Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a former Czech professional doubles tennis player and coach.
Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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Residence | Prostějov, Czech Republic |
Born | Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic | 11 February 1981
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) |
Turned pro | 1999 |
Retired | 2014 |
Plays | Right-handed |
Coach | David Kotyza |
Prize money | US$784,970 |
Singles | |
Career record | 0–1 |
Career titles | 0 0 Challenger, 1 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 239 (23 September 2002) |
Grand Slam singles results | |
US Open | Q2 (2003) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 130–154 |
Career titles | 5 23 Challenger, 7 Futures |
Highest ranking | No. 24 (16 July 2007) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2007) |
French Open | 3R (2009) |
Wimbledon | 3R (2005, 2007) |
US Open | 3R (2009) |
Mixed doubles | |
Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
Australian Open | F (2010) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2005, 2007, 2014) |
US Open | 1R (2014) |
Last updated on: 7 May 2021. |
Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24, achieved on 16 July 2007.
Levinsky reached 6 singles finals throughout his career, with a record of 1 win and 5 losses. Additionally he reached 57 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses which includes a 5–10 record at the ATP Tour level and a 23–9 record in doubles finals at the ATP Challenger Tour level.
Career
editLevinsky's debut on the ATP Tour came in doubles, at the 2001 Croatia Open. Granted a wildcard entry alongside compatriot Daniel Vacek, they prevailed in their first round match against Italian duo Massimo Bertolini and Cristian Brandi 6–3, 6–2. They were defeated in the second round by fourth seeds and fellow Czech's Radek Štěpánek and Petr Luxa 2–6, 6–7(4–7).
Levinsky made his ATP Tour single debut at the 2003 Dutch Open, where he advanced through 3 rounds of qualifying to gain a main draw birth. He defeated Juan Giner 6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–2), Gorka Fraile 3–6. 6–3, 6–4 and Xavier Pujo 7–6(7–4), 6–2 respectively in qualifying before losing in the first round to André Sá 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7).
At the 2010 Australian Open, Levinsky reached the mixed doubles final alongside Russian WTA player Ekaterina Makarova, where they were defeated by the pairing of Cara Black and Leander Paes in straight sets 5–7, 3–6.[1]
The last matches he played were at the 2014 US Open where he lost in the first round of both the men's doubles and mixed doubles draws.
Coaching
editHe coached Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.[2] He subsequently coached Kristýna Plíšková for two years, before the two parted ways in April 2021.[3] He was also the coach of Kateryna Baindl.[citation needed] He is currently coaching Laslo Djere since 2023.[4]
Grand Slam finals
editMixed doubles: 1 (0–1)
editResult | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 2010 | Australian Open | Hard | Ekaterina Makarova | Cara Black Leander Paes |
7–5, 6–3 |
ATP career finals
editDoubles: 15 (5–10)
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Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | Jul 2004 | Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands | Clay | David Škoch | José Acasuso Luis Horna |
6–0, 2–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | Jul 2004 | ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia | Clay | David Škoch | José Acasuso Flávio Saretta |
6–4, 2–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | Oct 2004 | St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia | Carpet (i) | Dominik Hrbatý | Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 2. | Feb 2006 | PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet | Michal Mertiňák | Davide Sanguinetti Andreas Seppi |
7–6(6), 6–1 |
Loss | 3. | Mar 2006 | Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas, United States | Hard | Robert Lindstedt | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan |
3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | Jul 2006 | Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia | Clay | David Škoch | Guillermo García López Albert Portas |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | Oct 2006 | Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | František Čermák | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić |
1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 5. | Oct 2006 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, France | Carpet (i) | František Čermák | Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10] |
Loss | 6. | Feb 2007 | PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia | Carpet (i) | František Čermák | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske |
6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10] |
Loss | 7. | Apr 2007 | BMW Open, Munich, Germany | Clay | Jan Hájek | Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny |
1–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 8. | Jul 2007 | ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia | Clay | David Škoch | Lukáš Dlouhý Michal Mertiňák |
