Libor Pimek

Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male tennis player.

Libor Pimek

Country (sports)	Czechoslovakia Belgium
Residence	Sint-Niklaas, Belgium
Born	(1963-08-03) 3 August 1963 Most, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Turned pro	1982
Retired	1999
Plays	Right-handed
Prize money	$1,509,018
Singles
Career record	126–121
Career titles	1
Highest ranking	No. 21 (22 Apr 1985)
Grand Slam singles results
French Open	2R (1984)
Wimbledon	1R (1983, 1988)
US Open	3R (1987)
Doubles
Career record	316–356
Career titles	17
Highest ranking	No. 15 (29 Jul 1996)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (1994)
French Open	QF (1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1983)
US Open	3R (1991)
Mixed doubles
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	1R (1991, 1996, 1997, 1998)
French Open	QF (1991, 1996)
Wimbledon	2R (1991, 1992, 1993)
US Open	2R (1995)

Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at the Bavarian Open, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996).

Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in the Davis Cup in the mid-1980s, before representing Belgium internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998)

Career finals

Singles (1 win, 1 loss)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	May 1984	Munich, West Germany	Clay	Gene Mayer	6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	1–1	Nov 1985	Vienna, Austria	Carpet	Jan Gunnarsson	7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 5–7

Doubles (17 wins, 12 losses)

Result	W/L	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1.	Mar 1983	Nice, France	Clay	Bernard Boileau	Bernard Fritz Jean-Louis Haillet	6–3, 6–4
Win	2.	Apr 1984	Bari, Italy	Clay	Stanislav Birner	Marcel Freeman Tim Wilkison	2–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss	1.	Sep 1984	Geneva, Switzerland	Clay	Tomáš Šmíd	Michael Mortensen Mats Wilander	1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win	3.	Jul 1985	Boston, U.S.	Hard	Slobodan Živojinović	Peter McNamara Paul McNamee	2–6, 6–4, 7–6
Loss	2.	Sep 1985	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Blaine Willenborg	David Felgate Steve Shaw	4–6, 7–5, 4–6
Win	4.	Jun 1986	Athens, Greece	Clay	Blaine Willenborg	Carlos Di Laura Claudio Panatta	5–7, 6–4, 6–2
Win	5.	Aug 1986	Saint-Vincent, France	Clay	Pavel Složil	Bud Cox Michael Fancutt	6–3, 6–3
Win	6.	Sep 1990	Bordeaux, France	Clay	Tomás Carbonell	Mansour Bahrami Yannick Noah	6–3, 6–7, 6–2
Loss	3.	Feb 1991	Brussels, Belgium	Carpet	Michiel Schapers	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	3–6, 0–6
Loss	4.	Aug 1991	Prague, Czechoslovakia	Clay	Daniel Vacek	Vojtěch Flégl Cyril Suk	4–6, 2–6
Loss	5.	Mar 1992	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Hendrik Jan Davids	Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson	3–6, 4–6
Win	7.	Mar 1992	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Hendrik Jan Davids	Luke Jensen Laurie Warder	3–6, 6–3, 7–5
Win	8.	Jul 1992	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Hendrik Jan Davids	Petr Korda Cyril Suk	w/o
Loss	6.	Sep 1992	Cologne, Germany	Clay	Ronnie Båthman	Horacio de la Peña Gustavo Luza	7–6, 0–6, 2–6
Win	9.	Jun 1993	Florence, Italy	Clay	Tomás Carbonell	Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh	7–6, 2–6, 6–1
Loss	7.	Jul 1993	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Hendrik Jan Davids	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–4, 2–6, 5–7
Win	10.	Aug 1993	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Hendrik Jan Davids	Jorge Lozano Jaime Oncins	6–3, 7–6
Win	11.	Sep 1993	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Menno Oosting	George Cosac Ciprian Porumb	7–6, 7–6
Loss	8.	May 1995	Bologna, Italy	Clay	Vincent Spadea	Byron Black Jonathan Stark	5–7, 3–6
Loss	9.	Jun 1995	St. Poelten, Austria	Clay	Byron Talbot	Bill Behrens Matt Lucena	5–7, 4–6
Win	12.	Jul 1995	Prague, Czech Republic	Clay	Byron Talbot	Jiří Novák David Rikl	7–5, 1–6, 7–6
Win	13.	Jan 1996	Zagreb, Croatia	Hard(i)	Menno Oosting	Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids	6–3, 7–6
Win	14.	Mar 1996	Copenhagen, Denmark	Carpet	Byron Talbot	Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann	7–6, 3–6, 6–3
Loss	10.	May 1996	Rome, Italy	Clay	Byron Talbot	Byron Black Grant Connell	2–6, 3–6
Win	15.	Jul 1996	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Byron Talbot	Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig	6–4, 7–6
Win	16.	Jul 1996	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Byron Talbot	David Adams Menno Oosting	7–6, 6–3
Loss	11.	Mar 1997	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Carpet	Byron Talbot	Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis	6–7, 4–6
Loss	12.	Jul 1997	Hilversum, Netherlands	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti	6–3, 5–7, 6–7
Win	17.	Sep 1997	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Andrew Kratzmann	Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic	3–6, 6–3, 7–6

External links

• Libor Pimek at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• Libor Pimek at the International Tennis Federation
• Libor Pimek at the Davis Cup