Dušan Lojda
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Dušan Lojda (born 8 March 1988) is a Czech tennis coach and former professional player. He was the 2006 US Open – Boys' singles champion for tennis.
Career
Lojda won the 2006 US Open – Boys' singles title as the number 10 seed, beating Canadian Peter Polansky in the final and becoming the first Czech to claim the title. In May 2007 he won his first senior title at the 2007 ECM Prague Open – Men's singles, defeating countryman Jiří Vaněk in the final. He broke into the top 300 in May 2007 but fell out after a week. He reached his career-high ranking of #161 on 26 July 2010.
Performance timeline
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | Q1 | Q2 | Q1 | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | Q1 | Q1 | Q2 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| US Open | Q1 | A | A | 1R | Q2 | A | Q1 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures Finals
Singles: 29 (19–10)
| Legend (singles) | |
|---|---|
| Legend (singles) ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) ITF World Tennis Tour (18–9) | Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (18–8) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (1–1) | |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (18–9) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (1–2) | |
| Clay (18–8) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jun 2006 | Tunisia F1, Sousse | Futures | Clay | Morocco Mounir El Aarej | 6–3, 6–2 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Aug 2006 | Croatia F3, Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | North Macedonia Predrag Rusevski | 6–3, 6–7(5–7), 5–7 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Mar 2007 | Israel F2, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Slovakia Jan Stancik | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | May 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Jiří Vaněk | 6–7(3–7), 6–2, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 3–2 | Aug 2008 | Slovakia F2, Piešťany | Futures | Clay | Slovakia Andrej Martin | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–2 | Aug 2008 | Austria F7, St. Polten | Futures | Clay | Austria Nicolas Reissig | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2008 | Portugal F7, Porto | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Jan Hájek | 0–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 5–3 | Feb 2009 | Egypt F1, Giza | Futures | Clay | Romania Teodor-Dacian Crăciun | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–3 | Mar 2009 | Portugal F1, Faro | Futures | Hard | Bosnia and Herzegovina Aldin Šetkić | 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 6–4 | May 2009 | Slovenia F1, Domžale | Futures | Clay | Slovakia Andrej Martin | 3–6, 7–5, 6–7(5–7) |
| Win | 7–4 | Aug 2009 | Poland F5, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Serbia David Savić | 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–5) |
| Loss | 7–5 | Nov 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Slovakia Lukáš Lacko | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | May 2010 | Poland F2, Kraków | Futures | Clay | Chile Adrián García | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 9–5 | Jun 2010 | Poland F4, Gliwice | Futures | Clay | Poland Jerzy Janowicz | 7–6(9–7), 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 10–5 | Jul 2011 | Germany F7, Kassel | Futures | Clay | Germany Kevin Krawietz | 4–6, 6–0, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–5 | Aug 2011 | Poland F5, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | Poland Piotr Gadomski | 6–0, 6–3 |
| Loss | 11–6 | Oct 2011 | Croatia F13, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Spain Javier Martí | 4–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–6 | Aug 2012 | Poland F4, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | Poland Michał Przysiężny | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 13–6 | Aug 2012 | Poland F5, Poznań | Futures | Clay | Poland Grzegorz Panfil | 6–3, 2–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 13–7 | Oct 2012 | Croatia F11, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Slovakia Andrej Martin | 5–7, 6–3, 1–6 |
| Win | 14–7 | Oct 2012 | Croatia F12, Dubrovnik | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 14–8 | Jun 2013 | Italy F13, Busto Arsizio | Futures | Clay | Italy Simone Vagnozzi | 6–4, 3–6, 0–6 |
| Win | 15–8 | Jun 2014 | Poland F2, Bydgoszcz | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Václav Šafránek | 6–3, 5–7, 7–6(8–6) |
| Win | 16–8 | Jul 2014 | Austria F5, Bad Waltersdorf | Futures | Clay | Slovakia Karol Beck | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Loss | 16–9 | Aug 2014 | Poland F6, Bytom | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Marek Michalička | 1–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 17–9 | Sep 2014 | Poland F7, Piekary Śląskie | Futures | Clay | Poland Kamil Majchrzak | 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 18–9 | Jan 2015 | Egypt F1, Cairo | Futures | Clay | Slovakia Adrian Partl | 6–4, 0–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 19–9 | Mar 2015 | Croatia F6, Rovinj | Futures | Clay | France Mathias Bourgue | 7–6(9–7), 1–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–10 | Oct 2015 | Croatia F18, Solin | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Václav Šafránek | 6–7(2–7), 2–6 |
Doubles: 6 (2–4)
| Legend (doubles) | |
|---|---|
| Legend (doubles) ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3) | Finals by surface Hard (0–1) Clay (2–3) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger Tour (0–1) | |
| ITF World Tennis Tour (2–3) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (0–1) | |
| Clay (2–3) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2006 | Israel F1, Ramat HaSharon | Futures | Hard | Belgium Niels Desein | France Antoine Benneteau France Frederic Jeanclaude | 6–7(2–7), 6–7(4–7) |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2006 | Tunisia F1, Sousse | Futures | Clay | Belgium Niels Desein | Morocco Mounir El Aarej Tunisia Walid Jallali | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Jul 2008 | Italy F20, Bologna | Futures | Clay | Italy Federico Torresi | Italy Andrea Fava Italy Matteo Viola | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–3 | Sep 2011 | Brașov, Romania | Challenger | Clay | France Benoît Paire | Romania Victor-Mugurel Anagnastopol Romania Florin Mergea | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2–3 | Nov 2014 | Morocco F4, Casablanca | Futures | Clay | Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop | Morocco Yassine Idmbarek Morocco Mehdi Jdi | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Jul 2015 | Czech Republic F6, Brno | Futures | Clay | Czech Republic Václav Šafránek | Belarus Uladzimir Ignatik Czech Republic Roman Jebavý | 1–6, 4–6 |
Junior Grand Slam finals
Singles: 1 (1 title)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 2006 | US Open | Hard | Canada Peter Polansky | 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |