2001–2003: Junior US Open doubles champion and turning pro As a junior Berdych reached as high as No. 6 in the world in 2003 (and No. 2 in doubles). He won the
2001 US Open Boys' Doubles title alongside
Stéphane Bohli Junior Grand Slam results: Australian Open: 1R (
2002) French Open: 2R (
2002) Wimbledon: QF (
2003) US Open: 1R (
2001) Berdych turned professional in 2002, winning two Futures events, both in the Czech Republic, defeating
Pavel Šnobel in one final and Ladislav Chramosta in the other. In 2003, after several future and challenger wins, Berdych won his first ATP Tour match at the
2003 US Open, over
Tomas Behrend in four sets, but lost in the next round to
Juan Ignacio Chela.
2004: First title, first win over world No. 1 In 2004, Berdych focused on Challengers and the ATP Tour. In Challengers, he won in France and Germany. On the ATP Tour, he began with the
2004 Australian Open, defeating
Nicolas Mahut in four sets, before losing to fourth seed
Andre Agassi. He also earned victories over
Galo Blanco,
Björn Phau and
Potito Starace on the ATP Tour. He made his debut in the
2004 French Open and at
Wimbledon, but lost in the first round. He then played at the
2004 Summer Olympics. He won in the first round against
Florian Mayer and caused a major upset in the second round, defeating No. 1
Roger Federer in three sets, despite having only five ATP Tour victories. He next beat 15th seed
Tommy Robredo in the round of 16, but was defeated in the quarterfinals by
Taylor Dent. After his run at the Olympics, he reached the fourth round of the
2004 US Open with victories over
Jonas Björkman,
Tuomas Ketola and
Mikhail Youzhny, before losing to
Tommy Haas in three sets. He won his first ATP title at the
Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in
Palermo, Italy, defeating
David Ferrer in the semifinals and
Filippo Volandri in the finals.
2005: Maiden Masters title, top 30 The start of Berdych's 2005 season brought losses in the first rounds in
Adelaide,
Sydney, and the
Australian Open. He then lost in second rounds of
Marseille,
Rotterdam, and
Dubai. He then recorded his first back-to-back wins 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, the
French Open, and
Nottingham. Berdych made it to the third round at
Wimbledon, losing to
Taylor Dent. He had a good run with a runner-up finish in the
2005 Swedish Open to
Rafael Nadal, a quarterfinal loss to
Nikolay Davydenko at the
2005 Stuttgart Open and a semifinals loss to
James Blake at the
2005 Washington Open. He then made it to the second round of both the
Canadian Open and
Cincinnati Masters. Berdych lost in 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, second seed
Guillermo Coria,
Juan Carlos Ferrero,
Gastón Gaudio, and
Radek Štěpánek. In the final he was victorious over sixth seed
Ivan Ljubičić in five sets.
2006: Top 10, two finals In 2006, Berdych started the year at the
Brisbane International, where he reached the semifinals, losing to
Xavier Malisse. However, he lost early in
Sydney, the
Australian Open,
Marseille,
Rotterdam, and
Dubai. He then made it to the fourth round of the
Indian Wells Masters before losing to
Marcos Baghdatis, and the third round of the 2006 NASDAQ–100 Open, losing to
David Nalbandian. He then lost in the second rounds at
Barcelona and
Monte Carlo, and the third round at
Rome. He reached his first French Open fourth round but lost to
Roger Federer in three sets. He then reached his first grass-court final at the
Halle Open, falling to No. 1
Roger Federer in three sets. He reached the fourth round at
Wimbledon, but again lost to Federer, this time in straight sets. He then made it to the semifinals at the
2006 Mercedes Cup, losing to eventual champion
David Ferrer. He then played in the
2006 Rogers Cup, where he upset
Rafael Nadal in three sets, before losing to
Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. He then made it to his third straight fourth round in a Major at the
2006 US Open, losing to
James Blake. Berdych reached the finals of the
2006 Kingfisher Airlines Tennis Open, where he lost to
Dmitry Tursunov. In the
2006 Madrid Masters, Berdych delivered back-to-back upsets over former No. 1
Andy Roddick, and
Rafael Nadal, but lost to
Fernando González in the semifinals. Following this, Berdych rose to a career-high of No. 10 for the very first time in his career. In the
2006 BNP Paribas Masters as the defending champion, he lost in the quarterfinals to
Dominik Hrbatý in three sets. Berdych ended 2006 with a year-end ranking of No. 13.
