Juniors Before Tomic began competing on the ITF junior tour he stated that he would become the number one tennis player in the world, win all the majors and become Australia's youngest Davis Cup player. He also claimed he would achieve these goals by attaining the serve of
Goran Ivanišević, the mind of
Pete Sampras, the groundstrokes of
Roger Federer and the heart of
Lleyton Hewitt. In 2004, 2006 and 2007, respectively, Tomic won the 12s, 14s and 16s
Orange Bowl titles—one of the most prestigious events on the
junior tour. Playing his first singles event on the
ITF Junior Circuit in 2006, he qualified for the Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships in New Zealand and went on to win the title at 13 years of age, defeating Oh Dae-soung of Korea in the final. His success continued in the following weeks, winning the next three tournaments he played in, giving him a 25-match winning streak. He was able to extend this streak to 26 at the Riad 21 junior tournament in Morocco, before falling in the round of 16 to future junior world number 1 and ATP top 50 player
Ričardas Berankis. Tomic gained direct acceptance into his first junior Grand Slam at the
2007 Australian Open boys tournament at 14 years of age, the youngest player to ever gain direct entry. He came out victorious in round one against the sixth seed José-Roberto Velasco. In the second round, he was defeated by Kevin Botti 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. In attendance for the match were Australian tennis greats
Tony Roche,
John Newcombe and
Pat Rafter. In his second junior Grand Slam tournament at the
2007 French Open, he made his way through qualifying to reach the main draw where he triumphed in the first round. In the second round, he would lose to
Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 6–3. Tomic did not play in another tournament until August 2007, where he won the Oceania Closed Junior Championships without dropping a set. He was unable to continue his dominance at the Junior
US Open, falling in the round of 16 to future top 15 ATP player,
Jerzy Janowicz. Following the US Open, Tomic picked up a second title in 2007 by winning the G1 in Kentucky. He would then travel to Italy where he compiled an undefeated record in the
Junior Davis Cup and lead Australia to victory in the final against Argentina with teammates Mark Verryth and Alex Sanders. Tomic finished 2007 with a junior world ranking of 23. Tomic began 2008 by winning Nottinghill, an Australian ITF Junior event in Melbourne without dropping a set. Two days later he started his campaign for the Australian Open Juniors title as the fifth seed. He went on to win the event, defeating the 25th, 11th, eighth and top seed, before beating tenth seed
Yang Tsung-hua of Taiwan in the final. His win at the age of 15 made him the youngest winner of the Australian Open Junior Boys' Championships in the Open Era. Four months later, at
Roland Garros, Tomic, the number one seed, fell in the quarterfinals to Guido Pella of Argentina, losing in two sets. At
Wimbledon, Tomic was again the top seed, but fell in the semifinals to
Henri Kontinen. In a notable quarterfinal match, he played another rising star, Henrique Cunha of Brazil, and came through victorious in three sets. He also finished runner-up in the
Wimbledon boys' doubles with fellow Australian
Matt Reid. At the
2008 US Open, Tomic lost in the first round of the boys' singles to qualifier
Devin Britton of the United States in three sets, who would go on to lose in the final. Tomic returned to junior competition at the
2009 French Open where he reached the round of 16 in the boys' singles tournament and a month later once again reached the semifinals at
Wimbledon. At the
2009 US Open, however, Tomic won the junior Grand Slam title, defeating
Chase Buchanan of the United States. The 2009 US Open was his last junior tournament. Despite winning two junior majors Tomic's highest junior ranking was No. 2 in the world. Junior Grand Slam performance - Singles: Australian Open:
W (
2008) French Open: QF (
2008) Wimbledon: SF (
2008,
2009) US Open:
W (
2009)
2008–2009: Professional debut At the age of 15 Tomic began competing in professional events. Tomic began 2008 at the
Australian Open where he was given a place in the qualifying draw. He defeated
Wang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan in the first round in three sets, after saving five match points but lost to
