Jaroslav Levinský Explained

Jaroslav Levinský
Country:Czech Republic
Residence:Prostějov, Czech Republic
Birth Date:1981 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Height:1.960NaN0
Turnedpro:1999
Retired:2014
Plays:Right-handed
Coach:David Kotyza
Careerprizemoney:US$784,970
Singlesrecord:0–1
Singlestitles:0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highestsinglesranking:No. 239 (23 September 2002)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2003)
Doublesrecord:130–154
Doublestitles:5
23 Challenger, 7 Futures
Highestdoublesranking:No. 24 (16 July 2007)
Australianopendoublesresult:3R (2007)
Frenchopendoublesresult:3R (2009)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2005, 2007)
Usopendoublesresult:3R (2009)
Mixed:yes
Australianopenmixedresult:F (2010)
Wimbledonmixedresult:2R (2005, 2007, 2014)
Usopenmixedresult:1R (2014)
Updated:7 May 2021

Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a former Czech professional doubles tennis player and coach.

Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24, achieved on 16 July 2007.

Levinsky reached 6 singles finals throughout his career, with a record of 1 win and 5 losses. Additionally he reached 57 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses which includes a 5–10 record at the ATP Tour level and a 23–9 record in doubles finals at the ATP Challenger Tour level.

Career

Levinsky's debut on the ATP Tour came in doubles, at the 2001 Croatia Open. Granted a wildcard entry alongside compatriot Daniel Vacek, they prevailed in their first round match against Italian duo Massimo Bertolini and Cristian Brandi 6–3, 6–2. They were defeated in the second round by fourth seeds and fellow Czech's Radek Štěpánek and Petr Luxa 2–6, 6–7(4–7).

Levinsky made his ATP Tour single debut at the 2003 Dutch Open, where he advanced through 3 rounds of qualifying to gain a main draw birth. He defeated Juan Giner 6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–2), Gorka Fraile 3–6. 6–3, 6–4 and Xavier Pujo 7–6(7–4), 6–2 respectively in qualifying before losing in the first round to André Sá 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7).

At the 2010 Australian Open, Levinsky reached the mixed doubles final alongside Russian WTA player Ekaterina Makarova, where they were defeated by the pairing of Cara Black and Leander Paes in straight sets 5–7, 3–6.[1]

The last matches he played were at the 2014 US Open where he lost in the first round of both the men's doubles and mixed doubles draws.

Coaching

He coached Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.[2] He subsequently coached Kristýna Plíšková for two years, before the two parted ways in April 2021.[3] He was also the coach of Kateryna Baindl.He is currently coaching Laslo Djere since 2023.[4]

Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 15 (5–10)

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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 (5–10)
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Titles by surface
Hard (0/2)
Clay (4/4)
Grass (0/0)
Carpet (1/4)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1.Jul 2004Dutch Open, Amersfoort, NetherlandsClay David Škoch José Acasuso
Luis Horna
6–0, 2–6, 7–5
Loss1.Jul 2004ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, CroatiaClay David Škoch José Acasuso
Flávio Saretta
6–4, 2–6, 4–6
Loss2.Oct 2004St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, RussiaCarpet (i) Dominik Hrbatý Arnaud Clément
Michaël Llodra
3–6, 2–6
Win2.Feb 2006PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, CroatiaCarpet Michal Mertiňák Davide Sanguinetti
Andreas Seppi
7–6(6), 6–1
Loss3.Mar 2006Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas, United StatesHard Robert Lindstedt Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan
3–6, 2–6
Win3.Jul 2006Croatia Open Umag, Umag, CroatiaClay David Škoch Guillermo García López
Albert Portas
6–4, 6–4
Loss4.Oct 2006Kremlin Cup, Moscow, RussiaCarpet (i) František Čermák Fabrice Santoro
Nenad Zimonjić
1–6, 5–7
Loss5.Oct 2006Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, FranceCarpet (i) František Čermák Julien Benneteau
Arnaud Clément
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Loss6.Feb 2007PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, CroatiaCarpet (i) František Čermák Michael Kohlmann
Alexander Waske
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Loss7.Apr 2007BMW Open, Munich, GermanyClay Jan Hájek Philipp Kohlschreiber
Mikhail Youzhny
1–6, 4–6
Loss8.Jul 2007ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, CroatiaClay David Škoch Lukáš Dlouhý
Michal Mertiňák
1–6, 1–6
Win4.Jul 2008Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Filip Polášek Stéphane Bohli
Stanislas Wawrinka
3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Win5.Jul 2009Catella Swedish Open, Båstad, SwedenClay Filip Polášek Robert Lindstedt
Robin Söderling
1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss9.Aug 2009Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, SwitzerlandClay Filip Polášek Marco Chiudinelli
Michael Lammer
4–6, 4–6
Loss10.Sep 2009Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaHard (i) Igor Kunitsyn Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
2–6, 1–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (1–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–0)
ITF Futures (1–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–3)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Poland F2, ZabrzeFuturesClay Dick Norman3–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss0–2Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh CityFuturesHard Aisam Qureshi6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win1–2India F2, CalcuttaFuturesClay Martin Spottl7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)
Loss1–3Great Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Lovro Zovko2–6, 1–6
Loss1–4UAE F1, Abu DhabiFuturesHard Denis Gremelmayrwalkover
Loss1–5Great Britain F3, BournemouthFuturesClay Richard Gasquet3–6, 1–6

