Josef Čihák
| Country (sports) |  Czechoslovakia |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1963 Plzeň, Czechoslovakia |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 1985 |
| Plays | Right-handed |
| Prize money | $241,359 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 18–28 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (19 October 1987) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| French Open | 1R (1988, 1989) |
| Wimbledon | 1R (1988, 1989) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 49–58 |
| Career titles | 1 |
| Highest ranking | No. 57 (20 March 1989) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| French Open | 2R (1988, 1989, 1990) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (1989) |
Josef Čihák (born 19 March 1963) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic who competed for Czechoslovakia. He now works as a tennis coach at TK Sparta Praha.[1]
Career
Čihák was most successful as a doubles player, reaching two doubles finals in the 1989 Grand Prix, at Båstad and Saint-Vincent, winning the latter. He had previously made doubles semi-finals at Prague and Palermo in 1987 and also Prague and Munich in 1988. As well reaching those two finals in 1989, Čihák was also a semi-finalist at the Athens Open, in the singles.[2]
At Grand Slam level he lost all of his four singles matches. The toughest opponent he came up against was Mats Wilander in the 1988 French Open, the number three seed who went on to win the tournament. He lost two five setters in 1989, at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. In doubles he won four of his 10 matches, but never made it past the second round, which he reached on four occasions, three times with countryman Cyril Suk as his partner.[3]
Grand Prix career finals
Doubles: 2 (1–1)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 1. | 1989 | Båstad, Sweden | Clay | Karel Nováček
|
 Per Henricsson Nicklas Utgren
|
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 1. | 1989 | Saint-Vincent, Italy | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
 Massimo Cierro Alessandro de Minicis
|
6–4, 6–2 |
Challenger titles
Singles: (3)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1984 | Bielefeld, West Germany | Clay |  Peter Elter
|
6–2, 7–5 |
| 2. | 1988 | Pescara, Italy | Clay |  Gerardo Vacarezza
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| 3. | 1988 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay |  David de Miguel
|
6–4, 6–2 |
Doubles: (11)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents in the final | Score in the final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1985 | Bahia, Brazil | Hard |  Tom Nijssen
|
Emilio Sánchez Víctor Pecci
|
6–4, 6–3 |
| 2. | 1987 | Budapest, Hungary | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
Christer Allgårdh David Engel
|
6–2, 7–6 |
| 3. | 1988 | Cairo, Egypt | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
 Roberto Argüello Marcelo Ingaramo
|
6–3, 6–2 |
| 4. | 1988 | Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
José López-Maeso Alberto Tous
|
6–2, 6–2 |
| 5. | 1988 | San Marino | Clay | Christer Allgårdh
|
 João Cunha e Silva Jörgen Windahl
|
6–4, 6–2 |
| 6. | 1988 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
 Arnaud Boetsch Denis Langaskens
|
6–2, 6–0 |
| 7. | 1989 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Mark Koevermans
|
Marcelo Ingaramo Christian Miniussi
|
6–4, 6–4 |
| 8. | 1989 | Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
 Brett Dickinson Jörgen Windahl
|
6–3, 6–3 |
| 9. | 1990 | Agadir, Morocco | Clay | Cyril Suk
|
Omar Camporese Diego Nargiso
|
W/O |
| 10. | 1991 | Porto, Portugal | Clay | Tomáš Anzari
|
Juan Carlos Báguena Andrés Gómez
|
7–5, 6–2 |
| 11. | 1991 | Pescara, Italy | Clay | Tomáš Anzari
|
Johan Donar John Sobel
|
6–3, 6–4 |
