Jan Kodeš Jr.

Jan Kodeš Jr. (born 11 March 1972) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic.

Jan Kodeš
Full nameJan Kodeš Jr.
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia (1990-1992)
 Czech Republic (from 1993)
Born (1972-03-11) 11 March 1972
Prague, Czechoslovakia
Prize money$59,054
Singles
Career record1–5
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 324 (6 May 1991)
Doubles
Career record9–13
Career titles0
Highest rankingNo. 140 (22 May 1995)
Grand Slam doubles results
French Open1R (1995)

Biography

Born in Prague, he is the son of Czech tennis great Jan Kodeš.[1]

A highly rated junior in the late 1980s, at his peak he was the number two junior in Czechoslovakia, behind Martin Damm. It was with Damm that he made the boys doubles final at the 1989 US Open, which they lost to South Africans Wayne Ferreira and Grant Stafford. He was the Czechoslovak national junior champion in 1989.[2]

Kodeš turned professional in 1990 and in his first year on tour made the second round at Prague, with a win over Cédric Pioline. In 1991 he defeated Thomas Enqvist to win the Prague Challenger. He won two further Challenger titles during his career, both in doubles. As a doubles player he twice made the semi-finals of ATP Tour tournaments, at Prague in 1993 and Ostrava in 1994, both beside Tomáš Anzari. He also competed in the main draw of the doubles at the 1995 French Open, with countryman Damm.[3]

Challenger titles

Singles: (1)
No. Year Tournament Surface Opponent Score
1. 1991 Prague, Czechoslovakia Clay Sweden Thomas Enqvist 5–7, 6–4, 6–1

Doubles: (2)
No. Year Tournament Surface Partner Opponents Score
1. 1994 Rogaška, Slovenia Carpet Czech Republic Tomáš Anzari United Kingdom Barry Cowan
United Kingdom Andrew Richardson		 6–4, 6–3
2. 1996 Plzeň, Czech Republic Clay Czech Republic Petr Luxa Argentina Franco Davín
Argentina Martín Rodríguez		 1–6, 6–2, 7–5

References
  1. Cvekl, Ales (29 July 2010). "New Jan Kodes Book Provides A Journey To The Mysterious World Of Tennis From Behind The Iron Curtain". World Tennis Magazine. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. Rogers, Thomas (16 July 1990). "Kodes All Smiles". New York Times. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  3. "Tennis French Open". Sydney Morning Herald. 3 June 1995. p. 57. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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