Jiří Novák

Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈnovaːk] (listen); born 22 March 1975) is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.[1]

For other people named Jiří Novák, see Jiří Novák (disambiguation).
Jiří Novák
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1975-03-22) 22 March 1975
Gottwaldov, Czechoslovakia
(now Zlín, Czech Republic)
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1993
Retired2007
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize moneyUS$7,614,063
Singles
Career record337–260
Career titles7
Highest rankingNo. 5 (21 October 2002)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian OpenSF (2002)
French Open4R (2003)
Wimbledon3R (2003, 2005)
US Open4R (1999, 2002, 2006)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2002)
Olympic Games2R (2004)
Doubles
Career record311–211
Career titles18
Highest rankingNo. 6 (9 July 2001)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000)
French OpenQF (2000)
WimbledonF (2001)
US OpenF (2002)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (1999)
Olympic GamesQF (1996)

Career

Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. He retired in 2007.

Novák was the first player to face Roger Federer at Wimbledon. The first-round match at the 1999 tournament saw Novák defeat Federer in five sets.

ATP Tour finals

Singles: 13 (7 wins, 6 losses)
Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP International Series Gold (1)
ATP Tour (6)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. Jan 1996 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Brett Steven 6–4, 6–4
Loss 1. Mar 1996 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Thomas Muster 6–7(3–7), 2–6
Win 2. Nov 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Xavier Malisse 6–3, 6–3
Win 3. May 2001 Munich, Germany Clay Antony Dupuis 6–4, 7–5
Win 4. Jul 2001 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Juan Carlos Ferrero 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Loss 2. Oct 2002 Vienna, Austria Hard (i) Roger Federer 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6
Loss 3. Oct 2002 Madrid, Spain Hard (i) Andre Agassi walkover
Loss 4. Feb 2003 Dubai, U.A.E. Hard (i) Roger Federer 1–6 6–7(2–7)
Win 5. Jul 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Roger Federer 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3
Loss 5. Sep 2003 Dubai, China Hard (i) Mark Philippoussis 2–6, 1–6
Win 6. Oct 2004 Tokyo, Japan Hard Taylor Dent 5–7, 6–1, 6–3
Win 7. Nov 2004 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) David Nalbandian 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
Loss 6. Feb 2005 Delray Beach , U.S Hard (i) Xavier Malisse 6–76, 2–6

Doubles (18)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface artner Opponent Score
Win 1. Sep 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay David Rikl Steve Campbell
MaliVai Washington		 7–6, 6–2
Win 2. Oct 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay David Rikl Shelby Cannon
Francisco Montana		 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Win 3. Mar 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay David Rikl Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig		 7–6, 6–3
Win 4. Jul 1996 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Pavel Vízner Trevor Kronemann
David Macpherson		 4–6, 7–6, 7–6
Win 5. Apr 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) David Rikl Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana		 6–2, 6–4
Win 6. Feb 1998 Split, Croatia Carpet (i) Martin Damm Fredrik Bergh
Patrik Fredriksson		 7–6, 6–2
Win 7. Aug 1998 San Marino, San Marino Clay David Rikl Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto		 6–4, 7–6
Win 8. Aug 1998 Indianapolis, USA Hard David Rikl Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 6–2, 7–6
Win 9. Oct 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay David Rikl Daniel Orsanic
David Roditi		 6–4, 6–2
Win 10. Feb 2000 Dubai, UAE Hard David Rikl Robbie Koenig
Peter Tramacchi		 6–2, 7–5
Win 11. Jul 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay David Rikl Jérôme Golmard
Michael Kohlmann		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 12. Jul 2000 Stuttgart, Germany Clay David Rikl Lucas Arnold Ker
Donald Johnson		 5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 13. Oct 2000 Stuttgart, Germany Hard (i) David Rikl Donald Johnson
Piet Norval		 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 14. Mar 2001 Miami, USA Hard David Rikl Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge		 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Win 15. Jul 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard David Rikl Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Win 16. Jul 2004 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Radek Štěpánek Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry		 6–2, 6–4
Win 17. Jul 2005 Umag, Croatia Clay Petr Pála Michal Mertiňák
David Škoch		 6–3, 6–3
Win 18. Jul 2006 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Andrei Pavel Marco Chiudinelli
Jean-Claude Scherrer		 6–3, 6–1

