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David Rikl

Summary

David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

David Rikl
Country (sports) Czech Republic
 Czechoslovakia
ResidenceLondon, England
Born (1971-02-27) 27 February 1971 (age 53)
Brandýs, Czechoslovakia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro1989
Retired2005
PlaysLeft-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,063,257
Singles
Career record54–94
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 41 (2 May 1994)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (1994)
French Open2R (1994, 1995, 1996)
Wimbledon3R (1997)
US Open2R (1996)
Doubles
Career record390–232
Career titles30
Highest rankingNo. 4 (20 August 2001)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenQF (2000, 2003)
French OpenSF (2003)
WimbledonF (2001)
US OpenF (2004)

Tennis career edit

Juniors edit

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1989)
French Open: 2R (1989)
Wimbledon: 2R (1989)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: SF (1989)
French Open: SF (1984)
Wimbledon: F (1983)
US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour edit

Rikl turned professional in 1989.

In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák edit

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Last years edit

David's son Patrik also plays tennis.[1][2]

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles (2 runner-ups) edit

Result Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Loss 2001 Wimbledon Grass   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer		 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 2004 US Open Hard   Leander Paes   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor		 3–6, 3–6

Career finals edit

Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (0)
Tennis Masters Cup (0)
ATP Masters Series (4)
ATP International Series Gold (4)
ATP International Series (22)
Titles by surface
Hard (8)
Clay (17)
Grass (3)
Carpet (2)
Result W/L Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1–0 Feb 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Michiel Schapers   Javier Frana
  Leonardo Lavalle 		6–2, 6–7, 6–3
Win 2–0 Jul 1992 Newport, Rhode Island Grass   Royce Deppe   Paul Annacone
  David Wheaton 		6–4, 6–4
Loss 2–1 Oct 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Karel Nováček   Tom Nijssen
  Cyril Suk 		3–6, 4–6
Loss 2–2 Mar 1993 Zaragoza Carpet   Mike Bauer   Martin Damm
  Karel Nováček 		6–2, 4–6, 5–7
Loss 2–3 Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard   Mike Bauer   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez 		4–6, 4–6
Win 3–3 Oct 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay   Mike Bauer   Christer Allgårdh
  Brian Devening 		7–6, 6–4
Win 4–3 Apr 1994 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Jim Courier
  Javier Sánchez 		5–7, 6–1, 6–4
Win 5–3 Apr 1994 Munich, Germany Clay   Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Boris Becker
  Petr Korda 		7–6, 7–5
Win 6–3 May 1994 Rome, Italy Clay   Yevgeny Kafelnikov   Wayne Ferreira
  Javier Sánchez 		6–1, 7–5
Win 7–3 Oct 1994 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i)   Mike Bauer   Alex Antonitsch
  Greg Rusedski 		7–6, 6–4
Loss 7–4 Aug 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay   Jiří Novák   Libor Pimek
  Byron Talbot 		5–7, 6–1, 6–7
Win 8–4 Sep 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Jiří Novák   Steve Campbell
  MaliVai Washington 		7–6, 6–2
Win 9–4 Oct 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay   Jiří Novák   Shelby Cannon
  Francisco Montana 		6–4, 4–6, 6–1
Loss 9–5 Nov 1995 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay   Jiří Novák   Emilio Sánchez
  Sergio Casal 		6–2, 6–7, 6–7
Loss 9–6 Nov 1995 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Jiří Novák   Vince Spadea
  Christo van Rensburg 		3–6, 3–6
Win 10–6 Mar 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay   Jiří Novák   Tomás Carbonell
  Francisco Roig 		7–6, 6–3
Win 11–6 Sep 1996 Bogotá, Colombia Clay   Nicolás Pereira   Pablo Campana
  Nicolás Lapentti 		6–3, 7–6
Loss 11–7 Nov 1996 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Jiří Novák   Rick Leach
  Andrei Olhovskiy 		6–4, 1–6, 2–6
Win 12–7 Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i)   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Francisco Montana 		6–2, 6–4
Win 13–7 Aug 1998 San Marino Clay   Jiří Novák   Mariano Hood
  Sebastián Prieto 		6–4, 7–6
Loss 13–8 Aug 1998 Umag, Croatia Clay   Jiří Novák   Neil Broad
  Pieter Norval 		1–6, 6–3, 3–6
Win 14–8 Aug 1998 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard   Jiří Novák   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor 		6–2, 7–6
Loss 14–9 Oct 1998 Mallorca, Spain Clay   Jiří Novák   Pablo Albano
  Daniel Orsanic 		6–7, 3–6
Win 15–9 Nov 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay   Jiří Novák   Daniel Orsanic
  David Roditi 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 15–10 Jan 1999 Auckland, New Zealand Hard   Jiří Novák   Jeff Tarango
  Daniel Vacek 		5–7, 5–7
Loss 15–11 Apr 1999 Estoril, Portugal Clay   Jiří Novák   Tomás Carbonell
  Donald Johnson 		3–6, 6–2, 1–6
Loss 15–12 Apr 1999 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Jiří Novák   Olivier Delaître
  Tim Henman 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 15–13 Oct 1999 Basle, Switzerland Carpet (i)   Jiří Novák   Aleksandar Kitinov
  Brent Haygarth 		6–0, 4–6, 5–7
Win 16–13 Feb 2000 Dubai, UAE Hard   Jiří Novák   Robbie Koenig
  Peter Tramacchi 		6–2, 7–5
Win 17–13 Jul 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Hard   Jiří Novák   Jérôme Golmard
  Michael Kohlmann 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 18–13 Jul 2000 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay   Jiří Novák   Lucas Arnold
  Donald Johnson 		5–7, 6–2, 6–3
Win 19–13 Oct 2000 Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Piet Norval 		3–6, 6–3, 6–4
Loss 19–14 Oct 2000 Vienna, Austria Hard   Jiří Novák   Yevgeny Kafelnikov
  Nenad Zimonjić 		4–6, 4–6
Loss 19–15 Oct 2000 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i)   Jiří Novák   Jonas Björkman
  David Prinosil 		2–6, 3–6
Loss 19–16 Feb 2001 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard   Jiří Novák   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett 		3–6, 3–6
Win 20–16 Mar 2001 Miami, U.S. Hard   Jiří Novák   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge 		7–5, 7–6
Win 21–16 May 2001 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay   Petr Pála   Jaime Oncins
  Daniel Orsanic 		6–3, 5–7, 7–5
Loss 12. Jul 2001 Wimbledon, UK Grass   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer 		4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)
Win 22. Jul 2001 Montreal, Canada Hard   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer 		6–4, 3–6, 6–3
Loss 13. Oct 2001 Vienna, Austria Hard   Jiří Novák   Martin Damm
  Radek Štěpánek 		3–6, 2–6
Loss 14. Jan 2002 Doha, Qatar Hard   Jiří Novák   Donald Johnson
  Jared Palmer 		3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 15. Mar 2002 Acapulco Clay   Martin Damm   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan 		1–6, 6–3, [2–10]
Win 23. May 2002 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay   Petr Pála   Mike Bryan
  Michael Hill 		7–5, 6–4
Win 24. Jun 2002 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Joshua Eagle   Massimo Bertolini
  Cristian Brandi 		7–6, 6–4
Win 25. Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass   David Prinosil   Jonas Björkman
  Todd Woodbridge 		4–6, 7–6, 7–5
Win 26. Jul 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay   Joshua Eagle   David Adams
  Gastón Etlis 		6–3, 6–4
Win 27. Feb 2003 Dubai, UAE Hard   Leander Paes   Wayne Black
  Kevin Ullyett 		6–3, 6–0
Loss 19. Apr 2003 Miami, US Hard   Leander Paes   Roger Federer
  Max Mirnyi 		5–7, 3–6
Win 28. Jul 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Leander Paes   František Čermák
  Leoš Friedl 		6–3, 6–3
Win 29. Jun 2004 Halle, Germany Grass   Leander Paes   Tomáš Cibulec
  Petr Pála 		6–2, 7–5
Win 30. Jul 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Leander Paes   Marc Rosset
  Stanislas Wawrinka 		6–4, 6–2
Loss 20. Sep 2004 New York, US Hard   Leander Paes   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor 		3–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline edit

Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
Tournament 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 SR W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A A 1R 1R A A A 2R QF 2R 2R QF A A 0 / 7 9–7
French Open A A A 3R A 1R 2R 2R 2R 1R 1R 2R 3R QF 3R 3R SF 2R 1R 0 / 15 20–15
Wimbledon A A A 1R A 1R A 3R A 2R 2R 1R 2R 3R F QF SF 2R 1R 0 / 13 20–13
US Open A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R QF 2R 3R 1R 3R 2R 1R F A 0 / 12 15–12
Win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 0–2 1–2 3–4 2–3 1–3 4–3 2–3 6–4 8–4 10–4 7–4 11–4 7–3 0–2 0 / 47 64–47
Masters Series
Indian Wells NME A A A A A A A A A QF 1R 1R 2R SF 1R A 0 / 6 5–6
Miami NME A A A A 1R 3R A 3R A 2R QF W 2R F QF 1R 1 / 10 15–9
Monte Carlo NME 1R A A A 1R QF 2R A A F QF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 9 12–9
Rome NME 1R A A A W A A A A 1R 1R 2R 1R 2R 2R A 1 / 8 7–7
Hamburg NME 1R A A A A A QF A A QF QF 1R 1R SF SF A 0 / 8 11–8
Canada NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R 1R W SF QF 2R A 1 / 7 10–6
Cincinnati NME A A A A 1R A A A A 1R SF QF 2R 2R A A 0 / 6 6–6
Madrid (Stuttgart) NME A A A A A A A A A 2R W SF 2R SF 1R A 1 / 6 10–5
Paris NME A A A A A A A A A 1R 2R 2R 1R 1R 1R A 0 / 6 0–6
Win–loss N/A 0–3 0–0 0–0 0–0 5–4 4–2 3–2 1–1 0–0 9–9 13–8 16–7 7–9 11–9 7–7 0–1 4 / 66 76–62
Year-end ranking 894 676 220 122 109 71 99 27 49 53 54 43 29 11 7 20 14 23 499

References edit

  1. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ Player Profileitftennis.com Archived 10 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

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