Tomáš Šmíd (born 20 May 1956) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won 54 titles and was world No. 1 in doubles from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 11 in July 1984. Šmíd participated in 31 Davis Cup ties for Czechoslovakia from 1977 to 1989, posting a 20–10 record in doubles and a 22–15 record in singles. Šmíd was a part of the winning 1980 Davis Cup team, a team which included Ivan Lendl. In the final against Italy, Šmíd won a singles rubber against Adriano Panatta after being two sets down, and won the doubles rubber when partnered with Lendl as they beat Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci to clinch the 1980 Davis Cup for Czechoslovakia.

Tomáš Šmíd
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1956-05-20) 20 May 1956 (age 67)
Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
(now Czech Republic)
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro1976
Retired1992
PlaysRight-handed (one-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,699,063
Singles
Career record522–334 (61.0%)
Career titles9
Highest rankingNo. 11 (16 July 1984)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQF (1983)
French Open4R (1985)
WimbledonQF (1984)
US Open4R (1984, 1985)
Other tournaments
Tour FinalsQF (1983)
WCT FinalsQF (1982, 1983)
Doubles
Career record660–316 (67.45%)
Career titles56
Highest rankingNo. 1 (17 December 1984)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open3R (1983)
French OpenW (1986)
WimbledonQF (1988)
US OpenW (1984)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsW (1987)
Medal record
Tennis
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia Singles
Gold medal – first place 1977 Sofia Doubles

Šmíd coached Boris Becker for 14 months, from April 1991 until June 1992, during which time Becker reached the 1991 Wimbledon final and regained the world number 1 ranking for nine weeks. Becker lost the number 1 ranking after a third round loss at the 1991 US Open to Paul Haarhuis. In terms of Becker winning a tournament during the time when Šmíd was his coach, the high point was when Becker came back from two sets down to defeat world number 1, Jim Courier, in the final of the Brussels tournament in February 1992. Becker defeated Courier by the score of 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5), 7–5. Becker ended the coaching arrangement with Šmíd in June 1992.

Career finals edit

Singles: 28 (9 wins, 19 losses) edit

Result No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Win 1. 1978 Sarasota, U.S. Carpet   Nick Saviano 7–6, 0–6, 7–5
Loss 1. 1978 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay   Raúl Ramírez 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Loss 2. 1978 Madrid, Spain Clay   José Higueras 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Win 2. 1979 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay   Ulrich Pinner 6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Loss 3. 1979 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Balázs Taróczy 2–6, 2–6, 1–6
Win 3. 1980 Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany Hard (i)   Mark Cox 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4
Loss 4. 1980 Vienna, Austria Clay   Ángel Giménez 6–1, ret.
Win 4. 1980 Bologna, Italy Carpet   Paolo Bertolucci 7–5, 6–2
Loss 5. 1981 Frankfurt, West Germany Carpet   John McEnroe 2–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1981 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Björn Borg 4–6, 3–6
Win 5. 1982 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Carpet   John Sadri 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 7. 1982 Munich-2 WCT, West Germany Carpet   Ivan Lendl 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 2–6
Win 6. 1982 Cap d'Agde WCT, France Clay   Lloyd Bourne 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2
Loss 8. 1982 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Mats Wilander 5–7, 6–4, 4–6
Loss 9. 1982 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   Yannick Noah 3–6, 2–6
Loss 10. 1983 Bournemouth, England Clay   José Higueras 6–2, 6–7, 5–7
Win 7. 1983 Munich, West Germany Clay   Joakim Nyström 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5
Loss 11. 1983 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Sandy Mayer 0–6, 3–6, 2–6
Win 8. 1983 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Balázs Taróczy 6–4, 6–4
Loss 12. 1983 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Mats Wilander 1–6, 5–7
Loss 13. 1984 Madrid, Spain Carpet   John McEnroe 0–6, 4–6
Loss 14. 1984 Luxembourg Carpet   Ivan Lendl 4–6, 4–6
Loss 15. 1984 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Anders Järryd 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6
Loss 16. 1984 Hong Kong Hard   Andrés Gómez 3–6, 2–6
Win 9. 1985 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Mats Wilander 6–4, 6–4
Loss 17. 1985 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   Yannick Noah 4–6, 4–6
Loss 18. 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Marián Vajda 1–6, 3–6
Loss 19. 1987 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Claudio Mezzadri 4–6, 5–7

