Márton Fucsovics


Márton Fucsovics is a Hungarian professional tennis player. He has a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 31, achieved on 4 March 2019. He is currently the No. 2 singles player from Hungary.

Early life

Fucsovics started playing tennis at the age of five. He came through the ranks quickly and at the age of 8 he played in a field 3–4 years older.
In 2003 Fucsovics won his age group National Championship and the Nike Junior Tour. With that he got the chance to represent Hungary on the World Final in Sun City, South Africa. Fucsovics also showed talent in basketball as a youth, but chose to make tennis his career path.

Junior tennis

Fucsovics's first major success came in 2009, when he won the US Open Boys' Doubles title, with Hsieh Cheng-peng of Chinese Taipei. In 2010 he reached the semi-final of the Australian Open Boys' singles, and a few months later he won the Wimbledon Boys' singles, defeating qualifier Benjamin Mitchell in a straight-sets final. Fucsovics did not lose a set throughout the entire tournament. He also participated in the doubles' event alongside Czech Libor Salaba, and reached the quarter-finals. Later that year he also reached the semi-final of the 2010 US Open – Boys' singles, in which he lost to Jack Sock.
Fucsovics was also an integral part of the Hungarian U-18 national tennis team. The team won the prestigious Galea/Valerio Cup in Venice to claim Hungary's first ever boys' European Summer Cups title. The other members of the team were Máté Zsiga and Levente Gödry.
Fucsovics worked his way to No. 1 in the ITF Junior Rankings in July 2010 and as a result entered the Youth Olympics as tournament's top seed. He suffered a surprise loss, however, in the first round, to eventual quarterfinalist Oliver Golding.

Career

2009–2016: ATP Challenger titles

In 2013, Fucsovics won two Challenger titles, the first in May at the Kunming Open and at the Andria Challenger in November.
In 2016, he qualified for his first major, at the US Open of that season, but lost to Nicolás Almagro in straight sets in the first round.

2017: Slam major main draw, top 100

In 2017, Fucsovics won the Ilkley Challenger in singles. That title saw him also earn a wildcard into 2017 Wimbledon Championships main draw, where he lost to the 16th seed Gilles Müller in the opening round. Despite of that, he reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99, breaking into the top 100 for the first time.
In September 2017, he played a pivotal role in Hungary's promotion to the World Group winning 3 rubbers against favorites Russia.

2018: Major fourth round, ATP title, top 50

Fucsovics started his 2018 season at the Tata Open Maharashtra in Pune, India. He lost in the second round to fourth seed Benoît Paire. Seeded sixth at the Canberra Challenger, he reached the final, but he ended up losing to seventh seed Andreas Seppi. Ranked 80 at the Australian Open, he won his first match in a Grand Slam main draw by defeating Radu Albot in the first round. In the second round, he upset 13th seed, Sam Querrey, in four sets. He ended up reaching the fourth round where he fell to world No. 2, five-time champion, and eventual champion, Roger Federer.
Representing Hungary in the Davis Cup tie against Belgium, Fucsovics lost both of his matches to Ruben Bemelmans and David Goffin. Hungary ended up losing the tie to Belgium 2–3. As the top seed at the Hungarian Challenger Open, he made it to the semifinals where he was defeated by Nicola Kuhn. In March, he competed at the Indian Wells Masters. He was eliminated in the second round by second seed and world No. 3, Marin Čilić. Seeded fourth at the Irving Classic, he reached the semifinals where he was beaten by Matteo Berrettini. In Miami, he lost in the first round to Maximilian Marterer.
Fucsovics started his clay-court season at the Grand Prix Hassan II. He lost in the first round to Malek Jaziri. At the Monte-Carlo Masters, he was defeated in the first round by Daniil Medvedev. Seeded sixth at the Hungarian Open, he was eliminated in the first round by German lucky loser Yannick Maden. At the BMW Open in Munich, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to Maximilian Marterer. In Rome, he fell in the first round of qualifying to Italian wildcard Filippo Baldi. Fucsovics played one more tournament before Roland Garros. At the Geneva Open, he upset fifth seed, Albert Ramos Viñolas, in the first round. He then upset third seed and two-time defending champion, Stan Wawrinka, in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, he beat sixth seed, Steve Johnson to reach his first ATP singles final. He won his first ATP singles title by defeating Peter Gojowczyk in the final. Due to him winning the title in Geneva, his ranking improved from 60 to 45. At the French Open, he won his first-round match over Vasek Pospisil. He lost in the second round to 16th seed and world No. 17, Kyle Edmund.
Fucsovics started his grass-court season at the MercedesCup in Stuttgart. He lost in the second round to seventh seed and eventual finalist, Milos Raonic. In Halle, he retired during his first-round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber.

