Lukáš Lacko Explained

Lukáš Lacko
Residence:Bratislava, Slovakia
Birth Date:1987 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Piešťany, Czechoslovakia
Turnedpro:2005
Retired:2022
Plays:Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach:Dominik Hrbaty
Careerprizemoney:US$ 3,602,283
Singlestitles:0
Highestsinglesranking:No. 44 (14 January 2013)[1]
Australianopenresult:3R (2012, 2017)
Frenchopenresult:2R (2010)
Wimbledonresult:3R (2012, 2016)
Usopenresult:1R (2010–18)
Othertournaments:yes
Olympicsresult:1R (2012)
Doublestitles:0
Highestdoublesranking:No. 170 (5 July 2010)
Australianopendoublesresult:1R (2010, 2011, 2013)
Frenchopendoublesresult:1R (2010, 2012, 2013)
Wimbledondoublesresult:3R (2010)
Usopendoublesresult:2R (2010)
Updated:21 November 2022

Lukáš Lacko (in Slovak pronounced as /ˈlukaːʂ ˈlatskɔ/; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record of 88–39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005.

Junior Grand Slam results:

Australian Open: QF (2005)
French Open: SF (2005)
Wimbledon: 1R (2004)
US Open: 2R (2005)

Professional tour

At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal 2–6, 2–6, 2–6.[2]

At the 2010 French Open, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4-hour, 56-minutes match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era at the French Open.[3] Lacko continued his second round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed Marcos Baghdatis in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set second round match against Jérémy Chardy.He played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships and upset former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals.[4] At the 2011 Qatar Open, he lost in the second round to Rafael Nadal, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a bagel set against Nadal.[5]

He reached his first singles ATP final in Zagreb 2012, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round in the men's singles, and in the first round of the men's doubles with Martin Kližan.[6] At the 2014 French Open he lost in the first round to Roger Federer.

Lacko reached his second career ATP final at the 2018 Eastbourne International losing to Mischa Zverev.[7]

In October 2022, he announced that 2022 might be his last season.[8]

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

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 (0–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–1)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Zagreb, Croatia250 SeriesHard (i) Mikhail Youzhny2–6, 3–6
Loss0–2Eastbourne, United Kingdom250 SeriesGrass Mischa Zverev4–6, 4–6

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)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (0–0)
Indoor (0–1)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 40 (22–18)

Legend
ATP Challenger (14–13)
ITF Futures (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (15–11)
Clay (3–6)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (4–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Morocco F4, MarrakeshFuturesClay Lamine Ouahab6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Croatia F3, VinkovciFuturesClay Marin Cilic3–6, 1–6
Win1–2Italy F32, OlbiaFuturesClay Tobias Koeck6–1, 6–3
Win2–2Ukraine F2, CherkassyFuturesClay Sascha Kloer2–6, 6–3, 6–1
Loss2–3Ukraine F3, IllyichovskFuturesClay Photos Kallias3–6, 7–5, 1–5
Loss2–4Czech Republic F6, OstravicíFuturesHard Jan Hajek6–1, 5–7, 4–6
Win3–4Austria F2, SalzburgFuturesCarpet Werner Eschauer3–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss3–5Italy F19, L'AquilaFuturesClay Kamil Capkovic2–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win4–5Germany F6, KasselFuturesClay Dustin Brown3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss4–6Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Scott Oudsema6–7(5–7), 2–6
Loss4–7Rijeka, CroatiaChallengerClay Marin Čilić5–7, 2–6
Loss4–8Istanbul, TurkeyChallengerHard Mischa Zverev4–6, 4–6
Win5–8Kolding, DenmarkChallengerHard Gilles Müller7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win6–8Great Britain F2, SheffieldFuturesHard Scott Oudsema7–6(7–5), 5–7, 6–3
Win7–8Croatia F2, ZagrebFuturesHard Antonio Sancic6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Win8–8Russia F1, MoscowFuturesCarpet Denis Matsukevitch6–4, 4–6, 6–2
Win9–8Russia F2, TyumenFuturesCarpet Pavel Chekhov6–3, 5–7, 6–4
Win10–8Fergana, UzbekistanChallengerHard Samuel Groth4–6, 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win11–8Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard Dušan Lojda6–4, 6–2
Loss11–9Ortisei, ItalyChallengerClay Michał Przysiężny3–6, 5–7
Win12–9Izmir, TurkeyChallengerHard Marsel İlhan6–4, 6–3
Win13–9Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Ričardas Berankis7–6(9–7), 6–2
Loss13–10Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Uladzimir Ignatik3–6, 6–7(3–7)
Win14–10Helsinki, FinlandChallengerHard Jarkko Nieminen6–3, 6–4
Loss14–11Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Frank Dancevic4–6, 7–6(7–4), 3–6
Win15–11Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Lukáš Rosol6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Loss15–12Shenzhen, ChinaChallengerHard Gilles Müller6–7, 3–6
Win16–12Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Sergiy Stakhovsky6–2, 6–3
Loss16–13Ra'anana, IsraelChallengerHard Nikoloz Basilashvili6–4,4–6,3–6
Loss16–14Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Chung Hyeon3–6,1–6
Win17–14Izmir, TurkeyChallengerHard Marius Copil6–3, 7–6(7–5)
Loss17–15Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Denis Istomin3–6, 4–6
Loss17–16Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Egor Gerasimov6–7(1–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss17–17Guangzhou, ChinaChallengerHard Nikoloz Basilashvili1–6, 7–6(8–6), 5–7
Win18–17Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Marius Copil6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win19–17Brescia, ItalyChallengerHard Laurynas Grigelis6–1, 6–2
Win20–17Glasgow, United KingdomChallengerHard Luca Vanni4–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4
Win21–17Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet Maxime Cressy6–3, 6–0
Win22–17Mallorca, SpainChallengerHard Yasutaka Uchiyama5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–1
Loss22–18Ismaning, GermanyChallengerCarpet Oscar Otte4-6, 4-6

