Tomáš Šmíd
Tomáš Šmíd (born 20 May 1956) is a former tennis player from Czechoslovakia, who won nine singles titles during his career. In doubles, he won 54 titles and was world No. 1 in doubles from December 17, 1984, to August 11, 1985. The right-hander reached his highest ATP singles ranking of world No. 11 in July 1984. Šmíd participated in 31 Davis Cup ties for Czechoslovakia from 1977 to 1989, posting a 20–10 record in doubles and a 22–15 record in singles. Šmíd was a part of the winning 1980 Davis Cup team, a team which included Ivan Lendl. In the final against Italy, Šmíd won a singles rubber against Adriano Panatta after being two sets down, and won the doubles rubber when partnered with Lendl as they beat Panatta and Paolo Bertolucci to clinch the 1980 Davis Cup for Czechoslovakia.
Country (sports) | Czechoslovakia | ||||||||||||||
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Born | Plzeň, Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic) | 20 May 1956||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||
Turned pro | 1976 | ||||||||||||||
Retired | 1992 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) | ||||||||||||||
Prize money | $3,699,063 | ||||||||||||||
Singles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 522–334 (61.0%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 11 (16 July 1984) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam singles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | QF (1983) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | 4R (1985) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1984) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | 4R (1984, 1985) | ||||||||||||||
Other tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | QF (1983) | ||||||||||||||
WCT Finals | QF (1982, 1983) | ||||||||||||||
Doubles | |||||||||||||||
Career record | 660–316 (67.45%) | ||||||||||||||
Career titles | 56 | ||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | No. 1 (17 December 1984) | ||||||||||||||
Grand Slam doubles results | |||||||||||||||
Australian Open | 3R (1983) | ||||||||||||||
French Open | W (1986) | ||||||||||||||
Wimbledon | QF (1988) | ||||||||||||||
US Open | W (1984) | ||||||||||||||
Other doubles tournaments | |||||||||||||||
Tour Finals | W (1987) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Šmíd coached Boris Becker for 14 months, from April 1991 until June 1992, during which time Becker reached the 1991 Wimbledon final and regained the world number 1 ranking for nine weeks. Becker lost the number 1 ranking after a third round loss at the 1991 US Open to Paul Haarhuis. In terms of Becker winning a tournament during the time when Šmíd was his coach, the high point was when Becker came back from two sets down to defeat world number 1, Jim Courier, in the final of the Brussels tournament in February 1992. Becker defeated Courier by the score of 6–7(5–7), 2–6, 7–6(12–10), 7–6(7–5), 7–5. Becker ended the coaching arrangement with Šmíd in June 1992.
Career finals
Singles: 28 (9 wins, 19 losses)
Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1978 | Sarasota, U.S. | Carpet | Nick Saviano | 7–6, 0–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | 1978 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Raúl Ramírez | 3–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | José Higueras | 7–6, 3–6, 3–6, 4–6 |
Win | 2. | 1979 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Ulrich Pinner | 6–4, 6–0, 6–2 |
Loss | 3. | 1979 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 2–6, 2–6, 1–6 |
Win | 3. | 1980 | Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany | Hard (i) | Mark Cox | 6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 4. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Ángel Giménez | 6–1, ret. |
Win | 4. | 1980 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Paolo Bertolucci | 7–5, 6–2 |
Loss | 5. | 1981 | Frankfurt, West Germany | Carpet | John McEnroe | 2–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Björn Borg | 4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Carpet | John Sadri | 3–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 7. | 1982 | Munich-2 WCT, West Germany | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Win | 6. | 1982 | Cap d'Agde WCT, France | Clay | Lloyd Bourne | 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–2 |
Loss | 8. | 1982 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Mats Wilander | 5–7, 6–4, 4–6 |
Loss | 9. | 1982 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Yannick Noah | 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | José Higueras | 6–2, 6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 7. | 1983 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Joakim Nyström | 6–0, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 11. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Sandy Mayer | 0–6, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 8. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 12. | 1983 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Mats Wilander | 1–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 13. | 1984 | Madrid, Spain | Carpet | John McEnroe | 0–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1984 | Luxembourg | Carpet | Ivan Lendl | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1984 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Anders Järryd | 3–6, 3–6, 6–2, 2–6 |
Loss | 16. | 1984 | Hong Kong | Hard | Andrés Gómez | 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 9. | 1985 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Mats Wilander | 6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 17. | 1985 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Yannick Noah | 4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 18. | 1987 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Marián Vajda | 1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 19. | 1987 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Claudio Mezzadri | 4–6, 5–7 |
Doubles: 101 (54 wins, 47 losses)
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Result | No. | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1. | 1978 | Monte Carlo WCT, Monaco | Clay | Peter Fleming | Jaime Fillol Sr. Ilie Năstase |
6–4, 7–5 |
Loss | 1. | 1978 | Nice, France | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Patrice Dominguez François Jauffret |
4–6, 0–6 |
Loss | 2. | 1978 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Víctor Pecci Belus Prajoux |
7–6, 6–7, 1–6 |
Win | 2. | 1978 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Carlos Kirmayr Belus Prajoux |
6–3, 7–6 |
Loss | 3. | 1978 | Aix-en-Provence, France | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Ion Țiriac Guillermo Vilas |
6–7, 1–6 |
Loss | 4. | 1978 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Pavel Složil | Wojciech Fibak Jan Kodeš |
7–6, 1–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 5. | 1979 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | José Luis Clerc | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
1–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 6. | 1979 | Nice, France | Clay | Pavel Složil | Paul McNamee Peter McNamara |
1–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Win | 3. | 1979 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Mark Edmondson John Marks |
6–3, 6–1, 7–6 |
Win | 4. | 1979 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Peter Fleming | José Luis Clerc Ilie Năstase |
4–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 7. | 1979 | Indianapolis, U.S. | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Gene Mayer John McEnroe |
4–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 8. | 1979 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Stan Smith | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 5. | 1979 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Marcos Hocevar João Soares |
6–1, 7–5 |
Loss | 9. | 1980 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Rod Frawley | Brian Gottfried John McEnroe |
3–6, 7–6, 6–7 |
Win | 6. | 1980 | Stuttgart Indoor, West Germany | Hard (i) | Wojciech Fibak | Tim Mayotte Larry Stefanki |
6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 10. | 1980 | Vienna, Austria | Clay | Pavel Složil | Gianni Ocleppo Christophe Roger-Vasselin |
def. |
Loss | 11. | 1980 | Cologne, West Germany | Hard (i) | Jan Kodeš | Bernard Mitton Andrew Pattison |
4–6, 1–6 |
Loss | 12. | 1981 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Pavel Složil | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 13. | 1981 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Buster Mottram | Ricardo Cano Víctor Pecci |
4–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 14. | 1981 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Bruce Manson | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
5–7, 2–6 |
Loss | 15. | 1981 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Pavel Složil | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
Loss | 16. | 1981 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
2–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
Loss | 17. | 1981 | Bologna, Italy | Carpet | Balázs Taróczy | Sammy Giammalva Jr. Henri Leconte |
6–7, 4–6 |
Loss | 18. | 1982 | Mexico City WCT, Mexico | Carpet | Balázs Taróczy | Sherwood Stewart Ferdi Taygan |
4–6, 5–7 |
Loss | 19. | 1982 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | Balázs Taróczy | Mel Purcell Eliot Teltscher |
4–6, 6–7 |
Win | 7. | 1982 | Genova WCT, Italy | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Mike Cahill Buster Mottram |
6–7, 7–5, 6–3 |
Win | 8. | 1982 | Munich-2 WCT, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Mark Edmondson | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
4–6, 7–5, 6–2 |
Win | 9. | 1982 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Pavel Složil | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6–1, 3–6, 9–7 |
