 2009, Tomic was granted a wildcard into his firstATP Tour event, theBrisbane International, where he lost toFernando Verdasco in the first round.[30] He was also granted a wildcard into the2009 Australian Open, drawingPotito Starace in the first round. He won the match, after saving two set points in the fourth-set tie-break and thus became the youngest-ever male tennis player to win a senior Australian Open Grand Slam tournament match.[31] In the second round, he lost toGilles Müller in four sets.[32] Tomic also contested the mixed doubles event with fellow 16-year-old AustralianMonika Wejnert but the pair lost to the Canadian pairing ofAleksandra Wozniak andDaniel Nestor in the first round.

Tomic received wildcards into Australian Challenger tournaments in Burnie and Melbourne held in February. He reached the quarterfinals in Burnie before winning his first Challenger title in Melbourne at the age of 16.[33] He later received a wildcard into the2009 French Open but was easily beaten byPhilipp Kohlschreiber in the first round.[34]

Following the defeat, Tomic decided to return to the junior tour to contest the Grand Slam tournaments and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open. AtWimbledon, Tomic lost in the final round of qualifying toÉdouard Roger-Vasselin.[35] He contested the junior tournament and reached the semifinals before being losing to the eventual champion,Andrey Kuznetsov. In September, Tomic won the 2009 US Open junior singles title by defeatingChase Buchanan in the final.[36] In December 2009, Tomic lost in the final of the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff toNick Lindahl.[37] He finished the year as the world No. 286.[38]

2010

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Tomic began the season by competing in the2010 Brisbane International where he lost in the first round to qualifierAlexandr Dolgopolov.[39] He won theWorld Tennis Challenge for the Australasia team, defeatingGilles Simon of team Europe,Radek Štěpánek of the Internationals team andRobby Ginepri of the Americas team. AtKooyong Classic, Tomic defeated world No. 3,Novak Djokovic, in three sets. Despite losing in the wildcard playoff, Tomic was granted a main-draw wildcard for theAustralian Open where he defeatedGuillaume Rufin in the first round in straight sets[40] before losing to 14th seedMarin Čilić in the second round in five sets.[41]

In February, Tomic qualified for the Burnie Challenger tournament in Tasmania and went on to win the event by defeatingGreg Jones in the final.[42] In March, Tomic was selected to play singles for theAustralian Davis Cup Team. He won both of his matches in the tie against Chinese Taipei, defeatingYang Tsung-hua andLee Hsin-han. He then competed at the2010 Tennis Napoli Cup as a wildcard but lost toPaolo Lorenzi in the first round in straight sets. Tomic's next tournament was theMonte-Carlo Masters where he lost in the first round to the unseeded GermanBenjamin Becker.[43] He then received a wildcard to compete in the2010 Zagreb Open but lost toMichael Yani in the first round.

Tomic was awarded a wildcard for theQueen's Club Championships where he upset 15th seedAndreas Seppi in the first round[44] before losing to BelgianXavier Malisse in the second round. AtWimbledon, Tomic qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round toMardy Fish. He then entered the qualifying draw of theUS Open but lost in the second round toNoam Okun. His final ATP event of the year was theMalaysian Open where he competed as a wildcard. He lost toDavid Ferrer in the first round. In December 2010, Tomic withdrew from the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs. He finished the year at a career-high singles ranking of 208.

2011: Grand Slam quarterfinal

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Bernard Tomic at the2011 Australian Open

Tomic began his 2011 season at theBrisbane International where he was given a main-draw wild card but lost toFlorian Mayer in the first round. At theSydney International, Tomic lost to Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round despite taking the first set. His performance in Sydney earned him the final discretionary wildcard into the main draw of theAustralian Open.

In Melbourne, Tomic matched his two prior Open performances when he defeatedJérémy Chardy in the first round. He then recorded back-to-back main-draw wins for the first time in his career when he defeated the 31st seedFeliciano López. In a much anticipated night match, Tomic lost to world No. 1,Rafael Nadal, in the third round despite having led 4–0 in the second set.[45]

In February, Tomic competed atIndian Wells where he was given a main-draw wildcard.[46] Tomic defeated Indian qualifierRohan Bopanna in three sets to reach the second round of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. He faced 16th-seeded SerbianViktor Troicki in the second round to whom he lost in straight sets. Tomic was granted a main-draw wildcard forMiami where he lost in the first round toPablo Andújar. At theFrench Open, he lost in the first round toCarlos Berlocq, in straight sets.

At the2011 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier, Tomic defeated 28th seedNikolay Davydenko,Igor Andreev, fifth seedRobin Söderling andXavier Malisse to reach his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal, thus becoming the youngest player sinceBoris Becker in 1986 to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.[47] There, he lost to the eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets.[48] With this showing, Tomic moved 87 places up in theATP rankings, to No. 71 in the world.[49]

At theRogers Cup, Tomic won his first-round match againstLu Yen-hsun before losing toJo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round.[50] He earned direct entry into theUS Open, and defeatedMichael Yani before losing toMarin Čilić in the second round.

