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Karol Beck (born 3 April 1982) is a male former tennis player from Slovakia, who turned professional in 2001. His career-high singles ranking is World No. 36, achieved in August 2005. Beck reached the fourth round of the 2004 US Open and the quarterfinals of the 2005 Montreal Masters, defeating Nikolay Davydenko en route to both runs.

Karol Beck
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceZvolen, Slovakia
Born (1982-04-03) 3 April 1982 (age 40)
Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
Turned pro2001
Retired2018 (last match in 2020)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$2,110,846
Singles
Career record65–116
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 36 (22 August 2005)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open3R (2005)
French Open1R (2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2012)
Wimbledon3R (2004, 2011)
US Open4R (2004)
Doubles
Career record33–51
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 62 (17 October 2010)
Last updated on: 22 October 2018.

Career


On 25 October 2004, Beck lost in the final of the St. Petersburg Open to Mikhail Youzhny 6–2, 6–2.

On 13 February 2006 the International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced Beck had tested positive for the beta agonist clenbuterol during the 2005 Davis Cup semifinal for Slovakia against Argentina, which Slovakia won 4–1. As a consequence, the ITF suspended him from the game for two years until 31 October 2007.


2007


Beck finished serving his suspension and began playing again in November as an unranked player. He had to go through qualifying rounds in every tournament.

Without a ranking, he chose the Tunis challenger as his first tournament to qualify in. He qualified and won his first round match to get his first ranking points. The next week, he had a wild card entry into qualifying for the Dnepropetrovsk challenger, and qualified to pick up some more points.

He qualified a couple more times at challengers and futures tournaments before winning his final tournament of 2007, the Czech F6 Futures, to finish up the year at No. 581, after playing in just 5 tournaments.


2008


He began 2008 from where he left off in 2007, qualifying into and winning his first tournament, Germany's F1 Futures, to get into the top-500.


2009


Beck took part in the 2009 Wimbledon Championships ranked as 143rd in the world. He was a lucky loser due to the withdrawal of then-World No. 1, Rafael Nadal. He was drawn against 21st seed Feliciano López in the first round and won a thrilling five set encounter 1–6, 7–5, 6–3, 4–6, 10–8 to reach the second round of a grand slam tournament for the first time since the 2005 Australian Open. In the second round, he would meet another Spaniard, this being Nicolás Almagro. He played another 5-setter, but, this time, he lost 4–6, 6–7, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7.


ATP career finals



Singles: 1 (0–1)


Legend
Grand Slam (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)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. Oct 2004 St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Mikhail Youzhny 2–6, 2–6

Doubles: 2 (0–2)


Legend
Grand Slam (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 (0–2)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 1. Feb 2010 Johannesburg, South Africa Hard Harel Levy Rohan Bopanna
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
2–6, 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 2. Jun 2010 London, United Kingdom Grass David Škoch Novak Djokovic
Jonathan Erlich
6–7(8), 6–2, [10–3]

Challenger and Futures Finals



Singles: 32 (17–15)


Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (10–11)
ITF Futures Tour (7–4)
Titles by surface
Hard (9–9)
Clay (2–1)
Grass (2–2)
Carpet (4–3)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2001 Croatia F2, Zagreb Futures Hard Lovro Zovko 5–7, 4–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2001 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard Alexander Peya 2–6, 2–6
Win 1–2 Aug 2001 Russia F3, Balashikha Futures Clay Orest Tereshchuk 6–2, 6–3
Win 2–2 Apr 2002 Greece F2, Kalamata Futures Hard Janko Tipsarevic 6–1, 6–4
Win 3–2 Jul 2002 Bristol, England Challenger Grass Alexander Peya 6–0, 6–3
Loss 3–3 Jul 2002 Manchester, England Challenger Grass Vladimir Voltchkov 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 3–4 Nov 2002 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Carpet Antony Dupuis 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(1–7)
Win 4–4 Jan 2003 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Jürgen Melzer 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Loss 4–5 Feb 2003 Andrezieux, France Challenger Hard (i) Thierry Ascione 4–6, 2–6
Win 5–5 Feb 2004 Wrocław, Poland Challenger Hard (i) Jan Hernych 6–7(4–7), 6–2, 6–2
Win 6–5 Jun 2004 Surbiton, England Challenger Grass Wesley Moodie 6–4, 6–4
Win 7–5 Mar 2005 Sunrise, United States Challenger Hard Davide Sanguinetti 6–2, 6–2
Win 8–5 Dec 2007 Czech Republic F6, Opava Futures Carpet Lukas Rosol 2–6, 7–5, 7-5
Win 9–5 Jan 2008 Germany F1, Nussloch Futures Carpet Sebastien de Chaunac 6–4, 6–4
Loss 9–6 Oct 2008 Kolding, Denmark Challenger Hard (i) Roko Karanušić 4–6, 4–6
Loss 9–7 Nov 2008 Helsinki, Finland Challenger Hard (i) Dmitry Tursunov 4–6, 3–6
Loss 9–8 Jan 2009 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Benjamin Becker 4–6, 4–6
Win 10–8 Jul 2009 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Thiago Alves 6–4, 6–3
Win 11–8 Feb 2010 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard (i) Gilles Müller 6–4, 6–4
Win 12–8 Feb 2010 Belgrade, Serbia Challenger Carpet Ilija Bozoljac 7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 12–9 Mar 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Hard (i) Édouard Roger-Vasselin 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 0–1 ret.
Win 13–9 Oct 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Gilles Müller 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 7–5
Loss 13–10 Mar 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina Challenger Hard (I) Amer Delić walkover
Win 14–10 Aug 2011 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Grégoire Burquier 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 14–11 Nov 2011 Eckental, Germany Challenger Carpet Rajeev Ram 4–6, 2–6
Loss 14–12 Jun 2012 Nottingham, Great Britain Challenger Grass Grega Žemlja 6–7(3–7), 6–4, 4–6
Loss 14–13 Nov 2013 Czech Republic F6, Jablonec Nad Nisou Futures Carpet Uladzimir Ignatik 2–6, 3–6
Loss 14–14 Jan 2014 Germany F2, Stuttgart Futures Hard Uladzimir Ignatik 6–4, 3–6, 6-7(3-7)
Win 15–14 March 2014 France F7, Saint-Raphaël Futures Hard Maxime Authom 7-6(11-9), 6-4
Win 16–14 Apr 2014 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Hard Mate Delic 6-7(5-7), 6-3, 6-3
Loss 16–15 Jul 2014 Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf Futures Clay Dusan Lojda 3–6, 7–5, 4-6
Win 17–15 Aug 2014 Slovakia F3, Piestany Futures Clay Ivo Klec 6-4, 7-6(7-4)

Doubles: 43 (27–16)


Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (19–9)
ITF Futures Tour (8–7)
Titles by surface
Hard (16–11)
Clay (8–5)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (2–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Sep 2000 Slovak Republic Masters, Piestany Satellites Clay Igor Zelenay Branislav Sekac
Martin Štěpánek
6-3, 2-6, 7-6(7-3)
Win 2–0 Oct 2000 Finland F2, Helsinki Futures Carpet Igor Zelenay Jarkko Nieminen
Tero Vilen
6-2, 6-4
Loss 2–1 Nov 2000 United States F28, Malibu Futures Hard Igor Zelenay Lassi Ketola
Kim Tiilikainen
4-6, 6-7(3-7)
Win 3–1 Dec 2000 United States F29, Laguna Niguel Futures Hard Cedric Kauffmann Kelly Gullett
Djalmar Sistermans
6-2, 6-3
Win 4–1 Jun 2001 Czech Republic F2, Jablonec Nad Nisou Futures Clay Branislav Sekac Martin Hromec
Martin Štěpánek
6-3, 3-6, 6-2
Loss 4–2 Jun 2001 Slovenia F3, Kranj Futures Clay Branislav Sekac Igor Brukner
Josef Nesticky
4-6, 5-7
Win 5–2 Jul 2001 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay Branislav Sekac Thomas Strengberger
Clemens Trimmel
2-6, 6-1, 6-0
Win 6–2 Aug 2001 Togliatti, Russia Challenger Hard Igor Zelenay Abdul Hamid Makhkamov
Dmitriy Tomashevich
7-5, 4-6, 6-3
Win 7–2 Aug 2001 Russia F1, Balashikha Futures Clay Igor Zelenay Alexey Kedryuk
Orest Tereshchuk
0-6, 6-3, 6-4
Loss 7–3 Sep 2001 Zabrze, Poland Challenger Clay Igor Zelenay Julian Knowle
Michael Kohlmann
1-6, 6-7(5-7)
Loss 7–4 Nov 2001 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Hard Igor Zelenay Lukas Dlouhy
David Miketa
1-6, 6-4, 3-6
Loss 7–5 Jan 2002 United States F2, Delray Beach Futures Hard Ladislav Svarc Graydon Oliver
Travis Rettenmaier
2-6, 4-6
Win 8–5 Mar 2002 Osaka, Japan Challenger Hard Cedric Kauffmann Laurence Tieleman
JohnVan Lottum
7-5, 6-1
Loss 8–6 Apr 2002 Greece F1, Syros Futures Hard Michal Mertinak Thierry Ascione
Florent Serra
6-3, 4-6, 2-6
Win 9–6 Apr 2002 Greece F2, Kalamata Futures Hard Michal Mertinak Tapio Nurminen
Marko Tkalec
6-1, 6-2
Win 10–6 May 2002 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Clay Jaroslav Levinsky Mariano Hood
Sebastian Prieto
3-6, 6-4, 6-1
Win 11–6 Jul 2002 Manchester, Great Britain Challenger Grass Aisam Qureshi John Hui
Anthony Ross
6-3, 7-6(7-2)
Loss 11–7 Aug 2002 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Sander Groen Tim Crichton
Todd Perry
7-5, 6-7(3-7), 4-6
Loss 11–8 Aug 2002 Bronx, United States Challenger Hard Tomas Zib Jamie Delgado
Arvind Parmar
6-7(6-8), 1-6
Win 12–8 Nov 2002 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Aleksandar Kitinov
Lovro Zovko
7-5, 6-2
Win 13–8 May 2004 Zagreb, Croatia Challenger Clay Jaroslav Levinsky Jordan Kerr
Tom Vanhoudt
6-2, 7-6(7-4)
Win 14–8 Nov 2004 Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Andrei Pavel
Gabriel Trifu
6-7(4-7), 7-6(7-4), 7-6(7-2)
Win 15–8 Feb 2009 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Benedikt Dorsch
Philipp Petzschner
6-3, 6-2
Win 16–8 Mar 2009 Besancon, France Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky David Skoch
Igor Zelenay
2-6, 7-5, [10-7]
Win 17–8 Mar 2009 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Chris Haggard
Pavel Vizner
7-6(8-6), 6-4
Win 18–8 May 2009 Rhodes, Greece Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Rajeev Ram
Bobby Reynolds
6-3, 6-3
Win 19–8 Jul 2009 Pozoblanco, Spain Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinsky Colin Fleming
Ken Skupski
2-6, 7-6(7-5), [10-7]
Loss 19–9 Feb 2010 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Jiri Krkoska Jonathan Marray
Jamie Murray
1-6, 7-6(7-2), [8-10]
Loss 19–10 May 2010 Bordeaux, France Challenger Clay Leos Friedl Nicolas Mahut
Edouard Roger-Vasselin
7-5, 3-6, [7-10]
Win 20–10 Sep 2010 Trnava, Slovakie Challenger Clay Lukas Rosol Alexander Peya
Martin Slanar
4-6, 7-6(7-3), [10-8]
Loss 20–11 Oct 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Filip Polasek Ross Hutchins
Jamie Murray
6-2, 4-6, [8-10]
Win 21–11 Jul 2011 Granby, Canada Challenger Hard Edouard Roger-Vasselin Matthias Bachinger
Frank Moser
6-1, 6-3
Loss 21–12 Jul 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Challenger Hard Kamil Capkovic Konstantin Kravchuk
Denys Molchanov
4-6, 3-6
Win 22–12 Sep 2012 Istanbul, Turkey Challenger Hard Lukas Dlouhy Adrian Menendez-Maceiras
John Peers
3-6, 6-2, [10-6]
Win 23–12 Nov 2012 Ortisei, Italy Challenger Carpet Rik De Voest Rameez Junaid
Michael Kohlmann
6-3, 6-4
Win 24–12 Feb 2013 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Andrej Martin Claudio Grassi
Amir Weintraub
6-3, 3-6, [10-8]
Loss 24–13 Mar 2013 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Challenger Hard Mirza Basic Konstantin Kravchuk
Tomislav Brkic
3-6, 5-7
Win 25–13 Feb 2014 Bergamo, Italy Challenger Hard Michal Mertinak Konstantin Kravchuk
Denys Molchanov
4-6, 7-5, [10-6]
Win 26–13 Apr 2014 Turkey F10, Antalya Futures Hard Maximilian Neuchrist George Coupland
Andreas Mies
6-2, 6-3
Win 27–13 Aug 2014 Slovakia F3, Piestany Futures Clay Filipp Kekercheni Danylo Kalenichenko
Goncalo Oliveira
6-2, 2-6, [10-8]
Loss 27–14 Aug 2014 Slovakia F4, Trnava Futures Clay Filipp Kekercheni Jakub Filipsky
Jan Satral
3-6, 2-6
Loss 27–15 Jul 2016 Slovakia F1, Trnava Futures Clay Artem Dubrivnyy Danylo Kalenichenko
Filipp Kekercheni
0-6, 1-6
Loss 27–16 Nov 2016 Estonia F3, Tallinn Futures Hard Artem Dubrivnyy Niels Lootsma
BoticVan de Zandschulp

