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Radim Žitko (born 8 December 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player.[1]

Radim Žitko

Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Born	(1978-12-08) 8 December 1978 (age 43)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$83,012
Singles
Career record	0–2
Highest ranking	No. 253 (11 Sep 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	Q2 (2006)
Doubles
Highest ranking	No. 515 (8 Mar 2004)

Žitko, who comes from Plzeň, had a career best singles ranking of 253 in the world and won six titles at ITF Futures level. He made ATP Tour main draw appearances at the 2001 Japan Open and the 2005 Dutch Open. In 2006 he featured in the qualifying draw for the US Open.

Locally, Žitko played club tennis for TK Slavia Plzeň and also competed in the German Bundesliga for TB Erlangen.[2]

ITF Futures titles

Singles: (6)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	Sep 1999	Germany F10, Oberhaching	Carpet	Ivo Karlović	6–1, 6–2
2.	Nov 2000	Australia F1, Beaumaris	Hard	Paul Hanley	6–2, 6–4
3.	Sep 2001	Japan F7, Chiba	Hard	Ashley Ford	6–4, 4–6, 7–6(13)
4.	Jun 2003	Czech Rep. F2, Karlovy Vary	Clay	Tomáš Cakl	4–6, 6–1, 7–6(2)
5.	Feb 2006	Australia F1, Sydney	Carpet	Nathan Healey	3–6, 6–4, 6–4
6.	May 2006	Poland F4, Katowice	Clay	Michael Ryderstedt	6–7(1), 6–2, 6–4

Doubles: (5)

No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	Oct 1998	France F9, Forbach	Carpet	Pavel Kudrnáč	Claude N'Goran Nicolas Perrein	6–1, 6–4
2.	Oct 1998	France F10, Saint-Dizier	Hard	Pavel Kudrnáč	Gordon Bergraaf Melle van Gemerden	6–4, 6–4
3.	Jun 2003	Georgia F1, Tbilisi	Clay	Jaroslav Pospíšil	Mikhail Elgin Orest Tereshchuk	1–6, 7–5, 7–5
4.	May 2006	Poland F4, Katowice	Clay	Michal Navrátil	Radosław Nijaki Filip Urban	6–2, 6–7(5), 6–3
5.	Nov 2008	Dominican Republic F2, Santo Domingo	Hard	David Goffin	Lado Chikhladze David Klier	7–6(8), 3–6, [10–3]

References

External links

• Radim Žitko at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Radim Žitko at the International Tennis Federation

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