Czech tennis player
Jiří Veselý Country (sports) Czech Republic Residence Březnice , Czech Republic[ 1] Born (1993-07-10 ) 10 July 1993 (age 31) Příbram , Czech RepublicHeight 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) Turned pro 2009[ 2] Plays Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Coach Emanuel Rehola (2023–), Jaroslav Navrátil , Dušan Lojda (2021–2023)[ 3] Prize money US $6,105,681 Career record 143–169 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 35 (27 April 2015) Current ranking No. 337 (18 November 2024) Australian Open 2R (2018 , 2021 ) French Open 3R (2017 ) Wimbledon 4R (2016 , 2018 ) US Open 3R (2015 , 2023 ) Career record 39–66 Career titles 2 Highest ranking No. 94 (8 June 2015) Current ranking No. 1030 (18 November 2024) Australian Open 2R (2016 ) French Open 3R (2017 ) Wimbledon 2R (2014 ) US Open 2R (2013 , 2014 , 2015 ) Davis Cup W (2013 )Last updated on: 21 November 2024.
Jiří Veselý (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjɪr̝iː ˈvɛsɛliː] ; born 10 July 1993) is a Czech professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 35 on 27 April 2015.
Veselý reached the No. 1 junior combined world ranking in January 2011, compiling a singles win–loss record of 125–45.[ 4]
Professional career [ edit ]
2012–2015: Grand Slam debut, first singles and doubles titles, Top 35[ edit ]
Veselý made his Davis Cup debut for Czech Republic in February 2013, and to date has nine singles titles on the ITF Futures circuit to his name and three Challengers .[ 5]
2016: Two ATP top 10 wins, including over the World No. 1 Djokovic, Wimbledon fourth round[ edit ]
At the 2016 US Open , Veselý beat Saketh Myneni in the first round and set up a rematch of Monte Carlo with world number one Novak Djokovic . However, Veselý pulled out before the match was set to begin because of a left arm injury.[ 6]
2017–2020: Second doubles title, second singles title & first since 2015[ edit ]
In 2020 Maharashtra Open , Veselý once again required three sets, saving four match points to defeat Ričardas Berankis , to advance to his first tour-level final since April 2015. He defeated Egor Gerasimov in three sets to win the title.[ 7]
2022: Second victory over Djokovic, first ATP 500 final[ edit ]
Veselý started his 2022 season at the Adelaide International 1 . He lost in the first round to sixth seed Tommy Paul .[ 8] Getting past qualifying at the Sydney Classic , he was defeated in the first round by Brandon Nakashima .[ 9] At the Australian Open , he was eliminated from the tournament in the first round by American wildcard Stefan Kozlov .[ 10]
Seeded fourth and defending champion from when the Maharashtra Open was last held in 2020, Veselý failed to defend his title; he lost in the quarterfinals to sixth seed and eventual finalist, Emil Ruusuvuori .[ 11] As a result, his ranking fell from 80 to 123; he exited the top 100 for the first time since the beginning of 2020. In February, as the top seed at the Bengaluru Open , he retired after losing the first set to opponent, sixth seed Enzo Couacaud , due to fatigue caused by a bout of food poisoning.[ 12]
In Doha , he lost in the first round to Arthur Rinderknech .[ 13] Ranked World No. 123 at the time, Veselý qualified for the Dubai Championships by defeating Hady Habib and Alexei Popyrin . He reached the quarterfinals with victories over world No. 24 Marin Čilić and eighth seed and world No. 15, Roberto Bautista Agut .[ 14] [ 15] In the quarterfinals, he recorded his second career victory over Novak Djokovic , defeating the World No. 1 in straight sets to reach the semifinal, his first since 2020 in Pune.[ 16] [ 17] This victory also allowed Daniil Medvedev to ascend to the World No. 1 ranking, marking the first time a male player outside the Big Four held the number 1 ranking since Andy Roddick in 2004.[ 18] [ 19] He then defeated sixth seed and world No. 14, Denis Shapovalov , in three sets to reach his first ATP 500 final claiming his third top-20 win in the tournament.[ 20] He lost the final in straight sets to second seed and world No. 7, Andrey Rublev .[ 21] After the tournament, his ranking improved from 123 to 74.
In March, Veselý competed at the Challenger di Roseto degli Abruzzi II . As the top seed, he lost in the first round to Nino Serdarušić .[ 22] Seeded fourth at the Andalucía Challenger , he reached the semifinals where he was defeated by Jaume Munar .[ 23] At the Grand Prix Hassan II in Marrakesh , he retired in the third set during his first-round match against Malek Jaziri .[ 24] In Estoril , he lost in the first round to qualifier Hugo Dellien .[ 25] At the Mutua Madrid Open , he fell in the first round of qualifying to David Goffin .[ 26] At Roland Garros , he was beaten in the first round by Steve Johnson .
