František Čermák

František Čermák
Country (sports)	Czech Republic
Residence	Koštice, Czech Republic
Born	14 November 1976 (age 47); Valtice, Czechoslovakia
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Turned pro	1998
Retired	2016
Plays	Right-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money	$2,418,073
Singles
Career record	9–16
Highest ranking	No. 201 (27 October 2003)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open	Q3 (2001)
French Open	Q2 (2003)
Wimbledon	Q1 (2000, 2001)
US Open	Q2 (2000)
Doubles
Career record	410–315
Career titles	31
Highest ranking	No. 14 (1 February 2010)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open	3R (2004, 2007, 2008, 2012)
French Open	3R (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011)
Wimbledon	3R (2005, 2008)
US Open	3R (2003, 2012)
Mixed doubles
Career titles	1
Grand Slam mixed doubles results
Australian Open	F (2013)
French Open	W (2013)
Wimbledon	2R (2011, 2013)
US Open	SF (2012)
Team competitions
Davis Cup	W (2012)

František Čermák (born 14 November 1976) is a Czech retired tennis player.

Career edit

In his career, Čermák won 31 doubles titles on the ATP Tour and he was a finalist 24 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 14 in February 2010, and he usually played doubles with Filip Polášek.

In mixed doubles, Čermák and partner Lucie Hradecká reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open and won the 2013 French Open.

In singles, he won one Challenger title and ten Futures titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 201 in October 2003.

Davis Cup edit

Čermák was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup. He coached countrywoman Petra Kvitová from April 2016 to the 2016 US Open. He is currently the coach of Czech player Kristýna Plíšková.

Grand Slam finals edit

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up) edit

Result	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Loss	2013	Australian Open	Hard	Lucie Hradecká	Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden	3–6, 5–7
Win	2013	French Open	Clay	Lucie Hradecká	Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor	1–6, 6–4, [10–6]

ATP career finals edit

Doubles: 55 (31 titles, 24 runner-ups) edit

Legend
Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (5–2)
ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (26–22)

Finals by surface
Hard (5–9)
Clay (25–12)
Grass (1–0)
Carpet (0–3)

Finals by setting
Outdoor (26–16)
Indoor (5–8)

