Martin Damm | Bio | ATP Tour

Nicknames are ‘Damik’ and ‘Marty’. Speaks English and Czech.
Father is 40-time tour-level doubles titlist Martin Damm. Mother, Michaela Damm. Brother, Maximilian and sister, Laura.
First took a racquet in his hand “the second I could walk”. Credits “many great coaches” who have helped him from IMG Academy, USTA and in Prague, but says his father has had the biggest impact on him.
Favourite shot is serve, surface is hard, tournament is US Open and city on Tour is Melbourne.
Tennis idols are Rafael Nadal and Martin Damm Sr., favourite athlete is Wayne Gretzky.
Outside of tennis, favourite sport is hockey and his preferred team is the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Favourite book is Can’t Hurt Me, movie is The Green Mile, TV show is Peaky Blinders.
Favourite actor is Tom Hanks, musician is David Guetta.
Favourite food is Italian or Asian cuisine and guilty pleasure is Dippin’ Dots ice cream.
Dream job was to become a professional tennis player.
Secret talent is sleeping in.

(UPDATED 24 AUGUST 2025)

Former Top 10 junior earned 1st ranking point in 2019, broke into Top 500 in 2022 and Top 200 at career-high No. 175 in April 2024 after run to 3R at ATP Masters 1000 Miami.
Made ATP Tour debut at 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Miami, defeating No. 49 Zhang in 1R for 1st win and No. 14 Paul via RET for biggest win of career in 2R.
Qualified for 2025 US Open without dropping a set for his second tour-level event of career.
Advanced to 1st Challenger final at 2024 Oeiras-2 and owns 105-58 record on ITF World Tennis Tour (7-7 in finals), including most recent titles at 2025 M15 Sharm El Sheikh and 2025 M15 Vaasa.
Peaked at No. 3 in juniors in 2021, highlighted by runs in boys' singles to SFs of 2019 Roland Garros (l. to Rune) and Wimbledon, defeating future-World No. 1 Alcaraz in QF.
Father, Martin Sr., is a former player, career-high No. 42 in singles and No. 5 in doubles, winning 40 titles, including 2006 US Open men's doubles champion w/Paes.