David Rikl

David Rikl
Country (sports) Czech Republic
 Czechoslovakia
ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1971-02-27) 27 February 1971
Brandýs, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2005
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,063,257
Singles
Career record54–94
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 41 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1994)
French Open2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record390–232
Career titles30
Highest rankingNo. 4 (20 August 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2003)
French OpenSF (2003)
WimbledonF (2001)
US OpenF (2004)

David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

Tennis career

Juniors

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour

Rikl turned professional in 1989.

In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Last years

David's son Patrik also plays tennis.[1][2]

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 Wimbledon Grass Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 2004 US Open Hard Leander Paes Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor		 3–6, 3–6

Career finals

Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups)

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (4)
ATP International Series Gold (4)
ATP International Series (22)
Titles by surface
Hard (8)
Clay (17)
Grass (3)
Carpet (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Michiel Schapers Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle 		6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 1992 Newport, Rhode Island Grass Royce Deppe Paul Annacone
David Wheaton 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Oct 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Karel Nováček Tom Nijssen
Cyril Suk 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Mar 1993 Zaragoza Carpet Mike Bauer Martin Damm
Karel Nováček 		6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Mike Bauer Sergio Casal
Emilio Sánchez 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Oct 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Mike Bauer Christer Allgårdh
Brian Devening 		7–6, 6–4
Win 4–3 Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jim Courier
Javier Sánchez 		5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–3 Apr 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Boris Becker
Petr Korda 		7–6, 7–5
Win 6–3 May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wayne Ferreira
Javier Sánchez 		6–1, 7–5
Win 7–3 Oct 1994 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Mike Bauer Alex Antonitsch
Greg Rusedski 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 7–4 Aug 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Jiří Novák Libor Pimek
Byron Talbot 		5–7, 6–1, 6–7
Win 8–4 Sep 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Jiří Novák Steve Campbell
MaliVai Washington 		7–6, 6–2
Win 9–4 Oct 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay Jiří Novák Shelby Cannon
Francisco Montana 		6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 9–5 Nov 1995 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Jiří Novák Emilio Sánchez
Sergio Casal 		6–2, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 9–6 Nov 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Jiří Novák Vince Spadea
Christo van Rensburg 		3–6, 3–6
Win 10–6 Mar 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Jiří Novák Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig 		7–6, 6–3
Win 11–6 Sep 1996 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Nicolás Pereira Pablo Campana
Nicolás Lapentti 		6–3, 7–6
Loss 11–7 Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Rick Leach
Andrei Olhovskiy 		6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 12–7 Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana 		6–2, 6–4
Win 13–7 Aug 1998 San Marino Clay Jiří Novák Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 13–8 Aug 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay Jiří Novák Neil Broad
Pieter Norval 		1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 14–8 Aug 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		6–2, 7–6
Loss 14–9 Oct 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay Jiří Novák Pablo Albano
Daniel Orsanic 		6–7, 3–6
Win 15–9 Nov 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Jiří Novák Daniel Orsanic
David Roditi 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 15–10 Jan 1999 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jiří Novák Jeff Tarango
Daniel Vacek 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 15–11 Apr 1999 Estoril, Portugal Clay Jiří Novák Tomás Carbonell
Donald Johnson 		3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 15–12 Apr 1999 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Jiří Novák Olivier Delaître
Tim Henman 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 15–13 Oct 1999 Basle, Switzerland Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Aleksandar Kitinov
Brent Haygarth 		6–0, 4–6, 5–7
Win 16–13 Feb 2000 Dubai, UAE Hard Jiří Novák Robbie Koenig
Peter Tramacchi 		6–2, 7–5
Win 17–13 Jul 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Hard Jiří Novák Jérôme Golmard
Michael Kohlmann 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 18–13 Jul 2000 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Jiří Novák Lucas Arnold
Donald Johnson 		5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 19–13 Oct 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Piet Norval 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 19–14 Oct 2000 Vienna, Austria Hard Jiří Novák Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Nenad Zimonjić 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 19–15 Oct 2000 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman
David Prinosil 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 19–16 Feb 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard Jiří Novák Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 		3–6, 3–6
Win 20–16 Mar 2001 Miami, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 		7–5, 7–6
Win 21–16 May 2001 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic 		6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 12. Jul 2001 Wimbledon, UK Grass Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 		4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 22. Jul 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 13. Oct 2001 Vienna, Austria Hard Jiří Novák Martin Damm
Radek Štěpánek 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. Jan 2002 Doha, Qatar Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 15. Mar 2002 Acapulco Clay Martin Damm Bob Bryan
Mike Bryan 		1–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win 23. May 2002 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála Mike Bryan
Michael Hill 		7–5, 6–4
Win 24. Jun 2002 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Joshua Eagle Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi 		7–6, 6–4
Win 25. Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass David Prinosil Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge 		4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 26. Jul 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Joshua Eagle David Adams
Gastón Etlis 		6–3, 6–4
Win 27. Feb 2003 Dubai, UAE Hard Leander Paes Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 6–0
Loss 19. Apr 2003 Miami, US Hard Leander Paes Roger Federer
Max Mirnyi 		5–7, 3–6
Win 28. Jul 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes František Čermák
Leoš Friedl 		6–3, 6–3
Win 29. Jun 2004 Halle, Germany Grass Leander Paes Tomáš Cibulec
Petr Pála 		6–2, 7–5
Win 30. Jul 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes Marc Rosset
Stanislas Wawrinka 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 20. Sep 2004 New York, US Hard Leander Paes Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor 		3–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

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.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A A 2R QF 2R 2R QF A A 0 / 7 9–7
French Open A A A 3R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 0 / 15 20–15
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R A 3R A 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R F QF SF 2R 1R 0 / 13 20–13
US Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R F A 0 / 12 15–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–4 2–3 1–3 4–3 2–3 6–4 8–4 10–4 7–4 11–4 7–3 0–2 0 / 47 64–47
Masters Series
Indian Wells NME A A A A A A A A A QF 1R 1R 2R SF 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Miami NME A A A A 1R 3R A 3R A 2R QF W 2R F QF 1R 1 / 10 15–9
Monte Carlo NME 1R A A A 1R QF 2R A A F QF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 9 12–9
Rome NME 1R A A A W A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A 1 / 8 7–7
Hamburg NME 1R A A A A A QF A A QF QF 1R 1R SF SF A 0 / 8 11–8
Canada NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R 1R W SF QF 2R A 1 / 7 10–6
Cincinnati NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R SF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 6 6–6
Madrid (Stuttgart) NME A A A A A A A A A 2R W SF 2R SF 1R A 1 / 6 10–5
Paris NME A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 0–6
Win–loss N/A 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 4–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 9–9 13–8 16–7 7–9 11–9 7–7 0–1 4 / 66 76–62
Year-end ranking 894 676 220 122 109 71 99 27 49 53 54 43 29 11 7 20 14 23 499

References

  1. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ Player Profileitftennis.com Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine
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