Czech tennis player
Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] ⓘ ; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was born in Zlín , Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo , Monaco .[ 1]
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven 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.
Novák was the first player to face Roger Federer at Wimbledon . In this first-round match at the 1999 tournament, Novák defeated Federer in five sets.
Novák created a tennis school in the Czech Republic and one of his students was the fourteen year old Preet Chandi before she went on to be an adventurer.[ 2]
Grand Slam tournaments [ edit ] Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)[ edit ] Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups)[ edit ] Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-ups)[ edit ] Key W F SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–1) ATP Championship Series (1–2) ATP World Series (6–3)
Finals by surface Hard (2–5) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Finals by setting Outdoors (6–4) Indoors (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jan 1996 Auckland , New Zealand World Series Hard Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4 Loss 1–1 Mar 1996 Mexico City , Mexico World Series Clay Thomas Muster 6–7(3–7) , 2–6 Win 2–1 Nov 1998 Mexico City , Mexico International Series Clay Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–3 Win 3–1 May 2001 Munich , Germany International Series Clay Antony Dupuis 6–4, 7–5 Win 4–1 Jul 2001 Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5 Loss 4–2 Oct 2002 Vienna , Austria Championship Series Hard (i) Roger Federer 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 4–3 Oct 2002 Madrid , Spain Masters Series Hard (i) Andre Agassi walkover Loss 4–4 Feb 2003 Dubai , United Arab Emirates Championship Series Hard Roger Federer 1–6, 6–7(2–7) Win 5–4 Jul 2003 Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay Roger Federer 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 Loss 5–5 Sep 2003 Shanghai , China International Series Hard Mark Philippoussis 2–6, 1–6 Win 6–5 Oct 2004 Tokyo , Japan Championship Series Hard Taylor Dent 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 Win 7–5 Nov 2004 Basel , Switzerland International Series Carpet (i) David Nalbandian 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 Loss 7–6 Feb 2005 Delray Beach , United States International Series Hard Xavier Malisse 6–76 , 2–6
Doubles: 40 (18 titles, 22 runner-ups)[ edit ] Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–2) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (3–1) ATP Championship Series (3–4) ATP International Series (12–15)
Finals by surface Hard (5–11) Clay (11–7) Grass (0–1) Carpet (2–3)
Finals by setting Outdoors (15–14) Indoors (3–8)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Loss 0–1 Aug 1995 Prague , Czech Republic World Series Clay David Rikl Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 5–7, 6–1, 6–7 Win 1–1 Sep 1995 Bogotá , Colombia World Series Clay David Rikl Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington 7–6, 6–2 Win 2–1 Oct 1995 Santiago , Chile World Series Clay David Rikl Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 Loss 2–2 Nov 1995 Montevideo , Uruguay World Series Clay David Rikl Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal 6–2, 6–7, 6–7 Loss 2–3 Nov 1995 Buenos Aires , Argentina World Series Clay David Rikl Vince Spadea Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 3–6 Loss 2–4 Feb 1996 Dubai , United Arab Emirates World Series Hard Karel Nováček Byron Black Grant Connell 0–6, 1–6 Win 3–4 Mar 1996 Casablanca , Morocco World Series Clay David Rikl Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 7–6, 6–3 Win 4–4 Jul 1996 Gstaad , Switzerland World Series Clay Pavel Vízner Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson 4–6, 7–6, 7–6 Loss 4–5 Nov 1996 Moscow , Russia World Series Carpet (i) David Rikl Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 Win 5–5 Oct 1997 Ostrava , Czech Republic World Series Carpet (i) David Rikl Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–2, 6–4 Win 6–5 Feb 1998 Split , Croatia World Series Carpet (i) Martin Damm Fredrik Bergh Patrik Fredriksson 7–6, 6–2 Loss 6–6 Aug 1998 Umag , Croatia World Series Clay David Rikl