Marko Topo (Serbian Cyrillic: Марко Топо; born 13 September 2003) is a German tennis player.

Marko Topo
Country (sports) Serbia (until May 2022)
 Germany (since May 2022)
Born (2003-09-13) 13 September 2003 (age 20)
Grafelfing, Germany
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2021
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$102,601
Singles
Career record0–5 (0% in ATP Tour and Grand Slam main draw matches, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 320 (15 April 2024)
Current rankingNo. 361 (20 May 2024)
Doubles
Career record0–2 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 579 (16 October 2023)
Current rankingNo. 616 (20 May 2024)
Last updated on: 23 May 2024.

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

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2021: ATP debut

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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

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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

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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

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (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.

Current through the 2024 BMW Open.

   
Tournament 2021 2022 2023 2024 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
French Open A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Wimbledon A A A 0 / 0 0–0
US Open A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Career statistics
Tournaments 1 2 1 1 5
Overall win–loss 0–1 0–2 0–1 0–1 0–5
Year-end ranking 875 452 386

ITF World Tennis Tour finals

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Singles: 3 (3–0)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 May 2023 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia Clay   Elliot Benchetrit 6–3, 6–4
Win 2–0 May 2023 M25 Kuršumlijska Banja, Serbia Clay   Mathys Erhard 6–2, 6–1
Win 3–0 Mar 2024 M25 Tarragona, Spain Clay   Ignacio Buse 6–3, 2–6, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

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Result W–L    Date    Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2022 M25 Monastir, Tunisia Hard   Skander Mansouri   Florent Bax
  Robin Bertrand
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1–1 Sep 2023 M25 Maribor, Slovenia Clay   Mirza Bašić   Nikola Bašić
  Jan Kupčič
5–7, 6–4, [9–11]

References

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