Marc Polmans

Marc David Polmans (born 2 May 1997) is a South African-born Australian tennis player. Polmans won the 2015 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles title with fellow Australian Jake Delaney, defeating Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Molčan in the final, 0–6, 6–2, [10–8]. He reached the semi-final of the 2017 Australian Open – Men's Doubles with Andrew Whittington.

Marc Polmans
Polmans at the 2019 French Open
Country (sports) Australia
ResidenceBrighton East, Australia
Born (1997-05-02) 2 May 1997
Amanzimtoti, South Africa
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMarcel du Coudray
Prize moneyUS$693,952
Official websitemarc-polmans.com
Singles
Career record2–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 116 (12 October 2020)
Current rankingNo. 116 (12 October 2020)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2020)
French Open2R (2020)
WimbledonQ2 (2019)
US Open1R (2020)
Doubles
Career record8–9
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 68 (16 October 2017)
Current rankingNo. 117 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2017)
Wimbledon1R (2017)
US Open1R (2017)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2018)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Polmans has a career high ATP singles ranking of 119 achieved in February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 68 achieved on 16 October 2017.

Since July 2019, Polmans has been coached by Marcel du Coudray, former coach of world number 3 Nikolay Davydenko. Polmans was coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne.[1] He supports Collingwood in the Australian Football League.[2]

Career

2012–2015: Career Beginnings

Polmans turned pro in 2012 and ended the year with a ranking of 1813. Over the next three years, Polmans played predominately in the ITF Futures tour. Polmans won his first title with Steven de Waard at the Australia F9 Futures in 2014. The pair won 5 more future tiles in 2015.

Polmans reached the second round of qualifying in the 2015 Australian Open where he defeated Jordi Samper-Montaña in the first round before losing to Tim Smyczek.

2016–2017: Ranking Increase

Polmans commenced 2016 with a singles ranking of 841. He lost in the first round of qualifying for the 2016 Australian Open. In June 2016, Polmans won his first singles title in Mozambique F1. This was followed by another title the following week. Over the next 3 months, Polmans reached a further 6 finals, winning 2 including one in Alice Springs.[3] In November, Polmans reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Canberra. He lost to compatriot James Duckworth in straight sets. He ended 2016 with a ranking of 226.

Polmans commenced 2017 at the Happy Valley Challenger where he lost in round 1. Polmans lost in round 1 of 2017 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying. In the doubles, Polmans paired with Andrew Whittington where they reached the semi-final. Polmans made the 2nd round of the 2017 French Open – Men's Singles Qualifying. Polmans received a wildcard entry to the 2017 Croatia Open, marking his first singles main draw appearance on the ATP World Tour. He faced Alessandro Giannessi but lost in round 1. In July, Polmans made the main draw of the Citi Open in Washington as a lucky loser, losing to Jared Donaldson.[4] Polmans ended the year on the Challenger circuit with his best result being a semi-final appearance at Canberra. Polmans ended 2017 with a singles ranking of 323 and doubles ranking of 70.

2018: First Challenger Title

In February, Polmans won his maiden challenger title at the 2018 Launceston Tennis International.[5] In April he lost to Noah Rubin of the US in the finals of the 2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida.[6] In May and June, Polmans lost in the first round of French Open qualifying and Wimbledon qualifying. He continued to play across the Challenger tour of Europe. In August, Polmans lost in the final round of qualifying for the US Open. In October, Polmans partnered Jeremy Beale to win his first doubles challenger title at Traralgon.

2019: Australian Open Wildcard - Second Challenger Title, First ATP main draw win

Polmans was awarded a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open. He lost in the first round to USA's Denis Kudla 5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. In March, Polmans won his second ATP Challenger title when he defeated Italy's Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4)[7] In July, Polman qualified for the main draw of the Washington Open. Polmans defeated Malek Jaziri for his first main draw win on the ATP Tour.[8]

In August, Polmans lost in the first round of 2019 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying.

2020: First Grand Slam main draw wins

In January, Polman won his first main draw singles match at the Australian Open over Mikhail Kukushkin.[9] Polmans also won his first French Open game against Ugo Humbert. Polmans ended 2020 with a single rank of 124 and a doubles rank of 130.

