Radomír Vašek

Radomír Vašek
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia (1990-1992)
Czech Republic Czech Republic (1993-)
Residence Prostějov, Czech Republic
Born (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972
Valašské Meziříčí
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Turned pro 1990
Plays Right-handed
Prize money $418,622
Singles
Career record 20–40
Career titles 0
Highest ranking No. 91 (13 Feb 1995)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (1995)
French Open 3R (1994)
Wimbledon 2R (1998)
US Open 1R (1995)
Doubles
Career record 2-6

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

Career

Vašek was the Czechoslovakian 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

Singles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up 1. 1995 Jakarta, Indonesia Hard Netherlands Paul Haarhuis 5–7, 5–7

Challenger titles

Singles: (4)

No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent in the final Score in the final
1. 1994 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
2. 1997 Graz, Austria Clay Spain Albert Portas 6–1, 6–3
3. 1997 Nettingsdorf, Austria Clay Germany Christian Vinck 6–3, 6–3
4. 1999 Tampere, Finland Clay Austria Martin Spottl 7–5, 2–6, 6–0

Doubles: (8)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score in the final
1. 1993 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay Czech Republic Slava Doseděl Germany Christian Geyer
Germany Mathias Huning
6–2, 6–2
2. 1994 Malta Clay France Lionel Barthez South Africa Clinton Ferreira
South Africa Ellis Ferreira
6–3, 7–6
3. 1994 Prostějov, Czech Republic Carpet Czech Republic Jiří Novák Netherlands Sjeng Schalken
Netherlands Joost Winnink
6–7, 6–3, 6–4
4. 1998 Szczecin, Poland Clay Bulgaria Orlin Stanoytchev Italy Massimo Ardinghi
Spain Álex López Morón
7–6, 3–6, 6–4
5. 1999 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Michal Tabara Czech Republic Tomáš Cibulec
Czech Republic Petr Pála
6–2, 6–0
6. 1999 Lugano, Switzerland Clay Czech Republic Michal Tabara Brazil Daniel Melo
Brazil Antonio Prieto
6–2, 3–6, 6–3
7. 1999 Tampere, Finland Clay Czech Republic Petr Dezort Finland Jarkko Nieminen
Finland Timo Nieminen
6–1, 6–1
8. 2001 Budaörs, Hungary Clay Czech Republic Petr Dezort Argentina Sergio Roitman
Argentina Andrés Schneiter
6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6)

References

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

External links

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