Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation:[ˈjakupˈmɛnʃiːk]; born 1 September 2005) is a Czech tennis player.
On the junior tour, Menšík has a career high ITF junior combined ranking of World No. 3 achieved on 31 January 2022. He reached the final of the 2022 Australian Open Junior singles event.
Career
He lost in the final of the Junior 2022 Australian Open to Bruno Kuzuhara after suffering from thigh muscle cramps.[1][2]
In May 2023 he won his first Challenger, the 2023 Sparta Prague Open defeating Dominik Koepfer in just his sixth Challenger main-draw appearance, becoming the youngest Czech Challenger champion in history at 17 years old.[3]
He competed in the first qualifying round of the US Open, beating Fabio Fognini 1-6, 6-1, 6-1. He then defeated Leandro Riedi in the second round, and then qualified on his debut for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time with a two set victory against compatriot Zdenek Kolar.[4]
Grand Slam performance timeline
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.