| Intro | Australian tennis player |
| Is |
Athlete Tennis player |
| From | South Africa |
| Type | Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth |
2 May 1997, Durban |
| Age | 23 years |
| Star sign | Taurus |
| Residence | Brighton East |
Marc Polmans (born 2 May 1997) 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, [10–8].
Polmans has a career high ATP singles ranking of 213 achieved on 7 November 2016. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 232 achieved on 9 May 2016.
Polmans is coached by former Top 100 player, Peter Luczak, at the Tennis Australia National Academy in Melbourne. He supports the Collingwood Magpies in the Australian Football League.
Career
2012-2015: Career Beginnigs
Pollens 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-present: 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.
Career finals
Singles: 9 (4-5)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 1 | 12 June 2016 | Mozambique F1, Mozambique | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Winner | 2 | 19 June 2016 | Mozambique F1, Mozambique | Hard | Jeremy Beale | 6–1, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 3 | 26 June 2016 | Zimbabwe F1, Zimbabwe | Hard | Benjamin Lock | 7-5, 6-7, 5-7 |
| Winner | 4 | 3 July 2016 | Zimbabwe F2, Zimbabwe | Hard | Lloyd Harris | 6-2 6-2 |
| Runner-up | 5 | 31 July 2016 | USA F25, Edwardsville, Illinois, United States | Hard | Tennys Sandgren | 6-7, 6-1, 3-6 |
| Runner-up | 6 | 7 August 2016 | USA F26, Decatur United States | Hard | Roberto Quiroz | 6-0, 3-6, 6-7 |
| Winner | 7 | 25 September 2016 | Alice Springs F5, Australia | Hard | Jarmere Jenkins | 6–1, 6–7, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 8 | 1 October 2016 | Brisbane F6, Australia | Hard | Jarmere Jenkins | 1-6, 5-7 |
| Runner-up | 9 | 5 November 2016 | Canberra International, Australia | Hard | James Duckworth | 5-7, 3-6 |
Doubles: 14 (10-4)
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| Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1. | 000000002014-11-16-000016 November 2014 | Wollongong F9, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Mitchell Krueger Andrew Whittington |
7–6, 7–6 |
| Runner-up | 2. | 000000002015-03-29-000029 March 2015 | Melbourne F4, Australia | Clay | Steven De Waard |
Jordan Thompson Andrew Whittington |
2-6, 6-7 |
| Winner | 3. | 000000002015-04-05-00005 April 2015 | Mornington F5, Australia | Clay | Steven De Waard |
Peter Torebko Matthew Barton |
7-6, 6-1 |
| Winner | 4. | 000000002015-05-31-000031 May 2015 | Lecco F11, Italy | Clay | Peter Luczak |
David Pel Maxime Tabatruong |
6–4, 6–2 |
| Winner | 5. | 000000002015-07-19-000019 July 2015 | Toowoomba F6, Belgium | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Maverick Banes Jake Delaney |
5-7, 7-6, [10-5] |
| Winner | 6. | 000000002015-10-18-000018 October 2015 | Toowoomba F9, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Jake Delaney Max Purcell |
6-4, 6-3 |
| Winner | 7. | 000000002015-10-25-000025 October 2015 | Brisbane F9, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Thomas Fancutt Darren Polkinghorne |
6-0, 6-1 |
| Runner-up | 8. | 000000002015-11-15-000015 November 2015 | Woolongong F10, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Finn Tearney Maverick Banes |
7-6, 5-7, [6-10] |
| Winner | 9. | 000000002015-11-22-000022 November 2015 | Woolongong F11, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Dayne Kelly Ashley Fisher |
6-2, 4-6, 10-7 |
| Runner-up | 10. | 000000002016-02-28-000028 February 2016 | Port Pirie F1, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington |
6-7, 3-6 |
| Winner | 11. | 000000002016-03-06-00006 March 2016 | Mildura F2, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Alex Bolt Andrew Whittington |
6-3, 6-7, 10-6 |
| Winner | 12. | 000000002016-03-27-000027 March 2016 | Mornington F4, Australia | Hard | Steven De Waard |
Bradley Mousley Gavin Van Peperzeel |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Runner-up | 13. | 000000002016-04-30-000030 April 2016 | Tallahassee Challenger, United States | Clay | Peter Luczak |
Dennis Novikov Julio Peralta |
6–3, 4-6, [10-12] |
| Winner | 14. | 000000002016-09-25-000025 September 2016 | Alice Springs F5, Australia | Hard | Luke Saville |
Thomas Fancutt Calum Puttergill |
6-1, 6–2 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 (1–0)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponent | Score |
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| Winner | 2015 | Australian Open | Hard | Jake Delaney |
Hubert Hurkacz Alex Molčan |
0–6, 6–2, [10–8] |