Zdeněk Kolář (; born 9 October 1996) is a
Czech tennis
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player.
Kolář has a career high
ATP
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singles ranking of World No. 111 achieved on 13 June 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 110 achieved on 1 August 2022.
Professional career
2018: ATP debut
Kolář played his first match in an
ATP
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tournament, after qualifying for the
2018 Swedish Open
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. He was defeated in straight sets by defending champion and former Top 10 member
David Ferrer
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.
2021: Three Challenger titles
In 2021, Kolář won 3
ATP Challenger singles titles: in April in
Oeiras Portugal, in August in
Iasi Romania, in September in
Szczecin
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Poland and 4
ATP Challenger doubles titles.
2022: Grand Slam debut and first ATP & Major win
In 2022, Kolář made his
ATP
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main draw debut in doubles at
Chile Open alongside
Nikola Milojević. They reached the quarterfinals with a win over local wildcards
Alejandro Tabilo and
Gonzalo Lama
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.
In his fifth qualifying attempt, Kolar finally reached the main draw of the
2022 French Open
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with a straight sets win over
Franco Agamenone for his Grand Slam main draw debut. He won his first ATP and Grand Slam match defeating home favorite and wildcard
Lucas Pouille
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. He lost in the second round to 4th seed
Stefanos Tsitsipas
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in four sets with three tiebreaks in a match that lasted over 4 hours.
He entered the
2022 Wimbledon Championships main draw as a lucky loser.
National representation
Kolář was nominated for the
Czech Republic Davis Cup team
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The team competed in the E ...
in 2017 but did not play in a match.
Grand Slam singles performance timeline
Challenger and Futures finals
Singles: 18 (7 titles, 11 runner-ups)
Doubles: 40 (22 titles, 18 runner-ups)
Notes
References
External links
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1996 births
Living people
People from Bystřice nad Pernštejnem
Czech male tennis players
Sportspeople from the Vysočina Region
21st-century Czech people