Adam Pavlásek

Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a Czech professional tennis player who specializes in doubles. He reached his career-high ATP doubles ranking of world No. 29 on 4 November 2024 and a singles ranking of world No. 72 in January 2017. He is the current No. 1 Czech player in men's doubles.

Junior career

Pavlásek made the semifinals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open and quarterfinal at 2011 US Open in singles. He also made two Grand Slam finals at 2012 Australian Open and 2012 French Open in doubles.

As a junior, Pavlásek posted a 72–40 win–loss record in singles, 66–36 in doubles and reached the No. 7 combined world ranking in 2012.

Professional career

Singles

2015

At the start of 2015, Pavlásek replaced injured countryman Radek Štěpánek in the Hopman Cup, playing alongside Lucie Šafářová. He made a name for himself by defeating world No. 20 Fabio Fognini of Italy, Pavlásek's first ever win over a top 20 player.

2016: Top 100, ATP and Grand Slam debuts

Pavlásek made his Grand Slam debut at the 2016 French Open as a lucky loser and recorded his first Major win over Roberto Carballes Baena.

He made his top 100 debut on 12 June 2016 following his 2016 Sparta Prague Open Challenger title.

He made his ATP Tour debut at 2016 Generali Open Kitzbühel, defeating Máximo González and Marcel Granollers to make his first ATP-level quarterfinal, where he lost to Nikoloz Basilashvili.

2017: Wimbledon debut and first win

He made his Wimbledon debut and defeated Ernesto Escobedo, his second Major win, before losing to fourth seed Novak Djokovic.

Doubles

2023: ATP debut & first final, Wimbledon quarterfinal

He made his doubles debut at the 2023 French Open and recorded his first Major doubles win partnering Ariel Behar over Albert Ramos Viñolas and Bernabe Zapata Miralles.

At the 2023 Wimbledon Championships he reached the quarterfinals of a Major for the first time with Behar defeating former Wimbledon champions, ninth seeded pair of Nikola Mektić and Mate Pavić before losing to eventual champions Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski.

He reached his first ATP final with Behar at the 2023 European Open but lost to the Tsitsipas brothers.

2024: Two Masters finals, Olympics semifinal, top 30

At the Australian Open he made the quarterfinals with Behar. As a result he reached the top 50 in the doubles rankings on 29 January 2024. The Uruguayan-Czech team upset fifth seeds Santiago González and Neal Skupski in three sets to advance and face next, first time doubles quarterfinalists newly formed Chinese-Czech duo of Zhang Zhizhen and Tomáš Macháč.

Ranked No. 40 at the Madrid Open, he reached his first Masters final with Behar, defeating tenth seeds Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavić, third seeds Joe Salisbury and Neal Skupski, 15th seeds Nathaniel Lammons and Jackson Withrow and second seeds Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos by walkover. As a result he reached the top 35 in the rankings. They lost in the final to Sebastian Korda and Jordan Thompson.

At the Paris Masters where he partnered for the first time with Lloyd Glasspool, the unseeded alternate pair reached the final with wins over fifth seeded Italian duo Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, local favorites Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul, and US Open titlists and fourth seeded Australian duo Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson. They lost the final to Wesley Koolhof and Nikola Mektić in a deciding champions tiebreak.

Significant finals

Olympic medal finals

Doubles: 1 (1 4th place)

Masters 1000 finals

Doubles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

ATP finals

Doubles: 3 (3 runner-ups)

Challenger and Futures finals

Singles: 16 (10–6)

Doubles: 21 (7–14)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pavlasek, Adam
1994 births
Living people
Czech male tennis players
21st-century Czech sportsmen
People from Bílovec
Hopman Cup competitors
Tennis players from the Moravian-Silesian Region
Tennis players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Olympic tennis players for the Czech Republic