Jiří Veselý

Jiří Veselý
Jiří Veselý at the 2013 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)  Czech Republic
Residence Březnice, Czech Republic[1]
Born (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993
Příbram, Czech Republic
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro 2009[2]
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$3,491,370
Singles
Career record 100–119 (45.66%)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 35 (27 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 92 (8 October 2018)[3]
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2018)
French Open 3R (2017)
Wimbledon 4R (2016, 2018)
US Open 3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record 34–46 (42.5%)
Career titles 2
Highest ranking No. 94 (8 June 2015)
Current ranking No. 182 (8 October 2018)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2016)
French Open 3R (2017)
Wimbledon 2R (2014)
US Open 2R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Team competitions
Davis Cup W (2013)
Last updated on: 8 October 2018.
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing a mixed-NOCs team
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore Doubles

Jiří Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛsɛliː]; born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Juniors

In 2011, Veselý won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open, defeating Australian Luke Saville in straight sets. He also won the boys' doubles titles at the Australian Open, partnering Filip Horanský of Slovakia; they defeated Ben Wagland and Andrew Whittington of Australia in the final. The same year he reached the finals of the US Open singles and the Wimbledon doubles (as well the final of the US Open doubles in 2010).

Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, compiling a singles win/loss record of 125–45.[4]

Pro tour

Veselý made his Davis Cup debut for Czech Republic in February 2013, and to date has nine singles titles on the ITF Futures circuit to his name and three Challengers.[5]

Veselý qualified into the 2013 French Open for his first appearance into the main draw of a grand slam. Vesely was, at the time, the youngest player in the world's top 100 at 20 years and 3 months old. In 2014, Veselý reached the 3rd round of the BNP Paribas Open where he lost to Andy Murray in three sets.

Veselý won a match at the 2014 French Open, then the following month reached the third round of Wimbledon as a wildcard. He beat Gaël Monfils in five sets in the second round, before being defeated by fellow wildcard Nick Kyrgios in four sets. He also won his first doubles title at ATP World Tour in doubles with countryman František Čermák.

Veselý reached two singles finals at ATP World Tour, winning his first title at Auckland, after defeating Adrian Mannarino. He also reached 3rd round at US Open, after victory over Ivo Karlović.

2016: Two ATP top 10 wins

Veselý represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Hopman Cup alongside Karolína Plíšková. He recorded a singles win over Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, however was defeated by Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine and Jack Sock of the United States.

At the Monte Carlo, he beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a stunning second-round upset. It was the first time Djokovic had lost at a Masters tournament prior to the final since the 2014 Shanghai Masters, and his earliest exit from any tournament in three years. However, He lost to Gaël Monfils in straights sets in the third round. Veselý made it to the third round of the 2016 Istanbul Open – Singles before losing to Grigor Dimitrov. At the Nice Open, he lost to Leonardo Mayer in the first round. Veselý made it to the second round of the 2016 French Open by beating Rajeev Ram in the first round. He lost to Nicolás Almagro.

Veselý started his grass court season at 2016 Aegon Championships by losing to Kevin Anderson in qualifying, but earned the Lucky Loser spot. He beat Jérémy Chardy in the first round before falling to Milos Raonic in the second round. He next competed at the 2016 Nottingham Open. He beat Horacio Zeballos, but lost to 8th seeded Gilles Müller in the second. At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Jiří pushed through 3 consecutive tie-broken sets, besting world No. 8 Dominic Thiem, to move through to the third round. It was his second top 10 win of his career after beating Novak Djokovic earlier in the season. He defeated the 31st seed João Sousa in the third round. Jiří lost to fellow countryman Tomáš Berdych in a hard fought five set match.[6]

Veselý next competed at the 2016 Davis Cup representing his country. He lost both of his matches to the French.

Jiří was seeded 8th at the 2016 Croatia Open. In the first round, he won in straight sets, but was forced to retire in the second round against Carlos Berlocq due to injury. He next competed at the 2016 Western & Southern Open where he lost in the first round to Marcel Granollers. The 2016 Winston-Salem Open proved dreadful for him as he was forced to retire again during his match in the third round to Andrey Kuznetsov. He was able to Compete at the 2016 US Open. He beat Saketh Myneni in the first round and set up a rematch of Monte Carlo with world number one Novak Djokovic. However, Veselý pulled out before the match was set to begin because of a left arm injury.[7]

His first tournament since the US Open was the 2016 Shenzhen Open, where he was seeded 8th. He won his first two matches in straight sets, but lost to his idol and countryman Tomáš Berdych in three sets. He finished his season by competing at the 2016 Japan Open. Jiří won his first round match against Kevin Anderson in three sets before losing to David Goffin in the second round.

