Radomír Vašek (born 23 September 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.[1]

Radomír Vašek
Country (sports)Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (1990–1992)
Czech Republic Czech Republic (1993-)
ResidenceProstějov, Czech Republic
Born (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 52)
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro1990
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$418,622
Singles
Career record20–40
Career titles0
4 Challenger, 1 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 91 (13 February 1995)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1995)
French Open3R (1994)
Wimbledon2R (1998)
US Open1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record2-6
Career titles0
8 Challenger, 2 Futures
Highest rankingNo. 168 (23 August 1999)
Grand Slam doubles results
US OpenQ1 (1999)
Last updated on: 7 November 2022.

Career

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Vašek was the Czechoslovak national Under-18s tennis champion in 1990, the same year he turned professional.[2]

At the 1994 French Open he came into the draw as a qualifier but won his first two matches, against Younes El Aynaoui in straight sets and Dimitri Poliakov, from two sets down.

Vašek reached his first and only ATP Tour final in 1995, at the Jakarta Open. Also that year, Vašek made the quarterfinals of the Tel Aviv Open in Israel.

He was a quarterfinalist at Santiago's Movistar Open in 1997.[3]

ATP career finals

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Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

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Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP Masters Series (0–0)
ATP Championship Series (0–0)
ATP World Series (0–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoors (0–1)
Indoors (0–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Loss 0–1 Jan 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia World Series Hard   Paul Haarhuis 5–7, 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

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Singles: 9 (5–4)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (4–4)
ITF Futures (1–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (4–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–2)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1994 Plzeň, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Bohdan Ulihrach 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
Loss 1–1 Oct 1994 Dublin, Ireland Challenger Carpet   David Prinosil 3–6, 3–6
Loss 1–2 Nov 1994 Rogaška, Slovenia Challenger Carpet   Frederik Fetterlein 3–6, 4–6
Loss 1–3 May 1997 Bratislava, Slovakia Challenger Clay   Sébastien Grosjean 4–6, 1–6
Win 2–3 Aug 1997 Graz, Austria Challenger Clay   Albert Portas 6–1, 6–3
Win 3–3 Aug 1997 Nettingsdorf, Austria Challenger Clay   Christian Vinck 6–3, 6–3
Win 4–3 Mar 1999 France F2, Poitiers Futures Carpet   Rodolphe Gilbert 6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Win 5–3 Jul 1999 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Martin Spottl 7–5, 2–6, 6–0
Loss 5–4 Jul 2000 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay   Clemens Trimmel 4–6, 1–6

Doubles: 12 (10–2)

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Legend
ATP Challenger (8–2)
ITF Futures (2–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (7–2)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L Date Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Jul 1993 Oberstaufen, Germany Challenger Clay   Ctislav Doseděl   Christian Geyer
  Mathias Huning
6–2, 6–2
Win 2–0 May 1994 Sliema, Malta Challenger Hard   Lionel Barthez   Clinton Ferreira
  Ellis Ferreira
6–2, 3–6, 6–2
Win 3–0 Dec 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Challenger Carpet   Jiří Novák   Sjeng Schalken
  Joost Winnink
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 3–1 Aug 1997 Plzeň, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Radek Štěpánek   Petr Pála
  Borut Urh
4–2 ret.
Loss 3–2 Aug 1998 Geneva, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Michal Tabara   Rikard Bergh
  Jens Knippschild
2–6, 6–3, 4–6
Win 4–2 Sep 1998 Szczecin, Poland Challenger Clay   Orlin Stanoytchev   Massimo Ardinghi
  Álex López Morón
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
Win 5–2 Jun 1999 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay   Michal Tabara   Tomáš Cibulec
  Petr Pála
6–2, 6–0
Win 6–2 Jul 1999 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay   Michal Tabara   Daniel Melo
  Antonio Prieto
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
Win 7–2 Jul 1999 Tampere, Finland Challenger Clay   Petr Dezort   Jarkko Nieminen
  Timo Nieminen
6–1, 6–1
Win 8–2 Apr 2000 Germany F1, Berlin Futures Hard   Radek Štěpánek   Franz Stauder
  Markus Menzler
5–7, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
Win 9–2 May 2001 Slovakia F1, Levice Futures Clay   Petr Dezort   Tomas Janci
  Michal Mertiňák
walkover
Win 10–2 Jul 2001 Budaörs, Hungary Challenger Clay   Petr Dezort   Sergio Roitman
  Andrés Schneiter
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)

Performance timeline

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 2R A A 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
French Open 3R 1R Q1 A A Q2 Q1 0 / 2 2–2 50%
Wimbledon A 1R A A 2R A Q1 0 / 2 1–2 33%
US Open A 1R A A A Q1 A 0 / 1 0–1 0%
Win–loss 2–1 1–4 0–0 0–0 1–2 0–0 0–0 0 / 7 4–7 36%
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells A Q1 A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami A 2R A A 1R A A 0 / 2 1–2 33%
Rome A A Q2 A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–1 0–0 0–0 0 / 2 1–2 33%

References

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  1. ^ Magazín Tenis "Hodně času mi věnoval Radomír Vašek, který ale z Frýdlantu odešel."
  2. ^ ATP World Tour Profile
  3. ^ ITF Tennis Profile
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