Performance timelines


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


Tournament200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 3R A A A Q2 Q1 1R 1R A 3–5
French Open A 1R 1R 1R A A A Q1 1R A 1R A 0–5
Wimbledon 2R 1R 3R 1R A A Q1 2R 2R 3R 1R Q2 7–8
US Open A 1R 4R 1R A A Q2 1R Q1 1R 1R Q1 3–6
Win–loss 1–1 0–4 6–4 2–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–2 1–2 2–3 0–4 0–0 13–24
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0–2 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1
Year-end ranking 117 66 44 57 N/A 582 145 114 103 101 141 360

Doubles


Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 3R A A A A A A 2–2
French Open A 1R 2R 2R A A A A A A 2–3
Wimbledon 1R 2R A 3R A A A 1R 1R 1R 3–6
US Open A A 2R 2R A A A A A A 2–2
Win–loss 0–1 1–2 2–3 6–4 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 12–13

See also





На других языках


[de] Karol Beck

Karol Beck (* 3. April 1982 in Zvolen) ist ein ehemaliger slowakischer Tennisspieler. Seine höchste Platzierung in der Weltrangliste erreichte er im Einzel am 22. August 2005 mit Rang 36, im Doppel am 17. Oktober 2005 mit Rang 62. 2006 wurde er wegen Dopings für zwei Jahre gesperrt.
- [en] Karol Beck

[es] Karol Beck

Karol Beck es un ex-jugador profesional de tenis nacido el 3 de abril de 1982 en Zvolen, Eslovaquia.

[ru] Бек, Кароль

Кароль Бек (словацк. Karol Beck; род. 3 апреля 1982 года в Зволене, Чехословакия) — словацкий профессиональный теннисист.



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