Prakash Amritraj in the next round. In August, Tomic reached the first professional final of his career at an F2 tournament in Indonesia. He defeated
Kittipong Wachiramanowong, Peng Hsien-yin, Peerakiat Siriluethaiwattana and Kento Takeuchi en route to the final without dropping a set, before losing to
Yūichi Sugita in three sets. In December, Tomic competed at a F12 tournament in Australia where he defeated fellow Australian James O'Brien in the first round before controversially walking off court whilst down a set and 3–1 against
Marinko Matosevic in his next match. Towards the end of 2008, Tomic stated that he would no longer compete in junior tournaments and instead focus solely on senior tournaments. In March 2009, the
ITF suspended Tomic from playing professional tournaments for a month. In January 2009, Tomic was granted a wildcard into his first
ATP Tour event, the
Brisbane International, where he lost to
Fernando Verdasco in the first round. He was also granted a wildcard into the
2009 Australian Open, drawing
Potito Starace in the first round. He won the match, after saving two set points in the fourth-set tie-break and thus became the youngest-ever male tennis player to win a senior Australian Open Grand Slam tournament match. In the second round, he lost to
Gilles Müller in four sets. Tomic also contested the mixed doubles event with fellow 16-year-old Australian
Monika Wejnert but the pair lost to the Canadian pairing of
Aleksandra Wozniak and
Daniel Nestor in the first round. Tomic received wildcards into Australian Challenger tournaments in Burnie and Melbourne held in February. He reached the quarterfinals in Burnie before winning his first Challenger title in Melbourne at the age of 16. He later received a wildcard into the
2009 French Open but was easily beaten by
Philipp Kohlschreiber in the first round. Following the defeat, Tomic decided to return to the junior tour to contest the Grand Slam tournaments and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open. At
Wimbledon, Tomic lost in the final round of qualifying to
Édouard Roger-Vasselin. He contested the junior tournament and reached the semifinals before being losing to the eventual champion,
Andrey Kuznetsov. In September, Tomic won the 2009 US Open junior singles title by defeating
Chase Buchanan in the final. In December 2009, Tomic lost in the final of the Australian Open Wildcard Playoff to
Nick Lindahl. He finished the year as the world No. 286.
2010 Tomic began the season by competing in the
2010 Brisbane International where he lost in the first round to qualifier
Alexandr Dolgopolov. He won the
World Tennis Challenge for the Australasia team, defeating
Gilles Simon of team Europe,
Radek Štěpánek of the Internationals team and
Robby Ginepri of the Americas team. At
Kooyong Classic, Tomic defeated world No. 3,
Novak Djokovic, in three sets. Despite losing in the wildcard playoff, Tomic was granted a main-draw wildcard for the
Australian Open where he defeated
Guillaume Rufin in the first round in straight sets before losing to 14th seed
Marin Čilić in the second round in five sets. In February, Tomic qualified for the Burnie Challenger tournament in Tasmania and went on to win the event by defeating
Greg Jones in the final. In March, Tomic was selected to play singles for the
Australian Davis Cup Team. He won both of his matches in the tie against Chinese Taipei, defeating
Yang Tsung-hua and
Lee Hsin-han. He then competed at the
2010 Tennis Napoli Cup as a wildcard but lost to
Paolo Lorenzi in the first round in straight sets. Tomic's next tournament was the
Monte-Carlo Masters where he lost in the first round to the unseeded German
Benjamin Becker. He then received a wildcard to compete in the
2010 Zagreb Open but lost to
Michael Yani in the first round. Tomic was awarded a wildcard for the
Queen's Club Championships where he upset 15th seed
Andreas Seppi in the first round before losing to Belgian
Xavier Malisse in the second round. At
Wimbledon, Tomic qualified for the main draw but lost in the first round to
Mardy Fish. He then entered the qualifying draw of the
US Open but lost in the second round to
Noam Okun. His final ATP event of the year was the
Malaysian Open where he competed as a wildcard. He lost to
David Ferrer in the first round. In December 2010, Tomic withdrew from the Australian Open Wildcard Playoffs. He finished the year at a career-high singles ranking of 208.
