Jiří Novák
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Nation:
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Czech Republic Czech Republic
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Birthday:
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March 22, 1975
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Size:
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190 cm
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Weight:
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86 kg
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1st professional season:
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1993
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Resignation:
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2007
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Playing hand:
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Right, two-handed backhand
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Trainer:
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Jan Kukal
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Prize money:
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$ 7,618,613
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singles
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Career record:
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337: 260
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Career title:
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7th
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Highest ranking:
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5 (October 21, 2002)
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Grand Slam record
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Grand Slam title: 00000 0
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Double
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Career record:
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311: 211
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Career title:
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18th
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Highest ranking:
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6 (July 9, 2001)
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Grand Slam record
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Grand Slam title: 00000 0
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Mixed
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Grand Slam record
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Grand Slam title: 00000 0
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Sources: official player profiles at the ATP / WTA and ITF (see web links )
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Jiří Novák (born March 22, 1975 in Gottwaldov , ČSSR ) is a former Czech tennis player .
Career
The right-hander who lives in Prostějov turned professional in 1993. In 1996 he reached the quarter-finals in doubles at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. In 2001 and 2003 he won the Swiss Open in Gstaad , and in 2004 the Swiss Indoors in Basel .
Jiří Novák ended his professional career in 2007.
successes
Legend (number of victories)
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Grand Slam
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Tennis Masters Cup
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ATP Masters Series (3)
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ATP International Series Gold (4)
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ATP International Series (18)
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Title after covering
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Hard Court (7)
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Sand (15)
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Lawn (0)
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Carpet (3)
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singles
Tournament victories
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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Final opponent
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Result
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1.
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January 14, 1996
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New Zealand Auckland
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Hard court
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New Zealand Brett Steven
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6: 4, 6: 4
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2.
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November 1, 1998
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Mexico Mexico city
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sand
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Belgium Xavier Malisse
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6: 3, 6: 3
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3.
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May 6, 2001
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Germany Munich
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sand
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France Antony Dupuis
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6: 4, 7: 5
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4th
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July 15, 2001
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Switzerland Gstaad
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sand
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Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
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6: 1, 6: 7 5 , 7: 5
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5.
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July 13, 2003
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SwitzerlandGstaad (2)
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sand
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Switzerland Roger Federer
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5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 3
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6th
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October 10, 2004
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Japan Tokyo
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Hard court
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United States Taylor Dent
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5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 3
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7th
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November 3, 2004
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Switzerland Basel
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Carpet (i)
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Argentina David Nalbandian
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5: 7, 6: 3, 6: 4, 1: 6, 6: 2
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Final participation
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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Final opponent
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Result
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1.
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March 10, 1996
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Mexico Mexico city
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sand
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Austria Thomas Muster
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6: 7 3 , 2: 6
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2.
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October 13, 2002
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Austria Vienna
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Hard court (i)
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Switzerland Roger Federer
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4: 6, 1: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6
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3.
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October 20, 2002
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Spain Madrid
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Hard court (i)
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United States Andre Agassi
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Where
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4th
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March 2, 2003
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United Arab Emirates Dubai
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Hard court
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Switzerland Roger Federer
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1: 6, 6: 7 2
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5.
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September 28, 2003
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China People's Republic Shanghai
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Hard court
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Australia Mark Philippoussis
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2: 6, 1: 6
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6th
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February 6, 2005
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United States Delray Beach
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Hard court
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Belgium Xavier Malisse
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7: 5, 4: 6, 4: 6
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Double
Tournament victories
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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partner
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Final opponent
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Result
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1.
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September 11, 1995
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Colombia Bogotá
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington United States
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7: 6, 6: 2
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2.
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October 23, 1995
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Chile Santiago de Chile
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana United States
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6: 4, 4: 6, 6: 1
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3.
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March 25, 1996
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Morocco Casablanca
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Spain Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig Spain
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7: 6, 6: 3
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4th
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July 8, 1996
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Switzerland Gstaad (1)
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sand
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Czech Republic Pavel Vízner
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United States Trevor Kronemann David Macpherson Australia
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4: 6, 7: 6, 7: 6
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5.
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April 29, 1997
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Czech Republic Ostrava
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Carpet (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Donald Johnson Francisco Montana United States
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6: 2, 6: 4
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6th
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February 2, 1998
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Croatia Split
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Carpet (i)
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Czech Republic Martin Damm
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Sweden Fredrik Bergh Patrik Fredriksson Sweden
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7: 6, 6: 2
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7th
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August 10, 1998
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San Marino
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Argentina Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto Argentina
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6: 4, 7: 6
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8th.
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August 17, 1998
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United States Indianapolis
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Bahamas Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor Canada
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6: 2, 7: 6
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9.
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October 26, 1998
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Mexico Mexico city
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Argentina Daniel Orsanic David Roditi Mexico
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6: 4, 6: 2
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10.
