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Due to a recurring shoulder injury, Berdych was forced to withdraw from the [[2011 Proton Malaysian Open]]. |
Due to a recurring shoulder injury, Berdych was forced to withdraw from the [[2011 Proton Malaysian Open]]. |
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Berdych is currently playing at the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|2011 China Open]] held in [[Beijing]]. He is seeded 3rd. Berdych defeated [[Jürgen Melzer]] and [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] in the first and second round respectively, both in straight sets.<ref name="China Open 2011 2nd round">{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05102011/58/berdych-romps-beijing-quarters.html|title=Berdych romps into Beijing quarters|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, Berdych dominated against [[Fernando Verdasco]], beating him 6–1, 6–0.<ref name="China Open 2011 Quarter final">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bettor.com/Tomas-Berdych-blasts-past-Fernando-Verdasco-into-last-four-China-Open-2011-a102580|title=Tomas Berdych blasts past Fernando Verdasco into last four – China Open 2011|publisher=Bettor.com|accessdate=7 October 2011}}</ref> Berdych reached his first final since the [[2010 Wimbledon Championships]] after a hard fought 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 victory over the 1st seed, [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. In the final, Berdych will face the Croatian, [[Marin Čilić]]. |
Berdych is currently playing at the [[2011 China Open (tennis)|2011 China Open]] held in [[Beijing]]. He is seeded 3rd. Berdych defeated [[Jürgen Melzer]] and [[Philipp Kohlschreiber]] in the first and second round respectively, both in straight sets.<ref name="China Open 2011 2nd round">{{cite web|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/05102011/58/berdych-romps-beijing-quarters.html|title=Berdych romps into Beijing quarters|publisher=[[Eurosport]]|accessdate=5 October 2011}}</ref> In the quarterfinals, Berdych dominated against [[Fernando Verdasco]], beating him 6–1, 6–0.<ref name="China Open 2011 Quarter final">{{cite web|url=http://blogs.bettor.com/Tomas-Berdych-blasts-past-Fernando-Verdasco-into-last-four-China-Open-2011-a102580|title=Tomas Berdych blasts past Fernando Verdasco into last four – China Open 2011|publisher=Bettor.com|accessdate=7 October 2011}}</ref> Berdych reached his first final since the [[2010 Wimbledon Championships]] after a hard fought 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 victory over the 1st seed, [[Jo-Wilfried Tsonga]]. In the final, Berdych will face the Croatian, [[Marin Čilić]].<ref name="China Open 2011 Final">{{cite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2011/10/08/uk-tennis-china-idUKTRE797136201110080|title=Berdych to meet Cilic in Beijing final|publisher=Bettor.com|accessdate=8 October 2011}}</ref> |
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==Playing Style== |
==Playing Style== |
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Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco[1] |
Born | [1] Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia[1] | September 17, 1985
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)[1] |
Turned pro | 2002[1] |
Plays | Right-handed[1] (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $8,803,051[1] |
Singles | |
Career record | 303-186[1] (61.39%) |
Career titles | 5[1] |
Highest ranking | No. 6 (October 18, 2010)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 10 (September 26, 2011)[1] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2011) |
French Open | SF (2010) |
Wimbledon | F (2010) |
US Open | 4R (2004, 2006, 2007) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 71-86[1] |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 54 (April 10, 2006)[1] |
Current ranking | No. 118 (September 19, 2011)[1] |
Last updated on: September 18, 2011. |
Tomáš Berdych (Czech pronunciation: [ˈtomaːʃ ˈbɛrdɪx]; born September 17, 1985, in Valašské Meziříčí) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semi-finals of the 2010 French Open.[2] He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters (which is a part of the ATP Masters 1000) in 2005. He has since reached the final of the Miami Masters in 2010, but he was defeated by the American athlete Andy Roddick in 2 sets. He reached a career high of World No. 6 on October 18, 2010.
Career
2002–2004
Berdych turned pro in 2002 winning future events both in his country of Czech Republic in Czech F8 defeating Pavel Šnobel in the finals 6–2, 6–3 and in Czech F5 defeating Ladislav Chramosta 6–4, 6–3.