2011: Grand Slam quarterfinal Tomic began his 2011 season at the
Brisbane International where he was given a main-draw wild card but lost to
Florian Mayer in the first round. At the
Sydney International, Tomic lost to Ukrainian Alexandr Dolgopolov in the first round despite taking the first set. His performance in Sydney earned him the final discretionary wildcard into the main draw of the
Australian Open. In Melbourne, Tomic matched his two prior Open performances when he defeated
Jérémy Chardy in the first round. He then recorded back-to-back main-draw wins for the first time in his career when he defeated the 31st seed
Feliciano López. In a much anticipated night match, Tomic lost to world No. 1,
Rafael Nadal, in the third round despite having led 4–0 in the second set. In February, Tomic competed at
Indian Wells where he was given a main-draw wildcard. Tomic defeated Indian qualifier
Rohan Bopanna in three sets to reach the second round of an ATP Masters 1000 tournament for the first time. He faced 16th-seeded Serbian
Viktor Troicki in the second round to whom he lost in straight sets. Tomic was granted a main-draw wildcard for
Miami where he lost in the first round to
Pablo Andújar. At the
French Open, he lost in the first round to
Carlos Berlocq, in straight sets. At the
2011 Wimbledon Championships as a qualifier, Tomic defeated 28th seed
Nikolay Davydenko,
Igor Andreev, fifth seed
Robin Söderling and
Xavier Malisse to reach his first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal, thus becoming the youngest player since
Boris Becker in 1986 to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. There, he lost to the eventual champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. With this showing, Tomic moved 87 places up in the
ATP rankings, to No. 71 in the world. At the
Rogers Cup, Tomic won his first-round match against
Lu Yen-hsun before losing to
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the second round. He earned direct entry into the
US Open, and defeated
Michael Yani before losing to
Marin Čilić in the second round. Tomic then returned home to Australia to compete in the
2011 Davis Cup World Group play-offs against Switzerland. He defeated
Stanislas Wawrinka in the opening match but lost his second match to world No. 3,
Roger Federer. Tomic then competed at the
Malaysian Open but lost in the first round to
Flavio Cipolla. Tomic's next event was the
Japan Open. He upset the fifth seed Victor Troicki in straight sets in the first round, and defeated Japanese wildcard
Tatsuma Ito in the second, before losing to fourth seed Mardy Fish in the quarterfinals. Tomic achieved a new career-high singles ranking of 49 following the event. Tomic then entered the
Shanghai Masters where despite being unseeded, he reached the third round. He defeated
Kevin Anderson and fifth seed Mardy Fish before losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov. He then competed at the
Stockholm Open. He defeated qualifier,
Jürgen Zopp in the first round but lost to
Gaël Monfils in the second round. Tomic finished the year ranked world No. 42.
2012: First ATP Tour semifinal Tomic began his
2012 season at the
Brisbane International. He defeated
Julien Benneteau, Japanese qualifier
Tatsuma Ito and
Denis Istomin to reach his first ATP semifinal where he lost in straight sets to world No. 4 and eventual champion,
Andy Murray. He then won the
2012 Kooyong Classic, defeating
Tomáš Berdych,
Gaël Monfils and Mardy Fish in the final. In the first round of the
Australian Open, Tomic rallied from two sets to love down to defeat
Fernando Verdasco in 4 hours and 11 minutes. He defeated
Sam Querrey and Alexandr Dolgopolov in the next two rounds to reach the fourth round for the first time where he lost to Roger Federer in straight sets. Tomic was seeded eighth at the
U.S. National Indoor Championships in Memphis, but lost to
Ivan Dodig in the first round, despite having two match points. At the
2012 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships, Tomic was seeded eighth. He reached the quarterfinals but lost to the top seed
John Isner. In his next event, the
Indian Wells Open, Tomic suffered a first-round loss to
Gilles Müller. At
Miami, Tomic defeated
Sergiy Stakhovsky, before losing to world No. 5 David Ferrer in the second round. Tomic began his
clay-court season at the Monte-Carlo Masters, where he advanced to the second round of a clay-court event for the first time, defeating
Denis Istomin in straight sets, before losing to Alexandr Dolgopolov in three sets. At the
Barcelona Open, Tomic defeated
Ernests Gulbis before losing to
Albert Montañés in the second round. Tomic's next event was the
BMW Open where he reached the quarterfinals of a clay-court event for the first time in his career after wins over
Olivier Rochus and
Potito Starace. He later lost to
Feliciano López. In his first-ever match at the
Madrid Open, Tomic lost to Radek Štěpánek in the first round. At the
Italian Open, Tomic defeated qualifier
Santiago Giraldo in the first round, before losing to
world No. 1 and defending champion Novak Djokovic in the second. Tomic was seeded 25th at the
French Open, marking his first appearance as a seeded player in a
major tournament. He defeated qualifier
Andreas Haider-Maurer in the first round but lost to
Santiago Giraldo in the second round. Tomic began his
grass-court season at the
2012 Gerry Weber Open where he retired against wildcard and eventual champion
Tommy Haas in the first round whilst down 5–2. Tomic was seeded fourth in his next event at
Eastbourne but lost in three sets to
Fabio Fognini, after receiving a first-round bye. At
Wimbledon, Tomic suffered a four-set, first-round loss to
David Goffin. Tomic's losing streak continued after Wimbledon as he lost to
Thomaz Bellucci in the second round of the
2012 MercedesCup after a first-round bye. In his next two events, Tomic lost to
Benoît Paire of France in the first round of the
Suisse Open Gstaad and
Kei Nishikori in the first round of the
2012 London Olympics. Tomic snapped his seven-match losing streak at the
2012 Rogers Cup, defeating
Michael Berrer in three sets, before losing to the eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the second round. The following week, Tomic reached the third round of the
Cincinnati Masters, defeating Americans
Ryan Harrison and
Brian Baker en route, before losing to the world No. 1 and eventual champion, Roger Federer. At the
US Open, Tomic progressed to the second round for the second consecutive year defeating
Carlos Berlocq in four sets, before losing to former world No. 1 and 20th seed
Andy Roddick in straight sets. In his first event following the US Open, Tomic advanced to the quarterfinals of the
2012 PTT Thailand Open defeating
Guillermo García-López and
Dudi Sela en route, before losing to second seed and eventual champion Richard Gasquet. However, Tomic did not win another match for the rest of the season, losing his opening matches in
Tokyo,
Shanghai and
Basel. He finished the year ranked world No. 52.
