Jiří Veselý

Jiří Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛsɛliː]; born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 on 27 April 2015.

Jiří Veselý

Veselý at the 2021 Internationaux de Tennis de Vendée
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Březnice, Czech Republic[1]
Born	(1993-07-10) 10 July 1993 (age 31) Příbram, Czech Republic
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro	2009[2]
Plays	Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Emanuel Rehola (2023–), Jaroslav Navrátil, Dušan Lojda (2021–2023)[3]
Prize money	US $6,105,681
Singles
Career record	143–169
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 35 (27 April 2015)
Current ranking	No. 337 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2018, 2021)
French Open	3R (2017)
Wimbledon	4R (2016, 2018)
US Open	3R (2015, 2023)
Doubles
Career record	39–66
Career titles	2
Highest ranking	No. 94 (8 June 2015)
Current ranking	No. 1030 (18 November 2024)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2016)
French Open	3R (2017)
Wimbledon	2R (2014)
US Open	2R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2013)
Last updated on: 21 November 2024.

Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing a mixed-NOCs team
Youth Olympic Games
	2010 Singapore	Doubles

Youth career

Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, compiling a singles win–loss record of 125–45.^[4]

Professional career

2012–2015: Grand Slam debut, first singles and doubles titles, Top 35

Veselý made his Davis Cup debut for Czech Republic in February 2013, and to date has nine singles titles on the ITF Futures circuit to his name and three Challengers.^[5]

2016: Two ATP top 10 wins, including over the World No. 1 Djokovic, Wimbledon fourth round

At the 2016 US Open, Veselý beat Saketh Myneni in the first round and set up a rematch of Monte Carlo with world number one Novak Djokovic. However, Veselý pulled out before the match was set to begin because of a left arm injury.^[6]

2017–2020: Second doubles title, second singles title & first since 2015

In 2020 Maharashtra Open, Veselý once again required three sets, saving four match points to defeat Ričardas Berankis, to advance to his first tour-level final since April 2015. He defeated Egor Gerasimov in three sets to win the title.^[7]

2022: Second victory over Djokovic, first ATP 500 final

Veselý started his 2022 season at the Adelaide International 1. He lost in the first round to sixth seed Tommy Paul.^[8] Getting past qualifying at the Sydney Classic, he was defeated in the first round by Brandon Nakashima.^[9] At the Australian Open, he was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by American wildcard Stefan Kozlov.^[10]

Seeded fourth and defending champion from when the Maharashtra Open was last held in 2020, Veselý failed to defend his title; he lost in the quarterfinals to sixth seed and eventual finalist, Emil Ruusuvuori.^[11] As a result, his ranking fell from 80 to 123; he exited the top 100 for the first time since the beginning of 2020. In February, as the top seed at the Bengaluru Open, he retired after losing the first set to opponent, sixth seed Enzo Couacaud, due to fatigue caused by a bout of food poisoning.^[12]

In Doha, he lost in the first round to Arthur Rinderknech.^[13] Ranked World No. 123 at the time, Veselý qualified for the Dubai Championships by defeating Hady Habib and Alexei Popyrin. He reached the quarterfinals with victories over world No. 24 Marin Čilić and eighth seed and world No. 15, Roberto Bautista Agut.^[14][15] In the quarterfinals, he recorded his second career victory over Novak Djokovic, defeating the World No. 1 in straight sets to reach the semifinal, his first since 2020 in Pune.^[16][17] This victory also allowed Daniil Medvedev to ascend to the World No. 1 ranking, marking the first time a male player outside the Big Four held the number 1 ranking since Andy Roddick in 2004.^[18][19] He then defeated sixth seed and world No. 14, Denis Shapovalov, in three sets to reach his first ATP 500 final claiming his third top-20 win in the tournament.^[20] He lost the final in straight sets to second seed and world No. 7, Andrey Rublev.^[21] After the tournament, his ranking improved from 123 to 74.

In March, Veselý competed at the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II. As the top seed, he lost in the first round to Nino Serdarušić.^[22] Seeded fourth at the Andalucía Challenger, he reached the semifinals where he was defeated by Jaume Munar.^[23] At the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh, he retired in the third set during his first-round match against Malek Jaziri.^[24] In Estoril, he lost in the first round to qualifier Hugo Dellien.^[25] At the Mutua Madrid Open, he fell in the first round of qualifying to David Goffin.^[26] At Roland Garros, he was beaten in the first round by Steve Johnson.