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 22 (12–10)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF Futures Tour (9–6)
Titles by Surface
Hard (6–6)
Clay (4–4)
Grass (2–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2016 Mozambique F1, Maputo Futures Hard Lloyd Harris 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
Win 2–0 Jun 2016 Mozambique F2, Maputo Futures Hard Jeremy Beale 6–1, 6–1
Loss 2–1 Jun 2016 Zimbabwe F1, Harare Futures Hard Benjamin Lock 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7
Win 3–1 Jul 2016 Zimbabwe F2, Harare Futures Clay Lloyd Harris 6–2, 6–2
Loss 3–2 Jul 2016 USA F25, Edwardsville Futures Hard Tennys Sandgren 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6
Loss 3–3 Aug 2016 USA F26, Decatur Futures Clay Roberto Quiroz 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)
Win 4–3 Sep 2016 Australia F5, Alice Springs Futures Hard Jarmere Jenkins 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4)
Loss 4–4 Oct 2016 Australia F6, Brisbane Futures Hard Jarmere Jenkins 1–6, 5–7
Loss 4–5 Nov 2016 Canberra, Australia Challenger Hard James Duckworth 5–7, 3–6
Win 5–5 Mar 2017 Australia F2, Canberra Futures Clay Blake Mott 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4
Win 6–5 Mar 2017 Australia F3, Canberra Futures Clay Maverick Banes 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Loss 6–6 May 2017 Italy F11, Santa Margherita di Pula Futures Clay Adrian Bodmer 3–6, 2–6
Win 7–6 Feb 2018 Launceston, Australia Challenger Hard Bradley Mousley 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–6 Mar 2018 Australia F1, Renmark Futures Grass Luke Saville 6–1, 6–4
Win 9–6 Mar 2018 Australia F2, Mildura Futures Grass Thomas Fancutt 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win 10–6 Mar 2018 Australia F3, Mornington Futures Clay Max Purcell 7–6(7–5), 6–2
Loss 10–7 Apr 2018 Australia F4, Mornington Futures Clay Max Purcell 5–7, 4–6
Loss 10–8 Apr 2018 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Noah Rubin 2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 10–9 Oct 2018 Stockton, USA Challenger Hard Lloyd Harris 2–6, 2–6
Win 11–9 Mar 2019 Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. Challenger Hard Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 11–10 Sep 2019 Kaohsiung, Taiwan Challenger Hard John Millman 4–6, 2–6
Win 12–10 Oct 2019 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Andrew Harris 7-5, 6-3