In 2003 Berdych won three events in the future of Great Britain F5 over Peter Clarke 6–1, 6–4, in the challenger in Budaors, Hungary over Ivaylo Traykov 6–2, 6–3 and challenger of Graz, Austria Julian Knowle 6–4, 5–7, 6–2. He also reached the final of Great Britain F1 losing to Wesley Moodie 6–7, 6–7. He also reached 6 other semifinals. He won his first ATP Tour win in the 2003 US Open over Tomas Behrend 5–7, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 but lost the next round to Juan Ignacio Chela 6–2, 1–6, 4–6, 3–6.
In 2004 Berdych focused on the challengers and the ATP Tour. In the challengers he was able to win in Besançon, France over Julien Benneteau 6–3, 6–1 and in Braunschweig, Germany over Daniel Elsner 4–6, 6–1, 6–4. In the ATP Tour he began with the 2004 Australian Open defeating Nicolas Mahut 6–4, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 before losing to 4th seed Andre Agassi 0–6, 2–6, 4–6. He also earned victories over Galo Blanco, Björn Phau and Potito Starace in the ATP Tour. He made his debut in the 2003 French Open and 2002 Wimbledon but lost in the first round.
He then played at the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won in the first round against Florian Mayer 6–3, 7–5. He managed to cause a major upset in the second round, defeating world no. 1 Roger Federer 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 despite having only five ATP Tour victories under his belt. He went on to defeat 15th seed Tommy Robredo 7–6, 4–6, 8–6 in the round of 16. He was finally defeated in the quarterfinals by Taylor Dent 6–4, 6–1.
After his run at the Olympics he reached the fourth round at the 2004 US Open with victories over Jonas Björkman 6–3, 2–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3, Tuomas Ketola 6–3, 7–6, 6–3 and Mikhail Youzhny 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 before losing to Tommy Haas 6–7, 1–6, 5–7. He won his first title in Palermo defeating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the semifinals and Filippo Volandri 6–3, 6–3 in the finals
2005–2006
The start of Berdych 2005 season brought loses in the first rounds of Adelaide, Sydney and the Australian Open. He then lost in second rounds of Marseille, Rotterdam and Dubai. Even thos were early loses he lost to higher ranked opponents. He then recorded his first back-to-back win in Indian Wells including a win over Mario Ančić but lost to Ivan Ljubičić. He then lost in the first rounds of Miami, Estoril, Rome and London. He also reached the second rounds of Monte Carlo, Hamburg, French Open and Nottingham.
He then made it to the third round of 2005 Wimbledon losing to Taylor Dent. He then had a good run a runner-up finish in the 2005 Swedish Open to Rafael Nadal losing 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, the quarterfinals of 2005 MercedesCup losing to Nikolay Davydenko 4–6, 2–6 and the semifinals of 2005 Legg Mason Tennis Classic losing to James Blake 4–6, 3–6. He then made it to the second round of 2005 Rogers Cup and Cincinnati after upsetting Rafael Nadal in the first round, and the third round of the 2005 US Open. He then lost early in Vienna, Madrid, Palermo and Basel. At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first career ATP Masters Series title. En route to the final, he beat Jiří Novák, 2nd seed Guillermo Coria, 13th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7th seed Gastón Gaudio, 8th seed Radek Štěpánek, and 6th seed Ivan Ljubičić in the final 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4.
In 2006 Berdych starter the year in 2006 Next Generation Adelaide International where he reached the Semifinals losing to Xavier Malisse 4–6, 0–6. However he lost early in Sydney, Australian Open, Marseille, Rotterdam and Dubai. He then made it to the 4th round of 2006 Pacific Life Open were he defeated Lleyton Hewitt before losing to Marcos Baghdatis and the 3rd round of 2006 NASDAQ–100 Open losing to David Nalbandian. He then lost in the second rounds of Barcelona and Monte Carlo, and the third round of Rome. He then reached his first French Open fourth round losing to Roger Federer 3–6, 2–6, 3–6.
He then reached his first grass court final at the 2006 Gerry Weber Open, falling to World No. 1 Roger Federer 0–6, 7–6, 2–6 and the fourth round of 2006 Wimbledon once again losing to Roger Federer 3–6, 3–6, 4–6. He then made it to the semifinals of 2006 Mercedes Cup losing to eventual champion David Ferrer. He then played in 2006 Rogers Cup where he upset Rafael Nadal 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 before losing to Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. He then made it to his third straight 4th round in a Major at the 2006 US Open losing to James Blake.
