Václav Roubíček (born 13 December 1967) is a former professional

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player from the Czech Republic.

Biography

Roubíček, who comes from

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, started playing tennis at the age of 10 and turned professional in 1987. He won a Challenger tournament in

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in 1991, a year in which he reached his career best ranking of 135 in the world. On the Grand Prix circuit, later

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, he had his best performances at the

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, where he made the second round on three occasions. In 1993 he was beaten in the final round of qualifying at the

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Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov ( rus, Евгений Александрович Кафельников, , jɪvˈɡʲenʲɪj ˈkafʲɪlʲnʲɪkəf, a=Ru-Yevgeny-Kafelnikov.ogg; born 18 February 1974) is a Russian former professional tennis p ...

, who as a result qualified for his ever Grand Slam main draw. He is now the tournament director for the Prosperita Open, a Challenger event held in Ostrava.

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Roubicek, Vaclav 1967 births Living people Czech male tennis players Czechoslovak male tennis players Tennis players from Ostrava Tournament directors