Tomic then returned home to Australia to compete in the2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs against Switzerland. He defeatedStanislas Wawrinka in the opening match but lost his second match to world No. 3,Roger Federer. Tomic then competed at theMalaysian Open but lost in the first round toFlavio Cipolla. Tomic's next event was theJapan Open. He upset the fifth seed Victor Troicki in straight sets in the first round, and defeated Japanese wildcardTatsuma Ito in the second, before losing to fourth seed Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals. Tomic achieved a new career-high singles ranking of 49 following the event. Tomic then entered theShanghai Masters where despite being unseeded, he reached the third round. He defeatedKevin Anderson and fifth seed Mardy Fish before losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov.He then competed at theStockholm Open. He defeated qualifier,Jürgen Zopp in the first round but lost toGaël Monfils in the second round. Tomic finished the year ranked world No. 42.

2012: First ATP Tour semifinal

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Tomic began his2012 season at theBrisbane International. He defeatedJulien Benneteau, Japanese qualifierTatsuma Ito andDenis Istomin to reach his first ATP semifinal where he lost in straight sets to world No. 4 and eventual champion,Andy Murray.[51] He then won the2012 Kooyong Classic, defeatingTomáš Berdych,Gaël Monfils and Mardy Fish in the final.

In the first round of theAustralian Open, Tomic rallied from two sets to love down to defeatFernando Verdasco in 4 hours and 11 minutes.[52] He defeatedSam Querrey and Alexandr Dolgopolov in the next two rounds to reach the fourth round for the first time where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets.

Tomic competing at the 2012 Indian Wells Open

Tomic was seeded eighth at theU.S. National Indoor Championships in Memphis, but lost toIvan Dodig in the first round, despite having two match points. At the2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Tomic was seeded eighth. He reached the quarterfinals but lost to the top seedJohn Isner. In his next event, theIndian Wells Open, Tomic suffered a first-round loss toGilles Müller. AtMiami, Tomic defeatedSergiy Stakhovsky, before losing to world No. 5 David Ferrer in the second round.

Tomic began hisclay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he advanced to the second round of a clay-court event for the first time, defeatingDenis Istomin in straight sets, before losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets. At theBarcelona Open, Tomic defeatedErnests Gulbis before losing toAlbert Montañés in the second round. Tomic's next event was theBMW Open where he reached the quarterfinals of a clay-court event for the first time in his career after wins overOlivier Rochus andPotito Starace. He later lost toFeliciano López. In his first-ever match at theMadrid Open, Tomic lost to Radek Štěpánek in the first round. At theItalian Open, Tomic defeated qualifierSantiago Giraldo in the first round, before losing toworld No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the second.

Tomic was seeded 25th at theFrench Open, marking his first appearance as a seeded player in amajor tournament. He defeated qualifierAndreas Haider-Maurer in the first round but lost toSantiago Giraldo in the second round.

Tomic began hisgrass-court season at the2012 Gerry Weber Open where he retired against wildcard and eventual championTommy Haas in the first round whilst down 5–2. Tomic was seeded fourth in his next event atEastbourne but lost in three sets toFabio Fognini, after receiving a first-round bye. AtWimbledon, Tomic suffered a four-set, first-round loss toDavid Goffin.[53]Tomic's losing streak continued after Wimbledon as he lost toThomaz Bellucci in the second round of the2012 MercedesCup after a first-round bye.[54] In his next two events, Tomic lost toBenoît Paire of France in the first round of theSuisse Open Gstaad[55] andKei Nishikori in the first round of the2012 London Olympics.

Tomic snapped his seven-match losing streak at the2012 Rogers Cup, defeatingMichael Berrer in three sets, before losing to the eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the second round. The following week, Tomic reached the third round of theCincinnati Masters, defeating AmericansRyan Harrison andBrian Baker en route, before losing to the world No. 1 and eventual champion, Roger Federer. At theUS Open, Tomic progressed to the second round for the second consecutive year defeatingCarlos Berlocq in four sets, before losing to former world No. 1 and 20th seedAndy Roddick in straight sets. In his first event following the US Open, Tomic advanced to the quarterfinals of the2012 PTT Thailand Open defeatingGuillermo García-López andDudi Sela en route, before losing to second seed and eventual champion Richard Gasquet. However, Tomic did not win another match for the rest of the season, losing his opening matches inTokyo,Shanghai andBasel.[56] He finished the year ranked world No. 52.

2013: First ATP title

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At the2013 Hopman Cup, Tomic defeated Tommy Haas, world No. 1 Djokovic and Andreas Seppi. Tomic's first official tournament for the year was theSydney International. He defeated compatriotMarinko Matosevic,[57] fifth seedFlorian Mayer,[58] defending championJarkko Nieminen and Andreas Seppi in the semifinals to reach his first career singles final where he defeatedKevin Anderson in three sets to win his maiden ATP title.[59] At theAustralian Open, Tomic defeatedLeonardo Mayer andDaniel Brands to reach the third round where he lost to world No. 2, Roger Federer, in straight sets.[60]

In his first match since the Australian Open, Tomic suffered a three-set loss toGrigor Dimitrov in the first round atRotterdam.[61] He rebounded by reaching the quarterfinals of theOpen 13, defeating eighth seedMartin Kližan in the first round, after saving a match point in the deciding-set tie-break[62] andSomdev Devvarman in the second round before losing to third seed,Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets.[62] At theDubai Championships, Tomic retired from his first-round match againstVictor Hănescu whilst trailing 3–2.[63]

Tomic at the2013 Wimbledon Championships

At theIndian Wells Open, Tomic defeatedThomaz Bellucci[62] before losing to tenth seedRichard Gasquet in the second round. The following fortnight, Tomic reached the second round of theMiami Tennis, defeatingMarc Gicquel in the first round before losing to world No. 3 and eventual champion,Andy Murray, in straight sets.