Result	W–L	Date	Tournament	Tier	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Win	1–0	Jul 2002	Umag Open, Croatia	International	Clay	Julian Knowle	Albert Portas Fernando Vicente	6–4, 6–4
Win	2–0	Jul 2002	Sopot Open, Poland	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey	7–5, 7–5
Loss	2–1	Sep 2002	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo	4–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss	2–2	Jan 2003	Chennai Open, India	International	Hard	Leoš Friedl	Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann	6–7^(1–7), 6–7^(3–7)
Loss	2–3	Feb 2003	Santiago Open, Chile	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood	3–6, 6–1, 4–6
Win	3–3	Apr 2003	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher	6–3, 7–5
Loss	3–4	Jul 2003	Gstaad Open, Switzerland	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Leander Paes David Rikl	3–6, 3–6
Loss	3–5	Aug 2003	Sopot Open, Poland	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	4–6, 7–6^(9–7), 3–6
Loss	3–6	Sep 2003	Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood	6–7^(6–8), 7–6^(7–3), 3–6
Loss	3–7	Apr 2004	Estoril Open, Portugal	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Juan Ignacio Chela Gastón Gaudio	2–6, 1–6
Win	4–7	Jul 2004	Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria	Intl. Gold	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Lucas Arnold Ker Martín García	6–3, 7–5
Win	5–7	Aug 2004	Sopot Open, Poland (2)	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	2–6, 6–2, 6–3
Win	6–7	Feb 2005	Buenos Aires Open, Argentina	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–2, 7–5
Win	7–7	Feb 2005	Bahia Open, Brazil	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Ignacio González King	6–4, 6–4
Win	8–7	Apr 2005	Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2)	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Luis Horna	6–4, 6–3
Win	9–7	May 2005	Estoril Open, Portugal	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo	6–3, 6–4
Win	10–7	Jul 2005	Gstaad Open, Switzerland	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler	7–6^(8–6), 7–6^(13–11)
Loss	10–8	Jan 2006	Sydney International, Australia	International	Hard	Leoš Friedl	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	1–6, 4–6
Loss	10–9	Feb 2006	Santiago Open, Chile	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto	6–7^(2–7), 4–6
Win	11–9	Feb 2006	Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (2)	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Vasilis Mazarakis Boris Pašanski	6–1, 6–2
Win	12–9	Mar 2006	Acapulco Open, Mexico	Intl. Gold	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Potito Starace Filippo Volandri	7–5, 6–2
Win	13–9	Aug 2006	Sopot Open, Poland (3)	International	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Martín García Sebastián Prieto	6–3, 7–5
Loss	13–10	Oct 2006	Kremlin Cup, Russia	International	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić	1–6, 5–7
Loss	13–11	Oct 2006	Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France	International	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément	2–6, 7–6^(7–3), [7–10]
Loss	13–12	Feb 2007	Zagreb Indoors, Croatia	International	Carpet (i)	Jaroslav Levinský	Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske	6–7^(5–7), 6–4, [5–10]
Win	14–12	Jul 2007	Gstaad Open, Switzerland (2)	International	Clay	Pavel Vízner	Marc Gicquel Florent Serra	7–5, 5–7, [10–7]
Win	15–12	Jul 2007	Stuttgart Open, Germany	Intl. Gold	Clay	Leoš Friedl	Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco	6–4, 6–4
Win	16–12	Jul 2008	Dutch Open, Netherlands	International	Clay	Rogier Wassen	Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling	7–5, 7–5
Loss	16–13	Jun 2009	Santiago Open, Chile	250 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Pablo Cuevas Brian Dabul	3–6, 3–6
Win	17–13	Feb 2009	Acapulco Open, Mexico (2)	500 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach	4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Win	18–13	Jul 2009	Stuttgart Open, Germany (2)	250 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău	7–5, 6–4
Win	19–13	Aug 2009	Umag Open, Croatia (2)	250 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer	6–4, 6–4
Win	20–13	Sep 2009	Bucharest Open, Romania	250 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer	6–2, 6–4
Loss	20–14	Oct 2009	Kremlin Cup, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers	6–4, 5–7, [8–10]
Win	21–14	Nov 2009	Valencia Open, Spain	500 Series	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo	6–4, 6–3
Loss	21–15	Jan 2010	Qatar Open, Qatar	250 Series	Hard	Michal Mertiňák	Guillermo García López Albert Montañés	4–6, 5–7
Loss	21–16	Aug 2010	Umag Open, Croatia	250 Series	Clay	Michal Mertiňák	Leoš Friedl Filip Polášek	3–6, 6–7^(7–9)
Win	22–16	Oct 2010	Kuala Lumpur Open, Malaysia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski	7–6^(7–3), 7–6^(7–5)
Win	23–16	May 2011	Belgrade Open, Serbia	250 Series	Clay	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	7–5, 6–2
Win	24–16	Jun 2011	Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands	250 Series	Grass	Daniele Bracciali	Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău	6–3, 2–6, [10–8]
Loss	24–17	Jul 2011	Hamburg European Open, Germany	500 Series	Clay	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	4–6, 1–6
Win	25–17	Jul 2011	Gstaad Open, Switzerland (3)	250 Series	Clay	Filip Polášek	Christopher Kas Alexander Peya	6–3, 7–6^(9–7)
Loss	25–18	Oct 2011	Kuala Lumpur Open, Malaysia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Filip Polášek	Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer	1–6, 3–6
Loss	25–19	Oct 2011	Tokyo Outdoor, Japan	500 Series	Hard	Filip Polášek	Andy Murray Jamie Murray	1–6, 4–6
Win	26–19	Oct 2011	Kremlin Cup, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Filip Polášek	Carlos Berlocq David Marrero	6–3, 6–1
Loss	26–20	Jan 2012	Auckland Open, New Zealand	250 Series	Hard (i)	Filip Polášek	Oliver Marach Alexander Peya	3–6, 2–6
Win	27–20	May 2012	Bavarian Championships, Germany	250 Series	Clay	Filip Polášek	Xavier Malisse Dick Norman	6–4, 7–5
Win	28–20	Jul 2012	Open Kitzbühel, Austria (2)	250 Series	Clay	Julian Knowle	Dustin Brown Paul Hanley	7–6^(7–4), 3–6, [12–10]
Win	29–20	Oct 2012	Kremlin Cup, Russia (2)	250 Series	Hard (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali	7–5, 6–3
Loss	29–21	Feb 2013	Brasil Open, Brazil	250 Series	Clay (i)	Michal Mertiňák	Alexander Peya Bruno Soares	7–6^(7–5), 2–6, [7–10]
Loss	29–22	Aug 2013	Open Kitzbühel, Austria	250 Series	Clay	Lukáš Dlouhý	Martin Emmrich Christopher Kas	4–6, 3–6
Loss	29–23	Feb 2014	Delray Beach Open, United States	250 Series	Hard	Mikhail Elgin	Bob Bryan Mike Bryan	2–6, 3–6
Win	30–23	Jul 2014	Umag Open, Croatia (3)	250 Series	Clay	Lukáš Rosol	Dušan Lajović Franko Škugor	6–4, 7–6^(7–5)
Win	31–23	Oct 2014	Kremlin Cup, Russia (3)	250 Series	Hard (i)	Jiří Veselý	Sam Groth Chris Guccione	7–6^(7–2), 7–5
Loss	31–24	Oct 2015	Kremlin Cup, Russia	250 Series	Hard (i)	Radu Albot	Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov	6–2, 1–6, [6–10]

