Jiří Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛsɛliː]; born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player.
Country (sports) | Czech Republic |
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Residence | Březnice, Czech Republic[1] |
Born | Příbram, Czech Republic | 10 July 1993
Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
Turned pro | 2009[2] |
Plays | Left-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$3,491,370 |
Singles | |
Career record | 100–119 |
Career titles | 1 |
Highest ranking | No. 35 (27 April 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 92 (8 October 2018)[3] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2018) |
French Open | 3R (2017) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2016, 2018) |
US Open | 3R (2015) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 34–46 |
Career titles | 2 |
Highest ranking | No. 94 (8 June 2015) |
Current ranking | No. 182 (8 October 2018) |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2016) |
French Open | 3R (2017) |
Wimbledon | 2R (2014) |
US Open | 2R (2013, 2014, 2015) |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | W (2013) |
Last updated on: 8 October 2018. |
Medal record | ||
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Men's tennis | ||
Representing a mixed-NOCs team | ||
Youth Olympic Games | ||
2010 Singapore | Doubles |
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.
2016: Two ATP top 10 wins
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 Monte Carlo, 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. However, He lost to Gaël Monfils in straights sets in the third round. Veselý made it to the third round of the 2016 Istanbul Open – Singles before losing to Grigor Dimitrov. At the Nice Open, he lost to Leonardo Mayer in the first round. Veselý made it to the second round of the 2016 French Open by beating Rajeev Ram in the first round. He lost to Nicolás Almagro.
Veselý started his grass court season at 2016 Aegon Championships by losing to Kevin Anderson in qualifying, but earned the Lucky Loser spot. He beat Jérémy Chardy in the first round before falling to Milos Raonic in the second round. He next competed at the 2016 Nottingham Open. He beat Horacio Zeballos, but lost to 8th seeded Gilles Müller in the second. At the 2016 Wimbledon Championships, Jiří pushed through 3 consecutive tie-broken sets, besting world No. 8 Dominic Thiem, to move through to the third round. It was his second top 10 win of his career after beating Novak Djokovic earlier in the season. He defeated the 31st seed João Sousa in the third round. Jiří lost to fellow countryman Tomáš Berdych in a hard fought five set match.[6]
Veselý next competed at the 2016 Davis Cup representing his country. He lost both of his matches to the French.
Jiří was seeded 8th at the 2016 Croatia Open. In the first round, he won in straight sets, but was forced to retire in the second round against Carlos Berlocq due to injury. He next competed at the 2016 Western & Southern Open where he lost in the first round to Marcel Granollers. The 2016 Winston-Salem Open proved dreadful for him as he was forced to retire again during his match in the third round to Andrey Kuznetsov. He was able to Compete at the 2016 US Open. He beat Saketh Myneni in the first round and set up a rematch of Monte Carlo with world number one Novak Djokovic. However, Veselý pulled out before the match was set to begin because of a left arm injury.[7]
His first tournament since the US Open was the 2016 Shenzhen Open, where he was seeded 8th. He won his first two matches in straight sets, but lost to his idol and countryman Tomáš Berdych in three sets. He finished his season by competing at the 2016 Japan Open. Jiří won his first round match against Kevin Anderson in three sets before losing to David Goffin in the second round.
Coaching
Veselý's coaches are Jaroslav Navrátil and Michal Navrátil. In December 2015 Veselý began to work with Tomáš Krupa, formerly the longtime coach of Tomas Berdych.[8]
ATP career finals
Singles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Jan 2015 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard | Adrian Mannarino | 6–3, 6–2 |
Loss | 1–1 | Apr 2015 | Romanian Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Guillermo García López | 6–7(5–7), 6–7(11–13) |
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
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Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1–0 | Oct 2014 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | František Čermák | Sam Groth Chris Guccione |
7–6(7–2), 7–5 |
Win | 2–0 | May 2017 | Istanbul Open, Turkey | 250 Series | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Tuna Altuna Alessandro Motti |
6–0, 6–0 |
Loss | 2–1 | Jul 2018 | Croatia Open Umag, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Robin Haase Matwé Middelkoop |
4–6, 4–6 |
Other career statistics
ATP Challenger Tour
Singles finals: 9 (6–3)
Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 14 April 2013 | Challenger | Mersin Cup, Mersin, Turkey | Clay | Simon Greul | 6–1, 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 5 May 2013 | Challenger | Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | Steve Darcis | 6–4, 6–4 |
Runner-up | 1. | 9 June 2013 | Challenger | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Radek Štěpánek | 4–6, 2–6 |
Runner-up | 2. | 7 July 2013 | Challenger | Sparkassen Open, Braunschweig, Germany | Clay | Florian Mayer | 6–4, 2–6, 1–6 |
Winner | 3. | 4 August 2013 | Challenger | Svijany Open, Liberec, Czech Republic | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 6–7(2–7), 7–6(9–7), 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 7 June 2014 | Challenger | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Norbert Gomboš | 6–2, 6–2 |
Runner-up | 3. | 15 June 2014 | Challenger | Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | 6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Winner | 5. | 6 June 2015 | Challenger | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Laslo Djere | 6–4, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 5 June 2017 | Challenger | Czech Open, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Federico Delbonis | 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
Doubles finals: 2 (1–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 6 May 2012 | Challenger | Prosperita Open, Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Radu Albot Teymuraz Gabashvili |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
