Martin Damm Jr. (born 30 September 2003) is an American professional tennis player. Damm has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 175 achieved on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 303 achieved on 6 November 2023.
_01_(cropped).jpg) Damm at the 2023 US Open | |
| Full name | Martin Damm Jr.[1] |
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| Country (sports) |  United States |
| Born | 30 September 2003 Bradenton, Florida, United States |
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Turned pro | 2020 |
| Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Martin Damm, Micah Klousia |
| Prize money | $199,786 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 175 (1 April 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 209 (9 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | Q1 (2024) |
| US Open | Q2 (2023) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 303 (6 November 2023) |
| Current ranking | No. 355 (9 September 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| US Open | 2R (2019) |
| Last updated on: 9 September 2024. | |
Juniors
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On the junior tour, Damm has a career high junior ranking of No. 3, achieved on 1 January 2021.
In August 2019, Damm and his partner Toby Kodat won the USTA Boys 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wildcard entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open.[2][3] Damm age 15 and fellow American Toby Kodat age 16 became the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.
Career
edit2022-2023
editHe received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the 2022 Miami Open and the 2022 US Open.
He also entered the qualifying competitions at the 2023 Miami Open,[4][5] and at the 2023 US Open as a wildcard.[6]
2024: Masters debut & first win, top 175
editIn March, he was also awarded a main draw wildcard at the 2024 Miami Open for his Masters debut where he recorded his first ATP Tour and Masters level win over Zhizhen Zhang[7][8] and 14th seed and compatriot Tommy Paul by retirement.[9] As a result, he reached the top 175 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.
Personal life
editDamm is the son of former Czech tennis player Martin Damm Sr. He has two other siblings.[10]
ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals
editSingles: 10 (5 titles, 5 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Nov 2019 | M25 Naples, USA | WTT | Clay |  Tomás Martín Etcheverry
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6–7(4–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Mar 2021 | M15 Rovinj, Croatia | WTT | Clay |  Corentin Denolly
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6–3, 5–7, 0–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Sep 2021 | M15 Champaign, USA | WTT | Hard |  Gabi Adrian Boitan
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6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–3 | May 2022 | M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | WTT | Clay |  Khumoyun Sultanov
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7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Jun 2022 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | WTT | Hard | Dan Added
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6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 2022 | M25 Harlingen, USA | WTT | Hard |  Bernard Tomic
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6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2023 | M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | WTT | Hard |  Liam Draxl
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7–6(7–5), 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–4 | Aug 2023 | M25 Southaven, USA | WTT | Hard |  Chris Rodesch
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7–6(7–3), 1–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–4 | Sep 2023 | M25 Setúbal, Portugal | WTT | Hard |  Dali Blanch
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7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Jan 2024 | Oeiras II, Portugal | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Leandro Riedi
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6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Doubles: 9 (6 titles, 3 runner-ups)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Feb 2020 | M25 Naples, USA | WTT | Clay | Toby Kodat
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 Nicolás Barrientos Cristian Rodríguez
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4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 2020 | M15 Antalya, Turkey | WTT | Clay | Tristan Boyer
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 Peter Heller Peter Torebko
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5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Mar 2021 | M15 Opatija, Croatia | WTT | Clay | Alex Rybakov
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 Alen Rogic Hadzalic Matic Špec
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7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7] |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2021 | M15 Valldoreix, Spain | WTT | Clay | Alex Rybakov
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 Francisco Cabral Gonçalo Falcão
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6–4, 7–6(7–4) |
| Win | 4–1 | May 2021 | M15 Skopje, North Macedonia | WTT | Clay |  Robin Stanek
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 Max Houkes Sidane Pontjodikromo
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6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 5–1 | Oct 2021 | M25 Rodez, France | WTT | Hard (i) | Felix Corwin
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Gijs Brouwer Jelle Sels
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3–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
| Loss | 5–2 | Nov 2022 | Knoxville, USA | Challenger | Hard (i) | Mitchell Krueger
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Hunter Reese Tennys Sandgren
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7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10] |
| Loss | 5–3 | May 2023 | M25 Prague, Czech Republic | WTT | Clay | Alex Rybakov
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 Stuart Parker Jakub Paul
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6–3, 3–6, [6–10] |
| Win | 6–3 | Sep 2023 | M25 Sintra, Portugal | WTT | Hard | Dali Blanch
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Jaime Faria Henrique Rocha
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6–1, 6–2 |
References
edit- ^ Profile, imgacademy.com. Accessed 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Florida's Bernard, Damm/Kodat Win Titles at USTA National Boys' Hard Courts". www.ustaflorida.com. 16 August 2019.
- ^ "Damm, Kodat earn US Open berth, win USTA Boys Nationals 18-year-old doubles title". wwmt.com. 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Full List of Wild Card Entries Announced for 2023 Miami Open Presented by Itaú". 14 March 2023.
- ^ "Shang Juncheng, Dominic Thiem Among Miami Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "John Isner joins talented teenagers among 2023 US Open men's wild cards".
- ^ https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1770585054843937233 [bare URL]
- ^ "Inside the rise of Martin Damm". 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Damm advances after Paul suffers injury in Miami". 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Mark Mandlik to Meet Martin Damm In Boys' ITF 18s Semifinals". www.easterbowl.com.
External links
edit- Martin Damm at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Martin Damm at the International Tennis Federation
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