Radim Žitko Explained

Radim Žitko
Birth Date:8 December 1978
Plays:Right-handed
Careerprizemoney:$83,012
Singlesrecord:0–2
Highestsinglesranking:No. 253 (11 Sep 2006)
Usopenresult:Q2 (2006)
Highestdoublesranking:No. 515 (8 Mar 2004)

Radim Žitko (born 8 December 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player.[1]

Žitko, who comes from Plzeň, had a career best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won six titles at ITF Futures level. He made ATP Tour main draw appearances at the 2001 Japan Open and the 2005 Dutch Open. In 2006 he featured in the qualifying draw for the US Open.

Locally, Žitko played club tennis for TK Slavia Plzeň and also competed in the German Bundesliga for TB Erlangen.[2]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (6)

No.DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
1.Germany F10, OberhachingCarpet Ivo Karlović6–1, 6–2
2.Australia F1, BeaumarisHard Paul Hanley6–2, 6–4
3.Japan F7, ChibaHard Ashley Ford6–4, 4–6, 7–6(13)
4.Czech Rep. F2, Karlovy VaryClay Tomáš Cakl4–6, 6–1, 7–6(2)
5.Australia F1, SydneyCarpet Nathan Healey3–6, 6–4, 6–4
6.Poland F4, KatowiceClay Michael Ryderstedt6–7(1), 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: (5)

No.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
1.France F9, ForbachCarpet Pavel Kudrnáč Claude N'Goran
Nicolas Perrein
6–1, 6–4
2.France F10, Saint-DizierHard Pavel Kudrnáč Gordon Bergraaf
Melle van Gemerden
6–4, 6–4
3.Georgia F1, TbilisiClay Jaroslav Pospíšil Mikhail Elgin
Orest Tereshchuk
1–6, 7–5, 7–5
4.Poland F4, KatowiceClay Michal Navrátil Radosław Nijaki
Filip Urban
6–2, 6–7(5), 6–3
5.Dominican Republic F2,
Santo Domingo
Hard David Goffin Lado Chikhladze
David Klier
7–6(8), 3–6, [10–3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Šiman . Libor . Tenista Žitko si o titul nezahraje . Plzeňský deník . 15 January 2010 . cs.
  2. News: Der Bundesliga-Dino startet mit einer Niederlage . www.nordbayern.de . 11 June 2016 . German.