Pavel Kudrnáč

Czech tennis player
Pavel Kudrnáč
Full namePavel Kudrnáč
Country (sports) Czech Republic
Born (1974-02-11) 11 February 1974 (age 50)
Prize money$46,869
Singles
Highest rankingNo. 561 (5 July 1999)
Doubles
Career record2–11
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 111 (16 October 2000)
Grand Slam doubles results
US Open1R (2000)
Medal record
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1999 Majorca Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sicily Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 1997 Sicily Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2001 Beijing Men's doubles

Pavel Kudrnáč (born 11 February 1974) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Biography

As a junior, Kudrnáč competed in the boys singles and doubles events at the 1992 French Open.

He was a leading collegiate player during his time at Oklahoma State.[1] In 1998 he topped the ITA rankings and was honoured with the Senior Player of the Year award.[2]

Kudrnáč, who comes from Plzeň, represented the Czech Republic in multiple editions of the Summer Universiade, most notably at the 1999 event, where he was a gold medalist in the men's doubles.[3]

On the professional tour he was a doubles specialist and regularly partnered fellow Czech Petr Kovačka. With the exception of his first tournament, the 1995 Prague Open with Petr Luxa, he played beside Kovačka in all of his ATP Tour appearances, which included making the semi-finals at San Marino in 2000.[4] They competed in the 2000 US Open, beaten in the first round by Argentina's Gastón Etlis and Sebastián Prieto.[5] At Challenger level, the pair won a total of three doubles titles.

Challenger titles

Doubles: (3)

No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1999 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Petr Kovačka Czech Republic Petr Dezort
Czech Republic Leoš Friedl 		6–0, 6–1
2. 2000 Wrocław, Poland Hard Czech Republic Petr Kovačka Canada Jocelyn Robichaud
United Kingdom Kyle Spencer 		3–6, 7–6(6), 6–4
3. 2000 Barletta, Italy Clay Czech Republic Petr Kovačka Romania Dinu Pescariu
Italy Vincenzo Santopadre 		6–7(4), 6–2, 6–0

References

  1. ^ "Same old clay for Czechoslovakian duo". ocolly.com. 23 September 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "OSU's Nedovyesov Named National Player to Watch". Big 12 Conference – Official Athletic Site. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Chinese diver claims second University gold". Amarillo Globe-News. 11 July 1999. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ "San Marino results". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. 30 July 2000. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  5. ^ "How The Seeds Fared". Sun-Sentinel. 30 August 2000. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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Intercollegiate Tennis Association Senior Player of the Year