2013: First ATP title At the
2013 Hopman Cup, Tomic defeated Tommy Haas, world No. 1 Djokovic and Andreas Seppi. Tomic's first official tournament for the year was the
Sydney International. He defeated compatriot
Marinko Matosevic, fifth seed
Florian Mayer, defending champion
Jarkko Nieminen and Andreas Seppi in the semifinals to reach his first career singles final where he defeated
Kevin Anderson in three sets to win his maiden ATP title. At the
Australian Open, Tomic defeated
Leonardo Mayer and
Daniel Brands to reach the third round where he lost to world No. 2, Roger Federer, in straight sets. In his first match since the Australian Open, Tomic suffered a three-set loss to
Grigor Dimitrov in the first round at
Rotterdam. He rebounded by reaching the quarterfinals of the
Open 13, defeating eighth seed
Martin Kližan in the first round, after saving a match point in the deciding-set tie-break and
Somdev Devvarman in the second round before losing to third seed,
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets. At the
Indian Wells Open, Tomic defeated
Thomaz Bellucci At the
US Open, he defeated
Albert Ramos in five sets before losing to
Dan Evans in the second round. Tomic's first tournament following the US Open was in
Bangkok where he defeated
Ivo Karlović to reached the second round before losing to Gilles Simon. Then Tomic took part in the
2013 China Open; he defeated
Zhang Ze before losing to fifth seed Richard Gasquet in the second round. This was the first of five consecutive main-draw losses, which included losing to
Jérémy Chardy in
Shanghai,
Jack Sock in
Stockholm,
Mikhail Youzhny in
Valencia and Feliciano López in
Paris to close out his 2013 season. He finished the year ranked world No. 51.
2014: Injuries, rankings slip and second ATP title At the
2014 Hopman Cup Tomic lost to
Milos Raonic but then he defeated
Andreas Seppi and
Grzegorz Panfil. Tomic started off his
2014 season attempting to defend his
Sydney International crown. In the first round, he crushed eighth seed
Marcel Granollers, dropping just three games. He then defeated to
Blaž Kavčič in the three sets to reach the quarterfinals where he had a straight-sets win over Alexandr Dolgopolov. In the semifinals he faced
Sergiy Stakhovsky, coming from a set down to advance to the final. In the final, he was defeated easily by world No. 6, Juan Martín del Potro. His next tournament was the
2014 Australian Open, where he retired in the first round against Rafael Nadal with a groin injury. After undergoing two hip surgeries, Tomic returned to the tour to play at
Miami, where he lost in the first round against
Jarkko Nieminen in 28 minutes, winning just one game. This match was the
shortest recorded professional tennis match in 'Open era' history. Still recovering from surgery, Tomic failed to making it through qualifying in both
Madrid and
Rome. His next tournament was in
Nice where he lost in the first round to Martin Kližan, in three sets. Tomic then played at the
French Open where he lost to Richard Gasquet in straight sets. Tomic began his grass-court season at
Eastbourne where he defeated
Tim Smyczek in the first round before losing to Radek Štěpánek in straight-set tie-breaks. He then competed in
Eastbourne. In the first round, he had a comfortable win over Andrey Golubev to reach the second round where he fell to top seed Richard Gasquet in three sets. Tomic's next tournament was
Wimbledon. In the first round he defeated
Evgeny Donskoy in straight sets to set up a second-round clash with
Tomáš Berdych who defeated him in four sets. As a result of the early exit, Tomic fell out of top 100 for the first time since 2011. Due to his rankings slide, Tomic needed a wildcard to gain entry into the
Colombian Open. Tomic cruised through the opening rounds, defeating
Farrukh Dustov and fifth seed
Alejandro Falla in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, he defeated fourth seed
Vasek Pospisil in straight sets, to advance to the semifinals where he emerged victorious in a tight three-set clash over
Víctor Estrella Burgos. In the final, Tomic defeated defending champion and second seed Ivo Karlović in three sets to claim his second ATP title. His successful run catapulted him back into the top 70 for the first time since February. At the
2014 Stockholm Open, Tomic defeated
Patrik Rosenholm, Kevin Anderson and Fernando Verdasco; in the semifinal, he lost to Grigor Dimitrov. He finished the year ranked world No. 56.
