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. 105 (1 February 2016)
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. On November 21, 2015 Smyczek married Ana Pier.

Tennis career

Juniors

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

Tournament	2003	2004	2005
Junior Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R
French Open	A	A	1R
Wimbledon	A	A	SF
US Open	Q1	2R	QF

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. On that occasion he graciously allowed Nadal to repeat a crucial serve when he was disturbed by a member of the crowd and left court to a standing ovation.

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	Rhyne Williams	Nicolas Mahut 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	Alex Kuznetsov	4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Runner-up	2.	March 22, 2010	Rimouski, Canada	Hard	Rik de Voest	0–6, 5–7
Runner-up	3.	July 3, 2010	Winnetka, US	Hard	Brian Dabul	1–6, 6–1, 1–6
Runner-up	4.	September 30, 2013	Sacramento, US	Hard	Donald Young	5-7, 3-6
Runner-up	5.	September 28, 2014	Napa, US	Hard	Sam Querrey	3-6, 1-6
Runner-up	6.	March 17, 2015	Irving, US	Hard	Aljaž Bedene	6-7(3-7), 6-3, 3-6
Winner	1.	April 2, 2012	Tallahassee, US	Hard	Frank Dancevic	7–5 RET
Winner	2.	November 17, 2012	Champaign, US	Hard(i)	Jack Sock	2–6, 7–6(7–1), 7–5
Winner	3.	November 10, 2013	Knoxville, US	Hard	Peter Polansky	6-4, 6-2
Winner	4.	February 2, 2015	Dallas, US	Hard(i)	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	Michael Russell	Teymuraz Gabashvili Denys Molchanov	2–6, 5–7

Singles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (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.

Current till 2015 US Open.

Tournament	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	Q3	2R	1R	2R	0 / 3	2–3	40%
French Open	A	A	A	A	A	1R	Q1	Q1	Q3	1R	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	0 / 11	6–11	35%

External links

• Official website
• Tim Smyczek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Tim Smyczek on Facebook
• Tim Smyczek on Twitter
• Tim Smyczek Athletic DNA Profile