He then reached the finals of 2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open were he lost to Dmitry Tursunov 6–3 4–6 7–6. In the 2006 Madrid Masters, Berdych delivered back-to-back upsets over former World No. 1 Andy Roddick 7–6, 6–3 and Rafael Nadal 6–3, 7–6 but lost to Fernando González in the semi-finals. In the 2006 BNP Paribas Masters as the defending champion he lost in the quarterfinals to Dominik Hrbatý 4–6, 6–1, 2–6. In earlier rounds, he defeated Olivier Rochus 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 and Robby Ginepri 6–3, 6–3.
Berdych defeated Rafael Nadal in Madrid, winning the match 6–3, 7–6. Berdych never found his rhythm in his semi final match against Fernando González as he slumped to a 6–3, 6–1 defeat.
2007–2008
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Berdych began the year with a quarterfinal in the 2007 Medibank International and the fourth round of the 2007 Australian Open losing to world no. 3 Nikolay Davydenko. He then had early loses Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami. He then reached the semifinals on clay as he reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters event, his best ever result at the event, defeating Nicolás Almagro, Benjamin Becker, 5th seed Tommy Robredo, and Robin Söderling, before losing to 2nd seed Rafael Nadal. He also made it to the semifinals of 2007 BMW Open losing to Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 6–3, despite not a dropping a set before the loss. He also made it to the Quartefinals of 2007 Rome Masters. However despite his good run in clay he lost in the first round of the 2007 French Open to Guillermo García López 5–7, 4–6, 4–6.
He then won his third ATP singles title in Halle, defeating Marcos Baghdatis 7–5, 6–4 and not dropping a set en route to the title. At Wimbledon, he made it to the quarterfinals in his best performance at a Grand Slam, defeating Nicolás Massú, Michaël Llodra, Hyung-Taik Lee, and #19 seed (35th-ranked) Jonas Björkman before losing to Nadal again 6–7, 4–6, 2–6. In the Canadian Masters event, his first tournament since Wimbledon, as the #10 seed and as defending quarter-finalist, he lost in round 1 to Robin Haase, who was making his Canadian debut. The following week in Cincinnati, as the #10 seed, he made round 3 before losing to Nikolay Davydenko, after which he rose to a new career high of #9. He then made it through the fourth round 2007 US Open retiring against Andy Roddick. He then reached the semifinals of 2007 Thailand Open losing to Benjamin Becker and 2007 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships losing to Richard Gasquet. His last tournament of the year was the 2007 Paris Masters losing to David Ferrer.
Berdych began 2008 by competing in the Hopman Cup, but his event was effected by a stomach virus. He then entered the 2008 Medibank International being upset by Chris Guccione in quarterfinals. Entering the Australian Open as the number 13 seed, he reached the fourth round, where he fell to Roger Federer 4–6, 6–7, 3–6. He had a bad run in Rotterdam, Dubai, Indian Wells. However in the 2008 Miami Masters he made through the semifinals including a win over Juan Carlos Ferrero and not dropping a set en route but he lost to Rafael Nadal 6–7, 2–6. He however had a bad run in clay and grass as he dropped out of the top 20 due to a sprained right ankle which caused him to miss 2008 Monte Carlo Masters and 2008 Rome Masters. He then reached the finals of 2008 Swedish Open losing to Tommy Robredo 6–4 6–1. He also had a bad run in North America as he suffered early loses and a first round loss in the 2008 US Open to Sam Querrey. He then made it to the semifinals of 2008 Thailand Open losing to Novak Djokovic. He then won his only title of the year in the 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships with wins over 4 top 20 player namely Tommy Robredo, Fernando González, Andy Roddick and Juan Martín del Potro in the finals.
2009
Berydch's season did not have a good start as he recorded 2–6 excluding the 2009 Australian Open he advanced to the fourth round of the 2009 Australian Open where he faced Roger Federer. Berdych took a 2 sets to love lead over Federer, however, ended being defeated by Federer in a tough five sets 6–4, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6. This 2–6 record came from early loses Brisbane, Sydney, Rotterdam, Marseille and Indian Wells. He then competed in the challenger in 2010 BMW Tennis Championship were he lost to Robin Söderling in the finals. He then reached the fourth round of 2009 Sony Ericsson Open losing to Novak Djokovic after upsetting James Blake.
