Marc Polmans
Marc David Polmans is a South African-born Australian tennis player. Polmans won the 2015 Australian Open – Boys' Doubles title with fellow Australian Jake Delaney, defeating Hubert Hurkacz and Alex Molčan in the final, 0–6, 6–2, . He reached the semi-final of the 2017 Australian Open – Men's Doubles with Andrew Whittington.
Polmans has a career high ATP singles ranking of 119 achieved in February 2020. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 68 achieved on 16 October 2017.
Polmans is coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne. He supports Collingwood in the Australian Football League.
Career
2012–2015: Career Beginnings
Polmans turned pro in 2012 and ended the year with a ranking of 1813. Over the next three years, Polmans played predominately in the ITF Futures tour. Polmans won his first title with Steven de Waard at the Australia F9 Futures in 2014. The pair won 5 more future tiles in 2015.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. 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 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.. 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 323 and doubles ranking of 70.
2018: First Challenger Title
In February, Polmans won his maiden challenger title at the 2018 Launceston Tennis International. In April he lost to Noah Rubin of the US in the finals of the 2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger in Florida. 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: Australian Open Wildcard - Second Challenger Title, First ATP main draw win
Polmans was awarded a wildcard into the 2019 Australian Open. He lost in the first round to USA's Denis Kudla 5–7, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–2. In March, Polmans won his second ATP Challenger title when he defeated Italy's Lorenzo Giustino 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 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.In August, Polmans lost in the first round of 2019 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying.
2020: First Grand Slam main draw win
In January, Polman won his first main draw singles match at the Australian Open over Mikhail Kukushkin.Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 22 (12–10)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Mozambique F1, Maputo | Futures | Hard |  Lloyd Harris | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Mozambique F2, Maputo | Futures | Hard |  Jeremy Beale | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 2–1 | Zimbabwe F1, Harare | Futures | Hard |  Benjamin Lock | 7–5, 6–7, 5–7 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Zimbabwe F2, Harare | Futures | Clay | Lloyd Harris | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 3–2 | USA F25, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard |  Tennys Sandgren | 6–7, 6–1, 3–6 | |
| Loss | 3–3 | USA F26, Decatur | Futures | Clay |  Roberto Quiroz | 0–6, 6–3, 6–7 | |
| Win | 4–3 | Australia F5, Alice Springs | Futures | Hard | Jarmere Jenkins | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 4–4 | Australia F6, Brisbane | Futures | Hard | Jarmere Jenkins | 1–6, 5–7 | |
| Loss | 4–5 | 2016 Canberra Tennis International – Men's Singles| | Canberra, Australia | Challenger | Hard | James Duckworth | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 5–5 | Australia F2, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Blake Mott | 7–6, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| Win | 6–5 | Australia F3, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Maverick Banes | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | |
| Loss | 6–6 | Italy F11, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay |  Adrian Bodmer | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 7–6 | 2018 Launceston Tennis International – Men's Singles| | Launceston, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Bradley Mousley | 6–2, 6–2 |
| Win | 8–6 | Australia F1, Renmark | Futures | Grass | Luke Saville | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Australia F2, Mildura | Futures | Grass | Thomas Fancutt | 7–6, 6–3 | |
| Win | 10–6 | Australia F3, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Max Purcell | 7–6, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 10–7 | Australia F4, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Max Purcell | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Loss | 10–8 | 2018 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Singles| | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Noah Rubin | 2–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | 2018 Stockton Challenger – Men's Singles| | Stockton, USA | Challenger | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | 2019 International Challenger Zhangjiagang – Singles| | Zhangjiagang, China, P.R. | Challenger | Hard |  Lorenzo Giustino | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–10 | 2019 OEC Kaohsiung| | Kaohsiung, Taiwan | Challenger | Hard | John Millman | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–10 | 2019 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Singles| | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Harris | 7-5, 6-3 |
Doubles: 23 (15–8)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Australia F9, Wollongong | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Mitchell Krueger Andrew Whittington | 7–6, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 1–1 | Australia F4, Melbourne | Futures | Clay | Steven de Waard |  Jordan Thompson Andrew Whittington | 2–6, 6–7 | |
| Win | 2–1 | Australia F5, Mornington | Futures | Clay | Steven de Waard | Matthew Barton Peter Torebko | 7–6, 6–1 | |
| Win | 3–1 | Italy F11, Lecco | Futures | Clay | Peter Luczak |  David Pel Maxime Tabatruong | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Win | 4–1 | Belgium F6, Knokke | Futures | Clay | Steven de Waard | Maverick Banes Jacob Grills | 5–7, 7–6, | |
| Win | 5–1 | Australia F8, Toowoomba | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Jake Delaney Max Purcell | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–1 | Australia F9, Brisbane | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Thomas Fancutt Darren Polkinghorne | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| Loss | 6–2 | Australia F10, Wollongong | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Maverick Banes Finn Tearney | 7–6, 5–7, | |
| Win | 7–2 | Australia F11, Wollongong | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Ashley Fisher Dayne Kelly | 6–2, 4–6, | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Australia F1, Port Pirie | Futures | Hard | Jose Statham | Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington | 6–7, 3–6 | |
| Win | 8–3 | Australia F2, Mildura | Futures | Grass | Steven de Waard | Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington | 6–3, 6–7, | |
| Win | 9–3 | Australia F4, Mornington | Futures | Hard | Steven de Waard | Bradley Mousley Gavin van Peperzeel | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 9–4 | 2016 Tallahassee Tennis Challenger – Doubles| | Tallahassee, USA | Challenger | Clay | Peter Luczak | Dennis Novikov Julio Peralta | 6–3, 4–6, |
| Loss | 9–5 | USA F25, Edwardsville | Futures | Hard |  Luke Bambridge | Conor Smith Jackson Withrow | 3–6, 2–6 | |
| Win | 10–5 | Australia F5, Alice Springs | Futures | Hard | Luke Saville | Thomas Fancutt Calum Puttergill | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| Win | 11–5 | Australia F8, Cairns | Futures | Hard | Luke Saville | Nathan Pasha Darren Polkinghorne | 4–6, 6–3, | |
| Loss | 11–6 | 2017 City of Onkaparinga ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Happy Valley, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Steven de Waard | Max Schnur Hans Podlipnik Castillo | 6–7, 6–4, |
| Win | 12–6 | Australia F3, Canberra | Futures | Clay | Bradley Mousley | Steven de Waard Scott Puodziunas | 6–4, 7–6 | |
| Loss | 12–7 | 2018 Kentucky Bank Tennis Championships – Men's Doubles| | Lexington, USA | Challenger | Hard |  Joris De Loore | Robert Galloway Roberto Maytín | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 12–8 | 2018 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open – Men's Doubles| | Vancouver, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Max Purcell | Luke Bambridge Neal Skupski | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Win | 13–8 | 2018 Latrobe City Traralgon ATP Challenger – Doubles| | Traralgon, Australia | Challenger | Hard | Jeremy Beale | Max Purcell Luke Saville | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 14–8 | 2019 Challenger Banque Nationale de Gatineau – Men's Doubles| | Gatineau, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Alex Lawson | Dennis Novikov Hans Hach Verdugo | 6–4, 3–6, |
| Win | 15–8 | Ningbo Challenger, China | Challenger | Hard | Andrew Harris | Alex Bolt Matt Reid | 6–0, 6–1 |