Jaroslav Levinský (born 11 February 1981) is a former Czech professional doubles tennis player and coach.
Levinsky reached a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239, achieved on 23 September 2002. He also reached a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 24, achieved on 16 July 2007.
Levinsky reached 6 singles finals throughout his career, with a record of 1 win and 5 losses. Additionally he reached 57 doubles finals in his career, with a record of 35 wins and 22 losses which includes a 5–10 record at the ATP Tour level and a 23–9 record in doubles finals at the ATP Challenger Tour level.
Career Levinsky's debut on the ATP Tour came in doubles, at the 2001 Croatia Open. Granted a wildcard entry alongside compatriot Daniel Vacek, they prevailed in their first round match against Italian duo Massimo Bertolini and Cristian Brandi 6–3, 6–2. They were defeated in the second round by fourth seeds and fellow Czech's Radek Štěpánek and Petr Luxa 2–6, 6–7(4–7).
Levinsky made his ATP Tour single debut at the 2003 Dutch Open, where he advanced through 3 rounds of qualifying to gain a main draw birth. He defeated Juan Giner 6–1, 5–7, 7–6(7–2), Gorka Fraile 3–6. 6–3, 6–4 and Xavier Pujo 7–6(7–4), 6–2 respectively in qualifying before losing in the first round to André Sá 2–6, 6–4, 6–7(2–7).
At the 2010 Australian Open, Levinsky reached the mixed doubles final alongside Russian WTA player Ekaterina Makarova, where they were defeated by the pairing of Cara Black and Leander Paes in straight sets 5–7, 3–6.
The last matches he played were at the 2014 US Open where he lost in the first round of both the men's doubles and mixed doubles draws. Coaching He coached Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. He subsequently coached Kristýna Plíšková for two years, before the two parted ways in April 2021. He was also the coach of Kateryna Baindl. He is currently coaching Laslo Djere since 2023.
Grand Slam finals Mixed doubles: 1 (0–1) ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2010 Australian Open Hard Ekaterina Makarova Cara Black Leander Paes 7–5, 6–3
ATP career finals Doubles: 15 (5–10) LegendGrand Slam Tournaments (0–0)ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)ATP World Tour 250 Series (5–10) Titles by surface Hard (0/2) Clay (4/4) Grass (0/0) Carpet (1/4) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. Jul 2004 Dutch Open, Amersfoort, Netherlands Clay David Škoch José Acasuso Luis Horna 6–0, 2–6, 7–5Loss 1. Jul 2004 ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia Clay David Škoch José Acasuso Flávio Saretta 6–4, 2–6, 4–6Loss 2. Oct 2004 St. Petersburg Open, St. Petersburg, Russia Carpet (i) Dominik Hrbatý Arnaud Clément Michaël Llodra 3–6, 2–6Win 2. Feb 2006 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia Carpet Michal Mertiňák Davide Sanguinetti Andreas Seppi 7–6(6), 6–1Loss 3. Mar 2006 Tennis Channel Open, Las Vegas, United States Hard Robert Lindstedt Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 3–6, 2–6Win 3. Jul 2006 Croatia Open Umag, Umag, Croatia Clay David Škoch Guillermo García López Albert Portas 6–4, 6–4Loss 4. Oct 2006 Kremlin Cup, Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) František Čermák Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić 1–6, 5–7Loss 5. Oct 2006 Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, Lyon, France Carpet (i) František Čermák Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément 2–6, 7–6(7–3), [7–10]Loss 6. Feb 2007 PBZ Zagreb Indoors, Zagreb, Croatia Carpet (i) František