2007: Third title, World Team Cup final Berdych began the
year by making it to the quarterfinals of the
2007 Medibank International and the fourth round of the
2007 Australian Open, losing to No. 3
Nikolay Davydenko. He then had early losses in
Rotterdam,
Dubai,
Indian Wells, and
Miami. He then reached the semifinals on clay in the
Monte Carlo Masters event, his best result at the event, defeating
Nicolás Almagro,
Benjamin Becker, fifth seed
Tommy Robredo, and
Robin Söderling, before losing to second seed
Rafael Nadal. He also made it to the semifinals of the
2007 BMW Open, losing to
Mikhail Youzhny, despite not a dropping a set before the loss. He also made it to the quarterfinals of the
2007 Rome Masters. However, despite his good run on clay, he lost in the first round of the
2007 French Open to
Guillermo García López in straight sets. Berdych then won his third ATP singles title in
Halle, defeating
Marcos Baghdatis, 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 19th seed (35th-ranked)
Jonas Björkman, before losing to Rafael Nadal in straight sets. In the
Canada Masters event, his first tournament since Wimbledon, as the 10th seed and defending quarterfinalist, he lost in the first round to
Robin Haase, who was making his Canadian debut. The following week in
Cincinnati, as the 10th seed, he made it to the third round, before losing to
Nikolay Davydenko, after which he rose to a new career high of No. 9. He then made it through the fourth round at the
2007 US Open, retiring against
Andy Roddick. He then reached the semifinals of the
2007 Thailand Open, losing to
Benjamin Becker and the
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.
2008: First ATP 500 title Berdych began
2008 by competing in the
Hopman Cup, but this event was affected by a
stomach virus. He then entered the
2008 Medibank International, being upset by
Chris Guccione in the quarterfinals. Entering the
2008 Australian Open as the 13th seed, he reached the fourth round, where he fell to
Roger Federer in straight sets. At the
2008 Miami Masters, Berdych made it to the semifinals, including a win over
Juan Carlos Ferrero and not dropping a set en route, but he lost to
Rafael Nadal. He dropped out of the top 20 due to a sprained right ankle which caused him to miss the
2008 Monte Carlo Masters and the
2008 Rome Masters. He then reached the finals of the
2008 Swedish Open, losing to
Tommy Robredo. Representing his country at the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Berdych advanced to the third round before being defeated by
Roger Federer in their second meeting at an Olympics tennis tournament. He also had a bad run in North America, as he suffered early losses and a first-round loss in the
2008 US Open to
Sam Querrey. He then made it to the semifinals of the
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 four top-20 players:
Tommy Robredo,
Fernando González,
Andy Roddick, and
Juan Martín del Potro in the finals.
2009: Fifth title, Davis Cup final Berdych's season did not have a good start, as he had a 2–6 record, excluding the
2009 Australian Open, where he advanced to the fourth round to face Roger Federer. Berdych took two sets to love to lead over Federer but ended by being defeated in a tough five-setter. He then competed in the Challenger in
2010 BMW Tennis Championship, where he lost to
Robin Söderling in the final. He then reached the fourth round of the
2009 Sony Ericsson Open, losing to
Novak Djokovic after upsetting
James Blake. In the clay season, Berdych did not do well except for the
2009 French Open and the Masters as he lost in the first two rounds in all four events. He then reached the round of 16 at the
2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, losing to
Fernando Verdasco 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. In the
2009 Gerry Weber Open, he lost to
Mischa Zverev and at
Wimbledon, he lost to eventual finalist
Andy Roddick in straight sets. He then lost in the first rounds of
Stuttgart and the
Rogers Masters, but reached the quarterfinals of
2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, losing to
John Isner and
2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, losing to
Rafael Nadal. In the
US Open, he reached the round of 32, losing to
Fernando González. He then reached the quarterfinals of the
2009 Proton Malaysian Open and the
2009 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships. He then suffered back-to-back losses to
Gilles Simon at the
2009 Shanghai ATP Masters 1000 and the
2009 Valencia Open 500. He then reached the second round in
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
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 semifinal tie 3–2 against Croatia. The tie ended 5–0 in favor of the defending champions, with Berdych losing to Nadal in the first rubber.
