Radek Štepánek
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Radek Štěpánek (ˈradɛk ˈʃcɛpaːnɛk) is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic
.
, his over the top celebrations and his many relationships with WTA players.
Štěpánek first came to mainstream notice when he defeated former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten
in 5 sets on his way to the 3rd round of the 2003 Australian Open
.
2006 was Štěpánek's best year to date, he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated José Acasuso
in the semi-finals of the Masters Series
event in Hamburg
. He went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo
. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP
world ranking of No. 11 in singles.
Earlier in 2006, he won his first ATP singles title, beating Christophe Rochus
in Rotterdam
, but he had yet to progress beyond the 3rd round of a Grand Slam
tournament until he got into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon
, where he was eliminated by 34-year-old Jonas Björkman
, after holding match point at 7–6 in the 4th set tiebreak.
This performance helped Štěpánek break into the top 10 and achieve his highest world ranking of No. 8 using a Völkl DNX 9. However, after Wimbledon, Štěpánek was out of action for the rest of the year due to a chronic neck injury.
In the second round of the 2007 U.S. Open
, Štěpánek played a superb match against third seed Novak Djokovic
, which he ended up losing after 4h44 of play in a fifth set tiebreak: 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 5–7, 6–7.
Earlier in 2007, he won his second ATP singles title, beating James Blake
in Los Angeles in three sets.
, hoping for a third successive finals appearance, despite only being ranked No.62 in the ATP rankings. For the first round he was drawn against world #67, German Tobias Kamke
. Despite struggling for the first set of the match, he eventually won 5–7 6–1 6–4, to set up a second round match against the American Mardy Fish
, the fourth seed in the tournament. Stepanek blazed through the match, thrashing the world No.16 Fish 6–3 6–1. In the quarter-final against seventh seed and world No.37 Florian Mayer
he had a dominant start, leading 5–1 in the first set before Mayer managed to break Stepanek's service. However, he continued his winning streak, emerging victorious 6–3 6–3 to place himself in the first semi-final against Robin Söderling
, where he lost.
Stepanek exited the 2011 French Open in the first round, losing in straight sets to Frenchman Richard Gasquet. He defeated Gael Monfils
in the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
. Always the entertainer, Stepanek performed his famed dance move -- "The Worm" -- after his victory. Stepanek said the idea for the move actually came to him while he was enjoying himself at a bar.
to defend the title he won in the previous year (d. Verdasco). He managed to make a second-successive final appearance; but failed to defend the title, losing to Andy Roddick
6–7, 6–7. He also teamed up with Tomáš Berdych
to reach the doubles quarter-finals, only to lose to eventual champions Jérémy Chardy
and Marc Gicquel
. Seeded 13th at the 2010 Australian Open
, he lost in the 1st round to Ivo Karlović
in five sets; 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6.
with a new Bosworth racquet, where he claimed his third ATP title after coming back from a set down to defeat Fernando Verdasco
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. Then, at the Australian Open, he made it to the third round and was overpowered by Verdasco, 6–4, 6–0, 6–0.
At the SAP Open
in San Jose
, he won his fourth ATP singles title beating American Mardy Fish
in a three set final. He also snapped a four-match losing streak in the tournament against Andy Roddick
, upsetting him 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the semi-final. He also captured the doubles title after teaming up with German Tommy Haas
, making it his first time ever to win the singles and doubles titles at the same tournament week.
In the Davis Cup
first round tie against France, he lost his opening match to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. But he regained his confidence and won the doubles rubber the next day and his second singles match against Gilles Simon
in straight sets to give the Czech Republic
its way to the quarter-finals. Then, in the Davis Cup quarter-finals, he won the deciding fifth rubber to lead his country to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Stepanek battled Ivo Karlović
to a 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 16–14 victory in a marathon opener in which the 82 games played equalled the highest number in a Davis Cup
rubber since the introduction of the tiebreak in 1989.
In that match, he was aced 78 times, but overall hit more winners – over 170 (including service winners). The match was one of the longest in the history of the Davis Cup, lasting 5 h 59 min. There were only three breaks of serve in this match.
In the finals of the Davis Cup versus Spain, Stepanek lost to David Ferrer
after being 2 sets up, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6. The Czech Republic
lost 5–0 to Spain.
but lost to Andy Roddick
. He also made it to the semi-finals in the Rome Masters losing to Novak Djokovic
after he retired due to heat exhaustion. In the 2008 Summer Olympics
, he lost to Michaël Llodra
in the first round in 3 sets. The final score was 6–4, 6–7, 9–11. Štěpánek finished the season ranked 27, but attended the end of year Masters Cup
as an alternate. He was vacationing in Thailand so was able to come to the tournament held in Shanghai without delay. Since he did not have his own tennis gear which got stuck in customs (they were sent from home), he had to borrow a racquet from Novak Djokovic and socks from Andy Murray. After Andy Roddick pulled out through injury before his second match, Štěpánek entered the tournament with two round robin ties to play against Roger Federer
and Gilles Simon
. He gave the Number 2 seed Federer a tough match, losing 7–6, 6–4. But he was beaten comprehensively by Simon, losing 6–1, 6–4.
tennis star Martina Hingis
, but they split up in August 2007. Štěpánek was engaged to former top-ten Czech
tennis player Nicole Vaidišová
. They married on 17 July 2010.