Veselý started his grass-court season at the Nottingham Open. Seeded second, he lost in the first round to British tennis player, Ryan Peniston.^[27] Seeded second at the Ilkley Trophy, he made it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by fifth seed and eventual finalist, Jack Sock.^[28] At Wimbledon, he reached the third round where he lost to 30th seed and world No. 32, Tommy Paul.^[29]

After Wimbledon, Veselý played at the Hall of Fame Open. Seeded seventh, he withdrew from his second-round match against Steve Johnson.^[30]

In August, Veselý competed at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open. Seeded second, he lost in the second round to Gilles Simon. Seeded second at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby, he was defeated in the first round by American qualifier Aidan Mayo.^[31] At the US Open, he lost in the first round to 20th seed and world No. 23, Dan Evans.^[32]

2023–24: Return to the Tour, Major third round, back to top 300

Veselý entered the 2023 Surbiton Trophy using protected ranking. He won his first ATP tour level match after his return at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships defeating 22nd seed Sebastian Korda also with protected ranking.^[33] Again using his protected ranking, Veselý matched his best performance in the US Open by reaching the third round. He defeated qualifier Enzo Couacaud and 20th seed Francisco Cerúndolo, both in five sets but lost to qualifier Borna Gojo.^[34]

Coaches

Veselý's former coaches were Jaroslav Navrátil and Dušan Lojda. In December 2015, Veselý began to work with Tomáš Krupa, formerly the longtime coach of Tomáš Berdych.^[35]

Performance timelines

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

P#

DNQ

A

Z#

PO

G

S

B

NMS

NTI

P

NH

(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

Singles

Current through the 2024 Australian Open.

Tournament	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	2R	1R	A	1R	0 / 9	2–9
French Open	A	1R	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	1R	1R	A	0 / 11	5–11
Wimbledon	A	Q2	3R	2R	4R	2R	4R	3R	NH	2R	3R	2R	Q2	0 / 9	16–9
US Open	A	1R	1R	3R	2R[a]	1R	A	1R	1R	1R	1R	3R	A	0 / 10	5–9
Win–loss	0–0	0–2	3–4	3–4	5–3	3–4	4–3	2–4	1–2	2–4	2–4	3–3	0–1	0 / 39	28–38
ATP Masters 1000
Indian Wells Open	A	A	3R	1R	1R	2R	1R	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 5	3–5
Miami Open	A	A	2R	1R	1R	3R	2R	A	NH	1R	A	A		0 / 6	4–6
Monte-Carlo Masters	A	A	A	1R	3R	2R	A	A	NH	Q1	A	A		0 / 3	3–3
Madrid Open	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	NH	A	Q1	A		0 / 1	0–1
Italian Open	A	A	A	2R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 2	2–2
Canadian Open	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NH	A	A	A		0 / 0	0–0
Cincinnati Open	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 3	0–3
Shanghai Masters	A	A	A	A	A	1R	A	A	NH		A	A		0 / 1	0–1
Paris Masters	A	A	A	1R	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A		0 / 1	0–1
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	3–2	1–7	2–4	5–6	1–2	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0		0 / 22	12–22
Career statistics
	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	Career
Tournaments	0	5	17	29	21	24	17	11	7	15	12	4	1	Career total: 163
Titles	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	Career total: 2
Finals	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	Career total: 4
Overall win–loss	0–0	0–7	16–17	24–30	21–22	24–26	16–18	9–11	12–6	10–16	8–11	3–4	0–1	2 / 163	143–169
Win %	–	0%	48%	44%	49%	48%	47%	45%	67%	38%	42%	43%	0%	Career total: 46%
Year-end ranking	263	85	66	41	55	62	89	105	68	82	112	292	337	$6,105,681

Doubles

Current through the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open.