2010: Grand Slam final in Wimbledon, French Open semi-final Berdych began the year at the
2010 Brisbane International, where he reached the semifinals, before losing to eventual champion
Andy Roddick. He then suffered second-round upsets at the
2010 Medibank International Sydney to
Peter Luczak and the
2010 Australian Open to
Evgeny Korolev. He then recorded three straight quarterfinals in the
2010 SAP Open, again losing to
Andy Roddick, at the
2010 Regions Morgan Keegan Championships upset by
Ernests Gulbis, and the first Masters of the year at the
2010 BNP Paribas Open to
Rafael Nadal after upsetting
Fernando Verdasco. In the
2010 Sony Ericsson Open, he stunned an error-filled top seed
Roger Federer in three sets in the round of 16, after saving a match point. This was his second victory over Roger and ended an eight straight losing streak to the Swiss. He then went on to defeat Spaniard
Fernando Verdasco and overpowered
Robin Söderling, but lost in the final to Roddick in straight sets. He began his clay season at the
2010 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing to eventual finalist
Fernando Verdasco, in the third round, after cruising through the first two rounds. At the
2010 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, he lost to
Stanislas Wawrinka on a final set tie break. At the
2010 BMW Open, he was upset by
Philipp Petzschner 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 final 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 in five sets. En route to the semifinals, he defeated three seeded opponents in straight sets:
John Isner in the third round, No. 4
Andy Murray in the fourth round, and
Mikhail Youzhny in the quarterfinals. He reached his first career slam final at
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 to record his second straight victory over the Swiss. The win also made him only the fourth Czech-born man to reach the semifinals at Wimbledon, after
Jaroslav Drobný,
Jan Kodeš, and
Ivan Lendl. In the semifinal match against
Novak Djokovic, Berdych won in straight sets to reach his first Grand Slam final, against No. 1
Rafael Nadal. There, he lost to the Spaniard in straight sets. 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 in three sets in the quarterfinals. At the
2010 Rogers Cup in Toronto, he beat two Ukrainian players,
Sergiy Stakhovsky (in the opening round) and
Alexandr Dolgopolov (in the third round) to reach the quarterfinals. There, he lost to
Roger Federer, 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 seventh seed, Berdych was upset in the first round by
Michaël Llodra in straight sets. Appearing at the
2010 Proton Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur, he made the quarterfinals, where he lost to
David Ferrer. Berdych then made a first-round exit at the
2010 China Open, where he lost to
Michael Berrer. At the
2010 Shanghai Rolex Masters, Berdych lost to
Guillermo García López in the third round. He then suffered two successive opening-round losses, first at the
2010 If Stockholm Open in Stockholm (Sweden) falling to
Jarkko Nieminen and at the
2010 Davidoff Swiss Indoors in Basel (Switzerland), losing to
Tobias Kamke. At the
2010 BNP Paribas Masters, Berdych lost to
Nikolay Davydenko in the third round. Berdych qualified for the
Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, where he made his first appearance at the year-end championships. He was sixth seed at the
2010 ATP World Tour Finals. In his opening round-robin match he lost to
Novak Djokovic in straight sets. However, Berdych defeated
Andy Roddick in the second round-robin match in straight sets. In his last round-robin match, Berdych was defeated by
Rafael Nadal in two sets, which meant that he could not advance to the semifinals.
