Czech tennis player
Jiří Vaněk Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Prague , Czech RepublicBorn (1978-04-24 ) 24 April 1978 (age 43) Domažlice , Czechoslovakia Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Turned pro 1995 Retired 2011 Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Prize money $ 1,600,539Career record 68–122 Career titles 0 11 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 74 (16 October 2000) Australian Open 2R (2000 ) French Open 2R (2000 , 2006 , 2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2000 , 2001 , 2005 , 2006 , 2008 ) US Open 2R (2008 ) Olympic Games 2R (2000 ) Career record 16–32 Career titles 0 1 Challenger , 0 Futures Highest ranking No. 94 (6 February 2006) Australian Open 2R (2006 ) French Open 1R (2005 , 2008 ) Wimbledon 1R (2006 ) Last updated on: 18 June 2021.
Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic . He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and is the current coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová .
Tennis career [ ]
Juniors [ ]
He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.[1]
Pro tour [ ]
Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney , reaching the second round.
ATP career finals [ ]
Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up) [ ]
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ ]
Singles: 22 (11–11) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (11–11)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
W–L
Score
Win
1–0
Aug 1998
Warsaw , Poland
Challenger
Clay
Andrey Cherkasov
7–6, 7–5
Win
2–0
Sep 1998
Belgrade , Yugoslavia
Challenger
Clay
Diego Moyano
6–3, 6–3
Loss
2–1
Oct 1999
Lima , Peru
Challenger
Clay
Juan Ignacio Chela
2–6, 5–7
Win
3–1
Feb 2000
Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
Challenger
Hard
Reginald Willems
7–6(7–5) , 6–4
Loss
3–2
Mar 2000
Lisbon , Portugal
Challenger
Clay
David Sanchez-Munoz
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss
3–3
Oct 2000
Cairo , Egypt
Challenger
Clay
Albert Portas
5–7, 3–6
Win
4–3
Jun 2001
Weiden , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Hugo Armando
7–5, 6–2
Win
5–3
Jun 2001
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Juan-Antonio Marin
6–2, 6–3
Loss
5–4
Jul 2002
Budaörs , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Diego Moyano
6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss
5–5
Aug 2002
Trani , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Mariano Delfino
4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win
6–5
Jun 2003
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Boris Pashanski
6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win
7–5
May 2004
Ljubljana , Slovenia
Challenger
Clay
Björn Phau
5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win
8–5
Jun 2004
Furth , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Gilles Simon
7–5, 6–2
Loss
8–6
Sep 2004
Kiev , Ukraine
Challenger
Clay
Nicolas Almagro
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win
9–6
Jan 2005
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Carpet
Lars Burgsmuller
6–2, 6–4
Loss
9–7
May 2005
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jan Hernych
6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss
9–8
May 2007
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Dušan Lojda
7–6(7–3) , 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss
9–9
Jun 2007
Lugano , Switzerland
Challenger
Clay
Werner Eschauer
4–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win
10–9
Aug 2007
Manerbio , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Eric Prodon
6–0, 6–4
Loss
10–10
Mar 2008
Meknes , Morocco
Challenger
Clay
Ivan Navarro
4–6, 4–6
Win
11–10
May 2008
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jan Hernych
6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss
11–11
Jun 2009
Košice , Slovakia
Challenger
Clay
Stephane Robert
6–7(5–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Doubles: 6 (1–5) [ ]
Legend
ATP Challenger (1–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
W–L
Score
Loss
0–1
Aug 1996
Pilzen , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Michal Tabara
Petr Luxa Jan Kodes
3–6, 5–7
Loss
0–2
Jul 2002
Budaors , Hungary
Challenger
Clay
Robin Vik
Hermes Gamonal Adrian Garcia
3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss
0–3
Mar 2004
Saint Brieuc , France
Challenger
Clay
David Skoch
Christophe Rochus Tom Vanhoudt
0–6, 1–6
Loss
0–4
Apr 2004
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Michal Tabara
Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti
1–6, 3–6
Loss
0–5
Nov 2004
Réunion Island , France
Challenger
Hard
Michel Kratochvil
Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana
walkover
Win
1–5
Apr 2005
Napoli , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Janko Tipsarevic
Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Performance timeline [ ]
Key
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)
Singles [ ]
References [ ]
External links [ ]
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Olympics medals BJK Cup wins & analogues Hopman Cup wins
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