Lukáš Rosol

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Lukáš Rosol
Lukáš Rosol in Aachen (2010-11-08).jpg
Country  Czech Republic
Residence Přerov, Czech Republic
Born (1985-07-24) 24 July 1985 (age 27)
Brno, Czechoslovakia
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 81 kg (180 lb)
Turned pro 2004
Plays Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money $1,202,871
Singles
Career record 39–45 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 33 (13 May 2013)
Current ranking No. 33 (13 May 2013)
Grand Slam Singles results
Australian Open 2R (2013)
French Open 3R (2011)
Wimbledon 3R (2012)
US Open 1R (2010, 2011)
Doubles
Career record 13–18 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles 1
Highest ranking No. 101 (16 July 2012)
Current ranking No. 140 (22 April 2013)
Team Competitions
Davis Cup W (2012)

Last updated on: February 25, 2013.

Lukáš Rosol (born 24 July 1985) is a Czech professional tennis player. Rosol competes on the ATP Challenger Tour and the ATP World Tour, both in singles and doubles. Rosol was coached by former Czech player, 1999 US Open quarterfinalist Ctislav Doseděl.[1][2] His career-high singles ranking is World No. 35, achieved in 29 April 2013.

His first notable victory was against World No. 8 Jürgen Melzer at Roland Garros in 2011, who he defeated in five sets in the second round a year after Meltzer had reached the semi-final. A year later, Rosol rose to fame after defeating World No. 2 Rafael Nadal in the second round of Wimbledon in 2012 to achieve one of the biggest upsets in the history of Grand Slam tennis.[3][4][5] Rosol has had sustained success since then having played an integral part in the Czech Republic's Davis Cup winning team in 2012, and winning his first tour-level title in April 2013.

Rosol is also noteworthy for having played in the longest ATP doubles match ever, alongside Tomáš Berdych, defeating Marco Chiudinelli and Stanislas Wawrinka in the 1st round of the 2013 Davis Cup. The match was played on 2 February 2013, lasting 7 hours, 2 minutes. It was the second longest ATP match ever (singles and doubles combined).

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Personal life [edit]

Rosol was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia. In November 2008, he married Czech athlete Denisa Rosolová (née Ščerbová). In 2011, they divorced.[6]

Tennis career [edit]

Rosol has won 6 Challenger and 7 Futures tournaments. In April 2013, he won his first tour-level tournament: the BRD Nastase Tiriac Trophy ATP World Tour 250.

2012 [edit]

Rosol rose to prominence in 2012 at the Wimbledon Championships. He had participated in the Wimbledon qualifying draw multiple times, not reaching main draw until 2012. In the first round, he defeated Ivan Dodig, then he was drawn against the two time champion and World No. 2, Rafael Nadal. On his first time on centre court, Rosol won the match in five sets to achieve one of the greatest upsets in the history of Grand Slam tennis. He went on to lose his third round match against Philipp Kohlschreiber in straight sets.

In the doubles draw, Rosol and partner Mikhail Kukushkin defeated the British duo of Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins in 5 sets in the first round. They lost in the second round to James Cerretani and Édouard Roger-Vasselin.

2013 [edit]

At the 2013 Australian Open, Rosol defeated Jamie Baker of Great Britain in the first round.[7] He subsequently lost to 13th seed Milos Raonic in the second round.

In April, he won his first ATP Tour singles tournament with a victory in Bucharest. He was unseeded in the tournament and beat three seeded players en route to the final: 3rd seed Andreas Seppi, 8th seed Viktor Troicki and 2nd seed Gilles Simon. In the final, he defeated Guillermo García-López, only dropping one set throughout the entire tournament and dedicating the win to his recently-deceased father.[8][9]

ATP career finals [edit]

Singles: 1 (1–0) [edit]

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)
Titles by surface
Hard (0–0)
Clay (1–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Winner 1. April 28, 2013 Bucharest, Romania Clay Spain Guillermo García-López 6–3, 6–2

Doubles: 1 (1–0) [edit]

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. 6 January 2012 Doha, Qatar Hard Slovakia Filip Polášek Germany Christopher Kas
Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber
6–3, 6–4

Singles performance timeline [edit]

Current as far as the 2013 Internazionali BNL d'Italia.

