Tim Smyczek

Tim Smyczek
Country (sports)  United States
Residence Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Born (1987-12-30) December 30, 1987
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Turned pro 2006
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,300,432
Singles
Career record 28–54
Career titles 0
3 Challengers, 1 Futures
Highest ranking No. 68 (April 6, 2015)
Current ranking No. 132 (21 March 2016)[1]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2013, 2015, 2016)
French Open 1R (2011, 2015)
Wimbledon 1R (2015)
US Open 3R (2013)
Doubles
Career record 8–9
Career titles 0
1 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking No. 160 (February 24, 2014)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon 1R (2013, 2015)
US Open 3R (2014)
Last updated on: 3 February 2016.

Tim Smyczek (born December 30, 1987) is an American professional tennis player. He has won five Challenger titles and achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 68 in April 2015. Smyczek is coached by Billy Heiser.

Personal life

Smyczek plays the violin and wants to be a lawyer when his tennis career is over. He is good friends with Mardy Fish. He is also a Roman Catholic and a cooperator of Opus Dei.[2] On November 21, 2015 Smyczek married Ana Pier.[3]

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior, Smyczek reached as high as No. 14 in the world combined rankings in January 2005.

Pro tour

Smyczek reached the quarterfinals of the SAP Open in 2011, beating Kei Nishikori en route, but lost to Gaël Monfils. He qualified again in 2012, but lost to 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 5–7.

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 Karlović 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 7–5 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 Nadal serve landed out due to disturbance by a member of the crowd, resulting in praise from Nadal and the crowd after the match[4]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. July 15, 2013 Campbell's Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, Newport, United States Grass United States Rhyne Williams France Nicolas Mahut
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin 		7–6(7–4), 2–6, [5–10]

Challenger tournament finals

Singles (4–6)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. June 29, 2009 Winnetka, US Hard United States Alex Kuznetsov 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up 2. March 22, 2010 Rimouski, Canada Hard South Africa Rik de Voest 0–6, 5–7
Runner-up 3. July 3, 2010 Winnetka, US Hard Argentina Brian Dabul 1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up 4. September 30, 2013 Sacramento, US Hard United States Donald Young 5-7, 3-6
Runner-up 5. September 28, 2014 Napa, US Hard United States Sam Querrey 3-6, 1-6
Runner-up 6. March 17, 2015 Irving, US Hard Slovenia Aljaž Bedene 6-7(3-7), 6-3, 3-6
Winner 1. April 2, 2012 Tallahassee, US Hard Canada Frank Dancevic 7–5 RET
Winner 2. November 17, 2012 Champaign, US Hard(i) United States Jack Sock 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
Winner 3. November 10, 2013 Knoxville, US Hard Canada Peter Polansky 6-4, 6-2
Winner 4. February 2, 2015 Dallas, US Hard(i) United States Rajeev Ram 6-2, 4-1 RET

Doubles (0–1)

Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. April 28, 2013 Savannah, US Clay United States Michael Russell Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
Ukraine Denys Molchanov		 2–6, 5–7

Singles performance timeline

Key
W  F  SF QF R# RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won tournament; reached (F) final, (SF) semifinal, (QF) quarterfinal; (R#) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a (RR) round-robin stage; reached a (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; played in a (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; won a (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; or (NH) tournament not held.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current till 2016 French Open.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A Q2 Q3 2R 1R 2R 2R 0 / 4 3–4 43%
French Open A A A A A 1R Q1 Q1 Q3 1R Q1 0 / 2 0–2 0%
Wimbledon A A A A Q1 A Q2 Q3 Q3 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A A Q1 Q2 1R Q1 2R 3R 2R 1R 0 / 5 4–5 44%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 1–1 3–2 1–2 1–4 1–1 0 / 12 7–12 37%

References

  1. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/tim-smyczek/sf62/overview
  2. ↑ http://www.ncregister.com/daily-news/a-gentlemans-guide-to-pro-tennis-and-life/
  3. ↑ "Smyczek Ties The Knot". ATP World Tour. November 21, 2015. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Another Loss for Nice Guys; This One Wins Praise". New York Times. January 21, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
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