# František Čermák

František Čermák (born 14 November 1976) is a Czech former professional tennis player.

## Career

In his career, Čermák won 31 doubles titles on the ATP Tour and he was a finalist 24 times. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 14 in February 2010, and he usually played doubles with Filip Polášek.
In mixed doubles, Čermák and partner Lucie Hradecká reached the final of the 2013 Australian Open and won the 2013 French Open.
In singles, he won one Challenger title and ten Futures titles, reaching a career-high singles ranking of world No. 201 in October 2003.

### Davis Cup

Čermák was a member of the winning Czech Republic team in the 2012 Davis Cup. He coached countrywoman Petra Kvitová from April 2016 to the 2016 US Open. He is currently the coach of Czech player Kristýna Plíšková.

## Grand Slam finals
### Mixed doubles: 2 (1 title, 1 runner-up)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2013 | Australian Open | Hard | Lucie Hradecká | Jarmila Gajdošová Matthew Ebden | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 2013 | French Open | Clay | Lucie Hradecká | Kristina Mladenovic Daniel Nestor | 1–6, 6–4, [10–6] |

## ATP career finals
### Doubles: 55 (31 titles, 24 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP International Series Gold / ATP World Tour 500 Series (5–2)
* ATP International Series / ATP World Tour 250 Series (26–22)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (5–9)
* Clay (25–12)
* Grass (1–0)
* Carpet (0–3)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (26–16)
* Indoor (5–8)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Jul 2002 | Umag Open, Croatia | International | Clay | Julian Knowle | Albert Portas Fernando Vicente | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 2002 | Sopot Open, Poland | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Jeff Coetzee Nathan Healey | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Sep 2002 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Lucas Arnold Ker Luis Lobo | 4–6, 6–4, 2–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Jan 2003 | Chennai Open, India | International | Hard | Leoš Friedl | Julian Knowle Michael Kohlmann | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Loss | 2–3 | Feb 2003 | Santiago Open, Chile | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Agustín Calleri Mariano Hood | 3–6, 6–1, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Apr 2003 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Devin Bowen Ashley Fisher | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–4 | Jul 2003 | Gstaad Open, Switzerland | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Leander Paes David Rikl | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Aug 2003 | Sopot Open, Poland | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 4–6, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–6 | Sep 2003 | Campionati Internazionali di Sicilia, Italy | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Lucas Arnold Ker Mariano Hood | 6–7$^{(6–8)}$, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 3–6 |
| Loss | 3–7 | Apr 2004 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Juan Ignacio Chela Gastón Gaudio | 2–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 4–7 | Jul 2004 | Austrian Open Kitzbühel, Austria | Intl. Gold | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Lucas Arnold Ker Martín García | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–7 | Aug 2004 | Sopot Open, Poland (2) | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Martín García Sebastián Prieto | 2–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 6–7 | Feb 2005 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–7 | Feb 2005 | Bahia Open, Brazil | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | José Acasuso Ignacio González King | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 8–7 | Apr 2005 | Grand Prix Hassan II, Morocco (2) | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Martín García Luis Horna | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 9–7 | May 2005 | Estoril Open, Portugal | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Juan Ignacio Chela Tommy Robredo | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–7 | Jul 2005 | Gstaad Open, Switzerland | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Michael Kohlmann Rainer Schüttler | 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 7–6$^{(13–11)}$ |
| Loss | 10–8 | Jan 2006 | Sydney International, Australia | International | Hard | Leoš Friedl | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 10–9 | Feb 2006 | Santiago Open, Chile | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | José Acasuso Sebastián Prieto | 6–7$^{(2–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–9 | Feb 2006 | Buenos Aires Open, Argentina (2) | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Vasilis Mazarakis Boris Pašanski | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 12–9 | Mar 2006 | Acapulco Open, Mexico | Intl. Gold | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Potito Starace Filippo Volandri | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 13–9 | Aug 2006 | Sopot Open, Poland (3) | International | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Martín García Sebastián Prieto | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 13–10 | Oct 2006 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | International | Carpet (i) | Jaroslav Levinský | Fabrice Santoro Nenad Zimonjić | 1–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 13–11 | Oct 2006 | Grand Prix de Tennis de Lyon, France | International | Carpet (i) | Jaroslav Levinský | Julien Benneteau Arnaud Clément | 2–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, [7–10] |
| Loss | 13–12 | Feb 2007 | Zagreb Indoors, Croatia | International | Carpet (i) | Jaroslav Levinský | Michael Kohlmann Alexander Waske | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–4, [5–10] |
| Win | 14–12 | Jul 2007 | Gstaad Open, Switzerland (2) | International | Clay | Pavel Vízner | Marc Gicquel Florent Serra | 7–5, 5–7, [10–7] |
| Win | 15–12 | Jul 2007 | Stuttgart Open, Germany | Intl. Gold | Clay | Leoš Friedl | Guillermo García López Fernando Verdasco | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 16–12 | Jul 2008 | Dutch Open, Netherlands | International | Clay | Rogier Wassen | Jesse Huta Galung Igor Sijsling | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Loss | 16–13 | Jun 2009 | Santiago Open, Chile | 250 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Pablo Cuevas Brian Dabul | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 17–13 | Feb 2009 | Acapulco Open, Mexico (2) | 500 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Łukasz Kubot Oliver Marach | 4–6, 6–4, [10–7] |
