Country (sports) United States Name Tim Smyczek Prize money $1,073,951 Role Tennis player | Career record 26–47 Height 1.75 m Turned pro 2006 | |
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Born December 30, 1987 (age 36)
Milwaukee, Wisconsin ( 1987-12-30 ) Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career titles 0
3 Challengers, 1 Futures Residence Tampa, Florida, United States Profiles | ||
Highest ranking No. 68 (April 6, 2015) | ||
Tim smyczek google glass tennis video
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.
Contents
- Tim smyczek google glass tennis video
- ATP World Tour Uncovered Tim Smyczek
- Personal life
- Juniors
- Pro tour
- Singles performance timeline
- References
ATP World Tour Uncovered Tim Smyczek
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.
Juniors
As a junior, Smyczek reached as high as No. 14 in the world combined rankings in January 2005.
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. In the final game of the match, he graciously allowed Nadal to repeat a crucial first serve when Nadal serve landed out due to disturbance by a member of the crowd, resulting in praise from Nadal and the crowd after the match
Singles performance timeline
Current till 2017 US Open.