Marc Polmans
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| Residence | Brighton East, Victoria, Australia |
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| Turned pro | 2015 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Greg Polmans, Marcel du Coudray |
| Prize money | US $2,142,827 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–17 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 116 (12 October 2020) |
| Current ranking | No. 347 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 2R (2020) |
| French Open | 2R (2020) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2021) |
| US Open | 1R (2020) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 29–26 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 38 (25 May 2026) |
| Current ranking | No. 38 (25 May 2026) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | F (2026) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (2017) |
| US Open | 1R (2017, 2021) |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | SF (2021, 2023, 2024) |
| Last updated on: 25 May 2026. | |
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Marc David Polmans (born 2 May 1997) is a South African-born Australian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of No. 116 achieved on 12 October 2020 and a best doubles ranking of world No. 38 achieved on 25 May 2026. His best achievement is reaching the 2026 Australian Open doubles final, with compatriot Jason Kubler.
Junior career
Polmans had good results on the ITF junior circuit.[citation needed] He won the boys' doubles title at the 2015 Australian Open, with compatriot Jake Delaney. The pair defeated Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Molčan in the final.[1][2]
Professional career
2012–2015: First professional matches
Polmans turned pro in 2012 and ended the year with a ranking of 1813. Over the next three years, he played predominantly in the ITF Men's Tour. The Aussie won his first title with Steven de Waard at the Australia F9, a Futures-level event, in 2014. The pair won five more titles the next year.
Polmans reached the second round of qualifying in the 2015 Australian Open where he defeated Jordi Samper-Montaña in the first round before losing to Tim Smyczek.
2016–2017: Ranking increase
Polmans commenced 2016 with a singles ranking of 841. He lost in the first round of qualifying for the 2016 Australian Open. In June 2016, Polmans won his first singles title in Mozambique F1. This was followed by another title the following week. Over the next 3 months, Polmans reached a further 6 finals, winning 2 including one in Alice Springs.[3] In November, Polmans reached his first ATP Challenger Tour final in Canberra. He lost to compatriot James Duckworth in straight sets. He ended 2016 with a ranking of No. 226.
Polmans commenced 2017 at the Happy Valley Challenger where he lost in round 1. Polmans lost in round 1 of 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles qualifying. In the doubles, Polmans paired with Andrew Whittington where they reached the semi-final. Polmans made the 2nd round of the 2017 French Open – Men's singles qualifying. Polmans received a wildcard entry to the 2017 Croatia Open, marking his first singles main draw appearance on the ATP World Tour. He faced Alessandro Giannessi but lost in round 1. In July, Polmans made the main draw of the Citi Open in Washington as a lucky loser, losing to Jared Donaldson.[4] Polmans ended the year on the Challenger circuit with his best result being a semi-final appearance at Canberra. Polmans ended 2017 with a singles ranking of No. 323 and doubles ranking of No. 70.
2018: First challenger title
In February, Polmans won his maiden challenger title at the 2018 Launceston Tennis International.[5] In April he lost to Noah Rubin of the US in the finals of the 2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida.[6] In May and June, Polmans lost in the first round of French Open qualifying and Wimbledon qualifying. He continued to play across the Challenger tour of Europe. In August, Polmans lost in the final round of qualifying for the US Open. In October, Polmans partnered Jeremy Beale to win his first doubles challenger title at Traralgon.
2019: Major debut at Australian Open, Challenger title, first ATP win
Polmans was awarded a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open. He lost in the first round to USA's Denis Kudla in five sets 5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2.
In March, Polmans won his second ATP Challenger title when defeating Italy's Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(4).[7]
In July, Polman qualified for the main draw of the Washington Open. Polmans defeated Malek Jaziri for his first main draw win on the ATP Tour.[8] In August, Polmans lost in the first round of 2019 US Open – Men's singles qualifying.
2020: First two Major wins, US and French Open debut
In January participating again as a wildcard, Polman won his first main draw singles match at the Australian Open over Mikhail Kukushkin.[9] Polmans also won his first French Open match as a lucky loser against Ugo Humbert.
Having reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 116 on 12 October 2020, Polmans ended 2020 with a singles ranking of World No. 124 and a doubles ranking of World No. 130.
2021: Australian Open semifinal mixed doubles, Wimbledon singles debut
For the third year in a row being awarded a wildcard, he lost in the first round of the Australian Open to Márton Fucsovics but he made the semifinals of the 2021 Australian Open – Mixed doubles with Storm Sanders.
He qualified for the first time in his career into the main singles draw of the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. Polmans defeated former quarterfinalist Lu Yen-hsun in the first round.[10] Polmans lost to 19th seed Cristian Garín in round two.
In July, Polmans reached the quarterfinal at the Kitzbühel Open in doubles partnering Pedro Martínez.[11] Polmans ended 2021 with a singles ranking of World No. 196 and a doubles ranking of World No. 103.
2022–2024: Hiatus, substantial rankings drop, back to Challenger tour
Polmans lost in the second round of qualifying at the 2022 Australian Open.[12] He also lost in the first round of qualifying at the 2022 US Open.[13] He won his seventh doubles Challenger title in Korea with Max Purcell and returned to the top 300 in doubles jumping up 345 places to world No. 297 on 24 October 2022.[14]
Polmans was disqualified in the last round of qualifications at the 2023 Rolex Shanghai Masters for hitting a ball at the umpire in frustration and subsequently lost all the rankings points and prize money.[15]
Polmans made back to back semifinals at the 2023 Australian Open – Mixed doubles and the 2024 Australian Open with Olivia Gadecki as a wildcard pair.[16] In singles, at the same tournament, ranked No. 154 he also received another wildcard for the main draw and his fourth overall but lost in straight sets to compatriot Alexei Popyrin.
