Zachary Svajda


Zachary Svajda is an American tennis player. He has achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of 912 and a doubles ranking of 1,141. Svajda is a blue-chip recruit and the top-rated recruit in his graduating class.
A native of San Diego, California, he earned his first ATP World Tour ranking point at the age of 15, defeating top-seeded Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva of Brazil 6–3, 6–4 at the 2018 Claremont Club Pro Classic as a local main-draw wild card.
On August 11, 2019, Svajda defeated Govind Nanda 6–7, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 to win the USTA Boys' 18s national championship. This victory earned the 16-year-old a wild card into the main draw of the 2019 US Open, making him the youngest player to play in the men's US Open since Donald Young in 2005. There, despite succumbing to full-body cramps in a five-set first-round loss to Paolo Lorenzi, he drew attention as a future prospect in American professional tennis for his solid ground strokes and adept net play.
He is homeschooled and coached by his father, Tom. He took up tennis at the age of 2, initially coached by Matt Hanlin.