Adam Pavlásek (born 8 October 1994) is a Czech professional
tennis
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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
Radek Štěpánek (; born 27 November 1978) is a Czech former professional tennis player. His career-high singles ranking was world No. 8 and best doubles ranking was world No. 4. Štěpánek's biggest achievements are reaching two Masters 1000 ...
in the
Hopman Cup, playing alongside
Lucie Šafářová
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She is a five-time Grand Slam champion in doubles ...
. He made a name for himself by defeating world No. 20
Fabio Fognini
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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
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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
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and
Marcel Granollers
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to make his first ATP-level quarterfinal, where he lost to
Nikoloz Basilashvili.
2017: Wimbledon debut and first win
He made his
Wimbledon
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debut and defeated
Ernesto Escobedo, his second Major win, before losing to fourth seed
Novak Djokovic
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.
Doubles
2023: ATP debut & first final, Wimbledon quarterfinal
He made his doubles debut at the
2023 French Open
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and recorded his first Major doubles win partnering
Ariel Behar
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over
Albert Ramos Viñolas and
Bernabe Zapata Miralles.
At the
2023 Wimbledon Championships
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Tournament
The tournament was played on grass courts, wi ...
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
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He is a seven-time Grand Slam champio ...
before losing to eventual champions
Wesley Koolhof
Wesley Koolhof (; born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who was ranked World No. 1 in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles with Neal Skupski an ...
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
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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
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He is a seven-time Grand Slam champio ...
, third seeds
Joe Salisbury
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and
Neal Skupski, 15th seeds
Nathaniel Lammons
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A former ...
and
Jackson Withrow and second seeds
Marcel Granollers
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and
Horacio Zeballos
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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
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where he partnered for the first time with
Lloyd Glasspool
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Glasspool has w ...
, the unseeded alternate pair reached the final with wins over fifth seeded Italian duo
Simone Bolelli and
Andrea Vavassori
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, local favorites
Sadio Doumbia and
Fabien Reboul, and US Open titlists and fourth seeded Australian duo
Max Purcell
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In doubles, he won his first Gran ...
and
Jordan Thompson. They lost the final to
Wesley Koolhof
Wesley Koolhof (; born 17 April 1989) is a Dutch former professional tennis player who was ranked World No. 1 in doubles.
He is a two-time Grand Slam champion, having won the 2023 Wimbledon Championships in men's doubles with Neal Skupski an ...
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)
References
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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