Tomic's first clay court tournament of the year was inMonte Carlo where he fell to Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round. Tomic then reached the second round inBarcelona defeatingKenny de Schepper before losing toJuan Mónaco. In his next tournament, Tomic suffered a round one defeat inMadrid against Radek Štěpánek, At theFrench Open, his first-round match was againstVictor Hănescu; however, Tomic was forced to retire at the beginning of the third set, citing a hamstring injury.

At theEastbourne International, Tomic defeatedJames Ward and Julien Benneteau en route to the quarterfinals where he lost to Gilles Simon in straight sets. AtWimbledon, Tomic beatSam Querrey in five tough sets andJames Blake in straight sets before recording a huge win over ninth-seeded Richard Gasquet in the third round. In the fourth round, he lost toTomáš Berdych in four sets.

To begin his North American hard-court season, he played inWashington. As a seeded player, he received bye through to the second round where he demolished David Goffin. In the third round, he lost to top seed and eventual championJuan Martín del Potro. At theRogers Cup he lost in the first round toFlorian Mayer in three sets after winning the first set.[64] At theUS Open, he defeatedAlbert Ramos in five sets before losing toDan Evans in the second round.

Tomic's first tournament following the US Open was inBangkok where he defeatedIvo Karlović to reached the second round before losing to Gilles Simon. Then Tomic took part in the2013 China Open; he defeatedZhang Ze before losing to fifth seed Richard Gasquet in the second round. This was the first of five consecutive main-draw losses, which included losing toJérémy Chardy inShanghai,Jack Sock inStockholm,Mikhail Youzhny inValencia and Feliciano López inParis to close out his 2013 season. He finished the year ranked world No. 51.

2014: Injuries, rankings slip and second ATP title

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Tomic at the2014 Wimbledon Championships

At the2014 Hopman Cup Tomic lost toMilos Raonic but then he defeatedAndreas Seppi andGrzegorz Panfil. Tomic started off his2014 season attempting to defend hisSydney International crown. In the first round, he crushed eighth seedMarcel Granollers, dropping just three games. He then defeated toBlaž Kavčič in the three sets to reach the quarterfinals where he had a straight-sets win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. In the semifinals he facedSergiy Stakhovsky, coming from a set down to advance to the final. In the final, he was defeated easily by world No. 6, Juan Martín del Potro. His next tournament was the2014 Australian Open, where he retired in the first round against Rafael Nadal with a groin injury.

After undergoing two hip surgeries, Tomic returned to the tour to play atMiami,[65] where he lost in the first round againstJarkko Nieminen in 28 minutes, winning just one game. This match was theshortest recorded professional tennis match in 'Open era' history.[66][67]

Still recovering from surgery, Tomic failed to making it through qualifying in bothMadrid andRome. His next tournament was inNice where he lost in the first round to Martin Kližan, in three sets. Tomic then played at theFrench Open where he lost to Richard Gasquet in straight sets.

Tomic began his grass-court season atEastbourne where he defeatedTim Smyczek in the first round before losing to Radek Štěpánek in straight-set tie-breaks. He then competed inEastbourne. In the first round, he had a comfortable win over Andrey Golubev to reach the second round where he fell to top seed Richard Gasquet in three sets. Tomic's next tournament wasWimbledon. In the first round he defeatedEvgeny Donskoy in straight sets to set up a second-round clash withTomáš Berdych who defeated him in four sets. As a result of the early exit, Tomic fell out of top 100 for the first time since 2011.

Due to his rankings slide, Tomic needed a wildcard to gain entry into theColombian Open. Tomic cruised through the opening rounds, defeatingFarrukh Dustov and fifth seedAlejandro Falla in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he defeated fourth seedVasek Pospisil in straight sets, to advance to the semifinals where he emerged victorious in a tight three-set clash overVíctor Estrella Burgos. In the final, Tomic defeated defending champion and second seed Ivo Karlović in three sets to claim his second ATP title. His successful run catapulted him back into the top 70 for the first time since February.

At the2014 Stockholm Open, Tomic defeatedPatrik Rosenholm, Kevin Anderson and Fernando Verdasco; in the semifinal, he lost to Grigor Dimitrov.

He finished the year ranked world No. 56.

2015: Third ATP title and top 20

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Tomic at the2015 French Open

Tomic started the year with quarterfinal appearances inBrisbane[68] andSydney[69] before falling in the fourth round of theAustralian Open to Tomáš Berdych.[70] He backed this up with quarterfinal appearances inMemphis[71] andAcapulco[72] and a semifinal appearance inDelray Beach[73] in February. These included wins over seeded players including Alexandr Dolgopolov, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Viktor Troicki and Benjamin Becker. He finished the month by securing Australia a quarterfinal berth in theDavis Cup for the first time since 2006 with wins againstJiří Veselý andLukáš Rosol.[74]