2011: Sixth title, World Tour Finals semi-final Berdych began the year at the
2011 Aircel Chennai Open, where he reached the semifinals, before losing to
Stanislas Wawrinka. At the
2011 Australian Open, Berdych advanced to the quarterfinals, where he was defeated by eventual champion
Novak Djokovic in straight sets. 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 Čilić and at the
2011 Dubai Tennis Championships, retiring with a thigh injury against
Novak Djokovic. At the
2011 Davis Cup World Group, the
Czech Republic were defeated by
Kazakhstan 2–3 meaning that the Czechs 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. In his second rubber, Berdych was beaten by
Andrey Golubev. In the
2011 Sony Ericsson Open, Berdych reached the round of 16, after defeating
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo,
Carlos Berlocq, and
Florian Mayer, before falling to eventual finalist
Rafael Nadal. He began his clay season at the
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, losing in the round of 16 to
Ivan Ljubičić in straight sets. At the
2011 Mutua Madrid Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals, before losing to
Thomaz Bellucci. At the
2011 Internazionali BNL d'Italia, he reached the quarterfinals, before falling to
Richard Gasquet. 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 in straight sets. At the
2011 French Open, Berdych was seeded sixth. In the first round, Berdych suffered a shocking loss to
Stéphane Robert in five sets. In preparation for
Wimbledon, Berdych played in the
2011 Gerry Weber Open held in
Halle, Germany. In the first round, Berdych defeated
Ruben Bemelmans after saving three match points. He then defeated
Jan Hernych and
Viktor Troicki in the second round and quarterfinals respectively, both in straight sets. In the semifinals, he lost to
Philipp Petzschner in three sets. At the
2011 Wimbledon Championships, Berdych won his first, second, and third-round matches in straight sets against
Filippo Volandri,
Julien Benneteau, and
Alex Bogomolov Jr. respectively. In the fourth round, Berdych suffered a straight-set loss to
Mardy Fish. His next tournament was the
2011 Swedish Open, where he reached the semis, losing to
Robin Söderling in straight sets. Berdych kicked off his
US Open Series at the
2011 Rogers Cup. He beat
Alexandr Dolgopolov. From that match onward, Berdych changed his racket to the
Head YouTek™ IG Instinct MP. In the Round of 16, Berdych defeated
Ivo Karlović. In the quarterfinals, Berdych fell to
Janko Tipsarević. Berdych competed in the
2011 Western & Southern Open held in
Cincinnati, United States. In the quarterfinals, he stunned the two-time defending champion,
Roger Federer in straight sets. In the semifinals, Berdych faced No. 1
Novak Djokovic. Berdych retired after losing the first set, citing injury to the right shoulder. The next tournament Berdych played in was the
2011 US Open. Berdych defeated
Romain Jouan and
Fabio Fognini, but in the third round, Berdych retired against 20th seed,
Janko Tipsarević, after re-aggravating the shoulder injury he suffered at the
2011 Western & Southern Open. 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 in straight sets. Berdych then teamed up with
Radek Štěpánek in the doubles rubber, and they defeated
Marius Copil and
Horia Tecău. Štěpánek also won his singles rubber to guarantee the
Czech Republic a spot in the
2012 Davis Cup World Group. After pulling out of the
2011 Proton Malaysian Open due to a recurring shoulder injury, Berdych competed at the
2011 China Open, beating
Jürgen Melzer and
Philipp Kohlschreiber, both in straight sets. In the quarterfinals, Berdych dominated against
Fernando Verdasco, thrashing him 6–1, 6–0. Berdych reached his first final since the
2010 Wimbledon Championships after a hard-fought victory over top seed,
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. Berdych won his sixth title of his career and his first title since the
2009 BMW Open, after defeating
Marin Čilić in the final in three sets. Berdych's next tournament was the
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters, where he beat defeating compatriot
Radek Štěpánek, before falling to
Feliciano López in straight sets. Berdych next played at the
2011 Swiss Indoors Basel. He lost in the first round to eventual finalist
Kei Nishikori. Berdych then competed at the
2011 BNP Paribas Masters held in Paris, France, the final
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 tournament of the season. Berdych defeated
Fernando Verdasco. In the third round, Berdych defeated
Janko Tipsarević and qualified for the
2011 ATP World Tour Finals. This was Berdych's second consecutive year to qualify for the
ATP World Tour Finals. In the quarterfinals, Berdych shocked the 2nd seed,
Andy Murray 4–6, 7–6, 6–4, ending the Scotsman's 17-match winning streak. In the semifinal, Berdych lost to
Roger Federer. Berdych's final tournament of the
2011 season was the
2011 ATP World Tour Finals. He came into the year-end championships as the 7th seed and was placed in
Group A along with
Novak Djokovic,
Andy Murray (Later replaced by
Janko Tipsarević), and
David Ferrer. Berdych lost to top seed,
Novak Djokovic after he squandered match point at 5–4 in the final set. In the second tie, Berdych was meant to face
Andy Murray, but he was replaced by the alternate,
Janko Tipsarević, after Murray pulled out of the tournament with a groin injury. Berdych came back from a set down and held match point in the final set tie-breaker, but he eventually won. In the final tie of the group stages, Berdych faced the 5th seed,
David Ferrer. Berdych again came back from a set down to defeat Ferrer. This victory meant that Berdych won his group and he qualified for the semifinals for the first time in his career. In the semifinals, Berdych fell to the 6th seed,
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. Berdych ended the season ranked 7th.
