Name	Tomas Berdych
Height	6 ft 5 in
Naionality	Czech
Date of Birth	17-September-1985
Place of Birth	Valasske Mezirici, Czechoslovakia
Famous for	Tennis Player

Tomas Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievement was reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships: having defeated defending champion Roger Federer in the quarterfinals and World No. 3 Novak Djokovic in the semifinals, he lost to Rafael Nadal in straight sets.

He also reached the semifinals of the 2010 French Open (defeating Andy Murray in the fourth round en route), and the 2012 US Open where he defeated World No. 1 Roger Federer again at the quarterfinal stage, before losing to eventual champion Andy Murray in the semifinals. He is the second player (after David Nalbandian) to defeat Roger Federer several times in Grand Slam events before the semifinal stage. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters (which is a part of the ATP Masters 1000) in 2005. He has since reached the finals of the Miami Masters in 2010 and the Madrid Open in 2012, losing to Andy Roddick and Roger Federer, respectively. He reached a career high of World No. 6 on October 18, 2010, and matched that effort again on September 10, 2012. Berdych's season did not have a good start, as he had a 2–6 record, excluding the 2009 Australian Open, where he advanced to the fourth round to face Roger Federer. Berdych took a two sets to love lead over Federer, but ended by being defeated in a tough five-setter 6–4, 7–6, 4–6, 4–6, 2–6. He then competed in the Challenger in 2010 BMW Tennis Championship, where he lost to Robin Soderling in the finals. He then reached the fourth round of the 2009 Sony Ericsson Open, losing to Novak Djokovic after upsetting James Blake.

In the clay season, Berdych did not do well except for the 2009 French Open and the Masters as he lost in the first two rounds in all four events. He then reached the round of 16 at the 2009 Barcelona Open Banco Sabadell, losing to Fernando Verdasco 5–7, 7–5, 4–6, and he won his only title of the year and the only time he reached a result better than the quarterfinals in the 2009 BMW Open, defeating Mikhail Youzhny 6–4, 4–6, 7–6. In the 2009 Gerry Weber Open, he lost to Mischa Zverev 6–3, 2–6, 6–7, and at Wimbledon, he lost to eventual finalist Andy Roddick 6–7, 4–6, 3–6. He then lost in the first rounds of Stuttgart and the Rogers Masters, but reached the quarterfinals of 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, losing to John Isner 3–6, 7–6, 2–6, and 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters, losing to Rafael Nadal 4–6, 5–7. Berdych kicked off the 2012 season with a bang, winning the 2012 Hopman Cup for the Czech Republic with compatriot Petra Kvitova. They were seeded first and won all their ties. Berdych finished the tournament with a 4–0 singles record, defeating Grigor Dimitrov, Mardy Fish, and Frederik Nielsen in the group stages. In the final, Berdych and Kvitova both won their singles ties against France, with Berdych defeating Richard Gasquet, 7–6, 6–4.

At the 2012 AAMI Classic, Berdych was unfortunate to lose his ties against Bernard Tomic and Andy Roddick respectively, after being a set up in each match. At the 2012 Australian Open, Berdych reached the quarterfinals after battling past Nicolas Almagro in the fourth round, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6, 7–6. The match was marred with controversy, as Berdych refused to shake Almagro's hand because he believed Almagro intentionally aimed a shot at him during the match. Because of this, Berdych was booed whilst leaving the court. In the quarterfinals, Berdych lost to second seed and eventual finalist Rafael Nadal in four sets, after winning the first set.