In March, Tomic was seeded 32nd atIndian Wells where he reached his firstATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal after defeating qualifierBorna Ćorić, eighth seed David Ferrer for the first time in his career and compatriot and wildcardThanasi Kokkinakis. However, he withdrew from his match against defending champion Djokovic due to a back injury. He then played at theMiami Open as the 25th seed. He defeatedAustin Krajicek in straight sets before losing to eighth seed Tomáš Berdych in the third round despite having four match points in the second set. He then played at theMonte-Carlo Masters where he defeatedLukáš Rosol in the first round. He then facedAndreas Haider-Maurer but lost in three tight sets. Tomic next played at theBMW Open where he was the sixth seed. He lost in three sets to former world No. 8,Janko Tipsarević. Tomic then played at the Masters 1000Madrid Open where he playedLuca Vanni in round one and lost in three sets. Following this tournament he will play at theInternazionali BNL d'Italia where he lost to Viktor Troicki in three tight sets. He then played at theNice Open where he retired againstGianni Mina after losing the first set 6–2. Tomic snapped his five match losing streak at the2015 French Open where he was the 27th seed. He defeated Luca Vanni in four sets who he lost to in Madrid a month earlier. He then faced compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis and despite storming to a two-set lead and having three match points in the final set, he lost the match.

Tomic began his grass-court season at the2015 MercedesCup where he defeatedJan-Lennard Struff andTommy Haas to reach the quarterfinals where he lost to former world No. 1, Rafael Nadal, in three tight sets. His next tournament was the2015 Gerry Weber Open where he lost toSteve Johnson in the first round. Tomic then played atWimbledon as the 27th seed. He opened against Jan-Lennard Struff and defeated him in five sets. He then defeatedPierre-Hugues Herbert in straight sets to reach the third round where he lost to defending champion, world No. 1, and eventual champion Novak Djokovic, in straight sets. Tomic then contested the2015 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships as the third seed. He lost against fellow Australian and eventual semifinalistJohn-Patrick Smith in straight sets. He then played inBogotá where he was the defending champion and second seed. He playedAdrián Menéndez-Maceiras following a first-round bye and won in three sets to reach his 8th quarterfinal of 2015. He then defeatedTatsuma Ito in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash with Michael Berrer. He defeated Berrer in three sets to reach the final for the second straight year. He then defeated third seed Adrian Mannarino in three sets to win his third career title.

Tomic was unable to capitalize on his success, losing in the first round at theWashington Open to eventual semifinalistSteve Johnson.Tomic next played at theCanadian Masters where he defeatedJoão Sousa, Tomic backed this up by defeating world number 8 and reigning US Open champion Marin Čilić. He then lost to defending champion and 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tomic then played at the2015 Western & Southern Open where he defeatedSergiy Stakhovsky in the first round, he then lost to eventual semifinalistAlexandr Dolgopolov. Tomic next played at the2015 US Open as the 24th seed where he defeatedDamir Džumhur in four sets. He then defeated compatriot and former champion Lleyton Hewitt in a thrilling five-set match. Tomic emerged victorious after trailing 3–5 in the final set and saving two match points to take out the match in 3 hours and 30 minutes. Tomic then played against world No. 12 Richard Gasquet and lost in straight sets. His third-round performance was his best result at theUS Open to date.

Tomic then competed for Australia at the Davis Cup Semifinals and defeatedDaniel Evans which saw him crack the top 20 in the rankings for the first time. Following his win he lost in straight sets to world No. 3, Andy Murray.His next tournament was theJapan Open where he retired whilst down a set against Steve Johnson. Tomic then entered theShanghai Masters where despite being unseeded, he reached the quarterfinals. Tomic defeated Fernando Verdasco, No. 7 seed David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet, before losing to Djokovic. This was the most games any player had won against Djokovic in eight matches. The tournament scored Tomic his third top 10 win in 2015 (over David Ferrer) and was also his second Masters quarterfinal of his career. As a result of his performance, he propelled to world number 18 for the first time. Tomic next played atStockholm as the fourth seed where he lost toMarcos Baghdatis in the second round after a first-round bye. His final tournament of the year was theParis Masters where he defeatedFabio Fognini before losing to eventual semifinalistStan Wawrinka in the second round. He finished the year ranked world No. 18.

2016: First ATP 500 final, Masters 1000 quarterfinal

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Tomic in 2016

Tomic begun his season inBrisbane as the seventh seed. He won his opening round againstNicolas Mahut before defeating Radek Štěpánek and second seed Kei Nishikori in subsequent rounds. Tomic was eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champion Milos Raonic in two tight sets. This semifinal appearance saw the Australian move up to his career-high ranking of 17th in the world. Tomic next contested theSydney International as the top seed. He defeated Aussie wildcardJordan Thompson in the second round (following a first-round bye). He then facedTeymuraz Gabashvili in the quarterfinals where he controversially retired while down a set and 3–0 in the second.

Tomic then participated at the2016 Australian Open as the 16th seed. He breezed through to the fourth round with defeats overDenis Istomin,Simone Bolelli andJohn Millman before losing in straight sets to eventual runner-up and second seed Andy Murray. Tomic next participated at theEcuador Open as the top seed. He defeatedRoberto Carballés Baena in the second round after a first-round bye. He then lost toPaolo Lorenzi in the quarterfinals in three tight sets. Tomic next contested theDelray Beach International where he was the second seed. He lost in the first round to eventual runner-up Rajeev Ram in straight sets.The following week Tomic played at the ATP 500 tournament inAcapulco where he was the fifth seed. He was drawn against Rajeev Ram in the first round but avenged his loss from the previous week and defeated him in straight sets. He then defeatedAdrian Mannarino andIllya Marchenko both in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash with Alexandr Dolgopolov. Tomic lost the first set 1–6 yet rallied back to win the match in a thrilling three-set match. He then contested his first ATP 500 final againstDominic Thiem where he lost in three sets, despite having led 5–2 in the first set. Tomic then played for Australia at the2016 Davis Cup where they faced the United States. He won his first match againstJack Sock in four sets. However, he lost the reverse singles to John Isner which meant Australia lost in round one and therefore will face the World Group Playoffs in September.