Veselý started his grass-court season at the Nottingham Open . Seeded second, he lost in the first round to British tennis player, Ryan Peniston .[ 27] Seeded second at the Ilkley Trophy , he made it to the quarterfinals where he was defeated by fifth seed and eventual finalist, Jack Sock .[ 28] At Wimbledon , he reached the third round where he lost to 30th seed and world No. 32, Tommy Paul.[ 29]
After Wimbledon, Veselý played at the Hall of Fame Open . Seeded seventh, he withdrew from his second-round match against Steve Johnson.[ 30]
In August, Veselý competed at the Odlum Brown Vancouver Open . Seeded second, he lost in the second round to Gilles Simon . Seeded second at the Championnats Banque Nationale de Granby , he was defeated in the first round by American qualifier Aidan Mayo .[ 31] At the US Open , he lost in the first round to 20th seed and world No. 23, Dan Evans .[ 32]
2023–24: Return to the Tour, Major third round, back to top 300[ edit ]
Veselý entered the 2023 Surbiton Trophy using protected ranking. He won his first ATP tour level match after his return at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships defeating 22nd seed Sebastian Korda also with protected ranking.[ 33] Again using his protected ranking, Veselý matched his best performance in the US Open by reaching the third round. He defeated qualifier Enzo Couacaud and 20th seed Francisco Cerúndolo , both in five sets but lost to qualifier Borna Gojo .[ 34]
Veselý's former coaches were Jaroslav Navrátil and Dušan Lojda . In December 2015, Veselý began to work with Tomáš Krupa , formerly the longtime coach of Tomáš Berdych .[ 35]
Key
W
F
SF
QF
#R
RR
Q#
P#
DNQ
A
Z#
PO
G
S
B
NMS
NTI
P
NH
(W) winner; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (P#) preliminary round; (DNQ) did not qualify; (A) absent; (Z#) Davis/Fed Cup Zonal Group (with number indication) or (PO) play-off; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze Olympic/Paralympic medal; (NMS) not a Masters tournament; (NTI) not a Tier I tournament; (P) postponed; (NH) not held; (SR) strike rate (events won / competed); (W–L) win–loss record.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.
Current through the 2024 Australian Open .
Current through the 2022 Qatar ExxonMobil Open .
Singles: 4 (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Finals by surface
Hard (2–1)
Clay (0–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (2–2)
Indoor (0–0)
Doubles: 3 (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[ edit ]
Legend
Grand Slam (0–0)
ATP Masters 1000 (0–0)
ATP 500 (0–0)
ATP 250 (2–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (1–0)
Clay (1–1)
Grass (0–0)
Finals by setting
Outdoor (1–1)
Indoor (1–0)
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals [ edit ]
Singles: 23 (18 titles, 5 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (8–4)
ITF Futures (9–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (5–0)
Clay (12–5)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (1–0)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Opponent
Score
Win
1–0
May 2011
Czech Republic F1, Teplice
Futures
Clay
Norbert Gombos
3–6, 7–6(9–7) , 6–1
Win
2–0
Jan 2012
China F1, Shenzhen
Futures
Hard
Austin Krajicek
6–4, 7–5
Win
3–0
Jul 2012
Czech Republic F4, Prostějov
Futures
Clay
Dominic Thiem
6–4, 6–4
Win
4–0
Jul 2012
Czech Republic F5, Prague
Futures
Clay
Norbert Gombos
6–4, 6–0
Loss
4–1
Jul 2012
Czech Republic F6, Liberec
Futures
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
6–3, 6–7(3–7) , 0–6
Win
5–1
Aug 2012
Austria F5, Wels
Futures
Clay
Marc Rath
6–2, 6–2
Win
6–1
Sep 2012
Portugal F4, Espinho
Futures
Clay
Henri Laaksonen
6–2, 6–4
Win
7–1
Jan 2013
Israel F1, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Guillermo Olaso
6–1, 6–2
Win
8–1
Jan 2013
Israel F2, Eliat
Futures
Hard
James McGee
6–2, 6–4
Win
9–1
Mar 2013
USA F6, Harlingen
Futures
Hard
Bjorn Fratangelo
5–7, 7–6(7–4) , 6–3
Win
10–1
Apr 2013
Mersin , Turkey
Challenger
Clay
Simon Greul
6–1, 6–1
Win
11–1
May 2013
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Steve Darcis
6–4, 6–4
Loss
11–2
May 2013
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Radek Štěpánek
4–6, 2–6
Loss
11–3
Jul 2013