Doubles: 101 (54 wins, 47 losses) edit

Legend
Grand Slam (2–1)
Tennis Masters Cup (1–2)
ATP Masters Series (1–0)
Grand Prix (50–44)
Finals by surface
Hard (10–4)
Clay (32–28)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (12–15)
Result No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. 1978 Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco Clay   Peter Fleming   Jaime Fillol Sr.
  Ilie Năstase
6–4, 7–5
Loss 1. 1978 Nice, France Clay   Jan Kodeš   Patrice Dominguez
  François Jauffret
4–6, 0–6
Loss 2. 1978 Rome, Italy Clay   Jan Kodeš   Víctor Pecci
  Belus Prajoux
7–6, 6–7, 1–6
Win 2. 1978 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay   Jan Kodeš   Carlos Kirmayr
  Belus Prajoux
6–3, 7–6
Loss 3. 1978 Aix-en-Provence, France Clay   Jan Kodeš   Ion Țiriac
  Guillermo Vilas
6–7, 1–6
Loss 4. 1978 Madrid, Spain Clay   Pavel Složil   Wojciech Fibak
  Jan Kodeš
7–6, 1–6, 2–6
Loss 5. 1979 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   José Luis Clerc   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
1–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 1979 Nice, France Clay   Pavel Složil   Paul McNamee
  Peter McNamara
1–6, 6–3, 2–6
Win 3. 1979 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Jan Kodeš   Mark Edmondson
  John Marks
6–3, 6–1, 7–6
Win 4. 1979 Rome, Italy Clay   Peter Fleming   José Luis Clerc
  Ilie Năstase
4–6, 6–1, 7–5
Loss 7. 1979 Indianapolis, U.S. Clay   Jan Kodeš   Gene Mayer
  John McEnroe
4–6, 6–7
Loss 8. 1979 Wembley, England Carpet (i)   Stan Smith   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
2–6, 3–6
Win 5. 1979 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay   Sherwood Stewart   Marcos Hocevar
  João Soares
6–1, 7–5
Loss 9. 1980 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i)   Rod Frawley   Brian Gottfried
  John McEnroe
3–6, 7–6, 6–7
Win 6. 1980 Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany Hard (i)   Wojciech Fibak   Tim Mayotte
  Larry Stefanki
6–4, 7–6
Loss 10. 1980 Vienna, Austria Clay   Pavel Složil   Gianni Ocleppo
  Christophe Roger-Vasselin
def.
Loss 11. 1980 Cologne, West Germany Hard (i)   Jan Kodeš   Bernard Mitton
  Andrew Pattison
4–6, 1–6
Loss 12. 1981 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Pavel Složil   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
3–6, 3–6
Loss 13. 1981 Bournemouth, England Clay   Buster Mottram   Ricardo Cano
  Víctor Pecci
4–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 14. 1981 Rome, Italy Clay   Bruce Manson   Hans Gildemeister
  Andrés Gómez
5–7, 2–6
Loss 15. 1981 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Pavel Složil   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
4–6, 6–3, 2–6
Loss 16. 1981 Madrid, Spain Clay   Heinz Günthardt   Hans Gildemeister
  Andrés Gómez
2–6, 6–3, 3–6
Loss 17. 1981 Bologna, Italy Carpet   Balázs Taróczy   Sammy Giammalva Jr.
  Henri Leconte
6–7, 4–6
Loss 18. 1982 Mexico City WCT, Mexico Carpet   Balázs Taróczy   Sherwood Stewart
  Ferdi Taygan
4–6, 5–7
Loss 19. 1982 Delray Beach WCT, U.S. Clay   Balázs Taróczy   Mel Purcell
  Eliot Teltscher
4–6, 6–7
Win 7. 1982 Genova WCT, Italy Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Mike Cahill
  Buster Mottram
6–7, 7–5, 6–3
Win 8. 1982 Munich-2 WCT, West Germany Carpet (i)   Mark Edmondson   Kevin Curren
  Steve Denton
4–6, 7–5, 6–2
Win 9. 1982 Madrid, Spain Clay   Pavel Složil   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
6–1, 3–6, 9–7
Win 10. 1982 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Pavel Složil   Anders Järryd
  Hans Simonsson
6–4, 6–3
Win 11. 1982 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Jan Kodeš   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 6–4
Win 12. 1982 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Pavel Složil   Carl Limberger
  Mike Myburg
6–4, 6–0
Win 13. 1982 Amsterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Fritz Buehning   Kevin Curren
  Buster Mottram
4–6, 6–3, 6–0
Win 14. 1982 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   Pavel Složil   Jean-Louis Haillet
  Yannick Noah
6–4, 6–4
Loss 20. 1982 Wembley, England Carpet (i)   Heinz Günthardt   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
6–7, 4–6
