Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a Czech professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 34 on 20 May 2024 and a singles ranking of world No. 72 in January 2017. He is the current No. 1 Czech player in men's doubles.[1] In singles, he played mostly on the ATP Challenger Tour.
 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 | $ 1,061,746 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 6–9 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 72 (9 January 2017) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| Australian Open | 1R (2017) |
| French Open | 2R (2016, 2018) |
| Wimbledon | 2R (2017) |
| US Open | Q1 (2015, 2018) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 35–27 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 34 (20 May 2024) |
| Current ranking | No. 34 (20 May 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2024) |
| French Open | 2R (2023) |
| Wimbledon | QF (2023) |
| US Open | 2R (2023) |
| Last updated on: 20 May 2024. | |
Junior career
editPavlásek made the semifinals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open and quarterfinal at 2011 US Open in singles. He also made two Grand Slam 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.
Professional career
editSingles
edit2015
editAt 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 No. 20 Fabio Fognini of Italy, Pavlásek's first ever win over a top 20 player.[2]
2016: Top 100, ATP and Grand Slam debuts
editPavlásek made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 French Open as a lucky loser and recorded his first Major win over Roberto Carballes Baena.
He made his top 100 debut on 12 June 2016 following his 2016 Sparta Prague Open Challenger title.[3]
He made his ATP 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.
2017: Wimbledon debut and first win
editHe made his Wimbledon debut and defeated Ernesto Escobedo, his second Major win, before losing to fourth seed Novak Djokovic.
Doubles
edit2023: ATP debut & first final, Wimbledon quarterfinal
editHe made his doubles debut at the 2023 French Open and recorded his first Major doubles win partnering Ariel Behar over Albert Ramos Viñolas and Bernabe Zapata Miralles.
At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals of a Major for the first time with Behar defeating former Wimbledon champions, ninth seeded pair of Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić before losing to eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.[4]
He reached his first ATP final with Behar at the 2023 European Open but lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.[5]
2024: Australian Open quarterfinal, Madrid final, top 35
editAt the 2024 Australian Open he made the quarterfinals with Behar. As a result he reached the top 50 in the doubles rankings. The Uruguayan-Czech team upset fifth seeds Santiago González and Neal Skupski in three sets to advance and face next, first time doubles quarterfinalists newly formed Chinese-Czech duo of Zhang Zhizhen and Tomáš Macháč.[6]
Ranked No. 40 at the 2024 Mutua Madrid Open, he reached his first Masters final with Behar, defeating tenth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavić, third seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski, 15th seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow and second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos by walkover. As a result he reached the top 35 in the rankings.
Significant finals
editMasters 1000 Finals
editDoubles: (1 runner-up)
edit| Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 2024 | Madrid Open | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
ATP finals
editDoubles: 2 (2 runners-up)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | Oct 2023 | European Open, Antwerp | 250 Series | Hard (i) | 7–6(7–5), 4–6, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 0–2 | May 2024 | Madrid Open, Spain | Masters 1000 | Clay | 3–6, 6–7(7–9) |
Challenger and Futures finals
editSingles: 16 (10–6)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F6, Liberec | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–0 | |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 2012 | Turkey F37, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| Win | 3–0 | Aug 2013 | Poland F2, Olsztyn | Futures | Clay | 6–2, 5–7, 7–6(7–5) | |
| Win | 4–0 | Oct 2013 | Turkey F39, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 5–0 | Mar 2014 | Italy F5, Santa Margherita di Pula | Futures | Clay | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| Win | 6–0 | May 2014 | Egypt F18, Sharm El Sheikh | Futures | Hard | 2–6, 6–0, 6–2 | |
| Loss | 6–1 | May 2015 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–7(5–7), 4–6 | |
| Loss | 6–2 | May 2015 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 2–6 | |
| Win | 7–2 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 7–3 | Jan 2016 | Bangkok, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7–4 | Feb 2016 | Cherbourg, France | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–4, 4–6, 1–6 | |
| Loss | 7–5 | Apr 2016 | Barletta, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 4–6 | |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2016 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| Loss | 8–6 | Jul 2016 | Scheveningen, Netherlands | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–6(11–9), 2–6 | |
| Win | 9–6 | Sep 2016 | Banja Luka, Bosnia/Herzegovina | Challenger | Clay | 3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| Win | 10–6 | May 2018 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 7–6(7–1), 6–7(9–11), 6–4 |
Doubles: 21 (7–14)
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| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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| Loss | 0–1 | May 2012 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 5–7, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Win | 1–1 | Jul 2012 | Czech Republic F4, Prostějov | Futures | Clay | 7–6(7–2), 6–3 | ||
| Loss | 1–2 | Sep 2012 | Poland F6, Legnica | Futures | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 1–3 | Apr 2014 | Turkey F11, Antalya | Futures | Hard | 3–6, 6–3, [7–10] | ||
| Win | 2–3 | Jul 2014 | Poznań, Poland | Challenger | Clay | 7–5, 2–6, [10–8] | ||
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2014 | Bratislava, Slowakei | Challenger | Hard (i) | 3–6, 6–7(3–7) | ||
| Loss | 2–5 | Jun 2015 | Poprad-Tatry, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 3–5 | Jan 2019 | Koblenz, Germany | Challenger | Hard (i) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 3–6 | May 2019 | Rome, Italy | Challenger | Clay | w/o | ||
| Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2022 | Oeiras, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | 4-6, 0-6 | ||
| Win | 4–7 | Apr 2022 | Madrid, Spain | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 3–6, [10–6] | ||
| Loss | 4–8 | May 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 4-6, 7-6(7-3), [5-10] | ||
| Win | 5–8 | May 2022 | Zagreb, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 6–3, [10–2] | ||
| Loss | 5–9 | May 2022 | Poznan, Poland | Challenger | Clay | 6-1, 3-6, [6-10] | ||
| Loss | 5–10 | Jul 2022 | Braunschweig, Germany | Challenger | Clay | 4-6, 5-7 | ||
| Win | 6–10 | Jul 2022 | Zug, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | 6–3, 7–5 | ||
| Loss | 6–11 | Aug 2022 | Liberec, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | 6-7(5-7), 2-6 | ||
| Loss | 6–12 | Sep 2022 | Szczecin, Poland | Challenger | Clay | 4–6, 7–5, [8–10] | ||
| Loss | 6–13 | Sep 2022 | Genoa, Italy | Challenger | Clay | 2–6, 2–6 | ||
| Win | 7–13 | Jan 2023 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | Challenger | Hard | 7–6(7–4), 6–4 | ||
| Loss | 7–14 | Jan 2023 | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium | Challenger | Hard (i) | 4–6, 3–6 |
References
edit- ^ "Rankings | Pepperstone ATP Doubles Rankings".
- ^ "Pavlasek rises to give Czechs tie win". Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ^ "Pavlasek Enters Top 100 With Prague Title". ATP Tour. 2016-06-12. Archived from the original on 2023-04-02.
- ^ https://www.lta.org.uk/fan-zone/wimbledon-championships/news/2023-neal-skupski-wesley-koolhof-to-make-mens-doubles-semi-final-debut/
- ^ "Hijikata/Purcell Clinch Tokyo Title, Tsitsipas Brothers Win Antwerp Trophy". atpworldtour.com. ATP. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ "Bopanna/Ebden cut through tie-break tension for QF spot".