Stepanek's father Vlastimil was a tennis coach, his brother a policeman and his mother a librarian.
Stepanek also owns a condominium
in Bradenton, Florida. He is coached by former Australian Open champion Petr Korda
. He endorses ALEA
clothing-apparel, Nike shoes and Bosworth
racquets.
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!Legend (pre/post 2009)
|-bgcolor=#e5d1cb
|Grand Slam (0)
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
|Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2)
|-
|ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3)
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{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=80|Outcome
!width=20|No.
!width=120|Date
!width=280|Championship
!width=75|Surface
!width=200|Opponent in the final
!width=200|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|1.
|1 November 2004
|
Paris
, France
|Carpet (i)
|
Marat Safin
|3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|31 January 2005
|
Milan
, Italy
|Carpet (i)
|
Robin Söderling
|3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7)
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|3.
|26 September 2005
|
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
|Hard (i)
| Jonas Björkman
|3–6, 6–7(4–7)
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|4.
|21 May 2006
|
Hamburg
, Germany
|Clay
|
Tommy Robredo
|1–6, 3–6, 3–6
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|1.
|13 June 2006
|
Rotterdam
, Netherlands
|Hard (i)
|
Christophe Rochus
|6–0, 6–3
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|2.
|22 July 2007
|
Los Angeles, United States
|Hard
| James Blake
|7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–2
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|5.
|24 February 2008
| San José
, U.S.
|Hard
| Andy Roddick
|4–6, 5–7
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|3.
|11 January 2009
|
Brisbane
, Australia
|Hard
| Fernando Verdasco
|3–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|4.
|15 February 2009
| San José, U.S.
|Hard (i)
| Mardy Fish
|3–6, 6–4, 6–2
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|6.
|22 February 2009
| Memphis, U.S.
|Hard (i)
| Andy Roddick
|5–7, 5–7
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|7.
|10 January 2010
| Brisbane, Australia
|Hard
| Andy Roddick
|6–7(2–7), 6–7(7–9)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|5.
|7 August 2011
| Washington D.C.
, U.S.
|Hard
| Gaël Monfils
|6–4, 6–4
|}
!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partnering
!Opponents in the final
!Score
|-
|1.
|26 April 1999
|Prague
, Czech Republic
|Clay
|
Martin Damm
| Mark Keil
Nicolás Lapentti
|6–0, 6–2
|-
|2.
|9 April 2001
|Estoril
, Portugal
|Clay
| Michal Tabara
| Donald Johnson
Nenad Zimonjić
|6–4, 6–1
|-
|3.
|30 April 2001
|Munich
, Germany
|Clay
| Petr Luxa
|
Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic
|5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|4.
|8 October 2001
|Vienna
, Austria
|Hard (i)
| Martin Damm
| Jiří Novák
David Rikl
|6–3, 6–2
|-
|5.
|29 April 2002
|Munich
, Germany
|Clay
| Petr Luxa
| Petr Pála
Pavel Vízner
|6–0, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
|-
|6.
|27 January 2003
|Milan
, Italy
|Carpet (i)
| Petr Luxa
| Tomáš Cibulec
Pavel Vízner
|6–4, 7–6(7–4)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|7.
|16 February 2004
|Rotterdam
, Netherlands
|Hard (i)
| Paul Hanley
|
Jonathan Erlich
Andy Ram
|5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|8.
|12 July 2004
|Stuttgart
, Germany
|Clay
| Jiří Novák
| Simon Aspelin
Todd Perry
|6–2, 6–4
|-
|9.
|13 September 2004
|Delray Beach, U.S.
|Hard
|
Leander Paes
| Gastón Etlis
Martín Rodríguez
|6–0, 6–3
|-
|10.
|7 February 2005
|Marseille, France
|Hard (i)
| Martin Damm
|
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
|7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|11.
|21 February 2005
|Dubai, U.A.E
|Hard
| Martin Damm
| Jonas Björkman
Fabrice Santoro
|6–2, 6–4
|-
|12.
|13 February 2006
|Marseille, France
|Hard (i)
| Martin Damm
| Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
|6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
|-
|13.
|15 February 2009
|San Jose
, U.S.
|Hard (i)
| Tommy Haas
| Rohan Bopanna
Jarkko Nieminen
|6–2, 6–3
|}
.
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|-
|colspan=16 align=left|Grand Slam Tournaments
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Australian Open
|A
|A
|LQ
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|11–9
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|French Open
|LQ
|A
|A
|A
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|11–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Wimbledon
|A
|LQ
|LQ
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–9
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|US Open
|A
|A
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|10–9
|-
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!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!2–2
!7–4
!2–4
!6–4
!7–3
!4–4
!7–4
!10–4
!0–2
!2–4
!47–35
|-
|colspan=22 align=left|ATP World Tour Finals
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Tour Finals
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|bgcolor=#afeeee|RR
|
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!0–2
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|colspan=16 align=left|ATP Masters Series
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Indian Wells
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|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–9
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Miami
|
|LQ
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|16–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Monte Carlo
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|4–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Rome
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–7
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Madrid
|
|
|
|
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|3–4
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Canada
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Cincinnati
|
|
|
|
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#efefef|5–7
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Shanghai
|colspan=11 style=color:#ccc|Not Masters Series
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#efefef|4–3
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Paris
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=thistle|F
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Hamburg
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=thistle|F
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|NMS
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–4
|-
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!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!3–2
!5-8
!8–5
!12–9
!10–5
!9–8
!9–8
!12–9
!2–5
!5–7
!75–66
|-
|colspan=16 align=left|Career Statistics
|-
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!0–0
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!0–1
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!5–12
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Year End Ranking
|165
|165
|277
|542
|63
|46
|33
|20
|19
|29
|26
!12
|62
|28
!307–218
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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....