Win 15. 1982 Dortmund WCT, West Germany Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Mike Cahill
  Franciso González
6–2, 6–7, 6–1
Win 16. 1983 Guarujá, Brazil Hard   Tim Gullikson   Shlomo Glickstein
  Van Winitsky
5–7, 7–6, 6–3
Win 17. 1983 Richmond WCT, U.S. Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Fritz Buehning
  Brian Teacher
6–2, 6–4
Win 18. 1983 Delray Beach WCT, U.S. Clay   Pavel Složil   Anand Amritraj
  Johan Kriek
7–6, 6–4
Win 19. 1983 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Fritz Buehning
  Peter Fleming
6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Loss 21. 1983 Houston WCT, U.S. Clay   Mark Dickson   Kevin Curren
  Steve Denton
6–7, 7–6, 1–6
Win 20. 1983 Bournemouth, England Clay   Sherwood Stewart   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 7–5
Loss 22. 1983 Munich, West Germany Clay   Anders Järryd   Chris Lewis
  Pavel Složil
4–6, 2–6
Win 21. 1983 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Pavel Složil   Colin Dowdeswell
  Wojciech Fibak
6–7, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 23. 1983 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay   Pavel Složil   Anand Amritraj
  Mike Bauer
6–4, 3–6, 2–6
Loss 24. 1983 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Jan Kodeš   Heinz Günthardt
  Balázs Taróczy
6–3, 2–6, 3–6
Win 22. 1983 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Pavel Složil   Stefan Edberg
  Florin Segărceanu
6–1, 3–6, 7–6
Loss 25. 1984 Masters Doubles WCT, London Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Anders Järryd
  Hans Simonsson
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6
Loss 26. 1984 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i)   Heinz Günthardt   Fritz Buehning
  Peter Fleming
3–6, 0–6
Win 23. 1984 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Kevin Curren
  Steve Denton
6–4, 6–3
Win 24. 1984 Luxembourg Carpet (i)   Anders Järryd   Mark Edmondson
  Sherwood Stewart
6–3, 7–5
Loss 27. 1984 French Open, Paris Clay   Pavel Složil   Henri Leconte
  Yannick Noah
4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Win 25. 1984 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Anders Järryd   Broderick Dyke
  Michael Fancutt
6–4, 5–7, 7–6
Win 26. 1984 North Conway, U.S. Clay   Brian Gottfried   Cássio Motta
  Blaine Willenborg
6–4, 6–2
Win 27. 1984 US Open, New York City Hard   John Fitzgerald   Stefan Edberg
  Anders Järryd
7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Win 28. 1984 Palermo, Italy Clay   Blaine Willenborg   Adriano Panatta
  Henrik Sundström
6–7, 6–3, 6–0
Loss 28. 1984 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Libor Pimek   Michael Mortensen
  Mats Wilander
1–6, 6–3, 5–7
Win 29. 1984 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Pavel Složil   Martín Jaite
  Víctor Pecci
6–2, 6–0
Win 30. 1984 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Pavel Složil   Stefan Edberg
  Tim Wilkison
7–6, 6–2
Win 31. 1984 Stockholm, Sweden Hard (i)   Henri Leconte   Vijay Amritraj
  Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 6–4
Loss 29. 1984 Wembley, England Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Andrés Gómez
  Ivan Lendl
2–6, 2–6
Loss 30. 1984 Masters, New York Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Peter Fleming
  John McEnroe
2–6, 2–6
Win 32. 1985 Memphis, U.S. Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Kevin Curren
  Steve Denton
1–6, 6–3, 6–4
Win 33. 1985 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet (i)   Pavel Složil   Vitas Gerulaitis
  Paul McNamee
6–4, 6–4
Win 34. 1985 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Pavel Složil   Shlomo Glickstein
  Shahar Perkiss
6–2, 6–3
Loss 31. 1985 Atlanta, U.S. Carpet (i)   Steve Denton   Paul Annacone
  Christo van Rensburg
4–6, 3–6
Win 35. 1985 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Wojciech Fibak   Brad Drewett
  Mark Edmondson
6–7, 6–4, 6–4
Win 36. 1985 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay   Ivan Lendl   Andy Kohlberg
  João Soares
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
Loss 32. 1985 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   Pavel Složil   Ricardo Acuña
  Jakob Hlasek
6–3, 2–6, 7–9
Loss 33. 1985 Hong Kong Hard   Jakob Hlasek   Brad Drewett
