Jaroslav Bulant Explained

Jaroslav Bulant
Fullname:Jaroslav Bulant
Country Represented:
Birth Date:21 April 1964
Birth Place:Třebíč, Czechoslovakia
Plays:Right–handed
Careerprizemoney:$85,900
Singlesrecord:2–9
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 142 (3 April 1989)
Doublesrecord:2–6
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 200 (13 February 1989)

Jaroslav Bulant (born 21 April 1964) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Biography

Bulant was born in Třebíč and based in Jihlava when he turned professional in 1986.[1]

In 1988 he won a Challenger title in Zurich and made his first Grand Prix appearance, at the Prague Open. He reached his career best ranking of 142 in 1989, a year he appeared at five Grand Prix tournaments and won a further Challenger title in Nicosia. In 1994, by then competing on the ATP Tour, Bulant upset the world's 20th ranked player at the Colombia Open, Carlos Costa, who was also the top seed.[2]

Since retiring he has worked as a coach. In 2005 he coached Lucie Šafářová and in 2008 was coach of Dominik Hrbatý. From late 2009 to early 2010 he coached Dominika Cibulková.[3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.1988Rümikon, SwitzerlandClay Roland Stadler6–3, 6–7, 6–2
2.1989Nicosia, CyprusClay Markus Zillner6–3, 6–4

Doubles: (2)

No.YearTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.1988Eger, HungaryClay Vojtěch Flégl Karel Nováček
Richard Vogel
6–4, 6–4
2.1989Casablanca, MoroccoClay Richard Vogel Libor Pimek
Florin Segărceanu
6–1, 6–3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bio. ATP World Tour. 12 May 2017.
  2. News: Results Plus. 14 September 1994. New York Times. 12 May 2017.
  3. News: Bývalý kouč tenistky Cibulkovej o svojom vyhodení. 5 May 2010. pluska.sk. Slovak. 12 May 2017.