Jakub Menšík

Jakub Menšík
	Menšík at the 2023 US Open
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Born	1 September 2005 (age 19); Prostějov, Czech Republic
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Coach	Tomáš Josefus
Prize money	$46,172
Singles
Career record	1–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 187 (31 July 2023)
Current ranking	No. 206 (28 August 2023)
Grand Slam singles results
US Open	2R (2023)
Australian Open Junior	F (2022)
French Open Junior	3R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior	2R (2022)
Doubles
Career record	0–0 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles	0
Highest ranking	No. 519 (22 May 2023)
Current ranking	No. 519 (22 May 2023)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior	2R (2022)
French Open Junior	2R (2022)
Wimbledon Junior	SF (2022)
US Open Junior	1R (2021)
	Last updated on: 18 May 2023.

Jakub Menšík (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjakup ˈmɛnʃiːk]; 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.

Current through the 2023 US Open.

Singles

Tournament	2023	SR	W–L	Win %
Australian Open	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
French Open	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
Wimbledon	A	0 / 0	0–0	–
US Open		0 / 0	0–0	–
Win–loss	0–0	0 / 0	0–0	–

Junior Grand Slam finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up)

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Loss	2022	Australian Open	Hard	Bruno Kuzuhara	6–7^(4–7), 7–6^(8–6), 5–7

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 6 (6–0)

Legend
ATP Challenger (1–0)
ITF Futures (5–0)

Finals by surface
Hard (4–0)
Clay (2–0)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–0)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Opponent	Score
Win	1–0	Sep 2022	M15 Allershausen, Germany	World Tennis Tour	Clay	Peter Heller	7–5, 3–6, 6–1
Win	2–0	Nov 2022	M25 Heraklion, Greece	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Oleksandr Ovcharenko	6–4, 7–6^(7–4)
Win	3–0	Nov 2022	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Saba Purtseladze	6–4, 6–2
Win	4–0	Dec 2022	M15 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt	World Tennis Tour	Hard	Robert Strombachs	6–4, 6–0
Win	5–0	Apr 2023	M25 Trnava, Slovakia	World Tennis Tour	Hard (i)	Karl Friberg	7–6^(8–6), 6–3
Win	6–0	May 2023	2023 Sparta Prague Open, Czechia	Challenger	Clay	Dominik Koepfer	6–4, 6–3