Jiří Novák

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Jiří Novák
Image:Jiří Novák.jpg
Country Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic
Residence Monte Carlo, Monaco
Date of birth March 22, 1975 (1975-03-22) (age 33)
Place of birth Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb/13.5 st)
Turned pro 1993
Retired 2007
Plays Right-handed
Career prize money $7,614,063
Singles
Career record: 337-260
Career titles: 7
Highest ranking: No. 5 (October 21, 2002)
Grand Slam results
Australian Open SF (2002)
French Open 4th (2003)
Wimbledon 3rd (2003, 2005)
US Open 4th (1999, 2002, 2006)
Doubles
Career record: 311-211
Career titles: 18
Highest ranking: No. 6 (July 9, 2001)

Infobox last updated on: May 28, 2007.

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] ) (born March 22, 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

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[edit] Career

Novák turned professional in 1993 and has won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he has been the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák received his career-high ranking of 5th. He is currently 160th in the ATP rankings.

[edit] ATP Tour titles (25)

[edit] Singles wins (7)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (7)
No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score
1. 14 January 1996 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Flag of New Zealand Brett Steven 6–4 6–4
2. 1 November 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Flag of Belgium Xavier Malisse 6–3 6–3
3. 6 May 2001 Munich, Germany Clay Flag of France Antony Dupuis 6–4 7–5
4. 15 July 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1 6–75 7–5
5. 13 July 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Switzerland Roger Federer 5–7 6–3 6–3 1–6 6–3
6. 10 October 2004 Tokyo, Japan Hard Flag of the United States Taylor Dent 5–7 6–1 6–3
7. 3 November 2004 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) Flag of Argentina David Nalbandian 5–7 6–3 6–4 1–6 6–2

[edit] Singles finalist (6)

[edit] Doubles (18)

No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponents in the final Score
1. September 11, 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the United States Steve Campbell
Flag of the United States MaliVai Washington
7–6 6–2
2. October 23, 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the United States Shelby Cannon
Flag of the United States Francisco Montana
6–4 4–6 6–1
3. March 25, 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of Spain Tomas Carbonell
Flag of Spain Francisco Roig
7–6 6–3
4. July 8, 1996 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Pavel Vizner Flag of the United States Trevor Kronemann
Flag of Australia David Macpherson
4–6 7–6 7–6
5. April 29, 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States Francisco Montana
6–2 6–4
6. February 2, 1998 Split, Croatia Carpet (i) Flag of the Czech Republic Martin Damm Flag of Sweden Fredrik Bergh
Flag of Sweden Patrik Fredriksson
7–6 6–2
7. August 10, 1998 San Marino, San Marino Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of Argentina Mariano Hood
Flag of Argentina Sebastian Prieto
6–4 7–6
8. August 17, 1998 Indianapolis, U.S. Hard Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the Bahamas Mark Knowles
Flag of Canada Daniel Nestor
6–2 7–6
9. October 26, 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of Argentina Daniel Orsanic
Flag of Mexico David Roditi
6–4 6–2
10. February 7, 2000 Dubai, U.A.E Hard Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of South Africa Robbie Koenig
Flag of Australia Peter Tramacchi
6–2 7–5
11. July 10, 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of France Jerome Golmard
Flag of Germany Michael Kohlmann
3–6 6–3 6–4
12. July 17, 2000 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker
Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
5–7 6–2 6–3
13. October 30, 2000 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of South Africa Piet Norval
3–6 6–3 6–4
14. March 19, 2001 Miami, U.S. Hard Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of Sweden Jonas Björkman
Flag of Australia Todd Woodbridge
7–5 7-6³
15. July 30, 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard Flag of the Czech Republic David Rikl Flag of the United States Donald Johnson
Flag of the United States Jared Palmer
6–4 3–6 6–3
16. July 12, 2004 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek Flag of Sweden Simon Aspelin
Flag of Australia Todd Perry
6–2 6–4
17. July 12, 2004 Umag, Croatia Clay Flag of the Czech Republic Petr Pála Flag of Slovakia Michal Mertinak
Flag of the Czech Republic David Skoch
6–3 6–3
18. July 10, 2006 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Flag of Romania Andrei Pavel Flag of Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli
Flag of Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
6–3 6–1

[edit] Singles performance timeline

Tournament 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Career Win-Loss
Australian Open A 1R 2R A 3R 2R A SF 3R 3R A A 13-7
French Open A 2R A 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 4R 2R 2R 1R 11-10
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 3R 1R 8-11
U.S. Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 4R 3R 3R 4R 3R 3R 2R 4R 20-11
Grand Slam Win-Loss 0-1 3-4 2-3 0-3 7-4 3-4 5-3 11-4 9-4 5-4 4-2 3-3 52-39
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A 2R 2R 3R 3R A 5–7
Miami Masters A A 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 4R A 6–9
Monte Carlo Masters A 2R A A 3R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R A 8–8
Rome Masters A A A A A 2R A SF 3R QF 1R 1R 10-6
Hamburg Masters A A A A 3R 1R A 3R 1R 1R 3R 1R 6–7
Canada Masters A 2R A A 3R SF 1R SF 3R 2R 2R A 15-8
Cincinnati Masters A A 3R A 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 6–8
Madrid Masters A A A A 3R 1R 3R F 3R 2R 1R A 9–6
Paris Masters A A A A 1R 1R QF 2R SF 2R 1R A 6–7
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A A A RR A A A A 1–2
Total Titles 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7
Year End Ranking 53 52 48 75 36 53 29 7 13 24 48 129 N-A

A = did not participate in the tournament.

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