# David Rikl

David Rikl (born 27 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His success came mostly in doubles, winning 30 titles and finishing runner-up at the 2004 US Open and 2001 Wimbledon Championships Doubles events. He also achieved a singles ranking of world No. 41 in May 1994.

## Tennis career
### Juniors

As a junior Rikl excelled at doubles, reaching the semi-finals of the French Open and Australian Open and the final of Wimbledon.
Junior Grand Slam results – Singles:
Australian Open: 3R (1989) French Open: 2R (1989) Wimbledon: 2R (1989) US Open: 1R (1988)
Junior Grand Slam results – Doubles:
Australian Open: SF (1989) French Open: SF (1984) Wimbledon: F (1983) US Open: 1R (1988)

### Pro tour

Rikl turned professional in 1989.
In singles, he won five Challenger tournaments and achieved his greatest slam performance in 1997, reaching the third round of Wimbledon.
Rikl retired from the professional tour in 2005 and currently resides in London.

### Partnership with Jiří Novák

Rikl won most of his titles in the early 2000s and late 1990s with compatriot Jiří Novák. He and Novák made a run to the 2001 Wimbledon Championships finals, losing to Donald Johnson and Jared Palmer in four sets. Rikl won 14 of his titles with Novák, the pair winning 9 of Rikl's titles consecutively.

### Last years

David's son Patrik also plays tennis.

## Grand Slam finals
### Doubles (2 runner-ups)

| Result | Year | Championship | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 2001 | Wimbledon | Grass | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2004 | US Open | Hard | Leander Paes | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |

## Career finals
### Doubles (30 titles, 22 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam (0)
* Tennis Masters Cup (0)
* ATP Masters Series (4)
* ATP International Series Gold (4)
* ATP International Series (22)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (8)
* Clay (17)
* Grass (3)
* Carpet (2)
| Result | W/L | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Feb 1991 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Michiel Schapers | Javier Frana Leonardo Lavalle | 6–2, 6–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–0 | Jul 1992 | Newport, Rhode Island | Grass | Royce Deppe | Paul Annacone David Wheaton | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 1992 | Basel, Switzerland | Hard (i) | Karel Nováček | Tom Nijssen Cyril Suk | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 2–2 | Mar 1993 | Zaragoza | Carpet | Mike Bauer | Martin Damm Karel Nováček | 6–2, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 1993 | Tel Aviv, Israel | Hard | Mike Bauer | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–3 | Oct 1993 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Mike Bauer | Christer Allgårdh Brian Devening | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 4–3 | Apr 1994 | Barcelona, Spain | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Jim Courier Javier Sánchez | 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 |
| Win | 5–3 | Apr 1994 | Munich, Germany | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Boris Becker Petr Korda | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 6–3 | May 1994 | Rome, Italy | Clay | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Wayne Ferreira Javier Sánchez | 6–1, 7–5 |
| Win | 7–3 | Oct 1994 | Vienna, Austria | Carpet (i) | Mike Bauer | Alex Antonitsch Greg Rusedski | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 7–4 | Aug 1995 | Prague, Czech Republic | Clay | Jiří Novák | Libor Pimek Byron Talbot | 5–7, 6–1, 6–7 |
| Win | 8–4 | Sep 1995 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Jiří Novák | Steve Campbell MaliVai Washington | 7–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–4 | Oct 1995 | Santiago, Chile | Clay | Jiří Novák | Shelby Cannon Francisco Montana | 6–4, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 9–5 | Nov 1995 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Clay | Jiří Novák | Emilio Sánchez Sergio Casal | 6–2, 6–7, 6–7 |
| Loss | 9–6 | Nov 1995 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Clay | Jiří Novák | Vince Spadea Christo van Rensburg | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 10–6 | Mar 1996 | Casablanca, Morocco | Clay | Jiří Novák | Tomás Carbonell Francisco Roig | 7–6, 6–3 |
| Win | 11–6 | Sep 1996 | Bogotá, Colombia | Clay | Nicolás Pereira | Pablo Campana Nicolás Lapentti | 6–3, 7–6 |
| Loss | 11–7 | Nov 1996 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Rick Leach Andrei Olhovskiy | 6–4, 1–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 12–7 | Oct 1997 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Francisco Montana | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 13–7 | Aug 1998 | San Marino | Clay | Jiří Novák | Mariano Hood Sebastián Prieto | 6–4, 7–6 |
| Loss | 13–8 | Aug 1998 | Umag, Croatia | Clay | Jiří Novák | Neil Broad Pieter Norval | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6 |
| Win | 14–8 | Aug 1998 | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | Hard | Jiří Novák | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 6–2, 7–6 |
| Loss | 14–9 | Oct 1998 | Mallorca, Spain | Clay | Jiří Novák | Pablo Albano Daniel Orsanic | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–9 | Nov 1998 | Mexico City, Mexico | Clay | Jiří Novák | Daniel Orsanic David Roditi | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 15–10 | Jan 1999 | Auckland, New Zealand | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jeff Tarango Daniel Vacek | 5–7, 5–7 |
| Loss | 15–11 | Apr 1999 | Estoril, Portugal | Clay | Jiří Novák | Tomás Carbonell Donald Johnson | 3–6, 6–2, 1–6 |
| Loss | 15–12 | Apr 1999 | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Clay | Jiří Novák | Olivier Delaître Tim Henman | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 15–13 | Oct 1999 | Basle, Switzerland | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Aleksandar Kitinov Brent Haygarth | 6–0, 4–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 16–13 | Feb 2000 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Jiří Novák | Robbie Koenig Peter Tramacchi | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 17–13 | Jul 2000 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jérôme Golmard Michael Kohlmann | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 18–13 | Jul 2000 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Jiří Novák | Lucas Arnold Donald Johnson | 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 |
| Win | 19–13 | Oct 2000 | Stuttgart Indoor, Germany | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Piet Norval | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 19–14 | Oct 2000 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Jiří Novák | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Nenad Zimonjić | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 19–15 | Oct 2000 | Moscow, Russia | Carpet (i) | Jiří Novák | Jonas Björkman David Prinosil | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 19–16 | Feb 2001 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Hard | Jiří Novák | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 3–6, 3–6 |
| Win | 20–16 | Mar 2001 | Miami, U.S. | Hard | Jiří Novák | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 7–5, 7–6 |
| Win | 21–16 | May 2001 | Saint Poelten, Austria | Clay | Petr Pála | Jaime Oncins Daniel Orsanic | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 |
| Loss | 12. | Jul 2001 | Wimbledon, UK | Grass | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 4–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 22. | Jul 2001 | Montreal, Canada | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
| Loss | 13. | Oct 2001 | Vienna, Austria | Hard | Jiří Novák | Martin Damm Radek Štěpánek | 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 14. | Jan 2002 | Doha, Qatar | Hard | Jiří Novák | Donald Johnson Jared Palmer | 3–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 15. | Mar 2002 | Acapulco | Clay | Martin Damm | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | 1–6, 6–3, [2–10] |
| Win | 23. | May 2002 | Saint Poelten, Austria | Clay | Petr Pála | Mike Bryan Michael Hill | 7–5, 6–4 |
| Win | 24. | Jun 2002 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Joshua Eagle | Massimo Bertolini Cristian Brandi | 7–6, 6–4 |
| Win | 25. | Jun 2002 | Halle, Germany | Grass | David Prinosil | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | 4–6, 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 26. | Jul 2002 | Stuttgart Outdoor, Germany | Clay | Joshua Eagle | David Adams Gastón Etlis | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Win | 27. | Feb 2003 | Dubai, UAE | Hard | Leander Paes | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Loss | 19. | Apr 2003 | Miami, US | Hard | Leander Paes | Roger Federer Max Mirnyi | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 28. | Jul 2003 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Leander Paes | František Čermák Leoš Friedl | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Win | 29. | Jun 2004 | Halle, Germany | Grass | Leander Paes | Tomáš Cibulec Petr Pála | 6–2, 7–5 |
| Win | 30. | Jul 2004 | Gstaad, Switzerland | Clay | Leander Paes | Marc Rosset Stanislas Wawrinka | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 20. | Sep 2004 | New York, US | Hard | Leander Paes | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | 3–6, 3–6 |