2012: Hopman Cup & Davis Cup champion, US Open semi-final Berdych started the
2012 season winning the
2012 Hopman Cup for the
Czech Republic with compatriot
Petra Kvitová. They were seeded first and won all their ties. Berdych finished the tournament with a 4–0 singles record, defeating
Grigor Dimitrov,
Mardy Fish and
Frederik Nielsen in the group stages. In the final, Berdych and Kvitová both won their singles ties against
France, with Berdych defeating
Richard Gasquet. At the
2012 AAMI Classic, Berdych lost to
Bernard Tomic and
Andy Roddick At the
2012 Australian Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals after winning against
Nicolás Almagro in the fourth round. The match was marred by controversy, as Berdych refused to shake Almagro's hand because he believed Almagro had intentionally aimed a shot at him during the match. Because of this, Berdych was booed whilst leaving the court. In the quarterfinals, Berdych lost to second seed
Rafael Nadal in four sets after winning the first set. Berdych won his first ATP tournament of 2012 at the
2012 Open Sud de France, defeating
Gaël Monfils. This was Berdych's seventh career title and his fourth
ATP World Tour 250 series title. This was followed by his reaching the semifinals at the
2012 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, before falling to
Juan Martín del Potro. At the
2012 BNP Paribas Open he beat
Sergiy Stakhovsky and
Andy Roddick, but then lost to Almagro. This was followed by another upset in the third round of the
2012 Sony Ericsson Open, losing to
Grigor Dimitrov. Berdych began his clay-court season at the
2012 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, where he reached the semifinals after upsetting third seed
Andy Murray in the quarterfinals. He was defeated by No. 1
Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Berdych competed at the
2012 Mutua Madrid Open and had straight-set victories over
Kevin Anderson and
Gaël Monfils. He thrashed
Fernando Verdasco in the quarterfinals and beat
Juan Martín del Potro for a place in the final. He was beaten by
Roger Federer in three sets in the final. Federer led their head-to-head 11–4. Berdych represented the Czech Republic at the
2012 Power Horse World Team Cup, where the Czechs reached the final before being defeated by
Serbia. At the
2012 French Open, he was the seventh seed. He defeated
Dudi Sela in the first round and
Michaël Llodra in the second round, both in straight sets. In the third round, Berdych was pushed to five sets in a four-hour marathon against 31st seed
Kevin Anderson, before he eventually prevailed. Berdych lost to
Juan Martín del Potro in the fourth round in four sets. Berdych endured a tough spell in the summer, losing in the first round at both Wimbledon and the
2012 Summer Olympics. He made the final of the
2012 Winston-Salem Open the week before the US Open, losing to
John Isner in three sets, with a tie-break in the third set that went to 11–9. At the
US Open, upon beating
Nicolás Almagro in straight sets (his 200th career hard-court victory), Berdych made it past the fourth round of the US Open for the first time. He became only the third man from his country (after
Ivan Lendl and
Petr Korda) to reach the quarterfinal stage at all four Grand Slams. In the quarterfinals he upset top seed
Roger Federer in four sets. He lost to
Andy Murray in his first US Open semi-final in four sets. He took his 2nd singles title of the year in Stockholm Indoor, defeating Tsonga in the finals. At the
2012 ATP World Tour Finals he lost his first match against reigning US Open champion Andy Murray before beating Tsonga in his second match. In his last round robin match he lost to
Novak Djokovic meaning he was unable to qualify for the semifinals. He ended the year participating in the
2012 Davis Cup Final playing in both singles and doubles and winning two matches as the Czech Republic won against Spain.
