František Čermák

This article is about the Czech tennis player. For people with the same surname, see Čermák (surname).

František Čermák

Country	Czech Republic
Residence	Kostice, Czech Republic
Born	(1976-11-14) November 14, 1976 Valtice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	80 kg (180 lb; 13 st)
Turned pro	1998
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,102,125
Singles
Career record	9–16
Career titles	0 1 Challenger, 10 Futures
Highest ranking	No. 201 (October 27, 2003)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2001)
French Open	Q2 (2003)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2000, 2001)
US Open	Q2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record	357-258
Career titles	29
Highest ranking	No. 14 (February 1, 2010)
Current ranking	No. 28 (September 17, 2012)
Grand Slam Doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2012)
French Open	3R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	3R (2005, 2008)
US Open	3R (2003, 2012)
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results
Australian Open	F (2013)
US Open	SF (2012)
Team Competitions
Davis Cup	W (2012)
Last updated on: September 17, 2012.

František Čermák (born November 14, 1976, in Valtice, Czechoslovakia) is a Czech professional tennis player. He has won 28 doubles titles on the ATP Tour, and has been a finalist 20 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 14 in February 2010. He usually plays doubles with Filip Polášek. In mixed doubles, Čermák and partner Lucie Hradecká reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open.

In singles, Čermák won 1 Challenger title and 10 Futures titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 201 in October 2003.

Čermák was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup.

Major finals

Grand Slam

Mixed Doubles: 1 (0–1)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Runner-up	2013	Australian Open	Hard	Lucie Hradecká	Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden	3-6, 5-7

ATP career finals

Doubles: 50 (29–21)

Legend Grand Slam Tournaments (0–0) ATP World Tour Finals (0–0) ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0) ATP World Tour 500 Series (5–2) ATP World Tour 250 Series (24–19)

Finals by Surface Hard (4–8) Clay (24–10) Grass (1–0) Carpet (0–3)