Čermák Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske 6–7(5–7), 6–4, [5–10]Loss 7. Apr 2007 BMW Open, Munich, Germany Clay Jan Hájek Philipp Kohlschreiber Mikhail Youzhny 1–6, 4–6Loss 8. Jul 2007 ATP Studena Croatia Open, Umag, Croatia Clay David Škoch Lukáš Dlouhý Michal Mertiňák 1–6, 1–6Win 4. Jul 2008 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Filip Polášek Stéphane Bohli Stanislas Wawrinka 3–6, 6–2, [11–9]Win 5. Jul 2009 Catella Swedish Open, Båstad, Sweden Clay Filip Polášek Robert Lindstedt Robin Söderling 1–6, 6–3, [10–7]Loss 9. Aug 2009 Allianz Suisse Open Gstaad, Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Filip Polášek Marco Chiudinelli Michael Lammer 4–6, 4–6Loss 10. Sep 2009 Malaysian Open, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hard (i) Igor Kunitsyn Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski 2–6, 1–6
ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
Singles: 6 (1–5) LegendATP Challenger (0–0)ITF Futures (1–5)Finals by surfaceHard (0–3)Clay (1–2)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–0)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1Poland F2, ZabrzeFuturesClay Dick Norman3–6, 6–7(2–7)Loss0–2Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh CityFuturesHard Aisam Qureshi6–3, 2–6, 3–6Win1–2India F2, CalcuttaFuturesClay Martin Spottl7–6(7–3), 7–6(7–3)Loss1–3Great Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Lovro Zovko2–6, 1–6Loss1–4UAE F1, Abu DhabiFuturesHard Denis GremelmayrwalkoverLoss1–5Great Britain F3, BournemouthFuturesClay Richard Gasquet3–6, 1–6
Doubles: 42 (30–12) LegendATP Challenger (23–9)ITF Futures (7–3)Finals by surfaceHard (18–3)Clay (12–8)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–1)
ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss0–1Poland F1, KrakówFuturesClay Pavel Šnobel Pavel Kudrnáč Enrique Abaroa3–6, 1–6Win1–1Italy F8, JesiFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Carlo Santoro Elia Grossi4–2, 4–1, 2–4, 4–1Win2–1Uzbekistan F3, GulistanFuturesHard Branislav Sekáč Gwaneal Gueit Sebastien Lami3–6, 6–3, 6–2Loss2–2Vietnam F1, Ho Chi Minh CityFuturesHard Michal Navrátil Ashley Fisher Aisam Qureshi4–6, 4–6Loss2–3India F2, CalcuttaFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Fazaluddin Syed Dmitriy Tomashevich6–7(6–8), 2–6Win3–3Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Michal Navrátil Noam Behr Andy Ram6–3, 6–1Loss3–4Linz, AustriaChallengerClay David Škoch Todd Perry Aleksandar Kitinov6–2, 3–6, 4–6Win4–4Kamnik, SloveniaChallengerClay Igor Brukner Vincenzo Santopadre Salvador Navarro-Gutierrez6–3, 1–6, 6–4Win5–4Great Britain F11, LeedsFuturesHard Lovro Zovko James Nelson Simon Dickson7–5, 6–4Win6–4Seoul, South KoreaChallengerHard František Čermák Yves Allegro Marco Chiudinelli5–7, 7–6(10–8), 6–3Win7–4Bangkok, ThailandChallengerHard Aisam Qureshi Jaymon Crabb Peter Luczak6–3, 6–7(5–7), 7–6(7–5)Loss7–5Belgrade, YugoslaviaChallengerCarpet Tomáš Zíb Dušan Vemić Lovro ZovkowalkoverWin8–5Great Britain F3, BournemouthFuturesClay Michal Navrátil Lee Childs Mark Hilton6–0, 6–2Loss8–6Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay David Škoch František Čermák Ota Fukárek4–6, 3–6Win9–6Budapest, HungaryChallengerClay Karol Beck Sebastián Prieto Mariano Hood3–6, 6–4, 6–1Win10–6St. Petersburg, RussiaChallengerClay František Čermák Artem Derepasko Orest Tereshchuk6–3, 6–2Win11–6Banja Luka, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerClay Yuriy Schukin Juan Pablo Guzmán Daniel Orsanic7–6(7–5), 7–5Loss11–7Reunion Island, RéunionChallengerHard Marco Chiudinelli Federico Browne Jonathan