Jiří Vaněk (tennis)

Jiří Vaněk
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidencePrague, Czech Republic
Born (1978-04-24) 24 April 1978
Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Turned pro1995
Retired2011
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$1,600,539
Singles
Career record68–122
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 74 (16 October 2000)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2000)
French Open2R (2000, 2006, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2000, 2001, 2005, 2006, 2008)
US Open2R (2008)
Other tournaments
Olympic Games2R (2000)
Doubles
Career record16–32
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 94 (6 February 2006)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open2R (2006)
French Open1R (2005, 2008)
Wimbledon1R (2006)
Coaching career
Karolína Plíšková
Petra Kvitová
Spouse
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(m. 2023)​
Last updated on: 18 June 2021.

Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and is the current coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, with whom he has a romantic relationship since August 2021.[1] On 22 July 2023, they got married.[2]

Tennis career

Juniors

He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.[3]

Pro tour

Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.

He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.

ATP career finals

Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Titles by setting
Outdoor (0–1)
Indoor (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Feb 2005 Acapulco, Mexico 250 Series Clay Tomáš Zíb David Ferrer
Santiago Ventura 		6–4, 1–6, 4–6

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 22 (11–11)

Legend
ATP Challenger (11–11)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (9–11)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Opponent Score
Win 1–0 Aug 1998 Warsaw, Poland Challenger Clay Andrei Cherkasov 7–6, 7–5
Win 2–0 Sep 1998 Belgrade, Yugoslavia Challenger Clay Diego Moyano 6–3, 6–3
Loss 2–1 Oct 1999 Lima, Peru Challenger Clay Juan Ignacio Chela 2–6, 5–7
Win 3–1 Feb 2000 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Challenger Hard Reginald Willems 7–6(7–5), 6–4
Loss 3–2 Mar 2000 Lisbon, Portugal Challenger Clay David Sánchez Muñoz 4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 3–3 Oct 2000 Cairo, Egypt Challenger Clay Albert Portas 5–7, 3–6
Win 4–3 Jun 2001 Weiden, Germany Challenger Clay Hugo Armando 7–5, 6–2
Win 5–3 Jun 2001 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Juan Antonio Marín 6–2, 6–3
Loss 5–4 Jul 2002 Budaörs, Hungary Challenger Clay Diego Moyano 6–4, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 5–5 Aug 2002 Trani, Italy Challenger Clay Mariano Delfino 4–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 6–5 Jun 2003 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Boris Pashanski 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
Win 7–5 May 2004 Ljubljana, Slovenia Challenger Clay Björn Phau 5–7, 6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Win 8–5 Jun 2004 Furth, Germany Challenger Clay Gilles Simon 7–5, 6–2
Loss 8–6 Sep 2004 Kyiv, Ukraine Challenger Clay Nicolás Almagro 6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Win 9–6 Jan 2005 Heilbronn, Germany Challenger Carpet Lars Burgsmüller 6–2, 6–4
Loss 9–7 May 2005 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Jan Hernych 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 9–8 May 2007 Prague, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Dušan Lojda 7–6(7–3), 2–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 9–9 Jun 2007 Lugano, Switzerland Challenger Clay Werner Eschauer 4–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7)
Win 10–9 Aug 2007 Manerbio, Italy Challenger Clay Éric Prodon 6–0, 6–4
Loss 10–10 Mar 2008 Meknes, Morocco Challenger Clay Iván Navarro 4–6, 4–6
Win 11–10 May 2008 Ostrava, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Jan Hernych 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 11–11 Jun 2009 Košice, Slovakia Challenger Clay Stéphane Robert 6–7(5–7), 6–7(5–7)

Doubles: 6 (1–5)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–5)
ITF Futures (0–0)
Finals by surface
Hard (0–1)
Clay (1–4)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result W–L    Date    Tournament Tier Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 0–1 Aug 1996 Pilzen, Czech Republic Challenger Clay Michal Tabara Petr Luxa
Jan Kodeš Jr. 		3–6, 5–7
Loss 0–2 Jul 2002 Budaors, Hungary Challenger Clay Robin Vik Hermes Gamonal
Adrián García 		3–6, 6–0, 3–6
Loss 0–3 Mar 2004 Saint Brieuc, France Challenger Clay David Škoch Christophe Rochus
Tom Vanhoudt 		0–6, 1–6
Loss 0–4 Apr 2004 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Michal Tabara Tomas Behrend
Giorgio Galimberti 		1–6, 3–6
Loss 0–5 Nov 2004 Réunion Island, France Challenger Hard Michel Kratochvil Sonchat Ratiwatana
Sanchai Ratiwatana 		walkover
Win 1–5 Apr 2005 Napoli, Italy Challenger Clay Janko Tipsarević Uros Vico
Massimo Bertolini 		3–6, 6–4, 6–2

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.

Singles

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A A Q1 2R 1R 1R 1R Q3 Q1 1R 1R 1R A A 0 / 7 1–7 13%
French Open A A A Q2 2R 1R A Q1 Q2 1R 2R Q1 2R 1R Q1 0 / 6 3–6 33%
Wimbledon A A A A 1R 1R A A Q2 1R 1R A 1R Q1 A 0 / 5 0–5 0%
US Open A A A A 1R 1R 1R Q1 Q2 1R 1R A 2R A A 0 / 6 1–6 14%
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–4 0–4 0–2 0–1 0–0 0–3 1–4 0–1 2–4 0–1 0–0 0 / 24 5–24 17%
ATP Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A Q2 A A A A Q1 Q1 A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Miami Open A A A A A 2R A A A A Q1 A A A A 0 / 1 1–1 50%
Hamburg A A A A A Q1 A A A A A A A NMS 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Canada Masters A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Paris Masters A A A A Q2 A A A A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0  – 
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0 / 1 1–1 50%

References

  1. ^ Šubrtová, Diana (August 9, 2021). "Někdy se to tak prostě vyvine, přiznala Petra Kvitová vztah s trenérem". Mladá fronta Dnes (in Czech). Mafra. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ Machálek, René; Procházka, Václav (22 July 2023). "Kvitová se vdala. Co sňatek s trenérem může znamenat?". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  3. ^ "ITF Juniors Profile". ITF.


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