Tomáš Berdych

Tomáš Berdych (Czech Tomáš Berdych; born September 17, 1985 in Valašské Meziříči, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional tennis player, former world No. 4 in singles.

Tomáš Berdych began playing tennis in 1990 when he was five. He turned professional in 2002 and won his first ATP Tour match at the 2003 US Open. He won his first ATP title in Palermo and just a year later won ATP Masters 1000 title in Paris. In 2010 he made his first Grand Slam final, at Wimbledon. He played at 52 straight Grand Slams and 64 straight ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. Tomáš helped the Czech Republic win back-to-back Davis Cup titles in 2012 and 2013.

Berdych was born in Valašské Meziříčí, Moravia, Czechoslovakia (the Czech Republic since 1993) to Hana Berdychová and Martin Berdych. Berdych started playing tennis when he was five at the tennis centre in his hometown and birthplace of Valašské Meziříčí. His father, Martin, was a train engineer and a very good tennis player while his mother, Hana, is a doctor. Berdych describes his childhood as full of joy and happiness.

At age 8 he won the top young boys of Czech Republic in Pardubice. Berdych soon became a top junior, winning the Czech Republic U-12 Junior Title. He then moved to the city of Prostějov, where there were more practice partners and better coaches. Berdych traveled back home often to keep his ties to his old school.

Due to the harsh winters in the Czech Republic, winter preparation took place inside a sports hall. Berdych cites this as the reason he prefers hard courts, and especially indoor conditions.

Berdych is a fan of ice hockey, and his favourite team is the Detroit Red Wings. He has met many Czech players from the National Hockey League and the 1998 Olympic gold medal team, including Martin Straka, Jaromír Jágr and Dominik Hašek. All of them are big tennis fans and have on several occasions come to Prostějov to play alongside Berdych. His favourite surface is the hard court, and he considers his strengths to be his forehand and serve. His fitness trainer is José Félix González Castilla.

Berdych was in a long-term relationship with tennis pro Lucie Šafářová until they broke up in 2011. He became engaged to model Ester Sátorová in late 2014. The pair married in July 2015.

Berdych is a fan of the Irish rock band U2 and would like to meet frontman Bono someday. His favourite TV show is Suits. In football, Berdych supports Arsenal.

Berdych was sponsored by Head for his rackets and endorsed the Head Graphene Touch Instinct MP paintjob with a Pro Stock TGK260.2 Radical MP 16x19 underneath. He used both the Graphene XT Instinct MP and the Graphene Instinct MP paintjob from the 2013 season on. For the 2012 season, Berdych used the Head YouTek IG Instinct MP paintjob. From the start of 2010 through the end of the 2011 season, he used the Pro Stock Head YouTek Radical MP with a 16/19 string pattern. Before the 2010 season, he was sponsored by Dunlop Sport and used the Dunlop Aerogel 4D 200.

In January 2013, it was announced that Berdych had signed a partnership with Swedish fashion house H&M, after his contract with Nike ended earlier in the month. He acted as a spokesperson and co-designer for tennis wear for the brand. Berdych debuted his new clothing on 2013 Miami Masters. In 2016, Berdych moved to Adidas and launched his first watch from Felio Siby.

In 2018, Berdych was announced as a brand ambassador for the Italian clothing company Hydrogen.