Country (sports) | ![]() |
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Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
Born | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 10 May 1976
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2008 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | $794,420 |
Singles | |
Career record | 30-60 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 61 (5 August 2002) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2004) |
French Open | 1R (2002, 2004) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2002) |
US Open | 1R (2001, 2002, 2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 5-5 |
Career titles | 0 |
Highest ranking | No. 115 (25 April 2005) |
Jan Vacek (yahn VAH-tseck; born 10 May 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic.
Vacek reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 61, achieved on 5 August 2002. He also reached a career high ATP doubles ranking of World No. 115, achieved on 25 April 2005.
Vacek successfully played in all four Grand Slam tournament main draws, highlighted by reaching the fourth round at the 2002 Wimbledon Championships.
Vacek reached 21 singles finals throughout his career, posting a record of 13 wins and 8 losses, which includes a 4–3 result in ATP Challenger finals. Unseeded at the 2001 Brasil Open, he won the singles championship, defeating eighth seed Mariano Zabaleta 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6) in the second round, sixth seed Alexandre Simoni 7–6(7–5), 6–2 in the semi-finals and fifth seed Fernando Meligeni 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 in the final to claim his first and only ATP Tour title.
Legend |
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Grand Slam (0) |
Tennis Masters Cup (0) |
ATP Masters Series (0) |
ATP Tour (1) |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Sep 2001 | Salvador, Brazil | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2004 | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | Grass | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jul 1998 | Slovenia F2, Portorož | Futures | Clay | ![]() | walkover |
Loss | 1–1 | Aug 1998 | Slovenia F4, Portorož | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 2–1 | Aug 1998 | Austria F8, Vienna | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 2–2 | Jul 1999 | Slovenia F2, Portorož | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3–2 | Aug 1999 | Slovenia F3, Maribor | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 3–3 | Aug 1999 | Belgium F1, Jupille-sur-Meuse | Futures | Clay | ![]() | 6–7, 2–6 |
Win | 4–3 | Oct 1999 | Germany F12, Offenbach | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 7–6, 6–0 |
Win | 5–3 | Feb 2000 | Croatia F1, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 5–4 | Apr 2000 | Germany F1, Berlin | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 2–6, 5–7 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2000 | France F23, La Roche-sur-Yon | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 7–4 | Dec 2000 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–3 |
Loss | 7–5 | Feb 2001 | Hamburg, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 8–5 | May 2001 | Rocky Mount, United States | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 7–6(7–0), 7–5 |
Win | 9–5 | Aug 2001 | Linz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 9–6 | Mar 2004 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 4–6, 1–6 |
Win | 10–6 | Oct 2005 | Czech Republic F5, Opava | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 11–6 | Apr 2006 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3 |
Win | 12–6 | Jan 2007 | Austria F1, Bergheim | Futures | Carpet | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Loss | 12–7 | Feb 2007 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | ![]() | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(0–7) |
Loss | 12–8 | Jun 2007 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1998 | Slovenia F4, Portorož | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 0–2 | Aug 1999 | Slovenia F3, Maribor | Futures | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 0–3 | Aug 2004 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–2, 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–3 | Sep 2004 | Aschaffenburg, Germany | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
Loss | 1–4 | Feb 2005 | Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro | Challenger | Carpet | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | walkover |
Loss | 1–5 | Mar 2005 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6(10–8), 2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 1–6 | Mar 2005 | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 1–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2–6 | Aug 2005 | Vigo, Spain | Challenger | Clay | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 3–6 | Feb 2007 | Wrocław, Poland | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 4–6 | Feb 2007 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Win | 5–6 | Apr 2007 | Cardiff, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | walkover |
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||||||
French Open | A | Q1 | 1R | A | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | 1R | 4R | A | 1R | A | A | A | Q2 | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% | ||||||||||||
US Open | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | A | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% | ||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 0–2 | 1–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 4–11 | 27% | ||||||||||||
ATP Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Miami Open | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||||||||
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||
Stuttgart | A | Q1 | Not Held | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
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