Jan Mertl

Czech tennis player

Jan Mertl
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceTeplice, Czech Republic
Born (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 42)
Ústí nad Labem, Czechoslovakia
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Turned pro2002
PlaysRight-handed
Prize money$610,165
Singles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 163 (23 July 2007)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian OpenQ3 (2008, 2013)
French OpenQ2 (2012, 2014)
WimbledonQ3 (2015)
US OpenQ2 (2013, 2014, 2015)
Doubles
Career record0–0
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 131 (11 June 2007)
Last updated on: 16 July 2023.

Jan Mertl (born 3 January 1982) is a Czech former tennis player who competed mainly on the ITF Futures Tour and ATP Challenger Tour. On 23 July 2007, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 163.[1]

Mertl made his ATP main draw debut at 2016 Swiss Open Gstaad, defeating Yann Marti to score his first ATP-level win.

Mertl is currently serving as the coach of Czech WTA player Markéta Vondroušová.[2]

Challenger finals

Singles: 3 (0–3)

Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (0–3)
Result No. Date (Final) Tournament Surface Opponent Score
Loss 1. 18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Latvia Ernests Gulbis 6–4, 4–6, 6–7(2–7)
Loss 2. 18 March 2012 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Czech Republic Jan Hernych 3–6, 6–3, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 3. 24 March 2012 Bath, Great Britain Hard Germany Dustin Brown 6–7(1–7), 4–6

Doubles: 9 (1–8)

Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents in the final Score
Loss 1. 4 September 2005 Kiev, Ukraine Clay Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý Argentina Diego Junqueira
Argentina Martín Vassallo Argüello
4–6, 2–6
Loss 2. 9 July 2006 Pozoblanco, Spain Hard Slovakia Ivo Klec United States Justin Gimelstob
United States Kevin Kim
3–6, 5–7
Loss 3. 16 July 2006 Poznań, Poland Clay Greece Vasilis Mazarakis Poland Tomasz Bednarek
Poland Michał Przysiężny
3–6, 6–3, [8–10]
Loss 4. 4 March 2007 Wolfsburg, Germany Carpet (i) United Kingdom Joshua Goodall Austria Alexander Peya
Germany Lars Uebel
4–6, 4–6
Loss 5. 18 March 2007 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Hard (i) Czech Republic Lukáš Rosol Latvia Ernests Gulbis
Latvia Deniss Pavlovs
4–6, 3–6
Loss 6. 3 June 2007 Busan, South Korea Hard Australia Nathan Healey Ukraine Sergei Bubka
United States John Paul Fruttero
6–4, 6–7(5–7), [6–10]
Loss 7. 6 January 2008 Nouméa, France Hard Austria Martin Slanar Italy Flavio Cipolla
Italy Simone Vagnozzi
4–6, 4–6
Win 8. 7 February 2010 Kazan, Russia Hard (i) Kazakhstan Yuri Schukin Germany Tobias Kamke
Germany Julian Reister
6–2, 6–4
Loss 9. 17 September 2011 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Clay Netherlands Matwé Middelkoop Italy Marco Crugnola
Spain Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]

References

  1. ^ "Jan Mertl at ITF". Retrieved 22 November 2010.
  2. ^ Ostlere, Lawrence (15 July 2023). "Wimbledon 2023 finalist Marketa Vondrousova in profile". The Independent. Retrieved 15 July 2023.

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