2015: Third ATP title and top 20 Tomic started the year with quarterfinal appearances in
Brisbane and
Sydney before falling in the fourth round of the
Australian Open to Tomáš Berdych. He backed this up with quarterfinal appearances in
Memphis and
Acapulco and a semifinal appearance in
Delray Beach in February. These included wins over seeded players including Alexandr Dolgopolov, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Viktor Troicki and Benjamin Becker. He finished the month by securing Australia a quarterfinal berth in the
Davis Cup for the first time since 2006 with wins against
Jiří Veselý and
Lukáš Rosol. In March, Tomic was seeded 32nd at
Indian Wells where he reached his first
ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal after defeating qualifier
Borna Ćorić, eighth seed David Ferrer for the first time in his career and compatriot and wildcard
Thanasi Kokkinakis. However, he withdrew from his match against defending champion Djokovic due to a back injury. He then played at the
Miami Open as the 25th seed. He defeated
Austin Krajicek in straight sets before losing to eighth seed Tomáš Berdych in the third round despite having four match points in the second set. He then played at the
Monte-Carlo Masters where he defeated
Lukáš Rosol in the first round. He then faced
Andreas Haider-Maurer but lost in three tight sets. Tomic next played at the
BMW Open where he was the sixth seed. He lost in three sets to former world No. 8,
Janko Tipsarević. Tomic then played at the Masters 1000
Madrid Open where he played
Luca Vanni in round one and lost in three sets. Following this tournament he will play at the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia where he lost to Viktor Troicki in three tight sets. He then played at the
Nice Open where he retired against
Gianni Mina after losing the first set 6–2. Tomic snapped his five match losing streak at the
2015 French Open where he was the 27th seed. He defeated Luca Vanni in four sets who he lost to in Madrid a month earlier. He then faced compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis and despite storming to a two-set lead and having three match points in the final set, he lost the match. Tomic began his grass-court season at the
2015 MercedesCup where he defeated
Jan-Lennard Struff and
Tommy Haas to reach the quarterfinals where he lost to former world No. 1, Rafael Nadal, in three tight sets. His next tournament was the
2015 Gerry Weber Open where he lost to
Steve Johnson in the first round. Tomic then played at
Wimbledon as the 27th seed. He opened against Jan-Lennard Struff and defeated him in five sets. He then defeated
Pierre-Hugues Herbert in straight sets to reach the third round where he lost to defending champion, world No. 1, and eventual champion Novak Djokovic, in straight sets. Tomic then contested the
2015 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships as the third seed. He lost against fellow Australian and eventual semifinalist
John-Patrick Smith in straight sets. He then played in
Bogotá where he was the defending champion and second seed. He played
Adrián Menéndez-Maceiras following a first-round bye and won in three sets to reach his 8th quarterfinal of 2015. He then defeated
Tatsuma Ito in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash with Michael Berrer. He defeated Berrer in three sets to reach the final for the second straight year. He then defeated third seed Adrian Mannarino in three sets to win his third career title. Tomic was unable to capitalize on his success, losing in the first round at the
Washington Open to eventual semifinalist
Steve Johnson.Tomic next played at the
Canadian Masters where he defeated
João Sousa, Tomic backed this up by defeating world number 8 and reigning US Open champion Marin Čilić. He then lost to defending champion and 10th seed Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Tomic then played at the
2015 Western & Southern Open where he defeated
Sergiy Stakhovsky in the first round, he then lost to eventual semifinalist
Alexandr Dolgopolov. Tomic next played at the
2015 US Open as the 24th seed where he defeated
Damir Džumhur in four sets. He then defeated compatriot and former champion Lleyton Hewitt in a thrilling five-set match. Tomic emerged victorious after trailing 3–5 in the final set and saving two match points to take out the match in 3 hours and 30 minutes. Tomic then played against world No. 12 Richard Gasquet and lost in straight sets. His third-round performance was his best result at the
US Open to date. Tomic then competed for Australia at the Davis Cup Semifinals and defeated
Daniel Evans which saw him crack the top 20 in the rankings for the first time. Following his win he lost in straight sets to world No. 3, Andy Murray. His next tournament was the
Japan Open where he retired whilst down a set against Steve Johnson. Tomic then entered the
Shanghai Masters where despite being unseeded, he reached the quarterfinals. Tomic defeated Fernando Verdasco, No. 7 seed David Ferrer and Richard Gasquet, before losing to Djokovic. This was the most games any player had won against Djokovic in eight matches. The tournament scored Tomic his third top 10 win in 2015 (over David Ferrer) and was also his second Masters quarterfinal of his career. As a result of his performance, he propelled to world number 18 for the first time. Tomic next played at
Stockholm as the fourth seed where he lost to
Marcos Baghdatis in the second round after a first-round bye. His final tournament of the year was the
Paris Masters where he defeated
Fabio Fognini before losing to eventual semifinalist
Stan Wawrinka in the second round. He finished the year ranked world No. 18.
