Adam Pavlásek
Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour from the Czech Republic. He reached his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 72 in January 2017.
 Pavlásek at the 2015 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
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| Residence | Bilovec, Czech Republic |
| Born | 8 October 1994 Bílovec, Czech Republic |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Turned pro | 2012 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| Coach | Michal Navratil |
| Prize money | $674,827 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (9 January 2017) |
| Current ranking | No. 532 (8 November 2021) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2017) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015, 2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 3–1 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 214 (13 July 2015) |
| Current ranking | No. 510 (8 November 2021) |
| Last updated on: 8 November 2021. | |
Professional career
At the start of 2015, Pavlásek replaced injured countryman Radek Štěpánek in the Hopman Cup, playing alongside Lucie Šafářová. He made a name for himself by defeating world number 20 Fabio Fognini of Italy, Pavlásek's first ever win over a top 20 player.[1]
Pavlásek made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 French Open as lucky loser. He made his ATP World Tour debut at 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating Máximo González and Marcel Granollers to make his first ATP-level quarterfinal, where he lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Junior career
Pavlásek made semifinals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open and quarterfinal at 2011 US Open in singles.
He also made two grandslam finals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open in doubles.
As a junior, Pavlásek posted a 72–40 win–loss record in singles, 66–36 in doubles and reached the no. 7 combined world ranking in 2012.
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 16 (10–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F6, Liberec | Futures | Hard | Jiří Veselý |
3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2012 | Turkey F37, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Andrei Ciumac |
6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2013 | Poland F2, Olsztyn | Futures | Clay |  Benjamin Balleret |
6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2013 | Turkey F39, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Miliaan Niesten |
6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2014 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Arthur De Greef |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–0 | May 2014 | Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | Germain Gigounon |
2–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| Loss | 6–1 | May 2015 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Íñigo Cervantes Huegun |
6–7(5–7), 4–6 |
| Loss | 6–2 | May 2015 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Aljaž Bedene |
5–7, 2–6 |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay |  Hans Podlipnik Castillo |
6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jan 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard |  Mikhail Youzhny |
4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Feb 2016 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Jordan Thompson |
6–4, 4–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 7–5 | Apr 2016 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay |  Elias Ymer |
5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay |  Stéphane Robert |
6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2016 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | Robin Haase |
4–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2016 | Banja Luka, Bosnia/Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay |  Miljan Zekić |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2018 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Laslo Đere |
7–6(7–1), 6–7(9–11), 6–4 |
Doubles: 11 (4–7)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2012 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jiří Veselý |
Radu Albot Teymuraz Gabashvili |
5–7, 7–5, [8–10] |
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F4, Prostějov | Futures | Clay | Jiří Veselý |
 Riccardo Bellotti  Dominic Thiem |
7–6(7–2), 6–3 |
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2012 | Poland F6, Legnica | Futures | Clay | Jan Šátral |
 Marcin Gawron Grzegorz Panfil |
w/o |
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Hard |  Luca Margaroli |
Rémi Boutillier  Alexis Klégou |
3–6, 6–3, [7–10] |
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2014 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Radu Albot |
Tomasz Bednarek  Henri Kontinen |
7–5, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slowakei | Challenger | Hard (i) |  Norbert Gombos |
Ken Skupski Neal Skupski |
3–6, 6–7(3–7) |
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Norbert Gombos |
Roman Jebavý Jan Šátral |
2–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 3–5 | Jan 2019 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | Zdeněk Kolář |
Jürgen Melzer Filip Polášek |
6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2019 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Nikola Čačić |
Filip Polášek Philipp Oswald |
w/o |
| Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2022 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | Zdeněk Kolář |
 Nuno Borges Francisco Cabral |
4-6, 0-6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2022 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | Igor Zelenay |
 Rafael Matos David Vega Hernández |
6–3, 3–6, [10–6] |
References
- "Pavlasek rises to give Czechs tie win". Retrieved 6 January 2015.