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February 7, 2000
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United Arab Emirates Dubai
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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South Africa Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi Australia
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6: 2, 7: 5
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11.
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July 10, 2000
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Switzerland Gstaad (1)
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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France Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann Germany
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3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
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12.
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July 17, 2000
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Germany Stuttgart (1)
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Argentina Lucas Arnold Ker Donald Johnson United States
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5: 7, 6: 2, 6: 3
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13.
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October 30, 2000
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Germany Stuttgart
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Donald Johnson Piet Norval South Africa
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3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4
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14th
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March 19, 2001
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United States Miami
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Sweden Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge Australia
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7: 5, 7: 6 3
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15th
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July 30, 2001
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Canada Montreal
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Donald Johnson Jared Palmer United States
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6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 3
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16.
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July 12, 2004
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GermanyStuttgart (2)
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sand
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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Sweden Simon Aspelin Todd Perry Australia
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6: 2, 6: 4
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17th
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July 12, 2004
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Croatia Umag
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sand
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Czech Republic Petr Pála
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Slovakia Michal Mertiňák David Škoch Czech Republic
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6: 3, 6: 3
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18th
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July 10, 2006
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SwitzerlandGstaad (2)
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sand
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Romania Andrei Pavel
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Switzerland Marco Chiudinelli Jean-Claude Scherrer Switzerland
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6: 3, 6: 1
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Final participation
No.
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date
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competition
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Topping
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partner
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Final opponent
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Result
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1.
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September 11, 1995
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Czech Republic Prague
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Belgium Libor Pimek Byron Talbot South Africa
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5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 7
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2.
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November 5, 1995
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Uruguay Montevideo
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Spain Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez Vicario Spain
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6: 2, 6: 7, 6: 7
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3.
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November 12, 1995
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Argentina Buenos Aires
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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South Africa Christo van Rensburg Vincent Spadea United States
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3: 6, 3: 6
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4th
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February 18, 1996
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United Arab Emirates Dubai
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Hard court
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Czech Republic Karel Nováček
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Zimbabwe Byron Black Grant Connell Canada
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0: 6, 1: 6
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5.
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November 10, 1996
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Russia Moscow
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Carpet (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Rick Leach Andrei Olchowski Russia
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6: 4, 1: 6, 2: 6
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6th
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August 2, 1998
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Croatia Umag
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United Kingdom Neil Broad Piet Norval South Africa
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1: 6, 6: 3, 3: 6
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7th
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October 4, 1998
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Spain Mallorca
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Argentina Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic Argentina
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6: 7, 3: 6
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8th.
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January 17, 1999
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New Zealand Auckland
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek Czech Republic
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5: 7, 5: 7
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9.
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April 11, 1999
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Portugal Estoril
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Spain Tomás Carbonell Donald Johnson United States
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3: 6, 6: 2, 1: 6
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10.
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April 25, 1999
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Monte Carlo
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sand
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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France Olivier Delaître Tim Henman United Kingdom
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2: 6, 3: 6
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11.
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October 10, 1999
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Switzerland Basel
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Carpet (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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South Africa Brent Haygarth Aleksandar Kitinov North Macedonia
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Where
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12.
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October 15, 2000
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Austria Vienna
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Russia Yevgeny Kafelnikow Nenad Zimonjić Serbia
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4: 6, 4: 6
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13.
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October 29, 2000
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Russia Moscow
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Carpet (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Sweden Jonas Björkman David Prinosil Germany
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2: 6, 3: 6
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14th
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February 18, 2001
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Denmark Copenhagen
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Zimbabwe Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett Zimbabwe
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3: 6, 3: 6
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15th
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July 8, 2001
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United Kingdom Wimbledon
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race
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United States Donald Johnson Jared Palmer United States
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4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6, 6: 7 6
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16.
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October 14, 2001
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Austria Vienna
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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Czech Republic Martin dam Radek Štěpánek Czech Republic
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3: 6, 2: 6
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17th
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January 6, 2002
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Qatar Doha
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Hard court
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Czech Republic David Rikl
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United StatesDonald Johnson Jared Palmer
United States |
3: 6, 6: 7 5
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18th
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February 17, 2002
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Denmark Copenhagen
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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Austria Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann Germany
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6: 7 8 , 5: 7
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19th
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September 8, 2002
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United States US Open
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Hard court
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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India Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirny Belarus
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3: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6
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20th
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October 13, 2002
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Austria Vienna
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Hard court (i)
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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Australia Joshua Eagle Sandon Stolle Australia
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4: 6, 3: 6
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21st
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January 18, 2004
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New Zealand Auckland
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Hard court
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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IndiaMahesh Bhupathi Fabrice Santoro France
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6: 4, 5: 7, 3: 6
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22nd
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October 10, 2004
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Japan Tokyo
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Hard court
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Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek
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United States Jared Palmer Pavel Vízner Czech Republic
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1: 5 exercise
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Web links
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