.
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. He is known for his after the shot gruntingGrunting (tennis)
Grunting in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes. It is prominent in women's tennis but also exists in men's tennis...
, his over the top celebrations and his many relationships with WTA players.
Štěpánek first came to mainstream notice when he defeated former world no.1 Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten
Gustavo Kuerten is a retired former World No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open three times between 1997 and 2001, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000...
in 5 sets on his way to the 3rd round of the 2003 Australian Open
2003 Australian Open
The 2003 Australian Open was a tennis tournament held in 2003. It was the first Grand Slam event of the 2003 ATP Tour and the 2003 WTA Tour. It was the 91st edition of the event.-Men's Singles: Andre Agassi def...
.
2006 was Štěpánek's best year to date, he found himself on the verge of getting into the top ten of ATP rankings, as he defeated José Acasuso
José Acasuso
José Javier "Chucho" Acasuso is a professional male tennis player from Argentina. Like many of his fellow countrymen, he favours clay. He is known for his strong serve and his hard groundstrokes off both sides...
in the semi-finals of the Masters Series
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
event in Hamburg
Hamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...
. He went on to lose the final in straight sets against Spain's Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
. At that point, he achieved a career-high ATP
Association of Tennis Professionals
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world ranking of No. 11 in singles.
Earlier in 2006, he won his first ATP singles title, beating Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both...
in Rotterdam
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour...
, but he had yet to progress beyond the 3rd round of a Grand Slam
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
tournament until he got into the quarter-finals at Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon
The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors...
, where he was eliminated by 34-year-old Jonas Björkman
Jonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
, after holding match point at 7–6 in the 4th set tiebreak.
This performance helped Štěpánek break into the top 10 and achieve his highest world ranking of No. 8 using a Völkl DNX 9. However, after Wimbledon, Štěpánek was out of action for the rest of the year due to a chronic neck injury.
In the second round of the 2007 U.S. Open
2007 U.S. Open (tennis)
The 2007 US Open was held from 27 August to 9 September 2007, at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City....
, Štěpánek played a superb match against third seed Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
, which he ended up losing after 4h44 of play in a fifth set tiebreak: 7–6, 6–7, 7–5, 5–7, 6–7.
Earlier in 2007, he won his second ATP singles title, beating James Blake
James Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
in Los Angeles in three sets.
2011
Stepanek began the 2011 ATP season with a third successive appearance at the 2011 Brisbane International2011 Brisbane International – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but Robin Söderling defeated him 6–3, 7–5 in the final.-Seeds:# Robin Söderling # Andy Roddick # Fernando Verdasco # Mardy Fish Marcos Baghdatis...
, hoping for a third successive finals appearance, despite only being ranked No.62 in the ATP rankings. For the first round he was drawn against world #67, German Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke
Tobias Kamke is a German tennis player. He reached his career high ranking in singles at No. 64 on 31 January 2011 and in doubles at No. 419 on 17 October 2011.-2008:...
. Despite struggling for the first set of the match, he eventually won 5–7 6–1 6–4, to set up a second round match against the American Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
, the fourth seed in the tournament. Stepanek blazed through the match, thrashing the world No.16 Fish 6–3 6–1. In the quarter-final against seventh seed and world No.37 Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer
Florian Mayer is a German professional tennis player. He plays on both the ATP Tour and the Challenger Tour. He has won nine Challenger events, which has helped him stay in the top 50 on the rankings....
he had a dominant start, leading 5–1 in the first set before Mayer managed to break Stepanek's service. However, he continued his winning streak, emerging victorious 6–3 6–3 to place himself in the first semi-final against Robin Söderling
Robin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
, where he lost.
Stepanek exited the 2011 French Open in the first round, losing in straight sets to Frenchman Richard Gasquet. He defeated Gael Monfils
Gaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
in the final of the Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
. Always the entertainer, Stepanek performed his famed dance move -- "The Worm" -- after his victory. Stepanek said the idea for the move actually came to him while he was enjoying himself at a bar.
2010
Stepanek returned to the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
to defend the title he won in the previous year (d. Verdasco). He managed to make a second-successive final appearance; but failed to defend the title, losing to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
6–7, 6–7. He also teamed up with Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He defeated the Croatian player Ivan Ljubičić in five sets to win the Paris Masters in 2005...
to reach the doubles quarter-finals, only to lose to eventual champions Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy
Jérémy Chardy is a French professional tennis player. He won the 2005 Wimbledon Championships Boys' Singles title, and finished as the runner-up at the 2005 US Open Boys' Singles, losing to Ryan Sweeting. His career high rank is no...
and Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel
Marc Gicquel is a professional male tennis player from France. He turned pro in 1999.-Tennis career:...
. Seeded 13th at the 2010 Australian Open
2010 Australian Open
The 2010 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia, from 18 to 31 January. It was the 98th edition of the Australian Open, and the first Grand Slam event of the year....
, he lost in the 1st round to Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
in five sets; 6–2, 6–7, 4–6, 6–3, 4–6.
