Jan Hernych (born 7 July 1979) is a Czech former professional tennis player and tennis coach. Hernych turned professional in 1998 and achieved his career-high singles ranking of world No. 59 in April 2009. He won one doubles title on the ATP Tour and was runner-up in 's-Hertogenbosch in 2006.

Hernych now acts as a coach to the Czech tennis player and Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová, alongside Jiří Hřebec.

Career

In 2005, he was the first professional opponent of Andy Murray at the Torneo Godo, a match he won in three sets.

In 2006 he contested his first final on the tour, losing to Mario Ančić in s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.

In May 2009 at the BMW Open in Munich, Germany, he joined forces with countryman Ivo Minář to win their first title together in doubles.

In January 2011 at the Australian Open, Hernych posted his best-ever showing in singles play at a Grand Slam event, reaching the 3rd round for the first time. As a qualifier, he defeated Denis Istomin and No. 30 seed Thomaz Bellucci before losing to Robin Söderling.

Hernych has reached 25 singles finals in tenure as a professional tennis player, with his first final coming in 1998 and his most recent being in 2016, a span of almost twenty years. He has a record of 12 wins and 13 losses, including an 0–1 record in ATP Tour-level finals and 8–8 in Challenger finals.

ATP Tour career finals

Singles: 1 (1 runner-up) 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 (0–1)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (0–0)Grass (0–1)Finals by settingOutdoor (0–1)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreLoss0–1's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands250 SeriesGrass Mario Ančić0–6, 7–5, 5–7

Doubles: 1 (1 title) 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 (1–0)Finals by surfaceHard (0–0)Clay (1–0)Grass (0–0)Finals by settingOutdoor (1–0)Indoor (0–0)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin1–0BMW Open, Germany250 SeriesClay Ivo Minář Ashley Fisher Jordan Kerr6–4, 6–4

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 24 (12–12) LegendATP Challenger (8–8)ITF Futures (4–4)Finals by surfaceHard (6–6)Clay (6–4)Grass (0–0)Carpet (0–2)

ResultW–LDateTournamentTierSurfaceOpponentScoreWin1–0Poland F2, ZabrzeFuturesClay Carlos Gómez-Díaz6–4, 6–7, 6–2Win2–0Slovenia F1, KranjFuturesClay Frantisek Babej6–3, 6–3Loss2–1Czech Republic F2, KarlovyFuturesClay Zbynek Mlynarik3–6, 6–7(3–7)Loss2–2Andrezieux, FranceChallengerHard Nenad Zimonjić6–7(5–7), 2–6Loss2–3Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Slava Doseděl2–6, 6–4, 1–6Win3–3Tulsa, United StatesChallengerHard Vince Spadea7–5, 7–5Loss3–4Waco, United StatesChallengerHard Hermes Gamonal1–6, 6–3, 3–6Loss3–5Mandeville, United StatesChallengerHard Dmitry Tursunov6–3, 3–6, 4–6Loss3–6Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Karol Beck7–6(7–4), 2–6, 2–6Win4–6Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Ivo Minář6–1, 6–4Win5–6Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Jiří Vaněk3–6, 6–4, 6–3 Win6–6Trnava, SlovakiaChallengerClay Tomáš Zíb6–3, 3–6, 6–4Win7–6Prague, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Lukáš Dlouhý4–6, 6–2, 6–4 Loss7–7Ostrava, Czech RepublicChallengerClay Jiří Vaněk3–6, 6–4, 1–6 Win8–7Bratislava, SlovakiaChallengerHard Stéphane Bohli6–2, 6–4 Win9–7Jersey, United KingdomChallengerHard Jan Minar7–6(7–3), 6–4 Loss9–8Ortisei, ItalyChallengerCarpet Rajeev Ram5–7, 6–3, 6–7(6–8)Win10–8Sarajevo, Bosnia & HerzegovinaChallengerHard Jan Mertl6–3, 3–6, 7–6(7–3)Loss10–9Czech Republic F3, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesClay Jan Mertl4–6, 5–7Loss10–10Greece F1, HeraklionFuturesHard Jozef Kovalík3–6, 6–7(6–8)Win11–10Greece F2, HeraklionFuturesHard Yann Marti7–5, 6–3Win12–10Turkey F34, AntalyaFuturesHard Ricardo Rodriguez6–3, 7–5Loss12–11Czech Republic F4, Jablonec nad NisouFuturesCarpet Nikola Mektić4–6, 4–6Loss12–12Wrocław, PolandChallengerHard Marco Chiudinelli3–6, 6–7(9–11)

Performance timelines

Singles Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin%Grand Slam tournamentsAustralian OpenQ1AAQ12R2R1RA1RA3RQ2Q2Q21R0 / 64–6French OpenQ3Q2AA2R1R1RQ21RQ1Q3Q1AQ1Q30 / 41–4WimbledonQ1Q2Q21R2R1R2R1R1RQ2AQ1A2RQ10 / 73–7US OpenQ2Q2Q1Q11R2RQ31R2RQ2Q1Q1Q3AA0 / 42–4Win–loss0–00–00–00–13–42–41–30–21–40–02–10–00–01–10–10 / 2110–21ATP World Tour Masters 1000Indian Wells MastersAAA2R3R2R3RQ11RAAAAAA0 / 56–5Miami MastersAAA3R1R1R1RA2RAAAAAA0 / 53–5Monte-Carlo MastersAAAQ2A2RQ1AAAAAAAA0 / 11–1Hamburg MastersAAAAAAQ1ANot Masters Series0 / 00–0Madrid MastersAAAAQ1Q2AAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Rome MastersAAAAQ1AAA1RAAAAAA0 / 10–1Canada MastersAAAQFQ12RQ1A2RAAAAAA0 / 35–3Cincinnati MastersAAAA1RQ2AA1RAAAAAA0 / 20–2Shanghai MastersNot HeldAAAQ1AAA0 / 00–0Paris MastersAAAAQ1AAAAAAAAAA0 / 00–0Win–loss0–00–00–06–32–23–42–20–02–40–00–00–00–00–00–00 / 1515–15Career statistics200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015SRW–LWin%Titles000000000000000Career total: 0Finals000001000000000Career total: 1Overall win–loss0–00–10–09–1218–2317–217–154–811–240–13–22–15–51–12–20 / 079–118Year-end ranking17821424883747515681113241168193219199186$2,179,237

External links

Hernych World Ranking history