Filip Polášek

Filip Polášek (Slovak pronunciation: [ˈfilip ˈpɔlaːʃɛk]; born 21 July 1985) is a professional tennis player from Slovakia. He is primarily a doubles specialist reaching career-high rankings of World No. 7 in doubles in February 2020 and World No. 555 in singles in November 2007.[1] In 2019 Polášek won his first Masters 1000 title in Cincinnati with partner Ivan Dodig.[2]

Filip Polášek
Country (sports) Slovakia
ResidenceBratislava, Slovak Republic
Born (1985-07-25) 25 July 1985
Zvolen, Czechoslovakia
(now Slovak Republic)
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro2005
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
CoachLeoš Friedl
Prize money$1,666,737
Singles
Career record1–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 555 (26 November 2007)
Doubles
Career record227–153
Career titles14
Highest rankingNo. 7 (3 February 2020)
Current rankingNo. 8 (16 March 2020)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2020)
French Open3R (2011)
WimbledonSF (2019)
US OpenQF (2012)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2019)
Mixed doubles
Career record6–12
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2010)
French OpenQF (2013)
Wimbledon2R (2013)
US Open2R (2013)
Last updated on: 22 March 2020.

Career

2008: First ATP titles

Polášek reached his first ATP final at the 2008 Valencia Open with partner Travis Parrott, they fell to Máximo González and Juan Mónaco in two tight sets 5–7, 5–7. Later that year at the Swiss Open Gsaad he won his first title with partner Jaroslav Levinský in three sets. In October Polášek won his second title of the year at the St. Petersburg Open with Travis Parrott.

2013: Retirement due to injury

In 2013 Polášek reached three ATP finals with partner Julian Knowle, winning the later two the Zagreb Indoors and the Grand Prix Hassan II.

In November 2013 Polášek retired from professional tennis at the age of 28 due to nerve issues and loose discs in his back.[3]

2018: Return to tennis

Several years after retirement and allowing his body to heal through less strenuous activities such as coaching tennis and ski touring Polášek hit with Mike Bryan, and started playing some club matches again and the pain of his previous injuries didn't seem to be reoccurring. He asked to take some time off from the coaching academy he taught at and started playing some futures and then challengers. By the end of September 2019 Polášek's doubles ranking had risen to within the top 200 for the first time in five years.[3][4]

2019: First Masters 1000 title

Polášek claimed his first ATP title in 6 years in Kizbühel, partnering with Philipp Oswald.[5] At Wimbledon he reached his first Grand Slam semifinal partnering with Ivan Dodig in just their second tournament together.[6] They then went on to capture their first Masters 1000 title as a team, and Polášek's first career masters title at the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati defeating Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah in the final 4–6, 6–4, 10–6.[7]

Polášek and Dodig then went on to take their second title as a team defeating defending champions Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo to take the China Open title in Beijing.[8]

Significant finals

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 1 (1 title)
Result Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win2019Cincinnati MastersHard Ivan Dodig Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah		4–6, 6–4, [10–6]

