Jiří Hřebec
Jiří Hřebec (born 19 September 1950) is a retired Czech professional tennis player. He won 3 singles and 4 doubles titles on the ATP Tour during his career. Hřebec achieved his highest singles ranking of World No. 25 in April 1974.
Jiří Hřebec at the final 1981 Czech Tennis Championships in Pilsen | |
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia |
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Born | Teplice, Czechoslovakia | September 19, 1950
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Singles | |
Career record | 165–167 |
Career titles | 3 |
Highest ranking | No. 25 (19 April 1974) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
French Open | 3R (1972, 1975, 1977) |
Wimbledon | 4R (1972) |
US Open | 2R (1973, 1974, 1979) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 121–123 |
Career titles | 4 |
Team competitions | |
Davis Cup | F (1975) |
Currently, he acts as one of the two trainers of the Czech tennis player Markéta Vondroušová, together with Jan Hernych.
ATP Tour finals
Singles titles (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
1. | 28 October 1973 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Jan Kodeš | 4–6, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0, 7–5 |
2. | 9 February 1975 | Basel, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Ilie Năstase | 6–1, 7–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
3. | 14 February 1977 | San Jose, United States | Hard | Sandy Mayer | 3–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
Singles runners-up (5)
- 1974: Atlanta (lost to Dick Stockton), Düsseldorf (lost to Bernard Mignot)
- 1975: Memphis (lost to Harold Solomon)
- 1976: Basel (lost to Jan Kodeš)
- 1977: Berlin (lost to Paolo Bertolucci)
Doubles titles (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partnering | Opponent | Score |
1. | 4 February 1973 | Des Moines, United States | Hard (i) | Jan Kukal | Juan Gisbert Ion Ţiriac |
4–6, 7–6, 6–1 |
2. | 9 July 1974 | Düsseldorf, West Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Kenichi Hirai Toshiro Sakai |
6–1, 6–4 |
3. | 18 July 1976 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Jürgen Fassbender Hans-Jürgen Pohmann |
6–7, 6–2, 6–4 |
4. | 14 March 1977 | Helsinki, Finland | Carpet (i) | Hans Kary | David Lloyd John Lloyd |
5–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
Doubles runner-up (5)
- 1972: Monte Carlo (partnering František Pála, lost to Patrice Beust and Daniel Contet)
- 1973: Salt Lake City (partnering Jan Kukal, lost to Mike Estep and Raúl Ramírez)
- 1976: Basel (partnering Jan Kodeš, lost to Frew McMillan and Tom Okker)
- 1980: Nice (partnering Stanislav Birner, lost to Chris Delaney and Kim Warwick)
- 1981: Nancy (partnering John Feaver, lost to Ilie Năstase and Adriano Panatta)
External links
- Jiří Hřebec at the Association of Tennis Professionals
- Jiří Hřebec at the International Tennis Federation
- Jiří Hřebec at the Davis Cup
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