David Rikl

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David Rikl

Country (sports)	Czech Republic  Czechoslovakia
Residence	London, England
Born	(1971-02-27) 27 February 1971 (age 50) Brandýs, Czech Republic
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1989
Retired	2005
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$3,063,257
Singles
Career record	54–94
Career titles	0 5 Challengers
Highest ranking	No. 41 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	2R (1994)
French Open	2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon	3R (1997)
US Open	2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record	390–232
Career titles	30
Highest ranking	No. 4 (20 August 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	QF (2000, 2003)
French Open	SF (2003)
Wimbledon	F (2001)
US Open	F (2004)

David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Men's Doubles. He also achieved a singles ranking as high as World No. 41 on 2 May 1994.

Tennis career[]

Juniors[]

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour[]

Rikl turned professional in 1989.

In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák[]

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Last years[]

David's son Patrik also plays tennis.^[1][2]

Grand Slam finals[]

Doubles (2 runner-ups)[]

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2001	Wimbledon	Grass	Jiří Novák	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss	2004	US Open	Hard	Leander Paes	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	3–6, 3–6

Career finals[]

Doubles wins (30)[]

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	7 February 1991	Tel Aviv, Israel	Hard	Michiel Schapers	Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle	6–2, 6–7, 6–3
2.	6 July 1992	Newport, Rhode Island	Grass	Royce Deppe	Paul Annacone David Wheaton	6–4, 6–4
3.	25 October 1993	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Mike Bauer	Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening	7–6, 6–4
4.	4 April 1994	Barcelona, Spain	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Jim Courier Javier Sánchez	5–7, 6–1, 6–4
5.	25 April 1994	Munich, Germany	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Boris Becker Petr Korda	7–6, 7–5
6.	9 May 1994	Rome, Italy	Clay	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	Wayne Ferreira Javier Sánchez	6–1, 7–5
7.	17 October 1994	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Mike Bauer	Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski	7–6, 6–4
8.	11 September 1995	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Jiří Novák	Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington	7–6, 6–2
9.	23 October 1995	Santiago, Chile	Clay	Jiří Novák	Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana	6–4, 4–6, 6–1
10.	25 March 1996	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Jiří Novák	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	7–6, 6–3
11.	9 September 1996	Bogotá, Colombia	Clay	Nicolas Pereira	Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 7–6
12.	13 October 1997	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Carpet	Jiří Novák	Donald Johnson Francisco Montana	6–2, 6–4
13.	10 August 1998	San Marino	Clay	Jiří Novák	Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto	6–4, 7–6
14.	17 August 1998	Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.	Hard	Jiří Novák	Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor	6–2, 7–6
15.	26 October 1998	Mexico City, Mexico	Clay	Jiří Novák	Daniel Orsanic David Roditi	6–4, 6–2
16.	7 February 2000	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Jiří Novák	Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi	6–2, 7–5
17.	10 July 2000	Gstaad, Switzerland	Hard	Jiří Novák	Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
18.	17 July 2000	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Jiří Novák	Lucas Arnold Donald Johnson	5–7, 6–2, 6–3
19.	30 October 2000	Stuttgart Indoor, Germany	Hard	Jiří Novák	Donald Johnson Piet Norval	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
20.	19 March 2001	Miami, U.S.	Hard	Jiří Novák	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	7–5, 7–6
21.	21 May 2001	Saint Poelten, Austria	Clay	Petr Pála	Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic	6–3, 5–7, 7–5
22.	30 July 2001	Montreal, Canada	Hard	Jiří Novák	Donald Johnson Jared Palmer	6–4, 3–6, 6–3
23.	20 May 2002	Saint Poelten, Austria	Clay	Petr Pála	Mike Bryan Michael Hill	7–5, 6–4
24.	10 June 2002	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Joshua Eagle	Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi	7–6, 6–4
25.	25 June 2002	Halle, Germany	Grass	David Prinosil	Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge	4–6, 7–6, 7–5
26.	15 July 2002	Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany	Clay	Joshua Eagle	David Adams Gastón Etlis	6–3, 6–4
27.	24 February 2003	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Hard	Leander Paes	Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett	6–3, 6–0
28.	7 July 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Leander Paes	František Čermák Leoš Friedl	6–3, 6–3
29.	7 June 2004	Halle, Germany	Grass	Leander Paes	Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála	6–2, 7–5
30.	5 July 2004	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Leander Paes	Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka	6–4, 6–2

Doubles performance timeline[]

References[]

External links[]

• David Rikl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• David Rikl at the International Tennis Federation
• David Rikl at the Davis Cup