# Jiří Vaněk (tennis)

Jiří Vaněk (born 24 April 1978) is a former professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. He was a coach of former world #1 player Karolína Plíšková and is the current coach of two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitová, with whom he has a romantic relationship since August 2021. On 22 July 2023, they got married.

## Tennis career
### Juniors

He was an impressive junior, reaching as high as No. 14 in the junior singles world rankings (and No. 21 in doubles) in 1995, making the semifinals of the French Open and the quarterfinals of the Australian Open boys' singles in 1996.

### Pro tour

Vanek turned professional in 1996, winning 11 Challenger events and reaching a career-high singles ranking of World No. 74 in October 2000.
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, reaching the second round.

## ATP career finals
### 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)
* Titles by surface
* Hard (0–0)
* Clay (0–1)
* Grass (0–0)
* Titles by setting
* Outdoor (0–1)
* Indoor (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Feb 2005 | Acapulco, Mexico | 250 Series | Clay | Tomáš Zíb | David Ferrer Santiago Ventura | 6–4, 1–6, 4–6 |

## ATP Challenger and ITF Futures finals
### Singles: 22 (11–11)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (11–11)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (1–0)
* Clay (9–11)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (1–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Opponent | Score |
| Win | 1–0 | Aug 1998 | Warsaw, Poland | Challenger | Clay | Andrei Cherkasov | 7–6, 7–5 |
| Win | 2–0 | Sep 1998 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | Challenger | Clay | Diego Moyano | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Loss | 2–1 | Oct 1999 | Lima, Peru | Challenger | Clay | Juan Ignacio Chela | 2–6, 5–7 |
| Win | 3–1 | Feb 2000 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | Challenger | Hard | Reginald Willems | 7–6$^{(7–5)}$, 6–4 |
| Loss | 3–2 | Mar 2000 | Lisbon, Portugal | Challenger | Clay | David Sánchez Muñoz | 4–6, 6–3, 2–6 |
| Loss | 3–3 | Oct 2000 | Cairo, Egypt | Challenger | Clay | Albert Portas | 5–7, 3–6 |
| Win | 4–3 | Jun 2001 | Weiden, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Hugo Armando | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Win | 5–3 | Jun 2001 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Juan Antonio Marín | 6–2, 6–3 |
| Loss | 5–4 | Jul 2002 | Budaörs, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Diego Moyano | 6–4, 3–6, 4–6 |
| Loss | 5–5 | Aug 2002 | Trani, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Mariano Delfino | 4–6, 6–7$^{(6–8)}$ |
| Win | 6–5 | Jun 2003 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Boris Pashanski | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| Win | 7–5 | May 2004 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Challenger | Clay | Björn Phau | 5–7, 6–1, 7–6$^{(7–5)}$ |
| Win | 8–5 | Jun 2004 | Furth, Germany | Challenger | Clay | Gilles Simon | 7–5, 6–2 |
| Loss | 8–6 | Sep 2004 | Kyiv, Ukraine | Challenger | Clay | Nicolás Almagro | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6 |
| Win | 9–6 | Jan 2005 | Heilbronn, Germany | Challenger | Carpet | Lars Burgsmüller | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Loss | 9–7 | May 2005 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jan Hernych | 6–3, 4–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 9–8 | May 2007 | Prague, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Dušan Lojda | 7–6$^{(7–3)}$, 2–6, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |
| Loss | 9–9 | Jun 2007 | Lugano, Switzerland | Challenger | Clay | Werner Eschauer | 4–6, 6–4, 6–7$^{(2–7)}$ |
| Win | 10–9 | Aug 2007 | Manerbio, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Éric Prodon | 6–0, 6–4 |
| Loss | 10–10 | Mar 2008 | Meknes, Morocco | Challenger | Clay | Iván Navarro | 4–6, 4–6 |
| Win | 11–10 | May 2008 | Ostrava, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Jan Hernych | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1 |
| Loss | 11–11 | Jun 2009 | Košice, Slovakia | Challenger | Clay | Stéphane Robert | 6–7$^{(5–7)}$, 6–7$^{(5–7)}$ |

### Doubles: 6 (1–5)

* Legend
* ATP Challenger (1–5)
* ITF Futures (0–0)
* Finals by surface
* Hard (0–1)
* Clay (1–4)
* Grass (0–0)
* Carpet (0–0)
| Result | W–L | Date | Tournament | Tier | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
| Loss | 0–1 | Aug 1996 | Pilzen, Czech Republic | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara | Petr Luxa Jan Kodeš Jr. | 3–6, 5–7 |
| Loss | 0–2 | Jul 2002 | Budaors, Hungary | Challenger | Clay | Robin Vik | Hermes Gamonal Adrián García | 3–6, 6–0, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–3 | Mar 2004 | Saint Brieuc, France | Challenger | Clay | David Škoch | Christophe Rochus Tom Vanhoudt | 0–6, 1–6 |
| Loss | 0–4 | Apr 2004 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Michal Tabara | Tomas Behrend Giorgio Galimberti | 1–6, 3–6 |
| Loss | 0–5 | Nov 2004 | Réunion Island, France | Challenger | Hard | Michel Kratochvil | Sonchat Ratiwatana Sanchai Ratiwatana | walkover |
| Win | 1–5 | Apr 2005 | Napoli, Italy | Challenger | Clay | Janko Tipsarević | Uros Vico Massimo Bertolini | 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 |

## Performance timeline

Key :
| W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |

### Singles

| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | SR | W–L | Win % |
| Grand Slam tournaments |||||||||||||||||||
| Australian Open | Q1 | A | A | Q1 | 2R | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q3 | Q1 | 1R | 1R | 1R | A | A | 0 / 7 | 1–7 | 13% |
| French Open | A | A | A | Q2 | 2R | 1R | A | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 2R | Q1 | 2R | 1R | Q1 | 0 / 6 | 3–6 | 33% |
| Wimbledon | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | A | A | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 1R | Q1 | A | 0 / 5 | 0–5 | 0% |
| US Open | A | A | A | A | 1R | 1R | 1R | Q1 | Q2 | 1R | 1R | A | 2R | A | A | 0 / 6 | 1–6 | 14% |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 2–4 | 0–4 | 0–2 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0–3 | 1–4 | 0–1 | 2–4 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 0 / 24 | 5–24 | 17% |
| ATP Tour Masters 1000 |||||||||||||||||||
| Indian Wells Masters | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | Q1 | Q1 | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Miami Open | A | A | A | A | A | 2R | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |
| Hamburg | A | A | A | A | A | Q1 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | NMS | NMS | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Canada Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Cincinnati Masters | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Paris Masters | A | A | A | A | Q2 | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | 0–0 | – |
| Win–loss | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 1–1 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 / 1 | 1–1 | 50% |