Miroslav Lacek

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Miroslav Lacek
Country (sports)Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Born (1959-04-16) 16 April 1959 (age 65)
Kadaň, Czechoslovakia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record0–4
Highest rankingNo. 170 (6 Aug 1984)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 374 (29 Oct 1984)
Medal record
Friendship Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Katowice Men's doubles

Miroslav Lacek (born 16 April 1959) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Lacek was born in Kadaň, a town in modern day Czech Republic, where his father Jiří worked as a physical education teacher and was instrumental in the establishment of the Kadaň Tennis Association. [1]

As a junior, Lacek represented the Czechoslovakia national team alongside Ivan Lendl, including at a youth World Cup event in Caracas and the 1979 Galea Cup in Vichy, finishing second in the latter. [2] [3]

In the 1980s he competed on the professional tour and reached a career high singles ranking of 170 in the world, with runner-up finishes in two ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. He made the occasional Grand Prix main draw appearance and was a bronze medalist in doubles at the Friendship Games in 1984. [4]

References

  1. "Historie TK Kadaň :: Tenisový Klub Kadaň". www.tkkadan.cz.
  2. ""Yo vi el primer Lendl vs Gómez"". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2011-05-07.
  3. "Noah-Portes Win Doubles Vichy, France". The Indianapolis Star . Newspapers.com. 29 July 1979.
  4. Trzciński, Tomasz (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 91. ISBN   83-03-01177-4.