# Lukáš Lacko

Lukáš Lacko (Slovak pronunciation:; born 3 November 1987) is a former professional Slovak tennis player. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 44, achieved in January 2013.

## Tennis career
### Juniors

As a junior Lacko compiled a singles win–loss record of 88–39, reaching as high as No. 3 in the combined junior world rankings in February 2005.
Junior Grand Slam results:
Australian Open: QF (2005) French Open: SF (2005) Wimbledon: 1R (2004) US Open: 2R (2005)

### Professional tour

At the 2010 Australian Open, he lost in the second round to World No. 2 and defending champion Rafael Nadal 2–6, 2–6, 2–6.
At the 2010 French Open, he played and won the longest match of his career in the first round against American Michael Yani with the score at 6–4, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 12–10. The 4-hour, 56-minutes match stretched over the course of two days, and tied the record for the most games played in the Open Era at the French Open. Lacko continued his second round streak in 2010 majors by defeating the 24th seed Marcos Baghdatis in four sets. He then lost a very tight five set second round match against Jérémy Chardy. He played in the 2010 Atlanta Tennis Championships and upset former World No.1 Lleyton Hewitt 6–2, 6–4 to advance to the quarterfinals. At the 2011 Qatar Open, he lost in the second round to Rafael Nadal, despite achieving the rare feat of winning a bagel set against Nadal.
He reached his first singles ATP final in Zagreb 2012, where he lost to Mikhail Youzhny in straight sets. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he lost in the first round in the men's singles, and in the first round of the men's doubles with Martin Kližan. At the 2014 French Open he lost in the first round to Roger Federer.
Lacko reached his second career ATP final at the 2018 Eastbourne International losing to Mischa Zverev.
In October 2022, he announced that 2022 might be his last season.

## ATP Tour career finals
### Singles: 2 (2 runner-ups)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–2)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–1)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2012 | Zagreb, Croatia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Mikhail Youzhny | 2–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jun 2018 | Eastbourne, United Kingdom | 250 Series | Grass | Mischa Zverev | 4–6, 4–6 |

### Doubles: 1 (1 runner-up)

* Legend
* Grand Slam tournaments (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Finals (0–0)
* ATP World Tour Masters 1000 (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 500 Series (0–0)
* ATP World Tour 250 Series (0–1)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (0–0)
* Grass (0–0)
* Finals by setting
* Outdoor (0–0)
* Indoor (0–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Sep 2012 | St. Petersburg Open, Russia | 250 Series | Hard (i) | Igor Zelenay | Rajeev Ram Nenad Zimonjić | 2–6, 6–4, [6–10] |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 40 (22–18)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (14–13)
* ITF Futures (8–5)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (15–11)
* Clay (3–6)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (4–1)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | May 2005 | Morocco F4, Marrakesh | Futures | Clay | Lamine Ouahab | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Aug 2005 | Croatia F3, Vinkovci | Futures | Clay | Marin Cilic | 3–6, 1–6 |
| Win | 1–2 | Oct 2005 | Italy F32, Olbia | Futures | Clay | Tobias Koeck | 6–1, 6–3 |
| Win | 2–2 | Oct 2005 | Ukraine F2, Cherkassy | Futures | Clay | Sascha Kloer | 2–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| Loss | 2–3 | Oct 2005 | Ukraine F3, Illyichovsk | Futures | Clay | Photos Kallias | 3–6, 7–5, 1–5 |
| Loss | 2–4 | Nov 2005 | Czech Republic F6, Ostravicí | Futures | Hard | Jan Hajek | 6–1, 5–7, 4–6 |
| Win | 3–4 | Jan 2006 | Austria F2, Salzburg | Futures | Carpet | Werner Eschauer | 3–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| Loss | 3–5 | Jun 2006 | Italy F19, L'Aquila | Futures | Clay | Kamil Capkovic | 2–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 4–5 | Jul 2006 | Germany F6, Kassel | Futures | Clay | Dustin Brown | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 4–6 | Aug 2006 | Binghamton, United States | Challenger | Hard | Scott Oudsema | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–7 | May 2007 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Marin Čilić | 5–7, 2–6 |
| Loss | 4–8 | Aug 2007 | Istanbul, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Mischa Zverev | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 5–8 | Oct 2007 | Kolding, Denmark | Challenger | Hard | Gilles Müller | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 6–8 | Jan 2009 | Great Britain F2, Sheffield | Futures | Hard | Scott Oudsema | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 5–7, 6–3 |
| Win | 7–8 | Feb 2009 | Croatia F2, Zagreb | Futures | Hard | Antonio Sancic | 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 8–8 | Apr 2009 | Russia F1, Moscow | Futures | Carpet | Denis Matsukevitch | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Win | 9–8 | Apr 2009 | Russia F2, Tyumen | Futures | Carpet | Pavel Chekhov | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
| Win | 10–8 | May 2009 | Fergana, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Samuel Groth | 4–6, 7–5, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 11–8 | Nov 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Dušan Lojda | 6–4, 6–2 |
| Loss | 11–9 | Nov 2010 | Ortisei, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Michał Przysiężny | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 12–9 | Sep 2011 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Marsel İlhan | 6–4, 6–3 |
| Win | 13–9 | Nov 2011 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Ričardas Berankis | 7–6$^{(9–7)}$, 6–2 |
| Loss | 13–10 | Oct 2012 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Uladzimir Ignatik | 3–6, 6–7$^{(3–7)}$ |
| Win | 14–10 | Nov 2012 | Helsinki, Finland | Challenger | Hard | Jarkko Nieminen | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Loss | 14–11 | Jul 2013 | Granby, Canada | Challenger | Hard | Frank Dancevic | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$, 3–6 |
| Win | 15–11 | Nov 2013 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Lukáš Rosol | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Loss | 15–12 | Apr 2014 | Shenzhen, China | Challenger | Hard | Gilles Müller | 6–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 16–12 | Oct 2014 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Sergiy Stakhovsky | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 16–13 | Apr 2015 | Ra'anana, Israel | Challenger | Hard | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 6–4,4–6,3–6 |
| Loss | 16–14 | May 2015 | Busan, South Korea | Challenger | Hard | Chung Hyeon | 3–6,1–6 |
| Win | 17–14 | Sep 2015 | Izmir, Turkey | Challenger | Hard | Marius Copil | 6–3, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Loss | 17–15 | Oct 2015 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Denis Istomin | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 17–16 | Nov 2015 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Egor Gerasimov | 6–7$^{(1–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 17–17 | Mar 2016 | Guangzhou, China | Challenger | Hard | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1–6, 7–6$^{(8–6)}$, 5–7 |
| Win | 18–17 | Nov 2017 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Marius Copil | 6–4, 7–6$^{(7–4)}$ |
| Win | 19–17 | Nov 2017 | Brescia, Italy | Challenger | Hard | Laurynas Grigelis | 6–1, 6–2 |
| Win | 20–17 | May 2018 | Glasgow, United Kingdom | Challenger | Hard | Luca Vanni | 4–6, 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 6–4 |
| Win | 21–17 | Oct 2019 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Maxime Cressy | 6–3, 6–0 |
| Win | 22–17 | Aug 2021 | Mallorca, Spain | Challenger | Hard | Yasutaka Uchiyama | 5–7, 7–6$^{(10–8)}$, 6–1 |
| Loss | 22–18 | Oct 2021 | Ismaning, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Oscar Otte | 4-6, 4-6 |

