Maximilian Marterer (born 15 June 1995) is a German professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 45, achieved in 13 August 2018.

Maximilian Marterer
Country (sports) Germany
ResidenceStein, Bavaria, Germany
Born (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 29) [1]
Nuremberg, Germany
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2015
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachGerald Radovici
Prize money$2,930,024
Singles
Career record41–78
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 45 (13 August 2018)
Current rankingNo. 100 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2018)
French Open4R (2018)
Wimbledon3R (2023)
US Open1R (2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2024)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2024)
Doubles
Career record5–16
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 249 (29 April 2019)
Current rankingNo. 980 (26 August 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open1R (2019)
French Open1R (2018)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US Open1R (2018)
Last updated on: 26 August 2024.

Professional career

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Marterer at the 2018 French Open

2015: ATP debut

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Marterer made his ATP main draw debut at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart where he was given a wildcard into the singles event.

2016: Maiden Challenger title

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Marterer won his first ATP Challenger Tour singles title at the Morocco Tennis Tour in Meknes.

2017: Top 100 debut

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Marterer entered the world's top 100 for the first time, becoming world No. 100 on 16 October 2017.

2018: First ATP semifinal, French Open fourth round and top 50

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At the Australian Open, Marterer won his first ATP main draw match after losing 14 first round matches in a row. He defeated compatriot Cedrik-Marcel Stebe in straight sets. In the second round, he upset former top-10 player Fernando Verdasco in a five-setter before losing to Tennys Sandgren in the next round.[2]

At the Sofia Open, he reached his first ATP quarterfinal, where he lost to eventual champion Mirza Bašić in three sets.

He reached his first ATP semifinal at the BMW Open in Munich where he lost to sixth seed Philipp Kohlschreiber.

At the French Open, he defeated American Ryan Harrison in straight sets in the first round to set up a second round clash against seeded teenager Denis Shapovalov.[3] For both players it was their first appearance at the French Open, but it was Marterer who triumphed in four sets to reach the third round for the second consecutive Grand Slam.[4] His run extended to the fourth round with a straight sets win over Jürgen Zopp.[5] There, he lost to world No. 1 Rafael Nadal.[6]

2021: Back to Grand Slams and top 200

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Ranked outside the top 200 at No. 215, he qualified for the 2021 French Open but lost to Filip Krajinović in the first round.[7]

Ranked World No. 209, he qualified for the main draw at the 2021 US Open after two years of absence but lost in the first round to Steve Johnson in a tight four-set match.[8]

2022: Back to top 150

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He qualified for two Grand Slams, the 2022 Australian Open after two years of absence, and the 2022 Wimbledon Championships after three years of absence at the All England Club, where he won his first round match at this Major defeating Aljaž Bedene before losing to 23rd seed Frances Tiafoe. He also qualified for the last Major of the year at the US Open.[9]

2023: Wimbledon third round, second ATP semifinal, back to Masters and top 100

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At the 2023 Indian Wells Open, he qualified after more than three years of absence at a Masters level and at this tournament, but lost in the first round to fellow qualifier Alejandro Tabilo.

He also qualified for the main draw of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships and won his first round match against Borna Gojo. Next he defeated lucky loser Michael Mmoh to reach the third round at this Major for the first time and only for the third time at this level.

He reached the semifinals at the 2023 European Open in Antwerp as a qualifier, defeating seventh seed Richard Gasquet, Nuno Borges and Hugo Gaston. He became the third qualifier in tournament history to reach the semifinals after Tsitsipas in 2017 and Brooksby in 2021 (both lost to Schwartzman in the semis).[10][11]

In October, he was selected as the No. 2 ATP player at the 2024 United Cup as part of the German team. Following a Challenger final in Ismaning, Germany he returned to the top 100 on 6 November 2023.

2024: Olympics debut and first win

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Marterer entered the 2024 Qatar ExxonMobil Open as a lucky loser. He also qualified for the main draw of the 2024 Dubai Tennis Championships.

