Jiří Veselý

Jiří Veselý

Jiří Veselý at the 2013 Wimbledon Qualifying
Country (sports)  Czech Republic
Residence Březnice, Czech Republic[1]
Born (1993-07-10) 10 July 1993
Příbram, Czech Republic
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Turned pro 2009 [2]
Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money US$2,094,341
Singles
Career record 58–74 (43.94% in Grand Slam, ATP Tour and Davis Cup)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 35 (27 April 2015)
Current ranking No. 55 (21 November 2016)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 1R (2014, 2015, 2016)
French Open 2R (2014, 2016)
Wimbledon 4R (2016)
US Open 3R (2015)
Doubles
Career record 19–27
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 94 (8 June 2015)
Current ranking No. 163 (26 September 2016)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open 2R (2016)
French Open 2R (2015)
Wimbledon 2R (2014)
US Open 2R (2013, 2014, 2015)
Last updated on: 29 September 2016.
Medal record
Men's tennis
Representing a mixed-NOCs team
Youth Olympic Games
2010 Singapore Doubles

Jiří Veselý (born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player.

Tennis career

Juniors

In 2011, Veselý won the boys' singles title at the Australian Open, defeating Australian Luke Saville in straight sets. He also won the boys' doubles titles at the Australian Open, partnering Filip Horanský of Slovakia; they defeated Ben Wagland and Andrew Whittington of Australia in the final. The same year he reached the finals of the US Open singles and the Wimbledon doubles (as well the final of the US Open doubles in 2010).

Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, compiling a singles win/loss record of 125–45.[3]

Pro tour

Veselý made his Davis Cup debut for Czech Republic in February 2013, and to date has nine singles titles on the ITF Futures circuit to his name and three Challengers.[4]

Veselý qualified into the 2013 French Open for his first appearance into the main draw of a grand slam. Vesely was, at the time, the youngest player in the world's top 100 at 20 years and 3 months old. In 2014, Veselý reached the 3rd round of the BNP Paribas Open where he lost to Andy Murray in three sets.

Veselý won a match at the 2014 French Open, then the following month reached the third round of Wimbledon as a wildcard. He beat Gaël Monfils in five sets in the second round, before being defeated by fellow wildcard Nick Kyrgios in four sets. He also won his first doubles title at ATP World Tour in doubles with countryman František Čermák.

Veselý reached two singles finals at ATP World Tour, winning his first title at Auckland, after defeating Adrian Mannarino. He also reached 3rd round at US Open, after victory over Ivo Karlović.

Veselý represented the Czech Republic at the 2016 Hopman Cup alongside Karolína Plíšková. He recorded a singles win over Lleyton Hewitt of Australia, however was defeated by Alexandr Dolgopolov of Ukraine and Jack Sock of the United States.

At the 2016 Monte Carlo Masters, he beat world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a stunning second-round upset. It was the first time Djokovic had lost at a Masters tournament prior to the final since the 2014 Shanghai Masters, and his earliest exit from any tournament in three years. In the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Jiri pushed through 3 consecutive tie-broken sets, besting world No. 8 Dominic Thiem, to move through to the third round.

Coaching

Veselý's coaches are Jaroslav Navrátil and Michal Navrátil. In December 2015 Veselý began to work with Tomas Krupa, formerly the longtime coach of Tomas Berdych.[5]

ATP career finals

Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

Legend (Singles)
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–1)
Titles by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Result No Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 17 January 2015 Heineken Open, Auckland, New Zealand Hard France Adrian Mannarino 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 1. 26 April 2015 Romanian Open, Bucharest, Romania Clay Spain Guillermo García-López 6–7(5–7), 6–7(11–13)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

Legend
Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (1–0)
Finals by Surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (0–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 1. 19 October 2014 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Hard (i) Czech Republic František Čermák Australia Sam Groth
Australia Chris Guccione		 7–6(7–2), 7–5

Other career statistics

ATP Challenger Tour

Singles: 8 (5–3)

Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. 14 April 2013 Challenger Mersin Cup, Mersin, Turkey Clay Germany Simon Greul 6–1, 6–1
Winner 2. 5 May 2013 Challenger Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Belgium Steve Darcis 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 1. 9 June 2013 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 4–6, 2–6
Runner-up 2. 7 July 2013 Challenger Sparkassen Open, Braunschweig, Germany Clay Germany Florian Mayer 6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Winner 3. 4 August 2013 Challenger Svijany Open, Liberec, Czech Republic Clay Argentina Federico Delbonis 6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–4
Winner 4. 7 June 2014 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Slovakia Norbert Gomboš 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up 3. 15 June 2014 Challenger Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol 6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Winner 5. 6 June 2015 Challenger Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic Clay Serbia Laslo Djere 6–4, 6–2

Doubles: 2 (1–1)

Outcome No. Date Category Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 6 May 2012 Challenger Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Adam Pavlásek Moldova Radu Albot
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili		 5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Winner 1. 15 June 2014 Challenger Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Roman Jebavý Chinese Taipei Lee Hsin-han
China Zhang Ze		 6–1, 6–3

ITF circuit

Singles: 10 (9–1)
Doubles: 6 (5–1)

Singles performance timeline

Tournament20122013201420152016W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 A 1R 1R 1R 0–3
French Open A 1R 2R 1R 2R 2–4
Wimbledon A Q2 3R 2R 4R 6–3
US Open A 1R 1R 3R 2–3
Win–Loss 0–0 0–2 3–4 3–4 4–3 10–13
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A 3R 1R 1R 2–3
Miami Masters A A 2R 1R 1R 1–3
Monte Carlo Masters A A A 1R 3R 2–2
Madrid Masters A A A 1R A 0–1
Rome Masters A A A 2R A 1–1
Canada Masters A A A A A 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A 1R 1R 0–2
Shanghai Masters A A A A 0–0
Paris Masters A A A 1R 0–1
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 3–2 1–7 2–4 6–13
Career statistics
20122013201420152016Career
Titles / Finals 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 1 / 2 0 / 0 1 / 2
Overall Win–Loss 0–0 0–7 16–17 24–30 17–20 57–74
Year-end Ranking 263 85 66 41

Doubles performance timeline

Tournament2013201420152016W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A 1R 2R 1–2
French Open A A 2R 1–1
Wimbledon Q2 2R 1R 1–2
US Open 2R 2R 2R 3–3
Win–Loss 1–1 2–2 2–3 1–1 6–7

Wins over top 10 players

Season 2016 Total
Wins 2 2
# Player Rank Event Surface Rd Score Veselý Rank
2016
1. Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay 2R 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 55
2. Austria Dominic Thiem 8 Wimbledon, London, England Grass 2R 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) 64

References

  1. ↑ "ITFTennis.com Jiri Vesely Pro Circuit Player Profile".
  2. ↑ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/jiri-vesely/v708/overview
  3. ↑ ITF Junior Profile
  4. ↑ Harvey, Luke (6 March 2013). "Vesely's rise continues". ITF Pro Circuit. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Tandon, Kamakashi (December 10, 2015). "Coaching changes: Coric hires Maclagan; Vesely hires Krupa". tennis.com. Retrieved January 14, 2016.
Awards
Preceded by
Colombia Juan Sebastián Gómez		 ITF Junior World Champion
2011 		Succeeded by
Canada Filip Peliwo
Preceded by
Slovakia Martin Kližan
(Newcomer of the Year)		 ATP Star of Tomorrow
2013 		Succeeded by
Croatia Borna Ćorić
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