  Kim Warwick
3–6, 6–4, 2–6
Loss 34. 1986 Brussels, Belgium Carpet (i)   John Fitzgerald   Boris Becker
  Slobodan Živojinović
6–7, 5–7
Win 37. 1986 Bari, Italy Clay   Gary Donnelly   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
2–6, 6–4, 6–4
Win 38. 1986 French Open, Paris Clay   John Fitzgerald   Stefan Edberg
  Anders Järryd
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12
Win 39. 1986 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Tom Nijssen
  Johan Vekemans
6–4, 6–2
Win 40. 1986 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Heinz Günthardt   Hans Gildemeister
  Andrés Gómez
4–6, 6–3, 7–6
Win 41. 1986 Toulouse, France Hard (i)   Miloslav Mečíř   Jakob Hlasek
  Pavel Složil
6–2, 3–6, 6–4
Loss 35. 1986 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Jan Gunnarsson   Guy Forget
  Yannick Noah
6–7, 4–6
Win 42. 1987 Hamburg, West Germany Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Claudio Mezzadri
  Jim Pugh
4–6, 7–6, 6–2
Loss 36. 1987 Rome, Italy Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Guy Forget
  Yannick Noah
2–6, 7–6, 3–6
Win 43. 1987 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay   Jan Gunnarsson   Loïc Courteau
  Guy Forget
7–6, 6–2
Loss 37. 1987 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Sergio Casal
  Emilio Sánchez
6–7, 6–7
Win 44. 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Stanislav Birner
  Jaroslav Navrátil
6–3, 6–7, 6–3
Win 45. 1987 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Miloslav Mečíř   Javier Frana
  Christian Miniussi
6–1, 6–2
Loss 38. 1987 Palermo, Italy Clay   Petr Korda   Leonardo Lavalle
  Claudio Panatta
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win 46. 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Anders Järryd   Stanislav Birner
  Jaroslav Navrátil
6–4, 6–3
Win 47. 1987 Wembley, England Carpet (i)   Miloslav Mečíř   Ken Flach
  Robert Seguso
7–5, 6–4
Win 48. 1987 Masters Cup, London Carpet (i)   Miloslav Mečíř   Ken Flach
  Robert Seguso
6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3
Loss 39. 1988 Milan, Italy Carpet (i)   Miloslav Mečíř   Boris Becker
  Eric Jelen
3–6, 3–6
Loss 40. 1988 Rome, Italy Clay   Anders Järryd   Jorge Lozano
  Todd Witsken
3–6, 3–6
Win 49. 1988 Geneva, Switzerland Clay   Mansour Bahrami   Gustavo Luza
  Guillermo Pérez Roldán
6–4, 6–3
Win 50. 1988 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i)   Jakob Hlasek   Jeremy Bates
  Peter Lundgren
6–3, 6–1
Loss 41. 1988 Vienna, Austria Carpet   Kevin Curren   Alex Antonitsch
  Balázs Taróczy
6–4, 3–6, 6–7
Loss 42. 1988 Brussels, Belgium Carpet   John Fitzgerald   Wally Masur
  Tom Nijssen
5–7, 6–7
Win 51. 1989 Athens, Greece Clay   Claudio Panatta   Gustavo Giussani
  Gerardo Mirad
6–3, 6–2
Win 52. 1989 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Mark Woodforde   Paolo Canè
  Diego Nargiso
1–6, 6–4, 6–2
Win 53. 1989 Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany Clay   Petr Korda   Florin Segărceanu
  Cyril Suk
6–3, 6–4
Loss 43. 1989 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   Petr Korda   Emilio Sánchez
  Javier Sánchez
5–7, 6–7
Loss 44. 1989 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay   Petr Korda   Jordi Arrese
  Horst Skoff
4–6, 4–6
Loss 45. 1989 Madrid, Spain Clay   Francisco Clavet   Carlos Costa
  Tomás Carbonell
5–7, 3–6
Loss 46. 1989 Barcelona, Spain Clay   Sergio Casal   Gustavo Luza
  Christian Miniussi
3–6, 3–6
Win 54. 1990 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay   Petr Korda   Andrés Gómez
  Javier Sánchez
6–4, 7–6
Loss 47. 1990 Munich, West Germany Clay   Petr Korda   Udo Riglewski
  Michael Stich
1–6, 4–6

Grand Slam finals edit

Doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 loss) edit

Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Runner-Up 1984 French Open Clay   Pavel Složil   Henri Leconte
  Yannick Noah
4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6
Winner 1984 US Open Hard   John Fitzgerald   Stefan Edberg
  Anders Järryd
7–6, 6–3, 6–3
Winner 1986 French Open Clay   John Fitzgerald   Stefan Edberg
  Anders Järryd
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12

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