Bohdan Ulihrach
Quick Facts
Biography
Bohdan Ulihrach (born 23 February 1975) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
Career
Ulihrach turned professional in 1993. He won his first top-level singles title in July 1995 at Prague, where he defeated Javier Sánchez in the final. His second followed three months later at Montevideo, where he beat Alberto Berasategui in the final.
In 1996, Ulihrach was part of the Czech Republic team which finished runners-up at the World Team Cup. In 1997, Ulihrach beat the then-World No. 1 Pete Sampras en route to his first hardcourt final at the Indian Wells Masters. He was defeated in the final by Michael Chang. Ulihrach reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in May 1997.
Ulihrach reached the fourth round at both the Australian Open and the French Open, in 1999.
In 2003 he was cleared of a doping charge.
At the 2007 French Open, Ulihrach beat the No. 24 seed Dominik Hrbatý in the first round in five sets.
Career finals
Singles (3 titles, 6 runners-up)
Outcome | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in final | Score in final |
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Runner-up | 1. | 19 June 1995 | Sankt Pölten, Austria | Clay | Thomas Muster | 3–6, 6–3, 1–6 |
Winner | 1. | 31 July 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Javier Sánchez | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 2. | 30 October 1995 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Alberto Berasategui | 6–2, 6–3 |
Runner-up | 2. | 29 April 1996 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 5–7, 6–1, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 3. | 10 March 1997 | Indian Wells, USA | Hard | Michael Chang | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 4. | 28 April 1997 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Cédric Pioline | 2–6, 7–5, 6–7(4–7) |
Winner | 3. | 27 July 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Magnus Norman | 6–3, 7–6(7–0) |
Runner-up | 5. | 1 January 2001 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Marcelo Ríos | 3–6, 6–2, 3–6 |
Runner-up | 6. | 9 July 2001 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Andrea Gaudenzi | 5–7, 3–6 |