Tomic stated before his next tournament atIndian Wells that he would miss the2016 Miami Masters due to a wrist injury. He still played at Indian Wells as the 17th seed. For the third straight tournament he faced Rajeev Ram, again winning in straight sets. He then lost to eventual finalist Milos Raonic in the third round.

Tomic missed the Miami Masters andMonte-Carlo Masters due to his wrist injury. He then began his clay-court season at theBucharest Open where he was the top seed. He lost in the first round toRobin Haase. His next tournament is the2016 Istanbul Open where again he's the top seed. He lost to eventual championDiego Schwartzman in the second round following a first-round bye. Tomic competed at theMadrid Open, but lost in straight sets toFabio Fognini. He was criticised for giving up on match point. He turned his racket the other way around, with the handle facing forward as Fognini served for the point. He then competed at theItalian Open, but was forced to retire ten minutes in because of illness. Tomic next tournament was theFrench Open where he was seeded 20th. He beatBrian Baker in the first round in straight sets. However, he would lose toBorna Ćorić in the second round in four sets.

Tomic began his grass-court season at the2016 Ricoh Open as the second seed. He beatAljaž Bedene to reach the quarterfinals before losing to the defending and eventual championNicolas Mahut. He next competed at the2016 Queen's Championships. He opened against the 2015 Queens finalist Kevin Anderson who he defeated in straight sets. He then beat Fernando Verdasco who defeated second seed Stan Wawrinka in the previous round. In the quarterfinals he defeated Gilles Müller to set up a semifinal clash with Milos Raonic where he lost to the third seed in straight sets. At the2016 Wimbledon Championships, in the first round, Tomic beat Fernando Verdasco in five tough sets. Then he beatRadu Albot in four sets in the second round. In the third round, he beat world No. 15,Roberto Bautista Agut, in straight sets. But in the fourth round, he lost toLucas Pouille in five sets.

To begin his North American hard-court season, he played inWashington as the No. 3 seed. He received a bye through to the second round where he defeatedDonald Young. In the third round, he lost to No. 13 seed and eventual runner-up Ivo Karlović. Tomic next played at theCanadian Masters where he defeatedAlejandro González andSteven Diez but then lost to Kevin Anderson in the third round. He reached the quarterfinal of the2016 Western & Southern Open by beating former world No. 28,João Sousa, he then caused consecutive upsets by defeating the 11th seed David Goffin and the fifth seed Kei Nishikori. He then lost to world No. 2 and eventual finalist, Andy Murray, in straight sets. Then Tomic played at theUS Open as the 17th seed where he lost to Damir Džumhur in four sets in the first round.

Tomic began the Asian swing at theShenzhen Open as the fourth seed. He beatRyan Harrison to reach the quarterfinals before losing toThomaz Bellucci. He next participated at the2016 China Open where he lost toPablo Carreno Busta in the first round. Tomic also played themen's doubles, partnering Jack Sock. Despite his early singles exit, Tomic reached his first tour doubles final which included a win over the second seeds and world No. 3Marcelo Melo who partneredŁukasz Kubot. Tomic/Sock lost in the final in a tight three-set match to the partnership ofPablo Carreño Busta/Rafael Nadal. Tomic next contests theShanghai Masters, he lost to the 15th seed Bautista Agut in the first round.

He finished the year ranked world No. 26.

2017: Rapid decline

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Tomic commenced the year at theBrisbane International. He lost in round one to David Ferrer.At theAustralian Open, Tomic defeated Thomaz Bellucci andVíctor Estrella Burgos to reach the third round where he lost to Dan Evans in straight sets. Tomic then lost in the first round at five consecutive tournaments, before defeatingDustin Brown at theBarcelona Open. At theFrench Open, Tomic lost in the first round in a straight-sets thumping against world No. 7 Dominic Thiem. In the lead up to Wimbledon, Tomic achieved his best result of the season when he made the quarterfinals of theEastbourne International. At Wimbledon, Tomic was fined $15,000 (£11,500) after his first round exit againstMischa Zverev. The fine was handed out due to Tomic's comments in the press conference where he admitted that he was bored with the tournament and faked an injury. Tomic's racquet provider Head subsequently dropped him.[75] Tomic did not play any tournaments between Wimbledon and the US Open. At theUS Open, Tomic was beaten byGilles Müller in four sets. With three consecutive first-round exits at Grand Slams and a string of poor results, Tomic's ranking dipped outside the world's top 140, his worst world ranking since 2011. In late September, Tomic returned at theChengdu Open where he was easily beaten byKyle Edmund in the first round. At theJapan Open in Tokyo, Tomic scored his first win on tour in three months after defeating João Sousa in the opening round. He was then beaten handily by eighth seed Diego Schwartzman.

He finished the year ranked world No. 140, a decline of 114 places from the end of 2016.