2016: First ATP 500 final, Masters 1000 quarterfinal Tomic begun his season in
Brisbane as the seventh seed. He won his opening round against
Nicolas Mahut before defeating Radek Štěpánek and second seed Kei Nishikori in subsequent rounds. Tomic was eliminated in the semifinals by eventual champion Milos Raonic in two tight sets. This semifinal appearance saw the Australian move up to his career-high ranking of 17th in the world. Tomic next contested the
Sydney International as the top seed. He defeated Aussie wildcard
Jordan Thompson in the second round (following a first-round bye). He then faced
Teymuraz Gabashvili in the quarterfinals where he controversially retired while down a set and 3–0 in the second. Tomic then participated at the
2016 Australian Open as the 16th seed. He breezed through to the fourth round with defeats over
Denis Istomin,
Simone Bolelli and
John Millman before losing in straight sets to eventual runner-up and second seed Andy Murray. Tomic next participated at the
Ecuador Open as the top seed. He defeated
Roberto Carballés Baena in the second round after a first-round bye. He then lost to
Paolo Lorenzi in the quarterfinals in three tight sets. Tomic next contested the
Delray Beach International where he was the second seed. He lost in the first round to eventual runner-up Rajeev Ram in straight sets. The following week Tomic played at the ATP 500 tournament in
Acapulco where he was the fifth seed. He was drawn against Rajeev Ram in the first round but avenged his loss from the previous week and defeated him in straight sets. He then defeated
Adrian Mannarino and
Illya Marchenko both in straight sets to set up a semifinal clash with Alexandr Dolgopolov. Tomic lost the first set 1–6 yet rallied back to win the match in a thrilling three-set match. He then contested his first ATP 500 final against
Dominic Thiem where he lost in three sets, despite having led 5–2 in the first set. Tomic then played for Australia at the
2016 Davis Cup where they faced the United States. He won his first match against
Jack Sock in four sets. However, he lost the reverse singles to John Isner which meant Australia lost in round one and therefore will face the World Group Playoffs in September. Tomic stated before his next tournament at
Indian Wells that he would miss the
2016 Miami Masters due to a wrist injury. He still played at Indian Wells as the 17th seed. For the third straight tournament he faced Rajeev Ram, again winning in straight sets. He then lost to eventual finalist Milos Raonic in the third round. Tomic missed the Miami Masters and
Monte-Carlo Masters due to his wrist injury. He then began his clay-court season at the
Bucharest Open where he was the top seed. He lost in the first round to
Robin Haase. His next tournament is the
2016 Istanbul Open where again he's the top seed. He lost to eventual champion
Diego Schwartzman in the second round following a first-round bye. Tomic competed at the
Madrid Open, but lost in straight sets to
Fabio Fognini. He was criticised for giving up on match point. He turned his racket the other way around, with the handle facing forward as Fognini served for the point. He then competed at the
Italian Open, but was forced to retire ten minutes in because of illness. Tomic next tournament was the
French Open where he was seeded 20th. He beat
Brian Baker in the first round in straight sets. However, he would lose to
Borna Ćorić in the second round in four sets. Tomic began his grass-court season at the
2016 Ricoh Open as the second seed. He beat
Aljaž Bedene to reach the quarterfinals before losing to the defending and eventual champion
Nicolas Mahut. He next competed at the