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	A	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	A	1R	1R	1–6
French Open	A	A	2R	1R	3R	1R	A	1R	A	1R	3–6
Wimbledon	Q2	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	NH	1R	A	1–4
US Open	2R	2R	2R[b]	A	1R	A	A	A	A	1R	3–4
Win–loss	1–1	2–2	2–3	1–2	2–4	0–2	0–0	0–1	0–2	0–3	8–20
National Representation
Davis Cup	A	A	1R	A	1R	Z1	Z1	RR			2–4
Career Statistics
	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	Career
Tournaments	1	5	18	7	15	7	1	2	9	7	71
Titles	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Finals	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3
Overall win–loss	1–1	7–4	7–16	4–7	9–12	6–6	0–2	0–2	3–9	2–7	39–66
Year-end rankings	305	123	181	184	135	177	584	651	342	686	37.14%

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–1) ATP 250 (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–1) Clay (0–1) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (2–2) Indoor (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Jan 2015	Auckland Open, New Zealand	ATP 250	Hard	Adrian Mannarino	6–3, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Apr 2015	Romanian Open, Romania	ATP 250	Clay	Guillermo García López	6–7(5–7), 6–7(11–13)
Win	2–1	Feb 2020	Maharashtra Open, India	ATP 250	Hard	Egor Gerasimov	7–6(7–2), 5–7, 6–3
Loss	2–2	Feb 2022	Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE	ATP 500	Hard	Andrey Rublev	3–6, 4–6

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam (0–0) ATP Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP 500 (0–0) ATP 250 (2–1)

Finals by surface Hard (1–0) Clay (1–1) Grass (0–0)

Finals by setting Outdoor (1–1) Indoor (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Oct 2014	Kremlin Cup, Russia	ATP 250	Hard (i)	František Čermák	Sam Groth Chris Guccione	7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win	2–0	May 2017	Istanbul Open, Turkey	ATP 250	Clay	Roman Jebavý	Tuna Altuna Alessandro Motti	6–0, 6–0
Loss	2–1	Jul 2018	Croatia Open Umag, Croatia	ATP 250	Clay	Roman Jebavý	Robin Haase Matwé Middelkoop	4–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 23 (18 titles, 5 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (8–4) ITF Futures (9–1)

Finals by surface Hard (5–0) Clay (12–5) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 2011	Czech Republic F1, Teplice	Futures	Clay	Norbert Gombos	3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–1
Win	2–0	Jan 2012	China F1, Shenzhen	Futures	Hard	Austin Krajicek	6–4, 7–5
Win	3–0	Jul 2012	Czech Republic F4, Prostějov	Futures	Clay	Dominic Thiem	6–4, 6–4
Win	4–0	Jul 2012	Czech Republic F5, Prague	Futures	Clay	Norbert Gombos	6–4, 6–0
Loss	4–1	Jul 2012	Czech Republic F6, Liberec	Futures	Clay	Adam Pavlásek	6–3, 6–7(3–7), 0–6
Win	5–1	Aug 2012	Austria F5, Wels	Futures	Clay	Marc Rath	6–2, 6–2
Win	6–1	Sep 2012	Portugal F4, Espinho	Futures	Clay	Henri Laaksonen	6–2, 6–4
Win	7–1	Jan 2013	Israel F1, Eilat	Futures	Hard	Guillermo Olaso	6–1, 6–2
Win	8–1	Jan 2013	Israel F2, Eliat	Futures	Hard	James McGee	6–2, 6–4
Win	9–1	Mar 2013	USA F6, Harlingen	Futures	Hard	Bjorn Fratangelo	5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
Win	10–1	Apr 2013	Mersin, Turkey	Challenger	Clay	Simon Greul	6–1, 6–1
Win	11–1	May 2013	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Steve Darcis	6–4, 6–4
Loss	11–2	May 2013	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Radek Štěpánek	4–6, 2–6
Loss	11–3	Jul 2013	Braunschweig, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Florian Mayer	6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win	12–3	Aug 2013	Liberec, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Federico Delbonis	6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Win	13–3	Jun 2014	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Norbert Gombos	6–2, 6–2
Loss	13–4	Jun 2014	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Lukáš Rosol	6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win	14–4	Jun 2015	Prostějov, Czech Republic (2)	Challenger	Clay	Laslo Djere	6–4, 6–2
Win	15–4	Jun 2017	Prostějov, Czech Republic (3)	Challenger	Clay	Federico Delbonis	5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Loss	15–5	May 2018	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Rudolf Molleker	6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win	16–5	Nov 2019	Eckental, Germany	Challenger	Carpet (i)	Steve Darcis	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win	17–5	Oct 2021	Mouilleron-le-Captif, France	Challenger	Hard (i)	Norbert Gombos	6–4, 6–4
Win	18–5	May 2024	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Gauthier Onclin	6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)

Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)

Legend ATP Challenger Tour (1–3) ITF Futures (5–1)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (4–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–1)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Nov 2010	Czech Republic F5, Opava	Futures	Carpet (i)	Radim Urbanek	Michal Konečný Daniel Lustig	6–7(7–9), 2–6
Loss	0–2	May 2012	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Adam Pavlásek	Radu Albot Teymuraz Gabashvili	5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Win	1–2	May 2012	Czech Republic F2, Most	Futures	Clay	Jaroslav Pospíšil	Érik Chvojka Marek Michalička	6–1, 6–4
Win	2–2	May 2012	Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou	Futures	Clay	Jaroslav Pospíšil	Peter Luczak Blake Mott	7–5, 6–4
Win	3–2	Jul 2012	Czech Republic F4, Prostějov	Futures	Clay	Adam Pavlásek	Riccardo Bellotti Dominic Thiem	7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win	4–2	Jan 2013	Israel F1, Eilat	Futures	Hard	Roman Jebavý	Jaime Pulgar-García Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán	6–3, 6–1
Win	5–2	Jan 2013	Israel F2, Eilat	Futures	Hard	Roman Jebavý	Matteo Fago Claudio Grassi	6–4, 7–5
Win	6–2	Jun 2014	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Roman Jebavý	Lee Hsin-han Zhang Ze	6–1, 6–3
Loss	6–3	Jun 2018	Caltanissetta, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Blaž Rola	Federico Gaio Andrea Pellegrino	6–7(4–7), 6–7(5–7)
Loss	6–4	Jun 2019	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jiří Lehečka	Filip Polášek Philipp Oswald	4–6, 6–7(4–7)

Best Grand Slam results details

Australian Open 2018 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Václav Šafránek (Q) 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 2R Adrian Mannarino (26) 3–6, 6–7(4–7), 7–5, 3–6 2021 Australian Open Round Opponent Score 1R Kimmer Coppejans (Q) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–3, 6–3 2R Pablo Carreño Busta 3–6, 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 4–6

French Open 2017 French Open Round Opponent Score 1R Jack Sock (14) 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 2R Aljaž Bedene 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 3R Roberto Bautista Agut (17) 3–6, 4–6, 3–6

Wimbledon Championships 2016 Wimbledon Round Opponent Score 1R Igor Sijsling (Q) 6–2, 6–4, 7–6(9–7) 2R Dominic Thiem (8) 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) 3R João Sousa (31) 6–2, 6–2, 7–5 4R Tomáš Berdych (10) 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(8–10), 7–6(9–7), 3–6 2018 Wimbledon Round Opponent Score 1R Florian Mayer 7–6(7–3), 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 2R Diego Schwartzman (14) 6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3) 3R Fabio Fognini (19) 7–6(7–4), 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 4R Rafael Nadal (2) 3–6, 3–6, 4–6

US Open 2015 US Open Round Opponent Score 1R Paolo Lorenzi 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 2R Ivo Karlović (21) 7–6(7–3), 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–4) 3R John Isner (13) 3–6, 4–6 ret.

Wins over top 10 players

Season	2016	...	2019	2022	Total
Wins	2		1	1	4

#	Player	Rank	Event	Surface	Rd	Score	JVR
2016
1.	Novak Djokovic	No. 1	Monte-Carlo Masters, France	Clay	2R	6–4, 2–6, 6–4	No. 55
2.	Dominic Thiem	No. 8	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	2R	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)	No. 64
2019
3.	Alexander Zverev	No. 5	Wimbledon, United Kingdom	Grass	1R	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5	No. 124
2022
4.	Novak Djokovic	No. 1	Dubai Championships, UAE	Hard	QF	6–4, 7–6(7–4)	No. 123

Notes

1. Veselý's 2016 US Open withdrawal does not count in his performance record.
2. Veselý together with František Čermák withdrew before second round match.