Tournament 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 SR W–L Win %
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open Q1 Q2 A A Q1 1R 2R 0 / 2 1–2 33.33
French Open A Q2 Q3 Q2 3R 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Wimbledon Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 Q1 3R 0 / 1 2–1 66.66
US Open Q2 A Q3 1R 1R Q3 0 / 2 0–2 00.00
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 2–2 3–3 1–1 0 / 7 6–7 46.15
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
Indian Wells Masters A A A A A 1R 1R 0 / 2 0–2 00.00
Miami Masters A A A Q1 Q2 3R 2R 0 / 2 3–2 60.00
Monte Carlo Masters A A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Madrid Masters A A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Rome Masters A A A A A A 1R 0 / 1 0–1 0.00
Canada Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Cincinnati Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Shanghai Masters A A A A A A 0 / 0 0–0
Paris Masters A A A A Q1 A 0 / 0 0–0
Win–Loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 1–3 0 / 5 3–5 37.50
Career statistics
Titles–Finals 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 1–1 1 / 1 1–0 100.00
Year End Ranking 271 182 148 164 70 73 $1,301,821

Doubles Performance Timeline [edit]

Current as far as the 2013 Australian Open.

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 W–L
Grand Slam Tournaments
Australia Australian Open 1R 1R 0–2
France French Open 0–0
United Kingdom Wimbledon 1R 2R 1–2
United States US Open 1R 0–1
Win–Loss 0–2 1–2 0–1 1–5

Futures and Challenger finals: 55 (34–21) [edit]

Singles: 20 (13–7) [edit]

Legend
Challengers (6–1)
Futures (7–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Runner-up 1. 02005-08-2929 August 2005 Szolnok, Hungary Clay (Red) Hungary Kornél Bardóczky 6–2, 6–1
Runner-up 2. 02006-02-2727 February 2006 Wrocław, Poland Hard (i) Monaco Thomas Oger 6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 1. 02005-08-2929 August 2005 Zabrze, Poland Hard (i) Russia Alexandre Krasnoroutsky 6–3, 6–3
Runner-up 3. 02006-07-1010 July 2006 Trier, Germany Clay (Red) Belgium Niels Desein 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–4
Runner-up 4. 02006-07-1717 July 2006 Waterloo, Belgium Clay (Red) Slovakia Pavol Červenák 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 02006-08-2121 August 2006 Poznań, Poland Clay (Red) Czech Republic Jan Minář 6–4, 6–3
Winner 2. 02006-10-1616 October 2006 La Roche-sur-Yon, France Hard (i) France Julien Jeanpierre 7–5, 6–3
Winner 3. 02006-12-044 December 2006 Opava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) United Kingdom Joshua Goodall 6–7(5–7), 6–4, 7–6(10–8)
Winner 4. 02007-05-077 May 2007 Teplice, Czech Republic Clay (Red) Czech Republic Martin Vacek 6–7(4–7), 6–4, 6–4
Winner 5. 02007-05-1414 May 2007 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Chinese Taipei Yeu-tzuoo Wang 7–6(7–2), 6–4
Winner 6. 02007-10-1515 October 2007 La Roche-sur-Yon, France Hard (i) France Adrian Mannarino 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
Runner-up 6. 02007-12-1010 December 2007 Opava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Slovakia Karol Beck 2–6, 7–5, 7–5
Winner 7. 02008-06-099 June 2008 Košice, Slovakia Clay (Red) Spain Miguel Ángel López Jaén 7–5, 6–1
Winner 8. 02009-01-2626 January 2009 Mettmann, Germany Carpet (i) France Stéphane Robert 7–6(8–6), 6–4
Winner 9. 02009-03-022 March 2009 Bergamo, Italy Hard (i) Germany Benedikt Dorsch 6–1, 4–6, 7–6(7–3)
Winner 10. 02010-05-022 May 2010 Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay Croatia Ivan Dodig 7–5, 4–6, 7–6(7–4)
Runner-up 7. 02011-01-3131 January 2011 Singapore, Singapore Hard Russia Dmitry Tursunov 6–4, 6–2
Winner 11. 8 May 2011 Prague, Czech Republic Clay United States Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 7–6(7–1), 5–2 ret.
Winner 12. 13 July 2011 Braunschweig, Germany Clay Russia Evgeny Donskoy 7–5, 7–6(7–2)
Winner 13. 11 November 2012 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard (i) Germany Björn Phau 6–7(3–7), 7–6(7–5), 7–6(8–6)

