Radek Štěpánek
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| Nickname(s) | Steps, Gollum, "Propiciatory circumstances" | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Monte Carlo, Monaco | |
| Date of birth | November 27, 1978 | |
| Place of birth | Karviná, Czechoslovakia | |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 75 kg (170 lb/11.8 st) | |
| Turned pro | 1996 | |
| Plays | Right-handed; two-handed backhand | |
| Career prize money | $5,003,126 | |
| Singles | ||
| Career record: | 211–158 | |
| Career titles: | 2 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 8 (July 10, 2006) | |
| Grand Slam results | ||
| Australian Open | 3r (2003, 2005, 2007) | |
| French Open | 4r (2008) | |
| Wimbledon | QF (2006) | |
| US Open | 3r (2003, 2008) | |
| Doubles | ||
| Career record: | 162–108 | |
| Career titles: | 12 | |
| Highest ranking: | No. 13 (September 16, 2002) | |
| Mixed Doubles | ||
| Career record: | {{{mixedrecord}}} | |
| Career titles: | {{{mixedtitles}}} | |
| Highest ranking: | {{{highestmixedranking}}} | |
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Infobox last updated on: Novemver 17, 2008. |
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Radek Štěpánek (born November 27, 1978 in Karviná) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.
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Career
Štěpánek turned professional in 1996. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Stepanek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top level doubles.
2006 was Štěpánek's best year to date, he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated José Acasuso in the semifinals of the Masters Series event in Hamburg. He went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP world ranking of No. 11 in singles.
Earlier in 2006, he won his first ATP singles title, beating Christophe Rochus in Rotterdam, but he had yet to progress beyond the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament until he got into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon, where he was eliminated by 34-year-old Jonas Björkman, after holding match point at 7–6 in the 4th set tiebreak.
This performance helped Štěpánek break into the top 10 and achieve his highest world ranking of No. 8. However after Wimbledon, Stepanek was out of action for the rest of the year due to a chronic neck injury.
In the second round of the 2007 U.S. Open, Štěpánek played a superb match against third seed Novak Djokovic, which he ended up losing after 4h44 of play in the ultimate tie-break of the fifth set. Although he lost the match, his defeat was a close one [7-6 (4), 6–7 (5), 7–5, 5–7, 6–7 (2)].
In 2008, he achieved some good results such as reaching the final in San Jose but lost to Andy Roddick. He also made it to the semifinals in the Rome masters losing to Novak Djokovic after he retired. In the 2008 Summer Olympics, he lost to Michaël Llodra in the first round in 3 sets. The final score was 6-4, 6-7 (5), 9-11. Štěpánek finished the season ranked 27, but attended the end of year Masters Cup as an alternate. After Roddick pulled out through injury before his second match, Štěpánek entered the tournament with two round robin ties to play against Roger Federer and Gilles Simon. He gave world number 2 Federer a tough match, losing 7-6 6-4, but was beaten comprehensively by Simon.
Personal life
He had been engaged to Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis, but split up in August 2007.[1][2] He also owns a condominium in Bradenton, Florida. He is coached by former Australian Open champion Petr Korda.
ATP Tour Titles (14)
| Legend (Singles) |
| Grand Slam (0) |
| Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
| ATP Masters Series (0) |
| ATP Tour (2) |
Singles (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | June 13, 2006 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) |  Christophe Rochus |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 2. | July 22, 2007 | Los Angeles, U.S. | Hard |  James Blake |
7–6(7), 5–7, 6–2 |
Singles finalist (5)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | 2004 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) |  Marat Safin |
6–3, 6–7(5), 6–3 |
| 2. | 2005 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Hard (i) |  Jonas Björkman |
6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 3. | 2005 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Robin Söderling |
6–3, 6–7(2), 7–6(5) |
| 4. | 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Clay |  Tommy Robredo |
6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 5. | 2008 | San José, California, USA | Hard | Andy Roddick |
6–4, 7–5 |
Doubles (12)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponents in the final | Score |
| 1. | April 26, 1999 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Martin Damm |
Mark Keil Nicolás Lapentti |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 2. | April 9, 2001 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Michal Tabara |
Donald Johnson Nenad Zimonjić |
6–4, 6–1 |
| 3. | April 30, 2001 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Petr Luxa |
 Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic |
5–7, 6–2, 7–65 |
| 4. | October 8, 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Hard (i) | Martin Damm |
Jiří Novák David Rikl |
6–3, 6–2 |
| 5. | April 29, 2002 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Petr Luxa |
Petr Pála Pavel Vízner |
6–0, 64–7, [11-9] |
| 6. | January 27, 2003 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Petr Luxa |
Tomáš Cibulec Pavel Vízner |
6–4, 7–64 |
| 7. | February 16, 2004 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Hard (i) |  Paul Hanley |
 Jonathan Erlich Andy Ram |
5–7, 7–65, 7–5 |
| 8. | July 12, 2004 | Stuttgart, Germany | Clay | Jiří Novák |
Simon Aspelin Todd Perry |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 9. | September 13, 2004 | Delray Beach, U.S. | Hard |  Leander Paes |
Gastón Etlis Martín Rodríguez |
6–0, 6–3 |
| 10. | February 7, 2005 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Martin Damm |
 Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
7–64, 7–65 |
| 11. | February 21, 2005 | Dubai, U.A.E | Hard | Martin Damm |
Jonas Björkman Fabrice Santoro |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 12. | February 13, 2006 | Marseille, France | Hard (i) | Martin Damm |
Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 64–7, [10-3] |
ITF Singles titles (3)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score |
| 1. | August 3, 1998 | Segovia Challenger, Segovia, Spain | Hard |  Alex Rădulescu |
7–5 7–5 |
| 2. | June 2, 2003 | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Mariano Puerta |
7–5 6–3 |
| 3. | May 31, 2004 | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Michal Tabara |
7–6 7–5 |
Singles performance timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through to the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup, which Štěpánek was eliminated from on November 14, 2008.
| Tournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | Career Win-Loss |
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| Australian Open | A | 3R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 8–6 |
| French Open | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 9–6 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | QF | 1R | 3R | 12-7 |
| US Open | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | A | 2R | 3R | 6–6 |
| Grand Slam Win-Loss | 2-2 | 7-4 | 2-4 | 6-4 | 7-3 | 4-4 | 7-4 | 35-25 |
| Indian Wells Masters | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1–6 |
| Miami Masters | A | 4R | 3R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 4R | 13-6 |
| Monte Carlo Masters | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 3–6 |
| Rome Masters | A | 3R | 2R | QF | 3R | 2R | SF | 13–6 |
| Hamburg Masters | A | 1R | A | 2R | F | 1R | A | 6–4 |
| Canada Masters | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | SF | 1R | 6–5 |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1–4 |
| Madrid Masters | A | A | A | QF | A | 1R | 2R | 3–3 |
| Paris Masters | 2R | 1R | F | SF | A | A | 2R | 10–5 |
| Tennis Masters Cup | A | A | A | A | A | A | RR | 0–2 |
| Total Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Year End Ranking | 63 | 46 | 33 | 20 | 19 | 29 | 179-136 |
- A = did not participate in the tournament.
References
External links
- Radek Štěpánek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Radek Štěpánek at the International Tennis Federation
- Radek Štěpánek at Davis Cup
- Štěpánek Recent Match Results
- Štěpánek World Ranking History