2009
Štěpánek started his 2009 season at the Brisbane InternationalBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
with a new Bosworth racquet, where he claimed his third ATP title after coming back from a set down to defeat Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. Then, at the Australian Open, he made it to the third round and was overpowered by Verdasco, 6–4, 6–0, 6–0.
At the SAP Open
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
in San Jose
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
, he won his fourth ATP singles title beating American Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
in a three set final. He also snapped a four-match losing streak in the tournament against Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
, upsetting him 3–6, 7–6, 6–4 in the semi-final. He also captured the doubles title after teaming up with German Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
, making it his first time ever to win the singles and doubles titles at the same tournament week.
In the 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...
first round tie against France, he lost his opening match to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. But he regained his confidence and won the doubles rubber the next day and his second singles match against Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
in straight sets to give the 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....
its way to the quarter-finals. Then, in the Davis Cup quarter-finals, he won the deciding fifth rubber to lead his country to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, Stepanek battled Ivo Karlović
Ivo Karlovic
Ivo Karlović is a Croatian tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles: three in 2007 and one in 2008. Karlović is the tallest player ever on the ATP Tour at 208 cm . He is a serve-and-volleyer, Karlovic holds the fastest serve recorded in professional tennis, measured at 251 km/h ...
to a 6–7, 7–6, 7–6, 6–7, 16–14 victory in a marathon opener in which the 82 games played equalled the highest number in a 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...
rubber since the introduction of the tiebreak in 1989.
In that match, he was aced 78 times, but overall hit more winners – over 170 (including service winners). The match was one of the longest in the history of the Davis Cup, lasting 5 h 59 min. There were only three breaks of serve in this match.
In the finals of the Davis Cup versus Spain, Stepanek lost to David Ferrer
David Ferrer
David Ferrer Ern is a Spanish professional tennis player who lives in Valencia, Spain who is currently no. 5 in the ATP Rankings and the second-highest ranked Spaniard behind world no. 2 Rafael Nadal. He turned professional in 2000...
after being 2 sets up, 1–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 8–6. The 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....
lost 5–0 to Spain.
2008
In 2008, he achieved some good results such as reaching the final in San JoseSan Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...
but lost to Andy Roddick
Andy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
. He also made it to the semi-finals in the Rome Masters losing to Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic is a Serbian professional tennis player who has been ranked world no. 1 by the Association of Tennis Professionals since 4 July 2011. He has won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 2008 and 2011 Australian Open, the 2011 Wimbledon Championships, and the 2011 US Open...
after he retired due to heat exhaustion. In the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tennis at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tennis competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing were held from August 10 to August 17 at the Olympic Green Tennis Centre. The DecoTurf surface rendered the event a hardcourt tournament....
, he lost to Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra
Michaël Llodra is a French professional tennis player. He is a prolific doubles player with three Grand Slam championships, and has also had success in singles.-Life and career:...
in the first round in 3 sets. The final score was 6–4, 6–7, 9–11. Štěpánek finished the season ranked 27, but attended the end of year Masters Cup
2008 Tennis Masters Cup
The 2008 Tennis Masters Cup was a tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 39th edition of the year-end singles championships, the 34th edition of the year-end doubles championships, and part of the 2008 ATP Tour...
as an alternate. He was vacationing in Thailand so was able to come to the tournament held in Shanghai without delay. Since he did not have his own tennis gear which got stuck in customs (they were sent from home), he had to borrow a racquet from Novak Djokovic and socks from Andy Murray. After Andy Roddick pulled out through injury before his second match, Štěpánek entered the tournament with two round robin ties to play against Roger Federer
Roger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
and Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon
Gilles Simon is a French professional tennis player and former world no. 6. He is a nine-time winner on the ATP World Tour...
. He gave the Number 2 seed Federer a tough match, losing 7–6, 6–4. But he was beaten comprehensively by Simon, losing 6–1, 6–4.
Personal life
He had been engaged to SwissSwitzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
tennis star Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis
Martina Hingis is a retired Swiss professional tennis player who spent a total of 209 weeks as World No. 1. She won five Grand Slam singles titles...
, but they split up in August 2007. Štěpánek was engaged to former top-ten Czech
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....
tennis player Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová
Nicole Vaidišová is a retired Czech tennis player.Vaidišová was an Australian Open and French Open semifinalist and also reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Vaidišová started playing tennis when she was six years old, enrolling to train at Nick Bollettieri's tennis academy in Bradenton,...
. They married on 17 July 2010.
Stepanek's father Vlastimil was a tennis coach, his brother a policeman and his mother a librarian.
Stepanek also owns a condominium
Condominium
A condominium, or condo, is the form of housing tenure and other real property where a specified part of a piece of real estate is individually owned while use of and access to common facilities in the piece such as hallways, heating system, elevators, exterior areas is executed under legal rights...
in Bradenton, Florida. He is coached by former Australian Open champion Petr Korda
Petr Korda
Petr Korda is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He is best known for winning the Australian Open in 1998 and for testing positive for the banned substance, nandrolone, following a match at Wimbledon that same year.-Career:Korda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia.He first...
