Tomas Berdych (born September 17, 1985 in Valasske Mezirici) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He turned professional in 2002, and is best known for defeating World No. 1 Roger Federer at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

At the 2005 Paris Masters he won his first ATP Masters Series title in his career. En route to the final he beat Jiri Novak, 2nd seed Guillermo Coria, 13th seed Juan Carlos Ferrero, 7th seed Gaston Gaudio, 8th seed Radek Stepanek, and 6th seed Ivan Ljubicic. With the victory he reached a career-high no. 25 in the world rankings.

His other highlight of the year came at the Masters Series event in Cincinnati when he upset No. 2 seed Rafael Nadal in the first round.

His other ATP tournament results for 2005 include reaching the final as Bastad and the semifinal at Washington DC.

PERSONAL

- Father, Martin, was a train engineer, mother, Hana, is a doctor
- Began playing at tennis center in hometown of Valasske Mezirici, a town of just 30,000 and soon became a top junior
- Won Czech Republic 12-under junior title and moved to city of Prostejov where there were more practice partners and better coaching
- Commuted home often to keep his ties to his old school
- Won 14-under nationals and at 16, he won the prestigious 18-under national title in the city of Parovbice, which boasts Ivan Lendl as a former champion
- Big fan of ice hockey and follows Detroit Red Wings
- Has met many of Czech players from NHL and 1998 Olympic gold medal team, including Martin Straka, Jaromir Jagr and Dominik Hasek, since all of them are big tennis fans and have on several occasions come to Prostejov to play
- Takes his laptop computer with him on the road and also enjoy movies and music
- Favorite surface is hard court and his strengths are forehand and serve
- Has a 5-2 career Davis Cup record (4-2 in singles) in five ties