David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

Tennis career

Juniors As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.

Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:

Australian Open: 3R (1989) French Open: 2R (1989) Wimbledon: 2R (1989) US Open: 1R (1988)

Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:

Australian Open: SF (1989) French Open: SF (1984) Wimbledon: F (1983) US Open: 1R (1988)

Pro tour Rikl turned professional in 1989.

In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.

Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

Partnership with Jiří Novák Rikl won most of his titles in the late 1990s and early 2000s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

Personal life David is married to a former tennis player Adriana Geršihttp://sport.blesk.cz/Clanek78469.htm. David's son Patrik also plays tennis.Player Profileitftennis.com

Grand Slam finals

Doubles (2 runner-ups)

ResultYearChampionshipSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 2001Wimbledon Grass Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Jared Palmer4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7Loss 2004US Open Hard Leander Paes Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor3–6, 3–6

Career finals

Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups) LegendGrand Slam (0)Tennis Masters Cup (0)ATP Masters Series (4)ATP International Series Gold (4)ATP International Series (22)Titles by surfaceHard (8)Clay (17)Grass (3)Carpet (2) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1–0 Feb 1991 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Michiel Schapers Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle 6–2, 6–7, 6–3Win 2–0 Jul 1992 Newport, Rhode Island Grass Royce Deppe Paul Annacone David Wheaton 6–4, 6–4Loss 2–1 Oct 1992 Basel, Switzerland Hard (i) Karel Nováček Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk 3–6, 4–6Loss 2–2 Mar 1993 Zaragoza Carpet Mike Bauer Martin Damm Karel Nováček 6–2, 4–6, 5–7Loss 2–3 Oct 1993 Tel Aviv, Israel Hard Mike Bauer Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez 4–6, 4–6Win 3–3 Oct 1993 Santiago, Chile Clay Mike Bauer Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening 7–6, 6–4Win 4–3 Apr 1994Barcelona, Spain Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Jim Courier Javier Sánchez 5–7, 6–1, 6–4Win 5–3 Apr 1994 Munich, Germany Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Boris Becker Petr Korda 7–6, 7–5Win 6–3 May 1994Rome, Italy Clay Yevgeny Kafelnikov Wayne Ferreira Javier Sánchez 6–1, 7–5Win 7–3 Oct 1994 Vienna, Austria Carpet (i) Mike Bauer Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski 7–6, 6–4Loss 7–4 Aug 1995 Prague, Czech Republic Clay Jiří Novák Libor Pimek Byron Talbot 5–7, 6–1, 6–7Win 8–4 Sep 1995 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Jiří Novák Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington 7–6, 6–2Win 9–4 Oct 1995 Santiago, Chile Clay Jiří Novák Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana 6–4, 4–6, 6–1Loss 9–5 Nov 1995 Montevideo, Uruguay Clay Jiří Novák Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal 6–2, 6–7, 6–7Loss 9–6 Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay Jiří Novák Vince Spadea Christo van Rensburg 3–6, 3–6Win 10–6 Mar 1996 Casablanca, Morocco Clay Jiří Novák Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig 7–6, 6–3Win 11–6 Sep 1996 Bogotá, Colombia Clay Nicolás Pereira Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti 6–3, 7–6Loss 11–7 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy 6–4, 1–6, 2–6Win 12–7 Oct 1997 Ostrava, Czech Republic Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Francisco Montana 6–2, 6–4Win 13–7 Aug 1998 San Marino Clay Jiří Novák Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto 6–4, 7–6Loss 13–8 Umag, Croatia Clay Jiří Novák Neil Broad Pieter Norval 1–6, 6–3, 3–6Win 14–8 Aug 1998Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 6–2, 7–6Loss 14–9 Mallorca, Spain Clay Jiří Novák Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic 6–7, 3–6Win 15–9 Nov 1998 Mexico City, Mexico Clay Jiří Novák Daniel Orsanic David Roditi 6–4, 6–2Loss 15–10 Auckland, New Zealand Hard Jiří Novák Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek 5–7, 5–7Loss 15–11 Estoril, Portugal Clay Jiří Novák Tomás Carbonell Donald Johnson 3–6, 6–2, 1–6Loss 15–12 Monte Carlo, Monaco Clay Jiří Novák Olivier Delaître Tim Henman 2–6, 3–6Loss 15–13 Basle, Switzerland Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Aleksandar Kitinov Brent Haygarth 6–0, 4–6, 5–7Win 16–13 Feb 2000 Dubai, UAE Hard Jiří Novák Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi 6–2, 7–5Win 17–13 Jul 2000 Gstaad, Switzerland Hard Jiří Novák Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Win 18–13 Jul 2000Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Jiří Novák Lucas Arnold Donald Johnson 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Win 19–13 Oct 2000Stuttgart Indoor, Germany Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Piet Norval 3–6, 6–3, 6–4Loss 19–14 Vienna, Austria Hard Jiří Novák Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nenad Zimonjić 4–6, 4–6Loss 19–15 Moscow, Russia Carpet (i) Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman David Prinosil 2–6, 3–6Loss 19–16 Copenhagen, Denmark Hard Jiří Novák Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 3–6, 3–6Win 20–16 Mar 2001Miami, U.S. Hard Jiří Novák Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 7–5, 7–6Win 21–16 May 2001 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic 6–3, 5–7, 7–5Loss 12. Wimbledon, UK Grass Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7(6–8)Win 22. Jul 2001Montreal, Canada Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 6–4, 3–6, 6–3Loss 13. Vienna, Austria Hard Jiří Novák Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek 3–6, 2–6Loss 14. Doha, Qatar Hard Jiří Novák Donald Johnson Jared Palmer 3–6, 6–7(5–7)Loss 15. Mar 2002Acapulco Clay Martin Damm Bob Bryan Mike Bryan 1–6, 6–3, [2–10]Win 23. May 2002 Saint Poelten, Austria Clay Petr Pála Mike Bryan Michael Hill 7–5, 6–4Win 24. Jun 2002 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Joshua Eagle Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi 7–6, 6–4Win 25. Jun 2002 Halle, Germany Grass David Prinosil Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge 4–6, 7–6, 7–5Win 26. Jul 2002 Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany Clay Joshua Eagle David Adams Gastón Etlis 6–3, 6–4Win 27. Feb 2003Dubai, UAE Hard Leander Paes Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett 6–3, 6–0Loss 19. Miami, US Hard Leander Paes Roger Federer Max Mirnyi 5–7, 3–6Win 28. Jul 2003 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes František Čermák Leoš Friedl 6–3, 6–3Win 29. Jun 2004 Halle, Germany Grass Leander Paes Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála 6–2, 7–5Win 30. Jul 2004 Gstaad, Switzerland Clay Leander Paes Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka 6–4, 6–2Loss 20. New York, US Hard Leander Paes Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor 3–6, 3–6

Doubles performance timeline

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