1–6, 1–6 |
Win | 4. | Jul 2008 | Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Filip Polášek | Stéphane Bohli Stanislas Wawrinka |
3–6, 6–2, [11–9] |
Win | 5. | Jul 2009 | Catella Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Filip Polášek | Robert Lindstedt Robin Söderling |
1–6, 6–3, [10–7] |
Loss | 9. | Aug 2009 | Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Filip Polášek | Marco Chiudinelli Michael Lammer |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 10. | Sep 2009 | Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Hard (i) | Igor Kunitsyn | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
2–6, 1–6 |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
editSingles: 6 (1–5)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 2000 | Poland F2, Zabrze | Futures | Clay | Dick Norman | 3–6, 6–7(2–7) |
Loss | 0–2 | Nov 2000 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Aisam Qureshi | 6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 1–2 | Jan 2001 | India F2, Calcutta | Futures | Clay | Martin Spottl | 7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3) |
Loss | 1–3 | Oct 2001 | Great Britain F11, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Lovro Zovko | 2–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 1–4 | Jan 2002 | UAE F1, Abu Dhabi | Futures | Hard | Denis Gremelmayr | walkover |
Loss | 1–5 | May 2002 | Great Britain F3, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Richard Gasquet | 3–6, 1–6 |
Doubles: 42 (30–12)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Loss | 0–1 | Jun 1999 | Poland F1, Kraków | Futures | Clay | Pavel Šnobel | Pavel Kudrnáč Enrique Abaroa |
3–6, 1–6 |
Win | 1–1 | Jul 2000 | Italy F8, Jesi | Futures | Clay | Michal Navrátil | Carlo Santoro Elia Grossi |
4–2, 4–1, 2–4, 4–1 |
Win | 2–1 | Oct 2000 | Uzbekistan F3, Gulistan | Futures | Hard | Branislav Sekáč | Gwaneal Gueit Sebastien Lami |
3–6, 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 2–2 | Nov 2000 | Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh City | Futures | Hard | Michal Navrátil | Ashley Fisher Aisam Qureshi |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2–3 | Jan 2001 | India F2, Calcutta | Futures | Clay | Michal Navrátil | Fazaluddin Syed Dmitriy Tomashevich |
6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Win | 3–3 | May 2001 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Michal Navrátil | Noam Behr Andy Ram |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 3–4 | Aug 2001 | Linz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Todd Perry Aleksandar Kitinov |
6–2, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 4–4 | Sep 2001 | Kamnik, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Igor Brukner | Vincenzo Santopadre Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez |
6–3, 1–6, 6–4 |
Win | 5–4 | Oct 2001 | Great Britain F11, Leeds | Futures | Hard | Lovro Zovko | James Nelson Simon Dickson |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 6–4 | Oct 2001 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | František Čermák | Yves Allegro Marco Chiudinelli |
5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–3 |
Win | 7–4 | Dec 2001 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | Aisam Qureshi | Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak |
6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5) |
Loss | 7–5 | Feb 2002 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Challenger | Carpet | Tomáš Zíb | Dušan Vemić Lovro Zovko |
walkover |
Win | 8–5 | May 2002 | Great Britain F3, Bournemouth | Futures | Clay | Michal Navrátil | Lee Childs Mark Hilton |
6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 8–6 | May 2002 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | František Čermák Ota Fukárek |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 9–6 | May 2002 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Karol Beck | Sebastián Prieto Mariano Hood |
3–6, 6–4, 6–1 |
Win | 10–6 | Aug 2002 | St. Petersburg, Russia | Challenger | Clay | František Čermák | Artem Derepasko Orest Tereshchuk |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 11–6 | Sep 2002 | Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | Yuriy Schukin | Juan Pablo Guzmán Daniel Orsanic |
7–6(7–5), 7–5 |
Loss | 11–7 | Nov 2002 | Reunion Island, Réunion | Challenger | Hard | Marco Chiudinelli | Federico Browne Jonathan Erlich |
1–6, 6–4, 3–6 |
Win | 12–7 | Nov 2002 | Prague II, Czech Republic | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Lovro Zovko Aleksandar Kitinov |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 13–7 | Mar 2003 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Berdych | Johan Landsberg Simon Aspelin |
1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 14–7 | Apr 2003 | Uzbekistan F1, Qarshi | Futures | Hard | Petr Dezort | Mikhail Elgin Dmitry Vlasov |
7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 15–7 | Apr 2003 | Uzbekistan F2, Gulistan | Futures | Hard | Petr Dezort | Sergiy Stakhovsky Jiri Venci |
6–2, 6–2 |
Win | 16–7 | Jun 2003 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Sergio Roitman |
6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 16–8 | Sep 2003 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski |
1–6, 5–7 |