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	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	SR	W–L
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open	2R	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	3R	3R	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	A	1R	A	0 / 14	12–14
French Open	2R	3R	3R	3R	3R	2R	1R	2R	2R	3R	3R	2R	2R	1R	2R	A	0 / 15	19–15
Wimbledon	1R	1R	2R	1R	3R	1R	2R	3R	2R	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	1R	A	0 / 15	10–15
US Open	1R	2R	3R	1R	2R	2R	2R	A	2R	1R	1R	3R	1R	1R	2R	A	0 / 14	10–13
Win–loss	2–4	3–4	6–4	4–4	5–4	3–4	4–4	5–3	4–4	3–4	3–4	5–4	2–4	0–3	2–3	0–0	0 / 58	51–57
ATP Masters Series 1000
Indian Wells	A	A	A	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	1R	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 6	4–5
Miami	A	A	1R	A	1R	1R	2R	1R	QF	2R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 8	4–8
Monte Carlo	A	A	SF	2R	1R	A	2R	QF	1R	1R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 8	6–8
Rome	A	A	1R	2R	1R	A	A	A	1R	2R	A	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 6	2–6
Hamburg	A	A	2R	1R	A	A	A	2R	Held as Madrid (Clay)								0 / 3	2–3
Madrid (Clay)	Held as Hamburg								QF	2R	A	2R	A	A	A	A	0 / 3	3–3
Canada	A	A	2R	1R	A	1R	A	A	A	SF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 4	4–4
Cincinnati	A	A	2R	2R	A	1R	1R	A	1R	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 6	4–6
Madrid (Hard)	A	A	A	A	1R	A	2R	A	Held as Shanghai								0 / 2	1–2
Shanghai	Not Held								QF	QF	A	A	A	A	A	A	0 / 2	3–2
Paris	A	A	A	A	1R	1R	2R	A	SF	SF	2R	1R	A	A	A	A	0 / 7	5–7
Career statistics
Titles / Finals	0 / 0	2 / 3	1 / 6	2 / 3	5 / 5	3 / 7	2 / 3	1 / 1	5 / 7	1 / 3	4 / 7	3 / 4	0 / 2	2 / 3	0 / 1	0 / 0	31 / 55
Year-end ranking	88	41	28	26	23	24	31	34	16	24	22	30	69	61	90	884

External links edit

František Čermák at the Association of Tennis Professionals
František Čermák at the International Tennis Federation
František Čermák at the Davis Cup