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Michal Navrátil (born 20 November 1982) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Michal Navrátil

Full name	Michal Navrátil
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Born	(1982-11-20) 20 November 1982 (age 39) Přerov, Czechoslovakia
Plays	Left-handed
Prize money	$70,498
Singles
Highest ranking	No. 274 (21 August 2006)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 207 (10 November 2003)

Biography

Early life

Born in Přerov, he is the son of former player and later Davis Cup captain Jaroslav Navrátil.[1] As a youngster the left-hander trained at the National Tennis Centre in Moravia. He and Ladislav Chramosta made the 1999 Australian Open boys' doubles final, which they lost in three sets to Kristian Pless and Jürgen Melzer.[2]

Professional career

As a professional player he won seven Futures titles in singles but didn't have success on the Challenger circuit. In doubles however he won three Challenger events, as well as 14 Futures titles. He had one main draw entry on the ATP Tour, when he and Tomáš Berdych were given a wildcard for the doubles at the Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia in 2005, but the pair had to withdraw before the match. This handed a walkover win to third seeds Martín García and Mariano Hood, who went on to win the tournament.[3]

Coaching

Navrátil is now based in Prostějov and like his father is involved in coaching. He was a member of Tomáš Berdych's travelling team for many years as his practise partner. Players coached include Adam Pavlásek and Jiří Veselý, who both made it into the world's top 100 rankings under his tutelage.[4]

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	2001	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Jaroslav Levinský	Noam Behr Andy Ram	6–3, 6–1
2.	2003	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Tomáš Berdych	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	6–4, 3–6, 6–4
3.	2006	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Yuri Schukin	Konstantinos Economidis Lovro Zovko	1–6, 6–2, 10–6

References

External links

• Michal Navratil at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Michal Navratil at the International Tennis Federation

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