ATP career finals

Doubles: 30 (14 titles, 16 runners-up)
Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (1–4)
ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (12–12)
Titles by surface
Hard (6–7)
Clay (8–6)
Grass (0–3)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (11–13)
Indoor (3–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Apr 2008 Valencia Open,
Spain		 International Clay Travis Parrott Máximo González
Juan Mónaco		 5–7, 5–7
Win 1–1 Jul 2008 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland		 International Clay Jaroslav Levinský Stéphane Bohli
Stanislas Wawrinka		 3–6, 6–2, [11–9]
Win 2–1 Oct 2008 St. Petersburg Open,
Russia		 International Hard (i) Travis Parrott Rohan Bopanna
Max Mirnyi		 3–6, 7–6(7–4), [10–8]
Loss 2–2 Feb 2009 U.S. National Indoor,
United States		 500 Series Hard (i) Travis Parrott Mardy Fish
Mark Knowles		 6–7(7–9), 1–6
Loss 2–3 Jun 2009 Eastbourne International,
United Kingdom		 250 Series Grass Travis Parrott Mariusz Fyrstenberg
Marcin Matkowski		 4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Jul 2009 Swedish Open,
Sweden		 250 Series Clay Jaroslav Levinský Robert Lindstedt
Robin Söderling		 1–6, 6–3, [10–7]
Loss 3–4 Jul 2009 German Open,
Germany		 500 Series Clay Marcelo Melo Simon Aspelin
Paul Hanley		 3–6, 3–6
Loss 3–5 Jul 2009 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland		 250 Series Clay Jaroslav Levinský Marco Chiudinelli
Michael Lammer		 5–7, 3–6
Loss 3–6 Jun 2010 Halle Open,
Germany		 250 Series Grass Martin Damm Sergiy Stakhovsky
Mikhail Youzhny		 6–4, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 4–6 Aug 2010 Croatia Open,
Croatia		 250 Series Clay Leoš Friedl František Čermák
Michal Mertiňák		 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Win 5–6 May 2011 Serbia Open,
Serbia		 250 Series Clay František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya		 7–5, 6–2
Loss 5–7 Jul 2011 German Open,
Germany		 500 Series Clay František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya		 4–6, 1–6
Win 6–7 Jul 2011 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland (2)		 250 Series Clay František Čermák Christopher Kas
Alexander Peya		 6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Loss 6–8 Oct 2011 Malaysian Open,
Malaysia		 250 Series Hard (i) František Čermák Eric Butorac
Jean-Julien Rojer		 1–6, 3–6
Loss 6–9 Oct 2011 Japan Open,
Japan		 500 Series Hard František Čermák Andy Murray
Jamie Murray		 1–6, 4–6
Win 7–9 Oct 2011 Kremlin Cup,
Russia		 250 Series Hard (i) František Čermák Carlos Berlocq
David Marrero		 6–3, 6–1
Win 8–9 Jan 2012 Qatar Open,
Qatar		 250 Series Hard Lukáš Rosol Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 8–10 Jan 2012 Auckland Open,
New Zealand		 250 Series Hard František Čermák Oliver Marach
Alexander Peya		 3–6, 2–6
Win 9–10 May 2012 Bavarian Championships,
Germany		 250 Series Clay František Čermák Xavier Malisse
Dick Norman		 6–4, 7–5
Loss 9–11 May 2012 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur,
France		 250 Series Clay Oliver Marach Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan		 6–7(5–7), 3–6
Loss 9–12 Oct 2012 Vienna Open,
Austria		 250 Series Hard (i) Julian Knowle Andre Begemann
Martin Emmrich		 4–6, 6–3, [4–10]
Loss 9–13 Jan 2013 Qatar Open,
Qatar		 250 Series Hard Julian Knowle Christopher Kas
Philipp Kohlschreiber		 5–7, 4–6
Win 10–13 Feb 2013 Zagreb Indoors,
Croatia		 250 Series Hard (i) Julian Knowle Ivan Dodig
Mate Pavić		 3–6, 3–6
Win 11–13 Apr 2013 Grand Prix Hassan II,
Morocco		 250 Series Clay Julian Knowle Dustin Brown
Christopher Kas		 6–3, 6–2
Loss 11–14 Jun 2019 Antalya Open,
Turkey		 250 Series Grass Ivan Dodig Jonathan Erlich
Artem Sitak		 3–6, 4–6
Loss 11–15 Jul 2019 Swiss Open Gstaad,
Switzerland		 250 Series Clay Philipp Oswald Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 4–6, 3–6
Win 12–15 Aug 2019 Austrian Open Kitzbühel,
Austria		 250 Series Clay Philipp Oswald Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 6–4, 6–4
Win 13–15 Aug 2019 Cincinnati Masters,
United States		 Masters 1000 Hard Ivan Dodig Juan Sebastián Cabal
Robert Farah		 4–6, 6–4, [10–6]
Win 14–15 Oct 2019 China Open,
China		 500 Series Hard Ivan Dodig Łukasz Kubot
Marcelo Melo		 6–3, 7–6(7−4)
Loss 14–16 Jan 2020 Adelaide International,
Australia		 250 Series Hard Ivan Dodig Máximo González
Fabrice Martin		 6–7(12–14), 3–6

