Jiří Novák
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Jiří Novák (pronounced [ˈjɪr̝iːˈnovaːk] ⓘ; born 22 March 1975) is a Czech tennis coach and a former professional player. He was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
Career
Novák turned professional in 1993 and won seven singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the highest-ranked male Czech tennis player in the ATP rankings. On October 21, 2002, Novák reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 5. He retired in 2007.
Novák was the first player to face Roger Federer at Wimbledon. In this first-round match at the 1999 tournament, Novák defeated Federer in five sets.
Novák created a tennis school in the Czech Republic and one of his students was the fourteen year old Preet Chandi before she went on to be an adventurer.
Significant finals
Grand Slam tournaments
Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | Czech Republic David Rikl | United States Donald Johnson United States Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8) |
| Loss | 2002 | US Open | Hard | Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek | India Mahesh Bhupathi Belarus Max Mirnyi | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Masters Series
Singles: 1 (1 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2002 | Madrid | Hard (i) | United States Andre Agassi | walkover |
Doubles: 4 (3 titles, 1 runner-ups)
| Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1999 | Monte-Carlo | Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl | France Olivier Delaître United Kingdom Tim Henman | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 2000 | Stuttgart | Hard (i) | Czech Republic David Rikl | United States Donald Johnson South Africa Piet Norval | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2001 | Miami | Hard | Czech Republic David Rikl | Sweden Jonas Björkman Australia Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 7–6(7–3) |
| Win | 2001 | Montreal | Hard | Czech Republic David Rikl | United States Donald Johnson United States Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Singles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 2R | A | 3R | 2R | A | SF | 3R | 3R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 13–7 | 65% |
| French Open | A | 2R | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 11 | 8–11 | 42% |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 4R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 4R | 0 / 12 | 20–12 | 63% |
| Win–loss | 0–1 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 0–3 | 7–4 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 11–4 | 9–4 | 5–4 | 4–3 | 3–3 | 0 / 40 | 52–40 | 0% |
| Year-End Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | did not qualify | RR | did not qualify | 0 / 1 | 1–2 | 33% | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | 1R | Not Held | 1R | Not Held | 2R | NH | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% | |||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | A | 0 / 8 | 5–8 | 38% |
| Miami | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 3R | 4R | A | 0 / 9 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 8–8 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | SF | 3R | QF | 1R | 1R | 0 / 6 | 10–6 | 63% |
| Canada | A | 2R | A | A | 3R | SF | 1R | SF | 3R | 2R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 15–8 | 65% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 3R | A | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 | 43% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | 3R | 1R | 3R | Not Held | 0 / 3 | 4–3 | 57% | ||||
| Madrid | Not Held | F | 3R | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 4 | 5–3 | 63% | ||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | QF | 2R | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 2–3 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 10–8 | 9–9 | 6–6 | 18–9 | 10–9 | 6–9 | 7–9 | 0–2 | 0 / 68 | 72–68 | 51% |
| Year-end ranking | 53 | 52 | 48 | 75 | 40 | 53 | 29 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 48 | 129 |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | QF | A | 2R | A | 3R | A | A | 0 / 5 | 8–5 | 62% |
| French Open | A | 1R | A | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | A | 3R | F | 2R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 10 | 13–10 | 57% |
| US Open | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | F | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 11 | 15–11 | 58% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 1–3 | 5–3 | 2–3 | 5–3 | 8–4 | 9–3 | 7–4 | 2–2 | 5–4 | 0–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 35 | 45–35 | 56% |
| Year-End Championships | |||||||||||||||
| Tennis Masters Cup | did not qualify | RR | did not qualify | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||||||
| Olympic Games | |||||||||||||||
| Summer Olympics | NH | QF | Not Held | 2R | Not Held | 1R | NH | 0 / 3 | 2–3 | 25% | |||||
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | 1R | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 8 | 3–8 | 27% |
| Miami | A | A | 3R | 3R | 2R | QF | W | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 9 | 10–8 | 56% |
| Monte Carlo | A | 2R | A | A | F | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 8 | 12–8 | 60% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | SF | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 7 | 7–7 | 50% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | QF | A | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| Canada | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1 / 8 | 6–7 | 46% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | SF | A | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 8–6 | 57% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | Not Held | 1 / 3 | 7–2 | 78% | ||||
