Borut Urh
Encyclopedia
Borut Urh is a former professional tennis
player from Slovenia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 281 in 1999 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 160 in 1997.
Urh participated in 12 Davis Cup
ties for Slovenia
from 1993 to 2001, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 7–2 record in doubles.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player from Slovenia. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 281 in 1999 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 160 in 1997.
Urh participated in 12 Davis Cup
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...
ties for Slovenia
Slovenia Davis Cup team
The Slovenia Davis Cup team represents Slovenia in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Slovenian Tennis Association.Slovenia currently compete in the Europe/Africa Zone of Group II...
from 1993 to 2001, posting a 4–7 record in singles and a 7–2 record in doubles.
Challengers doubles titles (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent in the final | Score |
1. | 1997 | Plzeň, Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Clay | Petr Pála Petr Pála Petr Pála is a former professional male 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... |
Radek Štěpánek Radek Štepánek Radek Štěpánek is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.-Career:Štěpánek turned professional in 1997. He started on tour as a doubles specialist, winning 12 ATP titles. Since 2002, Štěpánek has focused on being a better singles player while still playing top-level doubles... Radomír Vašek |
2–4, RET. |
2. | 1998 | Nettingsdorf, Austria | Clay | Tomáš Krupa | Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec Tomáš Cibulec is a quad-lingual professional Czech tennis player who turned professional in 1996. Cibulec reached his highest singles ranking on August 3, 1998, becoming world number 646. His highest doubles ranking is world number 21, which he reached on March 17, 2003... Leoš Friedl Leoš Friedl Leoš Friedl is a Czech professional tennis player best known for his doubles play with František Čermák. He is coached by Lubomir Gerla. In his career, he has won 15 top-level doubles titles and $1,027,625 in prize money... |
6–1, 6–4 |