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 11 (5–6)
Legend (Singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (0–0)
ITF Futures Tour (1–2)
Titles by Surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Sep 2005 Algeria F1, Algiers Futures Clay Lamine Ouahab 3–6, 0–6
Loss 0–2 Aug 2006 Iran F3, Tehran Futures Clay Bastian Knittel 3–6, 5–7
Win 1–2 Aug 2007 Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava Futures Clay Ján Krošlák 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: 54 (33–21)
Legend (Doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (16–11)
ITF Futures Tour (17–10)
Titles by Surface
Hard (10–5)
Clay (22–13)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–3)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 May 2004 Hungary F3, Miskolc Futures Clay Ladislav Švarc Xavier Audouy
Nicolas Tourte		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 1–1 Jun 2004 Slovenia F1, Koper Futures Clay Jiří Vencl Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
Germán Puentes Alcañiz		 2–6, 5–7
Win 2–1 Jul 2004 Germany F1, Kassel Futures Clay Ladislav Švarc Lucas Engel
Markus Schiller		 6–4, 6–2
Loss 2–2 Sep 2004 Hungary F4, Sopron Futures Clay František Polyak Nikola Ćirić
Goran Tošić		 1–6, 2–6
Loss 2–3 Oct 2004 Hungary F5, Budapest Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Antonio Baldellou-Esteva
Germán Puentes Alcañiz		 5–7, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 2–4 Oct 2004 Hungary F6, Kaposvár Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Tomáš Banczi
Peter Miklušičák		 7–5, 4–6, 6–7(5–7)
Win 3–4 Sep 2005 Algeria F1, Algiers Futures Clay Dušan Karol Walid Jallali
Alexander Satschko		 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
Loss 3–5 Sep 2005 Algeria F2, Algiers Futures Clay Filip Zeman Abdelhak Hameurlaine
Slimane Saoudi		 4–6, 4–6
Win 4–5 Oct 2005 Czech Rep. F4, Průhonice Futures Hard (i) Daniel Lustig Michal Navrátil
Mirko Zapletal		 6–4, 6–2
Win 5–5 Oct 2005 Czech Rep. F5, Opava Futures Hard (i) Daniel Lustig Evgeny Kirillov
Alexander Krasnorutskiy		 6–4, 6–1
Win 6–5 Nov 2005 Czech Rep. F6, Frýdlant nad Ostravicí Futures Hard (i) Daniel Lustig Roman Kutáč
Karel Tříska		 6–3, 6–4
Win 7–5 Nov 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Carpet (i) Sergiy Stakhovsky James Auckland
Jasper Smit		 6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–5 May 2006 Czech Rep. F2, Jablonec nad Nisou Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Marek Semjan
Filip Zeman		 6–2, 6–0
Win 9–5 Jun 2006 Czech Rep. F3, Karlovy Vary Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Kamil Čapkovič
Pavol Červenák		 6–3, 1–6, 6–1
Loss 9–6 Jul 2006 Iran F1, Tehran Futures Clay Viktor Bruthans Daniel Köllerer
Alexander Satschko		 6–2, 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 9–7 Jul 2006 Iran F2, Tehran Futures Clay Viktor Bruthans Daniel Köllerer
Alexander Satschko		 5–7, 6–7(5–7)
Win 10–7 Aug 2006 Slovak Rep. F1, Žilina Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Peter Miklušičák
František Polyak		 6–4, 6–1
Win 11–7 Aug 2006 Slovak Rep. F2, Piešťany Futures Clay Daniel Lustig Marek Semjan
Ján Stančík		 6–0, 7–5
Win 12–7 Sep 2006 Iran F4, Tehran Futures Clay Alexander Satschko Bastian Knittel
Nils Muschiol		 6–3, 6–3
Loss 12–8 Sep 2006 Poland F12, Gliwice Futures Clay Robert Godlewski Denis Matsukevitch
Deniss Pavlovs		 7–6(7–5), 3–6, 4–6
Win 13–8 Nov 2006 Russia F1, Sergiev Posad Futures Hard (i) David Klier Alexander Krasnorutskiy
Alexander Kudryavtsev		 7–6(8–6), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 13–9 Dec 2006 Czech Rep. F4, Vendryně Futures Hard (i) Daniel Lustig Lukáš Rosol
Igor Zelenay		 1–6, 1–6
Win 14–9 Mar 2007 France F5, Poitiers Futures Hard (i) Igor Zelenay Victor Ioniță
Brian Wilson		 6–4, 6–4
Win 15–9 Jun 2007 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay Lukáš Rosol Leonardo Azzaro
