Jerry Turek

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Jerry Turek
Country (sports)Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Born (1975-04-02) 2 April 1975 (age 47)
Czechoslovakia
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$19,055
Singles
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 1089 (14 August 1995)
Doubles
Career record1–4 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
2 Challenger, 5 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 183 (11 June 2001)

Jerry Turek (born 2 April 1975) is a former Canadian tennis player.

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Turek has a career high ATP singles ranking of world No. 1089, achieved on 14 August 1995. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 183 achieved on 11 June 2001.

Turek made his ATP main draw debut at the 1998 Canadian Open receiving a wild card that granted him direct entry in the doubles main draw. Partnering compatriot Simon Larose, the pair lost in the first round to American pairing Donald Johnson and Francisco Montana in three sets.


Turek reached 11 career doubles finals, with a record of 7 wins and 4 losses which includes a 2–1 record in ATP Challenger finals. He was never able to reach a single final in his career, at any level.

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals


Doubles: 11 (7–4)

Legend
ATP Challenger (2–1)
ITF Futures (5–3)
Finals by surface
Hard (6–3)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–L   Date   TournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScore
Loss0–1May 1999USA F3, Tallahassee FuturesClay Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Simon Larose Flag of the United States.svg Rob Givone
Flag of the United States.svg Glenn Weiner
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win1–1Jul 1999Canada F3, Montreal FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Laski Flag of the United States.svg Wynn Criswell
Flag of South Africa.svg Louis Vosloo
6–4, 4–6, 6–4
Win2–1Sep 1999USA F16, Waco FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frederic Niemeyer Flag of the United States.svg Jason Cook
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Breen
6–3, 6–4
Win3–1Apr 2000USA F9, Mt Pleasant FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Doyle
Flag of New Zealand.svg James Greenhalgh
7–6(7–3), 7–5
Loss3–2Jul 2000 Granby, CanadaChallengerHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frederic Niemeyer Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Hyung-Taik
Flag of South Korea.svg Yong-Il Yoon
6–7(3–7), 3–6
Loss3–3Sep 2000France F17, Bagneres de Bigorre FuturesHard Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dave Abelson Flag of South Africa.svg Rik De Voest
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frederic Niemeyer
3–6, 4–6
Win4–3Dec 2000USA F30, Scottsdale FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag Flag of the United States.svg Zack Fleishman
Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Williams
6–4, 6–0
Win5–3Feb 2001 Dallas, United StatesChallengerHard Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg Dusan Vemic
Flag of Croatia.svg Lovro Zovko
3–6, 7–5, 7–5
Win6–3Apr 2001USA F9, Stone Mountain FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Hawk
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Kendrick
1–6, 6–4, 6–3
Loss6–4Apr 2001USA F10, Elkin FuturesHard Flag of the United States.svg Gavin Sontag Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Breen
Flag of South Africa.svg Gareth Williams
3–6, 4–6
Win7–4May 2001 Antwerp, BelgiumChallengerClay Flag of Spain.svg Juan Giner Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dennis Van Scheppingen
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Edwin Kempes
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–2), 6–3


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