Martin Damm (born 2003)

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Martin Damm
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Damm at the 2023 US Open
Full nameMartin Damm Jr. [1]
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003 (age 20)
Bradenton, Florida, United States
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach Martin Damm, Micah Klousia
Prize money$199,786
Singles
Career record2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 177 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open Q2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 303 (06 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 333 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R (2019)
Last updated on: 30 January 2024.

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.

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Juniors

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

2022-2023

He 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

In 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

Damm 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

Singles: 10 (5–5)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Nov 2019M25 Naples, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Argentina.svg Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss0–2Mar 2021M15 Rovinj, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of France.svg Corentin Denolly 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Win1–2Sep 2021M15 Champaign, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Romania.svg Gabi Adrian Boitan 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss1–3May 2022M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Khumoyun Sultanov 7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win2–3Jun 2022M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of France.svg Dan Added 6–3, 6–3
Win3–3Oct 2022M25 Harlingen, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win4–3Jun 2023M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican RepublicWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Liam Draxl 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss4–4Aug 2023M25 Southaven, USAWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of Luxembourg.svg Chris Rodesch 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 3–6
Win5–4Sep 2023M25 Setúbal, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Dali Blanch7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Loss5–5 Jan 2024 Oeiras, PortugalChallengerHard (i) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Leandro Riedi 6–7(6–8), 2–6

Doubles: 9 (6–3)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
OutcomeW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
Win1–0Feb 2020M25 Naples, USAWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Toby Kodat Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodríguez 		4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss1–1Mar 2020M15 Antalya, TurkeyWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Tristan Boyer Flag of Germany.svg Peter Heller
Flag of Germany.svg Peter Torebko 		5–7, 2–6
Win2–1Mar 2021M15 Opatija, CroatiaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov Flag of Croatia.svg Alen Rogic Hadzalic
Flag of Slovenia.svg Matic Špec 		7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
Win3–1May 2021M15 Valldoreix, SpainWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov Flag of Portugal.svg Francisco Cabral
Flag of Portugal.svg Gonçalo Falcão		6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win4–1May 2021M15 Skopje, North MacedoniaWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Robin Stanek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Houkes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sidane Pontjodikromo		6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win5–1Oct 2021M25 Rodez, FranceWorld Tennis TourHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Felix Corwin Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gijs Brouwer
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jelle Sels 		3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss5–2 Nov 2022 Knoxville, USAChallengerHard (i) Flag of the United States.svg Mitchell Krueger Flag of the United States.svg Hunter Reese
Flag of the United States.svg Tennys Sandgren 		7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss5–3May 2023M25 Prague, Czech RepublicWorld Tennis TourClay Flag of the United States.svg Alex Rybakov Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stuart Parker
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jakub Paul 		6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win6–3Sep 2023M25 Sintra, PortugalWorld Tennis TourHard Flag of the United States.svg Dali Blanch Flag of Portugal.svg Jaime Faria
Flag of Portugal.svg Henrique Rocha 		6–1, 6–2

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References

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  2. ↑ "Florida's Bernard, Damm/Kodat Win Titles at USTA National Boys' Hard Courts". www.ustaflorida.com. 16 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Damm, Kodat earn US Open berth, win USTA Boys Nationals 18-year-old doubles title". wwmt.com. 10 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Full List of Wild Card Entries Announced for 2023 Miami Open Presented by Itaú". 14 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shang Juncheng, Dominic Thiem Among Miami Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. ↑ "John Isner joins talented teenagers among 2023 US Open men's wild cards".
  7. ↑ https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1770585054843937233
  8. ↑ "Inside the rise of Martin Damm". 23 March 2024.
  9. ↑ "Damm advances after Paul suffers injury in Miami". 23 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Mark Mandlik to Meet Martin Damm In Boys' ITF 18s Semifinals". www.easterbowl.com.
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