Doubles: 42 (30–12)

Legend
ATP Challenger (23–9)
ITF Futures (7–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (18–3)
Clay (12–8)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Poland F1, KrakówFuturesClay Pavel Šnobel Pavel Kudrnáč
Enrique Abaroa
3–6, 1–6
Win1–1Italy F8, JesiFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Carlo Santoro
Elia Grossi
4–2, 4–1, 2–4, 4–1
Win2–1Uzbekistan F3, GulistanFuturesHard Branislav Sekáč Gwaneal Gueit
Sebastien Lami
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss2–2Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh CityFuturesHard Michal Navrátil Ashley Fisher
Aisam Qureshi
4–6, 4–6
Loss2–3India F2, CalcuttaFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Fazaluddin Syed
Dmitriy Tomashevich
6–7(6–8), 2–6
Win3–3Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Michal Navrátil Noam Behr
Andy Ram
6–3, 6–1
Loss3–4Linz, AustriaChallengerClay David Škoch Todd Perry
Aleksandar Kitinov
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win4–4Kamnik, SloveniaChallengerClay Igor Brukner Vincenzo Santopadre
Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez
6–3, 1–6, 6–4
Win5–4Great Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Lovro Zovko James Nelson
Simon Dickson
7–5, 6–4
Win6–4Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard František Čermák Yves Allegro
Marco Chiudinelli
5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–3
Win7–4Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Aisam Qureshi Jaymon Crabb
Peter Luczak
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)
Loss7–5Belgrade, YugoslaviaChallengerCarpet Tomáš Zíb Dušan Vemić
Lovro Zovko
walkover
Win8–5Great Britain F3, BournemouthFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Lee Childs
Mark Hilton
6–0, 6–2
Loss8–6Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay David Škoch František Čermák
Ota Fukárek
4–6, 3–6
Win9–6Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Karol Beck Sebastián Prieto
Mariano Hood
3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win10–6St. Petersburg, RussiaChallengerClay František Čermák Artem Derepasko
Orest Tereshchuk
6–3, 6–2
Win11–6Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Yuriy Schukin Juan Pablo Guzmán
Daniel Orsanic
7–6(7–5), 7–5
Loss11–7Reunion Island, RéunionChallengerHard Marco Chiudinelli Federico Browne
Jonathan Erlich
1–6, 6–4, 3–6
Win12–7Prague II, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Karol Beck Lovro Zovko
Aleksandar Kitinov
7–5, 6–2
Win13–7Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Tomáš Berdych Johan Landsberg
Simon Aspelin
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win14–7Uzbekistan F1, QarshiFuturesHard Petr Dezort Mikhail Elgin
Dmitry Vlasov
7–5, 6–2
Win15–7Uzbekistan F2, GulistanFuturesHard Petr Dezort Sergiy Stakhovsky
Jiri Venci
6–2, 6–2
Win16–7Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay David Škoch Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
Sergio Roitman
6–2, 6–2
Loss16–8Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay David Škoch Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski
1–6, 5–7
Win17–8UAE F1, DubaiFuturesHard Ivo Klec Julien Jeanpierre
Édouard Roger-Vasselin
6–4, 7–5
Win18–8Wrexham, United KingdomChallengerHard Alexander Waske Mark Hilton
Jonathan Marray
7–5, 7–6(7–1)
Win19–8Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Alexander Waske Johan Landsberg
Tumas Ketola
6–4, 6–1
Loss19–9Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay David Škoch Fernando Vicente
Marc López
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6
Win20–9Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Karol Beck Jordan Kerr
Tom Vanhoudt
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Win21–9Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Dominik Hrbatý Tripp Phillips
Travis Parrott
6–4, 6–4
Loss21–10Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay David Škoch Emilio Benfele Álvarez
Tomas Behrend
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(10–12)
Win22–10Dnepropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Karol Beck Andrei Pavel
Gabriel Trifu
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)
Win23–10Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay František Čermák Michal Tabara
Jan Masik
6–3, 6–2
Win24–10Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Tomáš Cibulec Chris Haggard
Mischa Zverev
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win25–10Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Tomáš Cibulec Fred Gil
Luis Horna
6–1, 6–3
Loss25–11Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Tomáš Cibulec Fred Gil
Carlos Berlocq
4–6, 3–6
Loss25–12Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Filip Polášek Ross Hutchins
Jim Thomas
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Win26–12Beilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard Karol Beck Benedikt Dorsch
Philipp Petzschner
6–3, 6–2
Win27–12Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Karol Beck David Škoch
Igor Zelenay
2–6, 7–5, [10–7]
Win28–12Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Karol Beck Pavel Vízner
Chris Haggard
7–6(8–6), 6–4
Win29–12Rhodes, GreeceChallengerHard Karol Beck Bobby Reynolds
Rajeev Ram
6–3, 6–3
Win30–12Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Karol Beck Ken Skupski
Colin Fleming
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]