Win | 10. | 1982 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Pavel Složil | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 11. | 1982 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 12. | 1982 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Pavel Složil | Carl Limberger Mike Myburg |
6–4, 6–0 |
Win | 13. | 1982 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Fritz Buehning | Kevin Curren Buster Mottram |
4–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
Win | 14. | 1982 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Jean-Louis Haillet Yannick Noah |
6–4, 6–4 |
Loss | 20. | 1982 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 15. | 1982 | Dortmund WCT, West Germany | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Mike Cahill Franciso González |
6–2, 6–7, 6–1 |
Win | 16. | 1983 | Guarujá, Brazil | Hard | Tim Gullikson | Shlomo Glickstein Van Winitsky |
5–7, 7–6, 6–3 |
Win | 17. | 1983 | Richmond WCT, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Fritz Buehning Brian Teacher |
6–2, 6–4 |
Win | 18. | 1983 | Delray Beach WCT, U.S. | Clay | Pavel Složil | Anand Amritraj Johan Kriek |
7–6, 6–4 |
Win | 19. | 1983 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming |
6–2, 5–7, 6–4 |
Loss | 21. | 1983 | Houston WCT, U.S. | Clay | Mark Dickson | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
6–7, 7–6, 1–6 |
Win | 20. | 1983 | Bournemouth, England | Clay | Sherwood Stewart | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
7–6, 7–5 |
Loss | 22. | 1983 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Anders Järryd | Chris Lewis Pavel Složil |
4–6, 2–6 |
Win | 21. | 1983 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Pavel Složil | Colin Dowdeswell Wojciech Fibak |
6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 23. | 1983 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Pavel Složil | Anand Amritraj Mike Bauer |
6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 24. | 1983 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Jan Kodeš | Heinz Günthardt Balázs Taróczy |
6–3, 2–6, 3–6 |
Win | 22. | 1983 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Stefan Edberg Florin Segărceanu |
6–1, 3–6, 7–6 |
Loss | 25. | 1984 | Masters Doubles WCT, London | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Anders Järryd Hans Simonsson |
6–1, 3–6, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 26. | 1984 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Heinz Günthardt | Fritz Buehning Peter Fleming |
3–6, 0–6 |
Win | 23. | 1984 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 24. | 1984 | Luxembourg | Carpet (i) | Anders Järryd | Mark Edmondson Sherwood Stewart |
6–3, 7–5 |
Loss | 27. | 1984 | French Open, Paris | Clay | Pavel Složil | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah |
4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Win | 25. | 1984 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Anders Järryd | Broderick Dyke Michael Fancutt |
6–4, 5–7, 7–6 |
Win | 26. | 1984 | North Conway, U.S. | Clay | Brian Gottfried | Cássio Motta Blaine Willenborg |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 27. | 1984 | US Open, New York City | Hard | John Fitzgerald | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Win | 28. | 1984 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Blaine Willenborg | Adriano Panatta Henrik Sundström |
6–7, 6–3, 6–0 |
Loss | 28. | 1984 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Libor Pimek | Michael Mortensen Mats Wilander |
1–6, 6–3, 5–7 |
Win | 29. | 1984 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Pavel Složil | Martín Jaite Víctor Pecci |
6–2, 6–0 |
Win | 30. | 1984 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Stefan Edberg Tim Wilkison |
7–6, 6–2 |
Win | 31. | 1984 | Stockholm, Sweden | Hard (i) | Henri Leconte | Vijay Amritraj Ilie Năstase |
3–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 29. | 1984 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Andrés Gómez Ivan Lendl |
2–6, 2–6 |
Loss | 30. | 1984 | Masters, New York | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Peter Fleming John McEnroe |
2–6, 2–6 |
Win | 32. | 1985 | Memphis, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Kevin Curren Steve Denton |
1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
Win | 33. | 1985 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | Carpet (i) | Pavel Složil | Vitas Gerulaitis Paul McNamee |
6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 34. | 1985 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Pavel Složil | Shlomo Glickstein Shahar Perkiss |
6–2, 6–3 |
Loss | 31. | 1985 | Atlanta, U.S. | Carpet (i) | Steve Denton | Paul Annacone Christo van Rensburg |
4–6, 3–6 |
Win | 35. | 1985 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Wojciech Fibak | Brad Drewett Mark Edmondson |
6–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 36. | 1985 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Ivan Lendl | Andy Kohlberg João Soares |
