Martin Štěpánek (born 13 December 1979) is a tennis coach and former professional player from the Czech Republic.
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| Full name | Martin Štěpánek |
|---|---|
| Country (sports) |  Czech Republic |
| Residence | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Born | 13 December 1979 Havana, Cuba |
| Prize money | $82,685 |
| Singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 248 (25 August 2003) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Wimbledon | Q1 (1999, 2004) |
| Doubles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 102 (26 September 2005) |
| Coaching career | |
Biography edit
The son of teachers, Blanka and Ludek Štěpánek, he was born in Havana, Cuba. He also lived in Mexico growing up in the 1980s.[1]
Štěpánek, who is not related to Radek Štěpánek, has one brother.[2]
Playing career edit
At an ITF Futures event in the Czech Republic in 2001, Štěpánek had a win over Tomáš Berdych in what was the future world number four's first appearance on tour.[3]
In 2003 he won the Mordovia Cup, a tournament on the ATP Challenger circuit.[4]
He won eight Challenger doubles titles, five of them in 2005, a year he reached a career high 102 in the world.
Coaching edit
A shoulder injury ended his career at the end of the 2005 season and he made the move into coaching.[2]
Based in Prague, he is best known as the coach of Croatian player Ivan Dodig. During their time together, Dodig made it to 29 in the world in singles and 4 in doubles.[5]
He has also coached Lukáš Dlouhý to two Grand Slam doubles titles and worked with Frederico Gil when he was a coach at the Break Point Academy in Halle, Germany.[2]
Since 2018 he was the coach of Tomáš Berdych until his retirement in 2019.
He started coaching Borna Ćorić at the end of 2019 till 2022.[6]
He is currently coaching Sebastian Korda[7] and Patrik Rikl.
Challenger titles edit
Singles: (1) edit
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mordovia, Russia | Clay |  Michal Mertiňák
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6–1, 6–1 |
Doubles: (8) edit
| Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Mordovia, Russia | Clay |  Kornél Bardóczky
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 Łukasz Kubot Orest Tereshchuk
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7–6(3), 6–3 |
| 2003 | Prague, Czech Republic | Carpet | Igor Zelenay
|
 Karsten Braasch Jean-Claude Scherrer
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6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2004 | Manerbio, Italy | Clay | Petr Luxa
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 Johan Landsberg Rogier Wassen
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6–4, 6–2 |
| 2005 | Wrocław, Poland | Hard | Lukáš Dlouhý
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 Jason Marshall Huntley Montgomery
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6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Lübeck, Germany | Carpet | Pavel Šnobel
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Philipp Petzschner Lars Uebel
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7–6(5), 5–7, 7–5 |
| 2005 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Clay | Pavel Šnobel
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Tomáš Cibulec Mariusz Fyrstenberg
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7–6(1), 2–6, 7–6(4) |
| 2005 | Rimini, Italy | Clay | David Škoch
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Christopher Kas Philipp Petzschner
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6–3, 6–7(1), 6–1 |
| 2005 | Freudenstadt, Germany | Clay | Pavel Šnobel
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Sebastian Fitz Simon Greul
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6–2, 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ "Coaches - Martin Stepanek - Personal". ATP World Tour. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ a b c "Martin Štěpánek: Z dříče Dodiga dělá hvězdu" (in Czech). TenisPortal.cz. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (14 November 2015). "One Small Rankings Point Feels Like a Giant Leap, When It Is the First". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "ITF Tennis - Pro Circuit - Saransk Challenger - 05 August - 10 August 2003". International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ Borkowski, Pete (3 December 2015). "Ivan Dodig Parts with Long-Time Coach". Vavel.com. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
- ^ "Martin Stepanek ATP coach Profile". ATP Tour. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ https://tennisnow.com/Mobile/Blogs/15067.aspx