. He endorses ALEA
Alea
* ALEA , a Web Desktop Management Tool* ALEA Ensemble, Austrian ensemble for contemporary music* Alea , originally a game-publishing subsidiary of Ravensburger, now purchased by Heidelburger...
clothing-apparel, Nike shoes and Bosworth
Bosworth
Bosworth may refer to:*The Battle of Bosworth or Bosworth Field, an important battle during the Wars of the Roses in 15th century England*Bosworth, a board game*Baron Bosworth, former title for the Duke of Berwick- Places :Places in Leicestershire, UK...
racquets.
Singles: 2 (0–2)
| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runner-up | 2004 | Paris | Carpet (i) | Marat Safin Marat Safin Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken... |
|3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6 |
| Runner-up | 2006 | Hamburg Hamburg Masters The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship... |
Clay | Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No... |
1–6, 3–6, 3–6 |
Singles: 12 (5–7)
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|-bgcolor=#e5d1cb
|Grand Slam (0)
|-bgcolor=#ffffcc
|Tennis Masters Cup /
ATP World Tour Finals (0)
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|ATP Masters Series /
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|ATP International Series Gold /
ATP World Tour 500 Series (2)
|-
|ATP International Series /
ATP World Tour 250 Series (3)
|}
{|class="sortable wikitable" style=font-size:97%
!width=80|Outcome
!width=20|No.
!width=120|Date
!width=280|Championship
!width=75|Surface
!width=200|Opponent in the final
!width=200|Score in the final
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|1.
|1 November 2004
|
ParisParis Masters
The Paris Masters is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Paris, France. It is played indoors at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. The event is part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour...
, France
|Carpet (i)
|
Marat SafinMarat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
|3–6, 6–7(5–7), 3–6
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|2.
|31 January 2005
|
MilanInternazionali di Lombardia
The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis...
, Italy
|Carpet (i)
|
Robin SöderlingRobin Söderling
Robin Bo Carl Söderling is a professional tennis player from Sweden who is currently ranked number 13 in the ATP rankings. Söderling reached successive French Open finals in 2009 and 2010...
|3–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–7(5–7)
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|3.
|26 September 2005
|
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam|Hard (i)
|
Jonas BjörkmanJonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
|3–6, 6–7(4–7)
|-bgcolor=#dfe2e9
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|4.
|21 May 2006
|
HamburgHamburg Masters
The German Open Hamburg, established in 1892, is an annual tennis tournament for male professional players held in Hamburg, Germany and part of the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour. Originally a Grand Prix Tennis Tour event between 1978 and 1989 it was part of the Grand Prix Championship...
, Germany
|Clay
|
Tommy RobredoTommy Robredo
Tommy Robredo Garcés is a Spanish professional tennis player. On 8 May 2006, he broke into the world's top ten for the first time. His highest singles ranking to date is No...
|1–6, 3–6, 3–6
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|1.
|13 June 2006
|
RotterdamABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour...
, Netherlands
|Hard (i)
|
Christophe RochusChristophe Rochus
Christophe Rochus is a retired professional male tennis player from Belgium.Rochus is the older brother of Olivier Rochus, also a tennis player who has been slightly more successful than Christophe. He reached the singles finals of two ATP tournaments: Valencia and Rotterdam but lost them both...
|6–0, 6–3
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|2.
|22 July 2007
|
Los Angeles, United States|Hard
|
James BlakeJames Blake
James Riley Blake is an American professional tennis player. Blake is known for his speed and powerful, flat forehand. As of August 2011, Blake is ranked no. 63 among active male players with 24 career finals appearances...
|7–6(9–7), 5–7, 6–2
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|5.
|24 February 2008
|
San JoséSAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
, U.S.
|Hard
|
Andy RoddickAndy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
|4–6, 5–7
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|3.
|11 January 2009
|
BrisbaneBrisbane International
The Brisbane International is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour and of the WTA Premier tournaments of the Women's Tennis Association Tour...
, Australia
|Hard
|
Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco
Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight...
|3–6, 6–3, 6–4
|-
|bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|4.
|15 February 2009
|
San José, U.S.|Hard (i)
|
Mardy FishMardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
|3–6, 6–4, 6–2
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|6.
|22 February 2009
|
Memphis, U.S.|Hard (i)
|
Andy Roddick|5–7, 5–7
|-
|bgcolor=FFA07A|Runner-up
|7.
|10 January 2010
|
Brisbane, Australia|Hard
|
Andy Roddick|6–7(2–7), 6–7(7–9)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
| bgcolor=98FB98|Winner
|5.
|7 August 2011
|
Washington D.C.Legg Mason Tennis Classic
The Legg Mason Tennis Classic is an annual late-summer men's tennis tournament played in Washington, D.C. as part of the ATP Tour. It was first held in 1969. It was later known as the Sovran Bank Classic. . Originally an event of the Grand Prix Tennis Tour and part of the Grand Prix Championship...
, U.S.
|Hard
|
Gaël MonfilsGaël Monfils
Gaël Sébastien Monfils is a French professional tennis player. he was the highest-ranked French tennis player, ranked no. 7 in the world ATP rankings. He was the runner-up at the Paris Masters in 2009 and 2010 and a semifinalist at the 2008 French Open.-2002:In 2002, Monfils finished 24th at the...
|6–4, 6–4
|}
Doubles (13)
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97%!No.
!Date
!Tournament
!Surface
!Partnering
!Opponents in the final
!Score
|-
|1.
|26 April 1999
|Prague
ATP Prague
The Prague Open is a defunct Grand Prix and ATP affiliated tennis tournament played from 1987 to 1999. It was held in Prague in the Czech Republic and played on outdoor clay courts.-Singles:-Doubles:-References:*...
