- Bohdan Ulihrach
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birth_date = birth date and age|1975|2|23
birth_place = flagicon|CzechoslovakiaKolin ,Czechoslovakia
occupation = Tennis playerBohdan Ulihrach (born
February 23 1975 , inKolin ,Czechoslovakia ) is a professionaltennis player from theCzech Republic .Career
Ulihrach began playing tennis at the age of 14, and turned professional in
1993 . He won his first top-level singles title in July1995 atPrague , where he defeatedJavier Sanchez in the final. His second followed three months later atMontevideo , where he beatAlberto Berasategui in the final.In 1996, Ulihrach was part of the Czech Republic team which finished runners-up at the
World Team Cup . In 1997, Ulihrach beat the then-World No. 1Pete Sampras en route to his firsthardcourt final at theIndian Wells Masters . He was defeated in the final byMichael Chang . Ulihrach reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in May 1997.Ulihrach won his third top-level singles title in 1998 at
Umag , defeatingMagnus Norman in the final. Ulihrach reached the fourth round at both theAustralian Open and theFrench Open , in 1999.In 2003 he was cleared of a doping charge. [cite news |author |title=Rusedski Cleared of Doping Offence |url=http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=6458 |work=Medical News Today |date=2004-03-10 |accessdate=2007-04-08 ]
At the
2007 French Open , Ulihrach beat the number 24 seedDominik Hrbaty 6–2, 5–7, 6–7(3), 6–4, 6–3 in the first round.Career statistics
Masters Series singles finals
Runner-ups (1)
Career finals (9)
ingles
Wins (3)
Runner-ups (6)
*1995
**St. Poelten
*1996
**Prague
*1997
**Indian Wells AMS
**Prague
*2001
**Bastad
**DohaReferences
External links
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* [http://steveghelper.com/MatchResults.php?players=Ulihrach&weeks=12 Ulihrach Recent Match Results]
* [http://steveghelper.com/RankingHistory.php?player=Ulihrach Ulihrach World Ranking History]
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