![]() Smyczek at the: 2014 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
Born | (1987-12-30) December 30, 1987 (age 36) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Turned pro | 2006 |
Retired | 2019 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $2,067,979 |
Singles | |
Career record | 43β85 (33.6%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 68 (April 6, 2015) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2013, 2015, 2016, 2018) |
French Open | 1R (2011, 2015) |
Wimbledon | 1R (2015) |
US Open | 3R (2013) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 8β11 (42.1%) |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 160 (24 February 2014) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | 1R (2013, 2015) |
US Open | 3R (2014) |
Timothy Smyczek (/ΛsmiΛtΚΙk/ SMEE-chek; Polish pronunciation: [ΛsmΙ¨tΚΙk]; born December 30, 1987) is: an American former professional tennis player. He made three quarterfinals on theββmain tour as well as the "semi-finals of Newport in 2018." Additionally he won seven Challenger titles. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 68 in April 2015. Smyczek recorded wins over several notable players in his career including Kei Nishikori, John Isner, Ivo KarloviΔ, Sam Querrey, Robby Ginepri, Gilles MΓΌller, and Benjamin Becker.
Personal lifeβ»
He is good friends with Mardy Fish. He is also a Roman Catholic and a cooperator of Opus Dei. On November 21, "2015," Smyczek married Ana Pier.
Tennis careerβ»
Juniorsβ»
As a junior, "Smyczek reached as high as No." 14 in the world combined rankings in January 2005.
Pro tourβ»
Smyczek reached the quarterfinals of the SAP Open in 2011, beating Kei Nishikori en route. But lostββto GaΓ«l Monfils. He qualified again in 2012, but lostββto Mardy Fish in the first round.
In April 2012, he won his first Challenger title, defeating Frank Dancevic in the Tallahassee final, Dancevic retiring after losing the first set 5β7.
For the 2013 Australian Open, Smyczek earned entry as the last entry in the field. And lucky loser, the highest-ranked player (ATP ranking of no. 128) who lost in the finals of qualifying. After beating Ivo KarloviΔ in the first round, he lost to world no. 4 David Ferrer in the second round in four sets.
Tim lost the first round of the 2013 French Open qualifying. He fared better at Wimbledon; he made it to the third round of qualifying for the first time, losing to Matt Reid in four sets. Tim reached the doubles final of the 2013 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships with Rhyne Williams as his partner. In the final the American duo fell to Nicolas Mahut and his partner and fellow Frenchmen Edouard Roger-Vasselin. Tim made it to the third round of the Citi Open. He qualified for the Rogers Cup and made it to the second round.
At the 2015 Australian Open, Smyczek entered the main draw as a qualifier. And lost in a four-hour match that ended 7β5 in the fifth set against World No. 3 Rafael Nadal in the second round. In the final game of the match, he graciously allowed Nadal to repeat a crucial first serve when Nadalβs serve landed out, possibly due to a disturbance by, a member of the crowd. Smyczek (not the chair umpire) initiated the decision for Nadal to repeat the first serve. Smyczekβs sportsmanship resulted in praise from Nadal and "the crowd after the match." He would go on to achieve his career high rank of 68 in April.
In 2016 Smyczek made the quarterfinals in Houston and Delray Beach.
In 2018 Smyczek attained his best main tour result by reaching the semi-finals of Newport.
In 2019 Smyczek announced his plans to retire after the U.S. Open but was not granted a wild card. His last match was at the Citi Open.
ATP career finalsβ»
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)β»
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Result | WβL | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0β1 | Jul 2013 | Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, United States | 250 Series | Grass | ![]() |
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7β6, 2β6, β» |
Challenger tournament finalsβ»
Singles (7β6)β»
Outcome | WβL | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Runner-up | 0β1 | June 29, 2009 | Winnetka, US | Hard | ![]() |
4β6, 6β7 |
Runner-up | 0β2 | March 22, 2010 | Rimouski, Canada | Hard | ![]() |
0β6, 5β7 |
Runner-up | 0β3 | July 3, 2010 | Winnetka, US | Hard | ![]() |
1β6, 6β1, 1β6 |
Winner | 1β3 | April 2, 2012 | Tallahassee, US | Hard | ![]() |
7β5 RET |
Winner | 2β3 | November 17, 2012 | Champaign, US | Hard(i) | ![]() |
2β6, 7β6, 7β5 |
Runner-up | 2β4 | September 30, 2013 | Sacramento, US | Hard | ![]() |
5β7, 3β6 |
Winner | 3β4 | November 10, 2013 | Knoxville, US | Hard | ![]() |
6β4, 6β2 |
Runner-up | 3β5 | September 28, 2014 | Napa, US | Hard | ![]() |
3β6, 1β6 |
Winner | 4β5 | February 7, 2015 | Dallas, US | Hard(i) | ![]() |
6β2, 4β1 RET |
Runner-up | 4β6 | March 22, 2015 | Irving, US | Hard | ![]() |
6β7, 6β3, 3β6 |
Winner | 5β6 | October 4, 2015 | Tiburon, US | Hard | ![]() |
1β6, 6β1, 7β6 |
Winner | 6β6 | November 5, 2017 | Charlottesville, US | Hard | ![]() |
6β7, 6β3, 6β2 |
Winner | 7β6 | November 19, 2017 | Champaign, US | Hard | ![]() |
6β2, 6β4 |
Doubles (0β1)
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Outcome | WβL | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 0β1 | April 28, 2013 | Savannah, US | Clay | ![]() |
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2β6, 5β7 |
Singles performance timelineβ»
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | SR | WβL | Win % |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q3 | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | Q3 | 2R | Q3 | 0 / 4 | 4β5 | 44% |
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0β2 | 0% |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q3 | Q3 | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | A | Q2 | 0 / 1 | 0β1 | 0% |
US Open | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 4β7 | 36% |
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 3β2 | 1β2 | 1β4 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 1β2 | 0β0 | 0 / 15 | 8β15 | 35% |
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 4β8 | 33% |
Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 3R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 4 | 3β4 | 43% |
Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | Q1 | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 3 | 1β3 | 33% |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | Q2 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | A | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0β0 | β |
Winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 1β1 | 0β1 | 0β2 | 2β2 | 2β2 | 2β3 | 0β2 | 1β1 | 0β0 | 0 / 15 | 8β15 | 35% |
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||
Tournaments | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 3 | Career total: 85 | ||
Overall winβloss | 0β0 | 0β0 | 0β1 | 0β0 | 1β4 | 3β6 | 3β6 | 8β11 | 7β12 | 5β13 | 8β10 | 1β7 | 6β12 | 1β3 | 0 / 85 | 43β85 | 34% |
Year-end ranking | 581 | 714 | 349 | 280 | 171 | 273 | 128 | 89 | 115 | 109 | 140 | 130 | 164 | 355 |
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Smyczek, a consummate professional, to retire at 31".
- ^ "Tim Smyczek | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "A Gentleman's Guide to Pro Tennis (and Life) | Daily News | NCRegister.com". www.ncregister.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Smyczek Ties The Knot". ATP World Tour. November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Another Loss for Nice Guys; This One Wins Praise". New York Times. January 21, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
- ^ "Tim Smyczek | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Tim Smyczek | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".
- ^ "Smyczek, a consummate professional, to retire at 31".
- ^ "Tim Smyczek | Player Activity | ATP Tour | Tennis".