He recorded his first win at the 2024 French Open since 2018, defeating Jordan Thompson. He made his debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics and recorded his first win over Dušan Lajović.

He also entered the main draw of the US Open as a Lucky Loser.

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G S B NMS NTI P NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
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

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Current through the 2024 Almaty Open.

Tournament 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 Q1 3R 2R Q1 Q2 1R Q1 1R 0 / 4 3–4
French Open A A Q2 4R 1R Q1 1R Q1 Q1 2R 0 / 4 4–4
Wimbledon A A Q1 1R A NH Q1 2R 3R 1R 0 / 4 3–4
US Open A A 1R 1R A A 1R 1R Q2 1R 0 / 5 0–5
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 5–4 1–2 0–0 0–2 1–3 2–1 1–4 0 / 17 10–17
National representation
Summer Olympics NH A NH A NH 2R 0 / 1 1–1
Davis Cup A A A A A A A A G1 QF 0 / 0 3–1
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open A A A 2R 2R NH A A 1R Q1 0 / 3 2–3
Miami Open A A A 2R 2R NH A A Q1 A 0 / 2 2–1
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A Q1 Q1 NH A A A Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Open A A A A A NH A A Q1 Q1 0 / 0 0–0
Italian Open A A A A A A A A Q2 1R 0 / 1 0–1
Cincinnati Open A A 1R 1R A A A A A A 0 / 2 0–2
Shanghai Masters A A A 1R A NH A Q1 0 / 1 0–1
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–4 2–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0 / 9 4–8
Career statistics
Tournaments 2 2 10 23 11 1 4 3 6 16 78
Overall win–loss 0–2 0–2 0–10 18–23 5–10 2–1 0–4 1–3 9–6 6–17 41–78
Year-end ranking 264 176 90 74 239 209 229 159 91 34%

ATP Challenger finals

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Singles: 14 (9–5)

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Finals by surface
Hard (4–1)
Clay (4–3)
Carpet (1–1)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 2016 Meerbusch, Germany Clay   Florian Mayer 6–7(4–7), 2–6
Win 1–1 Sep 2016 Meknes, Morocco Clay   Uladzimir Ignatik 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 2–1 Sep 2016 Kenitra, Morocco Clay   Mohamed Safwat 6–2, 6–4
Loss 2–2 Feb 2017 Cherbourg, France Hard (i)   Mathias Bourgue 3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win 3–2 Sep 2017 Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzeg. Clay   Carlos Taberner 6–1, 6–2
Win 4–2 Oct 2017 Monterrey, Mexico Hard   Bradley Klahn 7–6(7–3), 7–6(8–6)
Win 5–2 Nov 2017 Eckental, Germany Carpet (i)   Jerzy Janowicz 7–6(10–8), 3–6, 6–3
Win 6–2 Feb 2018 Cherbourg, France Hard (i)   Constant Lestienne 6–4, 7–5
Win 7–2 Nov 2020 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i)   Tomáš Macháč 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 7–5
Loss 7–3 Jul 2022 Braunschweig, Germany Clay   Jan-Lennard Struff 2–6, 2–6
Win 8–3 Jul 2023 Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay   Titouan Droguet 6–4, 6–2
Loss 8–4 Nov 2023 Ismaning, Germany Carpet (i)   Antoine Bellier 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5), 6–7(6–8)
Win 9–4 Nov 2023 Danderyd, Sweden Hard (i)   Brandon Nakashima 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss 9–5 Aug 2024 Bonn, Germany Clay   Hugo Dellien 6–7(2–7), 0–6

Doubles: 4 (2–2)

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Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2015 Meknes,
Morocco
Clay   Kevin Krawietz   Gianluca Naso
  Riccardo Sinicropi
7–5, 6–1
Loss 1–1 Sep 2015 Kenitra,
Morocco
Clay   Kevin Krawietz   Gerard Granollers
  Oriol Roca Batalla
6–3, 6–7(4–7), [8–10]
Win 2–1 Sep 2016 Kenitra,
Morocco
Clay   Kevin Krawietz   Uladzimir Ignatik
  Michael Linzer
7–6(8–6), 4–6, [10–6]
Loss 2–2 Sep 2021 Bucharest,
Romania
Clay   Lukáš Rosol   Ruben Gonzales
  Hunter Johnson
6–1, 2–6, [3–10]

ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 12 (6–6)

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Finals by surface
Hard (1–1)
Clay (3–3)
Carpet (2–2)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Oct 2013 Germany F19, Essen Hard (i)   Adrian Sikora 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 1–6
Loss 0–2 May 2014 Slovenia F1, Koper Clay   Janez Semrajc 6–3, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 0–3 Jun 2014 Poland F4, Wrocław Clay   Jan Šátral 4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Loss 0–4 Aug 2014 Germany F13, Überlingen Clay   Nils Langer 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 0–5 Oct 2014 Germany F17, Göhren-Lebbin Carpet (i)   Mats Moraing 6–7(4–7), 6–7(4–7)
Win 1–5 Jan 2015 Germany F2, Stuttgart Hard (i)   Uladzimir Ignatik 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
Win 2–5 Jan 2015 Germany F3, Kaarst Carpet (i)   Marek Michalička 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 2–6 Feb 2015 Germany F4, Nußloch Carpet (i)   Ruben Bemelmans 3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–6 Jun 2015 Italy F15, Basilicanova Clay   Tom Kočevar-Dešman 6–3, 6–2
Win 4–6 Oct 2015 Germany F14, Hambach Carpet (i)   Marc Sieber 6–2, 6–2
Win 5–6 Apr 2016 Tunisia F13, Hammamet Clay   Jules Okala 6–2, 6–1
Win 6–6 Jul 2016 Germany F7, Trier Clay   Federico Coria 6–1, 6–2

Doubles: 6 (5–1)

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Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (4–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jun 2014 Poland F4,
Wrocław
Clay   Kevin Kaczynski   Adam Majchrowicz
  Rafal Teurer
6–4, 6–4
Win 2–0 Oct 2014 Germany F16,
Bad Salzdetfurth
Carpet (i)   Kevin Krawietz   Denis Kapric
  Lukas Ruepke
6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 3–0 Nov 2014 Turkey F40,
Antalya
Clay   Kevin Krawietz   Janez Semrajc
  Tristan-Samuel Weissborn
6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Jan 2015 Germany F2,
Stuttgart
Hard (i)   Kevin Krawietz   Tom Jomby
  Mick Lescure
6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win 4–1 Jun 2015 Italy F15,
Basilicanova
Clay   Daniel Masur   Gerard Granollers
  Mark Vervoort
6–2, 1–6, [10–4]
Win 5–1 Jul 2015 Germany F5,
Kenn
Clay   Kevin Krawietz   Max Bohl
  Benedikt Müller
6–0, 6–1

Junior Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Result Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2013 Australian Open Hard   Lucas Miedler   Bradley Mousley
  Jay Andrijic
3–6, 6–7(3–7)

References

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  1. ^ "Maximillian Marterer". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  2. ^ "More Than A Name, Tennys Goes From Bar To A.O. Star". ATP World Tour. 19 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Canadian Denis Shapovalov advances to second round at French Open". Sportsnet. 29 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Shapovalov falls to Marterer at French Open". TSN. 31 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Nadal wary of 'dangerous' Marterer". Sportstarlive. 2 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Rafael Nadal marches into the French Open quarter-finals at his own pace". The Telegraph. 4 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Marterer and Gojowczyk miss the second round". 31 May 2021.
  8. ^ "US Open Qualifying Oscar Otte Leads Germans into Main Draw". ATP Tour.
  9. ^ "Meet the 2022 US Open Men's Qualifiers". www.usopen.org. 2022-08-26.
  10. ^ "Stefanos Tsitsipas Storms into Antwerp SFS | ATP Tour | Tennis".
  11. ^ "Media Notes: day 5 (download)" (PDF). www.atptour.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
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