Daniel Vacek
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Residence | Sarnen, Switzerland |
Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 1 April 1971
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
Turned pro | 1990 |
Retired | 2003 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $4,803,388 |
Singles | |
Career record | 176–225 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 26 (29 January 1996) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (1994) |
French Open | 3R (1994, 1998) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1994) |
US Open | 4R (1995, 1997) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 335–258 |
Career titles | 25 |
Highest ranking | No. 3 (8 September 1997) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (1999) |
French Open | W (1996, 1997) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1998) |
US Open | W (1997) |
Daniel Vacek (born 1 April 1971) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic who turned professional in 1990. He reached the quarterfinals of the 1995 Paris Masters, the 1998 Canada Masters and the 1998 Cincinnati Masters, and achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 26 in January 1996.
Vacek represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta where he was defeated in the second round. The right-hander won 25 career titles in doubles with various partners, including the French Open in 1996 and 1997, and the US Open in 1997 with Yevgeny Kafelnikov.
ATP career finals[]
Doubles (25 titles, 15 runner-ups)[]
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Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1990 | Umag, Yugoslavia | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 2. | 1990 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3. | 1990 | San Marino | Clay | ![]() |
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6–1, 4–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 1. | 1991 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1991 | Berlin, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 5–7 |
Loss | 3. | 1992 | Wellington, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1993 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Win | 4. | 1993 | New Haven, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 5. | 1994 | Marseille, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–7, 6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 5. | 1994 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1994 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 6. | 1994 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 7. | 1995 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 7. | 1995 | Nice, France | Clay | ![]() |
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3–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
Win | 8. | 1995 | Rome, Italy | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 9. | 1995 | Long Island, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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5–7, 7–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 8. | 1995 | Bucharest, Romania | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 10. | 1995 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 9. | 1995 | Essen, Germany | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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5–7, 4–6 |
Win | 11. | 1996 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 12. | 1996 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 10. | 1996 | Halle, Germany | Grass | ![]() |
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1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 13. | 1996 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 14. | 1996 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 11. | 1996 | Paris Masters, France | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–7 |
Loss | 12. | 1997 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 15. | 1997 | Hong Kong | Hard | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 16. | 1997 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–2, 7–6 |
Win | 17. | 1997 | French Open, Paris | Clay | ![]() |
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7–6(14–12), 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 18. | 1997 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 19. | 1997 | US Open, New York | Hard | ![]() |
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7–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 13. | 1998 | London, England | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 14. | 1998 | Los Angeles, United States | Hard | ![]() |
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4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 20. | 1998 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 15. | 1998 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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4–6, 7–6, 2–6 |
Win | 21. | 1999 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
Win | 22. | 1999 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
Win | 23. | 1999 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | ![]() |
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4–3 ret. |
Win | 24. | 1999 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–1 |
Win | 25. | 2002 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 |
Doubles performance timeline[]
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held. SR=strike rate (events won/competed)
Tournament | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Career SR | Career Win-Loss |
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Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | QF | 1R | A | 3R | A | 0 / 10 | 10–10 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | 2R | W | W | 2R | QF | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2 / 9 | 18–7 |
Wimbledon | A | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 5–11 |
US Open | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 1 / 10 | 8–9 |
Grand Slam SR | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 1 / 4 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 4 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 3 | 0 / 2 | 3 / 40 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 2–4 | 1–3 | 1–3 | 3–4 | 8–3 | 12–1 | 4–4 | 6–4 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 2–3 | 0–2 | N/A | 41–37 |
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Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
Miami | NME | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | A | QF | 2R | 3R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 7–6 |
Monte Carlo | NME | A | A | A | A | F | 1R | 1R | SF | 2R | QF | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 8–7 |
Rome | NME | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | 1R | 2R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 11–7 |
Hamburg | NME | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | QF | 1R | A | 2R | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 |
Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 1R | A | QF | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 4–7 |
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 2R | 2R | SF | 2R | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 |
Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | QF | 2R | F | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 |
Masters Series SR | N/A | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 7 | 1 / 8 | 0 / 7 | 0 / 6 | 0 / 8 | 0 / 9 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 5 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 56 | N/A |
Annual Win-Loss | N/A | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 13–7 | 7–7 | 5–7 | 4–6 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 3–5 | 2–1 | 2–5 | 0–0 | N/A | 56–55 |
Year-end ranking | 325 | 103 | 54 | 160 | 58 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 20 | 143 | 113 | 65 | 1204 | N/A |
External links[]
- Daniel Vacek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Daniel Vacek at the International Tennis Federation
- Daniel Vacek at the Davis Cup
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Czech male tennis players
- Czechoslovak male tennis players
- French Open champions
- Olympic tennis players of the Czech Republic
- Sportspeople from Prague
- Tennis players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- US Open (tennis) champions
- Grand Slam (tennis) champions in men's doubles