Jiří Vaněk (tennis) - Athlete

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Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and is the current coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, with whom he has a romantic relationship with since August 2021.[1]

Jiří Vaněk
Singles

Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Prague, Czech Republic
Born	(1978-04-24) 24 April 1978 (age 44) Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro	1995
Retired	2011
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$1,600,539
Career record	68–122
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 74 (16 October 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	2R (2000)
French Open	2R (2000, 2006, 2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008)
US Open	2R (2008)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games	2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record	16–32
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 94 (6 February 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	2R (2006)
French Open	1R (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon	1R (2006)
Coaching career
Karolína Plíšková Petra Kvitová
Last updated on: 18 June 2021.

Tennis career

Juniors

He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.[2]

Pro tour

Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)

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

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Feb 2005	Acapulco, Mexico	250 Series	Clay	Tomas Zib	David Ferrer Santiago Ventura	6–4, 1–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (11–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger (11–11)
ITF Futures (0–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1998	Warsaw, Poland	Challenger	Clay	Andrey Cherkasov	7–6, 7–5
Win	2–0	Sep 1998	Belgrade, Yugoslavia	Challenger	Clay	Diego Moyano	6–3, 6–3
Loss	2–1	Oct 1999	Lima, Peru	Challenger	Clay	Juan Ignacio Chela	2–6, 5–7
Win	3–1	Feb 2000	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Challenger	Hard	Reginald Willems	7–6^(7–5), 6–4
Loss	3–2	Mar 2000	Lisbon, Portugal	Challenger	Clay	David Sanchez-Munoz	4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss	3–3	Oct 2000	Cairo, Egypt	Challenger	Clay	Albert Portas	5–7, 3–6
Win	4–3	Jun 2001	Weiden, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Hugo Armando	7–5, 6–2
Win	5–3	Jun 2001	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Juan-Antonio Marin	6–2, 6–3
Loss	5–4	Jul 2002	Budaörs, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Diego Moyano	6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss	5–5	Aug 2002	Trani, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Mariano Delfino	4–6, 6–7^(6–8)
Win	6–5	Jun 2003	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Boris Pashanski	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win	7–5	May 2004	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Challenger	Clay	Björn Phau	5–7, 6–1, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	8–5	Jun 2004	Furth, Germany	Challenger	Clay	Gilles Simon	7–5, 6–2
Loss	8–6	Sep 2004	Kyiv, Ukraine	Challenger	Clay	Nicolas Almagro	6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win	9–6	Jan 2005	Heilbronn, Germany	Challenger	Carpet	Lars Burgsmuller	6–2, 6–4
Loss	9–7	May 2005	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jan Hernych	6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss	9–8	May 2007	Prague, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Dušan Lojda	7–6^(7–3), 2–6, 6–7^(5–7)
Loss	9–9	Jun 2007	Lugano, Switzerland	Challenger	Clay	Werner Eschauer	4–6, 6–4, 6–7^(2–7)
Win	10–9	Aug 2007	Manerbio, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Eric Prodon	6–0, 6–4
Loss	10–10	Mar 2008	Meknes, Morocco	Challenger	Clay	Ivan Navarro	4–6, 4–6
Win	11–10	May 2008	Ostrava, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Jan Hernych	6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss	11–11	Jun 2009	Košice, Slovakia	Challenger	Clay	Stephane Robert	6–7^(5–7), 6–7^(5–7)

Doubles: 6 (1–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)

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

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	0–1	Aug 1996	Pilzen, Czech Republic	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	Petr Luxa Jan Kodeš Jr.	3–6, 5–7
Loss	0–2	Jul 2002	Budaors, Hungary	Challenger	Clay	Robin Vik	Hermes Gamonal Adrian Garcia	3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss	0–3	Mar 2004	Saint Brieuc, France	Challenger	Clay	David Skoch	Christophe Rochus Tom Vanhoudt	0–6, 1–6
Loss	0–4	Apr 2004	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Michal Tabara	Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti	1–6, 3–6
Loss	0–5	Nov 2004	Réunion Island, France	Challenger	Hard	Michel Kratochvil	Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana	walkover
Win	1–5	Apr 2005	Napoli, Italy	Challenger	Clay	Janko Tipsarevic	Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini	3–6, 6–4, 6–2

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	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	SR	W–L	Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	Q1	A	A	Q1	2R	1R	1R	1R	Q3	Q1	1R	1R	1R	A	A	0 / 7	1–7	13%
French Open	A	A	A	Q2	2R	1R	A	Q1	Q2	1R	2R	Q1	2R	1R	Q1	0 / 6	3–6	33%
Wimbledon	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	A	A	Q2	1R	1R	A	1R	Q1	A	0 / 5	0–5	0%
US Open	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	1R	Q1	Q2	1R	1R	A	2R	A	A	0 / 6	1–6	14%
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	2–4	0–4	0–2	0–1	0–0	0–3	1–4	0–1	2–4	0–1	0–0	0 / 24	5–24	17%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	Q1	Q1	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Miami Open	A	A	A	A	A	2R	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	0 / 1	1–1	50%
Hamburg	A	A	A	A	A	Q1	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	NMS		0 / 0	0–0	–
Canada Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Cincinnati Masters	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Paris Masters	A	A	A	A	Q2	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	1–1	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0–0	0 / 1	1–1	50%

References

"Někdy se to tak prostě vyvine, přiznala Petra Kvitová vztah s trenérem" (in Czech). iDNES.cz. August 9, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
ITF Juniors Profile

External links

Jiří Vaněk at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Jiří Vaněk at the International Tennis Federation

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На других языках

[de] Jiří Vaněk

Jiří Vaněk (* 24. April 1978 in Domažlice, Tschechoslowakei) ist ein ehemaliger tschechischer Tennisspieler und Trainer.

- [en] Jiří Vaněk (tennis)

[es] Jiří Vaněk

Jiří Vaněk (Domažlice, 24 de abril de 1978) es un jugador de tenis checo. En su carrera lleva ganados más de US$ 1 300 000 en premios pero no ha alcanzado ninguna final de ATP hasta el momento aunque si ha logrado títulos en el nivel challenger. Su mejor posición en el ranking fue Nº74 en el año 2000. Su superficie preferida es el polvo de ladrillo.

[ru] Ванек, Иржи

Иржи Ванек (чеш. Jiří Vaněk; родился 24 апреля 1978 года в Домажлице, Чехословакия) — чешский профессиональный теннисист и тренер.

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