2016 Queen's Championships. He opened against the 2015 Queens finalist Kevin Anderson who he defeated in straight sets. He then beat Fernando Verdasco who defeated second seed Stan Wawrinka in the previous round. In the quarterfinals he defeated Gilles Müller to set up a semifinal clash with Milos Raonic where he lost to the third seed in straight sets. At the
2016 Wimbledon Championships, in the first round, Tomic beat Fernando Verdasco in five tough sets. Then he beat
Radu Albot in four sets in the second round. In the third round, he beat world No. 15,
Roberto Bautista Agut, in straight sets. But in the fourth round, he lost to
Lucas Pouille in five sets. To begin his North American hard-court season, he played in
Washington as the No. 3 seed. He received a bye through to the second round where he defeated
Donald Young. In the third round, he lost to No. 13 seed and eventual runner-up Ivo Karlović. Tomic next played at the
Canadian Masters where he defeated
Alejandro González and
Steven Diez but then lost to Kevin Anderson in the third round. He reached the quarterfinal of the
2016 Western & Southern Open by beating former world No. 28,
João Sousa, he then caused consecutive upsets by defeating the 11th seed David Goffin and the fifth seed Kei Nishikori. He then lost to world No. 2 and eventual finalist, Andy Murray, in straight sets. Then Tomic played at the
US Open as the 17th seed where he lost to Damir Džumhur in four sets in the first round. Tomic began the Asian swing at the
Shenzhen Open as the fourth seed. He beat
Ryan Harrison to reach the quarterfinals before losing to
Thomaz Bellucci. He next participated at the
2016 China Open where he lost to
Pablo Carreno Busta in the first round. Tomic also played the
men's doubles, partnering Jack Sock. Despite his early singles exit, Tomic reached his first tour doubles final which included a win over the second seeds and world No. 3
Marcelo Melo who partnered
Łukasz Kubot. Tomic/Sock lost in the final in a tight three-set match to the partnership of
Pablo Carreño Busta/Rafael Nadal. Tomic next contests the
Shanghai Masters, he lost to the 15th seed Bautista Agut in the first round. He finished the year ranked world No. 26.
2017: Rapid decline Tomic commenced the year at the
Brisbane International. He lost in round one to David Ferrer. At the
Australian Open, Tomic defeated Thomaz Bellucci and
Víctor Estrella Burgos to reach the third round where he lost to Dan Evans in straight sets. Tomic then lost in the first round at five consecutive tournaments, before defeating
Dustin Brown at the
Barcelona Open. At the
French Open, Tomic lost in the first round in a straight-sets thumping against world No. 7 Dominic Thiem. In the lead up to Wimbledon, Tomic achieved his best result of the season when he made the quarterfinals of the
Eastbourne International. At Wimbledon, Tomic was fined $15,000 (£11,500) after his first round exit against
Mischa Zverev. The fine was handed out due to Tomic's comments in the press conference where he admitted that he was bored with the tournament and faked an injury. Tomic's racquet provider Head subsequently dropped him. Tomic did not play any tournaments between Wimbledon and the US Open. At the
US Open, Tomic was beaten by
Gilles Müller in four sets. With three consecutive first-round exits at Grand Slams and a string of poor results, Tomic's ranking dipped outside the world's top 140, his worst world ranking since 2011. In late September, Tomic returned at the
Chengdu Open where he was easily beaten by
Kyle Edmund in the first round. At the
Japan Open in Tokyo, Tomic scored his first win on tour in three months after defeating João Sousa in the opening round. He was then beaten handily by eighth seed Diego Schwartzman. He finished the year ranked world No. 140, a decline of 114 places from the end of 2016.