Doubles: 35 (21–14) [edit]

Legend
Challengers (7–8)
Futures (14–6)
Outcome No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-up 1. 02005-01-2424 January 2005 Anif, Austria Carpet (i) Austria Martin Fafl Austria Markus Krenn
Austria Wolfgang Schranz
6–4, 6–2
Winner 1. 02005-08-011 August 2005 Novi Sad, Serbia and Montenegro Clay (Red) Slovakia Peter Miklusicak Serbia and Montenegro Aleksander Slović
Serbia and Montenegro Viktor Troicki
6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 2. 02005-08-1515 August 2005 Žilina, Slovakia Clay (Red) Czech Republic Daniel Lustig Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
Slovakia Adrian Sikora
6–2, 3–6, 6–0
Winner 2. 02005-08-2222 August 2005 Kaposvár, Hungary Clay (Red) Italy Alessandro da Col Spain José-Carlos García-Sánchez
Spain Miguel Pérez Puigdomenech
7–5, 4–6, 6–4
Runner-up 3. 02005-08-2929 August 2005 Szolnok, Hungary Clay (Red) Italy Alessandro da Col Hungary Kornél Bardóczky
Hungary Gergely Kisgyörgy
6–2, 6–1
Winner 3. 02006-03-066 March 2006 Zabrze, Poland Hard Ukraine Michail Filima Poland Mateusz Kowalczyk
Poland Dawid Piatkowski
6–1, 3–6, 6–3
Winner 4. 02006-05-1515 May 2006 Most, Czech Republic Clay (Red) Czech Republic Roman Vogeli Germany Daniel Brands
Sweden Johan Brunström
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 4. 02006-06-2626 June 2006 Szolnok, Hungary Clay (Red) Germany David Klier Czech Republic Jakub Hašek
Czech Republic David Novak
7–6(7–4), 2–6, 6–3
Winner 5. 02006-07-1717 July 2006 Waterloo, Belgium Clay (Red) United States Nikita Kryvonos France Jordane Doble
France Julien Jeanpierre
6–2, 6–3
Winner 6. 02006-07-2424 July 2006 Sint-Katelijne-Waver, Belgium Clay (Red) United States Nikita Kryvonos Netherlands Stephan Fransen
Netherlands Romano Frantzen
6–2, 6–7(5–7), 7–5
Winner 7. 02006-10-2323 October 2006 Rodez, France Hard (i) Uzbekistan Denis Istomin Belgium Stefan Wauters
Belgium Reginald Willems
4–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–4)
Winner 8. 02006-11-2727 November 2006 Vendryně, Czech Republic Hard (i) Slovakia Igor Zelenay Czech Republic Daniel Lustig
Slovakia Filip Polášek
6–1, 6–1
Winner 9. 02006-12-044 December 2006 Opava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Slovakia Igor Zelenay Czech Republic Roman Vogeli
Czech Republic Jaroslav Pospíšil
4–6, 6–2, 6–1
Winner 10. 02007-02-055 February 2007 Wrocław, Poland Hard (i) Czech Republic Jan Vacek Slovakia Michal Mertiňák
Switzerland Jean-Claude Scherrer
7–5, 7–6(7–4)
Winner 11. 02006-12-044 December 2006 Zagreb, Croatia Hard (i) Croatia Ivan Dodig Croatia Petar Jelenić
Algeria Slimane Saoudi
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 6–4
Runner-up 5. 02007-03-1212 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Czech Republic Jan Mertl Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
6–4, 6–3
Winner 12. 02007-04-3030 April 2007 Ostrava, Czech Republic Clay (Red) Germany Bastian Knittel Russia Alexander Krasnorutskiy
Russia Alexandre Kudryavtsev
2–6, 7–5, [11–9]
Winner 13. 02007-05-1414 May 2007 Namangan, Uzbekistan Hard Austria Martin Slanar Chinese Taipei Ti Chen
Chinese Taipei Yeu-tzuoo Wang
6–2, 3–6, 6–1
Runner-up 6. 02007-05-2121 May 2007 Fergana, Uzbekistan Hard (i) Austria Martin Slanar Germany Daniel Brands
United States John Paul Fruttero
7–6(7–1), 7–5
Winner 14. 02007-06-1111 June 2007 Košice, Slovakia Clay (Red) Slovakia Filip Polášek Italy Leonardo Azzaro
Italy Flavio Cipolla
6–1, 7–6(7–5)