| Madrid | Not Held | 2R | 2R | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% | ||||||
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 4 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 9–9 | 13–8 | 17–7 | 9–8 | 2–7 | 1–8 | 3–7 | 0–0 | 3 / 62 | 58–59 | 50% |
| Year-end ranking | 69 | 50 | 61 | 32 | 32 | 10 | 8 | 21 | 52 | 37 | 80 | 96 |
ATP career finals
Singles: 13 (7 titles, 6 runner-ups)
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (0–1) ATP Championship Series (1–2) ATP World Series (6–3) | Finals by surface Hard (2–5) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0) | Finals by setting Outdoors (6–4) Indoors (1–2) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) | ||
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ||
| ATP Masters Series (0–1) | ||
| ATP Championship Series (1–2) | ||
| ATP World Series (6–3) | ||
| Finals by surface | ||
| Hard (2–5) | ||
| Clay (4–1) | ||
| Grass (0–0) | ||
| Carpet (1–0) | ||
| Finals by setting | ||
| Outdoors (6–4) | ||
| Indoors (1–2) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jan 1996 | Auckland, New Zealand | World Series | Hard | New Zealand Brett Steven | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Mar 1996 | Mexico City, Mexico | World Series | Clay | Austria Thomas Muster | 6–7(3–7), 2–6 |
| Win | 2–1 | Nov 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | International Series | Clay | Belgium Xavier Malisse | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 2001 | Munich, Germany | International Series | Clay | France Antony Dupuis | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 4–1 | Jul 2001 | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 |
| Loss | 4–2 | Oct 2002 | Vienna, Austria | Championship Series | Hard (i) | Switzerland Roger Federer | 4–6, 1–6, 6–3, 4–6 |
| Loss | 4–3 | Oct 2002 | Madrid, Spain | Masters Series | Hard (i) | United States Andre Agassi | walkover |
| Loss | 4–4 | Feb 2003 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Championship Series | Hard | Switzerland Roger Federer | 1–6, 6–7(2–7) |
| Win | 5–4 | Jul 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | International Series | Clay | Switzerland Roger Federer | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Sep 2003 | Shanghai, China | International Series | Hard | Australia Mark Philippoussis | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Oct 2004 | Tokyo, Japan | Championship Series | Hard | United States Taylor Dent | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–5 | Nov 2004 | Basel, Switzerland | International Series | Carpet (i) | Argentina David Nalbandian | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 7–6 | Feb 2005 | Delray Beach, United States | International Series | Hard | Belgium Xavier Malisse | 6–7(6–8), 2–6 |
Doubles: 40 (18 titles, 22 runner-ups)
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–2) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP Masters Series (3–1) ATP Championship Series (3–4) ATP International Series (12–15) | Finals by surface Hard (5–11) Clay (11–7) Grass (0–1) Carpet (2–3) | Finals by setting Outdoors (15–14) Indoors (3–8) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–2) | ||
| ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) | ||
| ATP Masters Series (3–1) | ||
| ATP Championship Series (3–4) | ||
| ATP International Series (12–15) | ||
| Finals by surface | ||
| Hard (5–11) | ||
| Clay (11–7) | ||
| Grass (0–1) | ||
| Carpet (2–3) | ||
| Finals by setting | ||
| Outdoors (15–14) | ||
| Indoors (3–8) |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 13 (6–7)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend ATP Challenger (6–7) ITF Futures (0–0) | Finals by surface Hard (1–1) Clay (5–6) Grass (0–0) Carpet (0–0) |
| ATP Challenger (6–7) | |
| ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (1–1) | |
| Clay (5–6) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (0–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 1994 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Spain Albert Portas | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Feb 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Challenger | Clay | Belgium Kris Goossens | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Apr 1995 | Birmingham, United States | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach | 4–6, 6–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | May 1995 | Budapest, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Spain Félix Mantilla | 6–1, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Jul 1995 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Spain Carlos Moyá | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Aug 1995 | Graz, Austria | Challenger | Clay | Spain Carlos Costa | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Sep 1995 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Italy Andrea Gaudenzi | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–4 | Oct 1995 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Ecuador Nicolás Lapentti | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 5–4 | Mar 1997 | Indian Wells, United States | Challenger | Hard | Czech Republic Slava Doseděl | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Nov 1997 | Aachen, Germany | Challenger | Hard | Germany Hendrik Dreekmann | 7–5, 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 1998 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Argentina Mariano Puerta | 7–5, 6–1 |