2013: Longest doubles match ever, second Davis Cup title In 2013 Berdych signed a clothing sponsorship deal with H&M, replacing Nike. He reached his third consecutive quarterfinal at the
2013 Australian Open before falling to eventual champion
Novak Djokovic. He then participated in the
2013 Davis Cup and he teamed up with Rosol in Davis Cup doubles against Switzerland playing the second longest ever ATP match. He then made back-to-back finals at the
Open 13 and at the
Dubai Tennis Championships losing to
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in three sets despite having match point and to
Novak Djokovic in straight sets, respectively. And then he made a semifinal showing at the
BNP Paribas Open losing to
Rafael Nadal. At the
Sony Open Tennis, he was upset by
Richard Gasquet in the quarterfinals. In the clay season, Berdych back to back semifinals of Masters 1000 events at the
Mutua Madrid Open losing to
Stanislas Wawrinka in three after defeating
Andy Murray in the quarterfinals and the
Internazionali BNL d'Italia defeating
Novak Djokovic for just the second time in 13 meeting before losing to Nadal in straight sets. However, at the
French Open, He lost in the first round to
Gaël Monfils, in a long five set match, 5–7 in the fifth set. At the
Queen's club championship, Berdych joined forces with Ivan Lendl in a charity doubles match against Andy Murray and Tim Henman, which they eventually lost 6–4. Berdych then went on to play
Wimbledon, where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to eventual runner-up Novak Djokovic. At the
Rogers Cup, Berdych was defeated by Canadian
Vasek Pospisil in the third round. However, Berdych bounced back at the
Western & Southern Open, pulling off an upset in the quarterfinals by defeating
Andy Murray but lost in the semifinals to
Rafael Nadal. At the
US Open he made it to the fourth round before being defeated by
Stanislas Wawrinka. He reached his third final at the
PTT Thailand Open falling to Canadian
Milos Raonic in two tight sets. Berdych qualified for the fourth straight year for the
ATP World Tour Finals, where he scored a win against
David Ferrer in straight sets, but lost against
Rafael Nadal and
Stanislas Wawrinka, both in three sets.
2014: Australian Open semi-final, two titles Berdych reached his first Australian Open semi-final. In the semifinal, he lost to
Stanislas Wawrinka in four sets. Berdych defeated a red-hot Marin Čilić to secure the ABN-AMBRO championship in Rotterdam. With this victory, he returns to his highest career ranking, #5. Berdych lost to
Roberto Bautista Agut in the second round of the
2014 Indian Wells Masters. Although he entered the
2014 Sony Open Tennis ranked No. 7, Berdych reclaimed his career high ranking of No. 5 at the conclusion of the tournament, after withdrawing before his semifinal match with Rafael Nadal due to gastroenteritis. He was defeated by in-form
Guillermo García López in the third round of the
2014 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters. Berdych reached the quarterfinals of the French Open, most notably beating
John Isner in the fourth round before losing in straight sets to in-form
Ernests Gulbis. Berdych struggled in the grass court season; he lost to eventual finalist
Feliciano López in the quarterfinals of the
2014 Aegon Championships. He reaches the third round of
2014 Wimbledon Championships before falling to
Marin Čilić in straight sets. At the
2014 US Open Berdych reached the quarterfinals where he lost to eventual champion
Marin Čilić in straight sets. His results continue to improve after US Open. He made two finals of the
2014 China Open (tennis) losing to
Novak Djokovic. He made to the quarterfinals of the
2014 Shanghai Rolex Masters. In the quarterfinals, he lost to eventual finalist
Gilles Simon. Berdych clinches the
2014 If Stockholm Open title by defeating defending champion
Grigor Dimitrov in the final. In December, Berdych announced that he had parted ways with his coach of six years
Tomáš Krupa and fitness trainer David Vydra.
Daniel Vallverdu was appointed as Berdych's coach for the 2015 season.
Azuz Simcich became his new fitness coach.