Win | 17–8 | Jan 2004 | UAE F1, Dubai | Futures | Hard | Ivo Klec | Julien Jeanpierre Édouard Roger-Vasselin |
6–4, 7–5 |
Win | 18–8 | Mar 2004 | Wrexham, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Waske | Mark Hilton Jonathan Marray |
7–5, 7–6(7–1) |
Win | 19–8 | Mar 2004 | Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina | Challenger | Hard | Alexander Waske | Johan Landsberg Tumas Ketola |
6–4, 6–1 |
Loss | 19–9 | Apr 2004 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Fernando Vicente Marc López |
6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6 |
Win | 20–9 | May 2004 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Karol Beck | Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
Win | 21–9 | Jun 2004 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Dominik Hrbatý | Tripp Phillips Travis Parrott |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 21–10 | Jun 2004 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Emilio Benfele Álvarez Tomas Behrend |
2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(10–12) |
Win | 22–10 | Nov 2004 | Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu |
6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2) |
Win | 23–10 | Jun 2006 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | František Čermák | Michal Tabara Jan Masik |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 24–10 | Nov 2007 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Tomáš Cibulec | Chris Haggard Mischa Zverev |
6–4, 2–6, [10–8] |
Win | 25–10 | Apr 2008 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomáš Cibulec | Fred Gil Luis Horna |
6–1, 6–3 |
Loss | 25–11 | Jul 2008 | Turin, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Tomáš Cibulec | Fred Gil Carlos Berlocq |
4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 25–12 | Aug 2008 | Segovia, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Filip Polášek | Ross Hutchins Jim Thomas |
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10] |
Win | 26–12 | Feb 2009 | Beilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Benedikt Dorsch Philipp Petzschner |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 27–12 | Mar 2009 | Besançon, France | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | David Škoch Igor Zelenay |
2–6, 7–5, [10–7] |
Win | 28–12 | Mar 2009 | Bergamo, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Pavel Vízner Chris Haggard |
7–6(8–6), 6–4 |
Win | 29–12 | May 2009 | Rhodes, Greece | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram |
6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 30–12 | Jul 2009 | Pozoblanco, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Karol Beck | Ken Skupski Colin Fleming |
2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7] |
Performance timelines
editW | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
editTournament | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % | ||||||||
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 5 | 2–5 | 29% | ||||||||
French Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% | ||||||||
Wimbledon | 1R | A | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 9 | 5–9 | 36% | ||||||||
US Open | 2R | A | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 1–2 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 4–4 | 0–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–3 | 1-3 | 0 / 31 | 17–31 | 35% | ||||||||
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | ||||||||
Miami Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% | ||||||||
Monte-Carlo Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||
Hamburg Masters | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | Not Masters Series | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||||||||||
Rome Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% | ||||||||
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||||
Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% | ||||||||
Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 3–7 | 2–5 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0-0 | 0 / 15 | 6–15 | 29% |
Mixed doubles
editTournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | SR | W–L | Win % | |||||||||||
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Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | F | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 4–1 | 80% | |||||||||||
French Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – | |||||||||||
Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 0 / 5 | 3–5 | 38% | |||||||||||
US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||||
Win–loss | 1–1 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 4–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1–2 | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
References
edit- ^ "Paes, Black win Australian Open mixed doubles". CBC Television. 31 January 2010. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Schmiedlová mení po šiestich rokoch trénera, povedie ju Levinský" (in Slovak). SPORTNET.
- ^ "Kristýna Plíšková po dvou letech mění trenéra, rozešla se s Levinským". idnes.cz (in Czech). 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Who is Laslo Djere's coach? Know all about Jaroslav Levinsky". Sportslumo. Retrieved 4 January 2024.