Coaching
Since July 2019, Polmans has been coached by Marcel du Coudray, former coach of world number 3 Nikolay Davydenko. Polmans was coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne.[17]
Personal life
Polmans supports Collingwood in the Australian Football League.[18] Recently engaged to his fiancè Jenna Laubser as of November 28th 2025. [19]
Performance timelines
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| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |
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Singles
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | SR | W–L | Win% |
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| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 1R | 2R | 1R | Q2 | Q2 | 1R | Q2 | Q1 | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q2 | 2R | Q3 | A | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | NH | 2R | A | Q3 | Q1 | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | |
| US Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | Q1 | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| ATP Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0-0 | – | |
| Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | NH | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | Q2 | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Career statistics | ||||||||||||||||
| Year-end ranking | 1046 | 841 | 222 | 323 | 166 | 130 | 124 | 196 | 334 | 150 | ||||||
Grand Slam tournaments finals
Doubles: 1 (runner-up)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2026 | Australian Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jason Kubler | Template:Flagicon Christian Harrison Template:Flagicon Neal Skupski |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
ATP Tour finals
Doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | [[2026 Australian Open – Men's doubles|Template:Dts]] | Australian Open, Australia | Grand Slam | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jason Kubler | Template:Flagicon Christian Harrison Template:Flagicon Neal Skupski |
6–7(4–7), 4–6 |
| Win | 1–1 | [[2026 Geneva Open – Doubles|Template:Dts]] | Geneva Open, Switzerland | ATP 250 | Clay | Template:Flagicon Romain Arneodo | Template:Flagicon Yuki Bhambri Template:Flagicon Michael Venus |
3–6, 7–6(7–2), [10–7] |
ATP Challenger and ITF Tour finals
Singles: 31 (15–16)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Template:Dts | Mozambique F1, Maputo | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Lloyd Harris | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Template:Dts | Mozambique F2, Maputo | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jeremy Beale | 6–1, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Template:Dts | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Benjamin Lock | 7–5, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | Template:Dts | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Lloyd Harris | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Template:Dts | USA F25, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Tennys Sandgren | 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Template:Dts | USA F26, Decatur | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Roberto Quiroz | 0–6, 6–3, 6–7(6–8) |
| Win | 4–3 | Template:Dts | Australia F5, Alice Springs | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jarmere Jenkins | 6–1, 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 4–4 | Template:Dts | Australia F6, Brisbane | Futures | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jarmere Jenkins | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 4–5 | [[2016 Canberra Tennis International – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon James Duckworth | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Template:Dts | Australia F2, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Blake Mott | 7–6(7–2), 3–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–5 | Template:Dts | Australia F3, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Maverick Banes | 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–1), 6–4 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Template:Dts | Italy F11, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Adrian Bodmer | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–6 | [[2018 Launceston Tennis International – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Bradley Mousley | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–6 | Template:Dts | Australia F1, Renmark | Futures | Grass | Template:Flagicon Luke Saville | 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 9–6 | Template:Dts | Australia F2, Mildura | Futures | Grass | Template:Flagicon Thomas Fancutt | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
| Win | 10–6 | Template:Dts | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Max Purcell | 7–6(7–5), 6–2 |
| Loss | 10–7 | Template:Dts | Australia F4, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Template:Flagicon Max Purcell | 5–7, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–8 | [[2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Template:Flagicon Noah Rubin | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | [[2018 Stockton Challenger – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Stockton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Lloyd Harris | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | [[2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Lorenzo Giustino | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6(7–4) |
| Loss | 11–10 | [[2019 OEC Kaohsiung|Template:Dts]] | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon John Millman | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–10 | [[2019 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Andrew Harris | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 12–11 | [[2022 NSW Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Sydney, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Hsu Yu-hsiou | 4–6, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 13–11 | Template:Dts | M25 Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Template:Flagicon Tatsuma Ito | 6–0, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 13–12 | Template:Dts | M25 Canberra, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Clay | Template:Flagicon Dane Sweeny | 7–6(7–1), 6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–13 | [[2023 Guangzhou International Challenger – Singles|Template:Dts]] | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Térence Atmane | 6–4, 6–7(7–9), 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–14 | [[2023 NSW Open – Men's singles|Template:Dts]] | Sydney, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Template:Flagicon Taro Daniel | 2–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–15 | Template:Dts | M25 Cairns, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Template:Flagicon Omar Jasika | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 13–16 | Template:Dts | M25 Tamworth, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Template:Flagicon Dane Sweeny | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–16 | Template:Dts | M25 Perth, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Template:Flagicon Kaichi Uchida | 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 15–16 | Template:Dts | M25 Brisbane, Australia | World Tennis Tour | Hard | Template:Flagicon Dane Sweeny | 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Doubles: 31 (23–8)
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Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Template:Flagicon Jake Delaney | Template:Flagicon Hubert Hurkacz Template:Flagicon Alex Molčan |
0–6, 6–2, [10–8] |
References
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External links
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