, Czech Republic
|Clay
|
Martin DammMartin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
|
Mark KeilMark Keil
Mark Keil is a former professional tennis player from the United States and now tennis coach who won 5 ATP World Tour doubles tournaments and was runner up at 8 more.-Early life and college:...
Nicolás LapenttiNicolás Lapentti
----Nicolás Alexander Lapentti Gómez is a former professional tennis player from Ecuador who is ranked 214th...
|6–0, 6–2
|-
|2.
|9 April 2001
|Estoril
Estoril Open
The Estoril Open is an ATP and WTA clay court tournament held in Jamor, Oeiras, Portugal . The men's tournament was created in 1990 and since its inception, every champion except 2004 champion Juan Ignacio Chela and 2009–2010 champion Albert Montañés has been in the Top 10 of the ATP rankings,...
, Portugal
|Clay
|
Michal TabaraMichal Tabara
Michal Tabara is a tennis player from the Czech Republic, who turned professional in 1997. The right-hander has won one singles title so far in his career. Tabara reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on July 23, 2001, when he became world number 47.Tabara was involved in a minor controversy at...
|
Donald JohnsonDonald Johnson
----Donald James "Don" Johnson is a former professional tennis player from the United States who reached the World No. 1 doubles ranking in 2002. Although born in Bethlehem, PA he was raised and learned the sport of tennis in the Pittsburgh suburb of Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania...
Nenad ZimonjićNenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
|6–4, 6–1
|-
|3.
|30 April 2001
|Munich
BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
, Germany
|Clay
|
Petr LuxaPetr Luxa
Petr Luxa is a retired professional tennis player from Czech Republic. He mainly plays doubles.-Doubles :-External links:...
|
Jaime OncinsJaime Oncins
Jaime Oncins is a former tennis player from Brazil.Oncins represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where he reached the quarter-finals before falling to Russia's Andrei Cherkasov. The right-hander won two individual career titles...
Daniel OrsanicDaniel Orsanic
Daniel Orsanic is a former professional male tennis player from Argentina and currently works as a coach on ATP tour.-Playing career:Orsanic was a left-hander and a double handed backhand...
|5–7, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|4.
|8 October 2001
|Vienna
BA-CA TennisTrophy
The Erste Bank Open is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. Originally an event of the Grand Prix tennis circuit . It is currently part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour...
, Austria
|Hard (i)
|
Martin Damm|
Jiří Novák David RiklDavid Rikl
David Rikl is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. The left-handed Rikl turned professional in 1989. The Czech's success came mostly in doubles, having been a runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships. However, Rikl did achieve a top-100 singles...
|6–3, 6–2
|-
|5.
|29 April 2002
|Munich
BMW Open
The BMW Open is a tennis tournament held in Munich, Germany. Held since 1900, the tournament is played on outdoor clay courts and is a part of the ATP Tour schedule.-History:...
, Germany
|Clay
|
Petr Luxa|
Petr PálaPetr 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...
Pavel VíznerPavel Vízner
Pavel Vízner is a professional male tennis player from the Czech Republic. Vízner has reached the French Open final twice, having had turned professional in 1990 and achieved a career high doubles ranking of World Number 5 on September 10, 2007.- Career :While Vízner had played tournaments in 1988...
|6–0, 6–7(4–7), [11–9]
|-
|6.
|27 January 2003
|Milan
Internazionali di Lombardia
The Milan Indoor is a defunct professional tennis...
, Italy
|Carpet (i)
|
Petr Luxa|
Tomáš CibulecTomáš 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...
Pavel Vízner|6–4, 7–6(7–4)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|7.
|16 February 2004
|Rotterdam
ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament
The ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament is a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It is currently part of the 500 series of the ATP Tour...
, Netherlands
|Hard (i)
|
Paul HanleyPaul Hanley (tennis)
Paul Jason Hanley is a professional male tennis player from Australia, specialising in doubles. His parents, Jay and Judy, co-own a tennis centre, one of the main reasons Hanley pursued a career in the sport.He lost the 2005 Wimbledon finals in mixed doubles, playing with Tatiana Perebiynis...
|
Jonathan ErlichJonathan Erlich
Jonathan Dario "Yoni" Erlich is a professional Israeli tennis player...
Andy RamAndy Ram
Andy Ram is a professional tennis player from Israel, and the first Israeli tennis player to win a seniors Grand Slam event . He plays more doubles than singles as he prefers doubles more and wins more matches...
|5–7, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|8.
|12 July 2004
|Stuttgart
Mercedes Cup
The Mercedes Cup is an ATP World Tour 250 series tennis tournament on the ATP Tour. Held since 1916 in Stuttgart, Germany, the Mercedes Cup is played on clay courts...
, Germany
|Clay
|
Jiří NovákJirí Novák
Jiří Novák is a former Czech tennis player, who was born in Zlín, Czechoslovakia but resides nowadays in Monte Carlo, Monaco.-Career:Novák turned professional in 1993 and won 7 singles and 18 doubles titles during his career, winning $7,614,063 in prize money. For six years, he was the...
|
Simon AspelinSimon Aspelin
Simon Aspelin is a former professional tennis doubles player from Sweden who turned professional in 1998...
