- David Rikl
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David Rikl Country Czech Republic/
Czechoslovakia
Residence London Born 27 February 1971
Brandýs, CzechoslovakiaHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Turned pro 1989 Retired 2005 Plays Left-handed Career prize money US$3,063,257 Singles Career record 54–94 Career titles 0 Highest ranking 41 (on 2 May 1994) Doubles Career record 390–232 Career titles 30 Highest ranking 4 (on 20 August 2001) Last updated on: 25 March 2007. David Rikl (born 27 February 1971 in Brandys) 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 ranking when he became World No. 41 on 2 May 1994. He won thirty-nine[1] doubles titles. He currently resides in London. Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005.
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Partnership with Jiří Novák
Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won fourteen of his titles with Novák, and at one point the titles that Rikl did win were with Novák nine times straight.
Grand Slam doubles finals
Wins (0)
Runner-ups (2)
Year Championship Partner Opponents in Final Score in Final 2001 Wimbledon Jiří Novák
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 7–6 2004 US Open Leander Paes
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–3, 6–3 Career finals
Doubles wins (30)
Legend Grand Slam (0) Tennis Masters Cup (0) ATP Masters Series (4) ATP International Series Gold (4) ATP International Series (22) Titles by Surface Hard (8) Clay (17) Grass (3) Carpet (2) No. Date Tournament Surface Partnering Opponent in the final Score 1. 7 February 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Michiel Schapers
Javier Frana
Leonardo Lavalle
6–2, 6–7, 6–3 2. 6 July 1992 Newport, Rhode Island Grass Royce Deppe
Paul Annacone
David Wheaton
6–4, 6–4 3. 25 October 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Mike Bauer
Christer Allgardh
Brian Devening
7–6, 6–4 4. 4 April 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Jim Courier
Javier Sánchez
5–7, 6–1, 6–4 5. 25 April 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Boris Becker
Petr Korda
7–6, 7–5 6. 9 May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Wayne Ferreira
Javier Sánchez
6–1, 7–5 7. 17 October 1994 Vienna, Austria Carpet Mike Bauer
Alex Antonitsch
Greg Rusedski
7–6, 6–4 8. 11 September 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Jiří Novák
Steve Campbell
MaliVai Washington
7–6, 6–2 9. 23 October 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay Jiří Novák
Shelby Cannon
Francisco Montana
6–4, 4–6, 6–1 10. 25 March 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Jiří Novák
Tomás Carbonell
Francisco Roig
7–6, 6–3 11. 9 September 1996 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Nicolas Pereira
Pablo Campana
Nicolás Lapentti
6–3, 7–6 12. 13 October 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet Jiří Novák
Donald Johnson
Francisco Montana
6–2, 6–4 13. 10 August 1998 San Marino Clay Jiří Novák
Mariano Hood
Sebastián Prieto
6–4, 7–6 14. 17 August 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák
Mark Knowles
Daniel Nestor
6–2, 7–6 15. 26 October 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Jiří Novák
Daniel Orsanic
David Roditi
6–4, 6–2 16. 7 February 2000 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Jiří Novák
Robbie Koenig
Peter Tramacchi
6–2, 7–5 17. 10 July 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Hard Jiří Novák
Jérôme Golmard
Michael Kohlmann
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 18. 17 July 2000 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Jiří Novák
Lucas Arnold
Donald Johnson
5–7, 6–2, 6–3 19. 30 October 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard Jiří Novák
Donald Johnson
Piet Norval
3–6, 6–3, 6–4 20. 19 March 2001 Miami, Florida, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
7–5, 7–6 21. 21 May 2001 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála
Jaime Oncins
Daniel Orsanic
6–3 5–7 7–5 22. 30 July 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard Jiří Novák
Donald Johnson
Jared Palmer
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 23. 20 May 2002 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála
Mike Bryan
Michael Hill
7–5, 6–4 24. 10 June 2002 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Joshua Eagle
Massimo Bertolini
Cristian Brandi
7–6, 6–4 25. 25 June 2002 Halle, Germany Grass David Prinosil
Jonas Björkman
Todd Woodbridge
4–6, 7–6, 7–5 26. 15 July 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Joshua Eagle
David Adams
Gastón Etlis
6–3, 6–4 27. 24 February 2003 Dubai, United Arab Emirates Hard Leander Paes
Wayne Black
Kevin Ullyett
6–3, 6–0 28. 7 July 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes
František Čermák
Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–3 29. 7 June 2004 Halle, Germany Grass Leander Paes
Tomáš Cibulec
Petr Pála
6–2, 7–5 30. 5 July 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes
Marc Rosset
Stanislas Wawrinka
6–4, 6–2 Doubles performance timeline
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Career SR Career Win-Loss Grand Slams Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A A 2R QF 2R 2R QF A A 0 / 7 9–7 French Open A A A 3R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 0 / 15 20–15 Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R A 3R A 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R F QF SF 2R 1R 0 / 13 20–13 U.S. Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R F A 0 / 12 15–12 Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 0 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 3 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 2 0 / 47 N/A Annual Win-Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–4 2–3 1–3 4–3 2–3 6–4 8–4 10–4 7–4 11–4 7–3 0–2 N/A 64–47 Masters Series Indian Wells NME A A A A A A A A A QF 1R 1R 2R SF 1R A 0 / 6 5–6 Miami NME A A A A 1R 3R A 3R A 2R QF W 2R F QF 1R 1 / 10 15–9 Monte Carlo NME 1R A A A 1R QF 2R A A F QF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 9 12–9 Rome NME 1R A A A W A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A 1 / 8 7–7 Hamburg NME 1R A A A A A QF A A QF QF 1R 1R SF SF A 0 / 8 11–8 Canada NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R 1R W SF QF 2R A 1 / 7 10–6 Cincinnati NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R SF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 6 6–6 Madrid (Stuttgart) NME A A A A A A A A A 2R W SF 2R SF 1R A 1 / 6 10–5 Paris NME A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 0–6 Masters Series SR N/A 0 / 3 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 5 0 / 2 0 / 2 0 / 1 0 / 0 0 / 9 1 / 9 2 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 1 4 / 66 N/A Annual Win-Loss N/A 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 4–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 9–9 13–8 16–7 7–9 11–9 7–7 0–1 N/A 76–62 Year End Ranking 894 676 220 122 109 71 99 27 49 53 54 43 29 11 7 20 14 23 499 N/A References
- ^ On Rikl's ATP profile, it states that Rikl won 30 titles. If you go into the Playing activity section, you'll notice that, from 1989 when he turned pro until his last title in 2004, he won more than 30 titles.
External links and sources
David Rikl at the Association of Tennis Professionals
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- Czech male tennis players
- Czechoslovak male tennis players
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