Radomír Vašek

Radomír Vašek (born 23 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.^[1]

Radomír Vašek

Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia (1990–1992) Czech Republic (1993-)
Residence	Prostějov, Czech Republic
Born	(1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 52) Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro	1990
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$418,622
Singles
Career record	20–40
Career titles	0 4 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 91 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (1995)
French Open	3R (1994)
Wimbledon	2R (1998)
US Open	1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record	2-6
Career titles	0 8 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 168 (23 August 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open	Q1 (1999)
Last updated on: 7 November 2022.

Career

Vašek was the Czechoslovak national Under-18s tennis champion in 1990, the same year he turned professional.^[2]

At the 1994 French Open he came into the draw as a qualifier but won his first two matches, against Younes El Aynaoui in straight sets and Dimitri Poliakov, from two sets down.

Vašek reached his first and only ATP Tour final in 1995, at the Jakarta Open. Also that year, Vašek made the quarterfinals of the Tel Aviv Open in Israel.

He was a quarterfinalist at Santiago's Movistar Open in 1997.^[3]

ATP career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (0–0) ATP World Series (0–1)

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

Finals by setting Outdoors (0–1) Indoors (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	0–1	Jan 1995	Jakarta, Indonesia	World Series	Hard	Paul Haarhuis	5–7, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 9 (5–4)

Legend ATP Challenger (4–4) ITF Futures (1–0)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1994	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Bohdan Ulihrach	2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss	1–1	Oct 1994	Dublin, Ireland	Challenger	Carpet	David Prinosil	3–6, 3–6
Loss	1–2	Nov 1994	Rogaška, Slovenia	Challenger	Carpet	Frederik Fetterlein	3–6, 4–6
Loss	1–3	May 1997	Bratislava, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Sébastien Grosjean	4–6, 1–6
Win	2–3	Aug 1997	Graz, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Albert Portas	6–1, 6–3
Win	3–3	Aug 1997	Nettingsdorf, Austria	Challenger	Clay	Christian Vinck	6–3, 6–3
Win	4–3	Mar 1999	France F2, Poitiers	Futures	Carpet	Rodolphe Gilbert	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win	5–3	Jul 1999	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Martin Spottl	7–5, 2–6, 6–0
Loss	5–4	Jul 2000	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Clemens Trimmel	4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (10–2)

Legend ATP Challenger (8–2) ITF Futures (2–0)

Finals by surface Hard (2–0) Clay (7–2) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 1993	Oberstaufen, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Ctislav Doseděl	Christian Geyer Mathias Huning	6–2, 6–2
Win	2–0	May 1994	Sliema, Malta	Challenger	Hard	Lionel Barthez	Clinton Ferreira Ellis Ferreira	6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win	3–0	Dec 1994	Prostějov, Czech Republic	Challenger	Carpet	Jiří Novák	Sjeng Schalken Joost Winnink	6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss	3–1	Aug 1997	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Radek Štěpánek	Petr Pála Borut Urh	4–2 ret.
Loss	3–2	Aug 1998	Geneva, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	Rikard Bergh Jens Knippschild	2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win	4–2	Sep 1998	Szczecin, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Orlin Stanoytchev	Massimo Ardinghi Álex López Morón	7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Win	5–2	Jun 1999	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála	6–2, 6–0
Win	6–2	Jul 1999	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	Daniel Melo Antonio Prieto	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win	7–2	Jul 1999	Tampere, Finland	Challenger	Clay	Petr Dezort	Jarkko Nieminen Timo Nieminen	6–1, 6–1
Win	8–2	Apr 2000	Germany F1, Berlin	Futures	Hard	Radek Štěpánek	Franz Stauder Markus Menzler	5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win	9–2	May 2001	Slovakia F1, Levice	Futures	Clay	Petr Dezort	Tomas Janci Michal Mertiňák	walkover
Win	10–2	Jul 2001	Budaörs, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Petr Dezort	Sergio Roitman Andrés Schneiter	6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timeline

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

Tournament	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
French Open	3R	1R	Q1	A	A	Q2	Q1	0 / 2	2–2	50%
Wimbledon	A	1R	A	A	2R	A	Q1	0 / 2	1–2	33%
US Open	A	1R	A	A	A	Q1	A	0 / 1	0–1	0%
Win–loss	2–1	1–4	0–0	0–0	1–2	0–0	0–0	0 / 7	4–7	36%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami	A	2R	A	A	1R	A	A	0 / 2	1–2	33%
Rome	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–1	0–0	0–0	0 / 2	1–2	33%

References

1. Magazín Tenis "Hodně času mi věnoval Radomír Vašek, který ale z Frýdlantu odešel."
2. ATP World Tour Profile
3. ITF Tennis Profile

External links

• Radomír Vašek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Radomír Vašek at the International Tennis Federation