František Čermák (born 14 November 1976) is a

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retired tennis player.

Career

In his career, Čermák won 31 doubles titles on the

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and he was a finalist 24 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 14 in February 2010, and he usually played doubles with

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. In mixed doubles, Čermák and partner

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reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open and won the

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. In singles, he won one Challenger title and ten Futures titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 201 in October 2003.

Davis Cup

Čermák was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the

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. He coached countrywoman

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from April 2016 to the 2016 US Open. He is currently the coach of Czech player

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Grand Slam finals

Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

ATP career finals

Doubles: 55 (31 titles, 24 runner-ups)

Doubles performance timeline

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cermak, Frantisek 1976 births Living people People from Valtice Czech male tennis players Czech tennis coaches French Open champions Grand Slam (tennis) champions in mixed doubles Sportspeople from the South Moravian Region