Jan Mertl (born 3 January 1982) is a Czech former tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163.[1]

Jan Mertl
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceTeplice, Czech Republic
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$610,165
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2008, 2013)
French OpenQ2 (2012, 2014)
WimbledonQ3 (2015)
US OpenQ2 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (11 June 2007)
Last updated on: 16 July 2023.

Mertl made his ATP main draw debut at 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, defeating Yann Marti to score his first ATP-level win.

Mertl is currently serving as the coach of Czech WTA player Markéta Vondroušová.[2]

Challenger finals edit

Singles: 3 (0–3) edit

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
Result No. Date (Final) Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i)   Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 2. 18 March 2012 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i)   Jan Hernych 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3. 24 March 2012 Bath, Great Britain Hard   Dustin Brown 6–7(1–7), 4–6

Doubles: 9 (1–8) edit

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Loss 1. 4 September 2005 Kiev, Ukraine Clay   Lukáš Dlouhý   Diego Junqueira
  Martín Vassallo Argüello
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 9 July 2006 Pozoblanco, Spain Hard   Ivo Klec   Justin Gimelstob
  Kevin Kim
3–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 16 July 2006 Poznań, Poland Clay   Vasilis Mazarakis   Tomasz Bednarek
  Michał Przysiężny
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 4. 4 March 2007 Wolfsburg, Germany Carpet (i)   Joshua Goodall   Alexander Peya
  Lars Uebel
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i)   Lukáš Rosol   Ernests Gulbis
  Deniss Pavlovs
4–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 3 June 2007 Busan, South Korea Hard   Nathan Healey   Sergei Bubka
  John Paul Fruttero
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Loss 7. 6 January 2008 Nouméa, France Hard   Martin Slanar   Flavio Cipolla
  Simone Vagnozzi
4–6, 4–6
Win 8. 7 February 2010 Kazan, Russia Hard (i)   Yuri Schukin   Tobias Kamke
  Julian Reister
6–2, 6–4
Loss 9. 17 September 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay   Matwé Middelkoop   Marco Crugnola
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Jan Mertl at ITF". Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (15 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023 finalist Marketa Vondrousova in profile". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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