## Doubles performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
| Tournament | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | SR | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | 2R | QF | 2R | 2R | QF | A | A | 0 / 7 | 9–7 |
| French Open | A | A | A | 3R | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 2R | 3R | QF | 3R | 3R | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 15 | 20–15 |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | 1R | A | 1R | A | 3R | A | 2R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 3R | F | QF | SF | 2R | 1R | 0 / 13 | 20–13 |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | QF | 2R | 3R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | F | A | 0 / 12 | 15–12 |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–2 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 1–2 | 3–4 | 2–3 | 1–3 | 4–3 | 2–3 | 6–4 | 8–4 | 10–4 | 7–4 | 11–4 | 7–3 | 0–2 | 0 / 47 | 64–47 |
| Masters Series ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | QF | 1R | 1R | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 5–6 |
| Miami | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | 3R | A | 3R | A | 2R | QF | W | 2R | F | QF | 1R | 1 / 10 | 15–9 |
| Monte Carlo | NME | NME | NME | 1R | A | A | A | 1R | QF | 2R | A | A | F | QF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 9 | 12–9 |
| Rome | NME | NME | NME | 1R | A | A | A | W | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 2R | 1R | 2R | 2R | A | 1 / 8 | 7–7 |
| Hamburg | NME | NME | NME | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | QF | A | A | QF | QF | 1R | 1R | SF | SF | A | 0 / 8 | 11–8 |
| Canada | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | W | SF | QF | 2R | A | 1 / 7 | 10–6 |
| Cincinnati | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | SF | QF | 2R | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 6–6 |
| Madrid (Stuttgart) | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | W | SF | 2R | SF | 1R | A | 1 / 6 | 10–5 |
| Paris | NME | NME | NME | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | 2R | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | 0 / 6 | 0–6 |
| Win–loss | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 5–4 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 9–9 | 13–8 | 16–7 | 7–9 | 11–9 | 7–7 | 0–1 | 4 / 66 | 76–62 |
| Year-end ranking | 894 | 676 | 220 | 122 | 109 | 71 | 99 | 27 | 49 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 499 | | |