Erlich1–6, 6–4, 3–6Win12–7Prague II, Czech RepublicChallengerHard Karol Beck Lovro Zovko Aleksandar Kitinov7–5, 6–2Win13–7Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Tomáš Berdych Johan Landsberg Simon Aspelin1–6, 7–6(8–6), 6–4Win14–7Uzbekistan F1, QarshiFuturesHard Petr Dezort Mikhail Elgin Dmitry Vlasov7–5, 6–2Win15–7Uzbekistan F2, GulistanFuturesHard Petr Dezort Sergiy Stakhovsky Jiri Venci6–2, 6–2Win16–7Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay David Škoch Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo Sergio Roitman6–2, 6–2Loss16–8Szczecin, PolandChallengerClay David Škoch Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski1–6, 5–7Win17–8UAE F1, DubaiFuturesHard Ivo Klec Julien Jeanpierre Édouard Roger-Vasselin6–4, 7–5Win18–8Wrexham, United KingdomChallengerHard Alexander Waske Mark Hilton Jonathan Marray7–5, 7–6(7–1)Win19–8Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Alexander Waske Johan Landsberg Tumas Ketola6–4, 6–1Loss19–9Barletta, ItalyChallengerClay David Škoch Fernando Vicente Marc López6–7(6–8), 6–4, 4–6Win20–9Zagreb, CroatiaChallengerClay Karol Beck Jordan Kerr Tom Vanhoudt6–2, 7–6(7–4)Win21–9Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Dominik Hrbatý Tripp Phillips Travis Parrott6–4, 6–4Loss21–10Braunschweig, GermanyChallengerClay David Škoch Emilio Benfele Álvarez Tomas Behrend2–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–7(10–12)Win22–10Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineChallengerHard Karol Beck Andrei Pavel Gabriel Trifu6–7(4–7), 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2)Win23–10Prostějov, Czech RepublicChallengerClay František Čermák Michal Tabara Jan Masik6–3, 6–2Win24–10Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Tomáš Cibulec Chris Haggard Mischa Zverev6–4, 2–6, [10–8]Win25–10Napoli, ItalyChallengerClay Tomáš Cibulec Fred Gil Luis Horna6–1, 6–3Loss25–11Turin, ItalyChallengerClay Tomáš Cibulec Fred Gil Carlos Berlocq4–6, 3–6Loss25–12Segovia, SpainChallengerHard Filip Polášek Ross Hutchins Jim Thomas6–7(3–7), 6–3, [8–10]Win26–12Beilbronn, GermanyChallengerHard Karol Beck Benedikt Dorsch Philipp Petzschner6–3, 6–2Win27–12Besançon, FranceChallengerHard Karol Beck David Škoch Igor Zelenay2–6, 7–5, [10–7]Win28–12Bergamo, ItalyChallengerHard Karol Beck Pavel Vízner Chris Haggard7–6(8–6), 6–4Win29–12Rhodes, GreeceChallengerHard Karol Beck Bobby Reynolds Rajeev Ram6–3, 6–3Win30–12Pozoblanco, SpainChallengerHard Karol Beck Ken Skupski Colin Fleming2–6, 7–6(7–5), [10–7]
Performance timelines
Doubles Tournament2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAA1R1R3R1RA1RAAAA0 / 52–5French OpenAA1R2R1R1R1R3RAAA1R1R0 / 83–8Wimbledon1RA1R3R1R3R1R1RAAA1R2R0 / 95–9US Open2RA2R2R2R1R1R3RAAA2R1R0 / 97–9Win–loss1–20–01–34–41–44–40–44–30–10–00–01–31-30 / 3117–31ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAA1R2R1RAAAAAAA0 / 31–3Miami MastersAAAA2R2RAAAAAAA0 / 22–2Monte-Carlo MastersAAAA1R1RAAAAAAA0 / 20–2Hamburg MastersAAA2R1R1RANot Masters Series0 / 31–3Rome MastersAAAAA2RAAAAAAA0 / 11–1Canada MastersAAAA2RAAAAAAAA0 / 11–1Cincinnati MastersAAAA1RAAAAAAAA0 / 10–1Paris MastersAAAA1RAA1RAAAAA0 / 20–2Win–loss0–00–00–01–23–72–50–00–10–00–00–00–00-00 / 156–15
Mixed doubles Tournament2005200620072008200920102011201220132014SRW–LWin %Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenAAAAAFAAAA0 / 14–1French OpenAAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Wimbledon2R1R2RAAAAA1R2R0 / 53–5US OpenAAAAAAAAA1R0 / 10–1Win–loss1–10–11–10–00–04–10–00–00–11–20 / 77–7
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