Libor Pimek (born 3 August 1963) is a former professional male
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
player.
Pimek's best Grand Slam singles result came at the
1987 US Open when he reached the 3rd round, losing to
Swede Mats Wilander
Mats Arne Olof Wilander (; born 22 August 1964) is a Swedish former world No. 1 tennis player. From 1982 to 1988, he won seven major singles titles (three at the French Open, three at the Australian Open, and one at the US Open), and one major ...
in straight sets. He won one singles tournament during his career at the
Bavarian Open, reaching a career-high ranking of world No. 21 in April 1985 (and No. 15 in doubles in July 1996).
Pimek competed as a Czechoslovak early in his career, competing for the country a few times in the
Davis Cup
The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organis ...
in the mid-1980s, before representing
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
internationally. As a Davis Cup player for Belgium, he won 4 ties (Israel 1994, Denmark and France 1997, The Netherlands 1998)
Career finals
Singles (1 win, 1 loss)
Doubles (17 wins, 12 losses)
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1963 births
Living people
Belgian male tennis players
Czech expatriates in Belgium
Czechoslovak male tennis players
Czech male tennis players
Sportspeople from Most (city)