Marko Topo Explained

Marko Topo
Country: (until May 2022)
(since May 2022)
Birth Date:2003 9, df=yes
Birth Place:Grafelfing, Germany
Height:1.85 m
Turnedpro:2021
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Careerprizemoney:$102,601
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 320 (15 April 2024)
Currentsinglesranking:No. 361 (20 May 2024)
Doublesrecord:0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 579 (16 October 2023)
Currentdoublesranking:No. 616 (20 May 2024)
Updated:23 May 2024

Marko Topo (; born 13 September 2003) is a German tennis player.

Topo has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 320, achieved on 15 April 2024, and a doubles ranking of No. 579, achieved on 16 October 2023.[1]

Career

2021: ATP debut

Topo made his ATP main draw debut at the Belgrade Open after receiving a wildcard for the singles main draw.[2]

In September 2021, he obtained his first Challenger level win, in Banja Luka, thanks to a wildcard, defeating compatriot Danilo Petrović 4–6, 7–6, 6–2. In the next round he then defeated Vitaliy Sachko, winning 7-6 in the third set, thus reaching the quarterfinals and landing in the top 1000 for the first time.

2022: Top 500

In April 2022, he got a qualification wildcard for the ATP tournament in Munich, where he defeated fourth seed Henri Laaksonen in straights sets and Norbert Gombos in three sets to qualify for his second ATP main draw, where he lost to the German Oscar Otte in the first round.[3]

In Hamburg, he qualified for his first ATP 500 tournament after receiving also a wildcard but lost in the first round to Alex Molčan. He reached the top 500 at world No. 498 on 1 August 2022.

2023-2024: Top 350

He qualified for his fourth ATP main draw of the 2023 BMW Open.

He reached a career-high ranking of No. 335 on 14 August 2023.

He received a wildcard for the main draw at the 2024 BMW Open.

Singles performance timeline

Current through the 2024 BMW Open.

Tournament2021202220232024SRwidth=38W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAA0 / 00–0
French OpenAAAA0 / 00–0
WimbledonAAA0 / 00–0
US OpenAAA0 / 00–0
Career statistics
Tournaments12115
style=text-align:leftOverall win–loss0–10–20–10–10–5
Year-end ranking875452386

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

Singles: 3 (3–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaClay Elliot Benchetrit6–3, 6–4
Win2–0M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, SerbiaClay Mathys Erhard6–2, 6–1
Win3–0M25 Tarragona, SpainClay Ignacio Buse6–3, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

ResultW–LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0M25 Monastir, TunisiaHard Skander Mansouri Florent Bax
Robin Bertrand
6–4, 7–5
Loss1–1M25 Maribor, SloveniaClay Mirza Bašić Nikola Bašić
Jan Kupčič
5–7, 6–4, [9–11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marko Topo - Overview. ATP Tour.
  2. Web site: Belgrade Open Ready To Kick Off. May 21, 2021.
  3. Web site: Lehecka Qualifies for BMW Open Main Draw . 24 April 2022 .