Jaroslav Navrátil (born 28 July 1957) is a Czech tennis coach and a former professional player. Navrátil had most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career, he achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 31 in 1987.
Coaching career He was the captain of the Davis Cup team for the Czech Republic for eighteen years from 2006 to 2024, including their 2012 win.
He was the coach of fellow Czech player Jiří Veselý until 2023.
Personal life His son Michal is also a former tennis player and coach.
Career finals Doubles: 6 (2 wins / 4 losses) ResultW/L DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreLoss 0–1 Mar 1985 Nancy, France Hard Jonas Svensson Marcel Freeman Rodney Harmon 4–6, 6–7Loss 0–2 Jun 1987 Athens, Greece Clay Tom Nijssen Tore Meinecke Ricki Osterthun 2–6, 6–3, 2–6Loss 0–3 Aug 1987 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Stanislav Birner Miloslav Mečíř Tomáš Šmíd 3–6, 7–6, 3–6Loss 0–4 Oct 1987 Basel, Switzerland Hard Stanislav Birner Anders Järryd Tomáš Šmíd 4–6, 3–6Win 1–4 Feb 1988 Metz, France Carpet Tom Nijssen Rill Baxter Nduka Odizor 6–2, 6–7, 7–6Win 2–4 Aug 1988 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Petr Korda Thomas Muster Horst Skoff 7–5, 7–6
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