Flavio Cipolla		 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 16–9 Jul 2007 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay Igor Zelenay Peter Gojowczyk
Marc Sieber		 7–5, 7–5
Win 17–9 Aug 2007 Slovak Rep. F3, Bratislava Futures Clay Igor Zelenay Viktor Bruthans
Ján Stančík		 w/o
Loss 17–10 Sep 2007 Düsseldorf, Germany Challenger Clay Igor Zelenay Fabio Colangelo
Philipp Marx		 6–3, 3–6, [7–10]
Win 18–10 Sep 2007 Trnava, Slovakia Challenger Clay Igor Zelenay Diego Junqueira
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo		 6–1, 6–4
Win 19–10 Oct 2007 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) Tomasz Bednarek Philipp Petzschner
Alexander Peya		 6–2, 5–7, [10–8]
Loss 19–11 Oct 2007 Rennes, France Challenger Carpet (i) Igor Zelenay Philipp Petzschner
Björn Phau		 2–6, 2–6
Loss 19–12 Feb 2008 Belgrade, Serbia Challenger Carpet (i) Alessandro Motti Flavio Cipolla
Konstantinos Economidis		 6–4, 2–6, [8–10]
Win 20–12 Mar 2008 San Luis Potosí, Mexico Challenger Clay Travis Parrott Jean-Julien Rojer
Márcio Torres		 6–2, 6–1
Win 21–12 Mar 2008 León, Mexico Challenger Hard Travis Parrott Brendan Evans
Alex Kuznetsov		 6–4, 6–1
Loss 21–13 Aug 2008 Segovia, Spain Challenger Hard Jaroslav Levinský Ross Hutchins
Jim Thomas		 6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 21–14 Nov 2008 Aachen, Germany Challenger Carpet (i) Travis Parrott Michael Kohlmann
Alexander Waske		 4–6, 4–6
Win 22–14 Mar 2010 Sunrise, USA Challenger Hard Martin Damm Lukáš Dlouhý
Leander Paes		 4–6, 6–1, [13–11]
Win 23–14 Oct 2010 Mons, Belgium Challenger Hard (i) Igor Zelenay Ruben Bemelmans
Yannick Mertens		 3–6, 6–4, [10–5]
Loss 23–15 Oct 2010 Tashkent, Uzbekistan Challenger Hard Karol Beck Ross Hutchins
Jamie Murray		 6–2, 4–6, [8–10]
Loss 23–16 Nov 2010 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Hard (i) Travis Parrott Colin Fleming
Jamie Murray		 2–6, 6–3, [6–10]
Win 24–16 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F5, Ústí nad Orlicí Futures Clay Patrik Rikl Antonín Bolardt
Tomáš Macháč		 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5)
Loss 24–17 Jul 2018 Czech Republic F6, Brno Futures Clay Patrik Rikl Petr Nouza
David Škoch		 3–6, 6–2, [12–14]
Loss 24–18 Aug 2018 Liberec, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Patrik Rikl Sander Gillé
Joran Vliegen		 3–6, 4–6
Win 25–18 Aug 2018 Slovakia F3, Bratislava Futures Clay Danylo Kalenichenko Petr Michnev
Antonín Štěpánek		 6–3, 6–2
Win 26–18 Aug 2018 Hungary F6, Győr Futures Clay Danylo Kalenichenko Sadio Doumbia
Fabien Reboul		 6–4, 3–6, [19–17]
Loss 26–19 Sep 2018 Como, Italy Challenger Clay Martin Kližan Andre Begemann
Dustin Brown		 6–3, 4–6, [5–10]
Loss 26–20 Sep 2018 Genova, Italy Challenger Clay Martin Kližan Kevin Krawietz
Andreas Mies		 2–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win 27–20 Sep 2018 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay Karol Drzewiecki Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán		 6–3, 6–4
Loss 27–21 Jan 2019 Koblenz, Germany Challenger Hard (i) Jürgen Melzer Zdeněk Kolář
Adam Pavlásek		 3–6, 4–6
Win 28–21 Feb 2019 Budapest, Hungary Challenger Hard (i) Kevin Krawietz Filippo Baldi
Luca Margaroli		 7–5, 7–6(7–5)
Win 29–21 May 2019 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Luca Margaroli Thiemo de Bakker
Tallon Griekspoor		 6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Win 30–21 May 2019 Rome, Italy Challenger Clay Philipp Oswald Nikola Čačić
Adam Pavlásek		 Walkover
Win 31–21 May 2019 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay Philipp Oswald Guido Andreozzi
Guillermo Durán		 7–5, 6–2
Win 32–21 Jun 2019 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Philipp Oswald Jiří Lehečka
Jiří Veselý		 6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Win 33–21 Jun 2019 Lyon, France Challenger Clay Philipp Oswald Simone Bolelli
Andrea Pellegrino		 6–4, 7–6(7–2)

