Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male tennis player.ITF Pro: Libor Pimek
Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the 1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to Swede Mats Wilander in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at the Bavarian Open, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996).
Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in the Davis Cup in the mid-1980s, before representing Belgium internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998)
Career finals
Singles (1 win, 1 loss) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfaceOpponentScoreWin 1–0 May 1984 Munich, West Germany Clay Gene Mayer 6–4, 4–6, 7–6, 6–4Loss 1–1 Nov 1985 Vienna, Austria Carpet Jan Gunnarsson 7–6(7–5), 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 5–7
Doubles (17 wins, 12 losses)
ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Mar 1983 Nice, France Clay Bernard Boileau Bernard Fritz Jean-Louis Haillet 6–3, 6–4Win 2–0 Apr 1984 Bari, Italy Clay Stanislav Birner Marcel Freeman Tim Wilkison 2–6, 7–6, 6–4Loss 2–1 Sep 1984 Geneva, Switzerland Clay Tomáš Šmíd Michael Mortensen Mats Wilander 1–6, 6–3, 5–7Win 3–1 Jul 1985 Boston, U.S. Hard Slobodan Živojinović Peter McNamara Paul McNamee 2–6, 6–4, 7–6Loss 3–2 Sep 1985 Bordeaux, France Clay Blaine Willenborg David Felgate Steve Shaw 4–6, 7–5, 4–6Win 4–2 Jun 1986 Athens, Greece Clay Blaine Willenborg Carlos Di Laura Claudio Panatta 5–7, 6–4, 6–2Win 5–2 Aug 1986 Saint-Vincent, France Clay Pavel Složil Bud Cox Michael Fancutt 6–3, 6–3Win 6–2 Sep 1990 Bordeaux, France Clay Tomás Carbonell Mansour Bahrami Yannick Noah 6–3, 6–7, 6–2Loss 6–3 Feb 1991 Brussels, Belgium Carpet Michiel Schapers Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde 3–6, 0–6Loss 6–4 Aug 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Daniel Vacek Vojtěch Flégl Cyril Suk 4–6, 2–6Loss 6–5 Mar 1992 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Hendrik Jan Davids Nicklas Kulti Magnus Larsson 3–6, 4–6Win 7–5 Mar 1992 Estoril, Portugal Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Luke Jensen Laurie Warder 3–6, 6–3, 7–5Win 8–5 Jul 1992 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Petr Korda Cyril Suk w/oLoss 8–6 Sep 1992 Cologne, Germany Clay Ronnie Båthman Horacio de la Peña Gustavo Luza 7–6, 0–6, 2–6Win 9–6 Jun 1993 Florence, Italy Clay Tomás Carbonell Mark Koevermans Greg Van Emburgh 7–6, 2–6, 6–1Loss 9–7 Jul 1993 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–4, 2–6, 5–7Win 10–7 Aug 1993 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Hendrik Jan Davids Jorge Lozano Jaime Oncins 6–3, 7–6Win 11–7 Sep 1993 Bucharest, Romania Clay Menno Oosting George Cosac Ciprian Porumb 7–6, 7–6Loss 11–8 May 1995 Bologna, Italy Clay Vincent Spadea Byron Black Jonathan Stark 5–7, 3–6Loss 11–9 Jun 1995 St. Poelten, Austria Clay Byron Talbot Bill Behrens Matt Lucena 5–7, 4–6Win 12–9 Jul 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Byron Talbot Jiří Novák David Rikl 7–5, 1–6, 7–6Win 13–9 Jan 1996 Zagreb, Croatia Hard(i) Menno Oosting Martin Damm Hendrik Jan Davids 6–3, 7–6Win 14–9 Mar 1996 Copenhagen, Denmark Carpet Byron Talbot Wayne Arthurs Andrew Kratzmann 7–6, 3–6, 6–3Loss 14–10 May 1996Rome, Italy Clay Byron Talbot Byron Black Grant Connell 2–6, 3–6Win 15–10 Jul 1996 Stuttgart, Germany Clay Byron Talbot Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 6–4, 7–6Win 16–10 Jul 1996 Kitzbühel, Austria Clay Byron Talbot David Adams Menno Oosting 7–6, 6–3Loss 16–11 Mar 1997 Rotterdam, Netherlands Carpet Byron Talbot Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis 6–7, 4–6Loss 16–12 Jul 1997 Hilversum, Netherlands Clay Andrew Kratzmann Paul Kilderry Nicolás Lapentti 6–3, 5–7, 6–7Win 17–12 Sep 1997 Palermo, Italy Clay Andrew Kratzmann Hendrik Jan Davids Daniel Orsanic 3–6, 6–3, 7–6
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