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Residence | London, England |
Born | Brandýs, Czechoslovakia | 27 February 1971
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1989 |
Retired | 2005 |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $3,063,257 |
Singles | |
Career record | 54–94 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 41 (2 May 1994) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (1994) |
French Open | 2R (1994, 1995, 1996) |
Wimbledon | 3R (1997) |
US Open | 2R (1996) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 390–232 |
Career titles | 30 |
Highest ranking | No. 4 (20 August 2001) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | QF (2000, 2003) |
French Open | SF (2003) |
Wimbledon | F (2001) |
US Open | F (2004) |
David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.
As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)
Rikl turned professional in 1989.
In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.
Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.
Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.
Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
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W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 |
French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 20–15 |
Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 |
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | F | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 |
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 7–4 | 11–4 | 7–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 47 | 64–47 |
Masters Series | |||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 | ||
Miami | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | A | 2R | QF | W | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 1 / 10 | 15–9 | ||
Monte Carlo | NME | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | F | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 | ||
Rome | NME | 1R | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 7–7 | ||
Hamburg | NME | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 | ||
Canada | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 | ||
Cincinnati | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 | ||
Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 1 / 6 | 10–5 | ||
Paris | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 0–6 | ||
Win–loss | N/A | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 13–8 | 16–7 | 7–9 | 11–9 | 7–7 | 0–1 | 4 / 66 | 76–62 | ||
Year-end ranking | 894 | 676 | 220 | 122 | 109 | 71 | 99 | 27 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 499 |
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