Petr Pála
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Petr Pála (born 2 October 1975) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. Together with Pavel Vízner he reached the men's doubles final of the 2001 French Open but lost to Indians Mahesh Bhupathi and Leander Paes (6–7, 3–6).
Pála was coached by his father František, who was a professional tennis player on the ATP tour.
Pála never had the opportunity to do his singles ability justice on the ATP Tour due to injury. When he recovered from these injuries he returned immediately to the doubles tour, but could not gain entry to official ATP matches.
Pála became the non-playing captain of the Czech Republic Fed Cup team in December 2007. Since then, he has led the Fed Cup team to world titles in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018, becoming the most successful Fed Cup team captain of all time.
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 1 runner-up
| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 2001 | French Open | Clay | Czech Republic Pavel Vízner | India Mahesh Bhupathi India Leander Paes | 6–7, 3–6 |
Performance timelines
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Doubles
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
| French Open | A | A | A | A | 2R | F | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 0 / 9 | 9–9 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 3R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 0 / 10 | 11–10 | 52% |
| US Open | 1R | A | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 10 | 5–10 | 33% |
| Win–loss | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 11–4 | 3–4 | 1–4 | 3–4 | 0–4 | 2–4 | 5–4 | 2–3 | 0 / 38 | 31–38 | 45% |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 | 25% |
| Miami | A | A | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 | 60% |
| Rome | A | A | A | A | A | SF | 2R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 4–2 | 67% |
| Madrid | Not Held | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | |||||
| Canada | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Cincinnati | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 1–3 | 25% |
| Hamburg | Q1 | A | A | A | Q1 | SF | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 3–4 | 43% |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 0–2 | 0% |
| Stuttgart | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | Not Masters Series | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% | ||||||
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 10–9 | 2–7 | 0–2 | 3–6 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 0 / 29 | 15–29 | 34% |
Mixed doubles
| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | SR | W–L | Win% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | QF | A | A | 1R | A | 0 / 2 | 2–2 | 50% |
| French Open | A | SF | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 | 50% |
| Wimbledon | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 0 / 7 | 3–7 | 30% |
| US Open | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 1–1 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0 / 13 | 8–13 | 38% |
ATP career finals
Doubles: 17 (7 titles, 10 runner-ups)
| Legend | ||
|---|---|---|
| Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1) Tennis Masters Cup (0–1) ATP Masters Series (0–0) ATP Championship Series (1–2) ATP World Series (6–6) | Finals by surface Hard (2–6) Clay (5–3) Grass (0–1) Carpet (0–0) | Finals by setting Outdoors (6–7) Indoors (1–3) |
| Grand Slam Tournaments (0–1) | ||
| Tennis Masters Cup (0–1) | ||
| ATP Masters Series (0–0) | ||
| ATP Championship Series (1–2) | ||
| ATP World Series (6–6) | ||
| Finals by surface | ||
| Hard (2–6) | ||
| Clay (5–3) | ||
| Grass (0–1) | ||
| Carpet (0–0) | ||
| Finals by setting | ||
| Outdoors (6–7) | ||
| Indoors (1–3) |
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Doubles: 20 (10–10)
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Legend ATP Challenger (9–10) ITF Futures (1–0) | Finals by surface Hard (1–2) Clay (5–6) Grass (1–0) Carpet (3–2) |
| ATP Challenger (9–10) | |
| ITF Futures (1–0) | |
| Finals by surface | |
| Hard (1–2) | |
| Clay (5–6) | |
| Grass (1–0) | |
| Carpet (3–2) |