3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Loss | 32. | 1985 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Pavel Složil | Ricardo Acuña Jakob Hlasek |
6–3, 2–6, 7–9 |
Loss | 33. | 1985 | Hong Kong | Hard | Jakob Hlasek | Brad Drewett Kim Warwick |
3–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
Loss | 34. | 1986 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet (i) | John Fitzgerald | Boris Becker Slobodan Živojinović |
6–7, 5–7 |
Win | 37. | 1986 | Bari, Italy | Clay | Gary Donnelly | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
2–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 38. | 1986 | French Open, Paris | Clay | John Fitzgerald | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd |
6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12 |
Win | 39. | 1986 | Hilversum, Netherlands | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Tom Nijssen Johan Vekemans |
6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 40. | 1986 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Heinz Günthardt | Hans Gildemeister Andrés Gómez |
4–6, 6–3, 7–6 |
Win | 41. | 1986 | Toulouse, France | Hard (i) | Miloslav Mečíř | Jakob Hlasek Pavel Složil |
6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
Loss | 35. | 1986 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Jan Gunnarsson | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
6–7, 4–6 |
Win | 42. | 1987 | Hamburg, West Germany | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Claudio Mezzadri Jim Pugh |
4–6, 7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 36. | 1987 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Guy Forget Yannick Noah |
2–6, 7–6, 3–6 |
Win | 43. | 1987 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Jan Gunnarsson | Loïc Courteau Guy Forget |
7–6, 6–2 |
Loss | 37. | 1987 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez |
6–7, 6–7 |
Win | 44. | 1987 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Stanislav Birner Jaroslav Navrátil |
6–3, 6–7, 6–3 |
Win | 45. | 1987 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Miloslav Mečíř | Javier Frana Christian Miniussi |
6–1, 6–2 |
Loss | 38. | 1987 | Palermo, Italy | Clay | Petr Korda | Leonardo Lavalle Claudio Panatta |
6–3, 4–6, 4–6 |
Win | 46. | 1987 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Anders Järryd | Stanislav Birner Jaroslav Navrátil |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 47. | 1987 | Wembley, England | Carpet (i) | Miloslav Mečíř | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
7–5, 6–4 |
Win | 48. | 1987 | Masters Cup, London | Carpet (i) | Miloslav Mečíř | Ken Flach Robert Seguso |
6–4, 7–5, 6–7, 6–3 |
Loss | 39. | 1988 | Milan, Italy | Carpet (i) | Miloslav Mečíř | Boris Becker Eric Jelen |
3–6, 3–6 |
Loss | 40. | 1988 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Anders Järryd | Jorge Lozano Todd Witsken |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 49. | 1988 | Geneva, Switzerland | Clay | Mansour Bahrami | Gustavo Luza Guillermo Pérez Roldán |
6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 50. | 1988 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Jakob Hlasek | Jeremy Bates Peter Lundgren |
6–3, 6–1 |
Loss | 41. | 1988 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet | Kevin Curren | Alex Antonitsch Balázs Taróczy |
6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
Loss | 42. | 1988 | Brussels, Belgium | Carpet | John Fitzgerald | Wally Masur Tom Nijssen |
5–7, 6–7 |
Win | 51. | 1989 | Athens, Greece | Clay | Claudio Panatta | Gustavo Giussani Gerardo Mirad |
6–3, 6–2 |
Win | 52. | 1989 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Mark Woodforde | Paolo Canè Diego Nargiso |
1–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
Win | 53. | 1989 | Stuttgart Outdoor, West Germany | Clay | Petr Korda | Florin Segărceanu Cyril Suk |
6–3, 6–4 |
Loss | 43. | 1989 | Kitzbühel, Austria | Clay | Petr Korda | Emilio Sánchez Javier Sánchez |
5–7, 6–7 |
Loss | 44. | 1989 | Prague, Czechoslovakia | Clay | Petr Korda | Jordi Arrese Horst Skoff |
4–6, 4–6 |
Loss | 45. | 1989 | Madrid, Spain | Clay | Francisco Clavet | Carlos Costa Tomás Carbonell |
5–7, 3–6 |
Loss | 46. | 1989 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Sergio Casal | Gustavo Luza Christian Miniussi |
3–6, 3–6 |
Win | 54. | 1990 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Petr Korda | Andrés Gómez Javier Sánchez |
6–4, 7–6 |
Loss | 47. | 1990 | Munich, West Germany | Clay | Petr Korda | Udo Riglewski Michael Stich |
1–6, 4–6 |
Grand Slam finals
Doubles: 3 (2 wins, 1 loss)
Outcome | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
Runner-Up | 1984 | French Open | Clay | Pavel Složil | Henri Leconte Yannick Noah | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 2–6 |
Winner | 1984 | US Open | Hard | John Fitzgerald | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 7–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
Winner | 1986 | French Open | Clay | John Fitzgerald | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–7, 14–12 |