Lukáš Dlouhý (born 9 April 1983) is a retired professional Czech tennis player on the ATP Tour. A doubles specialist, Dlouhý reached a career-high ranking of World No. 5 in June 2009.

Lukáš Dlouhý
Country (sports) Czech Republic
ResidenceMonte Carlo, Monaco
Born (1983-04-09) 9 April 1983 (age 41)
Písek, Czechoslovakia
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Turned pro2001
PlaysRight-handed (two-handed backhand)
Prize money$3,120,507
Singles
Career record22–54 (at ATP Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 73 (3 April 2006)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open2R (2007)
French Open3R (2006)
Wimbledon2R (2006)
US Open1R (2006)
Doubles
Career record225–195 (at ATP World Tour level, Grand Slam level, and in Davis Cup)
Career titles10
Highest rankingNo. 5 (22 June 2009)
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian OpenSF (2009)
French OpenW (2009)
WimbledonSF (2008)
US OpenW (2009)
Other doubles tournaments
Tour FinalsRR (2007)
Last updated on: 22 November 2014.

Career

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Dlouhy, 2014

Dlouhý has been part of two long-term doubles partnerships, first with countryman and coach Pavel Vízner and actively with Leander Paes. He has reached numerous grand slam finals with each. At the 2006 French Open, he reached the third round of the men's singles event and the semifinals of the men's doubles tournament with Vízner. In 2007, Dlouhý and Vízner reached two grand slam finals at the 2007 French Open and 2007 US Open.

He was the last coach of Barbora Strýcová before she ended her career.[1]

Significant finals

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Grand Slam finals

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Doubles: 6 (2–4)

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Outcome Year Championship Partnering Opponent in final Score in final
Runner-up 2007 French Open   Pavel Vízner   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Runner-up 2007 US Open   Pavel Vízner   Simon Aspelin
  Julian Knowle
5–7, 4–6
Runner-up 2008 US Open   Leander Paes   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12)
Winner 2009 French Open   Leander Paes   Wesley Moodie
  Dick Norman
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Winner 2009 US Open   Leander Paes   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Mark Knowles
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Runner-up 2010 French Open   Leander Paes   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 2–6

Masters 1000 finals

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Doubles: 1 (1–0)

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Outcome Year Championship Surface Partner Opponents Score
Winner 2010 Miami Hard   Leander Paes   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6–2, 7–5

ATP career finals

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Doubles: 26 (10–16)

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Legend (doubles)
Grand Slam Tournaments (2–4)
ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (1–0)
ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–5)
ATP World Tour 250 Series (7–7)
Result No. Date Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
Win 1. Feb 2006 Brasil Open, Brazil Clay   Pavel Vízner   Mariusz Fyrstenberg
  Marcin Matkowski
6–1, 4–6, [10–3]
Loss 1. Apr 2006 Open de Tenis Comunidad Valenciana, Spain Clay   Pavel Vízner   David Škoch
  Tomáš Zíb
4–6, 3–6
Win 2. May 2006 Estoril Open, Portugal Clay   Pavel Vízner   Lucas Arnold Ker
  Leoš Friedl
6–3, 6–1
Win 3. Feb 2007 Brasil Open, Brazil Clay   Pavel Vízner   Álbert Montañés
  Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo
6–2, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 2. Feb 2007 Abierto Mexicano TELCEL, Mexico Clay   Pavel Vízner   Potito Starace
  Martín Vassallo Argüello
0–6, 2–6
Loss 3. May 2007 French Open, France Clay   Pavel Vízner   Mark Knowles
  Daniel Nestor
6–2, 3–6, 4–6
Win 4. Jul 2007 Croatia Open Umag, Croatia Clay   Michal Mertiňák   Jaroslav Levinský
  David Škoch
6–1, 6–1
Loss 4. Aug 2007 US Open, United States Hard   Pavel Vízner   Simon Aspelin
  Julian Knowle
5–7, 4–6
Loss 5. Jun 2008 Gerry Weber Open, Germany Grass   Leander Paes   Mikhail Youzhny
  Mischa Zverev
6–3, 4–6, [3–10]
Loss 6. Aug 2008 US Open, United States Hard   Leander Paes   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(5–7), 6–7(10–12)
Win 5. Sep 2008 Thailand Open, Thailand Hard   Leander Paes   Scott Lipsky
  David Martin
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
Loss 7. Sep 2008 AIG Japan Open Tennis Championships, Japan Hard   Leander Paes   Mikhail Youzhny
  Mischa Zverev
3–6, 4–6
Loss 8. Feb 2009 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament, Netherlands Hard   Leander Paes   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
2–6, 5–7
Win 6. May 2009 French Open, France Clay   Leander Paes   Wesley Moodie
  Dick Norman
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Win 7. Aug 2009 US Open, United States Hard   Leander Paes   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Mark Knowles
3–6, 6–3, 6–2
Loss 9. Jan 2010 Brisbane International, Australia Hard   Leander Paes   Jérémy Chardy
  Marc Gicquel
3–6, 6–7(5–7)
Loss 10. Feby 2010 Dubai Tennis Championships, UAE Hard   Leander Paes   Simon Aspelin
  Paul Hanley
2–6, 3–6
Win 8. Apr 2010 Sony Ericsson Open, United States Hard   Leander Paes   Mahesh Bhupathi
  Max Mirnyi
6–2, 7–5
Loss 11. Jun 2010 French Open, France Clay   Leander Paes   Daniel Nestor
  Nenad Zimonjić
5–7, 2–6
Loss 12. Jun 2010 UNICEF Open, Netherlands Grass   Leander Paes   Robert Lindstedt
  Horia Tecău
6–1, 5–7, [7–10]
Win 9. Jan 2011 Brisbane International, Australia Hard   Paul Hanley   Robert Lindstedt
  Horia Tecău
6–4, ret.
Win 10. Jan 2011 Medibank International, Australia Hard   Paul Hanley   Bob Bryan
  Mike Bryan
6–7(6–8), 6–3, [10–5]
Loss 13. Sep 2011 Open de Moselle, France Hard (i)   Marcelo Melo   Jamie Murray
  André Sá
4–6, 6–7(7–9)
Loss 14. Apr 2013 BRD Năstase Ţiriac Trophy, Romania Clay   Oliver Marach   Max Mirnyi
  Horia Tecău
6–4, 4–6, [6–10]
Loss 15. Aug 2013 Bet-at-home Cup Kitzbühel, Austria Clay   František Čermák   Martin Emmrich
  Christopher Kas
4–6, 3–6
Loss 16. Apr 2014 Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco Clay   Tomasz Bednarek   Jean-Julien Rojer
  Horia Tecău
2–6, 2–6