Coaching

Veselý's coaches are Jaroslav Navrátil and Michal Navrátil. In December 2015 Veselý began to work with Tomáš Krupa, formerly the longtime coach of Tomas Berdych.[8]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 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 (1–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–1)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Jan 2015 Auckland Open, New Zealand 250 Series Hard France Adrian Mannarino 6–3, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Apr 2015 Romanian Open, Romania 250 Series Clay Spain Guillermo García López 6–7(5–7), 6–7(11–13)

Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 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 (2–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Oct 2014 Kremlin Cup, Russia 250 Series Hard (i) Czech Republic František Čermák Australia Sam Groth
Australia Chris Guccione		 7–6(7–2), 7–5
Win 2–0 May 2017 Istanbul Open, Turkey 250 Series Clay Czech Republic Roman Jebavý Turkey Tuna Altuna
Italy Alessandro Motti		 6–0, 6–0
Loss 2–1 Jul 2018 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia 250 Series Clay Czech Republic Roman Jebavý Netherlands Robin Haase
Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop		 4–6, 4–6

Other career statistics

ATP Challenger Tour

Singles finals: 9 (6–3)

Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 14 April 2013 Challenger Mersin Cup, Mersin, Turkey Clay Germany Simon Greul 6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 5 May 2013 Challenger Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Belgium Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 9 June 2013 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 7 July 2013 Challenger Sparkassen Open, Braunschweig, Germany Clay Germany Florian Mayer 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 4 August 2013 Challenger Svijany Open, Liberec, Czech Republic Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis 6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Winner 4. 7 June 2014 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Slovakia Norbert Gomboš 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 15 June 2014 Challenger Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 6 June 2015 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Serbia Laslo Djere 6–4, 6–2
Winner 6. 5 June 2017 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis 5–7, 6–1, 7–5

Doubles finals: 2 (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 May 2012 Challenger Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek Moldova Radu Albot
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili		 5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner 1. 15 June 2014 Challenger Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Roman Jebavý Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
China Zhang Ze		 6–1, 6–3

ITF circuit

Singles finals: 10 (9–1)
Doubles finals: 6 (5–1)

Singles performance timeline

Tournament2012201320142015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A 1R 1R 1R 1R 2R 1–5
French Open A 1R 2R 1R 2R 3R 1R 4–6
Wimbledon A Q2 3R 2R 4R 2R 4R 10–5
US Open A 1R 1R 3R 2R[lower-alpha 1] 1R A 3–4
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 3–4 3–4 5–3 3–4 4–3 18–20
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A 3R 1R 1R 2R 1R 3–5
Miami Masters A A 2R 1R 1R 3R 2R 4–5
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 1R 3R 2R A 3–3
Madrid Masters A A A 1R A A A 1–2
Rome Masters A A A 2R A 2R A 2–2
Canada Masters A A A A A A A 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A 1R 1R 1R A 0–3
Shanghai Masters A A A A A 1R A 0–1
Paris Masters A A A 1R A A 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–7 2–4 5–6 1–2 12–21
Career statistics
2012201320142015201620172018Career
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–7 16–17 25–30 20–22 24–26 15–17 100–119
Year-end Ranking 263 85 66 41 55 62 45%
  1. ↑ Veselý's 2016 US Open withdrawal does not count in his performance record.

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament201320142015201620172018W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 1R 1R 1–4
French Open A A 2R 1R 3R 1R 3–4
Wimbledon Q2 2R 1R A 1R A 1–3
US Open 2R 2R 2R A 1R A 3–3
Win–Loss 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–2 2–4 0–2 8–14

Wins over top-10 players

Season2016Total
Wins22
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Veselý Rank
2016
1. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 55
2. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 Wimbledon, London, England Grass 2R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) 64

References

  1. ↑ "ITFTennis.com Jiri Vesely Pro Circuit Player Profile".
  2. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/jiri-vesely/v708/overview
  3. ↑ ATP Rankings
  4. ↑ ITF Junior Profile
  5. ↑ Harvey, Luke (6 March 2013). "Vesely's rise continues". ITF Pro Circuit. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/berdych-vesely-wimbledon-2016-tuesday2
  7. ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-moves-on-at-us-open-after-injured-jiri-vesely-withdraws-3006950/
  8. ↑ Tandon, Kamakashi (December 10, 2015). "Coaching changes: Coric hires Maclagan; Vesely hires Krupa". tennis.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez		 ITF Junior World Champion
2011		 Succeeded by
Canada Filip Peliwo
Preceded by
Slovakia Martin Kližan
(Newcomer of the Year)		 ATP Star of Tomorrow
2013		 Succeeded by
Croatia Borna Ćorić
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