| Loss | 6–6 | Jun 2001 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Bohdan Ulihrach | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 3–6 |
| Loss | 6–7 | Jun 2002 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Argentina Guillermo Coria | 3–6, 3–6 |
Doubles: 6 (5–1)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend ATP Challenger (5–1) ITF Futures (0–0) | Finals by surface Hard (0–0) Clay (4–1) Grass (0–0) Carpet (1–0) |
| ATP Challenger (5–1) | |
| ITF Futures (0–0) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (0–0) | |
| Clay (4–1) | |
| Grass (0–0) | |
| Carpet (1–0) |
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Dec 1994 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Carpet | Czech Republic Radomír Vašek | Netherlands Sjeng Schalken Netherlands Joost Winnink | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jun 1995 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl | United States Jeff Tarango Romania Adrian Voinea | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 3–0 | Jul 1995 | Oberstaufen, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Tomáš Krupa | Switzerland Lorenzo Manta Switzerland Patrick Mohr | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 4–0 | Jun 1997 | Prostějov, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl | United States Scott Melville Italy Diego Nargiso | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 4–1 | Apr 1998 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek | Spain Joan Balcells Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Zimonjić | 6–7, 6–7 |
| Win | 5–1 | May 1998 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Czech Republic David Rikl | Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nebojsa Djordjevic South Africa Marcos Ondruska | 7–6, 6–4 |
Top 10 wins
| Season | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | Total |
| Wins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| # | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | |||||||
| 1. | Germany Boris Becker | 6 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | 2R | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) | 45 |
| 1997 | |||||||
| 2. | Spain Carlos Moyá | 9 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | 1R | 2–6, 6–0, 7–5 | 67 |
| 3. | Netherlands Richard Krajicek | 6 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | QF | 6–2, 6–2 | 67 |
| 4. | Spain Carlos Moyá | 6 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | 2R | 6–4, 6–4 | 63 |
| 5. | Spain Sergi Bruguera | 10 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | 1R | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | 53 |
| 1999 | |||||||
| 6. | United States Todd Martin | 4 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | 1R | 7–6(7–3), 6–7(5–7), 6–4 | 34 |
| 2000 | |||||||
| 7. | United Kingdom Tim Henman | 10 | Davis Cup, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay (i) | RR | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | 44 |
| 8. | United States Pete Sampras | 2 | Davis Cup, Los Angeles, United States | Hard (i) | RR | 7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–2 | 39 |
| 9. | Sweden Thomas Enqvist | 7 | Toronto, Canada | Hard | 3R | 6–2, 1–6, 3–1, ret. | 55 |
| 2001 | |||||||
| 10. | Spain Àlex Corretja | 9 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | SF | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | 40 |
| 11. | Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero | 5 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | F | 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 7–5 | 40 |
| 2002 | |||||||
| 12. | Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikov | 4 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Hard | QF | 6–1, 6–1 | 17 |
| 13. | France Sébastien Grosjean | 8 | Davis Cup, Pau, France | Carpet (i) | RR | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | 15 |
| 14. | United States Andre Agassi | 2 | Tennis Masters Cup, Shanghai, China | Hard (i) | RR | 7–5, 6–1 | 7 |
| 2003 | |||||||
| 15. | Spain Carlos Moyá | 4 | World Team Cup, Düsseldorf, Germany | Clay | RR | 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–2 | 14 |
| 16. | Switzerland Roger Federer | 3 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | F | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 | 10 |
| 17. | Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero | 1 | Paris, France | Carpet (i) | 3R | 7–5, 7–5 | 18 |
| 2004 | |||||||
| 18. | United Kingdom Tim Henman | 5 | Summer Olympics, Athens, Greece | Hard | 1R | 6–3, 6–3 | 24 |
| 19. | Australia Lleyton Hewitt | 3 | Tokyo, Japan | Hard | SF | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | 28 |
| 20. | United Kingdom Tim Henman | 4 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | QF | 7–6(7–5), 7–5 | 20 |
| 21. | Argentina David Nalbandian | 10 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | F | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 | 20 |
Tennis records
- One of eleven players to beat Roger Federer at Wimbledon (1999); the other ten being Yevgeny Kafelnikov (2000), Tim Henman (2001), Mario Ančić (2002), Rafael Nadal (2008), Tomáš Berdych (2010), Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (2011), Sergiy Stakhovsky (2013), Novak Djokovic (2014, 2015, 2019), Milos Raonic (2016), Kevin Anderson (2018) and Hubert Hurkacz (2021).
External links
- at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- at the International Tennis Federation
- at the Davis Cup (archived)