Doubles: 23 (15–8)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (3–4)
ITF Futures Tour (12–4)
Titles by Surface
Hard (10–6)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Nov 2014 Australia F9, Wollongong Futures Hard Steven de Waard Mitchell Krueger
Andrew Whittington		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–2)
Loss 1–1 Mar 2015 Australia F4, Melbourne Futures Clay Steven de Waard Jordan Thompson
Andrew Whittington		 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 2–1 Apr 2015 Australia F5, Mornington Futures Clay Steven de Waard Matthew Barton
Peter Torebko		 7–6(8–6), 6–1
Win 3–1 May 2015 Italy F11, Lecco Futures Clay Peter Luczak David Pel
Maxime Tabatruong		 6–4, 6–2
Win 4–1 Jul 2015 Belgium F6, Knokke Futures Clay Steven de Waard Maverick Banes
Jacob Grills		 5–7, 7–6(7–2), [10–5]
Win 5–1 Oct 2015 Australia F8, Toowoomba Futures Hard Steven de Waard Jake Delaney
Max Purcell		 6–4, 6–3
Win 6–1 Oct 2015 Australia F9, Brisbane Futures Hard Steven de Waard Thomas Fancutt
Darren Polkinghorne		 6–0, 6–1
Loss 6–2 Nov 2015 Australia F10, Wollongong Futures Hard Steven de Waard Maverick Banes
Finn Tearney		 7–6(8–6), 5–7, [6–10]
Win 7–2 Nov 2015 Australia F11, Wollongong Futures Hard Steven de Waard Ashley Fisher
Dayne Kelly		 6–2, 4–6, [10–7]
Loss 7–3 Feb 2016 Australia F1, Port Pirie Futures Hard Jose Statham Alex Bolt
Andrew Whittington		 6–7(1–7), 3–6
Win 8–3 Mar 2016 Australia F2, Mildura Futures Grass Steven de Waard Alex Bolt
Andrew Whittington		 6–3, 6–7(9–11), [10–6]
Win 9–3 Mar 2016 Australia F4, Mornington Futures Hard Steven de Waard Bradley Mousley
Gavin van Peperzeel		 6–2, 6–3
Loss 9–4 Apr 2016 Tallahassee, USA Challenger Clay Peter Luczak Dennis Novikov
Julio Peralta		 6–3, 4–6, [10–12]
Loss 9–5 Jul 2016 USA F25, Edwardsville Futures Hard Luke Bambridge Conor Smith
Jackson Withrow		 3–6, 2–6
Win 10–5 Sep 2016 Australia F5, Alice Springs Futures Hard Luke Saville Thomas Fancutt
Calum Puttergill		 6–1, 6–2
Win 11–5 Oct 2016 Australia F8, Cairns Futures Hard Luke Saville Nathan Pasha
Darren Polkinghorne		 4–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 11–6 Jan 2017 Happy Valley, Australia Challenger Hard Steven de Waard Max Schnur
Hans Podlipnik Castillo		 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [6–10]
Win 12–6 Mar 2017 Australia F3, Canberra Futures Clay Bradley Mousley Steven de Waard
Scott Puodziunas		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12–7 Aug 2018 Lexington, USA Challenger Hard Joris De Loore Robert Galloway
Roberto Maytín		 3–6, 1–6
Loss 12–8 Aug 2018 Vancouver, Canada Challenger Hard Max Purcell Luke Bambridge
Neal Skupski		 6–4, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 13–8 Oct 2018 Traralgon, Australia Challenger Hard Jeremy Beale Max Purcell
Luke Saville		 6–2, 6–4
Win 14–8 Jul 2019 Gatineau, Canada Challenger Hard Alex Lawson Dennis Novikov
Hans Hach Verdugo		 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Win 15–8 Oct 2019 Ningbo Challenger, China Challenger Hard Andrew Harris Alex Bolt
Matt Reid		 6–0, 6–1

Performance timelines
Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# A P Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS NH
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (P) postponed; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (F-S) silver or (SF-B) bronze Olympic medal; a (NMS) downgraded Masters Series/1000 tournament; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2021 Australian Open.

Tournament20142015201620172018201920202021SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 Q1 Q1 Q1 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
French Open A A A Q2 Q1 Q2 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Wimbledon A A A Q1 Q1 Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A Q1 Q3 Q1 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–3 0–1 0 / 5 2–5
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0-0
Miami Open A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0-0
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A Q2 0 / 0 0–0
Canadian Open A A A A A Q2 NH 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A NH 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Year-end ranking 1046 841 222 323 166 134 124

Junior Grand Slam finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)
Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponent Score
Winner 2015 Australian Open Hard Jake Delaney Hubert Hurkacz
Alex Molčan		 0–6, 6–2, [10–8]

References
  1. "Luczak Out of Retirement into Tallahassee Doubles Final".
  2. GETTING TO KNOW STEVEN DE WAARD AND MARC POLMANS
  3. "Player profiles Marc Polmans". Tennis Australia. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
  4. "THOMPSON PUSHES ZVEREV ALL THE WAY". Tennis Australia. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  5. "POLMANS CLAIMS MAIDEN CHALLENGER". Tennis Australia. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. "Merrick's Noah Rubin wins ATP Challenger". Newsday. April 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. http://robiciatennis.com/atp-tour/challenger/polmans-wins-the-zhangjiagang-54k-atp-challenger-title/
  8. "Thanasi Kokkinakis ends 492-day wait after Roger Federer stunner". Yahoo Sports. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. "AO Millman Makes His Mark". Tennis Australia. 22 January 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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