2018: Rankings downfall, reality television stint and fourth ATP title

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Following his ranking slide, Tomic entered thequalifying tournament at the Australian Open as the 29th seed. He advanced to the final round before losing to unheralded ItalianLorenzo Sonego. This marked the first time since 2008 that Tomic had failed to appear in the main draw of the Australian Open. Following his loss in qualifying, Tomic entered reality television showI'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! Tomic quit the competition after three days, proclaiming a desire to return to tennis as the primary reason, in turn having one of the shortest times on the show globally.[76] After this, Tomic was awarded a wildcard into the2018 Istanbul Open where he served for the match against sixth seed Viktor Troicki in the first round; however, he went on to lose the match. Tomic's hiatus coupled with poor results blew his ranking out to 243 in the world, his worst ranking since 2010. Tomic then entered a Challenger tournament in France where he scored three consecutive wins for the first time since Cincinnati in 2016. He made the final but was defeated by compatriot and top seedJohn Millman.[77] The result improved his ranking to 191. Tomic then qualified for theFrench Open and was expected to face compatriotNick Kyrgios in a hotly anticipated first-round match-up.[78] Kyrgios, however, withdrew before the tournament from an elbow injury, leaving Tomic to face lucky loserMarco Trungelliti. Tomic went on to lose the match in four sets.

Following the French Open, Tomic qualified for theRosmalen Grass Court Championships in the Netherlands, where he made a surprise run to the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Richard Gasquet in three sets. This was Tomic's first appearance in an ATP Tour semifinal in more than two years.[79] The result moved Tomic back inside the world's top 150. Tomic then attempted to qualify for Wimbledon, but lost in the final round of qualification to second seedRuben Bemelmans. He gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser, however, after Roberto Bautista Agut withdrew from the tournament.[80] Tomic defeated fellow lucky loserHubert Hurkacz in the first round to earn his first Grand Slam main-draw win since the2017 Australian Open. He went on to lose to the 24th seed Kei Nishikori in four sets in the second round. Tomic then suffered a string of poor results in his next four tournaments, failing to win a main-draw match at any event. His poor form carried over to theUS Open, where he lost in the first round of qualifying to fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis and was accused of tanking.[81] Tomic then returned to the Challenger Tour at the inauguralRafa Nadal Open, where he won the tournament as the sixth seed. This was Tomic's first title of any kind in three years and first Challenger title in eight years. In late September, Tomic qualified for and won theChengdu Open, defeating top-seeded Fabio Fognini in the final. Tomic saved four match points against Fognini in what was his first ATP World Tour tournament victory in three years.[82] The win moved Tomic back inside the top 100 at world No. 76, his best ranking since July 2017.

Tomic then attempted to qualify for theStockholm Open, but was forced to retire due to an injury in the first round of qualifying againstOscar Otte. Tomic played no further tournaments in 2018 and finished the year ranked world No. 83.

2019: Severe downfall in form and ranking

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Tomic started off his 2019 season with a first-round loss at theAustralian Open to world No. 7, Marin Čilić. Two months later at theMiami Masters, he played world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round and lost in straight sets.

Tomic made no ATP final or semifinal appearances during the year and only made two ATP quarterfinal appearances. The first one came at theAntalya Open where he defeated seventh seedAndreas Seppi in the first round but lost to fourth seed Pablo Carreño Busta in three sets. The second one came at theAtlanta Open where he defeated 5th seedFrances Tiafoe in the first round but lost to third seed and eventual championAlex de Minaur after retiring in the second set.

At theChengdu Open, Tomic entered the qualifying draw as the defending champion of the tournament but lost in first round of qualifying to2017 champion Denis Istomin, after retiring in the second set. Because of his failure to defend all 250 ranking points from the previous edition, Tomic's ranking dropped significantly from 109 to 191.

Tomic finished the year with a year-end ranking of 185, a significant drop from his ranking of 83 at the beginning of the year.

2020: Inactivity due to COVID-19

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After starting off the year with a first-round loss at theAustralian Open qualifying to seventh seedDenis Kudla, Tomic only played one ATP tournament in 2020 at theDelray Beach Open where he lost in the qualifying competition to Ernests Gulbis but received a lucky loser spot and lost in the first round toCedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets.

After theCOVID-19 pandemic suspended tennis in March, Tomic decided to stay inactive for the rest of the year even when tennis returned in August.

2021: Australian Open second round

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Tomic returned to playing tennis at theAustralian Open qualifying. There, he defeated 14th seedJozef Kovalík,Tristan Schoolkate andJohn-Patrick Smith to qualify for his first Grand Slam tournament in close to two years at theAustralian Open. There, he playedYūichi Sugita and won after Sugita retired in the third set to mark his first grand slam match win in close to three years. In the second round, he played 11th seedDenis Shapovalov and lost in straight sets. He finished 2021 ranked world No. 260.

2022: First match win since 2021 Wimbledon qualifying

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Tomic lost in the first round of theAustralian Open qualifying toRoman Safiullin.[83] Tomic complained to the umpire about the lack ofCOVID-19 testing at the Australian Open, and tested positive for the virus two days after the loss.[84]

Tomic's next tournament was theMonterrey Challenger in March, where he recorded his first match win at any level since thequalifying rounds at 2021 Wimbledon by beating fourth seed Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets.