In the clay season Berdych did well outside of the 2009 French Open and the Masters as he lost in the 1st two rounds in all four events. He then reached the R16 of 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell losing to Fernando Verdasco 5–7, 7–5, 4–6 and he won his only title of the year and the only time he reached a result better than the quarterfinals in the 2009 BMW Open defeating Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 4–6, 7–6. In the 2009 Gerry Weber Open he lost to Mischa Zverev 6–3, 2–6, 6–7 and in Wimbledon he lost to eventual finalist Andy Roddick 6–7, 4–6, 3–6. He the lost in the first rounds of Stuttgart and Rogers Masters but reached the quarterfinals of 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic to John Isner 3–6, 7–6, 2–6 and 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 5–7.
In the US Open he reached the round of 32 losing to Fernando González. He then reached the Quarterfinals of 2009 Proton Malaysian Open and 2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. He then suffered back-to-back loses to Gilles Simon at the 2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 and 2009 Valencia Open 500. He then reached the second round of Paris losing to Tommy Robredo.
In the Davis Cup first round tie against France, he won the opening match defeating top-ranked Frenchman Gilles Simon and joined compatriot Radek Štěpánek to beat French duo Richard Gasquet and Michaël Llodra. He later helped his country to reach the Davis Cup final against Spain, after winning the semi-final tie 3–2 against Croatia, who were playing in their homeland. The tie ended 5–0 in favor to the defending champions, with Berdych losing to Nadal in the first rubber 7–5, 6–0, 6–2.
2010
Berdych began the year at the 2010 Brisbane International where he reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Andy Roddick 6–1, 3–6, 4–6. He then suffered second round upsets in 2010 Medibank International Sydney to Peter Luczak and the 2010 Australian Open to Evgeny Korolev. He then recorded three straight quarter-finals in the 2010 SAP Open once again losing to Andy Roddick 6–7, 6–7 at the 2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships upset by Ernests Gulbis 6–3, 3–6, 6–7 and the first Masters of the year at the 2010 BNP Paribas Open to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–7 after upsetting Fernando Verdasco 6–0, 6–3 en route.
In the 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, he stunned an error-filled No.1 seed Roger Federer 6–4, 6–7, 7–6(6) in the Round of 16 after saving a match point on Federer's serve in the tiebreak at 6–5, which he won 8–6. This is his second victory over Roger and ending an 8 straight losing streak to the Swiss. He then went on to defeat Spaniard Fernando Verdasco 4–6, 7–6, 6–4 for a spot in the semi-finals. Berdych overpowered the no.5 seed Robin Söderling in two sets in the semis, 6–2, 6–2, but lost in the final to Roddick, 5–7, 4–6.
He began his clay season at the 2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters losing to eventual finalist Fernando Verdasco 7–5, 3–6, 2–6 in the third round after cruising through the first two rounds. At the 2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia he lost Stanislas Wawrinka 6–2, 3–6, 6–7. At the 2010 BMW Open he was upset by Philipp Petzschner 6–1, 3–6, 4–6 in the quarterfinals. He then withdrew from the 2010 Mutua Madrileña Madrid Open due to a right hip injury. He then represented Czech Republic at the 2010 ARAG World Team Cup and won all his three singles matches but failed to reach the finals after losing the tie against USA. In the 2010 French Open, Berdych enjoyed his best performance to date in a Grand Slam tournament. He reached the semifinals where he was defeated by fifth seed Robin Söderling 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 3–6, 3–6. En route to the semis, he defeated three seeded opponents in straight sets: John Isner in the third round, world number 4 Andy Murray in the fourth round, and Mikhail Youzhny in the quarter-finals.
He reached his first career slam Final at the 2010 Wimbledon after beating Andrey Golubev and Benjamin Becker in straight sets, Denis Istomin in five and Daniel Brands in four sets. He also defeated defending champion Roger Federer in four sets 6–4, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 to record his second straight victory over the Swiss.[3] The win also made him only the fourth Czech-born man to reach the semi-final of Wimbledon, after Jaroslav Drobný, Jan Kodeš and Ivan Lendl. In the semifinal match against Novak Djokovic, Berdych won the match in straight sets 6–3, 7–6, 6–3, to reach his first Grand Slam final, against world number one Rafael Nadal. There, he lost to the Spaniard 3–6, 5–7, 4–6 to finish as a runner up.[4]
Afterwards, he played at the 2010 Legg Mason Tennis Classic in Washington as the top seed. He made the quarterfinals after beating both Dmitry Tursunov and Andrey Golubev in three sets en route. However he lost to Xavier Malisse 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 in that quarterfinal round.