Winner | 1. | 15 June 2014 | Challenger | Prague Open, Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Roman Jebavý | Lee Hsin-han Zhang Ze |
6–1, 6–3 |
ITF circuit
Singles finals: 10 (9–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Winner | 1. | 15 May 2011 | Futures | Czech Republic F1, Teplice, Czech Republic | Clay | Norbert Gomboš | 3–6, 7–6(9–7), 6–1 |
Winner | 2. | 8 January 2012 | Futures | China F1, Shenzhen, China | Hard | Austin Krajicek | 6–4, 7–5 |
Winner | 3. | 15 July 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F4, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Dominic Thiem | 6–4, 6–4 |
Winner | 4. | 22 July 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F5, Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Norbert Gomboš | 6–4, 6–0 |
Runner-up | 1. | 29 July 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F6, Liberec, Czech Republic | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | 6–3, 6–7(3–7), 0–6 |
Winner | 5. | 11 August 2012 | Futures | Austria F5, Wels, Austria | Clay | Marc Rath | 6–2, 6–2 |
Winner | 6. | 22 September 2012 | Futures | Portugal F4, Espinho, Portugal | Clay | Henri Laaksonen | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 7. | 20 January 2013 | Futures | Israel F1, Eilat, Israel | Hard | Guillermo Olaso | 6–1, 6–2 |
Winner | 8. | 27 January 2013 | Futures | Israel F2, Eilat, Israel | Hard | James McGee | 6–2, 6–4 |
Winner | 9. | 3 March 2013 | Futures | USA F6, Harlingen, Texas, United States | Hard | Bjorn Fratangelo | 5–7, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
Doubles finals: 6 (5–1)
Outcome | No. | Date | Category | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Runner-up | 1. | 28 November 2010 | Futures | Czech Republic F5, Opava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Radim Urbánek | Michal Konečný Daniel Lustig |
6–7(7–9), 2–6 |
Winner | 1. | 20 May 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F2, Most, Czech Republic | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | Érik Chvojka Marek Michalička |
6–1, 6–4 |
Winner | 2. | 27 May 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic | Clay | Jaroslav Pospíšil | Peter Luczak Blake Mott |
7–5, 6–4 |
Winner | 3. | 15 July 2012 | Futures | Czech Republic F4, Prostějov, Czech Republic | Clay | Adam Pavlásek | Riccardo Bellotti Dominic Thiem |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
Winner | 4. | 20 January 2013 | Futures | Israel F1, Eilat, Israel | Hard | Roman Jebavý | Jaime Pulgar-Garcia Andoni-Vivanco Guzman |
6–3, 6–1 |
Winner | 5. | 27 January 2013 | Futures | Israel F2, Eilat, Israel | Hard | Roman Jebavý | Matteo Fago Claudio Grassi |
6–4, 7–5 |
Singles performance timeline
Tournament | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | |||||||||
Australian Open | Q1 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1–6 |
French Open | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 4–6 | |
Wimbledon | A | Q2 | 3R | 2R | 4R | 2R | 4R | 10–5 | |
US Open | A | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R[a] | 1R | A | 3–4 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–2 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–3 | 3–4 | 4–3 | 0–1 | 18–21 |
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | |||||||||
Indian Wells Masters | A | A | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3–5 | |
Miami Masters | A | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 4–5 | |
Monte Carlo Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | 2R | A | 3–3 | |
Madrid Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 1–1 | |
Rome Masters | A | A | A | 2R | A | 2R | A | 2–2 | |
Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–0 | |
Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0–3 | |
Shanghai Masters | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 0–1 | |
Paris Masters | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | 0–1 | |
Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | 1–7 | 2–4 | 5–6 | 1–2 | 0–0 | 13–21 |
Career statistics | |||||||||
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | Career | |
Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 2 |
Overall Win–Loss | 0–0 | 0–7 | 16–17 | 24–30 | 21–22 | 24–26 | 16–18 | 1–2 | 102–122 |
Year-end Ranking | 263 | 85 | 66 | 41 | 55 | 62 | 89 | 46% |
- ^ Veselý's 2016 US Open withdrawal does not count in his performance record.
Doubles performance timeline
Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | W–L |
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Grand Slam tournaments | ||||||||
Australian Open | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 1–4 |
French Open | A | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 3–4 | |
Wimbledon | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 1–3 | |
US Open | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | A | 3–3 | |
Win–Loss | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 1–2 | 2–4 | 0–2 | 0–0 | 8–14 |
Wins over top-10 players
Season | 2016 | Total |
Wins | 2 | 2 |
# | Player | Rank | Event | Surface | Rd | Score | Veselý Rank |
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1. | Novak Djokovic | 1 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | 2R | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | 55 |
2. | Dominic Thiem | 8 | Wimbledon, London, England | Grass | 2R | 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) | 64 |
References
- ^ "ITFTennis.com Jiri Vesely Pro Circuit Player Profile".
- ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/jiri-vesely/v708/overview
- ^ ATP Rankings
- ^ ITF Junior Profile
- ^ Harvey, Luke (6 March 2013). "Vesely's rise continues". ITF Pro Circuit. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
- ^ http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/news/berdych-vesely-wimbledon-2016-tuesday2
- ^ http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/tennis/novak-djokovic-moves-on-at-us-open-after-injured-jiri-vesely-withdraws-3006950/
- ^ Tandon, Kamakashi (10 December 2015). "Coaching changes: Coric hires Maclagan; Vesely hires Krupa". tennis.com. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
External links
- Jiří Veselý at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- {{ITF profile}} template using deprecated numeric ID.
- Template:ITF junior profile
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