2023–2025: Top 175 return

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In 2023, after losing in the final of a Futures tournament in Doha, Tomic qualified for theMonterrey Challenger. There, he reached his first Challenger quarterfinal since 2018 after defeatingJuan Pablo Ficovich and upsetting second seedEmilio Gómez while saving two match points. He eventually lost toMitchell Krueger in the quarterfinals, losing 6–4 in the first set before retiring a break down in the second. He returned to top 300, for the first time in nearly two years, with a title at the M15 Futures tournament in Las Vegas where he beatThai-Son Kwiatkowski in the final.

National representation

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Davis Cup (17–4)

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Tomic competing for Australia at the2012 Olympics

Tomic made his Davis Cup debut forAustralia in Melbourne against Chinese Taipei in 2010 at the age of 17 years and 135 days, the youngest-ever player for Australia.[85][86] In the first rubber of the tie Tomic defeated Yang Tsung-hua. In the fifth rubber he picked up another victory over Lee Hsin-han.

Tomic was called back into the team in July 2011 for the tie againstChina. Following a shock loss in the first match, Tomic drew Australia level in the second rubber of the tie againstZhang Ze. Tomic's reverse singles match was cancelled due to Australia winning the tie 3–1. In September 2011 at theDavis Cup World Group Playoffs Tomic pulled off the biggest scalp of his Davis Cup career by defeating world No. 19,Stanislas Wawrinka, in four sets. In the reverse rubber, Tomic faced his childhood heroRoger Federer, losing in four sets.

Prior to the commencement of the2012 ATP season, Tomic andLleyton Hewitt both committed to the Davis Cup team for all ties in a bid to re-enter the world group. In the second rubber of the first zonal tie againstChina, Tomic was victorious againstWu Di. In the second zonal tie of 2012, he recorded two straight-sets victories in a 5–0 rout ofSouth Korea. In the2012 Davis Cup World Group Playoffs, Tomic was victorious in his first rubber againstCedrik-Marcel Stebe in four sets but fell toFlorian Mayer in straight sets which would see Australia lose toGermany 3–2 overall.

Following poor off court behaviour in late 2012, Tomic was suspended from playing for Australia in the first round of the 2013 Davis Cup competition. After serving a one-tie ban, Tomic returned to the Australian Davis Cup team in their 2013 zonal semifinal againstUzbekistan and later that year was instrumental in Australia's return to the World Group after an away playoff victory overPoland. Injuries prevented Tomic from competing in the Davis Cup competition in 2014 but he returned for Australia's first round of the2015 Davis Cup against theCzech Republic. Despite facing the two-time defending champions away, Tomic secured two crucial singles victories and led Australia to a 3–2 victory over the Czech Republic. It was the first time Australia had reached the second round of the Davis Cup world group since 2006. Tomic was then once again suspended from the Australian Davis Cup team for an outburst during a Wimbledon press conference. Tomic returned to the team once again in the 2015 semifinal againstGreat Britain and scored a crucial four-set victory overDan Evans in the second rubber. Tomic played for Australia at the 2016 Davis Cup where they faced the United States. He won his first match againstJack Sock in four sets. However, he lost the reverse singles toJohn Isner which meant Australia lost in the first round.

Olympics (0–1)

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Tomic representedAustralia in his maiden Olympics atLondon 2012. He competed in thesingles competition against Japan's 15th seedKei Nishikori in the first round, but fell in two straight tie-breaks.[87]

Hopman Cup (5–1)

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At the2013 Hopman Cup Tomic defeatedTommy Haas (7–6, 3–6, 7–5), World No. 1Novak Djokovic (6–4, 6–4) andAndreas Seppi (6–3, 7–5). Australia finished in 2nd place in the group.

At the2014 Hopman Cup Tomic lost toMilos Raonic (6–7, 1–6) but then he defeated Andreas Seppi (4–6, 6–3, 6–2) andGrzegorz Panfil (6–1, 6–4). Australia team finished in last place in the group.

World Tennis Challenge (3–0)

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In 2010, Tomic won theWorld Tennis Challenge for the Australasia team. Tomic won all three singles matches, defeatingGilles Simon,Radek Štěpánek andRobby Ginepri.

Fast 4 Tennis Showdown (1–0)

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On 9 January 2017, Bernard Tomic defeatedDominic Thiem 3–4, 4–2, 4–3, 3–4, 5–3 to win the event. Before this match,Nick Kyrgios defeatedRafael Nadal 4–3, 2–4, 4–3 4–3. With Australia leading 2–0, the doubles were not played.

Coaching

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Tomic was first coached by Gold Coast tennis instructor Neil Guiney at age 7.[88] As a child Tomic was officially coached by his father, John, at Queens Park Tennis Centre on theGold Coast. Despite his father never having played tennis, he continues to coach Tomic. In November 2012 it was revealed that Tomic had approached Australian tennis legend Pat Cash to coach him on a full-time basis. Cash declined the offer.[89] As of 2016, Tomic was training out of Koza World of sports tennis academy with Australian coach Gavin Hopper. According to his ATP profile page, he is currently coached by his sister, Sara Tomic.