At the 2010 Rogers Cup held in Toronto, he was the 7th seed. He beat two Ukrainian players; Sergiy Stakhovsky 6–2, 6–4 (in the opening round) and Alexandr Dolgopolov 6–3, 6–7, 6–4 (in the third round) to reach the quarterfinals. There he lost to Roger Federer 3–6, 7–5, 6–7 despite serving for the match at 5–3 in the third set while being two points away from victory numerous times.
At the 2010 US Open as the #7 seed, Berdych was upset in the first round by Michaël Llodra 6–7, 4–6, 4–6.
Appearing at the 2010 Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, he made the quarterfinals where he lost to David Ferrer 6–4, 5–7, 4–6. Berdych then made a first round exit at the 2010 China Open Beijing where he lost to Michael Berrer 6–4, 5–7, 4–6.
At the 2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters as the #7 seed, Berdych lost to Guillermo García López in the third round 6–7, 3–6.
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He then suffered two successive opening round losses – first at the 2010 If Stockholm Open in Stockholm (Sweden) falling to Jarkko Nieminen for the first time 1–6, 4–6; then secondly at the 2010 Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel (Switzerland), losing to Tobias Kamke 4–6, 1–6.
At the 2010 BNP Paribas Masters as the #5 seed, Berdych lost to Nikolay Davydenko in the third round 6–4, 6–7, 0–6. With Andy Roddick defeating Ernests Gulbis, while including Fernando Verdasco failing to make the final, Berdych automatically qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals taking the sixth spot which allowed him to make his first ever appearance at the year-end championships.
Booking his place at the Barclays 2010 ATP World Tour Finals in London for the first time in his career, he was named the #6 seed. Coming from a long string of poor performances dating back since his surprising Wimbledon campaign, his lack of confidence showed in his opening round robin loss to Novak Djokovic 3–6, 3–6. However, to a surprise of many, Tomas somehow rediscovered his confidence in his second round robin match where he defeated Andy Roddick 7–5, 6–3. In his last round robin match, Berdych was defeated by Rafael Nadal in two sets which meant that he could not advance to the semi-finals of the tournament.
2011
Berdych began the year at the 2011 Aircel Chennai Open where he reached the semi-finals before losing to eventual champion Stanislas Wawrinka 4–6, 1–6. At the 2011 Australian Open at Melbourne Park, Berdych advanced to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by eventual champion Novak Djokovic 6–1, 7–6, 6–1.[5] He then recorded two straight quarterfinals and a semifinal in the 2011 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, pulling out against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga citing injury, at the 2011 Open 13 falling to Marin Cilic 3–6, 4–6, and at the 2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, retiring with a thigh injury against the eventual champion, Novak Djokovic, whilst trailing 7–6(5), 2–6, 2–4.
At the 2011 Davis Cup World Group, the Czech Republic were defeated by Kazakhstan 2–3 meaning that the Czech's would have to go through the Play-offs. Berdych won his first singles rubber against Mikhail Kukushkin and in the doubles, Berdych and his partner, Lukáš Dlouhý, defeated Evgeny Korolev and Yuri Schukin both in straight sets. In his second rubber, Berdych was beaten by Andrey Golubev 5–7, 7–5, 4–6, 2–6.
In the 2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Berdych reached the Round of 16 after defeating Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo, Carlos Berlocq and Florian Mayer respectively before falling to eventual finalist Rafael Nadal 2–6, 6–3, 3–6.
He began his clay season at the 2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing in the Round of 16 to Ivan Ljubicic 4–6, 2–6. At the 2011 Mutua Madrid Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals before losing to Thomaz Bellucci 6–7(2), 3–6. At the 2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, he reached his consecutive quarterfinal, before falling to Richard Gasquet 6–4, 2–6, 4–6. At the 2011 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur, Berdych reached his first semifinal of the clay season before losing to eventual champion Nicolás Almagro 4–6, 4–6.[6] At the 2011 French Open, Berdych was seeded 6th. In the first round, Berdych suffered a shocking loss to Stephane Robert with a 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 7–9 scoreline.