2018: Rankings downfall, reality television stint and fourth ATP title Following his ranking slide, Tomic entered the
qualifying tournament at the Australian Open as the 29th seed. He advanced to the final round before losing to unheralded Italian
Lorenzo Sonego. This marked the first time since 2008 that Tomic had failed to appear in the main draw of the Australian Open. Following his loss in qualifying, Tomic entered reality television show ''
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' Tomic quit the competition after three days, proclaiming a desire to return to tennis as the primary reason, in turn having one of the shortest times on the show globally. After this, Tomic was awarded a wildcard into the
2018 Istanbul Open where he served for the match against sixth seed Viktor Troicki in the first round; however, he went on to lose the match. Tomic's hiatus coupled with poor results blew his ranking out to 243 in the world, his worst ranking since 2010. Tomic then entered a Challenger tournament in France where he scored three consecutive wins for the first time since Cincinnati in 2016. He made the final but was defeated by compatriot and top seed
John Millman. The result improved his ranking to 191. Tomic then qualified for the
French Open and was expected to face compatriot
Nick Kyrgios in a hotly anticipated first-round match-up. Kyrgios, however, withdrew before the tournament from an elbow injury, leaving Tomic to face lucky loser
Marco Trungelliti. Tomic went on to lose the match in four sets. Following the French Open, Tomic qualified for the
Rosmalen Grass Court Championships in the Netherlands, where he made a surprise run to the semifinals, losing to eventual champion Richard Gasquet in three sets. This was Tomic's first appearance in an ATP Tour semifinal in more than two years. The result moved Tomic back inside the world's top 150. Tomic then attempted to qualify for Wimbledon, but lost in the final round of qualification to second seed
Ruben Bemelmans. He gained entry into the main draw as a lucky loser, however, after Roberto Bautista Agut withdrew from the tournament. Tomic defeated fellow lucky loser
Hubert Hurkacz in the first round to earn his first Grand Slam main-draw win since the
2017 Australian Open. He went on to lose to the 24th seed Kei Nishikori in four sets in the second round. Tomic then suffered a string of poor results in his next four tournaments, failing to win a main-draw match at any event. His poor form carried over to the
US Open, where he lost in the first round of qualifying to fellow Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis and was accused of tanking. Tomic then returned to the Challenger Tour at the inaugural
Rafa Nadal Open, where he won the tournament as the sixth seed. This was Tomic's first title of any kind in three years and first Challenger title in eight years. In late September, Tomic qualified for and won the
Chengdu Open, defeating top-seeded Fabio Fognini in the final. Tomic saved four match points against Fognini in what was his first ATP World Tour tournament victory in three years. The win moved Tomic back inside the top 100 at world No. 76, his best ranking since July 2017. Tomic then attempted to qualify for the
Stockholm Open, but was forced to retire due to an injury in the first round of qualifying against
Oscar Otte. Tomic played no further tournaments in 2018 and finished the year ranked world No. 83.
2019: Severe downfall in form and ranking Tomic started off his 2019 season with a first-round loss at the
Australian Open to world No. 7, Marin Čilić. Two months later at the
Miami Masters, he played world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in the second round and lost in straight sets. Tomic made no ATP final or semifinal appearances during the year and only made two ATP quarterfinal appearances. The first one came at the
Antalya Open where he defeated seventh seed
Andreas Seppi in the first round but lost to fourth seed Pablo Carreño Busta in three sets. The second one came at the
Atlanta Open where he defeated 5th seed
Frances Tiafoe in the first round but lost to third seed and eventual champion
Alex de Minaur after retiring in the second set. At the
Chengdu Open, Tomic entered the qualifying draw as the defending champion of the tournament but lost in first round of qualifying to
2017 champion Denis Istomin, after retiring in the second set. Because of his failure to defend all 250 ranking points from the previous edition, Tomic's ranking dropped significantly from 109 to 191. Tomic finished the year with a year-end ranking of 185, a significant drop from his ranking of 83 at the beginning of the year.
2020: Inactivity due to COVID-19 After starting off the year with a first-round loss at the
Australian Open qualifying to seventh seed
Denis Kudla, Tomic only played one ATP tournament in 2020 at the
Delray Beach Open where he lost in the qualifying competition to Ernests Gulbis but received a lucky loser spot and lost in the first round to
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets. After the
COVID-19 pandemic suspended tennis in March, Tomic decided to stay inactive for the rest of the year even when tennis returned in August.
2021: Australian Open second round Tomic returned to playing tennis at the
Australian Open qualifying. There, he defeated 14th seed
Jozef Kovalík,
Tristan Schoolkate and
John-Patrick Smith to qualify for his first Grand Slam tournament in close to two years at the
Australian Open. There, he played
Yūichi Sugita and won after Sugita retired in the third set to mark his first grand slam match win in close to three years. In the second round, he played 11th seed
Denis Shapovalov and lost in straight sets. He finished 2021 ranked world No. 260.
2022: First match win since 2021 Wimbledon qualifying Tomic lost in the first round of the
Australian Open qualifying to
Roman Safiullin. Tomic complained to the umpire about the lack of
COVID-19 testing at the Australian Open, and tested positive for the virus two days after the loss. Tomic's next tournament was the
Monterrey Challenger in March, where he recorded his first match win at any level since the
qualifying rounds at 2021 Wimbledon by beating fourth seed Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets.
2023–2025: Top 175 return In 2023, after losing in the final of a Futures tournament in Doha, Tomic qualified for the
Monterrey Challenger. There, he reached his first Challenger quarterfinal since 2018 after defeating
Juan Pablo Ficovich and upsetting second seed
Emilio Gómez while saving two match points. He eventually lost to
Mitchell Krueger in the quarterfinals, losing 6–4 in the first set before retiring a break down in the second. He returned to top 300, for the first time in nearly two years, with a title at the M15 Futures tournament in Las Vegas where he beat
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski in the final. ==National representation==