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Jiří Novák
Czech tennis player

Jiří Novák

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Quick Facts

Intro
Czech tennis player
Work field
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Zlín, Zlín District, Zlín Region, Czech Republic
Age
49 years
Residence
Monte Carlo
Stats
Height:
190
Weight:
86
The details (from wikipedia)

Biography

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk]; born 22 March 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Career

Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. He retired in 2007.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7–6)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (6)
No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.14 January 1996Auckland, New ZealandHardNew Zealand Brett Steven6–4, 6–4
2.1 November 1998Mexico City, MexicoClayBelgium Xavier Malisse6–3, 6–3
3.6 May 2001Munich, GermanyClayFrance Antony Dupuis6–4, 7–5
4.15 July 2001Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySpain Juan Carlos Ferrero6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
5.13 July 2003Gstaad, SwitzerlandClaySwitzerland Roger Federer5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
6.10 October 2004Tokyo, JapanHardUnited States Taylor Dent5–7, 6–1, 6–3
7.3 November 2004Basel, SwitzerlandCarpet (i)Argentina David Nalbandian5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
  • 1996: Mexico City (lost to Austria Thomas Muster) 6–7³ 2–6
  • 2002: Vienna (lost to Switzerland Roger Federer) 4–6 1–6 6–3 4–6
  • 2002: Madrid Masters (lost to United States Andre Agassi) walkover
  • 2003: Dubai (lost to Switzerland Roger Federer) 1–6 6–7²
  • 2003: Shanghai (lost to Australia Mark Philippoussis) 2–6 1–6
  • 2005: Delray Beach (lost to Belgium Xavier Malisse) 6–76 2–6

Doubles (18)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentScore
1.September 11, 1995Bogotá, ColombiaClayCzech Republic David RiklUnited States Steve Campbell
United States MaliVai Washington
7–6, 6–2
2.October 23, 1995Santiago, ChileClayCzech Republic David RiklUnited States Shelby Cannon
United States Francisco Montana
6–4, 4–6, 6–1
3.March 25, 1996Casablanca, MoroccoClayCzech Republic David RiklSpain Tomás Carbonell
Spain Francisco Roig
7–6, 6–3
4.July 8, 1996Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayCzech Republic Pavel VíznerUnited States Trevor Kronemann
Australia David Macpherson
4–6, 7–6, 7–6
5.April 29, 1997Ostrava, Czech RepublicCarpet (i)Czech Republic David RiklUnited States Donald Johnson
United States Francisco Montana
6–2, 6–4
6.February 2, 1998Split, CroatiaCarpet (i)Czech Republic Martin DammSweden Fredrik Bergh
Sweden Patrik Fredriksson
7–6, 6–2
7.August 10, 1998San Marino, San MarinoClayCzech Republic David RiklArgentina Mariano Hood
Argentina Sebastián Prieto
6–4, 7–6
8.August 17, 1998Indianapolis, USAHardCzech Republic David RiklThe Bahamas Mark Knowles
Canada Daniel Nestor
6–2, 7–6
9.October 26, 1998Mexico City, MexicoClayCzech Republic David RiklArgentina Daniel Orsanic
Mexico David Roditi
6–4, 6–2
10.February 7, 2000Dubai, UAEHardCzech Republic David RiklSouth Africa Robbie Koenig
Australia Peter Tramacchi
6–2, 7–5
11.July 10, 2000Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayCzech Republic David RiklFrance Jérôme Golmard
Germany Michael Kohlmann
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
12.July 17, 2000Stuttgart, GermanyClayCzech Republic David RiklArgentina Lucas Arnold Ker
United States Donald Johnson
5–7, 6–2, 6–3
13.October 30, 2000Stuttgart, GermanyHard (i)Czech Republic David RiklUnited States Donald Johnson
South Africa Piet Norval
3–6, 6–3, 6–4
14.March 19, 2001Miami, USAHardCzech Republic David RiklSweden Jonas Björkman
Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–5, 7–6(7–3)
15.July 30, 2001Montreal, CanadaHardCzech Republic David RiklUnited States Donald Johnson
United States Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
16.July 12, 2004Stuttgart, GermanyClayCzech Republic Radek ŠtěpánekSweden Simon Aspelin
Australia Todd Perry
6–2, 6–4
17.July 25, 2005Umag, CroatiaClayCzech Republic Petr PálaSlovakia Michal Mertiňák
Czech Republic David Škoch
6–3, 6–3
18.July 10, 2006Gstaad, SwitzerlandClayRomania Andrei PavelSwitzerland Marco Chiudinelli
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–3, 6–1

Singles performance timeline

Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006W–L
Australian OpenA1R2RA3R2RASF3R3RAA13–7
French OpenA2RA1R2R1R3R3R4R2R2R1R11–10
WimbledonA2R1R1R2R1R2R2R3R1R3R1R8–11
US Open1R2R2R1R4R3R3R4R3R3R2R4R20–11
Win–Loss0–13–42–30–37–43–45–311–49–45–44–23–352–39
Indian Wells MastersA1R2RA1R1RA2R2R3R3RA5–7
Miami MastersAA2R1R1R3R1R3R2R3R4RA6–9
Monte Carlo MastersA2RAA3R2R1R3R2R1R2RA8–8
Rome MastersAAAAA2RASF3RQF1R1R10–6
Hamburg MastersAAAA3R1RA3R1R1R3R1R6–7
Canada MastersA2RAA3RSF1RSF3R2R2RA15–8
Cincinnati MastersAA3RA3R2R2R1R1R1R1RA6–8
Madrid MastersAAAA3R1R3RF3R2R1RA9–6
Paris MastersAAAA1R1RQF2RSF2R1RA6–7
Tennis Masters CupAAAAAAARRAAAA1–2
Titles0101002012007
Year End Ranking535248753653297132448129
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