Ctislav Doseděl (; born 10 August 1970), also known as Sláva Doseděl, is a

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former

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. He turned professional in 1989.

Career

Doseděl won three singles titles and one doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached the quarter-finals of the 1999 US Open by defeating

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, Fredrik Jonsson and

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before losing to

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. He also got to the semifinals of the 1994 Rome Masters and achieved his career-high ATP singles ranking of World No. 26 in October 1994. His tennis career ended with the 2001 US Open. Doseděl is still involved in professional tennis post retirement and is, as of June 2012, coaching top 100 singles player

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and most recently top 250 player

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of the Czech Republic.

Personal life

Doseděl appeared in a 1999 Czech movie titled "Life Water" (''Voda života''), telling the life of

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who found cure for high fever during the 19th century.

ATP career finals

Singles: 6 (3 titles, 3 runner-ups)

Doubles: 1 (1 title)

ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals

Singles: 12 (5–7)

Doubles: 5 (3–2)

Performance timelines

Singles

Doubles

External links

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