Neil Broad Pieter Norval 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 Win 7–6 Aug 1998 San Marino , San Marino World Series Clay David Rikl Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 7–6 Win 8–6 Aug 1998 Indianapolis , United States Championship Series Hard David Rikl Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 7–6 Loss 8–7 Oct 1998 Mallorca , Spain World Series Clay David Rikl Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic 6–7, 3–6 Win 9–7 Nov 1998 Mexico City , Mexico International Series Clay David Rikl Daniel Orsanic David Roditi 6–4, 6–2 Loss 9–8 Jan 1999 Auckland , New Zealand World Series Hard David Rikl Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek 5–7, 5–7 Loss 9–9 Apr 1999 Estoril , Portugal International Series Clay David Rikl Tomás Carbonell Donald Johnson 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 Loss 9–10 Apr 1999 Monte Carlo , Monaco Masters Series Clay David Rikl Olivier Delaître Tim Henman 2–6, 3–6 Loss 9–11 Oct 1999 Basle , Switzerland World Series Carpet (i) David Rikl Aleksandar Kitinov Brent Haygarth 6–0, 4–6, 5–7 Win 10–11 Feb 2000 Dubai , United Arab Emirates International Series Hard David Rikl Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi 6–2, 7–5 Win 11–11 Jul 2000 Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay David Rikl Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Win 12–11 Jul 2000 Stuttgart , Germany Championship Series Clay David Rikl Lucas Arnold Ker Donald Johnson 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 Loss 12–12 Oct 2000 Vienna , Austria Championship Series Hard (i) David Rikl Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 4–6 Loss 12–13 Oct 2000 Moscow , Russia International Series Carpet (i) David Rikl Jonas Björkman David Prinosil 2–6, 3–6 Win 13–13 Nov 2000 Stuttgart , Germany Masters Series Hard (i) David Rikl Donald Johnson Piet Norval 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 Loss 13–14 Feb 2001 Copenhagen , Denmark International Series Hard (i) David Rikl Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 3–6, 3–6 Win 14–14 Apr 2001 Miami , United States Masters Series Hard David Rikl Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 7–6(7–3) Loss 14–15 Jul 2001 Wimbledon , United Kingdom Grand Slam Grass David Rikl Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8) Win 15–15 Aug 2001 Montreal , Canada Masters Series Hard David Rikl Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 15–16 Oct 2001 Vienna , Austria Championship Series Hard (i) David Rikl Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek 3–6, 2–6 Loss 15–17 Jan 2002 Doha , Qatar International Series Hard David Rikl Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 3–6, 6–7(5–7) Loss 15–18 Feb 2002 Copenhagen , Denmark International Series Hard (i) Radek Štěpánek Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann 6–7(8–10) , 5–7 Loss 15–19 Sep 2002 New York , United States Grand Slam Hard Radek Štěpánek Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi 3–6, 6–3, 4–6 Loss 15–20 Oct 2002 Vienna , Austria Championship Series Hard (i) Radek Štěpánek Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle 4–6, 3–6 Loss 15–21 Jan 2004 Auckland , New Zealand International Series Hard Radek Štěpánek Mahesh Bhupathi Fabrice Santoro 6–4, 5–7, 3–6 Win 16–21 Jul 2004 Stuttgart , Germany Championship Series Clay Radek Štěpánek Simon Aspelin Todd Perry 6–2, 6–4 Loss 16–22 Oct 2004 Tokyo , Japan Championship Series Hard Petr Pála Jared Palmer Pavel Vízner 1–5 ret. Win 17–22 Jul 2005 Umag , Croatia International Series Clay Petr Pála Michal Mertiňák David Škoch 6–3, 6–3 Win 18–22 Jul 2006 Gstaad , Switzerland International Series Clay Andrei Pavel Marco Chiudinelli Jean-Claude Scherrer 6–3, 6–1