Performance timelines

Doubles

Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAA1R1R3R1RA1RAAAA0 / 52–5
French OpenAA1R2R1R1R1R3RAAA1R1R0 / 83–8
Wimbledon1RA1R3R1R3R1R1RAAA1R2R0 / 95–9
US Open2RA2R2R2R1R1R3RAAA2R1R0 / 97–9
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–20–01–34–41–44–40–44–30–10–00–01–31-30 / 3117–31
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells MastersAAA1R2R1RAAAAAAA0 / 31–3
Miami MastersAAAA2R2RAAAAAAA0 / 22–2
Monte-Carlo MastersAAAA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–2
Hamburg MastersAAA2R1R1RANot Masters Series0 / 31–3
Rome MastersAAAAA2RAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Canada MastersAAAA2RAAAAAAAA0 / 11–1
Cincinnati MastersAAAA1RAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1
Paris MastersAAAA1RAA1RAAAAA0 / 20–2
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–01–23–72–50–00–10–00–00–00–00-00 / 156–15

Mixed doubles

Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenAAAAAbgcolor=thistleFAAAA0 / 14–1
French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
Wimbledon2R1R2RAAAAA1R2R0 / 53–5
US OpenAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1
style=text-align:leftWin–loss1–10–11–10–00–04–10–00–00–11–20 / 77–7

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paes, Black win Australian Open mixed doubles. CBC Television. 31 January 2010. 8 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Schmiedlová mení po šiestich rokoch trénera, povedie ju Levinský . SPORTNET. SK.
  3. Web site: Kristýna Plíšková po dvou letech mění trenéra, rozešla se s Levinským. idnes.cz. 8 April 2021. 8 August 2021. CS.
  4. Web site: Who is Laslo Djere's coach? Know all about Jaroslav Levinsky . 4 January 2024 . Sportslumo . en.