Tomáš Krupa (born 14 November 1972) is a former professional
tennis player and now coach from the Czech Republic.
Biography
Krupa was a doubles specialist, most successful during his partnership with countryman
Pavel Vízner. The pair made the semi-finals of the 1993
Romanian Open and were finalists at the
Prague Open in 1994. They were unable to compete in the Prague final, giving opponents
Karel Nováček and
Mats Wilander the title in a walkover. In 1999 he made another ATP Tour semi-final, at the
International Raiffeisen Grand Prix
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tournament in Sankt Pölten, with
Petr Pála
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and
John-Laffnie de Jager. He won a total of four titles on the
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circuit.
As a coach he is most famous for his involvement with
Tomáš Berdych, who he coached from 2009 to 2014, during which time he made the final of Wimbledon. Prior to this he worked with
Radek Štěpánek. More recently he has been the coach of
Jiří Veselý and
Barbora Strýcová.
ATP Tour career finals
Doubles: 1 (0–1)
Challenger titles
Doubles: (4)
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1972 births
Living people
Czech male tennis players
Czech tennis coaches