Toby Kodat

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Toby Kodat
Full nameToby Alex Kodat
Country (sports)Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
ResidenceUnited States
Born (2003-01-13) 13 January 2003 (age 22)
Bradenton, Florida, United States
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$69,355
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 308 (24 June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 347 (21 April 2025)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open  Junior3R (2019)
French Open  JuniorF (2019)
Wimbledon  Junior1R (2019)
US Open  Junior2R (2019)
Doubles
Career record1–1
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 366 (12 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 742 (6 May 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open 2R (2019)
Last updated on: August 28, 2023.

Toby Alex Kodat (born 13 January 2003) is an American professional tennis player. Kodat and fellow American Martin Damm are the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.

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Kodat has a career high ATP singles ranking of 311 achieved on 18 September 2023. He has a career high junior ranking of 4, achieved on January 11, 2021. Kodat is the half-brother of former tennis player Nicole Vaidišová. [1]

Career

2019: Grand Slam debut and win, Junior Grand Slam Final

In the junior tour, Kodat had reached the finals of the 2019 French Open where he ultimately lost in the final to Holger Rune. In August 2019, Kodat and his partner Martin Damm won the USTA Boys 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wild-card entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open. Kodat and fellow American Damm became the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.

2020: First ITF final

Kodat lost his first ITF final at an M15 event in Cairo to Juan Bautista Torres.

2021: First ITF title, ATP debut, Challenger debut

Kodat began the year by capturing his first M15 ITF title in Antalya defeating Maxime Hamou.

At the 2021 Miami Open, Kodat received a wildcard into the qualifying draw but lost to Thiago Seyboth Wild in straight sets.

In August, Kodat received a wildcard into the main draw of the Prague Challenger 50 but lost in straight sets in the first round.

2023: Top 400 and First Challenger Final

In February 2023, Kodat qualified for the ATP Challenger 75 in Rome, Georgia. He defeated Enzo Couacaud 6-4, 6-3 in the first round of main draw. In the second round, Kodat defeated Sho Shimabukuro to reach the quarterfinals. In the quarterfinals he lost in 3 sets to Seong Chan Hong.

In April, Kodat gained a wild-card into the ATP Sarasota Challenger 125 and in the first round defeated Rio Noguchi 6-3, 1-6, 7-5 to advance to the round of 16.

In July, Kodat qualified for the ATP Challenger 75 in Liberec, Czech Republic. He defeated Timo Stodder 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of main draw. In the second round, Kodat defeated in straight sets former top 100 player and the 6 seed Norbert Gombos 6-4, 6-3. In the quarterfinals, Kodat defeated Federico Agustín Gómez 6-1, 6-0 to reach his first ever challenger semifinal. In the semifinal, Kodat faced Gerard Campana Lee whom he defeated 6-1, 7-5. In the final, Kodat lost 6-2, 6-4 to Francisco Comesana.

In the first week of August, Kodat entered the ATP Challenger 100 in Banja Luka as a special exempt due to advancing to the final in Liberec the prior week. In the first round, Kodat faced Ugo Blanchet who also entered as a special exempt. Kodat defeated Blachet 6-4, 6-3. In the second round, Kodat faced Eric Vanshelboim whom he defeated 7-5, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals.

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

ResultYearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss 2019 French Open Clay Flag of Denmark.svg Holger Rune 3–6, 7–6(7–5), 0–6

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 5 (3 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF WTT (3–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (3–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1 Jul 2023 Svijany Open, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Flag of Argentina.svg Francisco Comesaña 2–6, 4–6
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Dec 2020M15 Cairo, EgyptWTTClay Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Bautista Torres 3–6, 3–6
Win1–1Jan 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of France.svg Maxime Hamou 6–4, 6–2
Win2–1Jul 2024M25 Kramsach, AustriaWTTClay Flag of France.svg Lilian Marmousez6–2, 6–7(5–7), 6–4
Win3–1Aug 2024M25 Oldenzaal, NetherlandsWTTClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Houkes 3–6, 6–2, 7–5

Doubles: 7 (4 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF WTT (4–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Feb 2020M25 Naples, USAWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Martin Damm Jr Flag of Colombia.svg Nicolás Barrientos
Flag of Colombia.svg Cristian Rodríguez
4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss1–1Oct 2020M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of the United States.svg Christian Harrison Flag of Uruguay.svg Martín Cuevas
Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Velotti
6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win2–1May 2021M15 Antalya, TurkeyWTTClay Flag of Germany.svg Timo Stodder Flag of Argentina.svg Mariano Navone
Flag of Chile.svg Miguel Fernando Pereira
6–4, 6–4
Win3–1Aug 2021M15 Říčany, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Adam Pavlásek Flag of Bulgaria.svg Alexander Donski
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg Colin Sinclair
6–3, 7–5
Win4–1Aug 2022M15 Kottingbrunn, AustriaWTTClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Miloš Karol Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Ferrari
Flag of Italy.svg Alessio Zanotti
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Loss4–2Sep 2022M25 Pardubice, Czech RepublicWTTClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Miloš Karol Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Matyáš Černý
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Dominik Reček
4–6, 2–6
Loss4–3Jul 2023M25 Kramsach, AustriaWTTClay Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anton Matusevich Flag of Germany.svg Peter Heller
Flag of Germany.svg Kai Wehnelt
4–6, 4–6

References

  1. "Vaidisova's little bro on the rise". tennis.life.