2019: Sofia final, top 40

Fucsovics started his 2019 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. He lost in the second round to world No. 1 and two-time champion, Novak Djokovic. Seeded seventh at the Sydney International, he was defeated in the second round by Australian John Millman. Ranked 38 at the Australian Open, he lost in the second round to 11th seed and world No. 12, Borna Ćorić.
In February, Fucsovics competed at the Sofia Open. He upset eighth seed, Andreas Seppi, in the first round. He ended up reaching his second ATP singles final where he lost to third seed and world No. 16, Daniil Medvedev. In Rotterdam, he beat ninth seed and world No. 20, Nikoloz Basilashvili, in the second round. He fell in his quarterfinal match to top seed and world No. 7, Kei Nishikori. At the Dubai Championships, he made it to the quarterfinals where he lost to second seed, world No. 7, seven-time champion, and eventual champion, Roger Federer. Seeded 29th at the Indian Wells Masters, he was eliminated in the second round by 2017 finalist Stan Wawrinka. Seeded 29th at the Miami Open, he was beaten in the second round by qualifier Félix Auger-Aliassime, who would end up reaching the semifinals.
Fucsovics started his clay-court season in April at the Monte-Carlo Masters. He defeated 12th seed and world No. 17, Nikoloz Basilashvili, in the first round. He lost in the second round to Cam Norrie. At the Barcelona Open, he was ousted from the tournament in the second round by fifth seed, world No. 8, and last year finalist, Stefanos Tsitsipas. Seeded eighth at the BMW Open, he reached the quarterfinals where he lost to third seed and world No. 19, Marco Cecchinato. In Madrid, he was defeated in the second round by 15th seed and world No. 18, Gaël Monfils. At the Italian Open, he lost in the first round to 14th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili. Seeded fourth and last year champion at the Geneva Open, he lost in the second round to Federico Delbonis. Due to not defending his title, his ranking fell from 38 to 50. At the French Open, he was defeated in the first round by 17th seed and world No. 20, Diego Schwartzman in five sets.
Fucsovics started his grass-court season at the MercedesCup. He beat fourth seed and world No. 17, Nikoloz Basilashvili, in the second round. He lost in the quarterfinals to sixth seed and world No. 18, Milos Raonic. At the Queen's Club Championships, he lost in the first round to 2017 champion and eventual champion, Feliciano López. Ranked 51 at Wimbledon, he lost in the second round to 12th seed and world No. 10, Fabio Fognini, in five sets.
At the Hamburg Open, Fucsovics was defeated in the second round by top seed and world No. 4, Dominic Thiem. Seeded fifth at the Generali Open Kitzbühel, he lost in the first round to eventual finalist Albert Ramos Viñolas.
Starting his US Open series at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, Fucsovics lost in round one to Cam Norrie. In Cincinnati, he was defeated in the first round of qualifying by Alexei Popyrin. Ranked 64 at the US Open, he was eliminated in the first round by 17th seed and world No. 18, Nikoloz Basilashvili.
After the US Open, Fucsovics played for Hungary in the Davis Cup tie against Ukraine. He won his first match over Illya Marchenko. However, he lost his second match to Sergiy Stakhovsky. Hungary still was able to defeat Ukraine 3–2. At the St. Petersburg Open, he retired during his second-round match against fourth seed, world No. 15, and eventual finalist, Borna Ćorić, due to hip problems. In Chengdu, he lost in the first round to lucky loser Lloyd Harris. Getting past qualifying at the Erste Bank Open, he retired during his second-round match against second seed and world No. 9, Karen Khachanov. Fucsovics played his final tournament of the season at the Slovak Open. Seeded second, he lost in the second round to Ilya Ivashka.
Fucsovics ended the year ranked No. 70.

2020: Success at Majors: two fourth and a third rounds

Fucsovics started his 2020 season at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Getting past qualifying, he beat eighth seed, Frances Tiafoe, in the first round. He lost in the quarterfinals to Miomir Kecmanović. As the top seed at the first edition of the Bendigo Challenger, he retired during his second-round match against Andrea Vavassori due to an ankle injury. Ranked 67 at the Australian Open, he upset 13th seed, Denis Shapovalov, in the first round. He ended up reaching the fourth round where he was defeated by third seed, former world No. 1, and six-time champion, Roger Federer, in four sets.
Making it past qualifying at the Rotterdam Open, Fucsovics was eliminated in the first round by sixth seed and world No. 12, Roberto Bautista Agut. In Marseille, he lost in the first round to Alexander Bublik. At the Dubai Championships, he was beaten in the first round by third seed and world No. 9, Gaël Monfils. Representing Hungary in the Davis Cup tie against Belgium, he wom both of his matches beating Kimmer Coppejans and Ruben Bemelmans. In the end, Hungary won the tie over Belgium 3–2. The ATP tour canceled all tournaments from March 12 through July due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
When the ATP tour resumed tournament play in August, Fucsovics competed at the Western & Southern Open. This event usually takes place in Cincinnati but this year, it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City in order to reduce unnecessary player travel by centralizing the tournament and the subsequent US Open in the same venue. Making it through qualifying, he beat 14th seed and world No. 19, Grigor Dimitrov, in the second round in three sets. He lost in the third round to Filip Krajinović. Ranked 66 at the US Open, he upset 14th seed, world No. 20, and last year semifinalist, Grigor Dimitrov, in the second round. He fell in the third round to American Frances Tiafoe.
Ranked 63 at the French Open, Fucsovics stunned fourth seed and world No. 5, Daniil Medvedev, in the first round to earn his first career top-10 victory. He ended up making it to the fourth round where he lost to 13th seed and world No. 12, Andrey Rublev.
After Roland Garros, Fucsovics played at the Bett1Hulks Indoors. Here, he was defeated in the first round by Gilles Simon. Getting past qualifying at the Paris Masters, he was ousted from the tournament in the first round by 15th seed, world No. 24, and 2018 finalist, Borna Ćorić. His final tournament of the season was at the Sofia Open. Last year finalist at this event, he lost in the first round to eventual champion Jannik Sinner.
Fucsovics ended the year ranked No. 55.