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ] Legend ATP Challenger (6–7) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (5–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score Win 1–0 Jul 1994 Prague , Czech Republic Challenger Clay Albert Portas 6–2, 7–5 Win 2–0 Feb 1995 Mar del Plata , Argentina Challenger Clay Kris Goossens 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 Loss 2–1 Apr 1995 Birmingham , United States Challenger Clay Bohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 6–7 Win 3–1 May 1995 Budapest , Hungary Challenger Clay Félix Mantilla 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 Loss 3–2 Jul 1995 Oberstaufen , Germany Challenger Clay Carlos Moyá 3–6, 4–6 Loss 3–3 Aug 1995 Graz , Austria Challenger Clay Carlos Costa 4–6, 3–6 Loss 3–4 Sep 1995 Prostějov , Czech Republic Challenger Clay Andrea Gaudenzi 4–6, 3–6 Win 4–4 Oct 1995 Lima , Peru Challenger Clay Nicolás Lapentti 7–6, 6–3 Win 5–4 Mar 1997 Indian Wells , United States Challenger Hard Slava Doseděl 7–6, 6–4 Loss 5–5 Nov 1997 Aachen , Germany Challenger Hard Hendrik Dreekmann 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 Win 6–5 Jun 1998 Zagreb , Croatia Challenger Clay Mariano Puerta 7–5, 6–1 Loss 6–6 Jun 2001 Prostějov , Czech Republic Challenger Clay Bohdan Ulihrach 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 3–6 Loss 6–7 Jun 2002 Prostějov , Czech Republic Challenger Clay Guillermo Coria 3–6, 3–6
Legend ATP Challenger (5–1) ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score Win 1–0 Dec 1994 Prostějov , Czech Republic Challenger Carpet Radomír Vašek Sjeng Schalken Joost Winnink 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 Win 2–0 Jun 1995 Košice , Slovakia Challenger Clay David Rikl Jeff Tarango Adrian Voinea 7–6, 6–2 Win 3–0 Jul 1995 Oberstaufen , Germany Challenger Clay Tomáš Krupa Lorenzo Manta Patrick Mohr 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win 4–0 Jun 1997 Prostějov , Czech Republic Challenger Clay David Rikl Scott Melville Diego Nargiso 6–4, 6–2 Loss 4–1 Apr 1998 Prague , Czech Republic Challenger Clay Radek Štěpánek Joan Balcells Nenad Zimonjić 6–7, 6–7 Win 5–1 May 1998 Košice , Slovakia Challenger Clay David Rikl Nebojsa Djordjevic Marcos Ondruska 7–6, 6–4
Season 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Total Wins 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 3 2 3 3 4 0 0 21
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score 1996 1. Boris Becker 6 Basel , Switzerland Hard (i) 2R 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 45 1997 2. Carlos Moyá 9 Dubai , United Arab Emirates Hard 1R 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 67 3. Richard Krajicek 6 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 6–2, 6–2 67 4. Carlos Moyá 6 Ostrava , Czech Republic Carpet (i) 2R 6–4, 6–4 63 5. Sergi Bruguera 10 Moscow , Russia Carpet (i) 1R 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 53 1999 6. Todd Martin 4 Vienna , Austria Carpet (i) 1R 7–6(7–3) , 6–7(5–7) , 6–4 34 2000 7. Tim Henman 10 Davis Cup , Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay (i) RR 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 44 8. Pete Sampras 2 Davis Cup , Los Angeles, United States Hard (i) RR 7–6(7–1) , 6–3, 6–2 39 9. Thomas Enqvist 7 Toronto , Canada Hard 3R 6–2, 1–6, 3–1, ret. 55 2001 10. Àlex Corretja 9 Gstaad , Switzerland Clay SF 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 40 11. Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay F 6–1, 6–7(5–7) , 7–5 40 2002 12. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Dubai , United Arab Emirates Hard QF 6–1, 6–1 17 13. Sébastien Grosjean 8 Davis Cup , Pau, France Carpet (i) RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 15 14. Andre Agassi 2 Tennis Masters Cup , Shanghai, China Hard (i) RR 7–5, 6–1 7 2003 15. Carlos Moyá 4 World Team Cup , Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 4–6, 7–6(7–5) , 6–2 14 16. Roger Federer 3 Gstaad , Switzerland Clay F 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 10 17. Juan Carlos Ferrero 1 Paris , France Carpet (i) 3R 7–5, 7–5 18 2004 18. Tim Henman 5 Summer Olympics , Athens, Greece Hard 1R 6–3, 6–3 24 19. Lleyton Hewitt 3 Tokyo , Japan Hard SF 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 28 20. Tim Henman 4 Basel , Switzerland Carpet (i) QF 7–6(7–5) , 7–5 20 21. David Nalbandian 10 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) F 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 20
One of eleven players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon (1999); the other ten being Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2000), Tim Henman (2001), Mario Ančić (2002), Rafael Nadal (2008), Tomáš Berdych (2010), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011), Sergiy Stakhovsky (2013), Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2019), Milos Raonic (2016), Kevin Anderson (2018) and Hubert Hurkacz (2021).