Michael Mmoh

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Michael Mmoh
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Mmoh at the 2016 US Open
Country (sports) United States
ResidenceBradenton, Florida
Born (1998-01-10) January 10, 1998 (age 24)
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro2016
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachTroy Hahn
Prize moneyUS$1,127,692 [1]
Singles
Career record10–23 (30.3%) [2]
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 96 (October 1, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 224 (25 October 2021)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open2R (2020, 2021)
French Open1R (2020)
Wimbledon1R (2018)
US Open2R (2020)
Doubles
Career record3–3 (50.0%)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 265 (12 April 2021) [4]
Current rankingNo. 269 (26 April 2021) [5]
Grand Slam Doubles results
US Open2R (2014)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
US Open1R (2017, 2018)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Michael Mmoh (/m/ MOH;[6] born January 10, 1998) is an American tennis player. He won the USTA junior national championship in 2016. He has won 5 ATP Challenger titles and 4 ITF Futures tournaments, including his first at the age of 16.

Personal life[]

Born in Saudi Arabia, where he lived until the age of 13, Mmoh has both Irish and Nigerian ancestry. Michael's father Tony Mmoh was also a professional tennis player who represented Nigeria and reached a career-high ranking of 105. His mother was born in Ireland and is also an Australian citizen. Mmoh's parents named him after basketball superstar Michael Jordan.

Mmoh began playing tennis at age 3. He trains at the IMG Academy in Florida.[7]

Junior career[]

Mmoh peaked in the Boy's Junior rankings at No. 2 after reaching the semifinals at the 2015 Junior French Open. He won the 2016 USTA 18s Boys' National Championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.

Professional career[]

Mmoh has enjoyed some early success on the ITF Futures tour, winning 3 titles before turning 18. In February 2016, Mmoh qualified for his first ATP-level tournament at Memphis by defeating fellow Americans Dennis Novikov and Bjorn Fratangelo. He then lost in the first round to eventual finalist Taylor Fritz, the highest ranked American teenager at the time. Following his 4th Futures title, Mmoh was awarded a wild card into the Miami Masters, where he lost to Alexander Zverev, the top-ranked 18 year-old in the world, after dropping two tiebreaks.

In September 2016, Mmoh broke into the Top 300 for the first time by reaching the final of the ATP Challenger event at Tiburon as a qualifier. In November, he reached the Top 200 and also won the 2017 Australian Open Wild Card Challenge largely by claiming his first career Challenger title at Knoxville. He would claim another Challenger title the following summer at Lexington.

To start off the 2018 season, Mmoh recorded his first career ATP-level match wins by defeating Federico Delbonis in the first round of the Brisbane International and world No. 33 Mischa Zverev to make the quarterfinals, where he lost to Alex de Minaur.[8]

In January 2019, Mmoh qualified for the first time via ranking in a Grand Slam main draw at the 2019 Australian Open where he lost in the first round to Radu Albot.

At the 2020 Australian Open, Mmoh recorded his first main draw victory with a straight sets win over Pablo Andújar. Following his 2020 Australian Open performance, Mmoh qualified for the main draw at the 2020 US Open, where he won his first round match against João Sousa in 4 sets.

Singles performance timeline[]

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# P# DNQ A Z# PO G F-S SF-B NMS P NH
(W) Won; (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)
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 2022 Australian Open – Men's Singles Qualifying.

Tournament 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 SR W–L Win%
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A 1R Q1 1R 2R 2R Q1 0 / 4 2–4 33%
French Open A A A Q1 A Q1 1R Q1 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Wimbledon A A A Q1 1R Q1 NH A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
US Open A Q1 1R Q3 1R Q1 2R Q1 0 / 3 1–3 25%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 0–2 0–1 2–3 1–1 0–0 0 / 9 3–9 25%
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A Q1 Q1 Q1 A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A Q1 1R 1R 3R A NH 1R 0 / 4 2–4 33%
Canadian Open A A Q1 A A A NH Q1 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A 1R A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–1 2–2 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0 / 5 2–5 29%
Career statistics
Tournaments 0 0 3 4 6 2 4 4 0 Career total: 23
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–3 0–4 6–6 1–2 2–4 1–4 0–0 0 / 23 10–23 30%
Year-end ranking 659 455 197 175 103 218 174 239

Career finals[]

Singles: 13 (9–4)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (5–2)
ITF Futures Tour (4–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (8–4)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2014 USA F29, Brownsville Futures Hard United States Dennis Novikov 7–6(7–5), 6–1
Win 2–0 Jul 2015 USA F22, Godfrey Futures Hard United States Jared Hiltzik 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
Win 3–0 Oct 2015 USA F30, Houston Futures Hard Mexico Lucas Gómez 6–3, 6–2
Loss 3–1 Jan 2016 USA F2, Long Beach Futures Hard Germany Yannick Hanfmann 4–6, 0–6
Win 4–1 Mar 2016 USA F10, Bakersfield Futures Hard Norway Casper Ruud 6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–1
Loss 4–2 Oct 2016 Tiburon, US Challenger Hard Barbados Darian King 6–7(5–7), 2–6
Win 5–2 Nov 2016 Knoxville, US Challenger Hard (i) Canada Peter Polansky 7–5, 2–6, 6–1
Loss 5–3 Jul 2017 USA F23, Wichita Futures Hard United States Christian Harrison 6–1, 2–6, 5–7
Win 6–3 Aug 2017 Lexington, US Challenger Hard Australia John Millman 4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–3
Win 7–3 Sep 2018 Columbus, US Challenger Hard (i) Australia Jordan Thompson 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
Win 8–3 Sep 2018 Tiburon, US Challenger Hard Spain Marcel Granollers 6–3, 7–5
Loss 8–4 Sep 2019 Cary, US Challenger Hard Italy Andreas Seppi 2–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Win 9–4 Nov 2019 Knoxville, US Challenger Hard (i) Australia Christopher O'Connell 6–4, 6–4

Doubles: 1 (1–0)[]

Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (1–0)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2019 Cary, US Challenger Hard United States Sekou Bangoura Philippines Treat Huey
Australia John-Patrick Smith
4–6, 6–4, [10–8]

Record against other players[]

Record against top 10 players[]

Mmoh's record against players who have been ranked in the top 10. Active players are in boldface:

Player Record Win % Hard Clay Grass Last Match
Number 1 ranked players
Spain Rafael Nadal 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 4–6, 2–6) at 2021 Australian Open
Number 3 ranked players
Germany Alexander Zverev 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7)) at 2016 Miami
Number 6 ranked players
France Gilles Simon 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (1–6, 3–6, 3–6) at 2017 Australian Open
Number 9 ranked players
Spain Roberto Bautista Agut 1–1 50% 1–1 Lost (7–5, 2–6, 4–6, 1–6) at 2020 Australian Open
Italy Fabio Fognini 0–1 0% 0–1 Lost (6–4, 2–6, 4–6, 6–7(4–7)) at 2018 US Open
Total 1–5 17% 1–5
(17%)
0–0
( – )
0–0
( – )
* Statistics correct as of 2 November 2021.

References[]

  1. ^ Database
  2. ^ Database
  3. ^ ATP Profile
  4. ^ Database
  5. ^ Database
  6. ^ "Full Interview: Francis Tiafoe and Michael Mmoh". YouTube.com. June 3, 2014. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. ^ "Michael Mmoh is a rising hope". New York Times. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
  8. ^ "Teenager Alex De Minaur beats Michael Mmoh to reach Brisbane ATP semi-finals". Fox Sports. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

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