2015: Second Australian Open semi-final, No. 4 ranking Berdych started his season at the
Qatar Open in Doha, reaching the final against
David Ferrer, losing in two sets. In Melbourne, Berdych reached his second
Australian Open semifinal, after defeating
Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals. Berdych lost in four sets against
Andy Murray in the semifinal. On 15 February 2015, he
lost to Stan Wawrinka in three sets at the
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament and therefore was not able to defend his title from the previous year. In the
Miami Open, Berdych reached the semifinals, but lost to Andy Murray. This equalised his head-to-head score with Murray at 6–6. Berdych then participated in the
Monte Carlo Masters, in which he defeated
Gaël Monfils and
Milos Raonic to reach the final, but eventually lost to
Novak Djokovic. At the
2015 Mutua Madrid Open, Berdych lost in the semifinals to
Rafael Nadal, but moved up two spots to 5th in the rankings. Following a quarterfinal appearance, the next week at the
Rome Masters, Berdych reached a career-best No. 4 in the world rankings on 18 May. Berdych next competed at the
French Open where he started his campaign with a straight-sets victory over young Japanese star
Yoshihito Nishioka. Berdych followed this by defeating Radek Stepanek and
Benoit Paire in the second and third rounds respectively to reach the fourth round. However, in the fourth round, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga defeated Berdych to end Berdych's French Open campaign. Berdych next competed at the Gerry Weber Open where he reached the quarterfinals before losing to Ivo Karlovic in three sets. Berdych reached the fourth round of the
Wimbledon Championships before losing to Gilles Simon in straight sets. Berdych lost in the second round of the
Canada Masters and the quarterfinals in the
Cincinnati Masters. Berdych then went on to reach the fourth round of the
US Open before losing to Richard Gasquet in four sets after taking the first set. He followed with a title win at the
Shenzhen Open, his 11th ATP World Tour title, defeating
Guillermo García López in the final in straight sets. However, he could not carry his good form to the
China Open as he lost in the first round to Pablo Cuevas. However, he made it to the quarterfinals in the
Shanghai Masters event. Berdych then went on to win the
Stockholm Open title and his 12th ATP World Tour title defeating Jack Sock in the final in straight sets while also winning the Stockholm title for the second straight year in a row and third title overall there. Berdych made it to the quarterfinals of the
Paris Masters. He then qualified for the
ATP World Tour Finals for the sixth year in a row. However, he lost all of his round robin matches to Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, and Kei Nishikori. Berdych finished the year ranked No. 6.
2016: Second Wimbledon semi-final Berdych started 2016 ranked No. 6 and competed at the
Qatar Open in Doha. He lost in the semifinals to
Novak Djokovic in straight sets. Berdych next competed at the
Australian Open where he was seeded 6th. He started his campaign by winning in straight sets in the first two rounds. He then defeated
Nick Kyrgios in four sets in the third round and
Roberto Bautista Agut in a close five setter in the fourth round. However, Berdych's campaign ended in the quarterfinals where he lost to
Roger Federer in straight sets thus failing to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open for the first time since 2013. As a result of not defending his Australian Open semi-final, Berdych's ranking went down from No. 6 to No. 8. Berdych then took his campaign to
Open 13 as the 2nd. He defeated
Alexander Zverev in three sets and 6th seed
David Goffin in straight sets to advance to the semifinals where he ended up losing to eventual champion
Nick Kyrgios. He then played at the
Dubai Tennis Championships as the 3rd seed, losing in the quarterfinals in straight sets to
Nick Kyrgios. He then made the Round of 16 at
Indian Wells (losing to
Milos Raonic in straight sets) and the quarterfinals at
Miami (losing to
Novak Djokovic in straight sets). Berdych's clay court season was quiet: losing in the second round in
Monte-Carlo, the quarterfinals in
Madrid (to finalist
Andy Murray), and the third round in
Rome (where he lost 0–6 0–6 to
David Goffin). He did make the quarterfinals at
Roland Garros, beating
Pablo Cuevas and
David Ferrer before losing in straight sets to eventual champion
Novak Djokovic. At
Wimbledon, Berdych made it to the semifinals for the first time since his run to the finals in 2010, beating
Jiří Veselý in five sets in the round of 16 and
Lucas Pouille in straight sets in the quarterfinals before losing in straight sets to eventual champion
Andy Murray. After a quarterfinal loss in
Canada and a third round loss in
Cincinnati, Berdych was forced to withdraw from the
US Open due to appendicitis. This was the first Grand Slam Berdych had missed since his first slam appearance in 2003, ending a streak of 52 consecutive Grand Slam appearances. Berdych returned to action on the Asian swing, reaching the semifinals in St. Petersburg and winning the title in
Shenzhen over
Richard Gasquet before suffering early losses in
Tokyo and
Shanghai. His year concluded with a quarterfinal finish in
Paris. Ending the year ranked 10th, Berdych did not qualify for the
ATP World Tour Finals for the first time since 2010, ending a streak of six straight year-end championship appearances.