| Win | 18–13 | Jul 2009 | Stuttgart Open, Germany (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Victor Hănescu Horia Tecău | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 19–13 | Aug 2009 | Umag Open, Croatia (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Win | 20–13 | Sep 2009 | Bucharest Open, Romania | 250 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Johan Brunström Jean-Julien Rojer | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 20–14 | Oct 2009 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michal Mertiňák | Pablo Cuevas Marcel Granollers | 6–4, 5–7, [8–10] |
| Win | 21–14 | Nov 2009 | Valencia Open, Spain | 500 Series | Hard (i) | Michal Mertiňák | Marcel Granollers Tommy Robredo | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Loss | 21–15 | Jan 2010 | Qatar Open, Qatar | 250 Series | Hard | Michal Mertiňák | Guillermo García López Albert Montañés | 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 21–16 | Aug 2010 | Umag Open, Croatia | 250 Series | Clay | Michal Mertiňák | Leoš Friedl Filip Polášek | 3–6, 6–7$^{(7–9)}$ |
| Win | 22–16 | Oct 2010 | Kuala Lumpur Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michal Mertiňák | Mariusz Fyrstenberg Marcin Matkowski | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 23–16 | May 2011 | Belgrade Open, Serbia | 250 Series | Clay | Filip Polášek | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 24–16 | Jun 2011 | Rosmalen Championships, Netherlands | 250 Series | Grass | Daniele Bracciali | Robert Lindstedt Horia Tecău | 6–3, 2–6, [10–8] |
| Loss | 24–17 | Jul 2011 | Hamburg European Open, Germany | 500 Series | Clay | Filip Polášek | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 4–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 25–17 | Jul 2011 | Gstaad Open, Switzerland (3) | 250 Series | Clay | Filip Polášek | Christopher Kas Alexander Peya | 6–3, 7–6$^{(9–7)}$ |
| Loss | 25–18 | Oct 2011 | Kuala Lumpur Open, Malaysia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Filip Polášek | Eric Butorac Jean-Julien Rojer | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 25–19 | Oct 2011 | Tokyo Outdoor, Japan | 500 Series | Hard | Filip Polášek | Andy Murray Jamie Murray | 1–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 26–19 | Oct 2011 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Filip Polášek | Carlos Berlocq David Marrero | 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 26–20 | Jan 2012 | Auckland Open, New Zealand | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Filip Polášek | Oliver Marach Alexander Peya | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 27–20 | May 2012 | Bavarian Championships, Germany | 250 Series | Clay | Filip Polášek | Xavier Malisse Dick Norman | 6–4, 7–5 |
| Win | 28–20 | Jul 2012 | Open Kitzbühel, Austria (2) | 250 Series | Clay | Julian Knowle | Dustin Brown Paul Hanley | 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6, [12–10] |
| Win | 29–20 | Oct 2012 | Kremlin Cup, Russia (2) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Michal Mertiňák | Simone Bolelli Daniele Bracciali | 7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 29–21 | Feb 2013 | Brasil Open, Brazil | 250 Series | Clay (i) | Michal Mertiňák | Alexander Peya Bruno Soares | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 2–6, [7–10] |
| Loss | 29–22 | Aug 2013 | Open Kitzbühel, Austria | 250 Series | Clay | Lukáš Dlouhý | Martin Emmrich Christopher Kas | 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 29–23 | Feb 2014 | Delray Beach Open, United States | 250 Series | Hard | Mikhail Elgin | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 30–23 | Jul 2014 | Umag Open, Croatia (3) | 250 Series | Clay | Lukáš Rosol | Dušan Lajović Franko Škugor | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 31–23 | Oct 2014 | Kremlin Cup, Russia (3) | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Jiří Veselý | Sam Groth Chris Guccione | 7–6$^{(7–2)}$, 7–5 |
| Loss | 31–24 | Oct 2015 | Kremlin Cup, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Radu Albot | Andrey Rublev Dmitry Tursunov | 6–2, 1–6, [6–10] |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | A | 1R | A | 0 / 14 | 12–14 |
| French Open | 2R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 3R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 15 | 19–15 |
| Wimbledon | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 3R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 15 | 10–15 |
| US Open | 1R | 2R | 3R | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | A | 2R | 1R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | 0 / 14 | 10–13 |
| Win–loss | 2–4 | 3–4 | 6–4 | 4–4 | 5–4 | 3–4 | 4–4 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 5–4 | 2–4 | 0–3 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0 / 58 | 51–57 |
| ATP Masters Series 1000 |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | A | A | A | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–5 |
| Miami | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 4–8 |
| Monte Carlo | A | A | SF | 2R | 1R | A | 2R | QF | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 8 | 6–8 |
| Rome | A | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 2–6 |
| Hamburg | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | Held as Madrid (Clay) | 0 / 3 | 2–3 |
| Madrid (Clay) | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | Held as Hamburg | QF | 2R | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 3 | 3–3 |
| Canada | A | A | 2R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | SF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 4 | 4–4 |
| Cincinnati | A | A | 2R | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 6 | 4–6 |
| Madrid (Hard) | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | 2R | A | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | Held as Shanghai | 0 / 2 | 1–2 |
| Shanghai | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | Not Held | QF | QF | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 2 | 3–2 |
| Paris | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | A | SF | SF | 2R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 0 / 7 | 5–7 |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||||
| Titles / Finals | 0 / 0 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 6 | 2 / 3 | 5 / 5 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 3 | 1 / 1 | 5 / 7 | 1 / 3 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 4 | 0 / 2 | 2 / 3 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 0 | 31 / 55 | 31 / 55 |
| Year-end ranking | 88 | 41 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 34 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 30 | 69 | 61 | 90 | 884 | | |