Bobby Kokavec

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Bobby Kokavec
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Born (1976-05-17) 17 May 1976 (age 47)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Height6'3" (191 cm)
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$115,924
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
0 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 232 (17 November 1997)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open Q1 (1998)
Wimbledon Q1 (1998, 1999)
US Open Q1 (1997)
Doubles
Career record6–12
Career titles0
7 Challenger, 4 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 152 (9 November 1998)
Grand Slam doubles results
Wimbledon 2R (1999)
Last updated on: 31 May 2021.

Bobby Kokavec (born 17 May 1976) is a former professional tennis player from Canada.

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Biography

Kokavec grew up in Tecumseh, Ontario and attended St. Anne's Catholic High School. At the age of 15 he was an Orange Bowl semi-finalist and won national junior titles in singles and doubles. [1] A member of Canada's Sunshine Cup team in 1993, he also competed in the boys' events of Grand Slam tournaments and was a doubles quarter-finalist at the 1993 US Open, partnering Sjeng Schalken. He and Jocelyn Robichaud won the Under 18s doubles title at the 1994 Orange Bowl. [2]

As a professional tennis player he made several appearances in ATP Tour level tournaments, including the main draws of every edition of the Canadian Open from 1994 to 1999. Doubles partners included Pat Cash in the 1996 tournament and Gustavo Kuerten in the 1997 edition. He made the second round of the singles in 1998, with a win over Steve Campbell. [3] His best doubles performances on tour were the quarter-finals at the 1998 Legg Mason Tennis Classic, with partner Marco Osorio, as well as the quarter-finals of Boston's Pro Tennis Championships in 1999, teamed with Doug Flach.

Kokavec represented Canada in a tie against Mexico in the 1998 Davis Cup competition. The tie, an American Group 1 Quarter-final in Halifax, was won by Canada, with Kokavec's appearance coming in the first of the reverse singles, a loss to Alejandro Hernández. [4]

With Romania's Gabriel Trifu as his partner, Kokavec participated in the men's doubles draw at the 1999 Wimbledon Championships. Playing as qualifiers, the pair defeated Alberto Martín and Eyal Ran in the first round, then were eliminated by top seeds and eventual champions Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes. [5]

In 2001 he had success on the Challenger tour with three titles, all in doubles, at Granby, Binghamton and the Bronx. It was his last year on tour as injuries forced his retirement from tennis. An inductee in the Windsor/Essex County Sports Hall of Fame, Kokavec now teaches tennis in Florida. [6]

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 2 (1–1)

Legend
ATP Challenger (0–1)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss0–1Sep 1997 Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Mexico.svg Alejandro Hernández 4–6, 7–5, 2–6
Win1–1May 1999USA F3, Tallahassee FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Horst Skoff 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: 11 (7–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (3–4)
ITF Futures (4–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (7–2)
Clay (0–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Nov 1997 Guadalajara, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Mexico.svg Marco Osorio Flag of Brazil.svg Nelson Aerts
Flag of Brazil.svg André Sá 		6–7, 3–6
Loss0–2Apr 1998 San Luis Potosí, MexicoChallengerClay Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Jose Frontera Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Wessels 		6–7, 6–4, 5–7
Loss0–3Jul 1998 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frédéric Niemeyer Flag of Japan.svg Gouichi Motomura
Flag of Japan.svg Takao Suzuki 		6–7, 1–6
Loss0–4Oct 1999 Houston, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud Flag of the United States.svg David Di Lucia
Flag of the United States.svg Michael Sell 		6–7, 0–6
Win1–4Nov 1999USA F19, Grenelefe FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jocelyn Robichaud Flag of France.svg Cedric Kauffmann
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miles Maclagan 		4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Win2–4Nov 1999USA F20, Clearwater FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk Flag of the United States.svg Dustin Mauck
Flag of the United States.svg Keith Pollak		2–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win3–4Feb 2000USA F4, Corpus Christi FuturesHard Flag of Argentina.svg Christian Kordasz Flag of Italy.svg Manuel Jorquera
Flag of Turkey.svg Efe Üstündağ 		6–2, 6–3
Win4–4Jun 2001Canada F2, Montreal FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nicolas Brochu Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Nisker
Flag of the United States.svg Tripp Phillips 		6–2, 6–4
Win5–4Jul 2001 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Morrison Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick
Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk 		6–4, 6–4
Win6–4Aug 2001 Binghamton, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frédéric Niemeyer Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Nisker
Flag of Israel.svg Amir Hadad 		2–6, 6–4, 6–1
Win7–4Aug 2001 Bronx, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Kelly Gullett Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Nisker
Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag 		6–4, 6–3

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