Braunschweig , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Florian Mayer
6–4, 2–6, 1–6
Win
12–3
Aug 2013
Liberec , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Federico Delbonis
6–7(2–7) , 7–6(9–7) , 6–4
Win
13–3
Jun 2014
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Norbert Gombos
6–2, 6–2
Loss
13–4
Jun 2014
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Lukáš Rosol
6–3, 4–6, 4–6
Win
14–4
Jun 2015
Prostějov, Czech Republic (2)
Challenger
Clay
Laslo Djere
6–4, 6–2
Win
15–4
Jun 2017
Prostějov, Czech Republic (3)
Challenger
Clay
Federico Delbonis
5–7, 6–1, 7–5
Loss
15–5
May 2018
Heilbronn , Germany
Challenger
Clay
Rudolf Molleker
6–4, 4–6, 5–7
Win
16–5
Nov 2019
Eckental , Germany
Challenger
Carpet (i)
Steve Darcis
6–4, 4–6, 6–3
Win
17–5
Oct 2021
Mouilleron-le-Captif , France
Challenger
Hard (i)
Norbert Gombos
6–4, 6–4
Win
18–5
May 2024
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Gauthier Onclin
6–2, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)
Doubles: 10 (6 titles, 4 runner-ups)[ edit ]
Legend
ATP Challenger Tour (1–3)
ITF Futures (5–1)
Finals by surface
Hard (2–0)
Clay (4–3)
Grass (0–0)
Carpet (0–1)
Result
W–L
Date
Tournament
Tier
Surface
Partner
Opponents
Score
Loss
0–1
Nov 2010
Czech Republic F5, Opava
Futures
Carpet (i)
Radim Urbanek
Michal Konečný Daniel Lustig
6–7(7–9) , 2–6
Loss
0–2
May 2012
Ostrava , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Radu Albot Teymuraz Gabashvili
5–7, 7–5, [8–10]
Win
1–2
May 2012
Czech Republic F2, Most
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Érik Chvojka Marek Michalička
6–1, 6–4
Win
2–2
May 2012
Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad Nisou
Futures
Clay
Jaroslav Pospíšil
Peter Luczak Blake Mott
7–5, 6–4
Win
3–2
Jul 2012
Czech Republic F4, Prostějov
Futures
Clay
Adam Pavlásek
Riccardo Bellotti Dominic Thiem
7–6(7–2) , 6–3
Win
4–2
Jan 2013
Israel F1, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Roman Jebavý
Jaime Pulgar-García Andoni Vivanco-Guzmán
6–3, 6–1
Win
5–2
Jan 2013
Israel F2, Eilat
Futures
Hard
Roman Jebavý
Matteo Fago Claudio Grassi
6–4, 7–5
Win
6–2
Jun 2014
Prague , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Roman Jebavý
Lee Hsin-han Zhang Ze
6–1, 6–3
Loss
6–3
Jun 2018
Caltanissetta , Italy
Challenger
Clay
Blaž Rola
Federico Gaio Andrea Pellegrino
6–7(4–7) , 6–7(5–7)
Loss
6–4
Jun 2019
Prostějov , Czech Republic
Challenger
Clay
Jiří Lehečka
Filip Polášek Philipp Oswald
4–6, 6–7(4–7)
Best Grand Slam results details [ edit ]
Australian Open
2018 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Václav Šafránek (Q)
6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2R
Adrian Mannarino (26)
3–6, 6–7(4–7) , 7–5, 3–6
2021 Australian Open
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Kimmer Coppejans (Q)
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(3–7) , 6–3, 6–3
2R
Pablo Carreño Busta
3–6, 6–7(3–7) , 6–2, 4–6
Wimbledon Championships
2016 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Igor Sijsling (Q)
6–2, 6–4, 7–6(9–7)
2R
Dominic Thiem (8)
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–3)
3R
João Sousa (31)
6–2, 6–2, 7–5
4R
Tomáš Berdych (10)
6–4, 3–6, 6–7(8–10) , 7–6(9–7) , 3–6
2018 Wimbledon
Round
Opponent
Score
1R
Florian Mayer
7–6(7–3) , 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
2R
Diego Schwartzman (14)
6–3, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
3R
Fabio Fognini (19)
7–6(7–4) , 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
4R
Rafael Nadal (2)
3–6, 3–6, 4–6
Wins over top 10 players [ edit ]
Season
2016
...
2019
2022
Total
Wins
2
1
1
4
#
Player
Rank
Event
Surface
Rd
Score
JVR
2016
1.
Novak Djokovic
No. 1
Monte-Carlo Masters , France
Clay
2R
6–4, 2–6, 6–4
No. 55
2.
Dominic Thiem
No. 8
Wimbledon , United Kingdom
Grass
2R
7–6(7–4) , 7–6(7–5) , 7–6(7–3)
No. 64
2019
3.
Alexander Zverev
No. 5
Wimbledon , United Kingdom
Grass
1R
4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5
No. 124
2022
4.
Novak Djokovic
No. 1
Dubai Championships , UAE
Hard
QF
6–4, 7–6(7–4)
No. 123
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^ Veselý together with František Čermák withdrew before second round match.
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