Miroslav Lacek Explained

Miroslav Lacek
Birth Date:16 April 1959
Birth Place:Kadaň, Czechoslovakia
Height:5 ft 9 in
Plays:Left-handed
Singlesrecord:0–4
Highestsinglesranking:No. 170 (6 Aug 1984)
Doublesrecord:1–2
Highestdoublesranking:No. 374 (29 Oct 1984)
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Miroslav Lacek (born 16 April 1959) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Lacek was born in Kadaň, a town in modern day Czech Republic, where his father Jiří worked as a physical education teacher and was instrumental in the establishment of the Kadaň Tennis Association.[1]

As a junior, Lacek represented the Czechoslovakia national team alongside Ivan Lendl, including at a youth World Cup event in Caracas and the 1979 Galea Cup in Vichy, finishing second in the latter.[2] [3]

In the 1980s he competed on the professional tour and reached a career high singles ranking of 170 in the world, with runner-up finishes in two ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. He made the occasional Grand Prix main draw appearance and was a bronze medalist in doubles at the Friendship Games in 1984.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historie TK Kadaň :: Tenisový Klub Kadaň . www.tkkadan.cz.
  2. Web site: “Yo vi el primer Lendl vs Gómez” . . Spanish . 2011-05-07.
  3. News: Noah-Portes Win Doubles Vichy, France . . Newspapers.com . 29 July 1979 . en.
  4. Book: Trzciński . Tomasz . Gwiazdy sportu '84 . 1985 . Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza . 83-03-01177-4 . 91 . Polish.