Martin Damm (born 2003)

Martin Damm Jr. (born 30 September 2003) is an American professional tennis player. Damm has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 175 achieved on 1 April 2024 and a doubles ranking of No. 303 achieved on 6 November 2023.

"Martin Damm Jr." redirects here. For his father Martin Sr., see Martin Damm.
Martin Damm
Damm at the 2023 US Open
Full nameMartin Damm Jr.[1]
Country (sports) United States
Born (2003-09-30) 30 September 2003
Bradenton, Florida, United States
Height2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)
Turned pro2020
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachMartin Damm, Micah Klousia
Prize money$199,786
Singles
Career record2–1 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 175 (1 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 177 (8 April 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
French OpenQ1 (2024)
US OpenQ2 (2023)
Doubles
Career record1–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 303 (06 November 2023)
Current rankingNo. 333 (15 January 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open2R (2019)
Last updated on: 30 January 2024.

Juniors

On the junior tour, Damm has a career high junior ranking of No. 3, achieved on 1 January 2021.

In August 2019, Damm and his partner Toby Kodat won the USTA Boys 18s National Championships doubles title, earning the pair a wildcard entry into the doubles main draw of the 2019 US Open.[2][3] Damm age 15 and fellow American Toby Kodat age 16 became the youngest men's doubles team to win a US Open match in the Open Era.

Career

2022-2023

He received a wildcard into the qualifying draw of the 2022 Miami Open and the 2022 US Open.

He also entered the qualifying competitions at the 2023 Miami Open,[4][5] and at the 2023 US Open as a wildcard.[6]

2024: Masters debut & first win, top 175

In March , he was also awarded a main draw wildcard at the 2024 Miami Open for his Masters debut where he recorded his first ATP Tour and Masters level win over Zhizhen Zhang[7][8] and 14th seed and compatriot Tommy Paul by retirement.[9] As a result he reached the top 175 in the rankings on 1 April 2024.

Personal life

Damm is the son of former Czech tennis player Martin Damm Sr. He has two other siblings.[10]

ATP Challenger and ITF World Tennis Tour Finals

Singles: 10 (5–5)
Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (5–4)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–2)
Clay (0–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Nov 2019 M25 Naples, USA World Tennis Tour Clay Tomás Martín Etcheverry 6–7(4–7), 5–7
Loss 0–2 Mar 2021 M15 Rovinj, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Corentin Denolly 6–3, 5–7, 0–6
Win 1–2 Sep 2021 M15 Champaign, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Gabi Adrian Boitan 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
Loss 1–3 May 2022 M25 Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Khumoyun Sultanov 7–6(12–10), 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Win 2–3 Jun 2022 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Dan Added 6–3, 6–3
Win 3–3 Oct 2022 M25 Harlingen, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Bernard Tomic 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–4
Win 4–3 Jun 2023 M25 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic World Tennis Tour Hard Liam Draxl 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 4–4 Aug 2023 M25 Southaven, USA World Tennis Tour Hard Chris Rodesch 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 3–6
Win 5–4 Sep 2023 M25 Setúbal, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Dali Blanch 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 6–3
Loss 5–5 Jan 2024 Oeiras, Portugal Challenger Hard (i) Leandro Riedi 6–7(6–8), 2–6

Doubles: 9 (6–3)
Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–1)
ITF World Tennis Tour (6–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Feb 2020 M25 Naples, USA World Tennis Tour Clay Toby Kodat Nicolás Barrientos
Cristian Rodríguez		 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Loss 1–1 Mar 2020 M15 Antalya, Turkey World Tennis Tour Clay Tristan Boyer Peter Heller
Peter Torebko		 5–7, 2–6
Win 2–1 Mar 2021 M15 Opatija, Croatia World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Alen Rogic Hadzalic
Matic Špec		 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–7]
Win 3–1 May 2021 M15 Valldoreix, Spain World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Francisco Cabral
Gonçalo Falcão		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 4–1 May 2021 M15 Skopje, North Macedonia World Tennis Tour Clay Robin Stanek Max Houkes
Sidane Pontjodikromo		 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Win 5–1 Oct 2021 M25 Rodez, France World Tennis Tour Hard (i) Felix Corwin Gijs Brouwer
Jelle Sels		 3–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Loss 5–2 Nov 2022 Knoxville, USA Challenger Hard (i) Mitchell Krueger Hunter Reese
Tennys Sandgren		 7–6(7–4), 6–7(3–7), [5–10]
Loss 5–3 May 2023 M25 Prague, Czech Republic World Tennis Tour Clay Alex Rybakov Stuart Parker
Jakub Paul		 6–3, 3–6, [6–10]
Win 6–3 Sep 2023 M25 Sintra, Portugal World Tennis Tour Hard Dali Blanch Jaime Faria
Henrique Rocha		 6–1, 6–2

References
  1. Profile, imgacademy.com. Accessed 2 February 2024.
  2. "Florida's Bernard, Damm/Kodat Win Titles at USTA National Boys' Hard Courts". www.ustaflorida.com. 16 August 2019.
  3. "Damm, Kodat earn US Open berth, win USTA Boys Nationals 18-year-old doubles title". wwmt.com. 10 August 2019.
  4. "Full List of Wild Card Entries Announced for 2023 Miami Open Presented by Itaú". 14 March 2023.
  5. "Shang Juncheng, Dominic Thiem Among Miami Wild Cards | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  6. "John Isner joins talented teenagers among 2023 US Open men's wild cards".
  7. https://twitter.com/TennisChannel/status/1770585054843937233
  8. "Inside the rise of Martin Damm". 23 March 2024.
  9. "Damm advances after Paul suffers injury in Miami". 23 March 2024.
  10. "Mark Mandlik to Meet Martin Damm In Boys' ITF 18s Semifinals". www.easterbowl.com.
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