Richard Vogel

Richard Vogel
Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia ; (1986-1992); Czech Republic ; (1992-1993)
Born	13 August 1964 (age 59); Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$143,874
Singles
Career record	3–9
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 158 (11 Dec 1989)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	1R (1989)
Wimbledon	1R (1991)
Doubles
Career record	27-30
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 92 (22 Jul 1991)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open	1R (1989, 1991)
Wimbledon	1R (1989, 1991)
Medal record
Representing Czechoslovakia
Friendship Games

Last updated April 25, 2024

Richard Vogel (born 13 August 1964) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who competed for Czechoslovakia.

Career

Vogel played in the singles draw of two Grand Slams during his career and lost five set matches in both opening rounds, at the 1989 French Open (to Aaron Krickstein) and the 1991 Wimbledon Championships (to Jacco Eltingh). His loss to Eltingh set a Wimbledon record, as it was the first occasion that four tie breaks had been played in a single match.^[1] As a men's doubles player he was also unable to make it past the first round, in four attempts.^[2]

On the ATP Tour he had his best result in 1992, at the Croatia Open, where he was the doubles champion, with David Prinosil. His best singles performance came at Kitzbühel in 1991, with an appearance in the round of 16, after two wins, one of which was over Cédric Pioline.

He partnered Branislav Stankovič at the 1987 Summer Universiade and the pair won the gold medal.

ATP Career finals

Doubles: 1 (1–0)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Aug 1992	Umag, Croatia	Clay	David Prinosil	Sander Groen Lars Koslowski	6–3, 6–7, 7–6

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
1.	1989	Eger, Hungary	Clay	Libor Pimek	2–6, 7–5, 6–1

Doubles: (9)

No.	Year	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
1.	1986	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Karel Nováček	Jan-Willem Lodder Denys Maasdorp	6–4, 6–4
2.	1989	Eger, Hungary	Clay	Branislav Stankovič	George Cosac Florin Segărceanu	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
3.	1989	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Jaroslav Bulant	Libor Pimek Florin Segărceanu	6–1, 6–3
4.	1990	Parioli, Italy	Clay	Branislav Stankovič	Nicola Bruno Stefano Pescosolido	7–5, 6–3
5.	1990	Pescara, Italy	Clay	Branislav Stankovič	Massimo Cierro Alessandro de Minicis	6–3, 6–1
6.	1991	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Clay	Steve DeVries	David Rikl Martin Damm	2–6, 6–1, 6–4
7.	1992	Graz, Austria	Clay	David Prinosil	Robert Novotny Milan Trněný	6–3, 6–4
8.	1993	Ljubljana, Slovenia	Clay	Branislav Stankovič	Hendrik Jan Davids Goran Prpić	6–4, 7–6
9.	1993	Neu-Ulm, Germany	Clay	David Prinosil	Jorge Lozano Udo Riglewski	6–1, 6–3

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[1] ATP World Tour Profile

[2] ITF Tennis Profile

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