Todd PerryTodd Perry
----Todd Perry is a presently inactive tour professional tennis player from Australia.Perry turned turned professional in 1998. He played more doubles than singles, and his most usual partner was the Swedish Simon Aspelin...
|6–2, 6–4
|-
|9.
|13 September 2004
|Delray Beach, U.S.
|Hard
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Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
|
Gastón EtlisGastón Etlis
Gastón Etlis is a former tennis player from Argentina. He is Jewish.In January 2005 Etlis was ranked No.17 in doubles....
Martín RodríguezMartín Rodríguez (tennis)
Martín Rodríguez is a former professional tennis player from Argentina.Rodríguez turned professional in 1991. He reached his career-high singles ranking when he became World Number 71 on June 14, 1999...
|6–0, 6–3
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|10.
|7 February 2005
|Marseille, France
|Hard (i)
|
Martin Damm|
Mark KnowlesMark Knowles
Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
Daniel NestorDaniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
|7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5)
|-bgcolor=#d0f0c0
|11.
|21 February 2005
|Dubai, U.A.E
|Hard
|
Martin Damm|
Jonas BjörkmanJonas Björkman
Jonas Lars Björkman is a former World Number 4 Swedish professional tennis player. He is also a former World No. 1 in doubles. Björkman retired from professional tennis after competing at the 2008 Tennis Masters Cup Doubles championships....
Fabrice SantoroFabrice Santoro
Fabrice Vetea Santoro is a retired French professional male tennis player from Tahiti. Though not counted among the top ranked players, he had an unusually long professional career – with many of his accomplishments coming toward the end of his career – and he is popular among spectators and other...
|6–2, 6–4
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|12.
|13 February 2006
|Marseille, France
|Hard (i)
|
Martin DammMartin Damm
Martin Damm was a professional tennis player from Czechia. He is 6'2" 195 lb and is best known as a doubles player . ,his highest singles ranking 42 as of August 1997...
|
Mark KnowlesMark Knowles
Mark Knowles is a former World number 1 doubles professional male tennis player from the Bahamas, who will go down as one of the greatest athletes of his country for his longevity within his sport and charitable contributions off the court.After being awarded a scholarship to the Nick...
Daniel NestorDaniel Nestor
Daniel Mark Nestor, CM , born Danijel Nestorović September 4, 1972, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, is a Serbian-born Canadian professional tennis player from Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
|6–2, 6–7(4–7), [10–3]
|-
|13.
|15 February 2009
|San Jose
SAP Open
The SAP Open is a men's tennis tournament held annually in San Jose, California. It is the second-oldest tennis tournament in the United States, which is still played. It is an ATP World Tour 250 series event on the Association of Tennis Professionals tour...
, U.S.
|Hard (i)
|
Tommy HaasTommy Haas
Tommy Haas is a German and recently naturalized American professional tennis player. He has competed on the ATP Tour since 1996. After breaking into the world top 100 in 1997, and reaching a career-high ranking of world no...
|
Rohan BopannaRohan Bopanna
Rohan Bopanna is an Indian professional tennis player. His singles career high ranking was 213th in 2007. Recently, most of his appearances in professional tournaments has been in doubles matches. He is a member of the Indian Davis Cup team since 2002...
Jarkko NieminenJarkko Nieminen
Jarkko Kalervo Nieminen is a professional tennis player from Finland.His highest ranking is 13th, which was achieved on July 10, 2006. He has won one ATP singles title and two doubles titles in his career so far. His best performances in Grand Slam tournaments have been reaching the quarter-finals...
|6–2, 6–3
|}
Singles Performance Timeline
To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only after a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. This table is current through to the 2011 BNP Paribas Masters2011 BNP Paribas Masters
The 2011 BNP Paribas Masters was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the 40th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2011 ATP World Tour...
.
{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center;font-size:97%
!Tournament!!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003!!2004!!2005!!2006!!2007!!2008!!2009!!2010!!2011!!W–L
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|colspan=16 align=left|Grand Slam Tournaments
Grand Slam (tennis)
The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and...
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Australian Open
Australian Open
The Australian Open is the only Grand Slam tennis tournament held in the southern hemisphere. The tournament was held for the first time in 1905 and was last contested on grass in 1987. Since 1972 the Australian Open has been held in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1988, the tournament became a hard court...
|A
|A
|LQ
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2010 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but retired due to a right knee injury trailing 3–6, 6–7, 0–3 in the quarterfinals against Andy Murray.Roger Federer met Andy Murray in the final of this event...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 Australian Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Novak Djokovic, who went on to win the tournament by defeating Andy Murray 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It was Djokovic's 2nd title at the Australian Open, with this title bearing many resemblances to his title in 2008. Djokovic...
|bgcolor=#efefef|11–9
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|French Open
|LQ
|A
|A
|A
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
2009 French Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost in the fourth round to Robin Söderling. This was Nadal's first ever defeat at the French Open, having won the title in all six of his other appearances...
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2011 French Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal, the defending champion and, after this tournament, six-time winner of this event defended his title by beating long-time rival Roger Federer for his sixth French Open title, tying him with Björn Borg for most all-time in the open era. Notably, the Spaniard played his first ever...
|bgcolor=#efefef|11–8
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Wimbledon
|A
|LQ
|LQ
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2011 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion but lost to Novak Djokovic in the final.Djokovic won his first Wimbledon title. Upon reaching the final, he gained the World No.1 ranking as a result. This marks the first time that neither Roger Federer nor Rafael Nadal is ranked No...