In preparation for Wimbledon, Berdych played in the 2011 Gerry Weber Open held in Halle, Germany. In the first round, Berdych defeated Ruben Bemelmans on a scorline of 5–7, 7–6(8), 6–4, after saving 3 match points.[7] He then defeated Jan Hernych and Viktor Troicki[8] in the second round and quarterfinals respectively, both in straight sets. In the semifinals he lost to Philipp Petzschner 6–7(7), 6–2, 3–6. At the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, Berdych successfully won his first, second and third round matches in straight sets against Filippo Volandri[9], Julien Benneteau and Alex Bogomolov Jr.[10] respectively. In the 4th round, Berdych suffered a straight sets loss over Mardy Fish. He lost 6–7(5), 4–6, 4–6.
His next tournament was the 2011 Swedish Open, where he reached the semifinals before losing to eventual champion Robin Soderling 1–6, 0–6.[11]
Berdych kicked off his US Open Series at the 2011 Rogers Cup. As he was seeded 7th, he received a bye into the second round. In the second round, he beat Alexandr Dolgopolov 4–6, 6–2, 6–3. From this match onward, Berdych changed his racket to the Head YouTek™ IG Instinct MP.[12] In the Round of 16, Berdych successfully defeated Ivo Karlovic with the scoreline of 6–3, 7–6(2).[13] In the quarterfinals, Berdych fell to Janko Tipsarevic 4–6, 4–6.
Berdych competed in the 2011 Western & Southern Open held in Cincinnati, United States. As the 8th seed, he received a bye into the second round. In the second round, Berdych beat Juan Mónaco with the scorline of 7–6(2), 6–0. In the third round, Berdych successfully dispatched the 9th seed Nicolás Almagro 6–2, 6–2. In the quarterfinals, Berdych stunned the two-time defending champion, Roger Federer, beating him 6–2, 7–6(3).[14] In the semifinals, Berdych faced the World No. 1, Novak Djokovic. Berdych retired after losing the first set 5–7, citing injury to the right shoulder.[15]
The next tournament Berdych played in was the 2011 US Open, the final Grand Slam of 2011. In the first round, Berdych defeated French qualifier Romain Jouan 6–2, 7–6(4), 6–1.[16] In the second round, Berdych dominated against Fabio Fognini, winning 7–5, 6–0, 6–0.[17] In the third round, Berdych retired against the 20th seed, Janko Tipsarević, after re-aggravating the shoulder injury he suffered at the 2011 Western & Southern Open. He was trailing 4–6, 0–5 when he retired.[18]
Berdych played with the Czech Republic Davis Cup team against Romania in the 2011 Davis Cup World Group Play-offs. In his singles rubber, Berdych defeated Victor Crivoi 6–3, 6–3, 7–6(4).[19] Berdych then teamed up with Radek Štěpánek in the doubles rubber and they defeated Marius Copil and Horia Tecău 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2. Štěpánek also won his singles rubber to guarantee the Czech Republic a spot in the 2012 Davis Cup World Group.[20][21]
Due to a recurring shoulder injury, Berdych was forced to withdraw from the 2011 Proton Malaysian Open.
Berdych is currently playing at the 2011 China Open held in Beijing. He is seeded 3rd. Berdych defeated Jürgen Melzer and Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first and second round respectively, both in straight sets.[22] In the quarterfinals, Berdych dominated against Fernando Verdasco, beating him 6–1, 6–0.[23] Berdych reached his first final since the 2010 Wimbledon Championships after a hard fought 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 victory over the 1st seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. In the final, Berdych will face the Croatian, Marin Čilić.[24]
Playing Style
Tomáš Berdych is known for having one of the cleanest and hardest-hitting games on the ATP tour. He is capable of generating great pace on both his groundstrokes and his serve, making him dangerous on every surface especially on grass, a surface which he has reached 3 ATP finals on, including one at Wimbledon. At the same time, Berdych has reasonably sound footwork for being one of the taller players on the tour. Despite the technical strengths in his game, Berdych was known to be mentally fragile in important matches. However, since 2010 he has improved greatly in this regard especially in Grand Slam events.
