Jiří Vaněk (tennis) explained

Jiří Vaněk
Residence:Prague, Czech Republic
Birth Date:24 April 1978
Birth Place:Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Height:6 ft 1 in
Turnedpro:1995
Retired:2011
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coachplayers:Karolína Plíšková
Petra Kvitová
Careerprizemoney:$1,600,539
Singlesrecord:68–122
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 74 (16 October 2000)
Australianopenresult:2R (2000)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2000, 2006, 2008)
Wimbledonresult:1R (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008)
Usopenresult:2R (2008)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:2R (2000)
Doublesrecord:16–32
Doublestitles:0
Australianopendoublesresult:2R (2006)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2005, 2008)
Wimbledondoublesresult:1R (2006)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 94 (6 February 2006)
Updated:18 June 2021
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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, with whom he has a romantic relationship since August 2021.[1] On 22 July 2023, they got married.[2]

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.[3]

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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Warsaw, PolandChallengerClay Andrei Cherkasov7–6, 7–5
Win2–0Belgrade, YugoslaviaChallengerClay Diego Moyano6–3, 6–3
Loss2–1Lima, PeruChallengerClay Juan Ignacio Chela2–6, 5–7
Win3–1Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamChallengerHard Reginald Willems7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss3–2Lisbon, PortugalChallengerClay David Sánchez Muñoz4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss3–3Cairo, EgyptChallengerClay Albert Portas5–7, 3–6
Win4–3Weiden, GermanyChallengerClay Hugo Armando7–5, 6–2
Win5–3Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Juan Antonio Marín6–2, 6–3
Loss5–4Budaörs, HungaryChallengerClay Diego Moyano6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss5–5Trani, ItalyChallengerClay Mariano Delfino4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win6–5Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Boris Pashanski6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win7–5Ljubljana, SloveniaChallengerClay Björn Phau5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win8–5Furth, GermanyChallengerClay Gilles Simon7–5, 6–2
Loss8–6Kyiv, UkraineChallengerClay Nicolás Almagro6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win9–6Heilbronn, GermanyChallengerCarpet Lars Burgsmüller6–2, 6–4
Loss9–7Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Jan Hernych6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss9–8Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Dušan Lojda7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss9–9Lugano, SwitzerlandChallengerClay Werner Eschauer4–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win10–9Manerbio, ItalyChallengerClay Éric Prodon6–0, 6–4
Loss10–10Meknes, MoroccoChallengerClay Iván Navarro4–6, 4–6
Win11–10Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Jan Hernych6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss11–11Košice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Stéphane Robert6–7(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)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Pilzen, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Michal Tabara Petr Luxa
Jan Kodeš Jr.		3–6, 5–7
Loss0–2Budaors, HungaryChallengerClay Robin Vik Hermes Gamonal
Adrián García		3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss0–3Saint Brieuc, FranceChallengerClay David Škoch Christophe Rochus
Tom Vanhoudt		0–6, 1–6
Loss0–4Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Michal Tabara Tomas Behrend
Giorgio Galimberti		1–6, 3–6
Loss0–5Réunion Island, FranceChallengerHard Michel Kratochvil Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana		walkover
Win1–5Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Janko Tipsarević Uros Vico
Massimo Bertolini		3–6, 6–4, 6–2

Performance timeline

Singles

Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenQ1AAQ12R1R1R1RQ3Q11R1R1RAA0 / 71–7
French OpenAAAQ22R1RAQ1Q21R2RQ12R1RQ10 / 63–6
WimbledonAAAA1R1RAAQ21R1RA1RQ1A0 / 50–5
US OpenAAAA1R1R1RQ1Q21R1RA2RAA0 / 61–6
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–02–40–40–20–10–00–31–40–12–40–10–00 / 245–24
ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftIndian Wells MastersAAAAAQ2AAAAQ1Q1AAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenAAAAA2RAAAAQ1AAAA0 / 11–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftHamburgAAAAAQ1AAAAAAANMS0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCanada MastersAAAAAAAQ2AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCincinnati MastersAAAAAAAQ2AAAAAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftParis MastersAAAAQ2AAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–01–10–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 11–1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Někdy se to tak prostě vyvine, přiznala Petra Kvitová vztah s trenérem. iDNES.cz. CS. August 9, 2021. June 26, 2022.
  2. News: Machálek. Procházka. René. Václav. Kvitová se vdala. Co sňatek s trenérem může znamenat?. sport.cz. 22 July 2023. 23 July 2023. Právo. cs.
  3. http://www.itftennis.com/juniors/players/player/profile.aspx?playerid=10010283 ITF Juniors Profile

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