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–9
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|US Open
|A
|A
|LQ
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2010 US Open – Men's Singles
Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but was defeated in the final by Novak Djokovic with a score of 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1. Djokovic claimed his first US Open title, his third Grand Slam of the year, and his fourth Grand Slam overall.-Seeds:...
|bgcolor=#efefef|10–9
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!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!2–2
!7–4
!2–4
!6–4
!7–3
!4–4
!7–4
!10–4
!0–2
!2–4
!47–35
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|colspan=22 align=left|ATP World Tour Finals
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Tour Finals
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|
|
|bgcolor=#afeeee|RR
2008 Tennis Masters Cup – Singles
Roger Federer was the defending champion, but lost in the round robin. Rafael Nadal would have been seeded number one, but pulled out pre-tournament citing a knee injuryNovak Djokovic won in the final 6–1, 7–5, against Nikolay Davydenko.-Seeds:...
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|
|
!0–2
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|colspan=16 align=left|ATP Masters Series
ATP Masters Series
The ATP Masters Series was a series of nine tennis tournaments that formed part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America...
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Indian Wells
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2010 BNP Paribas Open – Men's Singles
The Men's singles tournament of this event started in the week of March 8. It was the year's first of nine tournaments in the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series.Rafael Nadal was the defending champion, but he lost to Ivan Ljubičić in the semifinals....
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#efefef|1–9
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Miami
|
|LQ
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|4R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 Sony Ericsson Open – Men's Singles
Andy Roddick was the defending champion, but lost to Pablo Cuevas in the second round.Novak Djokovic won the title, defeating Rafael Nadal 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 in the final for the second week in a row after also beating him in the Indian Wells final the previous week...
|bgcolor=#efefef|16–8
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Monte Carlo
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters – Singles
Rafael Nadal was the six-time defending champion and defended his title by beating compatriot David Ferrer 6–4, 7–5. This was Nadal's 7th consecutive title in Monte-Carlo, which is the all-time record both for consecutive titles at any tournament and the most titles at this tournament.-Seeds:The...
|bgcolor=#efefef|4–8
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Rome
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–7
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Madrid
|
|
|
|
|A
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#efefef|3–4
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Canada
|
|
|
|
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2010 Rogers Masters – Singles
Andy Murray became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1995 to successfully defend the title. He beat Roger Federer 7-5, 7-5 in the final. It was also the first time in the tournament's history that the top four seeds reached the semifinals.-Seeds:...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2011 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles
Andy Murray was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Kevin Anderson in the second round.World No.1 Novak Djokovic won his 10th Masters 1000 title of his career and his 9th title of the year, beating Mardy Fish in the final 6–2, 3–6, 6–4...
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–8
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Cincinnati
|
|
|
|
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|LQ
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2010 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters – Singles
Roger Federer became the first player since Andre Agassi in 1996 to have successfully defended the title. He defeated Mardy Fish in the final 6–7, 7–6, 6–4. It was his 4th win at the event also winning in 2005, 2007, and 2009...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
2011 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles
Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but lost to Tomáš Berdych in the quarterfinals.Andy Murray won the tournament beating No.1 seed Novak Djokovic in the final, 6–4, 3–0 ret. It was the 7th ATP Masters 1000 title of Murray's career, and his first in 2011...
|bgcolor=#efefef|5–7
|-
|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Shanghai
Shanghai Masters (tennis)
The Shanghai Masters is a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the Association of Tennis Professionals World Tour. It is held annually in October at the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, People's...
|colspan=11 style=color:#ccc|Not Masters Series
|bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
2011 Shanghai Rolex Masters – Singles
Andy Murray was the defending champion and successfully defended his title by beating David Ferrer 7–5, 6–4 in the final.-Seeds:The top eight seeds receive a bye into the second round.# Rafael Nadal # Andy Murray ...
|bgcolor=#efefef|4–3
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Paris
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|
|
|
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|bgcolor=thistle|F
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|A
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=yellow|SF
|bgcolor=#afeeee|3R
2010 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
Novak Djokovic was the defending champion, but lost in the third round to Michaël Llodra.Robin Söderling won the title, defeating Gaël Monfils 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round.# Roger Federer ...
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
2011 BNP Paribas Masters – Singles
Robin Söderling was the defending champion, but could not participate due to mononucleosis.Roger Federer won the title, defeating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6–1, 7–6 in the final.-Seeds:All seeds received a bye into the second round....
|bgcolor=#efefef|15–8
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Hamburg
|
|
|
|
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|bgcolor=#afeeee|2R
|bgcolor=thistle|F
|bgcolor=#afeeee|1R
|A
|colspan=3 style=color:#ccc|NMS
|bgcolor=#efefef|6–4
|-
!style=text-align:left|Win–Loss
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!3–2
!5-8
!8–5
!12–9
!10–5
!9–8
!9–8
!12–9
!2–5
!5–7
!75–66
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|colspan=16 align=left|Career Statistics
|-
!style=text-align:left|Titles-Finals
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–0
!0–1
!0–2
!1–2
!1–1
!0–1
!2–3
!0–1
!1–1
!5–12
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|bgcolor=#efefef align=left|Year End Ranking
|165
|165
|277
|542
|63
|46
|33
|20
|19
|29
|26
!12
|62
|28
!307–218
|}