Jan Vacek

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Jan Vacek
Country (sports)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Residence Prague, Czech Republic
Born (1976-05-10) 10 May 1976 (age 48)
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Height6 ft 6 in (198 cm)
Turned pro1999
Retired2008
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $794,420
Singles
Career record30-60
Career titles1
Highest rankingNo. 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 record5-5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 115 (25 April 2005)

Jan Vacek (yahn VAH-tseck; born 10 May 1976) is a retired professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic.

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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.

ATP Tour finals

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (0)
ATP Tour (1)

Singles (1 title)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0 Sep 2001 Salvador, BrazilHard Flag of Brazil.svg Fernando Meligeni 2–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–3

Doubles (1 runner-up)

ResultW/LDateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1 Sep 2004 's-Hertogenbosch, NetherlandsGrass Flag of Germany.svg Lars Burgsmüller Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Damm
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Cyril Suk
3–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 20 (12–8)

Legend (singles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–3)
ITF World Tennis Tour (8–5)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–4)
Clay (5–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScore
Win1–0Jul 1998Slovenia F2, Portorož FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Igor Gaudi walkover
Loss1–1Aug 1998Slovenia F4, Portorož FuturesClay Flag of Croatia.svg Zeljko Krajan 3–6, 3–6
Win2–1Aug 1998Austria F8, Vienna FuturesClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Čatár 4–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss2–2Jul 1999Slovenia F2, Portorož FuturesClay Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico 4–6, 2–6
Win3–2Aug 1999Slovenia F3, Maribor FuturesClay Flag of Austria.svg Oliver Marach 6–4, 6–3
Loss3–3Aug 1999Belgium F1, Jupille-sur-Meuse FuturesClay Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Olivier Rochus 6–7, 2–6
Win4–3Oct 1999Germany F12, Offenbach FuturesHard Flag of Finland.svg Tommi Lenho 7–6, 6–0
Win5–3Feb 2000Croatia F1, Zagreb FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Alex Witt 6–4, 6–3
Loss5–4Apr 2000Germany F1, BerlinFuturesHard Flag of Germany.svg Daniel Elsner 2–6, 5–7
Win6–4Oct 2000France F23, La Roche-sur-Yon FuturesHard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Arnaud Fontaine6–4, 6–2
Win7–4Dec 2000 Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Ivo Heuberger 6–7(7–9), 7–5, 6–3
Loss7–5Feb 2001 Hamburg, GermanyChallengerCarpet Flag of France.svg Michaël Llodra 4–6, 3–6
Win8–5May 2001 Rocky Mount, United StatesChallengerClay Flag of Paraguay.svg Ramón Delgado 7–6(7–0), 7–5
Win9–5Aug 2001 Linz, AustriaChallengerClay Flag of Austria.svg Markus Hipfl 1–6, 6–1, 6–2
Loss9–6Mar 2004 Wrexham, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Van Scheppingen 4–6, 1–6
Win10–6Oct 2005Czech Republic F5, Opava FuturesHard Flag of Romania.svg Victor Crivoi 6–3, 6–3
Win11–6Apr 2006 Cardiff, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of Italy.svg Uros Vico 7–6(7–5), 1–6, 6–3
Win12–6Jan 2007Austria F1, Bergheim FuturesCarpet Flag of the Netherlands.svg Antal van der Duim 6–3, 6–3
Loss12–7Feb 2007Croatia F2, Zagreb FuturesHard Flag of Croatia.svg Vjekoslav Skenderovic6–7(2–7), 6–7(0–7)
Loss12–8Jun 2007 Busan, South KoreaChallengerHard Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Jimmy Wang 3–6, 2–6

Doubles: 11 (5–6)

Legend (doubles)
ATP Challenger Tour (4–4)
ITF World Tennis Tour (1–2)
Finals by surface
Hard (3–1)
Clay (2–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1Aug 1998Slovenia F4, Portorož FuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jan Hernych Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petr Kovačka
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Leoš Friedl
3–6, 2–6
Loss0–2Aug 1999Slovenia F3, Maribor FuturesClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Riha Flag of Slovenia.svg Marko Dolecek
Flag of Slovenia.svg Borut Martincevic
5–7, 6–7
Loss0–3Aug 2004 Trani, ItalyChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Martin Štěpánek Flag of Italy.svg Massimo Bertolini
Flag of Spain.svg Álex López Morón
6–2, 4–6, 3–6
Win1–3Sep 2004 Aschaffenburg, GermanyChallengerClay Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ota Fukárek Flag of Hungary.svg Kornél Bardóczky
Flag of Hungary.svg Gergely Kisgyörgy
3–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss1–4Feb 2005 Belgrade, Serbia and MontenegroChallengerCarpet Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý Flag of Russia.svg Igor Kunitsyn
Flag of Ukraine.svg Orest Tereshchuk
walkover
Loss1–5Mar 2005 Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Dlouhý Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
Flag of Ukraine.svg Sergiy Stakhovsky
7–6(10–8), 2–6, 2–6
Loss1–6Mar 2005 Saint Brieuc, FranceChallengerClay Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák Flag of Romania.svg Victor Ioniță
Flag of Romania.svg Gabriel Moraru
1–6, 4–6
Win2–6Aug 2005 Vigo, SpainChallengerClay Flag of Germany.svg Lars Uebel Flag of Spain.svg Guillem Burniol
Flag of Spain.svg José Antonio Sánchez de Luna
6–4, 6–3
Win3–6Feb 2007 Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lukáš Rosol Flag of Slovakia.svg Michal Mertiňák
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Jean-Claude Scherrer
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Win4–6Feb 2007Croatia F2, Zagreb FuturesHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jaroslav Pospíšil Flag of Croatia.svg Nikola Mektić
Flag of Croatia.svg Vedran Siljegovic
6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Win5–6Apr 2007 Cardiff, United KingdomChallengerHard Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Pavel Šnobel Flag of South Africa.svg Wesley Moodie
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Baccanello
walkover

Performance timeline

Key
W F SFQF#RRRQ#DNQANH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 SRW–LWin %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A Q1 1R 1R 2R Q1 AAA0 / 31–325%
French Open A Q1 1R A 1R A Q1 A Q1 0 / 20–20%
Wimbledon A 1R 4R A 1R AAA Q2 0 / 33–350%
US Open Q1 1R 1R 1R Q3 Q1 Q3 Q2 A0 / 30–30%
Win–loss0–00–23–40–21–30–00–00–00–00 / 114–1127%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters AA Q1 AAAAAA0 / 00–0  
Miami Open A Q1 2R 1R AAAAA0 / 21–233%
Hamburg Masters AAAA Q1 AAAA0 / 00–0  
Cincinnati Masters AAA Q1 AAAAA0 / 00–0  
Stuttgart A Q1 Not Held0 / 00–0  
Win–loss0–00–01–10–10–00–00–00–00–00 / 21–233%