Bernard Tomic (; Croatian: Bernard Tomić, pronounced [běrnard tômitɕ, – tǒː-]; born 21 October 1992) is an Australian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Tomic has won four singles titles on the ATP Tour.
As a junior, Tomic enjoyed a successful career in which he won an Orange Bowl title and two junior Grand Slam singles titles, the 2008 Australian Open and 2009 US Open.
As a professional, Tomic has won the 2013 Sydney International, 2014 and 2015 Colombia Open, as well as the 2018 Chengdu Open. He made a final appearance at the 2016 Mexican Open and quarterfinal appearances at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, the 2015 Indian Wells Open, the 2015 Shanghai Masters and the 2016 Western & Southern Open.
In January 2018, Tomic was revealed as a celebrity contestant on the fourth season of the Australian version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! On 30 January 2018, Tomic withdrew from the competition after three days, owing to feeling uncomfortable and depressed, thus making him one of the shortest-tenured contestants on the show globally.
Throughout his career, Tomic has been known for his controversial behaviour, including legal issues, altercations with officials and fans, and accusations of tanking during events.
Tomic was born in Stuttgart, Germany, on 21 October 1992. Tomic's parents, Bosnian Croat father (from Tuzla), John (Ivica) and Bosniak mother, Adisa (from Brčko), left Socialist Yugoslavia several years before his birth.
In an interview, Tomic stated that his parents "have a Croatian background". They had both been working in Germany when Tomic was born. The family migrated to Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia in 1996 when Tomic was three years old.
His younger sister Sara was a professional tennis player. Tomic was educated at Southport State School during his primary school years before taking up a sports scholarship at The Southport School for high school. In 2018 he became vegan.
Tomic has a daughter, born in April 2026, with his partner Keely Hannah.
Before Tomic began competing on the ITF junior tour he stated that he would become the number one tennis player in the world, win all the majors and become Australia's youngest Davis Cup player. He also claimed he would achieve these goals by attaining the serve of Goran Ivanišević, the mind of Pete Sampras, the groundstrokes of Roger Federer and the heart of Lleyton Hewitt. In 2004, 2006 and 2007, respectively, Tomic won the 12s, 14s and 16s Orange Bowl titles —one of the most prestigious events on the junior tour.
Playing his first singles event on the ITF Junior Circuit in 2006, he qualified for the Sunsmart 18 and Under Canterbury Championships in New Zealand and went on to win the title at 13 years of age, defeating Oh Dae-soung of Korea in the final. His success continued in the following weeks, winning the next three tournaments he played in, giving him a 25-match winning streak. He was able to extend this streak to 26 at the Riad 21 junior tournament in Morocco, before falling in the round of 16 to future junior world number 1 and ATP top 50 player Ričardas Berankis.
Tomic gained direct acceptance into his first junior Grand Slam at the 2007 Australian Open boys tournament at 14 years of age, the youngest player to ever gain direct entry. He came out victorious in round one against the sixth seed José-Roberto Velasco. In the second round, he was defeated by Kevin Botti 6–3, 3–6, 6–3. In attendance for the match were Australian tennis greats Tony Roche, John Newcombe and Pat Rafter. In his second junior Grand Slam tournament at the 2007 French Open, he made his way through qualifying to reach the main draw where he triumphed in the first round. In the second round, he would lose to Ričardas Berankis 6–2, 6–3.
Tomic did not play in another tournament until August 2007, where he won the Oceania Closed Junior Championships without dropping a set. He was unable to continue his dominance at the Junior US Open, falling in the round of 16 to future top 15 ATP player, Jerzy Janowicz. Following the US Open, Tomic picked up a second title in 2007 by winning the G1 in Kentucky. He would then travel to Italy where he compiled an undefeated record in the Junior Davis Cup and lead Australia to victory in the final against Argentina with teammates Mark Verryth and Alex Sanders. Tomic finished 2007 with a junior world ranking of 23.
Tomic began 2008 by winning Nottinghill, an Australian ITF Junior event in Melbourne without dropping a set. Two days later he started his campaign for the Australian Open Juniors title as the fifth seed. He went on to win the event, defeating the 25th, 11th, eighth and top seed, before beating tenth seed Yang Tsung-hua of Taiwan in the final. His win at the age of 15 made him the youngest winner of the Australian Open Junior Boys' Championships in the Open Era.
Four months later, at Roland Garros, Tomic, the number one seed, fell in the quarterfinals to Guido Pella of Argentina, losing in two sets. At Wimbledon, Tomic was again the top seed, but fell in the semifinals to Henri Kontinen. In a notable quarterfinal match, he played another rising star, Henrique Cunha of Brazil, and came through victorious in three sets. He also finished runner-up in the Wimbledon boys' doubles with fellow Australian Matt Reid. At the 2008 US Open, Tomic lost in the first round of the boys' singles to qualifier Devin Britton of the United States in three sets, who would go on to lose in the final.
Tomic returned to junior competition at the 2009 French Open where he reached the round of 16 in the boys' singles tournament and a month later once again reached the semifinals at Wimbledon. At the 2009 US Open, however, Tomic won the junior Grand Slam title, defeating Chase Buchanan of the United States. The 2009 US Open was his last junior tournament. Despite winning two junior majors Tomic's highest junior ranking was No. 2 in the world.
Junior Grand Slam performance – Singles:
At the age of 15, Tomic began competing in professional events. Tomic began 2008 at the Australian Open where he was given a place in the qualifying draw. He defeated Wang Yeu-tzuoo of Taiwan in the first round in three sets, after saving five match points but lost to Prakash Amritraj in the next round.