Equipment and sponsors

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In March 2006, a 13-year-old Tomic signed a six-figure deal with sports marketing and management giantIMG.[90] Prior to joining the ITF juniors tour in 2007, Tomic played withWilson racquets but switched toHead when he debuted on the junior tour. At the beginning of the2012 ATP season Tomic signed a deal to useYonex racquets.[91] Bernard again switched to Head racquets,[92][93] but was later dropped by the racquet manufacturer following a post-match press conference at the 2017 Wimbledon.[94]

He previously held a long-standing sponsorship deal withNike, before switching toLacoste in 2018. Tomic woreLotto clothing during the 2018 French Open qualifying, but was wearing Lacoste by the main draw.[95][96] Tomic woreMizuno clothing for the first time at the start of the 2019 season.[97]

Controversies

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At the2009 Wimbledon Championships, at which Tomic was contesting the junior event,Lleyton Hewitt contacted the Tomic camp inviting Bernard to practice. Hewitt's physiotherapist Iván Gutiérrez was told by Tomic's agent: "No, he's not hitting with Lleyton; Lleyton's not good enough."[98]

In January 2012, he was fined by the police on the Gold Coast three times in one day. Later that day he also ran from the police and locked himself in his house.[99] In November 2012, Tomic pleaded guilty in court to failing to stop for police in his orangeBMW M3 and was fined $750, as well as being put on a 12-month good-behaviour bond. Tomic accused a police officer of trying to hit him.[100] He was also found guilty of three other traffic offences committed in January and was fined a further $1,000.[101]

While competing at the2012 Miami Masters, Tomic was overheard making a request to the chair umpire for his father to be ejected from the stands. He was heard saying: "He's annoying. I know he's my father but he's annoying me. I want him to leave but how's that possible?"[102]

At the same event, qualifierDan Evans had booked to practise with Tomic, but was told by Tomic's father that he was not good enough. Evans went on to win the pair's first career meeting the following year.[103]

In 2013, John Tomic was sentenced to eight months in prison and banned from theATP World Tour for 12 months[104] for headbutting and breaking the nose of Bernard's hitting partner, Thomas Drouet.[105] However, he did not serve the jail term, as under Spanish law, there was a discount for his first conviction if the sentence is less than two years.

During his third-round press conference, following his loss to top seed Novak Djokovic at the2015 Wimbledon Championships, Tomic ranted against Tennis Australia, namelyCraig Tiley, Pat Rafter and Steve Healy. Tomic was angry from what he perceived as a lack of support, respect and funding for both him and his sister, Sara. As a result, Tennis Australia dropped Tomic from Australia's Davis Cup team for their quarterfinal tie against Kazakhstan.

In July 2015, Tomic was arrested in Miami and charged with resisting arrest and trespassing.[106] In October, all charges were dropped against Tomic.

In his first-round match at the 2016 Madrid Masters, Tomic reversed his racquet on return of serve whilst defending match point. This also brought up past tanking allegations against Tomic from matches at the 2016 Sydney International and 2012 US Open.[107]

In the 2016 US Open, during his first-round loss toDamir Džumhur, he verbally abused a spectator after apparently being taunted.[108]

In an interview with Channel 7'sSunday Night program, Tomic admitted that he never loved tennis and says that he has built his career on 50% effort.[109]

After Tomic failed to qualify for the 2018 Australian Open, losing toLorenzo Sonego, Tomic was asked about the impact of the loss on his career, to which he replied "I just count money, that's all I do. I count my millions". His comments drew criticism from former players and the public, withAndy Roddick tweeting "Maybe stop for a second and think of the millions you've left on the table."[110][111]

After losing his opening match of the2019 Wimbledon Championships toJo-Wilfried Tsonga in 58 minutes, Tomic was fined his full prize money of £45,000 for not meeting the "required professional standard" according to the match referee.[112] The requirement to "perform to a professional standard" is specified in the Grand Slam Rulebook,[113] Article III section G, and provides for a greater fine than "Best Efforts" in section C. The incident has revived news reports of Tomic's old nickname "Tomic the Tank Engine."[114] ("Tanking" referring to the refusal to use one's best efforts to win).

After competing inMexico and travelling toMiami during March 2020, Tomic reportedly experienced symptoms ofCOVID-19, and subsequently entered self-isolation.[115] However,Andrea Petkovic later claimed that Tomic had lied about his health.[116][117][118]

At theSanto Domingo Challenger in August 2024, Tomic was removed from the stands at the final betweenAndres Andrade andDamir Džumhur after heckling Andrade who defeated him in the quarterfinals earlier in the week.[119]

Match fixing investigation

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In January 2025, it was revealed that Tomic had been investigated by NSW police strike force Whyman for suspected match fixing in connection with two matches taking place in late 2021 and early 2022. The investigations by police and theInternational Tennis Integrity Agency were closed due to lack of evidence.[120]

Career statistics

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Main article:Bernard Tomic career statistics

Grand Slam performance timeline

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Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Tournament200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025SRW–LWin%
Australian OpenQ22R2R3R4R3R1R4R4R3RQ31RQ12RQ1AAQ10 / 1118–1162%
French OpenA1RA1R2R1R1R2R2R1R1R1RAQ1AAAQ20 / 103–1023%
WimbledonAQ31RQF1R4R2R3R4R1R2R1RNHQ2AAAA0 / 1014–1058%
US OpenAAQ22R2R2R2R3R1R1RQ1AAAAAAQ20 / 76–650%
Win–loss0–01–21–27–45–46–42–38–47–42–41–20–30–01–10–00–00–00–00 / 3841–3753%

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