2017: Third Wimbledon semi-final, injury struggles Berdych started 2017 ranked No. 10 and had a mixed year of highs and lows. He again reached the semifinals at
Doha, losing again in straight sets, this time to
Andy Murray. At the
Australian Open his first opponent retired after the first set and Berdych went on to reach the round of 32, ultimately losing in straight sets to
Roger Federer. Berdych reached the semifinals of the
ABN Amro World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam where he was defeated by
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. At the
Miami Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals, taking
Roger Federer to three sets but ultimately losing a tie-break. He reached the round of 16 at his next three tournaments in
Monte Carlo,
Madrid and
Rome. Berdych played excellently at the first Lyon Open to be held since 2009, beating
Gilles Simon and
Milos Raonic on his way to the final, only to be beaten by Tsonga, all matches being straight sets. Conversely, Berdych was able to reach only the round of 64 at the
2017 French Open, where he lost to Russian
Karen Khachanov. On the up again, he reached the quarterfinals at both
Stuttgart and London's
Queen's Club, losing in each case to
Feliciano López. Having seen off the likes of
Dominic Thiem and
Novak Djokovic in earlier rounds at Wimbledon, Berdych succumbed in the semifinal to a superb
Roger Federer, who went on to win the
Championship. At the
US Open, he was able to reach only the round of 64, taking
Alexandr Dolgopolov to four sets but no further. After playing for Team Europe in the inaugural
Laver Cup, hosted in Berdych's home capital
Prague, the Czech shut down his season early with a back injury after losing in the round of 16 at
Beijing. Berdych finished the year ranked 19th, his first year-end ranking outside the top ten since 2009.
2018: Back injury, out of top 50 Berdych began his Australian swing playing at the
Tie Break Tens exhibition tournament in Melbourne on the Wednesday before the Australian Open. Berdych beat
Nick Kyrgios and
Milos Raonic en route to the final where he defeated No. 1
Rafael Nadal 10–5. In winning, Berdych won $250,000 (Australian). At the
Australian Open 2018 he played in the first round beating rising Australian player
Alex de Minaur in four sets to set up a match against
Guillermo García López which Berdych won. In the third and fourth rounds Berdych beat
Juan Martín del Potro and
Fabio Fognini both in straight sets before losing in the quarterfinals to
Roger Federer. Berdych beat
Maximilian Marterer in the second round at the
BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, but was defeated in straight sets by
Hyeon Chung in the third round. The Czech had a terrible clay court season, losing his opening matches in
Monte-Carlo,
Madrid and
Rome. At the
French Open, he lost in the first round to
Jérémy Chardy in five sets. He then withdrew from
Wimbledon due to a back injury and missed the rest of the season, finishing the year ranked 71.
2019: Final season and retirement Berdych returned from his injury hiatus at the
Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He reached the final where he lost to seventh seed Roberto Bautista Agut in three sets. At the
Australian Open, he made it to the fourth round where he was defeated by second seed Rafael Nadal. In
Montpellier, Berdych made it to the semifinals where he fell to seventh seed
Pierre-Hugues Herbert. At the
Rotterdam Open, he was eliminated in the second round by tenth seed Denis Shapovalov. At the
Dubai Championships, he was beaten in his second-round match by sixth seed
Borna Ćorić. After losing in the first round of the
Indian Wells Masters to Feliciano López, he again missed time due to a back injury. At
Wimbledon, Berdych was defeated in the first round by
Taylor Fritz. In August, Berdych competed at the
Winston-Salem Open. He was eliminated from the tournament in the second round by eighth seed
Filip Krajinović. At the
US Open, he lost in the first round to American qualifier
Jenson Brooksby in the last match of his career. On Saturday, November 16, 2019, Berdych announced his retirement from tennis at the Nitto ATP Finals. ==Coaching career==