Equipment and apparel
Berdych is sponsored by Head for his rackets and he uses the Head YouTek Radical MP. For a brief period of time during the 2011 season, he used the Head YouTek™ IG Instinct MP, but he switched back.[12] Berdych was sponsored with Dunlop Sport and used the Dunlop Aerogel 4D 200, but he switched to Head at the start of the 2010 season.[25] He is sponsored by Nike for his attire and footwear.
Major finals
Grand Slam Finals
Singles: 1 (0-1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Runner-up | 2010 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Masters Series Finals
Singles: 2 (1-1)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 2005 | Paris | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2010 | Miami | Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
ATP Career finals
Singles: 12 (5–6)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | September 27, 2004 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–3, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 1. | July 4, 2005 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–2, 2–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 2. | October 31, 2005 | ![]() |
Carpet | ![]() |
6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 2. | June 12, 2006 | ![]() |
Grass | ![]() |
0–6, 7–6(7–4), 2–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | September 25, 2006 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
3–6, 6–4, 6–7(6–8) |
Winner | 3. | June 11, 2007 | ![]() |
Grass | ![]() |
7–5, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 4. | July 7, 2008 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
4–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 4. | October 5, 2008 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 5. | May 11, 2009 | ![]() |
Clay | ![]() |
6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
Runner-up | 5. | April 4, 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
5–7, 4–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | July 4, 2010 | ![]() |
Grass | ![]() |
3–6, 5–7, 4–6 |
Pending | October 9, 2011 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
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Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
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Winner | 1. | February 24, 2008 | ![]() |
Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 3–6, [10–7] |
Runner-up | 1. | August 8, 2010 | ![]() |
Hard | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–7(7–9), [7–10] |
Singles performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Qualifying matches and Walkovers are neither official match wins nor losses. This table is current as far as the 2011 Wimbledon Championships.
Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 2R | QF | 0 / 8 | 16–8 | 66.67 | |||||||
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 4R | 1R | 2R | 1R | SF | 1R | 0 / 8 | 10–8 | 55.56 | |||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 3R | 4R | QF | 3R | 4R | F | 4R | 0 / 7 | 23–8 | 74.19 | |||||||
US Open | 2R | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 0 / 9 | 16–9 | 64.00 | |||||||
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 10–4 | 10–4 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 12–4 | 9–4 | 0 / 33 | 65–33 | 66.33 | |||||||
ATP World Tour Finals | |||||||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33.33 | ||||||||
Davis Cup | |||||||||||||||||||
Davis Cup Singles | 1R | 1R | 1R | PO | 1R | QF | F | SF | 1R | 0 / 9 | 15–11 | 57.69 | |||||||
Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||||||
Summer Olympics | NH | QF | Not Held | 3R | Not Held | 0 / 2 | 5–2 | 71.43 | |||||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | A | A | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 2R | QF | 4R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56.25 | |||||||
Miami | A | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | SF | 4R | F | QF | 0 / 7 | 16–7 | 69.57 | |||||||
Monte Carlo | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | A | 1R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56.25 | |||||||
Rome | A | LQ | 1R | 3R | QF | A | 1R | 2R | QF | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57.14 | |||||||
Madrid | A | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | QF | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50 | |||||||
Montreal / Toronto | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | QF | 0 / 7 | 9–7 | 56.25 | |||||||
Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | SF | 0 / 7 | 11–7 | 61.11 | |||||||
Shanghai | Not Held | Not ATP Masters Series | 3R | 3R | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60.00 | ||||||||||||
Paris | A | A | W | QF | 3R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1 / 6 | 13–5 | 72.22 | ||||||||
Hamburg | A | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | NMS | 0 / 4 | 2–4 | 33.33 | |||||||||
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 12–8 | 14–9 | 12–9 | 9–7 | 9–9 | 16–8 | 12–6 | 1 / 59 | 87–59 | 59.59 | |||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||||||||||||
Tournaments Played | 2 | 15 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 181 | |||||||||
Titles | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
Finals Reached | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
Overall Win–Loss | 2–2 | 16–15 | 34–29 | 48–24 | 46–24 | 35–21 | 36–26 | 45–27 | 41–18 | 5 / 181 | 303–186 | 61.93 | |||||||
Year End Ranking | 113 | 45 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 6 | $8,748,700 |
References
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External links
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- Tomáš Berdych Official Website
- Website about Tomáš Berdych
- Tomáš Berdych at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Tomáš Berdych at the Davis Cup
- Berdych Recent Match Results
- Berdych World Ranking History