1. Michael Mmoh is an American professional tennis player.
24 Facts About Michael Mmoh
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Michael Mmoh won the USTA junior national championship in 2016.
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Michael's father Tony Mmoh was a professional tennis player who represented Nigeria and reached a career-high ranking of No 105.
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Michael Mmoh's mother was born in Ireland and is an Australian citizen.
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Michael Mmoh married his girlfriend, Croatian tennis player and IMG Academy tennis instructor Klara Mrcela on September 9,2024.
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Michael Mmoh peaked in the junior rankings at No 2 after reaching the semifinals at the 2015 Junior French Open, where he lost to eventual champion Tommy Paul.
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Michael Mmoh won the 2016 USTA 18s Boys' National Championship to earn a wild card into the main draw of the US Open.
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Michael Mmoh enjoyed early success on the ITF Futures tour, winning three titles before turning 18.
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Michael Mmoh then lost in the first round to eventual finalist Taylor Fritz, the highest ranked American teenager at the time.
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In September 2016, Michael Mmoh broke into the top 300 for the first time by reaching the final of the ATP Challenger event at Tiburon as a qualifier.
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Michael Mmoh entered the main draw at the 2018 Wimbledon Championships for the first time at this Grand Slam as a lucky loser.
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Michael Mmoh reached the top 100 at World No 97 on 1 October 2018.
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At the 2020 Australian Open, Michael Mmoh recorded his first main draw victory with a straight sets win over Pablo Andujar as a wildcard.
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Michael Mmoh received a wildcard for the 2021 Miami Open.
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Michael Mmoh won his first match defeating Sam Querrey to reach the quarterfinals but withdrew due to injury.
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Michael Mmoh won a wildcard entry into the main draw at the 2022 French Open by winning the Roland Garros wildcard challenge.
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Michael Mmoh then entered the 2023 Australian Open as a lucky loser after the withdrawal of David Goffin and won his first round match, defeating fellow qualifier French Laurent Lokoli, after saving a match point in the third set.
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Michael Mmoh then defeated 12th seed Alexander Zverev in the second round.
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Michael Mmoh became the fifth player to make it as a lucky loser to the third round; the furthest a lucky loser had made it at this Major is the fourth round.
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Michael Mmoh then reached the quarterfinals after upsetting third seed Denis Shapovalov, in three sets.
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Michael Mmoh entered the 2023 Wimbledon Championships as a lucky loser again and defeated 11th seed Felix Auger-Aliassime in the first round.
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Michael Mmoh fell out of the top 400 on 3 February 2025.
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Michael Mmoh moved more than 90 positions back up in the singles rankings into the top 330 on 10 February 2025.
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Michael Mmoh then beat Alexander Shevchenko to reach the second round, where he retired against Alex Michelsen after winning the first set.