Miroslav Lacek

Miroslav Lacek (born 16 April 1959) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

Miroslav Lacek
Country (sports) Czechoslovakia
Born (1959-04-16) 16 April 1959
Kadaň, Czechoslovakia
Height5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
PlaysLeft-handed
Singles
Career record0–4
Highest rankingNo. 170 (6 Aug 1984)
Doubles
Career record1–2
Highest rankingNo. 374 (29 Oct 1984)
Medal record
Friendship Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 KatowiceMen's doubles

Lacek was born in Kadaň, a town in modern day Czech Republic, where his father Jiří worked as a physical education teacher and was instrumental in the establishment of the Kadaň Tennis Association.[1]

As a junior, Lacek represented the Czechoslovakia national team alongside Ivan Lendl, including at a youth World Cup event in Caracas and the 1979 Galea Cup in Vichy, finishing second in the latter.[2][3]

In the 1980s he competed on the professional tour and reached a career high singles ranking of 170 in the world, with runner-up finishes in two ATP Challenger Tour tournaments. He made the occasional Grand Prix main draw appearance and was a bronze medalist in doubles at the Friendship Games in 1984.[4]

References
  1. "Historie TK Kadaň :: Tenisový Klub Kadaň". www.tkkadan.cz.
  2. ""Yo vi el primer Lendl vs Gómez"". El Telégrafo (in Spanish). 2011-05-07.
  3. "Noah-Portes Win Doubles Vichy, France". The Indianapolis Star. Newspapers.com. 29 July 1979.
  4. Trzciński, Tomasz (1985). Gwiazdy sportu '84 (in Polish). Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza. p. 91. ISBN 83-03-01177-4.
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