Jiří Novák
Jiří Novák
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Country |
Czech Republic |
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Residence |
Monte Carlo, Monaco |
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Born |
(1975-03-22) March 22, 1975 Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia (now Zlín, Czech Republic) |
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Height |
1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
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Turned pro |
1993 |
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Retired |
2007 |
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Plays |
Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
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Prize money |
$7,614,063 |
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Singles |
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Career record |
337–260 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles |
7 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 5 (21 October 2002) |
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Grand Slam Singles results |
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Australian Open |
SF (2002) |
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French Open |
4R (2003) |
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Wimbledon |
3R (2003, 2005) |
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US Open |
4R (1999, 2002, 2006) |
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Other tournaments |
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Tour Finals |
RR (2002) |
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Olympic Games |
2R (2004) |
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Doubles |
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Career record |
311–211 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup) |
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Career titles |
18 |
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Highest ranking |
No. 6 (9 July 2001) |
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Grand Slam Doubles results |
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Australian Open |
QF (2000) |
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French Open |
QF (2000) |
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Wimbledon |
F (2001) |
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US Open |
F (2002) |
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Other Doubles tournaments |
Tour Finals |
RR (1999) |
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Olympic Games |
QF (1996) |
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Last updated on: September 2, 2012. |
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.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. He retired in 2007.
ATP Tour titles (25)
Singles: 13 (7–6)
- Wins (7)
Legend |
Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP International Series Gold (1) |
ATP Tour (6) |
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Opponent |
Score |
1. |
January 14, 1996 |
Auckland, New Zealand |
Hard |
Brett Steven |
6–4, 6–4 |
2. |
November 1, 1998 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Clay |
Xavier Malisse |
6–3, 6–3 |
3. |
May 6, 2001 |
Munich, Germany |
Clay |
Antony Dupuis |
6–4, 7–5 |
4. |
July 15, 2001 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
5. |
July 13, 2003 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Roger Federer |
5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
6. |
October 10, 2004 |
Tokyo, Japan |
Hard |
Taylor Dent |
5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
7. |
November 3, 2004 |
Basel, Switzerland |
Carpet (i) |
David Nalbandian |
5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
- Runner-ups (6)
Doubles (18)
No. |
Date |
Tournament |
Surface |
Partner |
Opponent |
Score |
1. |
September 11, 1995 |
Bogotá, Colombia |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Steve Campbell
MaliVai Washington |
7–6, 6–2 |
2. |
October 23, 1995 |
Santiago, Chile |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Shelby Cannon
Francisco Montana |
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
3. |
March 25, 1996 |
Casablanca, Morocco |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig |
7–6, 6–3 |
4. |
July 8, 1996 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Pavel Vízner |
Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson |
4–6, 7–6, 7–6 |
5. |
April 29, 1997 |
Ostrava, Czech Republic |
Carpet (i) |
David Rikl |
Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana |
6–2, 6–4 |
6. |
February 2, 1998 |
Split, Croatia |
Carpet (i) |
Martin Damm |
Fredrik Bergh
Patrik Fredriksson |
7–6, 6–2 |
7. |
August 10, 1998 |
San Marino, San Marino |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto |
6–4, 7–6 |
8. |
August 17, 1998 |
Indianapolis, USA |
Hard |
David Rikl |
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor |
6–2, 7–6 |
9. |
October 26, 1998 |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Daniel Orsanic
David Roditi |
6–4, 6–2 |
10. |
February 7, 2000 |
Dubai, UAE |
Hard |
David Rikl |
Robbie Koenig
Peter Tramacchi |
6–2, 7–5 |
11. |
July 10, 2000 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Jérôme Golmard
Michael Kohlmann |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
12. |
July 17, 2000 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
David Rikl |
Lucas Arnold Ker
Donald Johnson |
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
13. |
October 30, 2000 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Hard (i) |
David Rikl |
Donald Johnson
Piet Norval |
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
14. |
March 19, 2001 |
Miami, USA |
Hard |
David Rikl |
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge |
7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
15. |
July 30, 2001 |
Montreal, Canada |
Hard |
David Rikl |
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
16. |
July 12, 2004 |
Stuttgart, Germany |
Clay |
Radek Štěpánek |
Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry |
6–2, 6–4 |
17. |
July 25, 2005 |
Umag, Croatia |
Clay |
Petr Pála |
Michal Mertiňák
David Škoch |
6–3, 6–3 |
18. |
July 10, 2006 |
Gstaad, Switzerland |
Clay |
Andrei Pavel |
Marco Chiudinelli
Jean-Claude Scherrer |
6–3, 6–1 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | W–L |
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 |
US Open |
1R |
2R |
2R |
1R |
4R |
3R |
3R |
4R |
3R |
3R |
2R |
4R |
20–11 |
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 |
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 |
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