Outcome	No.	Date	Tournament	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1.	21 July 2002	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Julian Knowle	Albert Portas Fernando Vicente	6–4, 6–4
Winner	2.	28 July 2002	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	1.	29 September 2002	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Runner-up	2.	5 January 2003	Chennai, India	Hard	Leoš Friedl	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	6–7(1–7), 6–7(3–7)
Runner-up	3.	16 February 2003	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood	3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Winner	3.	13 April 2003	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	4.	13 July 2003	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Leander Paes David Rikl	3–6, 3–6
Runner-up	5.	3 August 2003	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 7–6(9–7), 3–6
Runner-up	6.	28 September 2003	Palermo, Italy	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood	6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–3), 4–6
Runner-up	7.	18 April 2004	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Juan Ignacio Chela Gastón Gaudio	2–6, 1–6
Winner	4.	25 July 2004	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Martín García	6–3, 7–5
Winner	5.	15 August 2004	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Winner	6.	13 February 2005	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–2, 7–5
Winner	7.	20 February 2005	Costa Do Sauipe, Brazil	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Ignacio González King	6–4, 6–4
Winner	8.	10 April 2005	Casablanca, Morocco	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Luis Horna	6–4, 6–3
Winner	9.	1 May 2005	Estoril, Portugal	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo	6–3, 6–4
Winner	10.	10 July 2005	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler	7–6(8–6), 7–6(13–11)
Runner-up	8.	15 January 2006	Sydney, Australia	Hard	Leoš Friedl	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	1–6, 4–6
Runner-up	9.	5 February 2006	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–7(2–7), 4–6
Winner	11.	19 February 2006	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Vasilis Mazarakis Boris Pašanski	6–1, 6–2
Winner	12.	5 March 2006	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Potito Starace Filippo Volandri	7–5, 6–2
Winner	13.	6 August 2006	Sopot, Poland	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	6–3, 7–5
Runner-up	10.	15 October 2006	Moscow, Russia	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	1–6, 5–7
Runner-up	11.	29 October 2006	Lyon, France	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément	2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]
Runner-up	12.	4 February 2007	Zagreb, Croatia	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske	6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Winner	14.	15 July 2007	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Pavel Vízner	Marc Gicquel Florent Serra	7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Winner	15.	22 July 2007	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco	6–4, 6–4
Winner	16.	20 July 2008	Amersfoort, Netherlands	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling	7–5, 7–5
Runner-up	13.	8 February 2009	Viña del Mar, Chile	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Pablo Cuevas Brian Dabul	3–6, 3–6
Winner	17.	28 February 2009	Acapulco, Mexico	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Winner	18.	19 July 2009	Stuttgart, Germany	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău	7–5, 6–4
Winner	19.	2 August 2009	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer	6–4, 6–4
Winner	20.	26 September 2009	Bucharest, Romania	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer	6–2, 6–4
Runner-up	14.	22 October 2009	Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers	6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Winner	21.	8 November 2009	Valencia, Spain	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo	6–4, 6–3
Runner-up	15.	8 January 2010	Doha, Qatar	Hard	Michal Mertiňák	Guillermo García-López Albert Montañés	4–6, 5–7
Runner-up	16.	1 August 2010	Umag, Croatia	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Leoš Friedl Filip Polášek	3–6, 6–7(7–9)
Winner	22.	3 October 2010	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–5)
Winner	23.	1 May 2011	Belgrade, Serbia	Clay	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	7–5, 6–2
Winner	24.	18 June 2011	S-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands	Grass	Daniele Bracciali	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Runner-up	17.	23 July 2011	Hamburg, Germany	Clay	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	4–6, 1–6
Winner	25.	31 May 2011	Gstaad, Switzerland	Clay	Filip Polášek	Alexander Peya Christopher Kas	6–3, 7–6(9–7)
Runner-up	18.	2 October 2011	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Hard (i)	Filip Polášek	Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer	1–6, 3–6
Runner-up	19.	9 October 2011	Tokyo, Japan	Hard	Filip Polášek	Andy Murray Jamie Murray	1–6, 4–6
Winner	26.	23 October 2011	Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Filip Polášek	Carlos Berlocq David Marrero	6–3, 6–1
Runner-up	20.	14 January 2012	Auckland, New Zealand	Hard	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	3–6, 2–6
Winner	27.	6 May 2012	Munich, Germany	Clay	Filip Polášek	Xavier Malisse Dick Norman	6–4, 7–5
Winner	28.	28 July 2012	Kitzbühel, Austria	Clay	Julian Knowle	Dustin Brown Paul Hanley	7–6(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]
Winner	29.	20 October 2012	Moscow, Russia	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali	7–5, 6–3
Runner-up	21.	17 February 2013	São Paulo, Brazil	Clay (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	7–6(7–5), 2–6, [7–10]

Doubles performance timeline

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

P

Z#

PO

SF-B

F

S

G

NMS

NH

Won tournament, or reached Final, Semifinal, Quarterfinal, Round 4, 3, 2, 1; competed at a Round Robin stage or lost in Qualification Round 3, 2, Round 1; absent from a tournament or participated in a team event; played in a Davis Cup Zonal Group (with its number indication) or Play-off; won a bronze, silver (F or S) or gold medal at the Olympics, the former of which has, from 1908–1924 and 1996–present, been awarded to the winner of a play-off match between losing semifinalists. The last two are for a Masters Series/1000 tournament that was relegated (Not a Masters Series) or a tournament that was Not Held in a given year. To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated either at the conclusion of (not during) a tournament, or when the player's participation in the tournament has ended.

Current as far as the 2013 Australian Open.

Tournament	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	12–13
French Open	2R	3R	3R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R		17–12
Wimbledon	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	3R	2R	2R	2R	1R		9–12
US Open	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R		2R	1R	1R	3R		9–11
Win–Loss	2–4	3–4	6–4	4–4	5–4	3–4	4–4	5–3	4–4	3–4	3–4	5–4	0–1	47–48

External links

• František Čermák at the Association of Tennis Professionals
• František Čermák at the Davis Cup