Doubles performance timeline

Current through the 2020 Australian Open.

Tournament2008200920102011201220132014–17201820192020SRW–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R 2R 2R 3R 1R A A A SF 0 / 6 9–6
French Open 1R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R A A A 0 / 6 4–6
Wimbledon 3R 2R 3R 1R 1R 1R A A SF 0 / 7 9–7
US Open 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 1R A A 1R 0 / 7 4–7
Win–Loss 2–3 3–4 4–4 3–4 6–4 0–4 0–0 0–0 4–2 4–1 0 / 26 26–26
ATP World Tour Finals
ATP Finals Did Not Qualify RR 0 / 1 1–2
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A 2R 1R A A A A A A 0 / 2 1–2
Miami Open A 2R 2R A 1R A A A A 0 / 3 2–3
Monte-Carlo Masters A A A A 2R A A A A 0 / 1 0–1
Madrid Open A A A A 2R 2R A A A 0 / 2 2–2
Italian Open A A 1R A 1R 1R A A A 0 / 3 0–3
Canadian Open A 1R A A A A A A 1R 0 / 2 0–2
Cincinnati Masters A 1R A A A A A A W 1 / 2 5–1
Shanghai Masters A 2R A A A A A A QF 0 / 2 3–2
Paris Masters A 1R A 2R 1R A A A SF 0 / 4 4–4
Win–Loss 0–0 3–6 1–3 1–1 1–5 1–2 0–0 0–0 10–3 0–0 1 / 21 17–20
Career statistics
Titles 2 1 1 3 2 2 0 0 3 0 14
Finals 3 5 2 6 5 3 0 0 5 1 30
Overall Win–Loss 23–16 33–27 25–25 43–23 33–24 25–23 0–0 1–0 36–12 7–2 226–152
Year-end ranking 36 31 43 24 32 54 N/A 163 13 59%

References
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  2. "Filip Polasek/Ivan Dodig Capture First Masters 1000 Title Together In Cincinnati | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. "Re-making Filip Polasek After Five-Year Retirement: 'The Only Thing That's The Same Is My Name' | ATP Tour | Tennis". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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