Performance timelines

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Key
W  F  SF QF #R RR Q# DNQ A NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.

Singles

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Tournament 2005 2006 2007 2008 Career SR Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A 1R 2R 1R 0 / 3 1–3
French Open 2R 3R 1R A 0 / 3 3–3
Wimbledon A 2R 1R A 0 / 2 1–2
US Open A 1R A A 0 / 1 0–1
Grand Slam SR 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 1 0 / 9 N/A
Annual win–loss 1–1 3–4 1–3 0–1 N/A 5–9

Doubles

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Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Career SR Career win–loss
Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open A A A A A A 2R 2R 3R SF QF 1R A QF 0 / 7 14–7
French Open A A A A A A SF F 3R W F 1R 2R 1R 1 / 8 23–7
Wimbledon A A A A A 1R QF QF SF 1R 2R QF 1R 1R 0 / 8 14–8
US Open A A A A A A 2R F F W 1R 1R 1R 2R 1 / 7 18–7
Grand Slam SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 1 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 2 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 3 0 / 4 2 / 34 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–1 9–4 14–4 13–4 16–2 9–4 3–4 1–3 3–3 N/A 68–29
ATP Masters Series
Indian Wells A A A A A A A 2R 1R 2R 1R QF 0 / 5 4–5
Miami A A A A A A A 1R 1R 2R W 2R 0 / 5 7–4
Monte Carlo A A A A A A A A 2R SF 2R 1R 0 / 4 2–4
Rome A A A A A A A A A QF QF 1R 0 / 3 1–3
Madrid A A A A A A QF A 2R A SF 1R 0 / 4 2–3
Canada A A A A A A 2R A SF QF 2R 1R 0 / 5 4–5
Cincinnati A A A A A A 2R SF QF 2R 2R 2R 0 / 6 5–6
Shanghai Not Held 2R 2R A 0 / 2 1–2
Paris A A A A A A QF QF 2R 2R QF A 0 / 5 3–5
Hamburg A A A A A A A A A NM1 0 / 0 0–0
Masters Series SR 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 4 0 / 4 0 / 7 0 / 8 0 / 9 0 / 7 0 / 39 N/A
Annual win–loss 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–3 4–4 3–7 7–8 9–8 4–7 N/A 30–37
Year-end ranking 711 404 330 416 199 82 20 9 13 6 9 42 N/A

References

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  1. ^ Cambers, Simon (10 July 2019). "Serena Williams 'in good place' before semi-final against Barbora Strycova". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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