Doubles: 9 (5–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (4–4)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (4–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Win1–0Dharwad, IndiaChallengerHard Kamil Čapkovič Sanchai Ratiwatana
Sonchat Ratiwatana		6–3, 7–5
Loss1–1Kosice, SlovakiaChallengerClay Kamil Čapkovič Viktor Bruthans
Pavel Snobel		5–7, 7–5, [4–10]
Loss1–2Rijeka, CroatiaChallengerClay Ivo Klec Jean-Rene Lisnard
Jerome Haehnel		3–6, 4–6
Win2–2Russia F1, MoscowFuturesCarpet Konstantin Kravchuk Pavel Chekhov
Valery Rudnev		6–2, 6–4
Win3–2St. Remy, FranceChallengerHard Jiří Krkoška Ruben Bemelmans
Niels Desein		6–1, 3–6, [10–3]
Loss3–3Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Jiří Krkoška Denis Istomin
Murad Inoyatov		6–7(4–7), 4–6
Win4–3Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Jan Hájek Lukáš Rosol
David Škoch		7–5, 7–5
Win5–3Tashkent, UzbekistanChallengerHard Ante Pavić Frank Moser
Alexander Satschko		6–3, 3–6, [13–11]
Loss5–4Rennes, FranceChallengerHard Teymuraz Gabashvili Antonio Sancic
Tristan-Samuel Weissborn		5–7, 7–6(7–5), [7–10]

Performance timelines

Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.

Tournament20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian OpenA1R1RA2R1R3R2R1R2RQ13R2RQ1Q1Q1Q10 / 108–10
French OpenAQ1Q1A2RQ11R1R1R1RAQ1AQ1Q1Q1Q10 / 51–5
WimbledonAQ1A1R2R1R3R1R1R1R3RQ32RQ1style=color:#767676NHQ1Q10 / 96–9
US OpenQ1Q3Q2Q31R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1RQ3AQ1A0 / 90–9
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–10–10–13–40–34–41–40–41–42–22–22–30–00–00–00–00 / 3315–33
ATP Tour Masters 1000
bgcolor=efefef align=leftIndian Wells MastersAAAA1RAA1RAAAA1RQ2NHA0 / 30–3
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMiami OpenAAQ1A1RA2R1R2RQ2A1R1R1RAA0 / 72–7
bgcolor=efefef align=leftMadrid OpenAAAA1RAAAAAAQ2AAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 10–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftItalian OpenAAAAAAAAAAAQ1AAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCanadian OpenAAAAAA1RQ1AAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHA0 / 10–1
bgcolor=efefef align=leftCincinnati MastersAAAAAAQ1AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0
bgcolor=efefef align=leftParis MastersAAAAAAQ1Q1AAAAAANH0 / 00–0
style=text-align:leftWin–loss0–00–00–00–00–30–01–20–21–10–00–00–10–20–10–00–00–00 / 112–11
Career statistics
!20062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022Career
Tournaments021321719161712710163010135
style=text-align:leftTitles–Finals0–00–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–00–2
Year-end ranking231139325828911251819511012292114183200190986

Doubles

Tournament2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open1R1RA1RAAAAAAAAA0–3
French Open1RA1R1RAAAAAAAAA0–3
Wimbledon3R1R1R1RAAAAAAstyle=color:#767676NHAA2–4
US Open2RA1R1RAAAA1RAAAA1–4
style=text-align:leftWin–loss3–40–20–30–40–00–00–00–00–10–00–00–00–03–14

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ATP Profile . 15 January 2018 . 20 January 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180120135736/http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/lukas-lacko/l797/overview . live .
  2. Web site: Rafael Nadal defeats Lukas Lacko – Australian Open 2010 Second Round. 20 January 2010. 8 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111008205907/http://www.tennisnewsonline.com/news/rafael-nadal-lukas-lacko-2010-australian-open-second-round.htm. live.
  3. Web site: News | ATP Tour | Tennis. 24 May 2010. 27 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527044628/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2010/05/Roland-Garros/Roland-Garros-Monday-Djokovic-Passes-Korolev-Test.aspx. live.
  4. News: Hewitt exits early in Atlanta . ABC News . 23 July 2010 . 23 July 2010.
  5. Web site: Nadal, Federer advance in Qatar. 5 January 2011. 1 January 2013. 9 January 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110109003122/http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/tennis/news/story?id=5991859. live.
  6. Web site: Lukáš Lacko Bio, Stats, and Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418050927/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/la/lukas-lacko-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. en. 2017-05-23.
  7. Web site: Eastbourne 2018: Mischa Zverev beats Lukas Lacko to claim first ATP title. 30 June 2018. BBC.
  8. Web site: Bratislava nech si ho radšej pamätá v najlepšej forme. Lukáš Lacko: Možno je to moja posledná sezóna . 20 November 2022 . 20 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221120074102/https://sport.aktuality.sk/c/5t46eMi/bratislava-nech-si-ho-radsej-pamata-v-najlepsej-forme-lukas-lacko-mozno-je-to-moja-posledna-sezona/ . live .

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