Jiri Vesely

Jiri Vesely is a Czech professional tennis player with a career-high singles ranking of No.35, which he achieved in April 2015. In 2013, he was part of the Czech team that won the 2013 Davis Cup. He has appeared in all the Grand Slam events both as a singles player and a men’s doubles player.

Player Profile

Jiří Veselý was born on July 10, 1993, in Příbram, Czech Republic. He still currently resides in the same country in Březnice. He stands 198 cm tall and his weight was last listed at 94 kg. He is a left-handed player and he has a two-handed backhand.

He is coached by Jaroslav Navratil and Dusan Lojda and since he turned pro in 2009, he has earned $5,303,147.

Career

As a junior player, he won the Australian Open boy’s singles event in 2011. In the same year, he won the Aussie Open boy’s doubles event while paired with Luke Saville. He reached No.1 in the world juniors ranking.

In 2013, he debuted for the Czech Republic in the Davis Cup. In the same year, he also qualified to play in the French Open. That year, he also broke into the Top 100 and was the youngest player in the range at the time.

In the following year, he had his first Grand Slam match win at the 2014 French Open. He made it to the third round. In 2014, he made it to the third round of the US Open and in 2016, he had a fourth-round finish in Wimbledon. In 2017, he would make it to the third round of the French Open.

One of the biggest wins in his career was when he beat Novak Djokovic in the second round at Monte Carlo in 2016. He would face up against and beat Djokovic a second time at the 2022 Dubai Tennis Championships quarterfinals.

Career Record

Singles

• Highest Singles Ranking: 35 (April

27, 2015)

• Current Singles Ranking: 68 (July

10, 2022)

Best Grand Slam Singles Performances

• Australian Open - 2R (2018, 2021)
• French Open - 3R (2017)
• Wimbledon - 4R (2016, 2018)
• US Open - 3R (2015)

Doubles

• Highest Doubles Ranking: 94 (June 8,

2015)

Best Grand Slam Doubles Performances

• Australian Open - 2R (2016)
• French Open - 3R (2017)
• Wimbledon - 2R (2014)
• US Open - 2R (2013, 2014, 2015)

Team Competitions

• Davis Cup - W (2013)