Singles performance timeline
Tournament199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006W–L
Australian Open A 1R 2R A 3R 2R A SF 3R 3R A A 13–7
French Open A 2R A 1R 2R 1R 3R 3R 4R 2R 2R 1R 11–10
Wimbledon A 2R 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R 3R 1R 3R 1R 8–11
US Open 1R 2R 2R 1R 4R 3R 3R 4R 3R 3R 2R 4R 20–11
Win–Loss 0–1 3–4 2–3 0–3 7–4 3–4 5–3 11–4 9–4 5–4 4–2 3–3 52–39
Indian Wells Masters A 1R 2R A 1R 1R A 2R 2R 3R 3R A 5–7
Miami Masters A A 2R 1R 1R 3R 1R 3R 2R 3R 4R A 6–9
Monte Carlo Masters A 2R A A 3R 2R 1R 3R 2R 1R 2R A 8–8
Rome Masters A A A A A 2R A SF 3R QF 1R 1R 10–6
Hamburg Masters A A A A 3R 1R A 3R 1R 1R 3R 1R 6–7
Canada Masters A 2R A A 3R SF 1R SF 3R 2R 2R A 15–8
Cincinnati Masters A A 3R A 3R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R 1R A 6–8
Madrid Masters A A A A 3R 1R 3R F 3R 2R 1R A 9–6
Paris Masters A A A A 1R 1R QF 2R SF 2R 1R A 6–7
Tennis Masters Cup A A A A A A A RR A A A A 1–2
Titles 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 7
Year End Ranking 53 52 48 75 36 53 29 7 13 24 48 129

Top 10 wins
Season19931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006Total
Wins0001401323340021
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score NR
1996
1. Boris Becker 6 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) 2R 6–3, 7–6(7–4) 45
1997
2. Carlos Moyà 9 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard 1R 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 67
3. Richard Krajicek 6 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 6–2, 6–2 67
4. Carlos Moyà 6 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) 2R 6–4, 6–4 63
5. Sergi Bruguera 10 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) 1R 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 53
1999
6. Todd Martin 4 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) 1R 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 6–4 34
2000
7. Tim Henman 10 Davis Cup, Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay (i) RR 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 44
8. Pete Sampras 2 Davis Cup, Los Angeles, United States Hard (i) RR 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–2 39
9. Thomas Enqvist 7 Toronto, Canada Hard 3R 6–2, 1–6, 3–1, ret. 55
2001
10. Àlex Corretja 9 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay SF 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 40
11. Juan Carlos Ferrero 5 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay F 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 40
2002
12. Yevgeny Kafelnikov 4 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard QF 6–1, 6–1 17
13. Sébastien Grosjean 8 Davis Cup, Pau, France Carpet (i) RR 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 15
14. Andre Agassi 2 Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China Hard (i) RR 7–5, 6–1 7
2003
15. Carlos Moyà 4 World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany Clay RR 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 14
16. Roger Federer 3 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay F 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 10
17. Juan Carlos Ferrero 1 Paris, France Carpet (i) 3R 7–5, 7–5 18
2004
18. Tim Henman 5 Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece Hard 1R 6–3, 6–3 24
19. Lleyton Hewitt 3 Tokyo, Japan Hard SF 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 28
20. Tim Henman 4 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) QF 7–6(7–5), 7–5 20
21. David Nalbandian 10 Basel, Switzerland Carpet (i) F 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 20

Tennis records

References
  1. John Barrett, ed. (2000). International Tennis Federation World of Tennis 2000. London: CollinsWillow. p. 323. ISBN 9780002189460.
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