Runner-up 7. 02007-10-088 October 2007 Saint-Dizier, France Hard (i) Romania Florin Mergea Austria Martin Slanar
Czech Republic Pavel Šnobel
6–2, 6–3
Winner 15. 02007-10-1515 October 2007 La Roche-sur-Yon, France Hard (i) Australia Raphael Durek Serbia Vladimir Obradović
Netherlands Igor Sijsling
6–3, 6–1
Winner 16. 02007-12-033 December 2007 Frýdlant nad Ostravicí, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Slovakia Igor Zelenay Czech Republic Jiří Krkoška
Slovakia Ján Stančík
6–4, 6–2
Runner-up 8. 02007-12-1010 December 2007 Opava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Slovakia Igor Zelenay Croatia Nikola Martinović
Croatia Joško Topić
6–4, 7–5
Winner 17. 02008-01-2828 January 2008 Wrocław, Poland Hard (i) United States James Cerretani Austria Werner Eschauer
Austria Jürgen Melzer
6–7(7–9), 6–3, [10–7]
Runner-up 9. 02008-09-011 September 2008 Düsseldorf, Germany Clay (Red) Slovakia Igor Zelenay Czech Republic Jan Hájek
Czech Republic Tomáš Zíb
1–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Winner 18. 02009-01-055 January 2009 Schwieberdingen, Germany Carpet (i) Latvia Andis Juška Germany David Klier
Germany Philipp Marx
6–1, 6–4
Runner-up 10. 02009-03-3030 March 2009 Naples, Italy Clay (Red) Germany Frank Moser Uruguay Pablo Cuevas
Spain David Marrero
6–4, 6–3
Runner-up 11. 02009-09-2121 September 2009 Trnava, Slovakia Clay (Red) Czech Republic Jan Minář Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov
Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili
6–4, 2–6, [10–8]
Runner-up 12. 02009-09-2828 September 2009 Naples, Italy Clay (Red) Brazil Thiago Alves Croatia Ivan Dodig
Portugal Frederico Gil
6–1, 6–3
Runner-up 13. 02010-03-088 March 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Croatia Ivan Dodig France Nicolas Mahut
France Édouard Roger-Vasselin
7–6(8–6), 6–7(7–9), [10–5]
Winner 19. 02010-07-055 July 2010 Oberstaufen, Germany Clay (Red) Germany Frank Moser Chile Hans Podlipnik-Castillo
Austria Max Raditschnigg
6–0, 7–5
Winner 20. 02010-09-2626 September 2010 Trnava, Slovakia Clay (Red) Slovakia Karol Beck Austria Alexander Peya
Austria Martin Slanar
4–6, 7–6(7–3), [10–8]
Runner-up 21. 02011-11-1919 November 2011 Bratislava, Slovakia Hard Czech Republic David Škoch Czech Republic Jan Hájek
Slovakia Lukáš Lacko
7–5, 7–5
Winner 21. 02011-05-1313 May 2011 Prague, Czech Republic Clay (Red) Argentina Horacio Zeballos Slovakia Martin Kližan
Slovakia Igor Zelenay
7–5, 2–6, [12–10]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "atpworldtour.com Profile". atpworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
  2. ^ "itftennis.com Men's Circuit record". itftennis.com. ITF Licensing (UK) Ltd. Retrieved 2009-12-07. 
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  4. ^ Nadal crashes and burns at Wimbledon in huge upset to unsung Rosol. Vancouversun.com (2012-06-28). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.
  5. ^ Rafael Nadal humbled as Lukas Rosol serves up huge upset|Manchester Evening News. menmedia.co.uk (2012-06-29). Retrieved on 2012-07-03.
  6. ^ ČAS profile (Czech) atletika.cz
  7. ^ "Australian Open 2013: Jamie Baker loses to Lukas Rosol in first round", Mail Online.
  8. ^ "Rosol tops Garcia-Lopez in Bucharest for first title", Fox News, 28 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Rosol Turns Grief To Glory For First Title", ATP official site, 28 April 2013.

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