### Doubles: 9 (5–4)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (4–4)
* ITF Futures (1–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (4–2)
* Clay (0–2)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Apr 2006 | Dharwad, India | Challenger | Hard | Kamil Čapkovič | Sanchai Ratiwatana Sonchat Ratiwatana | 6–3, 7–5 |
| Loss | 1–1 | Jun 2006 | Kosice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Kamil Čapkovič | Viktor Bruthans Pavel Snobel | 5–7, 7–5, [4–10] |
| Loss | 1–2 | May 2007 | Rijeka, Croatia | Challenger | Clay | Ivo Klec | Jean-Rene Lisnard Jerome Haehnel | 3–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 2–2 | Apr 2009 | Russia F1, Moscow | Futures | Carpet | Konstantin Kravchuk | Pavel Chekhov Valery Rudnev | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Win | 3–2 | Sep 2009 | St. Remy, France | Challenger | Hard | Jiří Krkoška | Ruben Bemelmans Niels Desein | 6–1, 3–6, [10–3] |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2009 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Jiří Krkoška | Denis Istomin Murad Inoyatov | 6–7$^{(4–7)}$, 4–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Nov 2011 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Challenger | Hard | Jan Hájek | Lukáš Rosol David Škoch | 7–5, 7–5 |
| Win | 5–3 | Oct 2014 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | Challenger | Hard | Ante Pavić | Frank Moser Alexander Satschko | 6–3, 3–6, [13–11] |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jan 2020 | Rennes, France | Challenger | Hard | Teymuraz Gabashvili | Antonio Sancic Tristan-Samuel Weissborn | 5–7, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, [7–10] |

## Performance timelines

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | P# | DNQ | A | Z# | PO | G | S | B | NMS | NTI | P | NH |

### Singles

Current through the 2022 Australian Open.
| Tournament | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | A | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 3R | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 3R | 2R | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 10 | 8–10 | 44% |
| French Open | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | 2R | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | Q1 | A | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 5 | 1–5 | 17% |
| Wimbledon | A | Q1 | A | 1R | 2R | 1R | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 3R | Q3 | 2R | Q1 | NH | Q1 | Q1 | 0 / 9 | 6–9 | 40% |
| US Open | Q1 | Q3 | Q2 | Q3 | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | A | Q1 | A | 0 / 9 | 0–9 | 0% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–1 | 3–4 | 0–3 | 4–4 | 1–4 | 0–4 | 1–4 | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2–3 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 33 | 15–33 | 31% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q2 | NH | A | | 0 / 3 | 0–3 | 0% |
| Miami Open | A | A | Q1 | A | 1R | A | 2R | 1R | 2R | Q2 | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | | 0 / 7 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Madrid Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | NH | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Italian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canadian Open | A | A | A | A | A | A | 1R | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | | 0 / 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | NH | | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 0–0 | 1–2 | 0–2 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 11 | 2–11 | 15% |
| Career statistics |||||||||||||||||||||
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | Career | Career | Career |
| Tournaments | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
| Titles–Finals | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–2 | 0–2 | 0–2 |
| Year-end ranking | 231 | 139 | 325 | 82 | 89 | 112 | 51 | 81 | 95 | 110 | 122 | 92 | 114 | 183 | 200 | 190 | 986 | | | |

### Doubles

| Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | W–L |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–3 |
| French Open | 1R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0–3 |
| Wimbledon | 3R | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | A | A | NH | A | A | 2–4 |
| US Open | 2R | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1R | A | A | A | A | 1–4 |
| Win–loss | 3–4 | 0–2 | 0–3 | 0–4 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 3–14 |