Jan Mertl

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Jan Mertl
Jan Mertl 4, 2015 Wimbledon Qualifying - Diliff.jpg
Country (sports)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Residence Teplice, Czech Republic
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$610,165
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Q3 (2008, 2013)
French Open Q2 (2012, 2014)
Wimbledon Q3 (2015)
US Open Q2 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (11 June 2007)
Last updated on: 16 July 2023.

Jan Mertl (born 3 January 1982) is a Czech former tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163. [1]

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Mertl made his ATP main draw debut at 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, defeating Yann Marti to score his first ATP-level win.

Mertl is currently serving as the coach of Czech WTA player Markéta Vondroušová. [2]

Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
ResultNo.Date (Final)TournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Loss1.18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaHard (i) Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss2.18 March 2012 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss3.24 March 2012 Bath, Great BritainHard Flag of Germany.svg Dustin Brown 6–7(1–7), 4–6

Doubles: 9 (1–8)

ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponents in the finalScore
Loss1.4 September 2005Kiev, UkraineClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý Flag of Argentina.svg Diego Junqueira
Flag of Argentina.svg Martín Vassallo Argüello
4–6, 2–6
Loss2.9 July 2006 Pozoblanco, SpainHard Flag of Slovakia.svg Ivo Klec Flag of the United States.svg Justin Gimelstob
Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Kim
3–6, 5–7
Loss3.16 July 2006 Poznań, PolandClay Flag of Greece.svg Vasilis Mazarakis Flag of Poland.svg Tomasz Bednarek
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Przysiężny
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss4.4 March 2007 Wolfsburg, GermanyCarpet (i) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joshua Goodall Flag of Austria.svg Alexander Peya
Flag of Germany.svg Lars Uebel
4–6, 4–6
Loss5.18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaHard (i) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol Flag of Latvia.svg Ernests Gulbis
Flag of Latvia.svg Deniss Pavlovs
4–6, 3–6
Loss6.3 June 2007 Busan, South KoreaHard Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Healey Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergei Bubka
Flag of the United States.svg John Paul Fruttero
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Loss7.6 January 2008 Nouméa, FranceHard Flag of Austria.svg Martin Slanar Flag of Italy.svg Flavio Cipolla
Flag of Italy.svg Simone Vagnozzi
4–6, 4–6
Win8.7 February 2010 Kazan, RussiaHard (i) Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yuri Schukin Flag of Germany.svg Tobias Kamke
Flag of Germany.svg Julian Reister
6–2, 6–4
Loss9.17 September 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaClay Flag of the Netherlands.svg Matwé Middelkoop Flag of Italy.svg Marco Crugnola
Flag of Spain.svg Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]

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References

  1. "Jan Mertl at ITF" . Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. Ostlere, Lawrence (15 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023 finalist Marketa Vondrousova in profile". The Independent . Retrieved 15 July 2023.